Weights & Wealth

Back to our bread and butter episode format of one weights and one wealth topic; Nick, Ted and Sean bring you a breakdown of inflation and isometrics. Be sure to comment or reach out via Instagram and let us know what topics you want to hear discussed on the show next!Timeline:00:00 Beginning01:54 Wealth Wisdom03:48 The Next Bubble05:39 The Great Cousin Decline13:58 Youth Travel Sports16:59 INFLATION17:13 Causes Of Inflation20:21 How Inflation Has Grown22:50 Transitory Inflation29:38 CPI, Base Year, and Funky Stats34:01 Chapwood Index39:02 ISOMETRICS40:16 Stability42:15 Rehab44:31 StrengthInstagram: @weightsandwealthpodcastTwitter: @podcastwandwTikTok: @weightsandwealthYouTube: Weights & Wealth (@weightsandwealthpodcast)Rumble: Weights & WealthWebsite: www.weightsandwealth.com

Join us for a breakdown on the Federal Reserve, how it impacts you, the interest rates we all borrow at, and why the Fed is just like the Holy Roman Empire!End Paragraph with this when posting notes to social media: For links to studies, articles, etc. mentioned in the episode, go to the show notes tab on our website: www.weightsandwealth.com . Links to the studies and articles mentioned can be found under the time stamps.

TIME STAMPS:00:00 Beginning00:55 Holy Roman Empire vs The Fed02:42 Wealth Wisdom03:27 Men Yearn For Yard Work04:50 Taxes For Revenue Are Obsolete08:42 Fiat Currency10:55 What Does The Fed Do12:52 Organizational Structure Of The Fed17:12 The Board Of Governors18:26 Fed Makeup Goes Against Federal Reserve Act20:10 Reserve Requirement24:05 ConclusionsMentioned: @higherstandardpodcastInstagram: @weightsandwealthpodcastTwitter: @podcastwandwTikTok: @weightsandwealthYouTube: Weights & Wealth (@weightsandwealthpodcast)Rumble: Weights & WealthWebsite: www.weightsandwealth.com

This episode is the fourth installment of our series on education, focusing this time on homeschooling. Sean was homeschooled until high school and Nick’s youngest two sisters are currently homeschooled. If you missed the first three parts, be sure to check out Episodes 43, 61, and 72, on the history of education, primary education and the modern failings of the education system, and alternative school choices. Links to the studies and articles mentioned can be found under the time stamps.TIME STAMPS:00:00 Beginning01:59 Wealth Wisdom02:45 Education & Desired Outcome03:37 Homeschooling-The Numbers04:00 Mama Doyle’s Advice06:50 Department of Education08:54 Advantages of Homeschooling10:59 Preventing Social Stunting With Homeschooling12:06 Child Health Crisis13:13 Your Relationship With Your Children14:40 Career Exposure17:28 How Long To Homeschool For18:36 Biggest Disadvantage Of Homeschooling19:50 Reading22:00 Building CurriculumsMentioned: Episodes 43, 61, 72.Instagram: @weightsandwealthpodcastTwitter: @podcastwandwTikTok: @weightsandwealthYouTube: Weights & Wealth (@weightsandwealthpodcast)Rumble: Weights & WealthWebsite: www.weightsandwealth.comCITATIONS:Forbes Growth Of Homeschooling:[https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhernholm/2024/04/30/rise-of-homeschooling-and-its-transformative-impact-on-education/]EP. 043: Education Deep Dive Part 1: History of EducationEP. 061: Education Deep Dive Part 2- Schools For Kids Who Can’t Read GoodEP. 072: Education Deep Dive Part 3-Alternative Schools

Nick and Ted are back with an episode on what is sometimes our 6th F: FOOTBALL! Recorded right before the start of the season, Nick and Ted discuss why they love football, as well who they are excited to watch and who they think will win each division.

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Beginning

01:20 Football Is So Back

03:11 Why Nick Loves Fantasy Football

04:30 Why Ted Loves Football

06:50 Jerimyah Love’s Insane Run In The CFP

08:30 Football-The Highest IQ Sport

10:50 Division Breakdown

11:08 AFC North

13:35 AFC East

16:27 AFC South

18:36 Quick Note On Gambling

19:25 NFC North

20:54 NFC East

24:05 NFC South

26:00 NFC West

28:12 AFC West

30:30 Super Bowl Predictions

Mentioned: @theffdynasty 

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CITATIONS:

EP. 099: NFL Draft and Dynasty Fantasy Football With The FF Dynasty Podcast

In this episode we bring you an update to the Bingo Boards and reveal who is currently winning! Is it Nick? Sean? Ted? Or the Audience? After going over the current state of the Bingo Boards we covered some advice, both financial and fitness related to get the biggest bang for your buck in the gym and with financial strategies. Links to the studies and articles mentioned can be found under the time stamps. 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Beginning

01:32 Weights Widsom

02:20 Pope Leo XIV On Sports

06:20 Pride Bingo

09:05 Bingo Update

10:03 Nick’s Bingo Board

18:17 Sean’s Bingo Board

19:46 Ted’s Bingo Board

22:53 Audience Bingo Board

26:04 Biggest Bang For Your Buck Financial Advice

33:04 Biggest Bang For Your Buck Fitness Advice

Mentioned: @nickridpath_ @coach_rafael_aragao @defrancosgym 

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CITATIONS:

