Kyle Comes & Jeff Wasserman

Protein Bro's

Health EN ↓ 179 episodes

Finding success in the fitness industry is tough. Many try... many fail. Hosts Jeff and Kyle are two former hourly employees who worked the retail counter for a decade before climbing the ranks and opening their very own stores in the Midwest. Both have experienced the highs and lows that the fitness industry can bring, and know what it takes to have lasting success. Along the way they’ve made some incredible friends! The Protein Bro’s Podcast aims to highlight their stories and provide insight on what it takes to have longevity in the fitness industry.

Author

Kyle Comes & Jeff Wasserman

Category

Health

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Latest episode

Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

#107 John Ott 12.06.2024
#106 Mitch Lightfoot 05.06.2024
#105 Aaron Summers 28.05.2024
#104 Mike Thomson 22.05.2024

Mike is an elite personal trainer based out of Overland Park, KS within Life Time Fitness specializing in endurance running and athletic training. Mike has ran multiple marathons and triathlons and is an expert on all things running and endurance.

#102 Olivia Derry 07.05.2024

Olivia is the owner and head coach of Lift With Liv. Throughout the last decade of training clients at various gyms around Kansas City teaching Les Mills, group fitness, bootcamps and 1 on 1 clients, Olivia has made a big name for herself as she finally launches her own training platform and group Lift WIth Liv. In this episode you get to learn what it takes to leave a nice corporate job, risk it...

#100 Andy Frisella 09.04.2024

This week, Jeff and Kyle sit down with Andy Frisella. In 1999 Andy Frisella opened the first Supplement Superstores alongside his business partner Chris Klein in Springfield MO. In 2008 the two started 1st Phorm. Andy is the host of the #1 business podcast in the world - RealAF, founder of Arete Syndicate with Ed Mylett, and the mind behind the 75 Hard program.

#99 Miles Johns 09.04.2024

Miles is a UFC fighter based out of Kansas City with a 14-2-1 record. Miles just took a 2 week notice fight at the Apex Center in Las Vegas and added another victory to his record. In this episode Miles gives us insight on the day in the life as a UFC fighter.

#98 Wesley Hamilton 01.04.2024

Wesley at the young age of 24 was paralyzed after a shooting that drastically changed his life - leading him to start his non-for-profit Disabled But Not Really, where Wesley focuses on individuals with disabilities get into fitness and living a healthy lifestyle no matter their situation. Wesley does tons of public speaking to spread his story with the goal of changing the culture of the inner-ci...

#97 Juan & Kevin Pichardo 12.03.2024

Juan and Kevin are the owners and head trainers of their very own gym in Overland Park called FTR Fitness. The two brothers had very different motivating factors when it came to starting their fitness journey many years ago, and in this episode they share their story on what it took for them to go from working dead end jobs to now helping change the lives for hundreds of people. Both Kevin & J...

#96 Marcus Wright & Montay Simmons 05.03.2024

Marcus & Montay are the owners of the brand new Elevated Fitness KC located in Waldo. Elevated Fitness is a personal training gym where Marcus & Montay focus on every walk of life, from high level D1 athletes, UFC fighters, and even down to an individual who is just getting their start in fitness.

#95 Mark Hufford & Dan Smith 28.02.2024

Mark & Dan are the owners of CrossFit On Track in Olathe KS. Mark & Dan were members of the gym for a decade before taking over in ownership. Since then, they have shifted the focus of the culture to a community based gym while keeping the competitive nature alive.

#94 Brent Pitts 27.02.2024

Brent is the owner of two Anytime Fitness locations in Kansas City. After working for corporate gyms for a couple decades, Brent learned exactly what it takes to successfully run his own gym and team. In this episode, Brent explains where he thinks current personal trainers are lacking when tying to grow clientele, and his vision on where he wants to take his ownership within the Anytime Fitness f...

#92 Anthony Madonia 31.01.2024

Anthony is the owner of Brave Enough Crossfit in North Kansas City, owner and host of the Brave Enough Crossfit competition, and a Marine Corps Veteran with a passion of helping veterans with controlling PTSD

#91 Phil Stewart & Braden Posey 23.01.2024

Phil & Braden are long time friends of Jeff & Kyle through working at Supplement Superstores. After Phil and Braden went into business together and opening their own franchises of S2, they ventured into the market of owning the best meal prep company in the midwest called KITCH. KITCH's main focus is to make meal prep as easy, and high quality as possible. KITCH Prairie Village 4113 W...

