Hands down, one of my favorite episodes to ever record, this episode was absolute fire! I had the pleasure of bringing Jordan Syatt onto the show for a great discussion!

Jordan is a household name in the fitness/nutrition space today, and he's able to connect with SO MANY people, due to his great communication skills and the way he breaks complicated topics down into simple, digestible bits anyone can understand and apply.

He recently did a Big Mac Challenge, where he ate one Big Mac each day for 30 days, as part of a balanced diet and calorie deficit, and lost 7 lbs to show that you can eat your favorite foods in moderation and still reach your fitness goals.

We discussed the following:
-His experience coaching Gary Vee
-Imperfect action always beats inaction
-Lessons learned during the Big Mac Challenge
-How to improve your relationship with the scale
-Improving your relationship with food
And so much more!

Give Jordan a follow on IG (@syattfitness), and be sure to check out his YouTube channel, where he documented the Big Mac Challenge in an amazing video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yAMU6Y4Iro.

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Finally, an opportunity to bring my business mentor, Tony Stephan (IG: @tony_stephan_), onto the show! This man has been pivotal on my journey, not just in growing my business, but also in teaching me valuable lessons about growth, accountability, and personal responsibility.

In this episode, we talked about:
-Key qualities in the most successful nutrition clients
-How to be successful this holiday season
-The mental aspect behind success
-How to get the most accountability

Here are the topics discussed with timestamps:

2:00 - Who is Tony Stephan?
9:00 - Key 1: Personal Responsibility/Success is about taking personal responsibility/Quality of the most successful people he’s worked with
10:30 - Key 2: Awareness
12:30 - If you don’t know how much you’re putting in your body, you’re leaving your results up to chance/control schpiel (3 mins)
13:30 - Believe first, Succeed second
16:30 - The reason people don’t get started
21:15 - The average America gains 7-10 lbs between Halloween and New Years
23:10 - Stop waiting until after the holidays to start!
25:00 - “I wish I would have started sooner” vs. “I wish I would have waited longer”
25:45 - Planning your weight loss seasons (4:15 clip to 30:00)
30:00 - How to get the MOST accountability
30:45 - What is the Fit To Be Fierce Facebook Community?
32:30 - What it’s like in the Josh Pierce Nutrition 1:1 Inner Circle
35:00 - Creating a sustainable plan for 2020 (low hanging fruits, work with a professional)
38:30 - Reflecting on years past for new success - to get results you’ve never had, you’ve got to do something you’ve never done (long clip)
39:30 - You don’t get bonus points for doing it on your own. Ask for help!
41:45 - Focus on small wins (comparison to New England Patriots)
44:15 - Where to find Tony
45:00 - What makes nutrition coaching with Josh Pierce Nutrition different

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Intermittent Fasting and Keto...Now that I've got your attention with the buzzwords, let me introduce this week's guest, Andres Ayesta. Andres is a Registered Dietitian with expertise in advanced dieting protocols, Intermittent Fasting and the Ketogenic Diet. He's done both protocols himself, and he coaches his 1:1 clients through this as well, so he was the perfect expert guest feature for this episode.

Topics Discussed:
4:10 - Should my goal be performance or aesthetics (2:30 audio clip)
10:00 - Prematurely using advanced approaches to nutrition (Keto and Intermittent Fasting)
11:40 - What is Intermittent Fasting (IF)?
13:00 - IF is NOT a diet (It’s a meal schedule)
14:45 - When is IF BEST applied?
16:50 - Why Andres NEVER has a beginner client do IF
19:10 - Why IF is NOT ideal for binge eaters
20:00 - IF affects hormones and menstrual cycles in females
21:20 - Why IF is NOT ideal for someone who isn’t eating enough already
26:00 - Andres’ 5-day fasting experiment plans
35:20 - What is the Ketogenic Diet (Keto)?
37:20 - Misconceptions about Keto
40:00 - Less is more - Extra restriction makes it harder to adhere to
51:20 - Stop “playing it safe”. Get comfortable being uncomfortable
53:38 - The BIGGEST MISTAKE I see with Keto (It’s done sloppy)
56:20 - You don’t “take a day off” from Keto
57:45 - Understanding weight fluctuations on Keto (2:00 audio clip)
1:03:10 - Where to find Andres Ayesta and info about his free IF course

Andres is a wealth of knowledge, and I'm so excited to finally bring him onto the show. Be sure to check him out on Instagram (@andresayesta). If you're into freebies, check out his website for his FREE Intermittent Fasting Course (www.vive-nutrition.com).

