Fortis After Hours Podcast

Send us Fan Mail We're back! This week Nate and Liz talk about progression and why it is so important. They break it down in relation to powerlifting but a lot of the same things can be applied to other areas of your life like at work, at home and more! Hope you enjoy this episode and stay tuned for next weeks 50th episode! Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe t...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Fortis Worldwide is brought to you from the road as Nate and Liz are driving back from Kansas City. This episode recaps Liz's performance in The Showdown Meet, a little about her training leading up to it, and how she was feeling before, during, and after. Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and shar...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Nate and Liz talk with Lauren O'Shea, Fortis Fitness Studio's new physical therapist! They talk about her background, what exactly physical therapy and needling are and how they can be beneficial to everyone, how she is able to personalize her physical therapy services to each individual, and discuss the difference between a personal trainer and a physic...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode Nate and Liz discuss the four different stages of our powerlifting programming: hypertrophy, strength, strength realization & peaking. They discuss each part of a full training cycle along with the intent behind each one. Hopefully the information in this episode will help you better attack each block of training with the proper intent and goals. Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast Nate and Liz sit down with powerlifter, coach and friend Ronald Tarvin. We discuss starting out with a big base in sports and how that can be helpful in strength sports like powerlifting, how Ronald found powerlifting, as well ass his coaching philosophy. Ronald also shares his view on finding balance as a personal trainer and coach. We really enjoyed talk...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast Nate and Liz discuss deload weeks. Why they can be useful, mistakes we see all to often, and how to optimize your deload week to get the most out of it. This was a request from one of our members last week and we absolutely love answering questions like these, so if you have a question or topic you would like us to cover please send it our way! Support the...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode, Nate and Liz wrap up the SBD Essentials mini series talking about the deadlift. They discuss why the deadlift is a good movement for everyone, a little on how to perform it safely along with some misconceptions, the standards of a deadlift in powerlifting, as well as equipment needed and training volume. If you missed the last 2 episodes and are intere...

Send us Fan Mail Nate Liz and Toby sit down to talk about bench. We talked about why the bench press is great for everyone, different standards for the bench press in powerlifting, and key tips on performance and technique to help you grow a bigger bench.  Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your friends so we can...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first of 3 in an SBD (squat, bench, deadlift)  Essentials mini series. This week Nate and Liz focus on the Squat. They discuss why the squat is important and a good movement for everyone, the standards of a squat in relation to powerlifting, different variations of squats, equipment that can be used with the squat, and a little about squat volume. Support the show Than...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Nate and Liz discuss nutrition again. Only this time, the focus is on body recomposition. They discuss what body recomposition is and the best ways to achieve it! In addition, if you're looking for some accountability with your nutrition, no matter what your goals are, listen. up for the newest service offered at Fortis. Support the show Thanks for listening!...

Send us Fan Mail Nate and Liz do a quick recap of the powerlifting meet this past weekend. We are super grateful for everyone that made this event so amazing and also for all our competitors, Fortis had over 20 competing that day! Have a listen and be sure to follow use on instagram and You Tube for more content from the meet! Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to...

Send us Fan Mail Nate and Liz answer one of the most asked questions of all time. How do I lose weight? This episode contains a lot of informative information to help you on your weightless journey. They touch on body recomposition, but that is another topic for another day. This episode specifically focuses on weight loss. We hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please leave us a review! Sup...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast, Nate and Liz answer some questions about competing in your first powerlifting meet. Summer Slam is less than a month away, and we want to help our athletes (along with any other lifters) be as prepared as possible for this meet or any other meet they are competing in. Some of the questions included food, openers, warm ups, expectations, and mindset leadin...

Send us Fan Mail Nate and Liz break down best recovery practices and discuss how to improve your results inside the gym by the things you do outside of the gym. They discuss proper sleep hygiene, nutrition, hydration and appropriate rest. Everyone likes to focus on the work inside the gym and often forgets that the things outside of the gym are what really is going to take your results to the next...

Send us Fan Mail Nate & Liz talk about accountability and the important role that it plays in your success as you move towards your goals. They talk about nutrition accountability as well as accountability in the gym and how it can help you stay consistent and achieve great things.  Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate talks about the differences when training athletes over 40. He specifically talks about his good friend and business partner, Joel, who has lost 30+ pounds over the past 3 year all while gaining strength and becoming the strongest he's ever been.  Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features elite powerlifter, all time world record holder, and coach Joe Sullivan. Joe has been powerlifting for over 14 years and has accomplished some great things during that time including breaking the all time world record squat in sleeves with an 822lb Backsquat at last year's Showdown meet. He is also well known in the powerlifting community for putting out...

Send us Fan Mail Bonus episode!! We had the unexpected and exciting opportunity to have Chad Penson on the podcast. Chad is coming off a win at the Kern US Open (one of the most prestigious powerlifting meets in the world) this past weekend, where he set an all time world record squat of 881lbs and the ATWR total for the men’s 198lbs weight class at 2199lbs. We discuss how he got into powerlifting...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast Nate and Liz talk about why Fortis Barbell is different and what makes our programming so effective. We discuss our methodology and the most overlooked, and quite possibly the easiest, aspect of building strength: technique. We hope you enjoy this episode and if you do please remember to share it with your friends and to subscribe! Support the show Thanks...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate talks about prioritization and time management. We also have a special guest joining us this week, have a listen to find out who. Thanks for listening to the podcast and please remember to subscribe and share this episode with your friends. If you'd like to listen to the whole video where I found the quote, check out the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watc...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate talks about an awesome quote by Steve Martin: "Be so good they can't ignore you." He talks about being undeniable both in the workplace and in the gym as you continue to progress towards your goals. As always we hope you enjoy the episode, if you do please leave a comment and subscribe! Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscri...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate talks about the importance of finding and trusting an expert to help you reach your goals. Whether you are new at the workplace, or at the gym looking to crush your next goal, finding an expert and learning from them is a surefire way to fastback your learning and get the most out of your time. As always we hope you enjoy the episode, if you do please subscribe to t...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate talks about mental toughness. He was supposed to be talking about it last week, but got a little distracted and ran out of time. So if you have not listened to last week's episode, please go back and listen to that before listening to this week's episode. Today, Nate discusses what mental toughness is, how to build mental toughness, and how it can be helpf...

Send us Fan Mail Nate talks about how he used all the negativity from others to build his mind, strengthen his body and eventually build Fortis. He talks about his early childhood and high school years and what initially drove him to start working out. Then he talks about how he didn't let the naysayers bring him down but rather he used their comments as fuel to keep his fire burning as he bu...

Send us Fan Mail Nate and Liz talk SBD and powerlifting! Another great episode with some great information for both powerlifters and people who watch powerlifting. They discuss the intricacies of the squat, bench , and deadlift and they have an exciting announcement at the ed. As always we hope you enjoy the podcast and please remember to subscribe and share the podcast with your friends. Support...