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Episode 40: Adrenal Health with Austin Stout

Today we invited Austin Stout, coach and owner of Integrated Muscle & Health onto the show to share his story and personal struggle with adrenal fatigue.

Austin describes what it felt like to have flatlined levels of cortisol and discusses the various components of bloodwork which helped him troubleshoot and fix.

Adrenal fatigue is the outcome of ignoring the signs and symptoms of high stress over time. We hope that this episode helps you recognize the early signs of chronic stress buildup and catch the acute issues before they become a larger problem.

Episode 39: Social Media Growth with Chris Casey

Today we sat down with Chris Casey, social media branding and marketing expert and consultant to discuss how coaches should approach content creation and organic growth on platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

Chris discusses how to use stories and the highlights function on Instagram and what to do to "prime the algorithm" on both platforms.

Jeffrey chimes in about his social media strategies and how he approaches marketing from an inbound perspective.

If you would like to consult with Chris, he can be reached on Instagram @chris.casey

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Episode 38: Our Mentors

Today we sat down and opened up about our mentors; those who offered their own time and story to help each of us write our own.

We talk about our childhood influencers, those who led us in bodybuilding, and the successful individuals who guided us through business and industry.

Finding the right mentor is priceless, and we would all agree that having help is why we're all here today to help others.

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Episode 37: Another Day, Another Q&A

Today we went round table style with more great questions from our listeners: how to train and eat post show? What's our most challenging demographic to coach? How to tell if your drugs are real?

We also reflect on our biggest business failures and chat a little about the current economic and political situation that is covid-19.

Episode 36: Sleep, Stress, & Cortisol

Cortisol is your body's hormonal response to physiological and psychological stress. It often gets a bad rep, but cortisol has its benefits too, namely to control systemic inflammation.

In this episode we dive into the connection between cortisol and sleep and discuss the importance of a good night's sleep in relation to your health and physique goals.

We also offer a variety of solutions and behavior modifications which can improve your sleep hygiene and boost recovery in both the short and long term.

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Episode 35: 10 Questions & 10 Answers

This was a fun episode! Today we sat down to answer 10 questions we received from our listeners and went round table style to deliver answers from our unique personal perspectives.

How to extend longevity in bodybuilding? Offseason versus pre-contest drugs? What are the best health supplements you should take? What to get checked out when getting blood work?

Those are just some of the questions we covered today. If you have any more after listening, please feel free to shoot us a DM and we'd love to chat with you.

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Episode 34: Beating Covid-19 as a Business Owner

The service industry has been hit the hardest by the coronavirus epidemic and included are gyms and gym owners.

Jeff Black, owner of Iron House Gym in Nashville, TN sat down with sales guru Nick Ross and Allison Reynolds, CPA to field scenarios and strategize approaches to surviving and thriving during this time as a gym owner or health coach.

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Episode 33: Live Q&A!Today we answered a variety of questions round table style, featuring Laurin Conlin and Jamie Pinder.

From recovering from quarantine binging to leading clients using new knowledge, we open our hearts and minds and tell it like it is.

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Episode 32: Refeeds with Laurin Conlin

Today we had Laurin Conlin, owner of Team LocoFit back on our show to talk about refeeds.

Laurin has been involved in new research on the effects of refeeds, and she shares some of her findings with us: 5 low 2 high, 3 low 1 high... what's optimal?

We also talk about the differences between untracked meals, refeeds, cheat meals, free meals, and their various applications in respect to disordered eating.

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Episode 31: Diving into PCOS with Victoria Felkar

Today we are joined by Victoria Felkar, Ph.D candidate at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, CA. Victoria specializes in women's health and has done extensive research in hormones and female athletes.

She goes in depth (and we mean in depth!) on the drivers and root causes of polycystic ovarian syndrome, better known as PCOS.

Victoria discusses genetics, epigenetics, lifestyle, and how other cofactors contribute to PCOS, and we begin to unravel this ball of yarn and provide some insight as to where to start in terms of finding the right treatment and care.

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