Venison Gains: A Fitness, Hunting, and Outdoors Podcast

Today's Guest is Erin McDonald. Erin is back on the podcast and we talk mostly about mindset, therapy, and personal challenges the both of us have faced. We also talk about ways we get in our own way to reaching our goals.    Follow Erin: IG: @Coach_Erin_McDonald  TikTok @coacherinmcdonald  Facebook Group    ------------------------ Free LWA Nutrition Guide, Mindset Guide, and Workout Program Join...

On today's episode, Chris breaks down why negative self talk is bringing your progress to a screeching halt and why positive self talk is so important. There are also plenty of side bars with this episode talking about other aspects of mindset as well.  ------------------------ Free LWA Nutrition Guide, Mindset Guide, and Workout Program Join the No BS Fitness and Nutrition Made Simple Group  Foll...

Today's guest is Ryan Murphy. Ryan is the CEO and founder of M2 Coaching. He started his business back in 2021 to do one thing, impact people's lives to become the best possible version of themselves. It's not always easy prioritizing yourself in a chaotic life, but everyone benefits from it, including your family. Ryan has been in the fitness industry since 2011, as a personal trainer and trainin...

Today's episode, Chris talks about how perfectionism and all-or-nothing mindsets are stopping you from making progress. And how you need to problem solve to create solutions to move forward with your goals.    Free LWA Nutrition Guide, Mindset Guide, and Workout Program Join the No BS Fitness and Nutrition Made Simple Group  Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC Seeking Health Supple...

Today's episode, Chris talks about how there are levels to nutrition and it's not a simple black-and-white good-or-bad thought process that many social media influencers would like you to believe  ------------- LWA Black Friday Freebie Join the No BS Fitness and Nutrition Made Simple Group  Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC Seeking Health Supplements Levels Protein 15% off

Today Chris talks about what you should and shouldn't do after a holiday. And how emotional thinking and being reactive ends up hurting you in the long run.  ------------- LWA Black Friday Freebie Join the No BS Fitness and Nutrition Made Simple Group  Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC Seeking Health Supplements Levels Protein 15% off  

On today's podcast, Chris talks about how it's important to address your relationship with food for long lasting results. And then Chris talks about different ways to build that relationship and examples of what happens when you don't. ------------- Join the No BS Fitness and Nutrition Made Simple Group  Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC Seeking Health Supplements Levels Protein...

on the 100th episode, Chris talks about crushing goals and how this is going to make you an outlier. Being an outlier, you need to handle tough conversations and Chris goes over that on today's podcast.  ------------- Join the No BS Fitness and Nutrition Made Simple Group  Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC Seeking Health Supplements Levels Protein 15% off  

Shanon Safi, RD, LDN is an entrepreneur, Registered Dietitian and internationally accredited Life & Success coach. She is the Founder & CEO of Fuel the Fire, a holistic wellness & life coaching business that combines Western and Eastern practices to help clients heal their relationship with their body and feel empowered in their purpose.   Shanon loves to cook, spend time in nature, sculpt with cl...

Today Chris talks about a few tips and tricks on staying healthy, active, and either maintaining or losing weight during the coldest, darkest months of the year when motivation and energy seem to fade away Vitamin D Dropper- Code: CHRISNOV23 for 10% off Join the No BS Fitness and Nutrition Made Simple Group  Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC Seeking Health Supplements Levels Prot...

Today Chris talks about a way to build confidence and happiness in your life that the gym is a part of. If you want to become a resilante, capable human than you need to do this secret every week.    Join the No BS Fitness and Nutrition Made Simple Group  Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC

On today's episode, Chris interviews Makena Romagano, a online fitness and nutrition coach. Makena has been living in the UK for the past 6 months and traveling all over Europe, so today she gives tips on how to stay in shape and eat well while traveling. We also talk about some of the differences in Europe vs America and what she has learned while living "across the pond" and how she is using tha...

