In this episode, we dive into
How to increase your pull-up strength? What would your programming and routine look like?
The difficulty of kettlebell windmills, and shoulder mobility
Deadhangs and their benefits
Lead in protein powder
Milk alternatives. What’s a better choice- Soy milk or pea milk
A follow up on autism and Juliana, and folinic acid
A study on fasted state versus fed state on adaptation of resistance training. Do you lose muscle when you train in the morning directly after an overnight fast?
Forward lunges vs reverse lunges for knees
Kiss Marry Kill:
Abs, boulder shoulder, and pain free mobility
Popcorn, chips, and crackers
Running outside, the elliptical, and pilates
Reverse Hyper, T-bar Row, Assisted Pull-up Machine
Bulgarian Split Squat, Cossack Squat, Walking Lunges
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In this episode, we dive into
Jaime’s family trip and her hangry issues
Heavy metals in protein powders
Jaime helping her Mom strength train
The best exercise to strengthen your lower back
Glutathione
Why are antioxidants important
Sulfur, Selenium, & vitamin C, & B vitamin importance
A ChatGPT commercial
Our dream businesses
Training young athletes
Q&A:
Cardio before or after lifting?
I’ve been lifting for 2 months consistently. My butt has lifted, but is still flat. What am I doing wrong?
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In this episode, we dive into
The idea of having different goals besides building muscle. Maintenance is still cool.
Banded speed deadlifts
The anxiety of losing strength when you change focus temporarily
Combining cardio with strength
How a 5-1-1 tempo is great for building strength
Getting stronger at a push press or overhead press
How warm ups help you lift more
Working out with family
The physics in sports and timing
The poor quality of a lot of in person trainers
Hiphuggers coming back in style?
Q&As:
How do you stay consistent after you’ve been training consistently for a year, and working out has lost its excitement and progress has slowed dramatically.
Is it ok to only care about aesthetics, and not care as much about health and longevity?
How can I still make progress when I like a lot of variety and to change up my workout constantly?
What’s one fitness trend you wish would die already?
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In this episode, we dive into
Laura’s correction corner. Ipsilateral vs contralateral
Autism in the news
Autism levels
Tylenol and autism
Glutithione
The role environment and genetics contribute to autism
Leucoverin and folinic acid. How it can help get folate to the brain and cells
How gut issues can contribute to autoimmune responses
Positive improvements in autism symptoms when taking leucovorin
Should you eat to live or live to eat
Air popped popcorn
The idea that a lot of people use balance as a justification for inconsistency. What balance actually means.
Carbohydrates and how many you actually need in a day.
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In this episode, we dive into
Tracking nutrition difficulties and wanting to rage against the machine
Anxieties while working out at the gym
Kettlebell Training
A study comparing ultra processed foods with whole foods
Our stance on using your phone or filming in public gyms
Q&As:
Can you actually get stronger lifting dumbbells, or do I need to be using a barbell?
Is tracking macros worth it, or is it just another thing to obsess over?
I feel guilty taking time for the gym when my family needs me. How do I deal with that?
Would you rather:
Max out your deadlift in front of a crowd, or doing burpees on Tik Tok live?
Be stuck doing only dumbbell exercises the rest of your life or only have access to machines?
Workout in a gym full of influencers filming, or full of gym bros that are dropping weight and yelling?
Look like you lift but be weak, or strong AF but not look like you train at all
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In this episode, we dive into
The beautiful late summer weather
A power training workout set up
Dieting and why it’s easy to stick to sometimes and harder others
Needing a deload week
The importance of of novelty in staying consistent
Legion protein powder
How to get a picky kid more protein
Best way to build visible abs
Best way to train.
Which should you do? Powerlifting, bodybuilding, or dumbbells at home?
Cycle syncing your workouts
Smash or pass:
Olympic lifting as a warm up
Lifting barefoot
Fasted cardio
Overnight oats
Celery juice
Wrist straps
Meal prepping on Sundays
75 Hard
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In this episode, we dive into
Breakfast, lunch & smoothies
Peanut butter & jelly, butter, and other fun food topics
Blackstone grills
Pre blended vegetables
How to improve your consistency. Find strategies that work for you
5 eating habits that women think are bad, but they are actually pretty normal
Hot takes or overreaction Tuesday.
