Pick It Up Podcast

Awesome work carrying all of those objects for over 325 miles as a gym! We have set the bar for next May! June we will repeat several benchmarks, some will have slight twists to them but will be fun nonetheless. Who was your favorite teenage mutant ninja turtle?

Matt sits down to get to know Coach Sam a little better! You’ll never guess what ALL of her tattoos are or her favorite Marvel Character.

Hannah sits with Clay to discuss his daily routine and the habits that keep him on track!

Get to know Coach Jeremy better with this weeks episode! You’ll never guess how he met his significant other or his stance on what a Pb cup should consist of!

Matt briefly goes over what’s in store for May and covers the Carry Challenge and gives various ideas for how to keep it fun all month!

Matt sits down to talk to Hannah about her habits that lead to her success in the gym and at home!

Matt gives us a quick rundown of what’s coming up next month! Do you want to get better at pull-ups?! Do you enjoy bench press? Also don’t forget, The Committed Club is back! All you have to do is workout and you can win some stuff!

Hannah sits down with Wes for part 2 of our Day in the Life Series. We might learn how many saltines Coach Wes eats in a day! Thanks for listening!

Hannah asks Matt about his current routine. We will spend some time over the next month learning a little bit more about each Coach’s daily habits. We are hoping you can learn a little and maybe hone in on your daily routine!

They have been tested and everyone threw up! Here’s where you learn what you will be doing March 25th!

Wes and Matt recap the wave loading that started 2022! We hope you are ready for the retests this upcoming week! We talk about what’s coming up in March as well!

Hannah & Matt go over the details for our competition on March 25th! Grab a partner and get signed up!

Matt & Hannah go over some of the main reasons your weight jumps around so much! And The Committed Club is back!

Matt & Hannah briefly discuss the benefits of cardio training. You can do TOO much of a good thing, so keep that in mind! Also…have you really not tried a cold shower or cold plunge yet? We highly recommend it!

Matt & Hannah discuss why it is so important to lift weights! It’s very easy to think that doing more metcons is the answer to reaching your goals, especially in the world we live in today. Faster! Faster! Faster! is certainly not always the answer.

Hannah tells us about the questions she gets asked the most during her nutrition consultations. Bottom line...Hannah gets fired up! 

Matt and Hannah discuss some quick highlights from 2021. What did they miss? What was a highlight for you? They also tell us what to look forward to at the start of this year! Make sure you are subscribed to The PIU Podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts so you will always be up to date! Thanks for listening! 

If you are listening you more than likely have great EXERCISE habits in your life, now let’s dial in the nutrition component. If you can dial in your nutrition your results will be remarkable! Our first Lean Body Protocol 6 week challenge is beginning January 2nd. Listen to Hannah give us all the details!

We believe there are 4 important aspects of your health. Nutrition, Stress Management, Exercise, Recovery. Based on personal preference and our own goals we have our own order of importance. We discussed it briefly with Clay, Wes and Christian as well. Between the 5 of us, we ended up with four different answers. Take a listen and let us know how you would order these four for yourself! 

Matt and Hannah quickly review November and give us a little bit of a heads up for December! The week of 12/19 we are retesting/establishing our 2 Rep Heavies for Deadlift, Power Clean, Front Squat.  We also discuss what we ALWAYS want to be able to do in the world of fitness and would love to hear your answers! 

Matt & Hannah are BACK! This time with a quick one breaking down what we have in store for Reindeer Games! There is still time to sign up! Open your members app and click Menu > Plans > Reindeer Games. Let's Go! 

Matt sits down with Coach Clay. This time we talk briefly about his career before fitness - it’s a surprising one! If you have seen him training his clients in the gym you have probably seen him do some odd drills with charts, pencils with letters on them and maybe even strange glasses. Clay explains Z Health for us. He gives us some real examples of how he has helped clients out of pain by thinki...

Thank you once again to everyone that participated in Barbells & Broomsticks! We had a blast and hope you did as well! Matt explains what we have to look forward to in the month of Nov...I mean Rowvember! We are working our way towards 2 rep Heavies for 3 big lifts and the rowing challenge for the month will certainly aid in your recovery if you have the right approach! 

Steady State Training has lost a lot of it's respect over the past decade or so. Even in the fast paced High Intensity world of Fitness it has it's place. Matt outlines 3 big benefits to Steady State Training and lays down a team challenge for the month of November! Pick It Up has never had teams this big for any competition or challenge! It will require extra effort, sometimes before class, somet...

Matt sits down with Christian to learn a little bit more about how he got started in the fitness industry. Christian has been in the fitness industry as a coach/trainer for over 10 years now! Should we have him do Fran in his full firefighter gear?!