Vigor Life Podcast

Jon Heck is a nutritionist, strength coach, business owner and a podcast host. He spent 9 years working in NFL and Division 1 college football strength and conditioning and then launched his coaching business Hammer and Chisel Performance full time. He walks the walks, and practices what he preaches, he is 6’7 300+, lives a bodybuilding lifestyle as well as competing in strongman and powerlifting....

Dr. Dwayne N. Jackson is a dad, athlete, health specialist, medical educator, scientist, and entrepreneur. He has over 12 years of university education in exercise/human physiology, medicine, and nutritional biochemistry. Dr. Jackson holds a PhD in neurovascular physiology and has been educated at top academic institutions in North America including the University of Ottawa, the University of West...

Martin is a clinical performance nutritionist, motivational speaker, educator and CEO of The Mac-Nutrition Collective, a syndicate of companies dedicated to the furthering and promotion of evidence-based nutrition. Having previously been a Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition, holding a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science and postgraduates in Sports Nutrition and Clinical Nutri...

It was great to finally get Eric on the show and talk in depth about muscle building for beginners, intermediates and advanced trainees, especially the longevity of it and what the science and art (experience and wisdom) show. This is a very insightful discussion regardless of where you are in your training journey.  Eric Helms is: Ph. D. in strength and conditioning from Auckland University of Te...

I’ve known Dr. Spencer Nadolsky for well over a decade and he’s been my go to resource when it comes to GLP-1’s and any peptides that help with weight loss, metabolic health, health and performance in general. It was great to catch up and get the truth about GLP-1’s from an expert that is helping clients in the real world, daily. Dr. Spencer Nadolsky, a board-certified family and obesity medicine...

Gareth Sapstead is a strength and performance coach, author, and the founder of EPT Lab. For 20 years, Gareth has worked with Olympians, world champions, and high-performing professionals who all had the same problem: plenty of drive, but no margin for guesswork. His work focuses on building strength, health, and physiques that don't fall apart when life gets busy, because results that can&#39...

I was really excited about getting Dr. Tommy Wood on the show. This topic is close to my heart with both my parents having Parkinsons disease, and my Mom passing away with it a couple of years ago. Not only is Dr. Tommy an authority on this topic, he communicates it extremely well, and is also at the University of Washington, which makes him a neighbor.  Dr. Tommy Wood is an Associate Professor of...

Sean has become a good friend and it’s taken me too long to get him on this podcast. His has built a very successful business in Active Life and we dive into what it takes to become successful and build a great career in the fitness industry. Dr. Sean Pastuch, DC, grew up around the fitness, health, and wellness industry. And when he graduated Chiro school, he ended up opening a clinic and a Cross...

Finally got my Balkan brother Mladen Jovanovic on the podcast to talk about agile periodization, constraint based coaching, coaching principles and how to think “bottom up” and not just “top down” when it comes to training clients. We also dive into best approaches to open a gym with a small group training model.  Mladen Jovanovic is a physical preparation coach from Belgrade, Serbia. He has worke...

I’ve read every one of Brad’s books and his latest “The Way of Excellence” is my favorite (which says a lot since I’ve got incredible value from all of them). This is Brad’s second appearance on the podcast and I’m always grateful for our conversations and the insights and clarity he shares. In this episode of the Brad and Luka delve into the concept of excellence, exploring its biological roots,...

Back with Cody McBroom as we hit up our monthly coaching roundtable diving in depth into questions we receive about program design, coaching, nutrition, mindset, and business.  Cody McBroom is a Father, Husband, Online Trainer and Sports-Nutritionist, and the Founder/CEO of Tailored Coaching Method, a Coaching Company that helps Average People Achieve Above-Average Physiques.  IN THIS EPISODE YOU’...

It’s always a pleasure having a conversation with my friend Derek Hansen as we dive into athleticism, injury prevention, the many facets that influence human performance, as well as why an electrical power plant may be influencing the San Francisco 49ers performance ;) Derek M. Hansen has been a world renowned sport performance consultant and advisor to some of the top organizations, teams and ath...

