The Fitness Lying Down Podcast

With summer still heating up, are you skipping your strength training sessions because you want to do more things outside? In this episode, Cory breaks down why you can have your cake and eat it, too! And we talk a lot about the variety of training clients that come through the many doors of gyms, but let's talk about the variety of coaches out there who are working to make a positive impact i...

This week's episode dietitians Megan and Leslie Schilling talk about diet culture - what is it, what makes it harmful, and some strategies you use to say "adios, I think you're gross!" to diet culture! If you like what you hear, Leslie's new book Feed Yourself, hits shelves on August 1st and it's all about stepping away from diet culture and into your divine design.  Pre-...

This might seem counterproductive for us, a brick & mortar gym, to tell you about creating a cost-effective home gym. Are we purposely trying to run ourselves out of business?!?!? You will be surprised to discover how this can actually be a win-win for both parties as there is something very important missing in other people's home gyms that we can help with. This missing piece helps home...

The human body is awesome and is made up of many amazing systems to help it thrive in their own, unique ways. Included are the central nervous system, the autonomic nervous system, the lymph system, the skeletal system, the muscular system, and more. However, there is one system that is undervalued and misunderstood that holds all of them together. We are excited to have good friend of the program...

On this week's episode of The Fitness Lying Down podcast, Megan the Trainer RD chats with a former Viterbo classmate Lara Boyum! They talk about her experience working with athletes, the common mistakes when it comes to fueling for activity, and mindset shifts needed based on goals. After graduating in 2021, she has been working with the athletes at The University of Mississippi while completi...

In the beginning of Fitness Lying Down, we'd hear questions about why we don't have any mirrors in the gym. Let's be honest, it's pretty standard in gyms to have mirrors, but for what? Listen as Cory breaks down our mirror non-issues at FLD. And, brace yourselves, you're about to hear the answers Cory provides for the Cup Of Joe Meeting hosted by WWBIC (Wisconsin Women's Bu...

You see so much exercises and fitness tips from social media "influencers," but how do you know if it's legit. Are the workouts you find on YouTube ones that you should actually do for yourself? Are there protocol & standards in the fitness industry for a personal trainer in order to prescribe and encourage particular exercises. Or is it just a free for all? This week we dedicate...

Do you like to get yelled at while on the fitness floor as means of “motivation?” Are you satisfied walking into a gym for your first session with the bar set at an unrealistic, ridiculous level? How about soreness? Do you like to be sore for days after a session? If these are not the training effects you like, don’t worry - you are not alone! We in the fitness industry can do a better job creatin...

Of all the milestones we've accomplished, for some reason this milestone in 2023 seems to be a pretty important one this year (especially as a small town gym) as Cory reflects on how Fitness Lying Down became the gym it has grown to be up to the time 2020 and how we were able to navigate through the craziness of the coronavirus with lockdowns, mask mandates, and more! Lots of success that depe...

In this week's episode Megan the Trainer RD goes over the very important process of a very important part of your ability to "Nourish to Flourish." We might think a lot about the foods we put into our mouth, but we really aren't too concerned about the rest of the process until the very end. Megan lays out for you the fascinating journey your food takes through your body and why...

First time guest and long time DVRT coach, Larisa Lotz, makes her FLD podcast debut this week and boy does she have much to share. What an experience from the beginning working with children with autism and discovering how important the brain is to making real changes in your training sessions. Larisa really specializes in the intent of movement and makes it her purpose to have that resonate in he...

This week we are excited to bring on first time guest and owner of Restored Strength - as well as fellow DVRT coach, William Sturgeon. We go through and discuss how starting a fitness business can be a lot of not accepting no for an answer and why this industry is so much more than showing clients how to do exercises. William explains how they maintain client relationships at Restored Strength to...

This week Cory is joined by fellow DVRT coach, Caroline Juster, to discuss the very popular Perform Better 3-Day Functional Training Summit and what it means to them to continue learning in this industry and provide clients on the training floor what is learned in the classroom. Caroline also shares how and why she was influenced by DVRT and how she smartly implements this system into her training...

We are excited to have on this week's podcast episode the TWO best nutritionists in the La Crosse County area! Megan the Trainer, RD gets a chance to sit down with Rebecca Cripe, RD and discuss her role as a clinical dietitian for the last 15 years. Rebecca shares what she's seen over the years as a nutritionist who specializes in weight management and provides some very practical tips for...

What a great opportunity to sit down and talk with our most recent intern, Yann Memiaghe, about his experience as a full-time intern at FLD for the past three months. Just imagine an Exercise & Sport Science major at UW-La Crosse getting a taste of the functional training we do, the whys of our programming methods, the hows of creating an environment of success for our clients, the fun we have...

Do women bulk up as a result of strength training? Can you lose your belly fat by doing ab crunches? Is squatting bad for your knees? These are some popular fitness myths that we can all say haven't really carried their weight. In this week's episode Cory and DVRT creator, Josh Henkin, go through some other fitness myths that have resurfaced on social media to explain why they aren't a...

Anyone who has dabbled with "functional" fitness has at least heard of the Turkish Get-Up (TGU), if not practiced it. There is no doubt how the TGU can be really relevant to your training goals and strength outside the four walls of your gym. This practical exercise taking you from the ground on your back to standing on both feet required your body to move with precision and purpose whil...

When lunges aren't a good option for you, or your clients, what is the solution to offer that provides the benefits of the lunge without actually having to lunge? In this episode Cory takes great care to explain how this certain exercise can be used for clients' success in the gym when traditional lunges might fail. Plus, how to coach a very traditional gym exercise to make it a better exp...

Could the squat exercise be the king of all leg exercises? Is there an exercise out there that can match the amount of muscle recruitment and carry over the squat has to everyday life? You'd be surprised to hear a common fitness myth that Josh Henkin of DVRT is all too eager to debunk for you! If you like to squat - you will want to tune in this week. If you don't like to squat - you will...

What will it take to grow a successful generation of fitness professionals to keep this industry engaging and beneficial for the general population? Providing an internship to hungry, young coaches is a great way to start! Cory, this week, shares about the internship program at Fitness Lying Down and how we are trying to turn out problem solvers and not just the stereotypical trainer that is more...

In this week's episode we are grateful to have creator and CEO of DVRT Ultimate Sandbag Training, Josh Henkin, to help us break down what power training is and, more importantly, what it is not. After listening to this conversation you will be surprised to discover how important power training is in all walks of life at all ages and how to build better strategies to build power & resiliency fo...

As fitness professionals we get tripped up with functional training and how that looks in a strength training program. FLD owner, Cory Cripe, shares his experience moving from "old school" strength training programming through his time with the Chicago Bulls' strength & conditioning staff to where he is now. A great episode to find out how functional training can be fun, effective, and product...

Do you remember the days when you'd tweak something or become injured and were told to "take a week off" from exercise to heal? In this week's episode Cory is ready to explain why that is more myth than fact and why you should do everything to not skip your strength training days - even when not 100%. Also, in last week's episode with Shannon we failed to unpack what consists of her functional tra...

When it comes to strength training at Fitness Lying Down using the DVRT (Dynamic Variable Resistance Training) principles, we get a lot of questions like, 'Can you really build strength with sandbags?' 'Can you really build bigger muscles with functional training?' And so on. Our guest this week wants to share with you how she has been on a journey for over 20 months to build real world strength &...

For a lot of people the title of this podcast might be Greek to them and they would be correct! In this episode find out how this Greek phrase ends up being the mission statement for us at FLD and how this can help people in their movement journey...especially running!