Author: Jason Leenaarts

Revolutionary You! #221-Mike Howard: “Lean Minded”

Mike Howard returns for the triumphant fourth time to the show to promote his soon-to-be-released new book, “Lean Minded.” To venture back into our previous episodes together, check out Episodes #64, #102, and #159 (also with James Krieger.) In this week’s show, Mike talks about 4 topics that he presents in his book and how […]

11 Things To Track When The Scale Is Being An Asshole

As reliable as the scale can be for telling you exactly what you weigh on a given day, it’s never going to tell the whole truth about what’s happening in your body. Let’s assume you’ve reached the point where the scale is no longer your friend and there’s nothing more you’d like to do than […]

Rehab Was An Accident (Let’s Keep Self-Destructing)

It was the only time in my life that I would be handcuffed in the back of a police car. I had threatened suicide in the middle of some emotional breakdown in March of 1998. It was my second attempt at college, this time at Tennessee Tech, and I had effectively blown it. As the […]

I’m Really Sorry About Your Calories

When I wrote this article last week, I gave you some “No B.S.” information to help you sift through some of the nonsense around how and what to eat. While there was some information in there about how to gain weight (for the select folks who need to do so) most of the information was […]

Nutrition Made Simple(ish)

I’d like you to take a few moments and forget everything you’ve ever heard about nutrition. Forget every diet book. Forget every diet you’ve ever succeeded or failed at. I would like to start back at the basics of nutrition and give you some indisputable facts, add a slight bit of nuance and help restore […]

Revolutionary You! #217-Sumi Singh: Mom Strong

As she has just recently re-released her e-book, “Mom Strong”, it was time to bring Sumi Singh back on the show, this time for a solo episode. If you would like to hear our previous conversations with her coach, Lyle McDonald, please reference episodes #99 and #149 respectively. In this episode, we talk about the […]

Boys Don’t Cry (And They Sure As Hell Don’t Ask For Help.)

I’ve been talking about sexual abuse for nearly two decades now. My own brush with it occurred nearly 40 years ago and when I wrote this article earlier this year, I felt a certain sense of finality with it. Being sexually abused was something I felt I could compartmentalize well and put into a nice […]