Black Iron Radio

Ashley and Carly briefly stop by to talk about celebrating client successes, fitness influencer scams and the legal trouble some of them are finding themselves in, and male body image inside and outside the gym.

Our newest coach, Muffy, joins Krissy to talk about her background, her coaching style, how to handle bad body image while enjoying outdoor adventures, how to eat on and off the trail, and why the outdoors is for everyone.

Krissy, Ashley and Kels tell the story of Black Iron Nutrition and how we accidentally started a nutrition company when we were focusing our efforts elsewhere. Take a trip down memory lane with us!

Nicole and Kirstie stop by to talk about what you need to do to maintain your fitness during your pregnancy. They go into what to expect, how each trimester is different, the modifications to your routine you'll need to make, and why you should embrace the many ways your life will change.

We welcome on one of our long time clients Jess onto the program to share her journey. She talks about her fitness and nutrition journey, her scale and non-scale victories, and the process of growing that was never linear, which is what makes growth so challenging and rewarding.

Emi stops by to talk about Gym Anxiety. It's the new year, you might have committed to making positive changes to your life, and there's a bit of stress and anxiety holding you back or making you shrink inside of yourself. Emi and Ryan have a conversation to share their experiences and lessons they've learned on how to deal with anxiety, lack of confidence, and stress stepping into gyms, whether i...

For anyone out there in these here internets, welcome to BIN Radio. We are a nutrition and fitness themed podcast done by the fine folks at Black Iron Nutrition. On this episode, we are joined by coaches Ryann and Morgan, and we share the guiding principles and philosophies that we have formed over time that drive us as a company and then we give a fairly in depth primer about nutrition and how to...

Lauren stops by to talk about blood sugar regulation. Blood sugar regulation is one of the most important aspects of nutrition we stress to clients. Lauren talks about why it's important, what the signs and symptoms of poor blood sugar regulation are, the acute and chromic problems it can cause, and how to go about fixing it and how to maintain good blood sugar regulation

Two of our Black Iron Training rockstars, Kelly and Kiefer- who is now head of programming- stop by to talk about the never ending struggle between eating and training for improved performance and eating and training to look beach ready. We talk about why non-scale goals can help to eliminate the tunnel vision of aesthetic goals, why it's okay to want to focus on one or the other, and why it can b...

One of the largest components of your journey will be reflecting on, then giving yourself permission to change your identity. It will most likely be necessary that you will have to retool some of your relationships and habits so that your goals and lifestyle align. Piggybacking off of Episode 90, Lauren and Diana talk further about navigating objections and obstacles from friends, family, and love...

It's inevitable that at some point in your fitness and nutrition journey, you will be confronted by a situation where someone-an acquaintance, a family member, a partner, a friend- will express their lack of support and understanding towards your goals and your approaches to them. Kelly and Ryann stop by to talk about these situations, how to deal with those situations, from how to handle your fee...

Ashley, Maggie and Libby stop by to talk about our favorite macronutrient-protein! They talk about what protein is, why protein is so important, how to choose the best sources of protein, what other macro and micronutrients to pay attention to when choosing protein sources, and how to improve protein digestion and absorption.

From Tape Worms to Detox Teas, Ashley, Maria and Courtney gang up to talk about various fad diets that have come and gone throughout the years. We try to decode the allure of fad diets, demystify the reasons and ways they can work, and explain why they can be among the worst possible options to sustainably lose weight and improve health. Ask yourself. What do you do when your fad diet ends?

Maria and Courtney stop by to talk about the need to invest in yourself. The payoff for good habits usually isn't immediate; they take time to build and they can take longer to see the results they bring. But like many things in life, those (sometimes) hard things are worth pursuing. The goal for all of us is to do our part to lead you to enjoy a long and fruitful life!

Lauren and Marisa talk high cortisol. Feeling tired but wired? Contemporary life with all of its pressures means many of us are running through life with elevated levels of cortisol. They talk about how and why it happens, what the symptoms of it are, and finally, what we can do about it.

Emi and Kiefer, two of our resident experts on all things muscle, sit down to talk about hypertrophy. They describe what it is, how and why it happens, why it's good to go through periods of hypertrophic training even if you're an athlete focused on strength or performance. We decided at the beginning of the episode that the topic of hypertrophy, strength, and muscle building in general should be...

Margaux and Maggie stop in to talk about the eight basics we emphasize to help people achieve success: Sleep, Stress management, Getting enough Veggies, Protein, Water, Moving your body, Eating without distractions, Consistency.

Carly, Sarah and Nicole N join us to talk about Client-Coach relationships and what they need from clients in order to help them succeed. A healthy and fruitful client-coach relationship is dependent on communication that is open and honest. While nobody is ever obligated to share anything with anybody, if clients tell us if they've changed their goals, if they've had a stressful or traumatic even...

We welcome Sabrina, Margaux and Carly on to talk about the influences the people in our lives had on how we relate to food and eating. One of the things we deal with every day is helping people unlearn bad habits and poor relationships with food that they've picked up as children that have carried on into adulthood, and how to encourage and cultivate positive relationships with food and eating to...

Manders, Lauren and Ashley talk about the challenges facing shift workers. Not everyone has the luxury of a consistent 9-5 job, and with that, comes challenges to meal timing, meal tracking, sleep and workout schedules, among other things. We break down our experiences with shift work, how we dealt with it (successfully and unsuccessfully) and share some of the tips and tricks we have developed th...

A few of our mamas, Nicole, Sarah and Maggie talk about confronting some of the challenges moms face and share tips about how to manage priorities in fitness, nutrition, and self care. In order to be the best moms possible, you need to prioritize yourself more!

Kiefer, Jess and Morgan stop by to talk about some of the things you can do outside of the gym to maximize your recovery. From tracking data to getting adequate sleep, there are many things you can do outside of the gym that will make the most of the time you spend in the gym.

Marisa and Lauren stop by to talk about some of the big and small habits we can incorporate/pay attention to while eating that will make a big difference in improving the health of our digestive systems. It's important to pay attention to the signals your body might be giving that are its way of telling you something might be off. Our guts are our second brains, so cleaning up our digestive habits...

Marisa, Emi and Lauren sit down to talk about dealing with low appetite. Whether it be from acute stress, being busy, taking medications or from non-specific reasons, many people go through periods where they find it difficult to eat food, develop temporary food aversions, and generally lose their appetites. They discuss their personal struggles with low appetite and share some strategies they use...

Kelly and Nicole N. join us to discuss one of the most common questions we get: Is it possible to gain muscle and/or strength while in a deficit? We talk about why those are two separate questions, why they take separate approaches, and the extent to which gaining muscle and gaining strength overlap.