The Unsexy Businessmen

Alex and Aaron Skinner are calling out the hustle culture nonsense around sleep deprivation — and making the case for why getting quality rest might be the most underrated thing you can do for your health, your gains, and your sanity. They get into the real science (cortisol spikes, protein synthesis, REM vs. deep sleep) without taking themselves too seriously, plus share what's actually been work...

Follow the Journey on Instagram: @unsexyalex On this episode of the Unsexy Businessmen Podcast, Alex sits in the hot seat as Aaron runs him through a full coaching intake session — the same one Aaron uses with real clients. No fluff, no BS, just the exact questions, numbers, and awkward guesses (bicep size, anyone?) that go into building a real training and nutrition plan. Alex opens up about his...

This week Alex and Aaron sit down with Dan Maddox — a northeastern Montana farm kid turned law enforcement officer, 22-year paramedic, gym manager, motivational speaker, and competitive bodybuilder who just stepped on stage at 60 years old. Yeah, he's doing a lot. Dan's story isn't your typical fitness journey. We're talking a guy who graduated high school at 6 feet tall and 140 pounds soaking wet...

We heard you asking, so we're opening up the fridge and the pantry. In this episode, Alex and Aaron break down exactly what they eat on a daily basis — pre-workout, post-workout, lunch, dinner, snacks, and yes, the cheat meals too. No gatekeeping, no perfect diet BS, just real food, real macros, and a lot of opinions on Minute Made rice. What You'll Learn: What Alex and Aaron actually eat from mor...

This week Alex and Aaron sit down with their old mission buddy Gordon Steele — and yes, he looks exactly as jacked as you'd expect someone named "Steele" to look. But it wasn't always that way. Gordon went from managing a restaurant and eating his way through the menu to becoming a five-to-six-days-a-week lifter who's now training for his first Hyrox with his wife. No overnight transformation, no...

Let's be real — the hardest part of getting healthy sometimes isn't the workouts or the meal prep. It's the people around you. In this episode, Alex and Aaron break down the different flavors of negativity you'll run into on your health journey: the friend who won't stop pushing the cheesecake, the spouse who makes you feel dumb for going to the gym, and the random internet troll who's convinced A...

What do you do when you're in the best shape of your life and your body just... snaps? That's exactly what happened to Juan Guitron — Division I soccer player, CrossFit convert, and all-around competitor — when he ruptured his Achilles tendon during a late-night futsal game in November 2021. No one hit him. No one fouled him. One pivot, one pop, and suddenly he's lying on the court wondering why h...

Look, we've both been that guy — too much weight, bad form, too proud to drop it down. And we've both paid for it. Alex has wrecked his lower back and shoulder. Aaron literally had surgery and was out of the gym for six months. So yeah, we know a thing or two about what NOT to do. In this episode, Alex and Aaron break down the real, unglamorous stuff that keeps you lifting long-term without ending...

Nobody wants to be the guy who packed his gym shoes for every trip and never once used them. Alex and Aaron have been that guy — and they're not anymore. In this episode, they break down exactly how they stay consistent with workouts and nutrition while traveling, whether it's a long weekend or a full week away. From researching hotel gyms before you even book the room, to why mornings are the onl...

Alex came back from the dead (strep throat style) and lived to tell the tale — and work out again. In this episode, Alex and Aaron break down something nobody really talks about: how do you actually know when it's time to get back in the gym after being sick? Alex shares his firsthand experience recovering from strep, including what his Oura Ring data revealed about just how hard his body was work...

Look, we're not here to lecture you — but we are here to tell you the truth nobody's saying out loud: alcohol is doing way more damage to your health than you probably realize. Alex and Aaron break down exactly what happens to your body when you drink — from your body flat-out stopping fat burn (yes, really) to tanking your testosterone, spiking cortisol, and cutting your muscle protein synthesis...

Everyone's talking about Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro — but are people actually talking about what happens when you get off it? Alex and Aaron break down how GLP-1s actually work, why your buddy who dropped 40 pounds now looks like he's got the Ozempic face, and what you need to be doing if you're going to take one of these things and not just balloon right back up. They get into the muscle loss prob...

