Truth Not Trends

Constance Young is a beef farmer who is dedicated to producing beef in a way that prioritizes the planet, people, animals, and progress.

Numerous proven sustainability practices are utilized throughout each and every step of the "pasture-to-plate" process that contribute to the way her beef is responsibly raised today.

Reach Connie at [email protected]

In this week's episode we are joined by Conor Heffernan, Ph.D. Conor's research interests include physical culture, Irish and British history, gender history, political history and the history of medicine.

Conor has published articles in Women's History Review, the International Journal of the History of Sport Irish Studies Review, Sport in History and several more journals. He has also contributed regular online articles to websites such as Playing Pasts, Barbend, These Football Times and The Guardian.

In this episode we meet Simon Shawcross, founder and director of HITuni, an e-learning provider that specializes in delivering courses on high intensity training (HIT) and evidence based fitness.

Simon shares his passion for HIT and the positive impact that exercise has on people's lives that has driven him to dedicate the last seven years to developing premium online certification-level courses for personal trainers, as well as a number of non-certification courses for those who want to learn to apply the HIT principles in their own workouts.

What if there were just a 1% chance that we could actually protect you, your athlete / child from the physical and cognitive damage of concussions? In this episode we are joined by Dr. Ralph Cornwell Jr, exercise physiologist and a researcher as we discuss the importance of a low-volume, time-efficient approach of progressive strength training for the muscles of the head and neck.

Strength training is a safe and beneficial activity for adults of all ages.

Current research has demonstrated that strength-training exercises have the ability to combat weakness and frailty and their debilitating consequences.

Join us as we discuss how older adults can quickly, safely and efficiently rebuild muscles that have atrophied from years of sedentary living. Just 3 to 4 months of effort-based strength training done regularly (as little as 10 minutes 2 days per week), will build muscle strength, increase lean muscle mass, preserve bone density, and enhance independence, and vitality with age.

Matt Brzycki is the assistant director of campus recreation & fitness at Princeton University with over 35 years of experience as a strength coach. He is the author of many books including Maximize Your Training and A Practical Approach to Strength Training.

In this interview Matt takes us back to his roots as a disciple of Dan Riley and talks about influencing his students with safe and effective exercise.

Dr. Ken Berry M.D. is a Tennessee-based family physician and author of Lies My Doctor Told Me. In over 20 years of private practice Dr. Berry has gone through a personal physical transformation and has helped change the lives of a countless number of his patients.

Dr. Berry advocates a ketogenic diet he terms, "The Proper Human Diet," as a means of combating obesity, type 2 diabetes, and many other chronic diseases. He brings a unique perspective to his nutritional prescriptions that is informed by science, history, and economics.

Find Dr. Berry at KenDBerryMD on YouTube, @kendberry.md on Instagram and Twitter.

Verdale Benson, a.k.a. "Ninja V," is a physician's assistant, a decorated Afghanistan war veteran, and three-time American Ninja Warrior competitor. His training motto is, "Sweat more in practice, bleed less in battle."

In this episode we talk about intermittent fasting, transitioning from a plant-based diet to an animal-based diet, and what it takes to prepare to run the American Ninja Warrior course on the show.

Follow Verdale on Instagram @verdalebenson

Bill DeSimone is the creator of Joint-Friendly Fitness and the owner of Optimal Exercise in Cranbury, New Jersey. He has been a personal trainer since 1983 and is a prolific lecturer, presenter, and author.

In this episode Bill regales us with anecdotes about his original book, Moment Arm Exercise, the value of being "HIT-influenced" rather than a HIT purist, and how HIT business owners can expand their offerings by leaning into the functional training movement.

Visit Bill at https://optimalexercisenj.com/

Dr. James Fisher Ph.D is a researcher and senior lecturer at Southampton Solent University in the UK. His research centers around resistance training and he is a frequent speaker at the Resistance Exercise Conference.

In this episode we cover pre-exhaust techniques, exercise variety for unaccustomed stimulus, physiological adaptations to strength training, functional training, and experimenting with higher volume in high intensity training.

Reach Dr. Fisher at [email protected].