Category: General

The Sound Of Failure

*The title of this post was taken from The Flaming Lips song of the same name* How does failure feel to you? If you’ve eaten something that didn’t coincide with your diet plan, do you feel like a failure? Does it affect your self-worth? If you go to work out where you’re told to do […]

Hail To The King

*The title of this post was taken from the Avenged Sevenfold song of the same name* Last week, as Alex was preparing to hit a new max on the traplift (315×5), he was getting some extra motivation from John G. who is currently the strongest man in RevFit with his squat (300×5 lbs) and traplift […]

#80-The Journey: From FitCast To Allied Strength With Kevin Larrabee

Kevin Larrabee, the host of The FitCast and proud owner of the soon to be open Allied Strength, joins me to talk about his new venture. We discuss some of what he’s learned as host of his immensely popular show as well as working with Eric Cressey and Mike Boyle at their respective facilities throughout […]

Everything In Its Right Place

*The title of this post was taken from the Radiohead song of the same name* Moderation seems to be the buzzword in the diet and exercise world. “You can eat anything in moderation.” “Moderate exercise can improve heart health.” “Drink alcohol in moderation.” And there is great truth to those statements. What you don’t see […]

Sleep Is The Enemy

*The title of this post was taken from the Danko Jones song of the same name* When trying to solve every aspect of a weight loss journey, talking about food and exercise can become somewhat mind numbing. Ask any five people who have succeeded at losing weight and keeping it off, you’re likely to hear […]

#78-What You Should Know About Food Documentaries With Brenda Murdock, RD

This week, Brenda Murdock joins me again to give a dietitian’s perspective on the recent trend of food documentaries. We discuss what you should and shouldn’t believe when you watch them and offer a new lens to view them through. Brenda’s previous episode is currently one of my top 5 most downloaded episodes ever and […]

New Life

*The title of this post was taken from the Depeche Mode song of the same name* When my wife, Marissa, was 14 years old she had a stroke. Not much was known at the time about the cause except that her blood had a tendency to clot. When we found out that she was pregnant, […]

#77-Eat, Lift, Thrive With Sohee Lee

Sohee Lee makes her first appearance on the show and we chat about her awesome new book “Eat, Lift, Thrive.” Sohee has a great psychological approach to the way she writes about fitness and nutrition and the success of her new release shows why. We talk about some of these concepts in the show and […]