Chasing Clarity: Health & Fitness Podcast

EP. 54: CONCURRENT TRAINING: HOW TO COMBINE RESISTANCE TRAINING AND AEROBIC TRAINING THE OLD THOUGHT PROCESS AROUND CARDIO DIFFERENT TYPES OF CARDIO WHAT IS CONCURRENT TRAINING THE INTERFERENCE EFFECT AKA WILL CARDIO RaOB YOU OF YOUR GAINS? THE UPDATED RESEARCH ON CONCURRENT TRAINING AND THE INTERFERENCE EFFECT BENEFITS OF COMBINING RESISTANCE AND AEROBIC TRAINING PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS ON HOW TO...

EP. 53: MOVEMENT IS MEDICINE: HOW CARDIO ACTS AS THE FOUNDATION FOR FITNESS & HEALTH SPAN INTRO TO HOW EXERCISE IMPACTS HEALTH SPAN THE BENEFITS OF AEROBIC TRAINING AND WHY WE SHOULD DO IT HOW AEROBIC TRAINING LOWERS ALL CAUSE MORTALITY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ALL CAUSE MORTALITY LONGEVITY BENEFITS OF STEPS Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Brandon on IG: htt...

EP. 52: MUSCLE AS MEDICINE: HYPERTROPHY AS A VEHICLE FOR HEALTH TOPICS: DEFINING HEALTH SPAN AND LIFESPAN TOP PREDICTORS OF LONGEVITY AND HEALTH SPAN GUIDELINES FOR ACTIVITY VERSUS THE CURRENT STATS AROUND ACTIVITY HOW RESISTANCE TRAINING AND BUILDING MUSCLE IMPROVE HEALTH SARCOPENIA AND IT’S IMPACT ON HEALTH HOW MUSCLE IMPACTS ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Bran...

EP. 51: HYPOTHALAMIC AMENORRHEA: HOW TO REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF REDS & RECOVER MENSTRUAL CYCLE FUNCTION TOPICS: THE LINK BETWEEN REDS AND HYPOTHALAMIC AMENORRHEA HOW TO REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF REDS TIME COURSE OF RECOVERY FROM LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY AND REDS HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO RESTORE MENSTRUAL CYCLE FUNCTION? RESEARCH ON HOW TO IMPROVE MENSTRUAL CYCLE RECOVERY THINGS TO AVOID WHEN TRYING...

EP. 50 RELATIVE ENERGY DEFICIENCY SYNDROME & LOW ENERGY AVAILABILITY: THE EFFECTS OF CHRONIC DIETING & UNDERFUELING TOPICS: AN INTRO TO RED-S AND MY EXPERIENCE WITH IT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ENERGY BALANCE AND ENERGY AVAILABILITY CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO RELATIVE ENERGY DEFICIENCY CONSEQUENCES OF REDS/SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Brandon on IG...

EP. 49: POST-WORKOUT NUTRITION: NUTRIENT TIMING & PERI-WORKOUT NUTRITION SERIES PART 3 TOPICS: THE IMPORTANCE OF DIALING IN OUR NUTRITION TO OPTIMIZE OUR RECOVERY CAPACITY WHAT’RE THE GOALS OF USING POST-WORKOUT NUTRITION? HOW TO APPROACH POST-WORKOUT NUTRITION GLYCOGEN DEPLETION DURING EXERCISE THE BENEFITS OF CONSUMING CARBS POST-WORKOUT RESEARCH ON THE BENEFITS OF NUTRIENT TIMING AND POST W...

EP. 48: INTRA-WORKOUT NUTRITION: NUTRIENT TIMING & PERI-WORKOUT NUTRITION SERIES PART 2 TOPICS: RECAP FROM LAST WEEK AND INTRODUCTION TO INTRA-WORKOUT NUTRITION WHAT’RE THE GOALS OF USING INTRA-WORKOUT NUTRITION? WHAT’RE THE BENEFITS OF USING INTRA-WORKOUT NUTRITION? BEST FUEL SOURCES AND INGREDIENTS TO USE IN AN INTRA-WORKOUT SHAKE RESEARCH ON THE BENEFIT OF USING CARBS INTRA-WORKOUT EXTRA TI...

EP. 47: NUTRIENT TIMING & PRE WORKOUT NUTRITION: FUELING FOR THE WORK REQUIRED TOPICS: AN INTRODUCTION TO NUTRIENT TIMING AND PERI-WORKOUT NUTRITION WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF USING PRE-WORKOUT NUTRITION? HOW TO APPROACH FUELING PRIOR TO TRAINING WHY YOU SHOULD AVOID TRAINING FASTED NEW RESEARCH ON THE BENEFITS OF PREWORKOUT NUTRITION FOR RESISTANCE TRAINING Where to find us and engage with us :) F...