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Changing pace a bit, I brought Britt Jill onto the show this week to discuss the parallels between outdoor sporting and fitness. I wanted to showcase this because so many people think "fitness" is done inside a gym, and you need to lift weights to become "fit" and to get "healthy".

The truth is you don't have to touch a weight in your life, if lifting weights isn't your thing. What you need to do is find something you enjoy that keeps you active, craft some parameters inside of that, and run with it. At the end of the day, if you don't enjoy what you're doing, you won't stick with it.

We discussed:
-Types of outdoor sporting activities
-How to get into these activities more, if you enjoy them
-How to train and prepare for rigorous hunts
-What Britt's favorite place to hunt, animal to hunt, game meat to eat is, and more
-Benefits of taking on more outdoor activity (ie. Vitamin D, exercise that can be fun, social benefits, reduce cortisol)
-SO MUCH MORE!

So who is Britt Jill? Britt, an outdoor sportswoman since she was young, began her career in the fitness space, managing a kickboxing gym and launching her own fitness app. She remains in the fitness space, but her career has taken her down a path of outdoor sporting, managing the social media for 14 different outdoor sporting companies (some of them, you've likely heard of at some point). She's such a fun, badass woman to get to know!

If you're into the outdoors, I recommend you give her lifestyle/outdoors IG page a follow (@brit_jill_), and if you want to take advantage of the free, simple workouts she provides, follow her fitness profile (@britjillfitness).

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This was such a fun episode to record, bringing my good friend and registered dietitian, Tony Castillo, onto the show.

This dude is a wealth of knowledge with tons of experience in performance nutrition, working with professional athletes, and helping people achieve their highest level of performance by properly fueling their bodies!

Tony and I had a long, fun discussion, where we dove into a variety of topics, including periods and women's health, the importance of hydration (hydrate or diedrate, as my man, Tony, says), eating for fuel, and so much more!

Give this episode a listen and learn several solid takeaways you can use to improve your nutrition today!

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Where to find Tony:
Instagram: @coach_tonycastillo

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I love bringing guests on the show for a handful of reasons. It's great to have a second perspective on the show, and it's always so much fun chatting with another professional I look up to in this space.

On this episode, I had my good friend and fellow dietitian, Sarah Hall, RD (IG: @thecooldietitian), on to talk about some of the greatest struggles a woman faces--balancing life when you're a spouse, mother, coworker, business owner, and on a journey toward lofty health and fitness goals.

She brought an awesome perspective onto the show, and she shared some of the personal struggles she's dealt with, including severe calorie restriction, weight gain during pregnancy, exercise eating disorders, hormone dysfunction, and diagnosed elevated cortisol.

We went deep into the personal battles she's had to shed light on this as a common issue in women's health today. In this episode, you'll learn steps you can take toward ensuring you are making time for self-care, and how to recognize elevated cortisol symptoms and how to treat them with small lifestyle changes. This is a must-listen for every woman!

Follow Sarah on Instagram (@thecooldietitian), Facebook (Sarah Hall), and her blog (https://www.sarahdhall.com/blog).

She's a wealth of information when it comes to helping women find the best version of themselves through nutrition and lifestyle!

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Have you ever met a MEAT SCIENTIST? I have, and she happens to be one of my closest friends.

In this episode, I interviewed Registered Dietitian, Meat Scientist, and badass Nutrition Coach, Livi Ron (IG: @liviron_rd).

We talked about all things meat, including:
-Why eating meat is important
-What you're risking if you don't eat meat
-How to navigate fear-mongering food labels and buzzwords (eg. hormone free, antibiotic free, cage free, pasture-raise, organic grass-fed, etc.)
-How much meat to consume and how to balance your meat choices
-So much more!

We had a lot of fun with this one, and Liv dropped so many knowledge bombs! This was actually scheduled to drop in a few weeks, but because it was so good, I couldn't help but to move it up on the list!

Give this a listen, and let me know what you think! I'm happy to field any questions you have, and Liv is a great resource as well!

In the show, Live shared her favorite resources when it comes to meat, and I promised I'd link them in the notes.

