Mind Muscle Project

This week we welcome back founder of Functional Bodybuilding & former CrossFit Games Individual Marcus Filly. This episode dives into the behind the scenes of Marcus's life. How he sets up his routine to achieve balance with his family but also still run one of the largest online fitness programs. He also breaks down how he values the different aspects of his life and how he achieves fulfilmen...

This week we explore the controversial topic of gym programming. The boys give you some valuable insight into the economics of how you can best program to maximise your gym space and client value. They also dive into some more practical tips about how to be most effective and time efficient when writing the program. Get our free business guides - themindmuscleproject.com/free Watch the episodes on...

This week the boys dive into some pretty cool listener questions but not before talking about how they both handled a huge night of drinking and applied different hangover strategies for the next day. The questions they dive into are around balancing a new coaching career and training, how to eat and supplement to reduce muscle loss whilst doing extra cardio and whether Perth or Sydney is better....

Former guest Mike Guadango of Freak Strength returns to the podcast. Personal coach to superbowl winners, MLB players and some of the NBA's best we dive into the world of professional athletes. Learn about all the behind the scenes and the best strategies to coaching them at the highest level. Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/themindmuscleproject Ask Questions on Instagram...

This week we welcome COO Eric and Chief Marketing Officer Brendon to the show to talk about the incredible story behind WODIFY. Whilst in Philly we got to sit down with these 2 veterans to talk us through the battles and hardships it has taken to get WODIFY to where it is today. Some of these stories are painfully similar to our own and so many great lessons of business tied in to this episode. Ge...

This week we dive into an update on injuries and the boys upcoming training goals. They discuss the impact on heavy lifting and injury rate. Then they dive into some listener questions on what the future of the fitness industry might look like and their predictions. As well after some recent steroids scandals the boys discuss the impact of PEDs on people's long term mental health and what the publ...

If you haven't heard of Mark Bell and his incredible story it's time to get out from under your rock. Mark is the founder and creator of The Sling Shot, a powerlifting accessory product, which completely took off in the ecommerce fitness world. After dedicating many years of his life to powerlifting Mark has created his business into an upward trajectory of extreme success. His gym super training...

This week we answer listener questions for the first time on Fitness Business. Kicking if off we dive into what to look for when finding the perfect gym space. After inspecting close to 50 sites over the last 5 years and running 3 very different spaces we take you through a tonne of super valuable tips for current and future gym owners. We also dive into a programming related question about adding...

This week's show deals with how to properly structure your training program to balance strength and cardio for the most effective results. A discussion also breaks out over a listener question asking about how they can get a job at their local gym after getting just one qualification. Finally the boys wrap with an in depth review of an Aussie doco called, 'The New Hustle'. Our favourite books - th...

How can we change the education around nutrition for the masses...? With obesity at an all time high, food quality diminishing and misleading main stream information we open a discussion about how Mike and Adee plan to tackle some of the world's biggest health issues. Along with this conversation we discuss positive results on the Keto Diet despite being long time haters. As well we dive into how...

What if you changed just 1 thing about your sales process which not only got you more clients but also increased your retention. In just a few small sentences we can help you shift the mindset of your future customer to have them paying and staying longer. Listen in as we breakdown 'features vs benefits'. Jason Khalipa's business seminar - https://www.jasonkhalipa.com/australia Get our morning rou...

This week we open by discussing a study which was released about muscle mass and it's affects on strength. The findings were incredible but make good sense. Also we dive into some awesome listener questions around bodyweight strength training and our favourite books. Our favourite books - themindmuscleproject.com/books Jason Khalipa Business seminar - jasonkhalipa.com/australia Watch the episodes...

When Zach started his Garage gym in 2001 there was no Rogue Fitness, Instagram or Netflix. This was an age where you could count the number of exercise instruction videos on one hand. No one had heard of a small garage gym pushing sleds, carry homemade sandbags and dragging chains. BUT one savage visionary in New Jersey decided against all odds to carve his own path and start a movement which will...

This week we dive into 3 reasons why we believe the current landscape of franchise group fitness and independent gyms are closing. We dive deep here and there are a lot of lessons you can grab to save your gym if you are falling into these problems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Lach opens the show by discussing why he believes the glorified barbell back squat has injured an entire generation of lifters and why it needs to stop. The boys tackle listener questions around gender equality in sports, vertical jump training and what they would eat on death row. As well they review Kratum (a new nootropic, not exactly legal) and the infamous doco 'West side Vs the Wor...

You read it write Luka Hocevar was a directionless immigrant from Slovenia who's only love was basketball. In his youth Luka knew he had a natural ability to make money... just his first big run was not exactly legal. After getting out of the drug game Luka took his lessons from the street and applied to his true passion of fitness. The real story here starts when Luka took up an insatiable apetit...

This week we have on the founder of Asia's Best Gym of 2018. This is an interesting episode as we step outside of the western business world and learn from what is happening in the Asian market. Jack who is the founder of Base shares valuable lessons he has learned operating in this new and emerging market. Tune in. Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/themindmuscleproject Ask...

This week on the show we're back in the studio telling stories from our USA road trip, talking about the diet issues we faced and how we over came them. We get back into answering some listener questions related to improving endurance and also how we handled the standard American diet. Make sure to catch up on our youtube travel series from around the USA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhPBjMvH...

HERE IT IS... the first podcast from our USA podcast tour. Please welcome to the mics Mind Pump Radio hosts Sal, Adam and Justin. With over 2 million downloads per month, Mind Pump Radio is easily one of the biggest voices in the fitness industry. Tune in to a series of discussions ranging from the dangers of group training, if the fitness industry will solve the health/wellness epidemic and what...

This week on the show we discuss some of the many observations we've made from all the different gyms we've seen whilst travelling in the USA. We dive into the 3 training models you can use and the pros and cons of each of them. At the end we give our take as to which one we believe is the best with all things considered. Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/themindmuscleproje...

This week we're in the USA on our 3rd annual podcast tour. We recite some of our crazy experiences as well as review some of the most recent up and coming fitness fads. We also centre a discussion around the food space and what it is like to be able to have so much access to choice. Is it good or is it a bad thing? Find out. Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/themindmusclepr...

Imagine a life without limitations. Are you as successful as you want to be? Are you surrounded by loving relationships? Is life going as planned? What if you pulled back the curtain on the one thing holding you back. Today we present to you former multiple world kick boxing champion turned cognitive therapist hazel Gale. You probably not expecting to explore the depths of your mind and honestly n...

Part 2 of this series is about retention and dismissal. We dive into how our business model puts all the right incentives in place to motivate and retain coaches. After retention we talk about the process we use to let go of staff who are underperforming and how to tactfully have that conversation. Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/themindmuscleproject Ask Questions on Inst...

This week on the show we dive into a question about the longevity of a CrossFit participant. We evaluate the typical life cycle of someone who starts the exercise program and the pros and cons to what's involved. We also give our take on the 3 most important boxes to tick for you health and fitness whilst travelling. Finally we wrap the show with a documentary review of Netflix's 'Roll with me'. W...

This week we welcome back a guest from our first USA podcast tour. Dr Andy Galpin leads his scientific field in researching all aspects of human performance. We cover the current science and his own experience with a variety of current 'fringe methods', some of which include cryotherapy, breathing drills, muscle soreness or DOMs and exercise addiction. Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://www.y...