EP. 46: TRAINING PROGRAM DESIGN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SEXES PART 2: DIVING INTO THE DIFFERENCES IN MUSCLE GAIN, FATIGUABILITY & RECOVERY BETWEEN MALES & FEMALES TOPICS: RECAP OF LAST EPISODE AND INTRO INTO TODAY’S TOPIC SEX DIFFERENCES IN RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE TRAINING AND MUSCLE GAIN SEX DIFFERENCES IN FATIGUABILITY AND RECOVERY FROM TRAINING HOW DO THESE SEX DIFFERENCES TRANSLATE TO FEMAL...

EP:45: SEX DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FEMALE & MALE CLIENTS PART 1: A DEEP DIVE INTO FEMALE PHYSIOLOGY, SEX HORMONES, BODY COMP DIFFERENCES & FUEL USE TOPICS COVERED: INTRO TO THE SUBJECT OF SEX DIFFERENCES DIFFERENCES IN SEX HORMONES HOW ESTROGEN IS BENEFICIAL FOR BODY COMPOSITION AND HEALTH SEX DIFFERENCES IN LEAN BODY MASS, BODY FAT AND FAT TYPE SEX DIFFERENCES IN FUEL USE/SUBSTRATE UTILIZATIO...

EP 44: WHY RESISTANCE TRAINING IS BENEFICIAL & BUILDING MUSCLE IS ESSENTIAL TOPICS: A RECAP OF LAST WEEK’S EPISODE AND AN INTRO INTO TODAYS TOPIC THE MANY BENEFITS OF RESISTANCE TRAINING AND BUILDING MUSCLE HOW RESISTANCE TRAINING AND BUILDING MUSCLE IMPROVES BODY COMPOSITION HOW RESISTANCE TRAINING AND BUILDING MUSCLE INCREASES METABOLIC RATE AND TDEE HOW RESISTANCE TRAINING AND BUILDING MUSC...

EP. 43: ALL THINGS HYPERTROPHY TRAINING WITH DR. ERIC HELMS: FREQUENCY, ADVANCED TRAINING TECHNIQUES, STRETCH MEDIATED HYPERTROPHY TOPICS: RECAP OF OUR LAST EPISODE ON TRAINING WITH THE GOOD DR. HELMS TRAINING FREQUENCY OTHER PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS: REST INTERVALS, ADVANCED TRAINING TECHNIQUES STRETCH MEDIATED HYPERTROPHY Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Brandon on IG: https://www...

EP 42: HOW TO TRACK PROGRESS DURING A BUILDING PHASE, LOW CARB VS LOW FAT DIETS FOR FAT LOSS, CONCURRENT TRAINING, HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES & COLLAGEN PROTEIN Q AND A HOW TO TRACK PROGRESS DURING A BUILDING PHASE WHAT DIET IS BETTER FOR FAT LOSS? LOW CARB OR LOW FAT? CONCURRENT TRAINING AND MUSCLE GAIN HOW DOES HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL IMPACT TRAINING? COLLAGEN PROTEIN? SHOULD I COUNT IT TOWARDS...

EP. 41: METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY MASTERCLASS TOPICS DEFINING METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY HOW OUR BODY USES DIFFERENT FUEL SOURCES BENEFITS OF HAVING GOOD METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY NEGATIVE DRAWBACKS OF BEING METABOLICALLY INFLEXIBLE HOW TO INCREASE METABOLIC FLEXIBILITY Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/ Follow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagra...

EP. 40: THE SCIENCE OF INTERMITTENT DIETING STRATEGIES: A DEEP DIVE INTO REFEEDS & DIET BREAKS WITH DR. BILL CAMPBELL TOPICS INTRO TO INTERMITTENT DIETING DR. CAMPBELL’S REFEED STUDY REFEED STUDY QUESTIONS THE DATA ON DIET BREAKS POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF REFEEDS AND DIET BREAKS NEW SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IN THE WORKS Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.i...

EP. 39: HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’RE READY TO TACKLE YOUR FAT LOSS GOAL IN 2023: TRANSFORMING YOUR BODY & HEALTH IN THE NEW YEAR TOPICS: THE IMPORTANCE OF GOAL SETTING THE MOST COMMON GOAL DURING THE START OF THE YEAR HOW WE DETERMINE IF A CLIENT IS READY TO DIET FOR FAT LOSS WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE NOT READY TO ENTER A FAT LOSS PHASE HOW TO PROPERLY SET HEALTH AND FITNESS GOALS FOR THE NEW YEAR OUR ADV...

EP. 38: MEAL TIMING, CHRONONUTRITION & CIRCADIAN EATING WITH DANNY LENNON OF SIGMA NUTRITION: WHY MEAL TIMING MATTERS TOPICS: CHRONOBIOLOGY OVERVIEW WHAT FACTORS REGULATE OUR CIRCADIAN RHYTHM AND CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL CLOCKS INTRO TO CHRONONUTRITION MEAL/NUTRIENT TIMING AND INSULIN SENSITIVITY CHRONONUTRITION AND ENERGY EXPENDITURE BENEFITS OF MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT EATING SCHEDULE HEALTH I...

