The Excellence Cartel

Episode 33: Live Q&A!Today we answered a variety of questions round table style, featuring Laurin Conlin and Jamie Pinder. From recovering from quarantine binging to leading clients using new knowledge, we open our hearts and minds and tell it like it is. 🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆 Follow us on Instagram: scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su jeffunbreakablebla...

Episode 32: Refeeds with Laurin Conlin Today we had Laurin Conlin, owner of Team LocoFit back on our show to talk about refeeds. Laurin has been involved in new research on the effects of refeeds, and she shares some of her findings with us: 5 low 2 high, 3 low 1 high... what's optimal? We also talk about the differences between untracked meals, refeeds, cheat meals, free meals, and their various...

Episode 31: Diving into PCOS with Victoria Felkar Today we are joined by Victoria Felkar, Ph. D candidate at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, CA. Victoria specializes in women's health and has done extensive research in hormones and female athletes. She goes in depth (and we mean in depth!) on the drivers and root causes of polycystic ovarian syndrome, better known as PCOS. Victori...

Episode 30: NuEthix CEO Stephaney Theobald Today we are joined by Stephaney Theobald, Jason's better half and CEO of NuEthix formulations. Stephaney talks about her prior leadership experiences at GE, what it's like to be a female leader looking up at a glass ceiling, and how all her personal experiences and vision have helped shaped NuEthix as a leading brand in the supplement industry. Jason and...

EPISODE 29: Female PED Use w/Jamie Pinder Today we welcome IFBB Pro and 3x Olympian Jamie Pinder to our show to discuss performance enhancing drug (PED) use in women. Jamie opens up about her own experience with PEDs and shines a light on a very hush hush topic in the sport of physique enhancement. Things are not always what they appear to be, and making the decision to jump into the waters of dru...

EPISODE 28: Gut Health Today we discuss "gut health", and how the state of your GI and digestive capabilities can cause a domino effect on your sex hormones, thyroid, and insulin sensitivity. The gut has been recognized as a "second brain", and medical research has only begun to uncover links to various illnesses. As coaches, we have seen these connections first hand and in our experience, we can...

EPISODE 27: All about your thyroid Jeff, Jeffrey, and Jason put their coaching hats on once again to talk about thyroid function and what you need to do to manage it successfully. The thyroid is one of the main control centers for the human metabolism, from regulating heat, growth of cells, and giving feedback to sex hormones, this little gland does big things! In this episode we talk about how th...

EPISODE 26: Estrogen Dominance Today we discuss estrogen dominance: what it is, how it happens, and what we typically do to fix it. Estrogen dominance is just one of the health issues we come across often as coaches and it's important that we define this particular issue so it is more easily recognizable by the industry. Far too often individuals (and coaches!) will overlook internal health. But i...

EPISODE 25: Fitness After Weight Loss Surgery We sit down with fitness coach Sarah Doehler to talk about her personal journey after having weight loss surgery and how she uses her experience to help her clients today. Sarah takes us back to when she weighed 210 lbs at 5'4, to feeding up to support a post-op faltering metabolism and how society, her peers, and her coworkers viewed her throughout th...

Episode 23: Scott McNally We are joined today by Scott McNally, prep coach and host of Advices Radio. Scott also has his hands in several other podcasts and lives in the fitness industry "full-time". We chat about tripping mushrooms in the desert, finding peace, and approaching the mountaintop knowing that your ride is about to end... and how one comes to terms with that. In a world where pushing...

Episode 22: Elite HRV Today we invited Vivek Menon, CCO of Elite HRV onto our show to talk in depth about how tracking Heart Rate Variability can help you become more in tune with your recovery capability. Vivek graduated Magna Cum Laude from Dartmouth College, with a BA in Biology (Pre-Med) and a BA in economics. Vivek's goals are to drive habit change amongst consumers, providers and businesses,...

Episode 22: Regaining control after an ED, with guest IFBB Pro Meghan Santa Barbara Jeff, Jeffrey, and Jason sit down with IFBB pro and ScoobyPrep coach, Meghan Santa Barbara to retrace her steps from being a ballerina to turning pro at Jr. Nationals, and her struggle with anorexia and bulimia along the way. Meghan talks about finding balance and regaining control of her life after having an ED, a...

