Steve Hall from Revive Stronger returns on the podcast to talk about every guy's and girl's favorite topic as the summer approaches: fast fat loss!

Mini cutting is a quick and efficient way to get rid of the extra pudge that covers those abs, so we're going to geek out big time on how to set up and run a successful mini cut.

Topics we discuss:

- What's a mini-cut?

- How quick can you lose fat? (without losing muscle)

- How long should you mini-cut?

- Training during mini-cutting

- Best foods to eat during quick fat loss

Time-Stamps:

1:40 - Steve's contest prep

6:30 - What is a mini-cut?

10:10 - How fast can you lose fat?

12:25 - How much calories should you cut?

14:48 - Exact calorie amounts are overrated + cardio

18:10 - What if you want to lose fat REALLY fast?

19:40 - Kick-starting fat loss aggressively

21:50 - Who is mini-cutting NOT for?

24:50 - How much more time should you spend bulking than cutting?

26:15 - Macro nutrient ratios during a mini-cut (protein/carbs/fat)

29:36 - Food choices

35:22 - Food timing

37:00 - Cutting recipes/tricks

42:22 - Supplements

44:00 - Making the most of caffeine intake

47:11 - Tracking fat loss progress

Q&A:

50:55 - Cyclic dieting & calorie restriction

53:16 - Ending & reversing a mini-cut

56:08 - Burning glycogen vs burning fat

59:22 - Steve's resources + Dr. Mike Israetel conference in May!!

Check out Revive Stronger:

www.revivestronger.com

Check the conference with Dr. Mike Israetel!

http://revivestronger.com/event/mike-israetel-conference-2017/

SSD Podcast brings you part II of this epic convo with Lyle McDonald!

After discussing the state of Flexible dieting and some of the issues surrounding it (as well as the benefits), now we'll discuss some of the more important implications of dietary adherence.

- How do binges happen?

- The What the Hell effect

- What kind of dietary strategies are better for certian personality types

- Rapid vs Slow weight loss.

Time Stamps:

01:33 - The what the hell effect:

10:34 - Personality types and diet success

15:06 - Changing your habits for diet success

21:08 - Slow vs Rapid Weight Loss

35:50 - Starting the diet aggressively and then slow it doen

44:10 - Life after dieting - finding goals and purpose once you're done with fat loss

52:20 - Summary

Check out Lyle's stuff:

www.bodyrecomposition.com

Lyle McDonald makes his appearance on the Sustainable Self-Development podcast for an epic second time!

In this episode we explore everything (or at least a lot of thing) related to dieting psychology, delving into topics such as:

• the “state” of flexible dieting: the good and the bad things that have come out of it

• is flexible dieting really all that better than “clean eating?”

• binge eating and disinhibition

• the right attitude towards nutrition and fitness

This is part one of the discussion, and in part 2 we will be diving into some other topics, such as “slow vs fast weight loss”.

Check out Lyle’s resources at

www.bodyrecomposition.com

3:20 - Lyle's broken leg :(

5:20 - Nutrition during injuries/surgery recovery

10:25 - The role of psychology in fat loss

18:00 - Weight loss drugs and their role

24:11 - Flexible dieting and what it has gotten to by today

45:32 - Thinking about foods as good or bad

Do Smart drugs make you smarter? Do they increase your IQ? Or your memory? Today's podcast episode will reveal some interesting answers to this question.

Thomas Elston is a PhD candidate in neuroscience at the psychology department of Otago University, New Zealand.

He is one of the smartest people I know for sure, and that you'll ever hear from in a podcast episode!

Amongst other topics, we also discuss:

1.) what are the effects of some of the popular smart-drugs on themarket?

2.) how can you most effectively increase your intelligence?

3.) how can you most effectively change your behavior?

4.) how can you change your habits?

Hope you enjoy this podcast episode! If so, please leave rating on Itunes, or subscribe to me on YouTube

:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzGVKv513I6Zb0u3mLsL_7w

This week, the Sustainable Self-Development podcast proudly presents to you one of its older episodes with non other than Armi Legge from Complete Human Performance.

