TheFitCast- Fitness and Nutrition Podcast

5 Tips to Dominate in the Weight Room

There are a lot of little things that play a huge role in the weight room. They aren’t necessarily deep enough to write full blog posts or articles about each individual tip,  so here are four that you can utilize right away to increase your performance.   1. Avoid the Pre Stretch: This is one that I learned quickly as I was just starting to deadlift and trying to pass... Read More

Review: Eat Stop Eat (The Ultimate Intermittent Fasting Guide)

Intermittent Fasting is the new hotness these days. But believe it or not, Brad Pilon was ahead of the pack back in 2005 when he wrote Eat Stop Eat. And I will be 100% honest, I was fully on board with the, “You need to eat 6 meals a day to increase caloric expenditure. and keep the fire stoked.” Remember all of that? Now study after study is coming out debunking that (and... Read More

Review: Fitness Business BluePrint (You Need to Get This…Now!)

As you have noticed these last few years, I really don’t review many products or promote much. Usually it is because a lot of the stuff out there doesn’t blow me away enough that I think I should tell people about it. The Fitness Business Blueprint is the MOST IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE this year. My jaw literally dropped when I saw everything that was included and... Read More

Reassessing Myself and How I am Fixing it

I am going to be completely honest,  the last 60-70 days have been a shit show for me. Personally, professionally, and physically. My quality of sleep has been poor, I haven’t been able to get as much work done as I would like, and my training sessions could be classified as unstructured. Some would call it a, “rut” (definition: 1. A sunken track or groove made... Read More

This is Why Your Diet Keeps Failing

This post is going to cover some serious psychological stuff, but I will try to keep it as light and straight to the point as possible. Let’s discuss the #1 reason why so many (and possibly you) continue to fail when dieting. We, as fitness professionals, hear it all of the time, “I ate perfectly during the week, but I just had to have pizza during the game on Sunday.”... Read More

Want to Maximize Your Results? This is What You Need (Part IV)

  (I can fight with my shirt off because I did the core exercises in this blog post!) The last part of this series is going to cover the “core.” Is that word taboo? I guess it is better than saying, “Yo man, I am going to do abs today.” Now let’s be a bit more specific than just saying, “core.” When that is mentioned we are usually... Read More

Want to Maximize Your Results? This is What You Need (Part III)

[editors note: the first few paragraphs are from part II of this series. Didn't make sense to re write it] Earlier in the week I started off this series with a post on using music to getting the right mindset for your training session. So, are you still listening to John Mayer (or techno music about abducting little boys) like my friend Tony Gentilcore? Or did you put on the, “Ruff... Read More

Want to Maximize Your Results? This is What You Need (Part II)

Earlier in the week I started off this series with a post on using music to getting the right mindset for your training session. So, are you still listening to John Mayer (or techno music about abducting little boys) like my friend Tony Gentilcore? Or did you put on the, “Ruff Rider’s Anthem,” and hit a PR? Today, I want to talk to you about getting the most out... Read More

Want To Maximize Your Results? This is What You Need (Part I)

You know why health clubs and commercial gyms suck? Oh let me count the ways: 1. Dudes wearing Tap-Out Shirts (Hey sexy, do you know where the speed bag is? I got to do my MMA program) 2. Trainers That Have the IQ of Paris Hilton’s Handbags (My bag multitasks, it holds my dog and his poopies) 3. Music that was Picked Out by a 12-Year Old Girl (I would rather be punched... Read More

Training Log: Back on 5/3/1

As I hit the big two-five on Monday I reflected on the last year and my goals for the next five. In doing so I reached out to my facebook friends to see what they wanted to see from me and The FitCast in the next year. One of the requests was more training log type stuff…so here it is. This week I got back on Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1 lifting program. Now, the first question... Read More