General Fitness Companycast

Today we have a special episode with Megan Dupree. She's an expert in diagnosing and treating Nervous System disfunction. This is a clip from a conversation we had about the stress response and what coffee does to it. We'll be seeing more clips from this episode and if you'd like to episode in its entirety, check out our YouTube page next week.

In today's episode, I'm talking about rest. Not sleep so much, but rest. I'll be talking sleep more in depth later on in an interview I did with a very knowledgeable associate. Today, however, I want to talk about rest and how to do it during times when you feel overwhelmed.

This last weekend I had an interesting conversation with my accountant. He was telling me a few things and he had some financial advice that I think would also be helpful as health & fitness advice.

The way we used to workout doesn't work any more, yet people still hold on to it like a toddler to their favorite toy. It doesn't work anymore, yet people still cling to it. Listen, this isn't an episode poo pooing other methodologies of training. This episode is going to teach you why people train the way they do and how I learned to create successful training programs for each unique...

One of my clients asked me how much cardio they have to do to get the body they want for the summer. I responded with, you'll have to do cardio from now until June without stopping. I joke, but it's sorta true because cardio is the worst way to burn fat. Let's find out the best way in this episode.

Double number on the episode felt special this time around so I put together a two for one episode. The intro to this one covers many of the topics that I wanted to discuss in the second half about posture, however, I was locked into teaching people how to do a specific exercise so I didn't get down to it. In the intro, I talk about something very important to posture and it's intra-abdomi...

I've talked about this what feels like too many times, but today I found someone that I know on social media stretching in an interesting way and when I talked to them about it, it made me think of a different approach to this stretching discussion.

We all know that posture is healthy for you. Or is it? You see all those gadgets that remind you to have good posture. Phone and smart watch alerts reminding you to sit up straight. Chest straps that you wear to keep your shoulders back. What does good posture actually even do for you, besides make you look taller? I'm going to talk about the functionality of good posture. Why you should actua...

I was in a conversation today with my client and they told me how they were so busy and I was amazed at all they were getting done. I was curious and asked them to share a little bit about they do and then I realized that a lot of what they were saying was very familiar. Today, I'm going to share with you how one of my busiest clients gets more done than you and I together in one day.

We will be talking about this next week on YouTube. I thought I'd share it with you as a sneak preview. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to drop them into the review section. You can view our YouTube page as well. With over one hundred videos of helpful health and fitness tips, we're sure to answer many of your wellness questions.

This episode is about stretching. Many people believe that stretching is good for you, but it actually can be detrimental to your ligaments and tendons. I discuss a few points that I didn't cover in a previous episode. If you're interested in listening to that episode as well, you can it here. In it, I talk about PNF stretching and what effects that has on your body.

Today is President's Day and it made me think about all the great leaders and mentors. I thought about a few of my mentors and how much they have shaped the trainer, coach, and person that I am today for so many people. This episode is from 3 years ago and it was an interview with my mentor, Joe Cannon. He certified me almost 20 years ago and was the one that got me excited about personal trai...

I've talked about squats on various occasions. How to do them, how not to do them, why you shouldn't do them, and today we'll be examining why you should. I'll specifically address knees as it pertains to your squats and what you should start with if you are having knee issues. There are a few gems in here that I'd like you to note because they are game changers for many of my...

Today I wanted to talk about resilience. It's the time of year when people traditionally experience depression, so I wanted to help bring a little more practicality to resilience. There a few studies that I mention that back up these methods, so try them out and see if they work for you.

Today's episode is a bit of a gem. We have a great talk about how to strengthen your muscles for pull-ups using the TRX. This is part of our TRX Translations series on YouTube. What makes it so special is that it's completely unedited. That's right, you get to hear my slip-ups and at the end, I give a bit of my commentary on the level of difficulty I perceived when trying to do pull-up...

Want to know if you should stop eating gluten? How about what you should do after an injury? Today, I'm going to be talking about a few health and fitness myths that have been circling around that need to be put to rest. Some date back 5 decades, yet some people still think it to be true. Let's debunk some myths today, shall we?

We've been doing testing here at the studio. Everyone is testing their cardio capacity and it brought me to thinking about how we can all test ourselves in the same way. If you'd like to take the GFC challenge and find out why you should be testing, listen to today's episode.

There are a lot of different theories on protein. Some use it to gain muscle and bulk up. Others, use it in their keto diets and lose a ton of weight. What is the deal with protein? Is it magic? What exactly is it and are you getting an adequate amount daily? We're gonna get to the bottom of all this in today's episode.

Do you know the magic words? It was once thought that we could conjure up anything with certain spells or magic words. Turns out this is true to a certain point. What you say determines your reality and it could be exactly as you want it to be...If you let it.

Today, I discuss psychological and physiological stress. I'll be answering the question of whether or not there is good stress and what effect stress has on the body. Most importantly, you're going to learn what you can do to manage some of the unknown stressors so that you live a happier, healthier life.

I'm sure you've heard a lot of tricks and tips to help you stay young. You might even own a few gadgets as well. Today, we're going to talk about a free way to keep your body and mind young throughout the years?

A client posed a question to me today that was very nuanced. As you get older you tend to acquire aches and pains that seem to come out of nowhere. The question is, are those aches and pains degenerations of the joints or do you need to strengthen them? Maybe, it's a little of both...

I was brought back to my college days with a package that I received in the mail. It reminded me of what discipline felt like and it's probably not most people imagine it to be. Often, you see people preaching discipline that seem to be miserable. Today, we're going to talk about what is to have a healthy (and happy) attitude towards discipline.

We're going to talk again about core training and review a few of the subjects I talked about on a similar episode. This is a sneak preview of the lightly edited version. See the full version on our YouTube Channel next week.

Communication is every bit as important to your health as crunches. Maybe even more so. Today, I'd like to give you a look into conversations I have with my clients and how they are sometimes helpful for them to make strong decisions even outside the gym. We're going to be talking about a scenario where one person is faced with an obstacle and to get out of it, they have to properly commun...