Sam Miller Science

Continuing our biohack or bust series, we'll dive into cold therapy and it's physiological effects. We'll discuss shivering vs non-shivering thermogenesis, the role of brown adipose tissue, the timing aspect to cold therapy and training, and much more! Topics include: ---------- Elevate your coaching game, level-up your impact and your income with our no cost 5 day metabolism school video training...

Is biohacking something you should incorporate into your recovery strategy or is it a bust? Welcome to a 2 part series diving into heat and cold therapy and their potential benefits on you and your client's physiology and psychology. First, we'll discuss heat therapy, it's modalities, benefits, and how to use heat therapy practically. Topics include: ----------- Elevate your coaching game, level-u...

Do you know exactly what diet style will work for your clients? Is there a definite way to know? I want to talk about my 3 M's of dietary decision making for you and/or your clients and the concept to being "nutritionally agnostic". Topics include: ---------- Elevate your coaching game, level-up your impact and your income with our no cost 5 day metabolism school video training series for coaches:...

The most underrated aspect of a client's overall adherence to their transformation journey might surprise you. As coaches, we thrive on confidence and a lot of that confidence comes from our knowledge. Using that knowledge, we can guide clients in their journey with a high amount of confidence. Our client's feel that confidence from us and will have a better experience with us, knowing they can tr...

One of the most common questions I hear from coaches receiving in their DM's is, "How much is your coaching?" Reasonable question but, if you're an ethical coach, you should not give out your service price before meeting with a potential client. The same potential client would never call up a mechanic and ask them what the price would be to fix their car without the mechanic looking at the car fir...

With the state of the world right now, particularly regarding individual's health, we want to help our client and potential clients the best we can. One of the best ways right now is understanding how stress and immune health impact one another and the correlation between the two. Short bouts of stress have been shown to be beneficial to immune health which chronic bouts have negative effects. I w...

When we think about the brain, it is 70% and 90% of the Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are DHA. Given that DHA and EPA have been shown to lower inflammation and improve cardiovascular function, it also has cognitive and brain health benefits as well. Today's episode is diving into fish oil, specifically looking at its effects on depression in a few studies, wrapping up the episode with some p...

Arguably the most popular topic in the personal development world is the importance of a morning routine. I do believe you should have a morning routine that benefits you as a coach and primes you for your day but it doesn't need to be 3 hours. I want to share with you my perspective on this topic, what I typically do in the morning, and feel free to implement any tactic or strategy I suggest. Top...

One of the hot button topics within physiology and specifically in the area of recovery is heart rate variability. The time between heart beats can tell us a lot about how recovered we are from the previous training session and other physiological indicators. Whether this area is brand new to you or you've read studies on it before, I think you'll get a lot out of this episode. Topics include: ---...

A new study is hot off the press on energy compensation and adiposity, showing yet another reason why it's important to understand the relationship between macros, metabolism, and hormones. I'll cover the study details, why it's important for you as a coach, and some practical takeaways. Topics include: ---------- Elevate your coaching game, level-up your impact and your income with our no cost 5...

I wanted to share with you a few success stories from coaches just like you who struggled with some of the same areas you may be currently and how the Functional Nutrition and Metabolism Science Specialization program helped them overcome those struggles. If you resonate with these success stories and want to be apart of the next cohort, open enrollment is currently taking place this week as of th...

There's been few hotter topics in the health and fitness industry than women's health and women's hormones. An important subtopic of that is the role of contraceptives on women who are trying to build muscle or lose fat in their transformation. In this episode, we cover important considerations based on what the research says about potentially beneficial supplements you can add (with the advice of...

Wanted to provide you another angle or lens when it comes to looking at metabolic adaptation and the physiological processes that occur. If you haven't listened to Episode 229. Energy Management and Fuel Homeostasis, that will be a great primer for this episode. I truly believe if more fitness and nutrition coaching professionals understood this concept I'm about to share, there'd be far fewer iss...

Today's episode centers around the interplay between macros, calories, and the menstrual cycle. This is an advanced concept and level of understanding of changing macros and nutrition around the menstrual cycle for optimization but one I believe needs to be addressed. Topics include: ---------- Elevate your coaching game, level-up your impact and your income with our no cost 5 day metabolism schoo...

Often times, coaches think leaving their legacy is determined solely on the transformations of their clients and while that is important, there is more to legacy than just the physical results. A mentor and close friend unexpectedly passed away recently and as I reflect after attending his funeral, John was more to those he inspired than just bodybuilding and physique development. He truly cared a...

You know how big of a fan I am of biofeedback and how important I believe it is to the client transformation process. I want to give you 5 reasons in no particular order of importance why biofeedback is so impactful and why you should be using it in your coaching business. Topics include: ---------- Elevate your coaching game, level-up your impact and your income with our no cost 5 day metabolism...

Sometimes we as fitness and nutrition coaches get so caught up in diet styles like intermittent fasting, paleo, keto, or carb cycling that we gloss over how the endocrine system works and the idea of fuel homeostasis. Today's episode centers around the adaptations human physiology undergoes in both a fed state and fasted state and the benefits and disadvantages of both. Topics include: ----------...

I see so many coaches dealing with shining object syndrome when it comes to trying to grow their coaching business. Tik Tok, Clubhouse, Reels are now all the rage. What never will go out of style is being a great coach so in today's episode, I want to give you the reality of how to charge more for your coaching… if you can actually deliver on your promise. Topics include: ---------- Elevate your c...

If protein is your favorite macronutrient, you're in for a treat today. Today's episode is all on protein from its molecular structure, sources, daily recommended amount for different individuals, the benefits of a higher protein diet in most of the population, and much more. Topics include: ---------- Elevate your coaching game, level-up your impact and your income with our no cost 5 day metaboli...

Back with another Q&A for your hump day and I received some great questions I don't believe I have addressed on the show including nutritional periodization and birth control, optimal carbohydrate consumption pre and post workout, what percentage of the year you should be in maintenance, and more. Topics and questions include: ---------- Elevate your coaching game, level-up your impact and your in...

There's a difference between life span and health span. Quality matters when it comes to the human existence and today's episode centers around the study of longevity and areas of the world known as "blue zones." These zones are home to many who live well into their 90's and triple digits with independent and quality of life still high and thriving. Topics include: ---------- Elevate your coaching...

We often tell clients to manage their stress but what does that even mean? What does that practically look like? Today's episode is a practical deep dive into strategies and tactics that you and your clients can add to their toolbox. I'll also provide you with some evidence based studies on a few strategies to enhance understanding of their real world application. Topics include: ---------- Elevat...

The metabolic adaptation episode was so well received (highly recommend listening to it if you haven't yet) that we are back with a similar type class episode covering every aspect and angle I could think of when it comes to fat loss. These are the cardinal rules as I see it and adding or adjusting a few to you or your client's transformation could make all the difference. Topics include: --------...

I want to share a very interesting study by Dr. Alia J. Crum and Ellen J. Langer titled, "Mind-set Matters: Exercise and the Placebo Effect". The specifics of the study is shared in the episode but my intended main takeaway from this episode and studies is whether your clients are involved in their transformation or enrolled. Are they fully bought in and going all out or are they just going throug...

As you probably know if you're a coach or you've listened to a few episodes of this show, sleep quality and quantity is important to you overall health but did you know it affects fat loss, immune activation, cardiovascular disease, and more? Specifically in this episode, I want to cover fat loss and the physiological variables sleep contributes to. Topics include: ---------- Elevate your coaching...