Unfiltered Fitness Radio

Today's episode was a great "real talk" conversation with my friend and fellow coach Sonia Spil. We open by discussing why we care about stress, and how chronic unmanaged stress has a downstream effect on your health and physique. We talk about the different ways stress manifests and how to stop the cortisol cascade by working on your stress perception, optimizing your sleep and, yo...

I know you've heard me say the term "biofeedback" before on the podcast, so today, I wanted to go over what biofeedback is. Your body is talking to you all the time, and the way it communicated is through biofeedback. It's an important concept to understand in order to achieve your health and fitness goals. Today we will be going over: Energy⁣ Digestion ⁣ Sleep⁣ Hunger⁣ Gym Per...

Taking a little break from the fitness related content with today's episode! This is a replay of an episode Nicole and I recorded for her podcast, Beyond the Bikini Radio.  We both love podcasts where it's just like you're overhearing a couple friends talking, and we figured some of you out there enjoy the same type of episodes. Grab some coffee, your water jug or a glass of wine an...

This is a solo episode going over the ins and out of diets breaks! I like to think of diet breaks as a mental tool to push physical change.... but they are just one tool I use as a coach, they aren't magic! In this episode  ⁣I explain what a diet breaks is, why we might use one during a fat loss phase, how they're different from refeeds and the pros and cons of diet breaks. I also dig in...

Peter Baker is an online trainer and author. You may be familiar with  Fat Loss Forever and The Complete Contest Prep Guide, two books Peter coauthored alongside Layne Norton. Today we talked about Peter's background and how he got into coaching. Of course we address how to lose fat forever, why most diets fail and how we can change that ! We also discussed how Coaches can improve their writi...

What happens when you diet for a long time, yo-yo/crash diet, or compete in a bodybuilding competition and get very very lean? ⁣ Well the metabolism doesn't "break," but it does down regulate. In today's episode, my good friend and fellow coach Shelby Sassin and I will be doing a deep dive into metabolic adaptation, and explain what reverse dieting is, and how we go about  up-r...

For National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, I've asked my best friends, fellow coaches and recovery warriors Chelsea Stewart, David Mathas and Nicole Ferrier to join me to offer experience strength and hope to anyone out there who may be battling an eating disorder, in  recovery or anyone interested in learning more and how to help a loved one struggling with a ED. On today's episode:...

Today's episode is all about optimizing your gut health and improving digestion! Dasha is a Registered Dietitian with a Master's in Nutritional Epidemiology. She offers a wealth of knowledge when it comes to getting to the root cause of digestive concerns. Today we're cover bloating, constipation, common concerns for bodybuilders , why managing stress is the key for better digestion...

On today's episode I go over my "gold standard" method to finding your maintenance calories. You may want to have a pen and paper ready for this episode, I share a lot of  tips for trouble shooting,  MyFitnessPal hacks , the complexities of your metabolism and how to ensure you're tracking your food as accurately as possible. Links Mentioned: My Instagram Post: https://www.inst...

Intensity is the name of the game when it comes to transforming your physique, and today David Mathas and I are going over how to implement that in the gym and get the results you're after. We go over the best training split (which may not be what you think!), training volume, exercise selection, progressive overload, avoiding junk volume, rest days, deloads and more. Connect with David matha...

In today's episode, I'm finishing up my story overcoming anorexia, elaborating on my journey into bodybuilding, and explaining what can open up for you when you look fear in the face and challenge it. I also cover some mistakes I made when I started lifting and offer insight on mentally dealing with weight gain- something I have a lot of experience with! You'll want to write down th...

On today's episode, I dive into my background and battle with an eating disorder that almost took my life... in more ways than one. This is the unfiltered version of my journey recovering from anorexia, and in Part 1 we're covering my childhood,  history as an athlete, the trigger for my eating disorder, my experiences in treatment and what flipped the switch for me to choose recovery (a...

Welcome to Unfiltered Fitness Radio! A quick introduction as to how this podcast came about, and what to expect from future episodes. Connect with Sarah : Instagram: @SarahFordBishop Facebook Community : Sarah Bishop Fitness Squad Email for Coaching: SarahBishopFitness@gmail.com