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Today we have another edition of our Coaches Q&A segment where other nutrition coaches, in-person and online trainers submit questions. If you’re a new/established coach or looking to get into the space feel free to DM us question specifics to be covered on future Coaches Q&A episodes. 1. What do you guys think about training abs before the primary workout?  2. What’s the order of training...

A fresh and health-focused viewpoint on taking vacations. After a recent poll on Bryan’s Instagram we realized losing weight during short trips and vacations is very common for us. We also realized that we follow a few simple “pillars” on these trips that largely facilitate this outcome. Vacation is often stigmatized as a time that “sabotages” client progress and adherence so today we’re offering...

In this episode we discuss a brand new programming offering from Bryan and Paragon Training Methods. Starting mid February you will now have the option to follow Bryan’s personal training program exactly as he runs it. This will be most appropriate for the higher intermediate or advanced trainee. All the styles of training you see Bryan doing in his IG stories you will now be able to follow exactl...

Today we have a very special guest and friend on the podcast by the name of Jenn Ryan. Jenn is highly sought integrative health and nutrition coach, RN, and 5-time CrossFit Games athlete. She joins the podcast today to talk about her evolution as an athlete, what it takes to stay on top, listening to your body and how important recovery is for longevity. Jenn provides a lot of takeaways during thi...

We are joined today by Mike Millner and we have a very interesting conversation around aspects of your personality and how they are tied to neurotransmitters. Mike is a coach and owner of Peak Optimization Performance, and today's conversation focuses on "neurotyping" and how Mike leverages this when tailoring coaching for clients. Thanks for listening! ✌️ Take Mike's Neurotype...

A slightly different style of episode today! Focusing in on more of prosperity versus eating or training for once. We have a conversation of introspection and reflection today where we cover some of our habits, strengths, weaknesses and belief systems that have helped us reach where we currently are. We cover these mostly from three different avenues: Business, Personal Development, and of course...

Milestone episode number 50 landing right as we head into a brand new year. To kick the year off we have a rapid fire style Q&A segment and we cover a lot of different topics. Let’s jump into the questions! 1. Aside from not getting a variety of minerals, etc. from different food sources (and possible food boredom) is there anything not optimal about eating the same foods day after day for let...

Following up with part 2 covering our experiences at the N1 Education Practical. If you haven’t listened to part 1 yet, it’s recommended to listen to that episode first to pick up the context of today’s conversation. The Practical consists of 4 consecutive days in-person at the N1 Training headquarters going DEEP on human anatomy, biomechanics, and how by gaining a better working understanding on...

Today’s episode is the first part of a 2-part episode following our completion of the N1 Education Practical. The Practical consists of 4 consecutive days in-person at the N1 Training headquarters going DEEP on human anatomy, biomechanics, and how by gaining a better working understanding on each you can improve your own training, and your clients training. You can search dates for upcoming N1 Pra...

Welcome to the monthly ETP listener Q&A episode! Each month we take questions from listeners via our Instagram accounts (@aaron_straker / @bryanboorstein) and provide context-specific and nuanced answers in long format. This month we cover:   1. How to prioritize a muscle group when following generalized programming. 2. Body fat set-point. 3. Things we wish we knew sooner in our coaching caree...

This week Bryan and Aaron cover the complete design of Bryan's new hypertrophy training rotation now that his strength cycle has officially ended. How you can determine your sensitivity when supplementing with Melatonin, and current favorite movement patterns to train the rear delts for hypertrophy. As always, thanks for listening! ✌️ Coaching with Aaron ⬇️ https://strakernutritionco.com/meta...

Coach Kassem Hanson, the creator of N1 Education and N1 Training, brings an incredible and unprecedented depth of knowledge to lifting weights. Revolutionary is the word that comes to mind with how what you will learn from Kassem and N1 will improve your training. Today’s episode you will need to listen to at least twice, because many of the concepts will likely be foreign at first. After listenin...

