Episode 190: Breaking Barriers: How Older Adults Changed The Way We Strength Train
In this episode, we look back at a progressive researcher/doctor who got Ninety-year-olds lifting in the 1980s. This two-month study aligns with and builds many of the principles we still utilize today. Also, we should all get motivated by the progress these Ninety-year-olds made to improve their livelihood.
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• Are we finished?
• Fun little recap of the Open
• No better time to start than now
• Guardian Article on Dr. Fiatrone
• A group of Ninety Year olds in 1988
• Practical, Safe, and Feasible Lifting Programs
• Importance of strength vs aerobic training
• Find the right lift for the right situation
• Use a proper program and guide 
• Getting 300% stronger as a ninety-year-old
• Importance of consistency 
• How to avoid muscle decay
• You can build muscle at any age

Hopefully, this podcast gets you excited to live a long life and be able to lift weights into your 90s. If you have more questions or want your coaches to focus on other topics, then reach out to your favorite coaches.
Have a listen, and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!

Episode 189: Beyond The Numbers: What PRs Really Tell You
In this episode, Coach Ben shares what personal records can really mean to you and your training. Progress is not always by the numbers and sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
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• Uh oh more thoughts
• Credit vs. Harshness
• Lifts, Gymnastics, and Cardio
• Bodyweight deadlifts and squats
• Competition and board games
• Watch out walking down the street
• Overcoming tough consequences
• What happens when you come up short?
• Honest assessments are important
• Driving progress by decades
• Yes, you can still get more fit with age 
• The challenge of the open
• We will find a way to make progress

Hopefully, this podcast helps to better understand how to approach personal records. If you have more questions or want your coaches to focus on other topics, then reach out to your favorite coaches.
Have a listen, and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!

Episode 188: March Madness: "Fueling Your Body For Spring Success"
In this episode, we pull you out of the "madness" of March with a plan to better fuel your progress to your fitness goals.  The healthy lifestyle focus for March is meal planning and how a little planning prepares you for success.
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• The art of the "F-Bomb"
• Cleans can be complex
• Team Lifestyle Challenge Winners
• Open Workout testing
• The reward of a challenge 
• Programming fun is coming in March
• What the heck is Meal Planning
• What Meal planning is NOT
• How a plan can make you successful
• A plan for saving money 
• How to plan more fun towards your fitness goals
• Different levels of a plan still lead to success
• What happens when a plan fails

Hopefully, this podcast helps you better plan your nutrition to fuel your success. If you have more questions or want help with progressing towards your goals, then reach out to your favorite coaches.
Have a listen, and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!

Episode 187: Deciphering Progress: Fitness Tracking Demystified
In this episode, we break down why fitness tracking does NOT have to be complicated to help you progress towards your fitness goals.  All the data of life can definitely be overwhelming. But there definitely tricks to simplify things to your success.
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• Stay off the Dark Web
• Robyn wins at Scrabble 
• Sometimes you just have to keep score
• Don't just scream overwhelm
• How to go from A To B 
• The All or Nothing Approach Sucks
• Keep things simple and don't be stupid
• Maintaining is actually super impressive at times
• Sometimes you have to start with smaller
• Devices might not be tracking what you think
• You can use a device to win
• No need to play compare to yourself or others
• What we should be testing and tracking

Hopefully, this podcast better understand how to track your progress. If you have more questions or want help with progressing towards your goals, then reach out to your favorite coaches.
Have a listen, and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!

Episode 186: How Coaches Change Their Perspective
In this episode, Ben shares challenges in perspective and one client pushed him to share those challenges. As coaches, we are always trying to find ways to better convey information to help our clients to their goals. Sometimes it makes us rethink things and find better ways to share and coach. 
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• Yes, we think a lot
• Clients can challenge coaches
• The struggles with risk and mitigating them
• Consequences can be very real at times
• Ben's bloody hands
• Grips might be limiting your strength and progress
• Cups of water and consistency
• What real consistency looks like 
• Give yourself credit even if it isn't perfect 
• What is metabolic rate or speed
• How to make things run longer not faster
• Your watch might not be as accurate as you think
• Please don't base your ice cream on Apple watch

Hopefully, this podcast shows how your coaches change their perspectives. If you have more questions or want your coaches to focus on other topics, then reach out to your favorite coaches.
Have a listen, and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!

Episode 185: How To Stop Wasting Your Time With Mobility
In this episode, we want to stop wasting time and you to your goals. We all want our joints to move well and stay healthy. But we don't have all the time in the world to do mobility work. So we detail how we assess joints and help you do the right thing to improve your mobility.
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• Nobody loves a blow out
• Sometimes you just need all the chalk
• Do a SWOT analysis on your joints
• Assess Don't guess
• Don't waste time doing what you don't need
• Robyn's experience with Joint assessments
• Why foot position matters so much
• Something everyone is better than Ben at doing
• Have to look up and down the chain
• We do everything in front of us
• The ways of the rib cage
• Its ok to be afraid and learn to work through them
• There are lots of ways to measure mobility progress
• Schedule your assessment today

Hopefully, this podcast motivates you to assess your mobility to help your joints. If you have more questions, then reach out to your favorite coaches.
Have a listen, and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!

Episode 184: Longevity Fitness Matters More Than Body Size
In this episode, we investigate a recent Washington Post Article on longevity. The article details a new study that concludes fitness may be your answer to longevity. 
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• Robyn's got us covered with 360s
• The struggle of cell phones
• Go watch Seinfeld
• Washington Post Article 
• Fitness Over Fatness 
• Big challenging statements
• The study for reading
• Struggles with BMI
• Fitness helps any body type or size
• A walk can be enough
• Train at a pace capable of talking but not singing
• Ben's Morbid Thoughts
• Let's get to work on fitness

Hopefully, this podcast shifts your focus and helps you improve your fitness for a long healthy life. If you have more questions, then reach out to your favorite coaches.
Have a listen, and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!

Episode 183: Mobilize Your February
In this episode, we get pumped up for the month of February. It is about to be an awesome month. And we are going to make you more mobile all month! 
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Hopefully, this podcast gets you excited for February. If you have more questions, then reach out to your favorite coaches.
Have a listen, and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!

Episode 182: Alcohol's Impact on Your Fitness Goals

In this episode, we settle in for a drink or maybe we skip the drink for something else. Alcohol is a part of our society and how you navigate it impacts your health and fitness. So let's discuss all things alcohol.
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Hopefully, this podcast helps you understand how alcohol can impact your health. If you have more questions, then reach out to your favorite coaches.
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Episode 181: How To Beat Quitting Friday To Crush Your New Year's Resolutions! 
In this episode, we help you start the year off on the right foot and crush your New Year's Resolution. One of the biggest challenges of resolutions is overcoming "Quitting Friday". But we've got you covered.
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Hopefully, this podcast helps you keep progressing towards achieving your New Year's Resolution. If you have more questions on what we should podcast, then reach out to your favorite coaches.
Have a listen, and as always give us some feedback and ask us questions!