The Unsexy Businessmen

Macie Wood is a 500HR RYT, yoga teacher trainer, and meditation educator with 7 years of teaching experience. She leads 200HR Yoga Teacher Trainings at BeHot Yoga in Southern Utah and is certified in Vinyasa, Yin, Mat Pilates, and Buti Yoga. What happens when the workout routine you used to love becomes the last thing you want to do? You’ve built the habits, you know movement matters, and somehow...

Can you enjoy a trip to Vegas without feeling like you have to start your fitness routine over when you get home? This week, we’re back from a weekend of steakhouse dinners, concerts, and the Mr. Olympia convention—and Alex’s first weigh-in back was about a pound and a half higher. Apparently, ordering the entire dessert menu still leaves room for a fitness check-in. In episode 14 of the Unsexy Po...

You’re short on protein, you don’t feel like cooking, and the snack in your pantry has “protein” printed across the front. Good enough? We’ve both bought things for the label, checked the macros later, and had a few questions about our purchasing decisions. In this episode of the Unsexy Podcast, we’re ranking our favorite protein snacks and drinks based on what we actually reach for. We cover prot...

Everyone on the internet has a workout you should try, a step count you should hit, and an opinion about what you’re doing wrong. Fewer people stop to ask what you’re actually trying to accomplish. In this week’s Unsexy Podcast check-in, we talk about the gap between advice that sounds helpful and advice that fits your goals, routine, and life. Alex checks in at 164.2 pounds after five workouts, s...

Getting back to running after a torn Achilles comes with a question: can I still do what I used to do? Returning guest Juan joins us to talk about everything between those first awkward steps in physical therapy and finishing a half marathon alongside his brother. Apparently, that includes an underwater treadmill, which takes us considerably longer to understand than it should. We get into the sma...

The Breathing At The End For Non-Video Listeners Is Exactly What You Think It Is: Six workouts in a week, visible progress, and somehow the cheeseburgers still get the most attention. In this episode of the Unsexy Podcast, we’re checking in on week eleven of Alex’s training and talking about a familiar tension: how do you stay accountable without treating every imperfect meal like you’ve ruined ev...

Most people at the gym are perfectly normal, considerate human beings. Then someone curls directly in front of the dumbbell rack, claims three machines during rush hour, or turns a five-minute rest into a full-length documentary—and suddenly, we have opinions. In this episode, we rank the gym behaviors that annoy us most, from questionable smells and abandoned weights to supersets, filming, overcr...

You’re showing up at the gym, getting stronger, and noticing changes in your photos. Then you step on the scale and see the same number. Do you change the plan or keep going? In this Unsexy Coaching check-in, we talk through that question as Alex approaches 70 days of training, tracking, and figuring things out along the way. At 164.2 pounds, Alex’s weight has stayed within a narrow range for week...

Getting healthier isn’t always about working harder. Sometimes the stubborn belief that you should be able to outwork every problem becomes part of the problem. In this episode, we sit down with Shalese King for an honest conversation about food restrictions, PCOS, pregnancy, divorce, an Achilles injury, and the many ways her approach to health has changed over time. Shalese shares her personal ex...

What do you do when you’re following the plan, putting in the work, and your body still refuses to cooperate? In this fitness check-in, we talk honestly about nagging injuries, disrupted routines, crowded gyms, and the moment you start wondering whether all this effort is actually worth it. Alex shares why an irritated forearm has forced him to reduce his weights and reconsider some of his basketb...

Follow Holly On Instagram: @practiceofascent Getting healthier doesn’t always begin with a dramatic transformation. Sometimes it starts by rolling out of bed at 5 a.m., getting on the exercise bike, and keeping one small promise to yourself. In this episode, we sit down with Holly LaRose, founder of Practice of Ascent, to talk about how her approach to fitness grew from wanting to look fit into be...

Consistency is easy to talk about when your gym, schedule, and body are all cooperating. This week, none of those things lined up perfectly. After ten days away from his normal gym—including travel for a family funeral—Alex checks in at 164.4 pounds, five workouts, six days on his macros, and roughly 16,000 steps per day. The numbers matter, but the bigger win was finding a way to keep moving with...