#90 Brandon Smith 16.01.2024

Brandon Smith "Mr. Go Crazy" is the owner of Freight House Fitness in the Kansas City Crossroads. After going through injuries during his college football career, Brandon's strength coach advised him to take role in personal training. Brandon is an amazing figure in the KC Fitness community - holding high-tempo group style classes at his gym.

#89 Josh Guffey & Hailee Bland Walsh 09.01.2024

Josh and Hailee are the owners of Fit Truk. Fit Truk is a mobile gym that is built on a truck chassis with the whole intent of bringing the gym to you! This concept has swept KC and they have made multiple variations to sell to private owners or gyms to use. As they expand as a company, the trucks got bigger and better. Tune in to hear them talk about the future of Fit Truk and where to find one f...

#88 Elijah "EZ" Muhammad 20.12.2023

Elijah Muhammad was on the front lines of making CrossFit what it is today. After having a dominating career playing basketball, his coach told him to start training CrossFit in early 2010. Since being a leader in the sport, acquiring sponsorships through Nike, multiple supplement brands and Strike Movement that lead to him competing in the CrossFit Games 2 times. Since stepping back from the Game...

#87 Dan Margolin 13.12.2023

Dan Margolin is the owner of Physician Aesthetic Specialists. In this episode Jeff, Kyle and Dan cover plastic surgery, Peptides, PRP, and all the difference services Dan offers at his clinic to assist the natural aging pattern for his clients in Lenexa Kansas.

#86 Thanksgiving Special 28.11.2023

This week Jeff and Kyle sit one on one to reflect and recap on their thanksgiving while sharing fun family stories, memories and traditions they have.

#85 Brian King 21.11.2023

Brian King is the owner of Titan Nutrition. Titan has been a great parter for Supplement Superstores for over 15 years - and now Titan has partnered up with S2 to make an exclusive flavor of one of the best pre-workouts on the market , Kre-Ex! In this episode, brian dives deep in his supplement knowledge, how he has grown with Titan Nutrition, and what to expect from their company in the near futu...

#84 John Arnold 14.11.2023

John and his wife Becky have been the lead promoters for the NANBF and IPE Pro Natural Bodybuilding scene in Kansas City for the last 15+ years. John and Becky have been the face for natural bodybuilding and have helped thousands of people start their career in bodybuilding. in this episode, John explains how he and Beck got started, where they think natural bodybuilding is going, and what to expe...

#83 Zach Forrest & Nick Reyes 07.11.2023

Zach and Nick are founding members of Push Press - a software designed for gyms. Zach and Nick have both owned gyms, been in the U.S, Military, and crossfit coaches. Zach is one of 50 people to be a CrossFit level 4 coach.

#82 Jeremy Mhire 31.10.2023

Jeremy is the owner of Proximal Strength, the largest CrossFit gym in Springfield MO. Jeremy is also the founder of Heart Of America Team Competition and just started his own podcast called "Heavy Weights Podcast". Jeremy is also one of the Plus One band members in the early 2000s where he toured the world for years until he settled down with his wife and kids and took on the role of bri...

#81 Dr. Kyle Gillett 24.10.2023

Kyle Gillett is a dual board certified physician in family medicine, obesity medicine, and expert in hormone optimization. Kyle is the owner of Gillett health clinic in olathe where they have a staff of professionals to help with hormones, hair loss, and is working closely with Andrew Huberman to create the most advanced blood panels in the world. Instagram: @kylegillettmd &  @gilletthealth  W...

#80 Barry Rubin 17.10.2023

Barry has been the head strength and conditioning coach in the NFL since 1995 working with the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles and has been with the Chiefs since 2013.In this episode Barry breaks down what it takes to be a NFL strength and conditioning coach, and what it was like coaching legends like Brett Favre, Michael Vick, Patrick Mahomes & many more. Barry has won 3 super bowls du...

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