Armi is a pretty fascinating guy: he has been deep into the fitness industry since he was 17, initially starting out as an assistant and researcher in one of the more well known (and controversial) nutrition and supplement companies. Eventually his integrity took over and dediced to move on, venturing out on his own and publishing articles and podcast episodes on his own.

In this episode I decided to pick his brain on a couple of topics:

1.) First of all, how did he succeed in the fitness industry at such a crazy young age?

2.) What does he foresee as the future of the online-fitness space?

Then we moved onto some other, more fitness-geeky topics:

3.) Dieting approaches and eating disorders amongst fitness enthusiasts.

Like I said, it's an older episode (which does reflect on the sound quality) but the information and value packed in it is very valuable.

Make sure to check out Armi's stuff!

https://www.completehumanperformance.com/

https://twitter.com/armilegge?lang=en

In this episode of the sustainable self-development podcast, I interview the show hosts of one of my favorite podcast and fitness resources: Eric and Chris Martinez are the faces behind Dynamic Duo Training at dynamicduotraining.com.

They are fitness professionals, who, similarly to me, are really big into personal development and just general self-improvement. They interview some of the best people in the fitness industry, and explore what makes them successful and so elite in what they do. They also have several publishes books under their name, such as the "4 Pillars of Becoming Dynamic within Fitness" or the "12 weeks to build your best booty" book.

Their newest work is The New Era of fitness, which is meant to help people to become a stronger, fitter, happier, and just overall, better version of themselves.

In this episode we cover:

03:15 - what is Dynamic Duo Training?

06:30 - What's your fitness niche? (and how did you find it?)

09:15 - Learning personal development from fitness experts

11:26 - What makes the most successful fitness professionals special?

16:42 - What has been your biggest challenge so far since you started your business?

18:02 - What's one thing you wish you would have known when you started out in fitness?

21:15 - the importance of self-promotion and marketing

23:30 - What are you currently doing personal development-wise?

25:10 - Most important habits for success

27:15 - The New Era of Fitness

28:48 - Recommended resources

31:15 - How to get a mentor?

Dynamic Duo Training:

https://dynamicduotraining.com/store/

The New Era of Fitness:

https://theneweraoffitness.com/

ave you ever wondered if travelling the world and filing your life with rich experiences was possible while obtaining striated glutes? Today's Podcast guest has some interesting insights for this question.

In this episode I'm talking with YouTuber and Vlogger Adam Mcdonald. He became known on YouTube mainly for his documentation of his contest prep, which he amazingly did while travelling the world. In this episode we'll discuss how bodybuilding and a hardcore fitness lifestyle doesn't have to be mutually exclusive with an exciting and interesting lifestyle.

Adam's channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCex0az211xl6U8dav4-beTg

Adam's Snap: @adammc192

Adam's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/adammc192/

Steve Hall from Revive stronger comes on to tell how he used bodybuilding and resistance training to turn his life around after a devastating blow.

After an unfortunate accident he suffered brain damage which caused his testosterone levels to drastically plummet, and after being bed ridden for a long time, he found his refuge in lifting weights and developing a passion for the gym.

Not only did his body recover after the trauma, but through education and gaining more and more experience, he managed to create his career as it exists today as a content producer and coach.

As he describes it, what he does best is take intermediate level guys and help them to take their journey and progress in the gym to the next level.

I hope you enjoy this podcast and make sure to check out Steve's stuff!

Time-stamps:

05:20 - Steve's injury

10:15 - Steve's first 'bulk' - too much fat gain - FULK!

15:20 - Finding Alan Aragon, Lyle Mcdonald, Eric Helms, etc..

20:09 - The first bodybuilding contest!

26:20 - Coaching

36:15 - Mini cutting and the mini-cut movement

44:50 - Rapid fire questions! - Plans for 2017, getting friends into lifting, doing things just for fun, etc..

53:00 - Conclusions and lessons

Check out revive stronger:

http://revivestronger.com/

Steve on insta:

https://www.instagram.com/revivestronger/?hl=en

How should you set goals? What defines a good goal? How should you pursue them? How to develop powerful habits to make sure you progress towards them? These are big questions, and are exactly what will be discussed in this awesome round-table discussion on the SSD podcast.

I've gathered some of my favorite people and most awesome podcast guests to talk about this critically important subject.

