Train With the Best Podcast

Meghann Featherstun -- performance dietician and founder of Featherstone Nutrition -- talks workout fueling with Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres. Meghann talks about the keys to maximizing performance including how to time nutrition for both strength and endurance workouts. They also talk about recovery nutrition, the efficacy of supplements, and more! Learn more about TWTB at trainwiththebest21.co...

This week on the Train With The Best Podcast, Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres hand the pod over to the third member of their team, Rachel Sandler, for a conversation with Monica Jones. Rachel is a Senior Master Coach at [solidcore] and the CMO of TWTB. Monica is a performance coach with a specialty in women's health and recently founded the "Hustle and Flo" program which syncs people...

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres are joined by Nic Hill from EXOS to talk about training for the NFL Draft. Nic explains how EXOS has developed their system to maximize each athletes draft prospect and how that has paid off with picks like #1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Travon Walker. Plus, they talk about how the system has evolved over the years and what's stayed the same. The guys al...

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk about the latest developments with Ben Simmons. The guys talk about how difficult it is to manage mental and physical issues, how the two are related and how the relationship between organizations and players impacts that dynamic when it comes to professional athletes. Craig and Chris are then joined by Dwayne Paul, founder of Limitless Training Club in England....

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres are joined by Clay Skipper, staff writer at GQ to talk about his YouTube series "Above Average Joe." They talk about how competing against professional athletes and trying to accomplish specific tasks they do is an educational experience, despite Clay knowing he's out of his depths going into each shoot. They also talk about some of the underrated aspe...

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres celebrate their 200th episode with some of their best friends. Two-hundred episodes over five years is a long time to make a lot of friends and they reunite with many of them in this one of a kind podcast. Athletes like Lorenzo Alexander, Nick Simmons, Yael Averbuch-West and Oguchi Onyewu join trainers Michael Cummings, Joel Sanders, Branden Allen and Wes Dunning as...

Running expert Meg Takacs joins Craig Hoffman to talk about strength training for runners. Meg, who has been featured in Women's Health, Whoop and more, offers advice on how to best program strength sessions for distance runners, how to balance runs and lifts and more. Meg also talks about how form work is essential for runners. Plus, she discusses strategies for speed work, long runs and int...

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres welcome Dan Grunfeld to the podcast to talk about his remarkable book, "By The Glory Of The Game." They talk about Dan's family story -- from his grandparents survival of the Holocaust through his father's legendary NBA stint to his own basketball career -- in a wide ranging conversation that touches on life on and off the court. Craig and Chris a...

USWNT legend Heather O'Reilly joins Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres to talk about her career and her never-ending competitive fire. That desire to compete has led her to America Ninja Warrior. She talks about the training she's been going through and how wildly it differs from how she and Chris trained when she was an active player. They also talk about how she grew up to be the pro she w...

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres celebrate 5 years of podcasts together on Train With The Best's anniversary. The guys reflect on some of their favorite guests, moments and just how many places they've recorded. They're then joined by Patrick Dixon, the director of applied sports science at Momentous. Dixon educates Craig and Chris about the brand new Collagen Shot and how/why collage...

In their final episode from Pheonix, Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres chat with Joel Sanders (EXOS) about his most recent article, " Programming for Noobs ." The guys break down what it takes to program as a new trainer, taking a step by step approach to designing a workout plan for clients. They break down the different kinds of splits, how to program effectively within them and other fac...

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk with 2x Olympian and YouTube star Nick Symmonds ahead of his NFL Combine showdown with Lorenzo Alexander in Phoenix, AZ. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/swvUf0OQR-c In part 2, recorded later that evening - Nick, Chris and Craig are joined by Nick's coach for the event, Natalie Kollars from EXOS, to recap what went down. Follow the show on Instagram:...

In Episode 193 of the Train With The Best Podcast Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk about Sean McVay and the Rams winning the Super Bowl. Craig, who covered Sean as a journalist and Chris, who worked with him in Washington, talk about their experiences with the 36 year old champion coach and what makes him special. The guys then talk about their ongoing trip to Phoenix to shoot with Nick Symmond...