Let's be honest — health insurance might be the biggest scam running in America right now, and Alex and Aaron aren't holding back. In this episode, the brothers break down exactly why the system is built to take your money and deny your claims, sharing real stories of people who got screwed when they needed coverage the most. From the employee Alex hired just to get on the company's health plan (s...

Look, nobody's here to sell you a supplement or tell you to eat tilapia. Alex and Aaron are breaking down how they actually use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to make their health journeys simpler — not sexier, just simpler . In this episode, the Skinner brothers get into the real, unglamorous stuff: tracking macros, knowing your RMR, getting a DEXA scan, and letting an AI hold you acco...

Darin Tuttle walked on at BYU as a D1 football player and then life happened. A desk job, long hours, energy drinks, and years of being a "weekend warrior" in the wrong ways left him sitting at 250 pounds wondering where his old self went. So he did something about it. In this episode, Alex and Aaron sit down with Darin to dig into the real, unsexy side of his transformation not the highlight reel...

The TSA was created to keep us safe—but what happens when the system meant to protect people starts hurting them instead? In this episode of the Unsexy Businessmen Podcast , Alex and Aaron break down the real impact of government shutdowns, why TSA agents end up working without pay, and how everyday Americans get caught in the crossfire of political games. This isn’t just about airport lines—it’s...

Alex and Aaron kicked off this one thinking they were going to talk about the Artemis II launch and they did, kind of. What started as two guys with zero astronaut credentials breaking down NASA's big moon mission quickly spiraled into one of those conversations that somehow ends up hitting you right in the chest. From the wild perspective shift of seeing Earth from space, to politics, religion, E...

Most people think they understand how social media works… but they don’t. In this episode, we break down the real mechanics behind social media platforms how they keep you hooked, why outrage spreads faster than truth, and how AI-generated content is starting to take over your feed. From controversial thumbnails to fake viral videos, we explain how the system rewards engagement at all costs even i...

In this episode of the Unsexy Businessmen podcast, Alex and Aaron break down the unsexy truth about getting healthy, losing weight, and building habits that actually last. They talk about why New Year’s resolutions usually fail, how guilt and all-or-nothing thinking wreck progress, and why health has to be treated like a long-term system instead of a short-term sprint. They also get into tracking...

In this episode of the Unsexy Businessmen Podcast , Alex and Aaron sit down with Ben Webber of Big Red Jelly to talk about what it actually takes to build and scale a creative agency. Ben shares how Big Red Jelly started from humble beginnings, the role partnerships played in their growth, and why process matters more than most entrepreneurs think. They get into what it looks like to build a compa...

In this episode of the Unsexy Businessmen podcast, Alex and Aaron take on one of the most hated companies in live entertainment: Ticketmaster. From absurd fees and impossible presale queues to scalpers, resale madness, and monopoly accusations, they break down why buying concert tickets has become such a miserable experience for everyday people. They dig into Aaron’s failed attempt to get Metallic...

In this episode of the Unsexy Podcast, Alex and Aaron tackle something that seems to happen every time a major global event hits the news: suddenly everyone becomes an expert. From social media outrage to political tribalism, the guys break down why so many people form strong opinions on issues they barely understand—and why algorithms make the problem worse. They talk about the dangers of echo ch...

Get The Course: https://www.unsexybusinessmen.com/offers/4VxHyQbf/checkout In service businesses, “bad clients” usually aren’t the real problem— bad expectations and slow communication are. In this episode, Alex and Aaron break down what actually causes client blow-ups (hint: it’s rarely the work itself), why residential customers can be way more intense than commercial accounts, and how to respon...

Get The Course: https://www.unsexybusinessmen.com/offers/4VxHyQbf/checkout Alex and Aaron break down the books that genuinely shaped how they build businesses—plus a few that made them better humans, which turns out to be the same thing. From trust and communication (so clients stop hovering) to leadership, accountability, and the uncomfortable truth that “everything is your fault,” this episode i...

Get The Course: https://www.unsexybusinessmen.com/offers/4VxHyQbf/checkout January’s job report is ugly: layoffs jumped to the highest January level since 2009, tech is bleeding, and transportation got rocked (hello, UPS). Alex and Aaron break down what’s actually happening when public companies “save money” by cutting headcount, why AI is accelerating the trend, and why the so-called “AI bubble”...