The Everyday Pursuit

All the hype on social media over the past five years has been to grow the nicest butt possible. The fitness era goes through phases where people want to build different body parts and the popularity of an ideal figure changes from decade to decade. All this being said, you probably do want to grow a nice booty considering that's what's in right now. If this is you and you want to grow the...

If you've been in the fitness in for a while or have you done any of your own research on what weight lifting exercises are the most beneficial I'm sure you have heard that the squat, bench press and deadlift are some of the best! So, what are the other lifts that are contenders with the top three that you're probably missing out on? Listen to this episode of The Everyday Pursuit Podca...

Being at a plateau in your fitness journey is one of the most frustrating things you'll experience! You're putting in the work inside the kitchen and the gym, but your results do not match your effort. This is a hazardous place to be because this is where most people end up quitting. Don't be the person who quits and never fulfills their goals and desires In this episode of the Everyda...

As a coach, it's a bummer to see people not go to the gym and better their lives just because they are scared of the gym. The gym should be a safe place for people to better themselves, but is it a safe place? For most people, the gym is a very uncomfortable place...but why? How do you go from being uncomfortable, intimidated, and basically loathing the gym to being a badass babe that feels se...

Most people know that sleep is important, but how important? What are things that actually influence when it comes to fat loss, getting muscle, performance, and overall energy/health? In this episode, I bring on coach Mike DeNora, the head in-person coach with Pursuit and we discuss how both good and bad sleep has influenced the prorgess of the hundreds of clients we've trained, and how it&#39...

Feeling super motivated is one of the most empowering feelings. Some days we feel like nobody could ever stop us and other days we feel like we don't even wanna get out of bed. Have you relied on emotion too much in your life to get you to do things you know you need to do? I can tell you firsthand that I let my emotions control my actions way too much in my early 20s and I'm still paying...

Have you ever seriously tracked your food? When I say serious I mean tracking your food by measuring and weighing out EVERYTHING you put in your mouth. If you have then you know that it can be a royal pain in the rear end! Just because the "bodybuilders" precisely measure everything they eat doesn't mean you have to if you want to burn fat, build muscle, & increase your performan...

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live forever? I think almost every human has had this thought and it's completely normal, but in order to answer this question fairly, I think you would want to know what the quality of life would be like. If you live to be 80 years old but the last 20 years of your life you are hobbling around with a walker and missing out on life's joy...

Walking around super confident all the time is not an easy task. Even at my most confident points, I suffer from some sort of self-doubt if I'm completely honest with you. A certain amount of self-doubt can be healthy because it keeps us hungry, but too much can cripple you. In this episode, I bring on my Brooke Blasko and talk to her about all things confidence. How to build it, how to keep i...

In my 11+ years of training, I've heard the argument that carbs are the culprit to people getting fat so many times that I can't even count. I've also heard that too much fat will make you fat...  So what's the actual truth, are carbs or fat the evil villain in fat loss? In this episode of The Everyday Pursuit, I break down what you should worry about most when it comes to fat loss...

Initially, when I talk to clients they tell me they want to get stronger but after diving a little deeper into their goals I realize they just want to have bigger muscles and look good naked. The big question is, does strength correlate with size? If you are getting stronger in the gym does that mean you're going to have better-looking more aesthetic muscles? These are 2 questions I get asked...

Doing hard stuff is the ONLY way to cultivate a winning mindset that's resilient. Have you ever struggled with depression, anxiety, the feeling of accomplishment, low self-esteem, or all the above? If you have, then you probably need to follow the steps in this podcast and purposefully do more hard/difficult things that produce a positive chemical release when you accomplish these tasks. Human...

Have you ever heard the term "stubborn fat"? I've heard that term more times than I could even tell you. There's nothing wrong with coining terms except when people start believing that fat can actually be stubborn.   In this episode, I bring on coach Mike DeNora, our in-person head coach with Pursuit. We both heavily dissect several different terms you might hear in the industry...

After I graduated high school and left the military I felt pretty lost because I no longer was part of the team I lost the camaraderie, I lost my competitive nature of myself, and I felt like the high-achieving Stefan I know was ultimately not satisfied with my health and fitness goals. In this episode, I bring on my special Brooke Blasko who is an ex-athlete and young entrepreneur. We talk about...

Excuses, we all have them! I find myself making excuses in certain areas of my life every single week, but there has to be one point where enough is enough. If you're feeling stuck it's likely because you have bought into your excuses that you've been selling yourself for far too long. Listen to this episode where I give you actionable steps on how I overcame my excuses and no longer l...

Have you ever been seriously injured? Have you ever had a nagging injury that seems to never go away? If so, what do you do about these injuries? It's an unfortunate situation, but I hear a lot of people just give up on lifting free weights or doing any type of high intensity training because they're so afraid of getting injured. There are ways to come back from injuries, there are effecti...

I've seen an influx of keto snacks in the last couple of years and they keep getting yummier but they also keep getting further away from with a diet is really all about. I've seen this with so many different fad diets that it's starting to irritate me because I know it's sending people the wrong message and confusing that. If you've ever been confused about what snacks you sho...

Do you feel like you're not making the progress you want in the gym but you're being consistent with your workouts? Any coach that's experienced and has programmed clients for 3+ years should know that intensity is king. Intensity dictates the duration, volume, and mode of the exercise. This is a very common overlook subject when people go to the gym because they're just following...

Tracking your macros and counting every calorie is not for everybody, get that! I've helped countless people with their nutrition and have a plan that works for them but this plan might look a little bit different for everyone. In this episode, I give you tangible tips and tricks that will help you hit your calorie goals and macro goals more frequently which will ultimately lead to a better ph...

I can't tell you how many current and potential clients I've talked to you so far in 2022. After chatting with literally hundreds of people I've realized that most of you are so caught up in the details that you get paralysis by analysis. You overanalyze small details to the point where you are afraid to take action because you don't want to do something wrong. In this episode, coa...

We all have to deal with fear almost daily, but are you letting fear completely dominate your life? Think about the decisions you make each day. Think about the small decisions, the large decisions, and the life-altering decisions. Do you make them just because it's safe? Do you always take the safe route? Do you let fear dictate the direction of your life? In this episode, I dive into specifi...

If you've trained long enough and hard enough you likely had some type of injury. Some are worse than others but no matter how big the injury there a pain in the ass. There has been several time spans in my training career where I felt like I was getting injured every few months and every few years I had a serious injury. How do you train around those injuries? How do you prevent those injurie...

Do you feel like you have tried every diet out there? Have you cut out carbs, increased your protein, cut out sugar, and limited alcohol? As a coach for over 10 years, I have tried just about every mainstream diet you can think of. In this episode I give you an honest perspective on each diet, what I think it does, and if I think it's overall beneficial. I dive into the way I'm currently e...

Do you enjoy your weekends? Which day do you consider the weekend? These are serious questions to ask yourself because some people feel the weekends are free game when it comes to their nutrition and training while others feel like the weekends are just another day. In this episode I'm going to teach you how to navigate around and enjoy your weekend by not falling too far off track and feel li...

Have you ever wondered what macros are or what your macros should be? Well, in this episode I explain what macros are, how you should set them, how your coach should set them, and what you need to do to make sure you are the most successful in creating the physique you want during a cut or bulk. Setting the correct macros is not just a one-time thing, it's a constant scientific experiment with...