Dr. Joe Klemczewski

The Diet Doc Podcasts

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The Diet Doc, LLC, is the parent company to many health, fitness, nutrition, and behavioral projects. Founded 25 years ago by Joe Klemczewski, PhD, known as the Godfather of Flexible Dieting, The Diet Doc is equipping the next generation of nutrition coaches. Joe has created the Flexible Dieting Institute, the Nutrition Coaching Global Mastermind, The Mind-Muscle Connection Podcast, and Contest Prep University. Whether you're listening to a podcast or interview as a life transformation client, a physique sport competitor, a performance athlete, a fitness entrepreneur, or just need some life mo...

Author

Dr. Joe Klemczewski

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Health

Podcast website

TheDietDoc.com

Latest episode

Jul 20, 2025

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Episodes

BEST PREP FOODS: PROTEIN SOURCES - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #500 28.09.2022

Flexibility, blah, blah, blah. Yes, Flexible Dieting is important. It's critical. You won't succeed without it. But you also won't succeed without structure and quality. Listen in to learn how Adam and Joe help clients use both tools to make sure the best food options are utilized to make contest prep easier and more successful! CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY - THE SCIENCE OF STAGE-READY Joe Klemczewski,...

FLEXIBLE DIETING INSTITUTE Research Reviews - 49: Diet Efficacy II 23.09.2022

Joe Klemczewski, PhD, founder of The Diet Doc, LLC, began teaching macronutrient tracking as a diet method more than 25 years ago to give his clients the flexibility to eat the foods they like without restrictive, harmful dieting practices. Writing for top fitness magazines and coaching the world's best physique competitors, Joe's version of tracking macros spawned an entire industry shift and bec...

THE MIND-MUSCLE CONNECTION - Ep 37: Expectation 22.09.2022

Your meal isn't cooked perfectly so you send it back to the kitchen indignantly. Tens of thousands of people die of starvation every day. You get passed up for a promotion and storm out of the office. Millions lose their jobs completely in an economic downturn. You get second place and set off on a rampage against fellow athletes, judges, and organizations. Others in wheelchairs would give anythin...

THE MIND-MUSCLE CONNECTION - Ep 36: Regret 16.09.2022

Regret may be the most painful, soul-sucking emotion among all that blocks us from happiness and contentment. Ironically, we spend more time regretting things we didn't do than things we wish we hadn't. The hardcore health and fitness community often feel this acutely as there is always one more level we might have missed, a nagging thought that maybe we could have done a little more. Listen in as...

FLEXIBLE DIETING INSTITUTE Research Reviews - 48: Diet Efficacy I 09.09.2022

Joe Klemczewski, PhD, founder of The Diet Doc, LLC, began teaching macronutrient tracking as a diet method more than 25 years ago to give his clients the flexibility to eat the foods they like without restrictive, harmful dieting practices. Writing for top fitness magazines and coaching the world's best physique competitors, Joe's version of tracking macros spawned an entire industry shift and bec...

THE MIND-MUSCLE CONNECTION - Ep 35: Coping 09.09.2022

Coping with loss, coping with stress, coping with disappointment, coping with change - we all use coping strategies whether we realize it or not. Many may hear the phrase "coping mechanism" and think it's a bad thing. It's a way to avoid reality. Maybe, but maybe not. The goal is to have healthy, maybe helpful, coping strategies. Down times will come, that's for sure. Disappointment and loss will...

THE MIND-MUSCLE CONNECTION - Ep 34: Values & Violence 02.09.2022

Who doesn't think we're in the most polarized, socially unstable period of recent memory? More than half of the United States is predicting a civil war. Why? Where does the reflex for separation and violence come into play, and why does it escalate so quickly? The answer is you. And you. And you... Listen in as Joe and Tyler swim in the deep end of social psychology and explore violence as an appr...