Pope Leo on Jubilee of Sports:
[https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-06/pope-leo-on-jubilee-of-sport-no-one-is-born-a-champion-or-saint.html]

Welcome back! This episode is all about different lifting programs. Sean, Nick, and Ted go over some different generic programs they’ve done before that you can find online and then discuss different styles of training. If you’re wondering how you should train, this episode is a must listen. Links to the studies and articles mentioned can be found under the time stamps. 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Beginning

01:40 Weights Widsom

02:40 RFK vs. Med Schools

08:13 Food In Europe & Our Travels

15:09 Our Favorite Generic Online Programs

16:07 n-Suns 5:3:1

19:30 German Volume (10x10)

24:20 5x5/Starting Strength

27:00 Full Body

29:11 Conjugate Programs

33:18 Styles of Training

33:37 Powerlifting

35:01 Bodybuilding

37:42 Olympic Lifting

39:11 CrossFit

43:06 Strongman vs. Soccer

46:41 Rehab

51:41 Powerbuilding

Mentioned: @imperial_fitness_sc @bigworkfitness_ @strong_emt @elevate.pt.performance @coach_rafael_aragao 

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CITATIONS:

RFK Tells Medical Schools To Teach Nutrition Or Lose Federal Funding:

[https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk-jr-medical-schools-teach-nutrition-lose-federal/story?id=122482788]

Happy late 4th of July! (We had to get a new hard drive). In this episode, Nick, Sean, and Ted cover four American success stories for Faith, Fitness, Finances, and Freedom and discuss 4th of July plans, but first they cover a study on regaining muscle and a massive cinematic fraud that PETA should look into. Feel free to jump to certain success stories using the Timestamps if you aren’t interested in one of the 5 F’s! Links to the studies and articles mentioned can be found under the time stamps. TIME STAMPS:00:00 Beginning02:06 Wealth Wisdom04:35 How Long Does Muscle Take To Come Back?09:02 Lemming Suicide-Disney12:20 Four American Success Stories12:35 Faith-Pope Leo XIV18:15 Fitness-Jack LaLanne21:05 Finances-Andrew Carnegie25:09 Freedom-Peter Francisco28:50 Family & 4th of July PlansInstagram: @weightsandwealthpodcastTwitter: @podcastwandwTikTok: @weightsandwealthYouTube: Weights & Wealth (@weightsandwealthpodcast)Rumble: Weights & WealthWebsite: www.weightsandwealth.comCITATIONS:Study on Regaining Muscle After A 10 Week Break In Training:[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39364857/]

We got to sit down with Coach Rafael Aragao (IG: coach_rafael_aragao) for a spectacular and wide ranging conversation around coaching, his client base-busy executives, bloodwork, and more. We apologize for the delay in releasing the episode, we found out our hard drive was teetering on destruction and was corrupting files. Time Stamps will be available shortly after the release of this episode! Links to the studies and articles mentioned can be found under the time stamps. 

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Beginning

Mentioned: @coach_rafael-aragao @nickripath_ @ericbugera @Brandon.schultz @the_muscle_doc @drgabriellelyon @biolayne @drnadolsky @drkarlnadolsky

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In this interview episode we sit down with Coach Nick Ridpath! Nick trains a broad spectrum of clients from Gen. Pop. to professional MMA and NFL Athletes at DMV Iron outside of Washington DC. Sean, Ted, and Nick Raffety discuss coaching high school athletes, athletic performance/training athletes, low back pain, stability, cardio, and more in this fun interview with Nick Ridpath.

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Beginning

01:52 Weights Wisdom

02:20 Nick’s Training

03:45 Nick’s Career Path

06:18 Coaching High School Teams

09:40 Progressions & Regressions

12:03 Progressing As A Coach

17:01 Letter of Medical Necessity

20:32 Athletic Performance

20:46 Jumping

24:39 Body Control

26:00 Sports Specific Exercises

29:10 Training College Athletes For NFL Combine

32:40 Worst Thing Ever Seen In A Gym

33:34 Stability

37:40 Warmups

40:30 Evolution In Learning & Social Media

44:46 Core & Cardio

50:29 Favorite Lifts

52:20 Low Back Pain

55:26 Online Training

57:30 Spinal Flexion

1:01:35 Nutrition

Mentioned: @pre_script @that_shortasianguy @imperial_fitness_sc @the_muscle_doc

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Nick’s Website: www.unbranded-performance.com

Nick’s Youtube: @nickridpath_

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EPISODE 1-0-0! For our hundredth episode, we didn’t just tell you what we’ve learned like a normie pod would do. We learned about the evolution and improvements in weights and wealth over the course of the last century and brought that history to you! Use the time stamps below if you're only interested in one side.

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 Beginning

01:42 Weights Wisdom

05:20 100 Years Of Weights & Wealth

05:25 100 Years Of Wealth

07:19 1920’s

08:01 1930’s

09:42 1940’s

12:26 1960’s

15:01 1970’s

16:55 1980’s

18:00 1990’s

19:48 2000’s

30:35 2010’s

33:21 2020’s

39:38 100 Years Of Weights

40:24 Early 1900’s

42:27 1930’s

44:10 1940’s

45:01 1950’s

48:09 1960’s

51:02 1970’s

52:48 1980’s

53:32 1990’s

55:26 2000’s

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