Eat Train Prosper

This week’s episode is about finding that proverbial middle-ground or “balance” for each of us. One of the most common misunderstandings for many attempting dieters, new lifters, their significant others and family members is being limited to black and white thinking. In this episode, we use a swinging pendulum as a metaphor to walk through spending time at both “extremes” before settling into a b...

This week we have Kassem Hanson back on the podcast to graciously shine a light on the state of what the current literature suggests for training at short and long muscle lengths. Kas covers variance in the degree of lengthened position in biarticular vs monoarticular muscles, theoretical and practical benefits for maximally training the lengthened position, and reasons you should also still train...

Our (mostly) monthly Instagram Q&A episode is here. This is another really fun Q&A episode with fun questions from Instagram. Here are the top 10 questions covered in this episode. How to do a strength phase to support hypertrophy  How would you fuel and plan around hiking a 14er? Which is better for Hypertrophy, DBs or cables?  How do you avoid burnout as a coach? 12+ years into coaching...

Unfortunately along your fitness/training journey dealing with an injury is something that you are almost guaranteed to have to deal with. Dealing with many between the two of us over the years we’ve put together some approaches (both mental and physical) for navigating minor and more serious injuries in a productive manner that helps you recover from them as quickly as possible, whilst making the...

Heads up! In the introduction of this episode, we were planning a conversation around dealing with training injuries and setbacks. But as our conversation unfolded there was a lot of great context in the conversation on the backend of Bryan’s recently wrapped up calorie deficit and photoshoot. Specific periods of nutritional periodization such as dieting to uncommonly low levels of body fat and at...

Today’s episode topic is all about how we approach coaching clients, and in what ways we account for these three components: evidence-based, personal preference, and anecdote. Do we tend to use all three equally? Or do we put more credence in one more? We break this topic into our two main pillars, of course, training and nutrition. And detail our coaching approaches respectively for each. This ep...

We kick off this week’s episode of Eat Train Prosper with Bryan detailing some of the challenges this diet has presented him. Then, we move into some not-so-commonly discussed factors influencing when you might take a deload. Psychological fatigue versus waiting for a loss of performance. We also talk a little bit about approaches for ending “very hard” sets. Grinding through reps vs. cutting a re...

This week on the podcast we are covering our top 5 important aspects to consider implementing to create the most productive gaining period you possibly can. We go into depth on the reasoning behind each of these top selections and important considerations for each. This episode ranges from gaining based on your training age, how much muscle you are attempting to put on, what changes to your traini...

This week we are back with another monthly edition of the Instagram Q&A episode format. This is definitely a favorite recurring format that we will continue to do. The questions covered this week: Training with slow perfect reps with stretch/contract versus fast explosive reps with more weight? What courses do you feel a trainer should do or the best ways to educate himself? Do you think there...

This is a bit of a different episode. We take a devil’s advocate stance to where nuance simply might not matter. It’s an introspective conversation exploring the simple question of, “What if this all doesn’t actually lead to more hypertrophy?” That question becomes an interesting conversation for sure. Thanks for listening! Coaching with Aaron ⬇️ https://strakernutritionco.com/metabolic-performanc...

What started out as an Instagram Q&A box question has become a full-length pod episode where we walk you through some of our mechanical tension / same muscle group superset pairings. We get into the contexts for which each pairing may be most appropriate and some of the deciding factors that went into our choices.  Thanks for listening!  Coaching with Aaron ⬇️ https://strakernutritionco.com/me...

Today’s episode is jam-packed and full of updates. It’s been a few weeks and there has been a lot going on between Aaron heading to the other side of the world, Bryan breezing through his diet to previous diet low weigh-in numbers and a brand new hypertrophy cycle. The episode is sprinkled with insights of self-reflection, training realizations, and an aside about when dieting may actually be good...

Today we have Alberto Núñez on the podcast and we have a follow-up episode to last week’s episode talking about going from Advanced to Elite. Berto is a professional natural bodybuilder and one of the head coaches at 3D Muscle Journey. He provides us with some of his personal and coaching insights into what physical and mental commitments are required to really push yourself to the next level. Tha...