Building an impressive physique is one thing. Rebuilding your life when everything falls apart is something else entirely. In this episode, we sit down with Aaron’s bodybuilding coach, Lloyd Welch, for an honest conversation about the experiences behind his decades in fitness. Lloyd shares how childhood trauma initially shaped his desire to become strong, how a supportive gym community gave him st...

Fitness progress rarely announces itself with a dramatic transformation. Sometimes it looks like completing six workouts, following your macros most of the week, and finally becoming enough of a gym regular that people start fist-bumping you. In this week-seven Unsexy Coaching check-in, we review Alex’s progress, the small signs that his consistency is paying off, and the plan for building muscle...

Ever wonder what it really takes to transform your body and compete at the national level? This week, Aaron and Alex sit down with Melissa Rhodehouse—certified personal trainer, certified nutritionist, and 2020 Mrs. Idaho—to break down the reality of fitness, nutrition, and discipline. From tracking every meal to grinding through leg day with a torn Achilles, Melissa shares why your scale doesn't...

Fitness progress gets frustrating when you’re doing the work but can’t see enough change in the mirror. The scale stays the same, progress photos look suspiciously familiar, and suddenly your brain is demanding another DEXA scan just to prove something is happening. In this check-in episode, we talk honestly about the mental side of changing your body. Alex shares his latest weight, workouts, macr...

Joshua Varozza didn't become a success story overnight. At 404 pounds with a history of heart problems, he made the decision that would change everything—but it wasn't one decision. It was a series of uncomfortable, sometimes hilarious, occasionally dangerous choices that led him from morbidly obese to the cut guy at the gym. In this episode, Josh sits down with Alex and Aaron to talk about gastri...

Alex and Aaron break down their unsexy approach to real fitness results during an honest gym check-in session. This week covers macro increases, the power of consistency over intensity, and some hard truths about gym etiquette that nobody wants to hear. You'll learn why dropping your ego (and your weight) actually leads to better gains, how the compound effect of daily habits creates real transfor...

On this episode of Unsexy Businessmen, we sit down with Ashlee Crofts—a registered nurse, mindset coach, and real person who's built a life most people think is impossible. Ashlee walks us through her raw 8-year sobriety journey, her 10-year health rebuild from 263 pounds to 125 pounds, and the unglamorous, repetitive habits that actually stick. Forget the buzzwords and quick fixes. This is about...

In this episode, Alex and Aaron dive into their weekly fitness check-in, getting real about the ups and downs of staying consistent at the gym. They break down why some days feel like shit even when you're doing everything right—the macros, the sleep, the form—and why showing up matters more than hitting PRs. You'll learn how to get honest feedback on your training form, why incremental progress b...

In this episode, Aaron and Alex sit down with Joshua Cooper—a software engineer who lost 27 pounds by doing the most unsexy thing possible: actually tracking his food. Josh shares his real journey from 242 pounds to 215 pounds, explaining how a weighted vest walk didn't cut it until he fixed his nutrition. You'll discover why macro tracking changes everything, how to leverage AI to nail your calor...

In this week's check-in, Alex and Aaron break down what actual fitness progress looks like when you stop chasing Instagram aesthetics and start chasing real results. They're three weeks into their fitness journey and already seeing wins that matter—from fat loss in unexpected places to newfound vascularity. What You'll Learn: How to properly track weight, macros, and gym performance without obsess...

Follow Stuart: stuart.hoffman.55 This week Alex and Aaron are joined by their old mission buddy Stuart Hoffman — and yeah, the guy looks jacked now, so naturally we had to ask him how it happened. Stuart breaks down his fitness journey from hitting 240+ pounds to chasing a 10-12% body fat goal, and he doesn't sugarcoat any of it. We're talking fasted workouts, macro tracking, cheat meals, Hyrox, a...

Alex is two weeks into his fitness rebuild and the results are already showing—but not where you'd expect. In this raw coaching check-in, Aaron and Alex break down why form beats ego every single time, why your bathroom scale is lying to you, and the one thing that'll make you actually follow through on your fitness plan. You'll hear real talk about what's working (consistent early morning workout...

This week the oldest Skinner joins the party. Alex and Aaron sit down with their brother Monty a 57-year-old road warrior, first-time grandpa, and guy who used to be hovering dangerously close to a diabetes diagnosis to talk about what finally made him take his health seriously. No dramatic rock bottom moment, just a doctor, some blood work, and a decision to actually do something about it. What Y...