Mario Tomic, Sarah Doyle, Radu Antoniu and Danny Lennon will give you some fantastic insights into how you can pursue the good life for yourself, with inspiring and exciting goals. I hope that after this episode, you'll have a whole new way of going about this.

Alex Ferrari PhD

1:55 Mario Tomic

Author, Vlogger, fitness expert Mario Tomic is one of the top fitness YouTubers, period. He is really your go-to guy when it comes to integrating fitness and personal development, habit formation, and becoming an all-round best-version of yourself.

He has appeared two-times on SSD podcast:

His first episode talking about tricking your brain to eat less:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUxOF6vAXCg

His second episode, talking about personal development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APu3hKE9kyA

Mario's YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/shockingfit

Mario's Website:

http://shockingfit.com/

22:38 Sarah Doyle:

Founder, Life Coach and Speaker of the Better Life project. Her approach is an integrated method of life coaching to help people to live happier, healthier, successful confident and overall better lives.

She has previously appeared on the Sustainable-Self development podcast, you can find her episode episode here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Lm4FIDODE

Check out the Better-Life Project here!

http://www.thebetterlifeproject.ie/

The Better-Life-Project YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdULeyetGr9mauIX_YEpCbw

31:13 Radu Antoniu

Vlogger, Youtuber and author who delivers nutrition, training and other scientific principles to people in an easy to understand manner. His videos are some of the highest quality materials you will ever come across in the topics of health, fitness and personal development.

He has appeared on the podcast two times, discussing different topics:

Radu's SSD episode on intermittent fasting and fat-loss:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJEE9b8bFLQ

Radu's SSD episode on personal development and achieving goals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8IzY7GL4Bg

Radu's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/raduantoniu

Radu's Website:

http://thinkeatlift.com/

Some of my favourite videos from Radu:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNJTf2Sv3AY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ6lisqYKQQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A3Tgm_P17I

35:23 Alessandro Ferrari, PhD

Meet the Broscientist himself, Alessandro Ferrari PhD. Former student of the Bayesian Bodybuilding Pt course, author, youtuber, and overall, awesome guy. He produces some of the most awesome, thoroughly researched materials in the realms of nutrition, training, health and fitness, and he always has some unique spin on these concepts.

He has appeared on SSD podcast before, reviewing the Bayesian PT course.

You can check that out here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJxei-K1Rg4

Alex's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtkeobysdBMkrjHjyGnH44A

The Broscientist:

http://thebroscientist.com/

38:52 Danny Lennon:

Writer, coach and podcaster, Danny Lennon arguably runs the best podcast at present in the realms of health and fitness, Sigmanutrition Radio.

He has appeared on SSD podcast 2 times before.

Check out Danny's episode on nutrition and the state of the fitness industry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMLK0stausk

Danny's episode on a personal development, tracking macros and fat-loss:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-4C1naugGo

Danny's website, Sigmanutrition:

http://sigmanutrition.com/

Danny's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/dannylennonTV

My conclusions: 44:36

Steve Hall from Revive stronger comes on to tell how he used bodybuilding and resistance training to turn his life around after a devastating blow.

After an unfortunate accident he suffered brain damage which caused his testosterone levels to drastically plummet, and after being bed ridden for a long time, he found his refuge in lifting weights and developing a passion for the gym.

Not only did his body recover after the trauma, but through education and gaining more and more experience, he managed to create his career as it exists today as a content producer and coach.

As he describes it, what he does best is take intermediate level guys and help them to take their journey and progress in the gym to the next level.

I hope you enjoy this podcast and make sure to check out Steve's stuff!

Time-stamps:

05:20 - Steve's injury

10:15 - Steve's first 'bulk' - too much fat gain - FULK!

15:20 - Finding Alan Aragon, Lyle Mcdonald, Eric Helms, etc..

20:09 - The first bodybuilding contest!

26:20 - Coaching

36:15 - Mini cutting and the mini-cut movement

44:50 - Rapid fire questions! - Plans for 2017, getting friends into lifting, doing things just for fun, etc..

53:00 - Conclusions and lessons

Check out revive stronger:

http://revivestronger.com/

Steve on insta:

https://www.instagram.com/revivestronger/?hl=en