Strong By Design Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Over the course of 2021 the Strong By Design podcast has had some unbelievable and truly fascinating conversations with men and women all over the globe. Our team takes great pride in the ability to discuss the most important issues facing the world today from physical fitness to the vaccine debate to finding joy in our lives and even what our poop is trying to tell us! This episo...

Send us Fan Mail The struggle is seriously real when it comes to eating clean, working out consistently and developing healthy, sustainable habits. And few people understand this like today’s guest, the Educated Dieter, Will Grazione. Will is a pro natural bodybuilder with over 10 years of experience helping people transform their lives by providing his diet and nutrition expertise. His super powe...

Send us Fan Mail Today on Strong By Design we finish 2021 with the most POWERFRUL conversation of the year… and that’s saying a lot! Something very special has been happening for children in Tampa, FL for over 50 years and it is our great honor at Critical Bench to share this message with you. Hosts Mike Westerdal and Chris Wilson visited Hope Children’s Home and sat down with Director Dr. Mike Hi...

Send us Fan Mail “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” -Andy Dufresne (Shawshank Redemption) If we don’t have hope in our lives, then what do we have and what are we living for? A great question to ponder and the topic of our conversation today on the Strong By Design podcast. Hosts Mike Westerdal and Chris Wilson are joined by friends and favorite repeat g...

Send us Fan Mail Is ‘life balance’ a myth or the most important goal each of us has in life? Can you get an A+ in the buckets of life across the board (probably not) or does something have to give in all other categories if you’re going to be ‘The Best’ in any one area of your life? This episode features Mike Westerdal, founder of Critical Bench, as he and co-host Chris Wilson explore what it mean...

Send us Fan Mail Matt Hammitt made one of the hardest decisions of his life 5 years ago to leave his highly successful music career to focus on his marriage and family. Matt is a singer, songwriter, husband, father of four and now speaker. He was the singer for the band Sanctus Real for 20 yrs., from 1996 to 2016 and the recipient of 3 Dove Awards, Christian music's most coveted honor. He&apo...

Send us Fan Mail What is your #1 reason for staying at a job? Most might think it’s making more money or being in a position of power but you’d be wrong. About 80% of people will either stay or leave a job based on how ‘valued’ they feel… and not only as an employee but as a human being. Dr. Paul White, co-author of the 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace (based on the #1 best-selling boo...

Send us Fan Mail What does ‘gratitude’ mean to you? How often in life do you focus on the blessings and show appreciation to those who mean the most to you? This one emotion can be life changing if you allow yourself to live in the present and see the world for its beauty. It’s what makes us truly human and provides much needed perspective. In today’s episode on Strong By Design co-host Chris Wils...

Send us Fan Mail This is PART 2 to a life changing conversation that will reset your brain and your body if you’re willing to be disciplined for 75 days! Over 40 hormonal fat loss expert and best-selling online nutrition author Shaun Hadsall speaks with friend and co-host Chris Wilson about Andy Frisella’s 75 HARD program. As Shaun says in the episode, it’s not 75 “kind of” HARD! It’s time to make...

Send us Fan Mail It’s not 75 “kind of” HARD… it’s time to be ALL IN! Over 40 hormonal fat loss expert and best-selling online nutrition author Shaun Hadsall speaks with friend and co-host Chris Wilson about Andy Frisella’s 75 HARD program. Shaun goes into great detail about his personal experience with the 75 HARD program, the mental toughness required, his diet of choice (carb cycling) and the po...

Send us Fan Mail How many times have you thought about whether or not intermittent fasting would be the ONE thing to help you lose weight?  Maybe you even gave it a shot, but found it just wasn’t working for you the way you had hoped or were told. Today, Coach Tonya sits down with Gin Stephens, one of the leading experts on how to successfully do intermittent fasting.  Gin has been using intermitt...

Send us Fan Mail Leadership takes guts, grit and lots of passion. So, after 199 episodes on our podcast show we gathered up some of our favorite conversations about the leadership mindset and what it takes to lead people. Whether you’re leading a small or large team OR just searching for ways to better lead yourself in life, this episode is filled with gold nuggets from start to finish. You’re in...

