Strong By Design Podcast

Send us Fan Mail A young person or child can’t “unsee” something they aren’t yet supposed to see… think about that for a moment. Going online for a child ‘should be’ a safe and monitored experience but unfortunately for many it is not… and parents often feel helpless. The digital world available to all of us today is certainly amazing and exciting but also so easily accessible for minors and highl...

Send us Fan Mail Womb mates that came from the same egg. It doesn’t get any closer than identical twins. When it comes to our connection to other people, sharing the same DNA as another human being is a closeness most of us will never understand. If you’ve never experienced this incredible relationship first hand, it really is something to appreciate. Our guest today on Strong By Design is an iden...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes we have chronic inflammatory conditions and we’re not sure WHY we have them… For over 30 years Dr. Michael Biamonte, a clinical nutritionist and author of The Candida Chronicles, has dedicated his life to helping people solve these often-undiagnosed issues. The cause in many cases is an overgrowth of a fungus known as Candida Albicans. This intestinal yeast infection is...

Send us Fan Mail   From a small town in Iowa to NYC, Beverly Hills and Chicago, Dr. Douglas Steinbrech is one of the most sought-after plastic surgeons in the US. But it’s not all tummy tucks and breast augmentations, he actually specializes in men’s cosmetic surgery.   Dr. Steinbrech absolutely loves his work because every day is something new and different. Pectoral reconstructive surgery (Polan...

Send us Fan Mail Numbing his pain with drugs and reckless behavior for nearly two decades is all Eric knew… until the day he nearly ended his own life.   On that day with a gun in his hand he made a commitment to himself.    Eric realized that he alone was responsible for turning things around and if he was to be the man his son and wife desperately needed, it was solely his decision.   Find out t...

Send us Fan Mail After 18 months and thousands of downloads it was time to have another conversation about the porn problem facing men today.   The original episode aired in May 2020 and has become the #1 episode on the Strong By Design podcast show. So, we were happy to welcome back our brother Frank Rich to dig further into this taboo topic plaguing men everywhere.   What happens when you relaps...

Send us Fan Mail When’s the last time you interviewed for a job? How did it go? This episode on Strong By Design discusses the mistakes many job candidates make on the day of their interview. Remember, first impressions matter. When you’re attempting to gain employment with a small business or a large company, there are things to avoid and things you must get right. As they say, you don’t get a se...

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...