Beyond the Training

Welcome back to the BTT Podcast with Bishop and Reggie. In this episode, we bring back one of our more fun formats and break down a bunch of popular fitness topics with a simple question: Hit or miss? We talk about some of the biggest ideas floating around the fitness space right now — including toning, tracking calories vs intuitive eating, fasting, breakfast, creatine, and whether gym influencer...

Welcome back to the BTT Podcast with Bishop and Reggie. In this episode, we get into a real and uncomfortable conversation: What do you do when you’re trying to level up, get healthier, and grow as a person — but your partner is comfortable staying exactly where they are? We talk about how health, fitness, mindset, discipline, and personal growth can impact relationships, especially when one perso...

Welcome back to the BTT Podcast with Bishop and Reggie. In this episode, we tackle a question that a lot of people struggle with on their fitness journey: Is training supposed to be fun? And if it is, how do you actually make it that way? We break down the balance between discipline and enjoyment in fitness, and talk about why making your workouts more enjoyable may be one of the most important ke...

Welcome back to the BTT Podcast — and this time, we’re talking about a question almost everyone in fitness runs into: Should you train while on vacation, or just enjoy the break? In this episode, Bishop and Reggie break down their personal approaches to working out while traveling, staying active on vacation, managing gym anxiety, and figuring out how to get back on track after time away from your...

In this episode of the BTT Podcast, Bishop and Reggie wrap up their calorie, dieting, and meal prep series with a real conversation about what it actually takes to stay in a calorie deficit, build better eating habits, and make fat loss sustainable. They break down why calorie deficits are simple in theory but hard in practice, the importance of boundaries and accountability, how meal prepping can...

In this episode of the Beyond the Training (BTT) Podcast, Bishop and Reggie continue their conversation on weight loss for beginners and break down what they would do if they had to start their fitness journey all over again. This episode dives into the mindset needed to lose weight and gain muscle, while also covering the fundamentals that beginners need to understand before expecting real result...

In this episode of the Beyond the Training (BTT) Podcast, Bishop and Reggie have an honest, unfiltered conversation about body dysmorphia after weight loss and muscle gain — and why your mind often can’t catch up to your physical transformation. From massive weight loss to muscle-building journeys, we break down what body dysmorphia disorder (BDD) really looks like in real life: Seeing the “old yo...

In this episode of the Beyond the Training (BTT) Podcast, Bishop and Reggie kick off a brand-new series: Overrated vs Underrated — where we call out fitness trends, gym culture debates, and even anime takes… and give our unfiltered opinions. We start off with real life: a brutal snowstorm in Jersey, shoveling “as cardio,” and waking up the next day feeling locked up with back pain. From there, we...

In this episode of the Beyond the Training (BTT) Podcast, Bishop and Reggie break down one of the biggest fitness myths: motivation. If motivation really worked… why do so many people quit the gym after a few weeks? We get into the real reason most people fall off: it’s not a lack of inspiration — it’s a lack of systems, habits, and routines you can rely on when you don’t feel like it. Motivation...

Are GLP-1 weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy cheating — or are they just another tool for improving health? In this episode of Beyond the Training (BTT), Bishop and Reggie dive head-first into one of the most controversial topics in fitness and weight loss today: the rise of GLP-1 agonists and the moral judgment surrounding them. To bring real context to the conversation, they’re join...

Why does starting over feel harder than the first time—especially when you already know you can do it? In this episode of Beyond the Training (BTT), Bishop and Reggie break down the mental and emotional weight that comes with restarting your fitness journey after falling off. Whether you regained the weight, lost strength, missed months in the gym, or feel embarrassed to “start from scratch,” this...

Beyond the Training (BTT) is a fitness and mindset podcast that goes deeper than workouts, reps, and macros. Hosted by Reggie and Bishop, this show breaks down the real reasons most people fail at fitness—and more importantly, how to stop repeating the same cycles. In this episode, Reggie and Bishop get honest about why motivation fades, why walking into a gym can feel intimidating, and why consis...

Welcome to the pilot episode of the Beyond the Fitness Podcast  In this first episode, hosts Reggie Bonnah and Bishop Ruffin sit down for a raw, unfiltered conversation about fitness, weight loss, strength training, mindset, and personal growth. This episode sets the foundation for what this podcast is all about: two friends with very different fitness journeys coming together to talk honestly abo...