The Real Fitness Show

You want to transform your body and your life.  You're putting in the time, the effort, the research, and you're eating right, sleeping, even maybe already hired a coach... But your results seem to be very very slow.  That's probably because you're missing the last piece of the puzzle, as a recent Study from the American Medical Association has shown.  And that's what we d...

We all deal with stress to some degree.  And the thing is that stress is not necessarily a bad thing. It is actually physiologically necessary for us to make progress.  It helps us build muscle, lose fat, learn, get promotions, attract our ideal partner, etc.  But an excess of unmanaged stress can also be super detrimental.  It's been shown that chronic stress is one of the main drivers of di...

In the very first episode of The Real Fitness Show Braydon Barret and I discussed the data on metabolic adaptation, how your body regulates its metabolism as a thermostat, and how you could use that to drop fat faster and at higher kcal levels.  But, new evidence has come up and it turns out the metabolic adaptations, while accurate, is a lot more limited than many of us thought.  So in order to t...

There are always guys who can never progress no matter what they do.  They show up, work hard, and are consistent, and even with all of that, they fail to turn their efforts into visible results.  Why does that happen? Can it be fixed?  That's what we go over in this week's podcast episode of The Real Fitness Show to make sure that you never get to that situation, and if you're alre...

Jake was a skeptic. Not my words, his. He told me that in our first call together. Everything sounded too good to be true. He had tried many different things before, watched youtube videos, and even tried a personal trainer in the past. He was putting in the work, but for some reason, he couldn’t figure out why he wasn’t dropping body fat. And that was demotivating him. So when he told me he wante...

Getting a six-pack is the ultimate goal of many guys getting into their fitness journey, but sadly, the internet is full of really poor advice on how to achieve this and the common knowledge in this matter is also super misleading.  You probably were taught that you need to do a bunch of crunches, sit-ups, and planks to activate your abs and get them to pop right?  Well in this episode I'm br...

Becoming that higher version of you that you've always wanted to be sometimes can feel like a utopia.  And Marcus Mackay, award-winning health and performance coach, knows a thing or two about it.  Marcus' relationship with health and fitness wasn't always a love story.  Over his college years, he battled with anxiety, alcohol, and drugs usage and was really falling short to meet th...

Life can be tricky sometimes. And sticking to a routine is one of the biggest challenges for the majority of guys trying to achieve a fitness transformation out there.  Work, family, friends, kids, travels, duties, parties, weekends... you name it.  Not everyone has it as easy as a fitness professional who can dedicate his life to getting in shape, right?  Well in this episode, Charlie Johnson, a...

"Eric, I've been on a calorie deficit for over 2 months and I still can't lose fat" This is one of the most common comments I get on social media. And the answer to it is really simple. You're simply not in a calorie deficit.  Don't worry, we've all been there. It can look like you aren't eating a lot and that you're doing all the right things, but bein...

Nod if this sounds familiar:  You had a great productive morning but all of the sudden, out of nowhere, you start feeling sluggish after lunchtime and for whatever reason you just can't get anything done in the afternoon. Your energy levels are on the ground and you just want to take a nap.  If this has ever happened to you... Welcome to the club.  Getting over the afternoon slump has been on...

The main reason the majority of the people can't stick to a fitness journey is that they believe it is all about subtracting:  Stop eating this Stop drinking that Stop doing it And I get it, it can get super frustrating. But there's a better way and in this episode, I want to share with you how you can achieve a long-lasting fitness transformation without stopping doing the things that y...

Internet is a GREAT tool for pretty much everything, but when it comes to achieving a fitness transformation it can become extremely overwhelming and actually can give you some wrong understanding of what it actually takes for you to achieve a good transformation.  In this episode, I talk about the 3 keys for you to transform your body and life for the rest of your days that you most likely won&ap...

"I should be farther ahead" "I've only come this far" "There's so much more than I can do" These are the constant thoughts I need to battle with every week (and I imagine you too) when it comes to evaluating my progress, not only physically, but also in business, relationships, career, etc.  In this episode, I want to give you the 2 keys to properly asses yo...

Can you imagine how it would feel to have the certainty that every time you say you're gonna do something, it will happen?  How many things could you achieve?  How many more levels would you climb?  In  this episode I want to talk to you about one of my main goals for 2022: increasing my say to do ratio so I can rewire my brain to help me get done anything I say I'm gonna do. And you can...

Have you ever seen that guy who's been lifting and going to the gym consistently for years and years, and still looks the same?  No one can really argue about his dedication...  But something is not clicking.  In this episode I'm gonna show you how NOT to be that guy and how to make sure that you are investing your time in the gym and not just wasting it. 

First of all, thank you for allowing us to go all the way up to our 50th episode! This has been quite a  journey and couldn't have come this far without your support.  When it comes to getting results, there are many different ways. They're is certainly not a one-size-fits-all.  So why is it that many people try a lot of different things and never get results, end up feeling discouraged...

That's right, you shouldn't. Every week I get at least a couple of guys asking how can they get to a lower body fat %.  As someone who got below 8% last week, there are some truths that I want to share with you today and that I think are being underlooked by the fitness industry.  And now that we're talking about unhealthy body fat %, I figured we can also talk about what happens wh...

If you struggle to have good quality sleep this is the video for you. These 3 hacks have been a real game changer for me and over +100 guys inside the Real Fitness Fam when it comes to improving your sleep performance and waking up way more energized! Another inside look into the @ericcinhofitness social media. Hope this one helps you tremendously! Watch the whiteboard explanation here !

Man, it was an experience haha I've been dieting hard for the past 6 weeks to prepare for a photo shoot and it made me reconsider everything I thought I knew about dieting.  In this episode, I walk you through my nutritional preparation and the conclusions that I got out of it. 

Morning vs Evening. When should you work out? The ultimate question. In this first inside look, you'll learn how to decide which one is gonna be the best choice for you. Check the whiteboard explanation here .

The holiday season is upon us, and this is one of the tougher times of the year if you’re trying to achieve a fitness transformation.  Family gatherings, parties, meeting long-time friends, probably bunch of eating out, treats at the house, no regular schedule, etc.  It can be a mess.  In a good way.  And you know what? You NEED to enjoy this time of the year.  You’ve been working hard (I assume)...

If you're trying to progress... but for real.  Not the little wins here and there but the HUGE progress that you look back at and feel like you're a completely different person (for the better).  If you want that, there are just 2 keys that you need to understand. 2 questions that you need to ask yourself over and over and make sure you're always on top of it.  This is the process t...

It cringes me when I walk in the gym and I see guys who have been lifting for YEARS and still look the same.  Because I know they are genuinely trying to improve and putting in the effort and the sacrifice, but they're just not doing it in a smart way.  There's a difference between moving weight and lifting weights.  In today's episode, I want to save you years of working hard witho...

Working out is hard.  Eating clean is hard. Prioritizing your sleep is hard.  Battling illness is hard. Not being able to join your loved ones in physical activities is hard.  Not feeling comfortable in your own skin is hard.  The fact is: you either do the hard things or you face the hard consequences. Either way you're gonna do something hard.  A lot of people would trade their future comfo...

It doesn't matter if your goal is to lose fat, to build muscle, to maintain, to improve your career, etc.  If there's one thing that can skyrocket your results is without a doubt improving the quality and quantity of your sleep.  And this is coming from a former 2-3h of sleep per day person,  so I know a thing or two about performing with really little sleep.  The benefits of sleep are c...