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Cheyne and Luis have a great conversation with Margaret Valenzuela (margaretvfitness@instagram) A fellow Presher coworker, friend and general source of positive energy, Margaret shares with Cheyne and Luis, her origin story. This story has tons of ups and downs that includes vulnerability, mindset and how Margaret overcame her addiction. Margaret also talks about how religion helped give her guida...

Cheyne and Luis open this episode by talking about how Elon Musk bought Twitter and the world is still spinning the same. More importantly Cheyne and Luis discuss Luis' experience at working out at Strong New York with his two workout buddies Alejandro and Joseph. The gym is owned by Kenny Santucci and his goal is to bring fitness to the masses that may be intimidated by the average big box gym or...

Cheyne and Luis talk about Luis' on set experience on a huge set for a video and photo shoot for a major athletic name brand. What was asked of Luis on set and how not glamourous life on the set can be. Now that Luis was on a major photo shoot, it got him thinking about international travel again. Cheyne and Luis also discuss Kyrie Irving and his interactions with the city of Boston and levels of...

Cheyne and Luis cover a variety of topics in this episode. From an update to how Luis' toe is doing to the little win that came from it. You'll have to listen to know what it is. Cheyne and Luis also discuss the most mistakes that people commit in the gym ranging from trying to hit too many accomplishments at the gym too consecutively to programming hopping too often, to not realizing what you are...

Cheyne and Luis discuss Luis' recent trip to the South, Nashville. After returning from Nashville, Luis suffers a small injury which leads to a bigger issue. He drops a weight on his toe which leads an ingrown toe nail, which leads to an infection. This experience is very humbling because something as small as an infected big toe nail can really slow you down both mentally and physically. When enc...

Happy birthday to Luis! Cheyne and Luis talk about the birthday weekend that Luis had and how awkward he felt during festivities. The reason why Luis felt awkward is because he's used to people showing up for him doing something, he's not used to people showing up for him just being. Luis has now lost the role that he's used to playing. Cheyne and Luis see this happen at the gym when people show u...

Cheyne and Luis cover a lot of information in this episode. Topics discussed are: the fitness party happening at Presher Fitness organized by Joseph aka Fit2Conquer, the classes that Cheyne and Luis are programming for the men's Rugby team, what a strength class is, the ongoing debate of transgender women competing with other women in sports, how Cheyne got distracted while working out and it cost...

Cheyne and Luis talk about how Luis had someone in his FIGHT class that didn't make it through the whole class and how one can look for certain stress level markers. These markers and others that Cheyne and Luis discuss can help you discern whether or not your at the most optimal for a certain type of workout. Cheyne also talks about his weekend trip to the California and his exposure to undergrou...

First of all apologies. Luis' microphone was not up to snuff and his audio sounds a bit low but it's still very audible. In this episode, Cheyne and Luis discuss the Winter Olympics. Yeah, that's happening now. Regardless of the fact that viewership is not that of the Summer Olympics the athletes participating in the Winter Olympics are still athletes. Yes, even the ones that participate in curlin...

Cheyne and Luis discuss relative strength and the pitfalls of questioning your own strength. It's way too easy whilst on your fitness journey to question yourself on whether or not you actually are "strong" and what being strong even means. Luis even admits to still comparing his ability to lift a certain amount of weight to others. Cheyne and Luis provide tips as to how you can combat this mental...

Cheyne and Luis talk about Luis' Netflix shooting experience and how he was asked to consult on a scene that involved two guys courting each other on the gym floor. Much like Netflix using an algorithm to suggest what you would like to watch next, social media does the same thing to guide the narrative that they would like for you to see. Cheyne and Luis also discuss an article in the January issu...

Cheyne and Luis open with a story about how Netflix will be shooting some content at Presher Fitness and only Luis was asked to attend. Cheyne and Luis then discuss intuitive nutrition and how most people are not aware of what signals their bodies are sending them about what they need. Cheyne and Luis also respond to feedback from a listener that provides a wealth of information regarding rowing a...