Send us Fan Mail Are all those supplements you have in the cupboard really making any difference in how you feel?  Have you honestly noticed improvements in your health and wellness to the extent that you have stayed committed to a supplement regime?  Or is the cupboard full of supplements that are now well past their expiration date? Eileen Durfee, founder of Creatrix Solutions has spent the last...

Send us Fan Mail It’s that time of year again… time to get SPOOKED! In this special episode on Strong By Design, the team comes together to share spooky scary Halloween tales and stories. The conversation is more for entertainment but a real account of our collective past. Some of these stories definitely make the hair stand up on the back of your neck… especially the old man in the chair and the...

Send us Fan Mail Have you been living with debilitating and agonizing back pain… for years? Are you feeling frustrated and hopeless because nothing has worked to give you any true, lasting relief and ultimately no solution to the daily pain and suffering you endure? For 9 years our very own Tonya Fines suffered with the worst back pain that just would not go away no matter what she did... and she...

Send us Fan Mail Each day is a new opportunity to work on yourself. Sadly, the average person often runs away or hides from change. Changing who you are takes work, it can be scary, and it requires a healthy dose of humility and self-reflection. But those of us willing to put in the work, be open to change and eat some humble pie here and there are the thought leaders, entrepreneurs and highly mot...

Send us Fan Mail What’s the underlying quality that highly successful people have? It’s not finances, it’s not education, talents or skills. It’s their unshakeable commitment to a desired outcome… in other words, consistency. Staying the course is not an easy thing to do but if you’re searching for greatness in anything that you do, that grit, that determination is what separates you from the pack...

Send us Fan Mail You are meant for BIG things. We are all blessed with gifts to share with the world. But unfortunately, life can be noisy and knock us out of alignment with our purpose, our passion and our Creator. In this Spirit filled conversation, our guest today, Christine Jewell, shares her renewed purpose with Warriors of the Heart and her brand-new podcast, The Untamed Life. Christine open...

Send us Fan Mail Udo Erasmus is a pioneer in the world of health and developed the first ever flax seed oil after being poisoned by pesticides in 1980. He obsessed over researching and educating himself on how to create a healthier solution and revolutionized the industry. His story is remarkable as you’ll soon hear and he has traveled the globe, giving over 5,000 live presentations. Today Udo con...

Send us Fan Mail The SBD team reunites to discuss a topic that’s become divisive and heavily politicized. When it comes to health, in the past, people have been allowed to make their own decisions for pretty much all things and given the opportunity to discuss with their physician if unsure. But of course, no one alive today ever lived through a global pandemic. I think we can all agree that treat...

Send us Fan Mail You’re never defeated. There’s always a way back. Look inward and look upward for the strength to overcome your toughest days. Everyone loves a good ole’ fashioned comeback story, especially the team here on the Strong By Design show. Lifelong weight lifter John Self loves a good competition and performing at his very best. But a career ending pectoral tear 5 years ago seemed to b...

Send us Fan Mail If you have ever struggled with binge eating or if it is something that you are struggling with right now then this podcast is for you! Dr Livingston is a veteran psychologist who specializes in helping people to overcome and STOP binge eating for good!   It was actually Dr. Livingston’s own struggles with binging that gave him his greatest clarity and had the biggest impact in hi...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s very special episode is a blend of 3 of our favorite conversation about God over the years. Please take a moment to breathe and find rest in your Father in heaven. He is bigger than anything you’re facing… It’s time to CHOOSE to see the beauty around you. It’s time to step into your greatness and discover the calling God has for you. And when you do that, you will find hop...

Send us Fan Mail Most of us already know how important it is to eat healthy, exercise regularly and choose a lifestyle that supports “quality” of life. How often do you stop to consider just how important it is to eat well and exercise regularly for your brain health?  When brain health is not optimal, everything else becomes compromised. Dr. Jockers is a doctor of natural medicine, functional nut...

Send us Fan Mail John Ruhlin is the world’s leading authority in maximizing customer loyalty through radical generosity. While becoming the #1 performer out of 1.5 million sales reps for one of the world’s most recognizable brands, Cutco Knives, John developed a system of using generosity to gain access to elite clients and generate thousands of referrals. Giftology, his brand and his NY Times bes...