Eat Train Prosper

This week we are joined by Laurie Christine King! Laurie is an absolute powerhouse on things fitness and nutrition, and a strong voice for inclusivity and diversity in the industry. She also co-founded and operates Paragon Training Methods alongside Bryan. In this episode we dig into the backstory behind the founding of Paragon, what it really means to be strong and well fed, and playing the long...

In this episode Aaron shares some of his recent and personal realizations around how nutrition fits into his social life, as well as some fears and uncertainties surrounding his own training and progress. Bryan sheds some insight on his own recent training realizations and we wrap up with providing our own nuanced takes on the classic question of "What is the best way to train during a defici...

This week we are joined once again by Brandon DaCruz and we are talking about endogenous insulin and everything you might want to know about how insulin impacts how well you can build muscle, drop body fat and ultimately your day-to-day health. Follow / Reach Out to Brandon ⬇️ Instagram: @brandondacruz_ Coaching Inquiries: bdacruzfitness@gmail.com Nutrition Coaching with Aaron ⬇️ https://strakernu...

This week we introduce a big topic in training called Mechanical Tension and why it's important for progressing to you. We also dive into body fat percentage levels and what is most important to know here. The different types of deload techniques becoming more available as well as when you should do you cardio...if at all? Thanks for listening! ✌️ Nutrition Coaching with Aaron ⬇️ https://stra...

In this week's episode Bryan and Aaron cover in-depth 7 questions from Instagram and a few bonus extra questions at the end. Topics range from personal anecdote and research on marijuana use, reasons for/against calorie cycling, leg drive in the bench press, and the best rep range to maximize muscle AND grow muscle simultaneously. Thanks for listening! ✌️ Nutrition Coaching with Aaron ⬇️ http...

This week Bryan and Aaron go over the planning and structure of their respective calorie deficits and mini-cuts that have started. Aaron provides an update on the proposed Full Body Hypertrophy (FBH) training block from a few episodes back. Aaron's covers the importance of getting labwork drawn periodically for your health primarily and to know where you're starting a potential calorie d...

This week on the podcast we have Brandon DaCruz. Brandon is an online nutrition coach, executive for the supplement company Innovapharm, as well as an internationally published fitness model. On top of all of this, Brandon spends a lot of time learning his craft and today he shares a lot of that with us. We cover a broad range of topics mostly centered around energy models for successful dieting a...

This week it's Bryan and Aaron going back and forth on Aaron's proposed daily leg training, reducing exercise variation to personal favorites for the purpose of increasing stimulus to the desired musculature. Bryan provides insight on common pitfalls and what is possibly the most realistic way to design full body hypertrophy programs. The conversation pivots into exercise execution speci...

This week on the Eat Train Prosper podcast we have our good friend, Anders Varner.  Anders is the host of the the Barbell Shrugged Podcast and creator of the Diesel Dad Challenge. Helping busy dads get strong, lean, and athletic without sacrificing family, fatherhood, or fitness. Anders also has an extensive history in coaching fitness, online media, marketing, and entrepreneurship. In today'...

Today we catch up on all things life, training, and nutrition/diet going on as we're now into the first week in April.  Aaron speaks about reaching the end of his 8 month (mostly) lean gains period and Bryan covers how his gaintaining has been going. We also go into psychology of training and how this impacts the tradeoff between what might be optimal and what is practical within the bounds o...

In today's episode we are talking all things training splits. What type of training split might be best suited for beginners, or for more advanced training ages? What factors outside of the gym might impact which training split could work best for you right now. We discuss our current training splits, some of our favorites we have used, as well as common splits we personally find we do not li...

This week we revisit our training during last year's lockdown and the modifications we made and how it affected us physically and mentally. Our best advice for what to expect and plan for when returning to the gym after lockdown, and lastly how to approach breaking plateaus. Topics Explored: 1. Reflecting on training during lockdown. Looking back now one year later. 2. For those who haven&apo...

This week we have another Instagram Q&A covering the psychology around "doing less", how to balance your volume between rep ranges, and appropriate course of action following a blowout/cheat meals and philosophies here. *Note. Bryan was experiencing some audio hardware issues later into the episode. Topics Explored: 1. Coming from a higher volume training program (for example: compet...

Today's episode surrounds the ever important topics considering evaluating appropriate progression when moving through a training cycle. Speaking from the context of primarily hypertrophy but with indications of where dually applicable for strength as well. 1. What is the relevancy of achieving a greater tonnage in evaluating progression? Is tonnage a metric we should pay attention to in a mi...

In today's episode Bryan and Aaron explore three different topics that always seem to be circulating in the various training and nutrition spaces.  Dieting on a higher carbohydrate vs. a higher fat intake. There are generally two different considerations on this. One is shorter term, more geared towards aesthetics and physique. The other is a longer term approach and more health and longevity...

Bryan and Aaron catch up on the current states of their personal and professional lives. Of course they also go deep on the current landscape of their own hypertrophy training, physique goals and what their nutrition looks like. Including a long aside about Bryan's future plans for a natural bodybuilding show in 2022 and thoughts surrounding potential approaches for this. Aaron's Metabol...

On today's episode we have our first ever guests, Dr. Dave Maconi and Abel Csabai. Dave and Abel are both very knowledgable about training and nutrition and have valuable insights regarding each. Topics Explored: 1. General thoughts on how much the genetic potential of strength and hypertrophy are related? 2. Conjecture on some potential "strength numbers" that genetically average p...

In this second Q&A style episode Bryan and Aaron cover more questions asked from their Instagram followers. The questions are a solid balance between training, nutrition, and some  of the differences in how men and women can approach training respective to their physiological differences. Questions Answered: If I’m looking to maintain a lean physique but am confused if I’m eating enough or not...

We often talk about topics with a view from above, zooming in on the advanced trainee. But we all started somewhere, and the way in which you start can impact what you learn, how you interpret the information you’re receiving as feedback from your body, and what processes become your guiding principles as you progress through the training journey.  In this episode we discuss some of the basic trai...

Bryan and Aaron provide their take on the protein range debate. Is 0.8 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight sufficient? Is there any beneficial potential in eating up to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight.  Are those upper ranges superfluous or is there any merit? What are the important contextual considerations that warrant a lower protein intake vs. the higher end ranges. Questions...

This is part two of a two-part series on how to incorporate better position for improving exercise execution. Bryan and Aaron go into detail on improving mechanics, getting more hypertrophy, and decreasing joint discomfort from the movements you are performing.  Body Parts Discussed: Chest Back Shoulders Triceps Biceps Topics Covered: Intelligently searching for the width/depth and angle that work...

This is part one of a two-part series on how to incorporate better position for improving exercise execution. Bryan and Aaron go into detail on improving mechanics, getting more hypertrophy, and decreasing joint discomfort from the movements you are performing.  Body Parts Discussed: Quadriceps Hamstrings Calves Topics Covered: The importance of moving through a full range of motion for quadricep...

Bryan and Aaron field questions directly from Instagram about nutrition and weight lifting heading into the start of 2021. Questions Answered: Curious your thoughts on how maintenance calories should change when a change in sport occurs. CrossFit to bodybuilding, lifting to endurance, etc.  What is the difference between upper/lower and body part split programming? I work out hard and track macros...

In this very first episode of the Eat Train Prosper podcast Bryan and Aaron discuss their origins around how they first got into weight lifting, when nutrition started to become a priority, and the paces of life that have landed them here, now. Topics Covered: The reason for starting the podcast Introductions to weight lifting Becoming coaches Progressions through different types of training Backs...