Today we have an interesting discussion around the thoughts and perceptions that have molded our viewpoints when it comes to selecting the right gym. Bryan also gives the latest updates on managing fatigue for deadlift performance throughout his ongoing strength block, and why he’s excited for his return to a hypertrophy block. What is harder, a 3RM Back Squat or 12RM Hack/Pendulum? And Aaron shar...

Episode 44 consists of updates from the both of us, as well as the many side chats these inspire. Autoregulating intensity and managing fatigue during pursuit of strength. Psychological preparation in low rep heavy sets vs. moderate load higher rep sets. Dietary “normalcy” and wanting nothing to do with it. And lastly why you want to schedule your DEXA Scan before your blood work and not after. Th...

We talk a lot about objectivity on the podcast and one of the top ways to objectively measure changes in lean body mass and fat mass is by getting a DEXA Scan. Today we talk about how it can be beneficial, what you should do to control as many variables as possible, and some of the discrepancies you may find between a DEXA and some other more commonly used methods. Thanks for listening! ✌️ Nutriti...

Today we take a new approach to an Instagram Q&A episode and instead of picking and choosing we answered ALL SUBMITTED QUESTIONS. 23 questions to be precise. We sectioned off the questions into first nutrition related questions, then training related questions, and finally lifestyle related questions. Thank you to all of you guys who submitted your questions for this weeks episode and thank yo...

Today’s episode is a pilot for a new type of episode we may include monthly on research review roundups where we weigh in on some notably practical research in nutrition and training. First up a very cool study demonstrating that metabolic rate pretty much stays consistent throughout our 50’s. Then we dig into a very popular topic right now with three studies suggesting that training at longer mus...

Today we take a bit deeper of a dive on practical progression options for when to increase (or decrease) loads. We cover Dynamic Double Progression a bit deeper and why the rep drop-off model may be a more appropriate progression model for you. Additionally we cover if you should be rearranging your exercise order in your program to give greater rest between the same body parts. Then conversation...

Today’s episode is a special edition Q&A from other nutrition coaches, in-person and online trainers about how we approach certain client cases, protocols, and limiting mindsets. Ranging from psychological and priority questions to reading client bloodwork, digestion issues, and how to transition into the online coaching space from being strictly an in-person trainer.    If you’re an establish...

This week Bryan and Aaron recap the end of Bryan’s diet, his photoshoot comparing the progress he made from the previous year, and an honest critique from Pro Natural Bodybuilders Alberto Núñez and Brian Minor. Aaron shares details about his gut protocol for improving lingering digestion issues as a result of the travel lifestyle, new low weigh-ins during his recovery diet and associations between...

Today we have Zac and Josh of Data Driven Strength on the podcast and we get real into the weeds on what research supports for lifting big weights...and a little bit of getting jacked as well. Zac and Josh take us through what monitoring velocity in your strength training can provide you, the differences in approach for training for strength vs. muscle hypertrophy, and how training at lower RPE an...

After nearly 4.5 months of dieting Bryan is in his final days so we cover his “peaking” strategy he plans to employ heading into his photoshoot. We also discuss upcoming strength training cycles we both will transition to during this fall season after exclusively training for hypertrophy for 2+ years. We wrap up with long-term specialization cycles of 12 months or even longer and when and why this...

Today’s episode is all about delicious fruits, Aaron narrowly avoiding an absolute meltdown because of the common house fly, peaking strategies for end of Bryan’s diet, and things that we wish we knew sooner in our training and nutrition journeys. As always, thanks for listening! ✌️ Nutrition Coaching with Aaron ⬇️ https://strakernutritionco.com/metabolic-performance-protocol Complete Client Check...

The end of Bryan's 8 week ab training experiment and seemingly mysterious new diet low weigh-ins. Could there be more to why your weight fluctuates besides the previous days calorie totals? Which psychological considerations should you take into account on where training and nutrition fit into your current lifestyle and priorities? In a conversation a bit more meta and introspective than usua...

In this episode we speak on a few tips for longevity for the tricep joint specifically, when setting a hard deadline for objective eating outcomes actually become beneficial, and future plans to sprinkle back in some dedicated strength-focused training. Then we get into the topic for the day on fake natty accusations that we have encountered. What our perceptions are on this, misunderstandings man...