Joshua Spencer
Truth in Coaching
Change is hard and getting people to change is harder. Josh and Jordan bring a combined 24 years of personal training, sports performance, and mindset coaching to shine some light on one of the toughest things you could ever do: implement and stick with personal change. Workout, nutrition, and mindset tips and more, plus a behind the scenes take on the fitness industry, running a small business, and how even fitness role models are real people too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Joshua Spencer
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Latest episode
Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
EP013 - Stuck in the Motivation-Guilt Cycle (Setting Appropriate Goals Part 2) 28.01.2024 34:15
Part 2 of goal setting. So many people get excited about their goals or the possibility of change and start of enthusiastically, only to quickly get overwhelmed and then settle. What's really going on here? The motivation-guilt cycle. Let's pull back the curtain together on why most people crash-and-burn after initiating change. Speech of the Week (SpOTW) is "It's not an emergency". Contact us at:...
EP012 - Fad or Timeless? Fitness Trends in 2024 19.01.2024 46:31
-Josh and Sam do a hot-take breakdown on Jeff Cavaliere's "The TOP Fitness Trends for 2024". Are bananas in your smoothies detrimental? Should you be recovering with green noise? Is "Bob Ross" coaching a fad or timeless? As always, look for Josh's artful application of science: how to distill practical coaching steps from what we know and how to make the ideal, real. -Speech of the Week (SpOTW) is...
EP011 - The Wrong Goals Are Making You Fail (Setting Appropriate Goals Part 1) 13.01.2024 42:39
-The reason you don't achieve your goals isn't because you're undertrained, not smart enough, not talented enough, or underprivileged; most likely, you're getting off on the wrong foot by picking the wrong goals. Josh artfully combines strategic military planning with 19 years combined strength and life coaching along with an original, critical approach to charting your course to personal victory,...
EP010 - New Year's Prospective 07.01.2024 43:57
The coaches are all together and take a chance to chill and talk about what their goals are this coming year. Is the start of the new year the best time to implement change? What you want to have depends on what you do which depends heavily on what you are. If changing your physique or performance is something that you want, start influencing your thinking by eavesdropping on our goals for 2024. W...
EP009 - Fitness entertainment is killing your results! 29.12.2023 43:15
Josh digs into a challenging topic: your need to be entertained is unhealthy and is holding you back. There is a troubling and dangerous trend in humanity: accumulating too many "experts" and only learning in a shallow way. Just like people's attention-spans are eroding via social media, so shallow encounters with fitness and nutrition are wrecking your ability to make progress. Exercise and healt...
EP008 - Should you work out when sick? 22.12.2023 29:59
The coaches discuss best practices for returning to exercise after getting sick. When should you just do pure rest, active recovery, moderate cardio, heavy lifting, or even power work? Coaching, like many other fields, is the artful application of science, hence, "Arts and Sciences". The scientific method, when properly applied, cannot figure out highly complex problems quickly enough for anyone t...
EP007 - COLD Stories!!! 15.12.2023 39:52
How do you start a fitness business with little-to-no money? By dealing with a little bit of discomfort, namely the COLD! Krystyna is in the gym with Josh and they talk story about the humble beginnings of PCF, how memory and nostalgia are triggered, and favorite sports adventures in the cold! Josh thinks creatine, green tea, and a cold workout feel like Christmas. Conniving for the 12th round of...
EP006 - WHY Lift Kettlebells? Prep for your first KB Competiton: No Bell Down Annual Charity Lift. 08.12.2023 40:51
Why would you ever want to lift in an event? Sure, some people are naturally competitive, but some want to test themselves, some want to lift for charity and others just want to be part of the club. Josh and Jordan do a retrospective on our annual charity lift, how it fits into the global history of weightlifting, recent kettlebell trends, the path to a competitive score, and how to get ready for...
EP005 - Josh and Jordan do post-holiday accountability 01.12.2023 32:39
Our hosts give their top 2 tips to keep your waist in check and stay on track no matter where you are or what food you might encounter this season. They also grade their Thanksgiving weekend performance, scoring the categories of healthy food intake, workouts, and overall sane enjoyment of the holiday. Hot takes: Denver Broncos rookie hasn't had a drink of water in 8 years??? Radio personality Cla...
EP004 - Overcoming Inertia & Procrastination 24.11.2023 48:46
Coaching is all about helping someone take ACTION steps based on solid principles, science, and common sense. In this episode, Josh interviews a special guest, Samantha, who is the back end of the business. Josh can't get his Christmas wish list turned in on time and needs help with procrastination. Sam helps him explore contrasting techniques on how to get past that first hump and stay in action,...
EP003 - Dealing with discomfort 18.11.2023 32:46
It's been a week full of people watching. Why do people avoid discomfort when results are on the other side? Josh talks about when there's no way around it, over it, or under it, the only way is through it. Front squats are the best proof that you can squat. Jordan gets dissed by unprofessional volley-ball players. https://www.truthincoaching.com/ Contact us at: pcflongmont.com 720-515-2074 Read m...
EP002 - Surviving "special occasions" 11.11.2023 43:20
Jordan has NO muscle tone in her delts; Josh eats cake. Develop a better relationship with food and rewards. Are bodyweight exercises empirically better than anything with a flywheel for conditioning? HAPPY BIRTHDAY US Marine Corps!!! Speech of the Week (SpOTW) is "Know the names, know the nomenclature." https://www.truthincoaching.com/ Contact us at: www.pcflongmont.com 720-515-2074 contact@pcflo...
EP001 - Why Truth in Coaching? WHY can't people JUMP? Halloween Candy! Training at a different gym while on the road. 05.11.2023 38:19
Also, Josh and Jordan review the last month's training highlights, give a shout out to the top performers at the annual No Bell Down charity lift, discuss confidence mindset when visiting a different gym, plus a week in Quantico. Speech of the Week (SPOTW) is "Train, don't strain." https://www.truthincoaching.com/ Contact us at: www.pcflongmont.com 720-515-2074 contact@pcflongmont.com Read more co...
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