The Diet Doc Podcasts

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...

You're an asshole. That was our first title of this episode but...you know. We didn't want to hurt any feelings. But what if that's the path to growth, and how you'll get what you want? And what you need? Did you know shame is a social tool of evolutionary success? Join the conversation and see how you can use disappointment and social pain to earn a happier life! Joe Klemczewski, PhD, and Tyler W...

Life is suffering, some say. From dust to dust... Others believe it's whatever you make it. Name it and claim it. The Universe will reflect back exactly what you project. We all encounter the highest of highs and the lowest of lows at some point in life. How do you deal with the setbacks? What do you do when you just can't catch a break? Listen in as Joe and Tyler discuss pain, purpose, and helpin...

That's what we sometimes think, right? Something is wrong with me; I'm defective; get a diagnosis; take a drug; fixed. Like a sprained ankle. Or, this is too hard; I can't deal; throw in the towel again; take a drug; cover it up. Another expected disappointment. Choppy waters for sure. An infinite topic. But what can you improve right now? Maybe your foundational perspective could shift just a lit...

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...

Many think commitment is just a trait - you have it or you don't. Others make the mistake thinking commitment is an all-or-nothing endeavor. You're knocking it out of the park every day or you're a failure. What if commitment was part psychological temperament, practiced emotional resiliency, a value-driven reflex, physiologically scalable, and exhaustible? Would you look at it more like a process...

Connect with Ben Esgro: https://eformulations.co/ https://thestrengthguys.com/ https://www.instagram.com/suppsci/ https://www.instagram.com/benesgro/ 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 programming while piecing together odd jobs to fit my schedule. O...

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...

Do you let others define your life? If you could write one sentence as your legacy, what would it be? How about one word? If it's not clear how you are living the exact life you want to live, listen to Joe and Tyler discuss what philosophers, poets, and psychologists have to say. Many seek the meaning of life, others seek to add meaning to life. Some think everything in life happens for a reason,...

Everyone says growth and gains happen at rest, once the record-setting workout is in the books, but we don't train like we believe it. We want another record-setting workout. And another. Among all training variables, frequency is the toughest to self-regulate. Clients tell us all the time, "But I NEED to train every day!" Load, force production, and duration can be modified to accommodate high vo...

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 programming while piecing together odd jobs to fit my schedule. Once graduated and established in my orthopedic career, I pressed my foot down on the accelerator and created a legitimate process for fitness and nutr...

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 programming while piecing together odd jobs to fit my schedule. Once graduated and established in my orthopedic career, I pressed my foot down on the accelerator and created a legitimate process for fitness and nutr...

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 programming while piecing together odd jobs to fit my schedule. Once graduated and established in my orthopedic career, I pressed my foot down on the accelerator and created a legitimate process for fitness and nutr...

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...

Physique sport demands sacrifice and focused intensity like few other challenges, athletic or otherwise. Once the curtain falls and the contest is over, the anti-climactic sense of loss can be traumatic. It has been your identity and most aggressive pursuit for months, maybe years. And it's finished. The psychological impact is matched only by the biological shifts occurring at the same time. It c...

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...

Do you move away from danger or toward hope? Protect against risk or go for reward? We're evolutionarily wired to self-protect, for obvious reasons, but some of us are a little too good at it. If we're not careful, we can slip into patterns of frustration, unhappiness, resentment, and overall negativity. Who's the happiest person you know? Always glass-half-full, right? Always has something good t...

We all have that one muscle group that won't respond. Maybe it's a genetic phenotype liability compared to whatever standard we hold; maybe we truly don't have the right force/load/frequency programming mapped out; maybe we're not allowing for enough recovery; maybe it's even sleep or nutrition. Joe and Adam tackle it all in this Frat House edition of CPU. Grab a pen and notebook, or a beer, or al...

Ancient Greek philosophers created entire worldviews around how to meet the innate drives to seek pleasure while also acknowledging the need to work. The original hustle culture was born in the principles of stoicism and asceticism. It seems the debate rages even deeper today with some jumping across the cultural divide to hedonism. Our hardcore fitness friends lean into the grind. We know sacrifi...

Guest host Jennifer Souders, M.D., joins Joe to discuss whether or not safety limits our ability to succeed. It has been said that a choice of safety reinforces fear, but does it? From daily decisions in the gym or with dietary approach all the way to big life pursuits, maybe safety can reduce fear. Listen in and decide for yourself - your success might depend on the answer! Joe Klemczewski, PhD,...

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 health and fitness industry is rife with misinformation and disinformation. Some of it is obvious, but not all. Cons are good at preying on our deepest wants, and if we want something bad enough, we're more likely to believe the unbelievable. But not all bad information is disseminated by bad people. Sometimes they want to believe something just as much as we do, and they repeat it as a form o...

If you are planning for your first contest, or you're early in your career and still trying to figure out the best plan to be as lean as possible, you need the confidence of first-step nutrition. How much protein? Why? Carbs and Fat? How long should I plan to diet? Listen in as Adam and Joe slice and dice their way through the physiology you need to execute your way to a sliced and diced condition...

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...

Freud said most people don't want freedom because freedom means responsibility. The bombshell this week of a probable reversal of Roe v. Wade brings what some call an illusion of choice to the forefront. What choices do we have? Are they created without impact to others? What if the choices of someone else create conflict with mine? These are familiar roads walked by those who try to live out prin...