Eat Train Prosper

Today on the podcast we have our friend Rachel Gregory and we are talking about women and building muscle. Rachel is a Board-Certified Nutritionist, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Podcaster, and founder of MetFlex Life. She is also the author of the international best-selling book, " 21-Day Ketogenic Diet Weight Loss Challenge . " We get into some of her background, transitioning...

In this week's episode of Eat Train Prosper we have our monthly Instagram Q&A! 10 questions ranging from being scale focused, what to do if you're skinny fat, eating more than 1 gram of protein per pound bodyweight, and what to do after untracked/unplanned caloric overages. We also cover the utility of getting something like a DEXA scan done, go off on a slight aside about Perfect Ba...

Talk about an episode near and dear to our hearts. In this episode we're covering 7 potential mistakes you might find yourself making in your eternal quest for pants-splitting quads, glutes, and hamstrings. Admittedly, it took us many years to realize, learn, and accept these mistakes as we made them ourselves. After listening to this one, may the Gods bless your future leg sessions with the...

This week on the podcast we have Dr. Eric Helms. Eric has a PhD in strength and conditioning, and two master’s degrees, one in exercise science and the other in sports nutrition.  Eric is the co-founder and chief science officer for Team 3D Muscle Journey , chief author of the Muscle and Strength Pyramid books , co-founder and contributor to Monthly Applications in Strength Sport research review,...

This week Bryan and Aaron touch base on the tail end of Bryan's Active Recovery week, when to know when something like an Active Recovery week might be beneficial, and other similar forms of this that might inadvertently occur. They also answer 5 questions from Instagram DMs all in relation to hypertrophy training. Thanks for listening! ✌️ Nutrition Coaching with Aaron ⬇️ https://strakernutri...

Bryan and Aaron cover in detail the exact feeding frequency, timing, and foods they are utilizing while successfully navigating their current diets. Covering some differences between the approaches taken between them, and their respective thoughts and reasoning behind these. Also covered are updates on the Ab Training Experiment, Bryan's current Active Recovery week, Aaron's reflections...

In this week's episode we provide in-depth answer's to 6 great questions from Bryan's Instagram followers. Before we dig into these we cover our favorite strategies for mixing whey isolate with Gatorade (protein + carbs) and lay the groundwork for an 8 week experiment regarding directly training abs. For the opportunity to get some of your questions answered in a future episode you...

After a brief hiatus while Bryan was on vacation we are back talking how to stay on track and not derail progress whilst balancing objective eating, training on vacation and keeping the rest of your family happy. We also weigh-in on the what does training to 1RIR actually subjectively look/feel like and answer how you can approach effectively including partial reps into your training routine. Than...

In this week's episode Bryan and Aaron cover some personal goals outside of training and nutrition. We answer the questions of how you might best incorporate "less than optimal" physical activities into your grand pursuit of physique, fat loss, and performance. The major theme of this episode stems from Bryan's recent training session with Kassem Hanson, Brian Minor and Alberto...

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...