EP 37: THE VALUE OF LEARNING TO LIVE AT MAINTENANCE, INTERMITTENT FASTING VS CONTINUOUS DIETING, MENSTRUAL CYCLE PERIODIZATION TOPICS: LISTENER Q AND A ON A RECENT PODCAST I HEARD YOU SAY THAT YOU THINK MAINTENANCE PHASES ARE ESSENTIAL. WHY IS THAT? WHAT BENEFITS DOES A MAINTENANCE PHASE PROVIDE? THOUGHTS ON USING INTERMITTENT FASTING VS CONTINOUS DIETING FOR FAT LOSS SHOULD I FOCUS ON DIET OR TRA...

EP. 36: TRAINING CONSIDERATIONS TO MAXIMIZE MUSCLE GROWTH WITH ERIC HELMS: RATIONALIZING THE VOLUME VERSUS INTENSITY DEBATE TOPICS: TWO PRIMARY PROGRAMMING VARIABLES FOR BUILDING MUSCLE VOLUME PROXIMITY TO FAILURE HOW TO INDIVIDUALIZE TRAINING VOLUME NEW META-ANALYSIS ON TRAINING TO FAILURE FAILURE TRAINING CONSIDERATIONS: COMPOUND VERSUS ISOLATION EXERCISES, LENGTHENED VERSUS SHORTENED RANGE, LOW...

EP. 35: THE SCIENCE OF POST-MEAL WALKS: HOW WALKING IMPROVES INSULIN SENSITIVITY, METABOLIC HEALTH, AND DIGESTION TOPICS: ⁃ WHY METABOLIC HEALTH IS SO IMPORTANT IN THE PHYSIQUE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS ⁃ CURRENT METABOLIC HEALTH STATUS OF AMERICANS ⁃ RESEARCH ON WALKING VERSUS METFORMIN AND ITS IMPACT ON REDUCING INSULIN RESISTANCE ⁃ THE BENEFITS OF POST-MEAL WALKS ⁃ THE SCIENCE OF POST-MEAL WALKS W...

EP. 34: REVERSE DIETING TO STAY LIFESTYLE LEAN & REDUCE THE POST-DIET REBOUND RATE TOPICS: WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A REVERSE DIET AND WHAT IS THE INTENTION OF USING IT THEORY BEHIND REVERSE DIETING WHO IS REVERSE DIETING BEST SUITED FOR THE MANY BENEFITS OF GETTING OUT OF A DEFICIT AND EATING MORE MAIN REVERSE DIET MISTAKES MOST DIETERS MAKE Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Bran...

EP. 33: REVERSE DIET & RECOVERY DIET PHASES: THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A WELL-PLANNED POST-DIET EXIT STRATEGY TOPICS: THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A WELL PLANNED POST DIET PHASE WHY WE NEED TO TRANSITION INTO A POST-DIET PHASE WHAT IS THE GOAL OF A POST DIET PHASE WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN A REVERSE DIET AND RECOVERY DIET WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A REVERSE DIET AND RECOVERY DIET WHI...

EP 32: HOLIDAY EATING GUIDE: STRATEGIES & TIPS FOR THRIVING DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON TOPICS: HOLIDAYS AND HOW THEY AFFECT HABITUAL WEIGHT GAIN TRENDS TIP 1: TREAT THE HOLIDAYS AS DAYS RATHER THAN A FULL SEASON TO SPLURGE TIP 2: TRANSITION TO MAINTENANCE DURING THE HOLIDAYS TIP 3: GO INTO EACH CELEBRATORY DINNER WITH A PLAN ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU BALANCE YOUR ABILITY TO MAXIMIZE ENJ...

EP 31: THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP: HOW SLEEP IMPACTS MUSCLE GROWTH, FAT LOSS, BODY COMPOSITION, TRAINING, METABOLIC HEALTH & HUNGER TOPICS WHAT IS SLEEP AND WHY ITS IMPORTANT WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF SLEEP LOSS AND SLEEP DEPRIVATION? HOW SLEEP LOSS IMPACTS BODY COMPOSITION HOW SLEEP LOSS INFLUENCES HUNGER AND SATIETY HORMONES AND OUR CALORIE INTAKE HOW SLEEP LOSS IMPACTS HORMONES HOW SLEEP LOSS IMPAC...

EP. 30: LIFESTYLE FACTORS THAT LIMIT YOUR FAT LOSS & BODY COMPOSITION PROGRESS TOPICS ⁃ INTRO TO THE TOP LIFESTYLE MISTAKES HOLDING BACK YOUR FAT LOSS PROGRESS ⁃ MISTAKE 1: OVERESTIMATING THE AMOUNT OF CALORIES YOU BURN PER DAY ⁃ MISTAKE 2: SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE ⁃ MISTAKE 3: NEGLECTING THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP DURING A DIET ⁃ MISTAKE 4: NOT MANAGING STRESS WELL Where to find us and engage with us...