It’s been a while since I’ve had my brother AJ Roberts on the show. I love that this time around we are talking training, the conjugate method, Westside Barbell and everything in between.  AJ Roberts is a world-record powerlifter who has bench pressed over 1,000 pounds in sanctioned competition and spent more than two decades in strength sports. He coaches athletes using conjugate-based systems bu...

I have Cody back on the show and we dive into the nuances, contest, insights and wisdom of strength and conditioning, transformation, and hybrid programs program design, templates, and much more. Cody McBroom is a Father, Husband, Online Trainer and Sports-Nutritionist, and the Founder/CEO of Tailored Coaching Method, a Coaching Company that helps Average People Achieve Above-Average Physiques.  I...

Always a pleasure having my brother Joel Jamieson back on the show and this time we dove deep into cardiovascular disease and the many misconceptions around it. Joel had his own experience of dealing with it even though he is as fit as can be for his age. 8 out of 10 friends we sent to have an angiogram had blockage without having any symptoms, while also being fit - which is why this is a MUST li...

I have been following Justin for a while now and wanted to get him on the show to talk about something everyone deals with - programming and training around pain. We dive into principles and then go into examples in training that people often deal with, including myself.  Dr. Justin Farnsworth has been both in the training, performance, and physical therapy space for over two decades. He’s a Docto...

This was a great full circle episode as I had Cody come on the show for the first time after 8 years when he was a coach at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance (for almost 7 years). He’s since built a successful online coaching business that has helped over 2,000+ clients transform.  We catch up and dive into the mistakes of nutrition coaching, the proper approach to get clients to a sustainable...

It was great to have John Rusin back on the show after some years, and with the release of his new book the timing was perfect for us to catch up and talk training. We dive into specifics of the training sessions, how to implement the methods, and nuances of the system and how to use it.  Dr. John Rusin is an internationally recognized strength coach and injury prevention expert known for his inno...

Mike Robertson is a close friend and someone I’ve learned a lot from in the last decade and a half and continue to. We’re both curious and love coaching so anytime we talk I’m fired up as we could go on and on about what we’ve learned, what’s working, what’s new, approaches to training, and anything in he fitness and performance realm. This time we talked about how to build a team sport athlete fr...

Always great having my brother Joe Defranco back on the show and this time we dove deep into the longevity laws of looking, feeling, and performing your best after you’re 40.  Joe DeFranco  is a world-renowned strength & conditioning coach and the owner of DeFranco’s Gym. For the past two decades, athletes from across the globe have hired Joe because of his remarkable ability to improve streng...

It was great to catch up with Eric as I’ve known him for a decade in which time he has gone from a successful in person coach, to hybrid coach, and finally fully online while building a 7-figure online coaching business.  The Bach Performance Look Great Naked Protocol is built to you look, feel, and perform your best without living in the gym. Since 2013, they’ve served over 1200 CEO's, founde...

Great to have my brother @everygotdamndre back on the show while visiting Seattle for our Built To Last Gym mastermind as we dove into the most effective training methods, why he trains the way he trains and programs the way he programs, the reason he often turns down big brand deals, what he believes in when it comes to lifestyle and nutrition, as well as how to stand out online.  IN THIS EPISODE...

It’s always a pleasure to have my brother and business partner in Built To Last Gym Mentorship Andy McCloy on the podcast, where we get to talk about coaching, gyms, and the industry.  Andy McCloy is the owner and founder of BCI Sports Performance and Fitness in Madison, Alabama. Over the last 24 years BCI has become a leader in the youth sports performance industry. BCI has trained thousands of a...

I’ve known Andy for over a decade and he’s always impressed me with his knowledge and how we helps people transform through his coaching model. When I found out how he runs his businesses and the level he has built it to I knew I wanted to have him share more of what’s “under the hood” of the way they deliver coaching and the systems that have built the business.  Andy started Ripped Body in 2011...

Was great to finally have Brad on the show and chat about muscle building, strength, what studies show and what coaches know. We dive into what matters in building muscle and what doesn’t, as well as what research may not have caught up with but anecdotally works.  Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, is an internationally renowned fitness expert and a leading authority on muscle hypertrophy and body composition...