Truth Not Trends

"Heavy weights make women big and bulky," " Weight lifting is dangerous," "Women should lift light weights to look toned..." Myths abound for women in fitness. Fortunately, there is Alexia! Alexia and Jesse worked together for a year, and in this client testimonial episode, Alexia talks about why she took the leap into High Intensity Training and never looked back. Find her @mommylexiloves on Inst...

Mike Bradley has been the Head S&C coach for the FSU Seminoles basketball team since 2002, helping lead them to multiple Sweet Sixteens and one Elite Eight appearance.  He holds a master's degree in chemistry and is highly regarded by the High Intensity Training community. Tune in to hear Mike's advice on how to train you body and mind like an elite athlete!

Are the best physiques born or made? What factors do we have control over when it comes to improving our health and where should we start? In this episode we give you the building blocks to help maximize whatever genetic potential you've been blessed with. 

Shawn Bennett has used his  One Rep Gym to help everyone from professional athletes to multiple sclerosis clients reach freaky levels of strength.  His clients love the ten-minute average duration and especially the ABOVE average results from his strong-range isometric contractions. Tune in to this episode to see why not moving may be the best move you can make in your workouts!

Vegan, vegetarian, carnivore, keto, which one is the best? Diet trends are a dime a dozen and the misinformation is even more prevalent.  In this episode we'll cover the underlying processes going on as your body processes your food and give you the tools to help decide which eating plan will be the most effective for your fitness goals!

Low back pain is ubiquitous in America but Gary Bannister has the solution. In this episode, Gary gives us the low down on the low back machine so effective, it threatened to put orthopedic surgeons out of business! Gary is a retired personal trainer, and the author of Golf Performance Training: What They Won't Tell You , In Arthur's Shadow , and If You Like Exercise, Chances Are You're Doing It W...

Mark Asanovich spent 14 years as an NFL strength and conditioning coach working with the Vikings, Buccaneers, Jaguars, and Ravens.  Mark is leading the way for concussion prevention, and in this episode we dig into how athletes and regular people alike can strengthen their necks to reduce injuries and live longer, healthier lives. 

Jesse came on the professional personal training scene in 2017 and quickly became one of the top-selling trainers in his gym.  Much of that success can be attributed to Liam's guidance and in this episode we'll hear how Jesse's journey led him to the inception of Truth Not Trends.  

Denise Easterling manages a high intensity training gym and stays fit by training as an amateur bodybuilder and physique competitor.  Training for any competition can be challenging so in this episode Denise gives us her best strategies for gearing up for the test.

If you want to get in a debate at the gym, make the suggestion that either free weights or machines are better than the other.  Arthur Jones called Nautilus machines the "thinking man's barbell." Why was he so certain his machines were superior?  In this episode we'll cover why there may be advantages and disadvantages to both machines and free weights. 

Bob Sikora sold Nautilus and Med Ex equipment for 25 years. He's a firm believer in life-long learning and prefers the term "strength coach" to "personal trainer."  In this episode Bob tells us all about his experiences selling Arthur Jones' equipment, including a prison where the inmates almost got too strong...

Mike Lipowski is the president and CEO of the International Association of Resistance Trainers and the owner of the franchise gym Pure Physique.  In this episode Mike talks with us about balancing intensity with recovery, teaching people how to work hard, and helping each individual client find their own version of long-term success.  

Move fast to be fast, right? That's the refrain from strength coaches and trainers everywhere. But is doing a power clean or mimicking a golf swing with weights actually going to transfer to running faster or adding yards to your drive? Go ahead and enjoy those exercises, but in this episode we'll dig into the how and why of better ways to prepare for your sport.

Tom Kelso is an exercise physiologist and master strength and conditioning coach currently training St. Louis police officers. In this episode Tom tells us how he mirrors life and death situations to help his officers get the absolute best results from their workouts. 

Tom Grace is the founder of the anti-microbial copper equipment company Black Iron Strength. Black Iron supplies the NFL, NHL, MLB, and NASA with custom equipment to keep athletes healthy.  Tom, AKA "The Neck," also participated in Project Total Conditioning at West Point in 1975. This experiment resulted in phenomenal strength and cardiovascular results for 19 cadets through pure Nautilus resista...

Recording time under tension (TUT) might be a more efficient way for you to be tracking your progress than the standard rep. In this episode we give you some strategies for maximizing muscular tension in your workouts. We'll go into detail about Brian Johnston's J-reps (or "zone training") and suggest some different cadences to add variety to your training and make sure you see consistent progress...

John Turner is a lecturer, the author of  The Path of Most Resistance,  and the foremost authority on all things Arthur Jones.   In this episode John relates the history of the fitness industry, talks to us about lower back training (which affects 80% of Americans), and details Project Total Conditioning, the West Point experiment that resulted in massive strength gains in only a few months.  You...

Balance training, sometimes lumped into the "functional training" category, is one of the popular trends we see in the fitness industry.  But does standing on a Bosu ball (or other unstable surface) actually improve our balancing abilities? In this episode we dig into why you should spend less time on the Bosu ball and more time getting as strong as possible in a stable environment. 

Patty Durell is affectionately known as Dave Durell's wife but when it comes to running Rock Solid Fitness she runs the show. In this episode Patty tells us about growing her business, training clients, and overcoming the challenges of being a woman in the fitness industry.

In this episode we suggest you start with trying to do a single set per exercise to failure and then add volume if necessary. If you are a beginner, great! The high intensity training style will save you lots of time over your training life. If you have been training for a while, this style can help you spend less time in the gym and help you avoid plateaus.  Remember: more volume does not necessa...

Steve McKinney is the co-owner of Fitness and More in Madison, IL. He is a former competitive bodybuilder and current Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor. Steve and his family have built a business around high intensity training for middle-aged adults. He get many doctor client referrals and specializes in rehabilitation from injury.  If you are in the Madison area make sure you get in contact with Ste...

In this episode we take you through the fundamentals of high intensity training and some of the differences between your typical body-building routine.  People who train using the high intensity model will spend less time in the gym, get injured less often, and see better results than people following arbitrary set and rep schemes.  If you are new to HIT training this episode will give you a good...

Patty Durell of Rock Solid Fitness interviews your hosts Jesse Schmidt and Liam Bauer.  In this episode we'll go through why we started this podcast in the first place, what we hope to accomplish with it, and dig into how Jesse and Liam can help you with your training.  If you've been training for a while and are looking to switch things up, you're looking to start training for the first time, or...