AVOIDING BURNOUT: STOP BODYBUILDING! - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #499 29.08.2022

Physique sport is anything but balanced. It can chew people up and spit them out as self-imprisoned victims of obsession. How can you prevent it? Listen in as Adam and Joe discuss training, nutrition, prep, and worldview regarding how balance should be considered with a bigger lens. CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY - THE SCIENCE OF STAGE-READY Joe Klemczewski, PhD, founder of THE DIET DOC and legendary TEA...

AVOIDING BURNOUT: MISUNDERSTANDING BALANCE - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #498 27.08.2022

Physique sport is anything but balanced. It can chew people up and spit them out as self-imprisoned victims of obsession. How can you prevent it? Listen in as Adam and Joe discuss training, nutrition, prep, and worldview regarding how balance should be considered with a bigger lens. CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY - THE SCIENCE OF STAGE-READY Joe Klemczewski, PhD, founder of THE DIET DOC and legendary TEA...

THE MIND-MUSCLE CONNECTION: Ep 33 Kill Your Ego - Or Not 26.08.2022

What is the ego? Why does everybody say we should die to self? Kill our egos? Does the ego serve a purpose? Jump in and listen to Tyler and Joe discuss historic and modern thought in the context of people who want the most from life! Joe Klemczewski, PhD, and Tyler Wiebe, BSc, have teamed up to connect the grind of the iron to the power of your mind. {~} Klemczewski is the founder of The Diet Doc,...

AVOIDING BURNOUT: FOOD FLEXIBILITY - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #497 26.08.2022

Physique sport is anything but balanced. It can chew people up and spit them out as self-imprisoned victims of obsession. How can you prevent it? Listen in as Adam and Joe discuss training, nutrition, prep, and worldview regarding how balance should be considered with a bigger lens. CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY - THE SCIENCE OF STAGE-READY Joe Klemczewski, PhD, founder of THE DIET DOC and legendary TEA...

AVOIDING BURNOUT: TRAINING VARIETY - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #496 25.08.2022

Physique sport is anything but balanced. It can chew people up and spit them out as self-imprisoned victims of obsession. How can you prevent it? Listen in as Adam and Joe discuss training, nutrition, prep, and worldview regarding how balance should be considered with a bigger lens. CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY - THE SCIENCE OF STAGE-READY Joe Klemczewski, PhD, founder of THE DIET DOC and legendary TEA...

THE MIND - MUSCLE CONNECTION - Ep 32: Competitive Transitions 25.08.2022

Physique sport, powerlifting, performance sport, and most pursuits that require substantial focus often culminate in a large-scale final event. Then what? Every waking second has been devoted to this defining part of your identity for months. In one moment it's over. The psychological shift and likely physiological changes can leave you whirling without an anchor. Listen in as Joe and guest host J...

AVOIDING BURNOUT: TIME OFF - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #495 24.08.2022

Physique sport is anything but balanced. It can chew people up and spit them out as self-imprisoned victims of obsession. How can you prevent it? Listen in as Adam and Joe discuss training, nutrition, prep, and worldview regarding how balance should be considered with a bigger lens. CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY - THE SCIENCE OF STAGE-READY Joe Klemczewski, PhD, founder of THE DIET DOC and legendary TEA...

PSYCHOLOGICAL DEMANDS OF PREP: TRANSITIONS - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #494 19.08.2022

People on the outside of physique sport often can't fathom the rigor and 24/7 energy required while preparing for competition. Sometimes we even forget. But it's real, and it builds. Listen in as Joe and Adam slice through the 5 major categories you have to contemplate to make it through prep successfully. Your health, your relationships, and your competitive outcome is on the line. Make sure you...

Nutrition Coaching Origin Stories: The Birth of an Industry #5 - Clark Wilson 18.08.2022

Connect with Cliff Wilson: https://www.teamwilsonbb.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1518755084 https://www.instagram.com/cwteamwilson/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpN-JmMfcHlzL7zYQRgQFA I created my first coaching business flier while still a student at the Indiana University School of Medicine studying physical therapy. It was 1992. I figured I could make a few bucks programmin...

