State of Health

Hey friends and fam, On this episode of the podcast, am joined by my friend Linda Rodriguez for a wide-ranging conversation about her fitness journey which has led to her becoming a Pilates instructor with an online studio which combines Pilates and strength training. We dug into some of the mistakes she made early on such as not being honest with herself about what she really wanted out of her tr...

Hey friends and fam, On this episode of the podcast, David Weck and I discuss the importance of proper movement mechanics in locomotion and we criticize the fitness industry for promoting incorrect techniques, particularly regarding spinal stiffness as taught through the Pallof press and sawing of the arms during running. We explored various training methods and techniques including “head over foo...

On this episode, I am re-joined by friend Daniel Yores to discuss the key points from my 2024 marathon attempt. Dan is a personal trainer and the host of The Daniel Yores Podcast. He had me on his podcast to ask questions about my training, what obstacles I faced and how race day went. We also briefly discussed what his goals were and what we plan on doing in 2025. QUESTION — Have you set any goal...

On this episode I’m joined by David Weck, the inventor of the BOSU ball and many other training tools who has been a major influence on my understanding of body, movement and athleticism. He has a wealth of knowledge and I had an opportunity to video conference and record with him 3 different times to discuss these subjects which we are both so passionate about. As it’s 3 different conversations t...

On this episode of the podcast ( watch on YouTube ), I am re-joined by my personal trainer friend Daniel Yores to discuss the results of our 2023 goals. On episode 19 from April last year, we revealed what kinds of fitness goals we were working on for the year and how we planned to accomplish them. We made a promise to each other to do a follow up episode to check the outcomes of our goals, so her...

Introduction Hey friends and fam, it’s J-Mart and this is State of Health. Today we're delving into the journey of my 2023 New Year's resolution to run a half marathon in 2 hours or less (meaning a pace of 5:42 min/km or faster) without incurring an injury. Why, you might ask? Well, besides the typical "new year, new me" vibe, I decided to take up running as a strategic move to improve my enduranc...

State of Health Podcast #21: Longevity Through Physical Activity with Ian MacLeod (@stoicmobility) (YouTube) On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Ian MacLeod also known as @stoicmobility on Instagram. After hearing my State of Health podcast episode with Wes Hendricks, Ian reached out to have a conversation about health span and longevity. As a 16 year veteran in the fitness industry, in...

State of Health Podcast #20: @CrohnsCarnivore on Putting Crohn's Disease in Remission with Carnivore Diet On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Conor also known as @CrohnsCarnivore on Twitter. On May 14th 2023, Conor posted a stunning 6 month progress photo in which he looked in significantly better physical condition and captioned it with “Carnivore has saved my life.” I got in contact w...

On this episode of the podcast ( watch on YouTube ), I am rejoined by my friend and personal trainer Daniel Yores (@danielyores) to discuss our New Years Resolutions or fitness goals for 2023. We compared and contrasted what we are striving for this calendar year from a physical fitness perspective with emphasis on why and how. Despite having dissimilar goals, we had very similar ways that we came...

Get started with my FREE bodyweight training program Body Basics which requires no equipment by going to https://subscribepage.com/bodybasics On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Dr. Wes Hendricks (@drweshendricks on Instagram), an online movement coach and the co-host of Movement Athlete podcast. I invited him to State of Health to ask about his direct and to the point feedback approach...

Get started with my FREE bodyweight training program Body Basics which requires no equipment by going to https://subscribepage.com/bodybasics On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Kyle Koch aka @trottingsparrow on Instagram to talk about the benefits of bringing your movement practice to the outside world. I have been following Kyle’s Instagram page for around 3 years after hearing him sp...

Get started with my FREE bodyweight training program Body Basics which requires no equipment by going to https://subscribepage.com/bodybasics On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Sean Leal who is a Black Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor and was my professor at the Yorkdale Martial Arts Academy. I asked Sean to come on the podcast because he has a wealth of knowledge about martial arts...

Get started with my FREE bodyweight training program Body Basics which requires no equipment by going to https://subscribepage.com/bodybasics On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Professor Gabriel Serra to talk about his experiences in training martial arts most of his life starting with Judo at the age of 9. Professor Gabriel holds a black belt in both Judo and Br...

