Build for Health with Srdjan Injac

This week on Build for Health , Pete Wright and coach Srdjan Injac get down to the nuts and bolts of training with a focus on two fundamentals: form and isolation. While flashy new exercises and ever-heavier weights can grab attention, Srdjan reminds us that real progress comes from precision. Form isn’t about looking sharp in the mirror; it’s about safety, efficiency, and making every rep matter....

What’s the real difference between training at a big national gym and a private studio? New trainer Brooke Passey joins Pete and Srdjan to unpack incentives, atmosphere, and coaching—and Srdjan drops news about his own bodybuilding prep. Brooke shares what it’s like to move from a commercial gym to independent coaching: behind-the-scenes sales pressures, “numbers” targets, and sticky contract rene...

This week, we zoom in on the moment you decide to get help—how to choose a trainer (and a gym) that won’t waste your time or your joints. Srdjan contrasts the incentives inside big-box facilities—where volume and sales often dominate—with the owner-led standards, community, and results focus he’s seen in private gyms. The gist: when reputation’s on the line, care gets personal and outcomes matter....

This week on Build for Health , Pete Wright sits down with trainer Srdjan Injac to take on one of the most misunderstood stages in any fitness journey: maintenance. Why do so many people hit their goals and immediately fall off the wagon? Is maintenance just an excuse for taking your foot off the gas, or is it a legitimate skill that deserves as much attention as any muscle-building or fat-loss ph...

We treat recovery like flossing: we say we do it, but mostly we don’t. This week, Pete and Srdjan break down the myth of rest-as-recovery and walk us through what your body actually needs to come back stronger. Srdjan lays out his full stack of recovery techniques—from the basics like sleep , hydration , and nutrition , to the heavy hitters like cold plunges , sauna sessions , cupping , deep tissu...

There is a moment—quiet, unassuming, easily missed—that defines everything that comes after. It’s not a personal record. It’s not a transformation photo. It’s not even the first workout. It’s the decision to begin. And what’s remarkable about that moment is not how grand it feels, but how small and personal it really is. In this episode of Build for Health , Pete sits down with Srdjan to investiga...

Every era has its elixirs. The ancients had tinctures of mercury. The Victorians had cocaine cough drops. We, the modern wellness wanderers, have supplements—powders and pills, scoops and sachets, promises wrapped in slick branding. But what happens when you start asking: does any of it actually do anything? In this episode of Build for Health , Pete Wright and Srdjan Injac open the supplement cab...

In Episode 2 of Build for Health , Pete Wright and ELEV8 Fitness founder Srdjan Injac take on the misunderstood superstar of the nutritional world: protein . Following last week’s case for muscle as medicine, this episode gets into what fuels that muscle. Spoiler: It’s not just about eating more protein—it’s about eating the right kind , in the right amounts , at the right times . What You’ll Lear...

Welcome to Build for Health, where we flip the script on what strength really means. Hosts Pete Wright and coach Srdjan Injac invite you to leave the “get shredded fast” mindset at the door and discover how building muscle is the ultimate investment in your long-term health, sharp mind, and resilient life.  In this debut episode, Srdjan busts fitness myths, explains why muscle is your metabolic se...