What are the key factors to break past the intermediate lifter phase? It seems that many get stuck in the lifetime intermediate stage. So, how do you go from intermediate to advanced? In today’s episode, we break down this very question. We approach this question from various aspects both inside and outside of training. In addition to providing our personal anecdotes which have helped us breakthro...

This week on the podcast we get into some recent updates for Bryan’s end of systemic metabolic training as he shifts into a local metabolic phase. Aaron shares a (likely) final update on his lower back injury. Then the conversation shifts into our respective “Endgames.” The short, medium, and long term goals for our times spent in the fitness industry at large, and what we hope to provide back to...

This week on the Eat Train Prosper podcast: taking ownership of your own health.  Bryan and Aaron go into some details of a recent set of labwork from Bryan. Aaron covers some interesting findings of Bryan’s Testosterone levels, and we explore potential reasonings as to why and why not this might matter.  Aaron shares thoughts around why it’s important to take ownership of your own internal health...

Today we have an episode featuring Jordan Lips. Jordan is an online fitness and nutrition coach who does a fantastic job at balancing the optimality with the practicality of situations. His Instagram exercise breakdown demonstrations are some of the best you’ll find on the gram. Today we dive into Jordan’s background, how he ended up in the coaching space, his advice on running group coaching prog...

We kick off today’s episode with a small fix to an answer we provided during episode #61 Q&A regarding adding additional sets as a method of increasing stimulus. We also touch on RP’s “Compound-Isolation Sandwich Training” and decide whether cycling carbohydrates during periods of overfeeding has applicable utility. In coordination with the upcoming Evolved and Paragon training cycles that Bry...

Following up on episode #60 (Prepping Your Summer Shredz) we have a long format conversation exploring the various lengths at which a calorie deficit might be most appropriate for you based on: The ambition of your goals Your current proximity to said goals The hierarchy of  importance of where this fits into your life Its potential impacts on others  How much your health stands to benefit from a...

This week is our March edition of the Instagram Q&A format. This is a popular monthly episode format, so we will continue delivering these. If you ever want to get your question featured on the podcast please reach out to Bryan or Aaron directly on Instagram. This month's questions… Do you think there is a rationale to limit the number of fats and/or carbohydrates per meal to a certain nu...

Summer will be here before we know it and your boys here at Eat Train Prosper want to make sure you are well informed, early and successful in your summer body endeavors. In today’s episode, we give you two approaches (one more subjective, one more objective) for planning and tips around executing your deficit to be beach-ready in June. We also provide you with some structure on planning conservat...

Today’s episode is inspired by a recent Instagram post from Aaron comparing two recent DEXA scans. On the surface, it looks like muscle mass was lost…but was that truly the case? Can hypertrophy training mechanism temporarily shift the measurable amount of lean body mass? In this episode we introduce and cover the two types of muscle hypertrophy, myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic. As well as the three...

This week we are covering the various approaches we might take for a deload period and factors that might influence which approach we take. Additionally, we provide suggestions for how you might want to approach changes to nutrition during deloads (if any.) Ultimately, the goal of our deloads are to reduce acute fatigue accumulation to levels again sufficient to allow for continued positive adapta...

Are you training hard enough? How do you know? What are some of the clues you can use to subjectively perceive “enough” in the middle of a set? These are concepts we explore and provide personal feedback on in this episode. Additionally, we answer the remaining questions from episode #56 consisting of missing bicep pumps, Bryan’s new personal program on Paragon, is LMNT a good idea, how much Vitam...

Today we have another edition of our Coaches Q&A segment where other nutrition coaches, in-person and online trainers submit questions. If you’re a new/established coach or looking to get into the space feel free to DM us question specifics to be covered on future Coaches Q&A episodes. 1. What do you guys think about training abs before the primary workout?  2. What’s the order of training...