PSYCHOLOGICAL DEMANDS OF PREP: DYSMORPHIA - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #493 18.08.2022

People on the outside of physique sport often can't fathom the rigor and 24/7 energy required while preparing for competition. Sometimes we even forget. But it's real, and it builds. Listen in as Joe and Adam slice through the 5 major categories you have to contemplate to make it through prep successfully. Your health, your relationships, and your competitive outcome is on the line. Make sure you...

PSYCHOLOGICAL DEMANDS OF PREP: SOCIAL SUPPORT - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #492 17.08.2022

People on the outside of physique sport often can't fathom the rigor and 24/7 energy required while preparing for competition. Sometimes we even forget. But it's real, and it builds. Listen in as Joe and Adam slice through the 5 major categories you have to contemplate to make it through prep successfully. Your health, your relationships, and your competitive outcome is on the line. Make sure you...

PSYCHOLOGICAL DEMANDS OF PREP: PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGE - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #491 16.08.2022

People on the outside of physique sport often can't fathom the rigor and 24/7 energy required while preparing for competition. Sometimes we even forget. But it's real, and it builds. Listen in as Joe and Adam slice through the 5 major categories you have to contemplate to make it through prep successfully. Your health, your relationships, and your competitive outcome is on the line. Make sure you...

PSYCHOLOGICAL DEMANDS OF PREP: TIME & FOCUS - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #490 15.08.2022

People on the outside of physique sport often can't fathom the rigor and 24/7 energy required while preparing for competition. Sometimes we even forget. But it's real, and it builds. Listen in as Joe and Adam slice through the 5 major categories you have to contemplate to make it through prep successfully. Your health, your relationships, and your competitive outcome is on the line. Make sure you...

THE MIND-MUSCLE CONNECTION - EP 31: POSITIVITY 12.08.2022

Think of the most negative person you know. Everything is always wrong; chaos abounds; that person is always a victim; the fault is always from someone else or a circumstance...they just never have anything good to say about anything. Now consider the most positive person you know. Why do you think each owns their particular perspective? What's the value of being negative? Of being positive? Can y...

AGGRESSIVE PEAKING: AGGRESSIVE CONTEST DAY - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #489 09.08.2022

Rounding the final turn of the final lap for a contest is money. The energy skyrockets in the anticipation of that elusive perfect peak and you have got the plan to make it happen. Sometimes that means knowing how and when to be aggressive. Rolling the dice on something new can be risky, but there are reasons and ways to be aggressive in the right areas to make sure you can pull off the win. Liste...

AGGRESSIVE PEAKING: AGGRESSIVE ANALYSIS - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #488 08.08.2022

Rounding the final turn of the final lap for a contest is money. The energy skyrockets in the anticipation of that elusive perfect peak and you have got the plan to make it happen. Sometimes that means knowing how and when to be aggressive. Rolling the dice on something new can be risky, but there are reasons and ways to be aggressive in the right areas to make sure you can pull off the win. Liste...

AGGRESSIVE PEAKING: AGGRESSIVELY FULL - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #487 06.08.2022

Rounding the final turn of the final lap for a contest is money. The energy skyrockets in the anticipation of that elusive perfect peak and you have got the plan to make it happen. Sometimes that means knowing how and when to be aggressive. Rolling the dice on something new can be risky, but there are reasons and ways to be aggressive in the right areas to make sure you can pull off the win. Liste...

AGGRESSIVE PEAKING: AGGRESSIVELY LEAN & FULL - CONTEST PREP UNIVERSITY #486 05.08.2022

Rounding the final turn of the final lap for a contest is money. The energy skyrockets in the anticipation of that elusive perfect peak and you have got the plan to make it happen. Sometimes that means knowing how and when to be aggressive. Rolling the dice on something new can be risky, but there are reasons and ways to be aggressive in the right areas to make sure you can pull off the win. Liste...

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