Muscle Matters Podcast

Join Tom and Steve where they discuss the importance of shoes for fitness, looks, lifestyle, and more! Enjoy!

Join Mike and Tom with special guest Covenant Coffee founder Randy Martin where they discuss coaching, cycling through Randy's house, multiple bull attacks at one event, and more! Enjoy! Check out https://covenantcoffee.org/

Join Tom and Steve with special guest Bart Tipton as they discuss workout stories while being limited by beta blockers, and trying to ignore chatty people in the gym, and more! Enjoy!

Join Tom and Steve with special guest Eduardo Martinez, where they discuss Ed's records, fitness stories, and more! Enjoy! Check out Ed's Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mchango2/

Join Tom and Steve with special guest John Thompson as they discuss avoiding injury while exercising, and the dangers of drinking alcohol when working out. Enjoy! Check out John Thompson on social media: https://www.instagram.com/johnthompson/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/thompsonfitness https://www.facebook.com/limitlesslegion/

Join Tom and Steve with special guest Alec Wons as they discuss how important it is to prevent injuries when exercising, or you may never be able to again. Enjoy! Check out Alec Wons' stuff!! https://conqueryourself.co/ https://wonswellness.com/ CONQUER YOURSELF BOOK https://www.amazon.com/Conquer-Yourself-Overcoming-Adversity-Defeating/dp/B0C2RXQJR9/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0_nodl?_encoding=UTF8&qid=16...

Join Mike and Steve with special guest Justin J Judante Jacob as they talk about food addiction, nutrition, and more! Check out Justin's social media! https://www.instagram.com/justinjjjacob/ https://linktr.ee/justinjjjacob & J4 Media!

Join Tom and Steve with special guest Wesley Leon-Barrientos as they discuss Wesley's journey to be able to run despite losing his legs while serving our country. Enjoy!

Join Tom and Steve with special guest Christine Parsel who finished the Boston Marathon in the top 10%. Check out the wisdom she brings about running, and staying motivated. Enjoy!

Join teachers Steve and Tom with their student Mike as they go over more tips, suggestions, fun facts, and more about fitness! Enjoy!

Join Tom and Steve as they respond to various fitness articles and confirm or deny their validity! Enjoy!

In this episode of Muscle Matters, Tom and Steve sit down with long time friend, body-builder, heavy-lifting champion, and retired police officer, Henry Castaneda. Henry talks about everything he learned as a professional body-builder, heavy lifter, and everything that it took to become a police officer. He shares a lot of insightful information and we hope that you learn as much from him as we di...

In this episode of Muscle Matters, Tom Touchstone and Steve Suthers sit down with our special guest, Julian Wilson. Julian talks about that one knock on the door he received when he was young and how it set the tone for his life. Growing up in Inglewood, Julian remembers fondly the times running to Carnations and Murray's Market. Julian went to Henry Clay Junior High and then went to Ramona High S...

In this episode, Steve and Tom interview their good friend, Pastor, and former boxer, Adam Perez. Adam shares how he became interested in bodybuilding and boxing. Adam explains how his uncle took him to boxing when he was 11 or 12 years old and his dad was a fugitive, and he recounts his experience of discovering physical fitness as a way to cope and find purpose in his life. He explains how he qu...

In this episode, Tom and Steve interview American Ninja Warrior, Athlete, Public Speaker, Talk show Host, and Fear Overcomer, Justin Maina. Justin explains that he was picked on a lot in school, but he still had a dream of becoming an American Ninja Warrior. Through hard work and dedication he was able to achieve this dream and now he wants to use his story to inspire others. He believes that ever...

In this episode of Muscle Matters, Tom and Steve Interview their good friend, Mike Green. Mike was injured while serving in the military, and the Wounded Warrior Project helped him to get back into fitness and other activities that he was passionate about. Through the Wounded Warrior Project, Mike was able to participate in activities such as whitewater rafting and rock climbing. This allowed him...

Want to hear the story of how we started Muscle Matters? Get to know Tom and Steve, our hosts, as they talk about how they knew they were being called to start Muscle Matters, plus hear all about their individual fitness journey's and everything they've learned along the way. They have a lot of experience and a lot of insight so make sure to tune in! Enjoy!

This episode of Muscle Matters features our special guest, Shelley Castaneda. Shelley is a former law enforcement officer and has always been interested in bodybuilding and working out, and found that it was especially helpful when it came to physical tasks, like jumping a six foot tall wall. The conversation centers around the importance of working out and how it can help people relieve stress an...

Join us as Johnell Ward Shares Fitness And Nutrition Wisdom To Impact The Younger Generation. Johnell Ward is the CEO and President of a ministry that uses sports to help kids, and in this episode of Muscle Matters, they talk about how sports can help kids find their identity and learn discipline, consistency, and hard work. Johnell runs a program called Kicks for Kids which works to provide physi...

Join hosts, Tom Touchstone and Steven Suthers, along with our special guest, Doug Brignole as Doug shares everything about the fitness journey that started when he was only 15 that led to him opening up his own gym, writing his own books, winning the title Mr. California, and earning the title Mr. Universe 2 times! Sadly Doug passed away just days after filming this episode of Muscle Matters, but...

Join Hosts, Tom Touchstone and Steven Suthers, along with our special guest, Dr. Curt Collins as they talk about everything you need to know to ensure that your body gets the proper care that it needs through nutrition, exercise, and Chiropractic therapy. Enjoy!