Fortis After Hours Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz discuss where they came up with the idea for the March Madness challenge and all they other challenges that we have done at Fortis over the past few years. They also break down the why behind each question for you to earn points in this years challenge and talk about how it can help improve your daily life. As always thanks for listening and we hope you enjo...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast Nate talks with one of our Fortis Barbell members, Ryan. Ryan has been a member for 6 months and has already competed in his first powerlifting meet and made some huge progress both in and out of the gym. As always we hope you enjoy the podcast and if you do please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a rating. Support the show Thanks for list...

Send us Fan Mail Nate does a meet recap from this past weekends powerlifting competition: Bending the Bar Vol. 5. This was a great 2 day event hosted by Bryan May and all the wonderful people of USPA Mississippi. Listen in and also head to our instagram page so you can see the big lifts we are talking about. Also our Summer Slam meet is filling up be sure to sign up soon  to ensure you get a spot!...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz talk about why they love powerlifting. We talk about the difference between the competitive side of powerlifting versus powerlifting style training, we also discuss different mindsets going into meets, and finally we discussed signing up and starting your powerlifting career. Don't wait, just sign up and make it happen! We hope you enjoy this episode an...

Send us Fan Mail This week its just Nate! Enjoy a full 30min of me and Toby going back and forth about being more consistent when life isn't so consistent. We discuss finding your why, obliterating excuses and how to make small changes to end up with a big result. As always thank you for listening and be sure to subscribe and leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate & Liz talk about falling in love...with the process of training. Working out and training days are not all sunshine and rainbows. Today we discuss how and why it is important to keep pushing and putting one foot in front of the other. Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podcast, leave us a rating and share it with your frie...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks episode features Bryan May a fellow gym owner, powerlifter and friend. Bryan is the owner of The Bar Strength and Fitness which is a full service gym where everyone can train hard. We discuss how Bryan first found powerlifting, how it developed into a passion, and how he built his gym from the ground up. This was one of my favorite episodes to record, being that we are...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz answer some common questions as well as some of your questions from our instagram Q & A. They cover a bunch of different topics and questions including why can't I seem to lose weight, will weights make me bulky (no), how do I gain strength and get leaner at the same time. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode and if you do please leave us a rating a...

Send us Fan Mail On this weeks episode of Fortis Worldwide we got the opportunity to sit down with two former Combat Controllers, Justin and Chuck who served together in the 23 STS. We have already had Chuck on the podcast (Episode 2) and I encourage you to go listen to that episode before this one as a lot of content overlaps between the two. Today Justin talks about his journey as a CCT through...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate has Gary Brewer back on for another episode. They talk about the differences between Conjugate and Progressive Overload training methodologies. They also discuss how hiring a knowledgable, professional coach can be crucial in your progress as a lifter. Lastly they discuss the age old question, is there one program that is the best. Find out and then leave us a ratin...

Send us Fan Mail This week Nate and Liz talk New Years Resolutions and some exciting changes coming to Fortis in 2021. We discuss why it is important to make goals and New Years Resolutions and how we can help you stay consistent throughout the year and ensure that you hit those goals. We hope you all enjoy this episode and that everyone is having a wonderful holiday. Please remember to subscribe...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas Eve Eve! This week we have one of my best friends and trainers, Chris Bouley! Chris has an amazing story about how he started out not working out ever and eating whatever and whenever he wanted to getting totally of insulin, making working out a part of his life, and becoming a trainer so he could share that passion with others. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Nate and Liz discuss why your training environment is so important. They discuss the difference in training with a purpose and around others with direction and goals fueling their workouts. They also discuss how the people you surround yourself with can influence your workouts in both positive and negative ways. As always we hope you enjoy this episode and if you d...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the podcast we are joined by Gary Brewer. Gary is a powerlifter, a powerlifting coach as well as a national referee for the USPA. In today's episode we dive in to how Gary got started powerlifting and how he got to deadlifting over 750lbs. We also discuss his coaching philosophy and specifically go into "meet day" mentality. It is a great episode...

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode Nate is on his own...that's dangerous. He talks about being motivated and how to build self motivation by stacking up those success's. He also discusses how you can use motivation to build consistency and how your consistent habits that you've built can then turn around and get you motivated. We hope you enjoy this weeks episode and as always t...

Send us Fan Mail Nate and Liz talk Nutrition! You asked, we delivered! We had a few listeners ask if we could do a podcast about nutrition, so here we are. We talk about how nutrition is an essential part of making progress for both weightless goals as well as performance goals. We also discuss how there seems to be an all or nothing mentality with nutrition. You are either on your diet or off. Wh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Nate and Kaylee discuss the Fortis Powerlifting teams performance this past weekend at the Drug Tested Northwest Florida Powerlifting Open. We had a total of eight competitors compete in this meet and everyone hit PRs across the board. We discuss each members performance and we got to hear a little bit about Kaylee's background and why she originally became a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Nate & Liz talk about why you're not making progress...and how to fix that! They discuss different factors that could be holding you back from making progress including programming, nutrition and recovery. Having a quality, well thought out program is essential for success. Nutrition and recovery efforts can be equally as important and crucial to your succ...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast Nate is joined by his good friend, training partner, and fellow powerlifter Brian Porciuncula. In todays episode we discuss starting out as a personal trainer, developing a job into a career, and what to expect when going to your first powerlifting meet.   Brian lives up in Chicago and this is our first episode using Zoom.  As such the quality is not as go...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the podcast Nate & Liz co host a talk with their good friend and client Bethany Taylor. She talks about the rigorous education needed to become a lawyer, how fitness was part of her life at a very early age, and she also talks about having a good competitive spirit. We find out what its like to show horses, and it surprised us both the amount of physicality...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we sit down with one of my good friends and coaches Tyler Miller. Tyler is a tactical strength and conditioning specialist over on Hurlburt field. He is also an accomplished Olympic Weightlifter and has over 10 years of competitive experience in the sport. Today we talk about his early start in sports, his passion and drive to be one of the best strength coaches, a...

Send us Fan Mail Buckle up, it's a long one! In this episode Nate and Liz discuss Liz's powerlifting journey, they talk about programming differences between male and female athletes, and also discuss what it's like being a female strength coach in a historically male dominated area. If you are new to powerlifting and or looking to sign up for your first competition, Nate and Liz go...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the podcast, Nate interviews a good friend, training partner, and retired Combat Controller, Chuck Edwards. We discuss his Never Broken mentality, how he uses violence for good, as well as the amazing story of how he totally rebuilt his body from the ground up after getting shot multiple times during a deployment. Chuck is an American warrior through and through...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Nate and Liz discuss the sacrifices necessary for real growth. Many people overlook the fact that in order to create real results and really grow, you must sacrifice something. Sometimes that's money, sometimes that's time, and sometimes even friendships may be lost in order for you to grow and move forward towards your goals. They discuss this in relatio...

Send us Fan Mail Nate and Liz briefly discuss where the came from, how they got into fitness and why they started Fortis. This episode was recorded during Hurricane Sally so if you hear some wind gusts that's what that is. This is still just a practice run for us but get ready full podcasts will be dropping soon. Support the show Thanks for listening! Please remember to subscribe to the podca...