Episode 21: All About Fat Loss Jeff, Jeffrey, and Jason share their approaches and protocols to fat loss in this round table style discussion covering nutrition, training, cardio, and supplements. We go over how we set up a diet, what fat burners we would use, where we start off with cardio, and how we would design a training program, for both natural and enhanced clients, based on our experiences...

Episode 20: MJ Adams & Thomas Munck Today we invited two up-and-coming coaches, MJ and Thomas, to talk about how they got started, their goals, challenges, and vision. As coaches, we all strive to serve others in the best way possible and it can be challenging to balance pure mission and the bottom lines of business. Putting out content can be a struggle when faced with industry redundancy and...

Episode 19: Team Allen Today we invited IFBB Pro and coach, Russ Allen to the show to talk about his journey from working in an oil field to running one of the most successful coaching businesses in the industry. Russ recounts his days working the 4 AM shift at Gold's Gym to his breakthrough coaching moments, taking many long term clients to the coveted pro level. We all chime in on our lives as c...

Episode 18: Troubleshooting Female Hormones Today we invited Vince Pitstick, holistic wellness coach and owner of Nutrition Dynamic on the show to talk about menopause and its effect on hormones progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, along with the thyroid. Vince leads off with what he has seen work and not work with pre, peri, and menopausal women in both competitive and general population categor...

Episode 17: Mea Culpa What do we learn when we fail or fall? Jeff, Jeffrey, and Jason are joined by coaches Laurin Conlin and John Gorman to reflect on our missteps as coaches and business owners and how we've each grown from them. From learning how to set expectations, failing up, and chasing happiness, the five of us impart the best advice we can to those who are trying to make their mark in the...

Episode 16: The 7 Systems Jeff, Jeffrey, and Jason talk about their experiences working with the "7 systems of the body", relating their hands-on coaching practice to a book written by Dr. Pat Luse, which describes these same bodily systems in detail from a medical perspective. This episode explains why we should stop "silo thinking" when it comes to our bodies, because everything is related and m...

Episode 15: Tracking Progress & Motivation Jeff, Jeffrey, and Jason talks about what progress and motivation means to them and how they teach their clients to stay on track even on the days where they may not feel like it. Motivation is supported by discipline and discipline is born from desire. If you desire to change and become better, this episode is for you. Follow us on Instagram: scoobyp...

Episode 14: From Cancer to Competition Jeff Black invites his client Nick Ross onto the show to talk about winning his battle with testicular cancer to competing in a show soon after recovery. Nick maintains the idea that cancer didn't happen to him, but for him, to learn how to be present in life, to keep promises, and to be genuine. In this heartfelt and raw episode, we learn what someone thinks...

Episode 13: Stress, HRV, & Metabolic Resistance Jeff, Jeffrey and Jason put their coaching hats on again and get into the nitty gritty details of defining the rest and recovery process in individuals who may be having trouble getting their bodies to where they want them to be, due to metabolic resistance. In this episode we break down what stress does, how it affects Heart Rate Variability (HR...

Episode 12: Team Loco Fit Jeff, Jeffrey, and Jason sit down with IFBB Bikini Pro, coach, and owner of Team Loco Fit, Laurin Conlin. Laurin is one of the more successful female coaches in the fitness industry today. Laurin gives us her take on self-love, intuitive eating, and having an identity outside of competing to avoid burnout, especially in bikini where low barriers to entry attract individua...

Episode 11: Never miss a check-in! This week we put our coaching hats on and talk about the check-in process: how it evolved for each of us and what we look for and why we ask for it. Our most successful clients rarely miss a check-in. Checking in is important for client accountability but it's also important for us coaches to stay organized. In this episode we explain why. Follow us on Instagram:...

Episode 10: King of the Hill Jeff, Jeffrey, and Jason chat with Skip Hill, coach, author, and father of "skip loading", about how coaching and clientele have evolved over the past 20 years. Skip recalls his time on the forums earning street cred and how giving free advice led to a robust coaching career spanning over two decades. We also opine on competing while pregnant and the peanut gallery tha...

EPISODE 9: "That's Not How We Do Business.” Whether you're a coach, a senior executive, or a school teacher, you know your time and energy is valuable. If you care about your work and your people, it can feel easy and natural to overextend. However in the long run, should you? Jeff, Jeffrey, and Jason explore their boundaries, rules, and regrets in coaching, business, and their personal lives in t...