Here they are:
-Journal of Meat Science: https://scialert.net/jhome.php?issn=2071-7113
-Journal of Animal Science: https://academic.oup.com/jas
-Food Science Babe on Instagram: @foodsciencebabe

It's important that you as a consumer stay vigilant about the information you're consuming. Just because it's in writing does not mean it is true or accurate. Blog posts and Instagram content is NOT a credible source and is merely opinion. For the most current scientific, evidence-based information, refer to the journals.

If you learned something from this episode, please do me a solid and "Rate" it and share it with a friend! The share goes a long way, and I appreciate it more than you can imagine!

Where to find Livi:
Instagram: @liviron_rd

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This was a fun episode to record. I brought on my great friend and fellow nutrition coach, Dezi Abeyta (IG: @fitdadscoach), and we had an awesome discussion about shaping your child's life through nutrition, something he is an expert in.

Dezi specializes in coaching dads to not only become the best version of themselves, but also to lead their children down the right path when it comes to health and nutrition. He does this through a high level of education, and he applies his practices into his daily life as a parent of a beautiful 3 year-old daughter as well.

On the show, Dezi talked about the low-hanging fruits you as a parent can do to ensure you are keeping your cup full and being the best role model for your children. He dropped so many knowledge bombs, so get your pen and paper out for this one and get ready to take some notes!

If Dezi's message resonated with you, be sure to check him out on Instagram (@fitdadscoach). Also, check out his Ted Talk, "Food Fights Will Save Your Life" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnRVzA5Qxbs).

As always, if you learned something from this episode, please rate it, subscribe, and share it with a friend. Your share goes a long way, and I truly appreciate it!

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It's National Suicide Prevention Week, and I couldn't miss an opportunity to share my personal story, in hopes it will positively affect someone in some way. The way I see it, if my story helps one person (just one), it's all worth it. 

This episode was completely different than anything else I've recorded. It's the deepest episode I've recorded and by far the most emotional. I dove deep into some open wounds to share the story of losing my brother to suicide. He was my brother, my best friend, and my right-hand man, and unbeknownst to us, he was fighting a battle--one, he would ultimately lose.

It was tough for my family and me to deal with, as you can imagine, but we quickly turned the negative into a positive to create as much awareness around suicide in the community as possible, founding Tyler's TEAM Foundation, Inc and raising several thousands of dollars each year to put back into the community to promote suicide awareness.

In this episode, I not only shared my personal story, but also talked about some signs we missed, the most common signs for someone having suicidal thoughts, and what you can do if you or someone you know is having these thoughts. 

I also talked about a song, "Why" by Rascal Flatts, which has really been a touching song for me since losing Tyler. The link is here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EXGJKxi_PU), if you have a few minutes and want to give it a listen. This was the recessional at Tyler's funeral and will always have a special place in my heart. 

Please give this episode a listen and let me know what you think. If you took something positive away from this, please share it with a friend. This time, it's not for me. It's for you, for your loved ones, and to one day live in a world where suicide isn't the 10th leading cause of death in the country, where suicide isn't the 2nd leading cause of death among 15-29 year-olds. 

And in case nobody has told you lately, I love you, and you are worth it. It may be hard to see right now, but I promise you life is worth it.

📞Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-TALK (8255)

Your story is not over... just keep going. 💚

WOW! This episode was absolute fire. I'm writing this just as we got done recording, and I have no words. To honor Suicide Prevention Month during the month of September, I brought my great friend and fellow nutrition coach/personal trainer, Anthony Guzzo, onto the show.

Anthony has quite the powerful story and has battled one hell of a mental health journey throughout his life, specifically his adult life. Ending up in the wrong circles, he ventured down a path that led to drugs and a failed attempt at suicide, or as I like to say, a new lease on life. He went deep with this story on the show, and in his words, "That was the most powerful way I have ever told my story."

Give this a listen to hear his story and how he's overcome adversity to get to where he is today, in a position to help hundreds of others by being "the one" in their corner when they have no one else.

If Anthony's message and energy inspire you, be sure to check him out on Instagram (@everydayanthonyj) and be sure to listen to his podcast, Everyday With Anthony J.

As always, I'd love to hear what you think! Give this a share, if you took something away from it, because someone else definitely will too!

📞Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-TALK (8255)

Your story is not over... just keep going. 💚

Where to find me:
Instagram: @thejoshpierce
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