General Fitness Companycast

In today's episode, I talk about what happens your immune system kicks in. It can do it for a number of reasons. Pathogens, irritants, or even trauma can all cause your immune system to go on alert. Today we'll find out what happens when it does. 

In today's episode, I talk about a conversation I had with a colleague about what makes a good trainer. I give you my analysis here on what you should be looking for a trainer to help you with and/or what you should be working on by yourself.

I'm acknowledging that I've skipped a few Fridays and I'm going to talk about over-exertion as well as burnout. This happens in life as well as in the gym and I've got a few short shares on how to combat the monster that makes us feel down when we're "down." 

In today's episode, we're going straight fitness. I'm talking about identifying injuries, possibly preventing them, and treating them if they pop up. Listen closely if you have any nagging injuries, this might help you get over the hump to recovery. 

In the last episode, I talked about motivation. I realize that this is a bit of a nuanced topic, so I decided to dive a little deeper and talk about what we deem as good or evil.

This episode is about motivation. Motivation can be fleeting, but usually, that's because people deploy temporary tactics for something that needs to be more long-term. In this episode, I'll talk about the 8 motivation styles and which ones are the most beneficial to anyone trying to achieve something beyond their current level of achievement.

In today's episode, I talk about the discomfort that is involved in growth and the one thing that can help you mitigate that discomfort. It's something that I used when I was making my transition from employee to entrepreneur, but I think it's actually beneficial for everyone in any stage of transition in their lives. If you want something right for you, then you have to take a few steps to make s...

Today, I'm feeling a little low energy, so this was a short episode on happiness and the easy life. They are synonymous, however not in the way you might think. People say that happiness is easy. All you have to do is give up on your hopes and dreams. I'm here to tell you that happiness isn't as nihilistic as people may lead you to believe...

I was watching the History channel the other day and it gave me a little insight into today's episode. There are some things in life that will never go away unless you take proper action. Often, that means that you have to not only swallow your fear and take action, but also do some research into finding out what the actual problem is. Throughout history, we've found many solutions to problems, ho...

You probably think you deserve better in life and you probably do...maybe. In today's episode, I'm going to talk about why people don't get what they believe they deserve and what simple things that they are probably not doing to ensure that they get what they want. Also, if you're still unsure after this episode, take a look at this personality test developed by a team of psychologists that can h...

In today's episode, we took a bit of a turn. Instead of talking about my usual living a better life or fitness tip theme, I decided to talk about dreams and what they mean to us. I like to think that they have a little more meaning than many people think and I'll make my case here in less than 20 minutes.

In today's episode I talk about working on something specific to get big goals accomplished.

In today's episode, I discuss being strong in the face of victimhood. What we have to realize is that we are all victims, how we respond to those instances where we feel like victims or feel like we lost, is what will determine your long-term outcomes. We'll discuss that and how you can overcome those feelings in this short episode.

In this episode, I talk about communication and why it's different than just talking to someone. Proper communication ensures that your needs are met as well as the needs of the person/entity that communicates with you. It all boils down to compassion. Listen to discover how your communication can help your interactions with everyone go a little more smoothly.

This is a throwback from the beginning of the pandemic with my mentor and teacher Joe Cannon. He was the instructor that certified me over 15 years ago in becoming a trainer. We had a great conversation about adjusting to Covid, how to find a good trainer, and what I do that has set me apart from other trainers over the last decade or so. We had a lot of fun and I really think you'll enjoy this bl...

In today's episode, I talk about getting your momentum back. I was feeling a little low energy this morning after having a stellar week last week. My birthday celebration played a huge part in that, but I have a few tricks to getting the engine revved up that I want to share with you here.

In today's episode, I felt it necessary to expound on a rant that I went on on social media a little earlier about routines. I realize that it's a little more nuanced than one could discuss in only one minute so I recorded this episode to talk about safe spaces, routines, and execution of the ancient Chinese Buddhist philosophy of "the way."

In today's short episode, I talk briefly about how you can do what you do better by doing something different.

In today's episode, I wanna drop a short personal anecdote about racism and presence. I know they don't sound like they belong together, but when we're talking about reaching your potential, they do.

In today's episode, I talk about the hypothetical dinner with Jay-Z that was proposed a few weeks ago on social media. How did Jay-Z become successful? Well, I'll tell you and you don't even need to pass up a $500,000 dinner to find out.

Sometimes you have it, sometimes you don't. In this episode, I talk about what to do when things don't go your way. I personally dealt with this when I was younger. High in confidence, but low in intestinal fortitude. I was gung ho until the chips fell, but I learned that it doesn't have to be nor should it be that way. You can get what you want, but not always the way you want it.

In keeping with our theme last week of achieving and maximizing your potential, here's another episode on belief. Many people believe that their problems are bigger than them and often aren't conquerable. In today's episode, we're going to look at why problems are actually gifts and you wouldn't be anywhere without them.

In today's episode, I share a few stories about perspective and how a simple perspective change can seemingly create miracles for you. If you want change, then you have to believe it's possible and today we're going to talk about believing in the possibility of change and then initiating it so that you can move forward to get what you believe you deserve in life.

In today's episode, I talk about forgiveness. Building forgiveness is important. This evening is the start of Yom Kippur, also known as the day of atonement in the Jewish faith. So I have a couple of stories about Old McDonald (yeah that one) and a famous Jewish philosopher by the name of Martin Buber. It's a thoughtful piece, so I encourage you to listen a few times to get the message about onene...

In today's episode, I talk about the most used word in the English dictionary, what workout is the best for you, and why our lives are predictable almost to a decimal point.