Chris Gorres is back on the pod with some big time results from a project while he was away. Chris trained his cousin, a top level Filipino high school soccer player and the results are astounding. He and Craig Hoffman reveal them and talk about the training that went in to such incredible growth. Plus, Craig and Chris welcome Nick Symmonds back on the pod to announce they are headed to EXOS in Ar...

Dr. Ashley Speights sits down with Craig Hoffman to talk about pain science and orthopedic cost when it comes to physical therapy and training. Ashley is the founder of The PHYT Collective in Washington, DC where Craig works as a trainer. The friends and colleagues talk about the mental side of pain and rehab and how to work with clients as they recovery from an injury and/or surgery safely and ef...

Craig Hoffman welcomes his long-time friend, 2x WNBA Champion Alysha Clark. After some reminiscing about their shared college days at Middle Tennessee State University, the pair chats about Alysha's recovery from a Lisfranc that cost her the 2021 WNBA season with the Washington Mystics. They then chat about the opportunity the rehab process has given her to work on the kinds of skills she has...

Craig Hoffman is joined by Dr. Helen Hsu , the Lead Outreach Specialist, Staff Psychologist, Asian American specialist, and lecturer at Stanford University. They discuss how mental health is discussed in the public sphere in light of Antonio Brown's outburst to end his Tampa Bay Buccaneers career. They then dive into the intersection of mental health and physical fitness. They talk about how...

Craig Hoffman heads to Sport & Health Capitol Hill to talk with Explosive Performance Site Director, longtime friend and former colleague Razonte Dunn. Razonte shares his remarkable story from lost high school football player and teen father through his roller coaster college experience and how ultimately everything came together perfectly in his current role. The guys also talk about how Razo...

Craig Hoffman is joined by Cut Seven coaches Marcus Lowe and Clarence Stanfield to talk about their journeys from Corporate America and the public education system respectfully to full-time fitness professionals. The guys all discuss how and why they transitioned into making their livings in fitness, what anyone considering making that leap should consider and the things they've learned along...

The TWTB annual holiday mailbag was slightly delayed, but it persevered nonetheless! Craig Hoffman is joined by guest co-host Natalie Kollars (EXOS // ChefNatsKitchen.com ) to answer listener and follower questions about training, training careers, nutrition and more! Craig and Nat answer in-depth before hitting a round of rapid fire to close the pod. Follow the show on Instagram: @trainwiththebes...

New York Times opinion columnist Jane Coaston joins Craig Hoffman to talk about her reporting on the sports and fitness worlds. Jane, who trains in Washington DC with Craig, talks about the Oregon track story and how some of the abuses of the fitness industry cross over into sports training, especially in women's sports. Craig and Jane also talk about finding happiness in and outside of fitne...

Craig Hoffman welcomes former NFL Tight End, current personal trainer and his co-host on the Washington Football Pregame Show Logan Paulsen to the podcast to talk about his transition from playing to training. The guys then dive into training and how Logan uses the force-velocity curve to guide his training and adjusts it for athletes of all ages and abilities. They also talk about how the chase f...

Craig Hoffman and guest host Wes Dunning (Healthy Baller/Rockville, MD) talk about marrying strength training and skill development. Wes -- a former D1 basketball player at Hampton -- talks about his experience both as an athlete and as a strength coach in finding the balance of on-court/on-field training and work in the weight room. The guys start with establishing a few principles that guide the...

Craig Hoffman welcomes his fiancée and [solidcore] Senior Master Coach Rachel Sandler to the podcast to talk about what they've learned from each other in their respective parts of the fitness world. They talk about how empathy and motivation can be tied together and how they are fed differently in group and individual settings. They also talk about the value of differing expertise, how athle...

Fresh off their first corporate presentation together, Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres recap their two days with [solidcore]'s training team. The guys summarize key points of the presentation including why principles were favored over methods and why that thought process is favored for success across business. Plus, they talk about Chris's first experience taking class, what they learned...