Get started with my FREE bodyweight training program Body Basics which requires no equipment by going to https://subscribepage.com/bodybasics On this episode of the podcast, I am rejoined by coach Daniel Yores to talk about Health Sovereignty. Dan was the most popular guest on the podcast from last year and I thought he’d be the perfect person to kick of season 2 of State of Health. My goal for th...

Get started with my FREE bodyweight training program Body Basics which requires no equipment by going to https://subscribepage.com/bodybasics On this episode of the podcast, I have compiled the best clips from the State of Health podcast in 2021. There were a wide variety of topics covered such as personal training, nutrition (particularly about saturated fat and risk of CVD), emergency resuscitat...

Get started with my FREE bodyweight training program Body Basics which requires no equipment by going to https://subscribepage.com/bodybasics On this episode of the podcast, I am going solo on the D. Vitamin D that is. Here’s what I cover. What is vitamin D? What does it do? Where do we get it from? What is the optimal level of vitamin D3 in the blood and what is defined as vitamin D deficiency? I...

Get started with my FREE bodyweight training program Body Basics which requires no equipment by going to https://subscribepage.com/bodybasics On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by Dr. Ryan DeBell to talk about his experience with low back pain and the lessons he’s learned. Ryan earned a Master's Degree in Sport & Exercise Science and a Doctorate in chiropractic while attending the...

On this episode of the podcast, I go over the methods, results and conclusions of a study to test the Wim Hof Method. Who is Wim Hof and what is his method? Wim Hof is a Dutch extreme athlete who has broken several crazy world records such as longest time in direct, full-body contact with ice or farthest swim under ice earning himself the nickname of The Iceman. Wim claims that his feats of extrem...

On this episode of the podcast, I am joined by my wife Doctor Carly Willemsma. We had a brief discussion about the all important end of life decision whether to get resuscitated and what to take into consideration if you want a Do Not Resuscitate order. Dr Willemsma did a great job sharing her knowledge and experience about the topic and I am certain you will find value from listening to this epis...

Watch the episode on YouTube at @ https://youtu.be/R5kY2fYCxFI On this episode of the podcast, I discuss how the bloodstream carries molecules like glucose and triglycerides to provide energy for the body. I introduce what lipoproteins are and their important role in specifically carrying triglycerides (which are hydrophobic molecules) and cholesterol through the bloodstream. After that introducti...

Watch the episode on YouTube at @ https://youtu.be/XD2GsZN5URw On this episode of the podcast we are going to learn about an infamous experiment from the late 60s early 70s called the Minnesota Coronary Experiment. This was an intervention diet trial where the investigators studied nursing home and mental hospital patients by altering their diets to reduce saturated fat consumption but increase co...

Watch the episode on YouTube at @ https://youtu.be/XRyAGmqyQzM On this episode of the podcast, I did another analysis of a scientific journal article about nutrition. This article from PLOS Medicine Journal (2010) suggests that replacing saturated fat (SFA) with polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) has a beneficial impact for coronary heart disease outcomes. In my review of this article, I go over the data...

Watch the episode on YouTube at @ https://youtu.be/kBaBambhZS4 On this episode of the podcast I’ll be talking about what my training looks like currently and answer some questions I’ve received about training and nutrition. For the training update part of the podcast I share some cool resources that I’ve been using for general stretching and middle split training and I have a really useful handsta...

On this episode of the podcastJ-Mart compares physical health to finance and introduces the idea of Physical Retirement Planning. **** If you want to make a commitment to mastering your body then get a free copy of my Body Basics training program at -- https://subscribepage.com/bodybasics Connect with J-Mart on Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jmartfit/​ Facebook page - https://f...

On this episode of the podcast I am rejoined by my friend Alex to talk about her recent experience with doing a 12 week muscle building program. I helped Alex with programming the workouts during the 12 weeks as well as give some basic nutritional guidance to promote muscle hypertrophy. If you’re interested, check out the first episode of the podcast where Alex and I talked about the 3 key princip...