Andy Talks Fitness with Friends

Good morning! Zack and I are back at Bold Patriot supplementing our already stellar diets with more carbs in our favorite form: delicious beer. Speaking of supplementation, Zack and I chat supplements today on the podcast, specifically those we like and might encourage our clients to explore if it might benefit them, but more importantly we discuss those supplements on the market who's marketing c...

Hey, y'all! Zack and I are back at our new favorite watering hole and ready to shake down some fitness topics. One of my first jobs here in Nashville was working for a popular group fitness franchise, and I while I think it (and many other fitness offerings in the market) have a lot of great stuff to offer clients, it lacks in a few keys features, and we discuss the pros and cons of these business...

The definition of Motivation is "the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way." As coaches and trainees, Zack and I are often asked what motivates us to keep training - to keep showing up almost every day and hit the weights. In our teenage years, we might have been motivated by the allure of the ladies (spoiler alert - it didn't work). Putting on some muscle and size b...

Good morning and welcome back! This week Zack and I host Travis Pollen, a good friend of mine and PhD in Health in Rehabilitation Sciences, coach, author, professor, and record holder in Paralympic swimming. He is as impressive as he is handsome ;). This week, the three of us talk about bridging the gap between rehabilitation and performance, something that Zack and I are experiencing first hand a...

Good afternoon and welcome back! As you know by now, Zack had a skiing accident a few weeks back, shattering his leg and rendering him somewhat immobile. To help ease his spirits about it, I gave him as much shit as possible about it! All in good fun I couldn't let an opportunity to dog him go to waste, so I constantly talked about how little his leg would get; how much mass he was going to lose;...

Hello and good morning! Zack and I are back and this week we kick things off by talking about communication. It comes as a surprise to absolutely no one that I have the gift of gab. While I spend most of my days hanging out with clients in the gym, Zack does things a bit differently in the online coaching world. Today, we discuss our similarities and differences when it comes to effective communic...

Good morning and welcome back! This week, I tease Zack about how small his broken leg will get with time, so join me in laughing as Zack measures his thigh girth live on the podcast. While we like to joke, sometimes we do talk fitness. Sometimes, even, we change our minds about certain fitness approaches, and we start by challenging old beliefs, checking our ego, and discussing some topics we've s...

Is that smell the combination of man musk and the sweet scent of spring? You betcha! As the rain falls, flowers bloom, and the weather warms, we're all finding our way outdoors and a little more active. Some of us might even be thinking about summer and how we want to look and feel as the temperature rises and the amount of clothing we wear falls. Which got Zack and I talking: if we've been cultiv...

Hey, folks! After a vacation week in Salt Lake City, we welcome back Zack, our friend and co-host of the podcast. When he left, he had ambition and excitement and 206 intact bones. This week he returns to us with a full heart, stories, and 2 fewer intact bones. While away, Zack decided to test the durability of his shin bones in epic fashion: skiing downhill and windmill kicking a ski lift pole. H...

Another snowy day in Nashville and yet we're back with beers in hand! You might see Zack and me and think we're a couple meatheads: bending bars, swinging kettlebells, eating chicken and broccoli out of tupperware, and you'd be kinda right. While weight training comes second nature to us, the nutrition side of things has been a delayed addition to our lives. Sure, we can eat , and we're good at it...

Nashville is being pounded by snow and ice, but Zack and I grabbed a six-pack and set up shop in his apartment to record this week's episode. As they say, the show must go on! We both love lifting big weights and eating our vegetables ( pizza is a vegetable, right? ), but we have other interests, too: I own a couple Toyotas and Zack likes to shred on guitar, and we talk a little about our hobbies...

We're back! This week, Zack and I welcome Erin, our first guest to co-host A2Z as we talk about exercise programming and training. Erin is a Nashville-based Physical Therapist who works with patients of all types and abilities, from desk-jockies to professional athletes. Today, she shares her experience and thoughts about assessing a patient, understanding their goals and needs, finding some commo...

Wrapping up our first month of podcasts, we turn the lens on ourselves and our colleagues in the fitness, nutrition, and wellness industry. As coaches, we often talk about strength training, eating our fruits and veggies, getting eight hours of sleep, and so on. But this lifestyle isn't who we are 100% of the time - we're human, too, and often enjoy beer and pizza. Zack and I wrestle with the "ima...

Hey, gang! This week Zack and I talk about Crossfit, what it does well, and how we could all learn from it; Burpees are under the microscope for some much needed scrutiny in workouts; and finally we talk about assessments: what they are, and how we're each guided in our decision-making process for assessing and progressing our clients. Drink a beer with us and enjoy!

We're back! This week we're talking habits: reading, nutrition, training...but more specifically, healthy habits we know are good for us, healthy habits we encourage our clients to do, and yet we don't do them (because we're human after all!). We then change gears to talk about over-training vs. under-recovery. Have you ever felt beat up, sore, and just generally worn down? Maybe you're doing too...

Zack and I talk about the Healthy at Every Size movement; staying in our lanes as coaches; training mistakes we've made over the years; and other such stuff. Much fitness and some swearing. Enjoy!