Cheyne and Luis tackle the issue of physical education in this country. Sometimes an Ivy League education can lead to remedial movement. This isn't the case all the time, some schools have exceptional athletic programs. Locations also play a part, suburban vs urban settings can be a determining factor. You didn't have a stellar gym program in school buy your backyard are the back woods of West Vir...

Cheyne and Luis get on trend for January and talk about resolutions for 2022. Mastering the mundane is clutch to not only achieving your goals but also maintaining them. Speaking of trends, given the current world situation, Cheyne and Luis try to predict what the coming fitness trends for the year may bring. Also discussed, is the lawsuit which Nike has against LuLu Lemon and the Mirror workout a...

Cheyne and Luis are starting their comeback tour! A few things have happened since the last time the boys podcasted. Luis ran a Spartan Trifecta in a weekend and goes into detail of how he trained for it and the toll it took on his body. Cheyne and Luis also discuss setting expectations for next year and how to budget your goals. This episode is full of laughs, stories and all sorts of good stuff.

Congratulations! You all survived the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp malfunction shutdown. What these few hours of lack of access showed us, is that the social media community is not a real community. Cheyne and Luis discuss how toxic relationships can exist with more than just another person. Toxic relationships can also occur with work and business. Cheyne and Luis talk a little business and h...

Cheyne and Luis took a break but are back now (again). While on break, they've done some traveling. Luis went to Scottsdale, Arizona with 17 other males for a long weekend. Cheyne went to Texas to further his knowledge with Power Athlete and network with other Coaches. While away from podcasting, Cheyne and Luis have been teaching more classes at Presher Fitness and have started to develop a sort...

Cheyne and Luis are making moves! They now have moved their podcast to the Presher breakroom. Does it sound any better? You tell us. Speaking of making moves and moving forward, Boston Dynamic has now developed a robot which can run obstacles and do backflips. Clients are now coming in thinking that if a robot can make it look so easy, they should be able to do it as well, and also back in college...

Cheyne and Luis have done it. They made it to 100 episodes!! Well actually 100 episodes were done about 5 episodes ago if you take into account the episodes that either Luis accidentally deleted or Cheyne and Luis just didn't like. Regardless, staying true to the course and chipping away an episode at a time Cheyne and Luis have now made it to 100 episodes. In this episode Cheyne and Luis have an...

Cheyne and Luis discuss Luis' first trip to San Diego and the culture difference between East coast and West. Also covered is Luis' first experience on a nude beach while in San Diego. In other news, the Olympics are in full swing and Cheyne and Luis talk about Simone Biles and her self removal from the Olympic competition. What type of culture does that establish when dealing with mental health a...

Cheyne and Luis discuss the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and their interesting approach to rules and enforcement of them. How will the lack of spectators affect performance? Can weed be considered a "performance enhancing drug"? Here's the answer. NO! But if you're going to play someone's game you have to play by their rules until they change them. Their sandbox, their rules. On the topic of making the...

Cheyne and Luis have a brand new studio, it's the Presher Fitness boxing studio. Therefore, the opinions expressed by More Than Meatheads are not necessarily the same or endorsed by Presher Fitness. Cheyne and Luis quickly recap the Bonefrog race discussed in the previous episode and go into the more emotional component and the significance of this race for Luis. Trainers and Coaches are still peo...

Cheyne and Luis discuss Luis' experience at a Bonefrog race and how it felt to be back in the field and what one should expect. Our Producer got to experience this race as well and what she went through and what her progress has become. The goal for each race is to have the next one be less terrible. Now with travel opening up more and Cheyne having come back from his trip to California. Cheyne an...

First off, forgive the first 16 minutes of this episode. The Audio Department (Luis) messed up and didn't realize that the microphones weren't plugged in and the audio was being recorded by the laptop microphone. #learningcuve Cheyne and Luis discuss "The Murph" workout and the opportunity to switch up your training by dropping in and taking a class at Presher fitness. Keeping with the theme of cl...