Today Chris talks about how fear of failure is stopping you from reaching your goals. Chris talks about his recent failure and the lessons learned from it so it doesn't happen again, and how you can do the same thing with your failures so that they become lessons to help you move forward and accomplish whatever you want.    Join the Lifts with Alex Facebook Group Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on...

Today, Chris talks about how most people just focus on weight loss when it comes to diet and exercise, and when it's "just not a good time" you fall off or don't do anything at all. When the pressure is taken off of weight loss, and instead you focus on improving your health, nourishing your body, and moving your body you reach your goals faster and also take the pressure off yourself... which cre...

Today Chris interviews Coach Laren Leach and they talk about pre and postnatal care. Lauren is certified in pre and postnatal training and they talk about proper core training, dos and don'ts, and how Lauren has been using her certification with clients and herself during her own pregnancy.    Follow Lauren on IG: @coach_lauren_pwc Follow Lauren on TikTok: @coachlauren_pwc   ----------------------...

Today's episode is about the "spoon theory" or your mental battery and why avoiding this theory is holding back your results    Get the Free 5-Day Fat Loss Course  Get the Free 12-Week Rucking Guide Join the Lifts with Alex Facebook Group Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC

Today Chris interviews Julia Lerond, PT, DPT. Julia is a former professional figure skater who transitioned into the medical field by getting her bachelors degree in exercise science and psychology in 2012, continuing on to get her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2015.   Through her own journey of transitioning from the demands of being an elite athlete to a college student and beyond, Julia has...

Today's episode, Chris talks about not comparing your journey to someone else's and why, when you do that, it is actually holding you back from your health and weight loss goals. Then Chris talks about the 5 levels of fitness and nutrition someone goes through and why you should focus on your current level and getting to the next level, and not listening to influencers online who are talking to pe...

Today's episode is another solo episode. Chris talks about his first hunt of the year and how that relates to indecision with health and weight loss or "one foot out the door syndrome"  Get the Free 5-Day Fat Loss Course  Get the Free 12-Week Rucking Guide Join the Lifts with Alex Facebook Group Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC

Today Chris talks about how October might be the only month left in the year for a fat loss phase and you need to plan out the next 90 days to be successful with your health and weight loss goals    Get the Free 5-Day Fat Loss Course  Get the Free 12-Week Rucking Guide Join the Lifts with Alex Facebook Group Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC

Today is another solo episode with Chris. Today Chris goes over common "influencer" topics and debunks them from sugar to seed oils and more.    Get the Free 5-Day Fat Loss Course  Get the Free 12-Week Rucking Guide Join the Lifts with Alex Facebook Group Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC

Today, Chris talks about his personal experience with self-sabotage and 5 ways you might be self-sabotaging your results  Get the Free 5-Day Fat Loss Course  Get the Free 12-Week Rucking Guide Join the Lifts with Alex Facebook Group Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chris_PWC

On today's episode, Chris interviews Jess Kirschmann. Jess is a PhD student in kinesiology at the University of Houston. Today, we talk about her research, how she became a PhD student, and how that has made her into a awesome coach helping women lose weight and improve their health on the Lifts with Alex team.  Follow Jess at: @_fitjess Get the Free 5-Day Fat Loss Course  Get the Free 12-Week Ruc...

Today's episode is about how setting food rules to lose weight or improve your health is actually doing the opposite. These rules cause you to gain weight and ruin your health in the long run, along with destroying your relationship with food  Get the Free 5-Day Fat Loss Course  Get the Free 12-Week Rucking Guide Join the Lifts with Alex Facebook Group Follow on IG @Chris_PWC Follow on TikTok @Chr...

Today is another solo episode with Chris. On today's episode, Chris talks about what it takes to actual make changes to your health and fitness and how you won't make a change unless there is a consequence to not making the change. Then Chris talks about how to use past lessons to learn how to have success moving forward.  Get the Free 5-Day Fat Loss Course  Get the Free 12-Week Rucking Guide Join...