Health at every size
“Good” and “Bad” food
Body neutral trainers
Sohee Lee
Most people are not too busy to workout. They Just need to prioritize it
We have an accountability problem in our society
Taking food dyes and seed oils out of foods isn’t going to make Americans any healthier
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In this episode, we dive into
Creating new routines, and changing environments
Learning to enjoy food without the guilt
Training to stay young. How great it is to move and play sports like you did in your 20s even in your late 30s
What’s a better option when you don’t feel like working out? Doing part of the workout, but at a high intensity, or finish the entire workout, but at a low intensity?
Hack squat challenges
What do you do when you train with other people and it feels like a chore? What should you say to people when you feel like they are lowering your workout potential?
Social media fitness standards. Why we shouldn’t compare ourselves to others, and people on social media.
Meta Analysis on resistance training and its ability to improve psychopathy, quality of life, and body composition in patients with eating disorders
Suicide Drills
How many extra calories do you burn a day from 5lbs of muscle? Why does it seem like you can eat so much more when strength training?
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In this episode, we dive into
Jaime’s daughter gets comments on her food choices from her classmates
Jaime’s new program
High volume workouts
This or that:
Dumbbells or Barbells
Jogging Sprinting
Early morning workout or late night workout
Workout at home or at the gym
Pause reps or tempo reps
Power training or strength training
Bulgarian split squats or walking lunges
Pull-ups or bench press
The importance of planning and tracking your workouts
Different ways to organize your sets and reps. How do you continue to get stronger and continue to progress
What’s a good routine for a 42 year old woman whose goal is to gain lean mass and improve bone density. Can she workout at home with dumbbells? Or is going to the gym using machines better?
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In this episode, we dive into
Is working out six days a week too much?
Agility ladders and cone drills
Laura’s workout routine with her husband
The initial soreness you get when you are new to training
More on creatine
The collagen debate
Thoughts on the biggest loser documentary
Thoughts on the presidential fitness test
Chapters
00:00 Jaime’s New Routine
06:40 Caleb’s Agility Training
10:40 Working Out With Your Husband
17:00 Muscle Soreness
20:30 Creatine
28:30 Collagen
35:30 Biggest Loser Documentary
46:15 Presidential Fitness Test
55:00 Study on Metabolism
49:45 What’s the Best Split if You’re Working Out 4 Days Per Week
53:35 Pros & Cons of Gastric Bypass
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In this episode, we dive into
A postmenopausal study where they tested the effects of strength training & protein on body composition.
How challenging it is to raise an autistic kid, and maybe not for the reason you think.
People who are so routine that they eat the same breakfast for 15 years in a row
Going on a diet to get rid of SIBO and Candida. What that looks like. Does it work?
Supplements that can help you concentrate and think better
How do you lose fat and gain muscle at the same time when you are a beginner? Is this a good route to take? Should you focus on fat loss first? How to figure out how many calories you should be eating.
Why organic activity is important, and what is considered very active
Does alcohol affect your metabolism, and can you still lose weight when having a couple of drinks per week?
Chapters
00:00 Post Menopause Study on Body Composition
15:20 One of the Biggest Challenges With An Autistic Child
20:40 Eating the Same Breakfast for 15 Years
24:50 Gut Health & Dietary Changes
34:50 Supplements That Help With Brain Function
37:30 How to Gain Muscle & Lose Fat at the Same Time
39:40 Lose Fat First or Strength Train From the Beginning
44:25 How Many Calories Should You Eat For Your Goals
43:30 The Importance of Activity & Movement
50:00 Does Alcohol Affect Your Metabolism
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In this episode, we dive into
Jaime’s struggles with her move and transitions
How exhausting kids can be
Do weighted vests help with bone density?
A hack that can help with knee pain
A supplement study where they tested if what was on the label was actually inside the supplement. The truth might surprise you.
Does your metabolism really slow down as we age?
Workout spits if you have 4 days a week to workout
Pros and cons of gastric bypass
Chapters
00:00 The Difficulties with Transitions
03:25 Kids Are Exhausting
08:00 Racing Thoughts Keeping You Awake
09:30 Weighted Vests for Bone Density?
18:15 Walking Backwards on the Treadmill
22:50 The Truth About Supplements
29:20 Memory, ADHD & Chaos
38:40 Designing Jaime’s New Garage Gym
43:15 Study on Metabolism
49:45 What’s the Best Split if You’re Working Out 4 Days Per Week
53:35 Pros & Cons of Gastric Bypass
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In this episode, we dive into
How Jaime is elite and her boxing classes
A thought experiment on gaining weight vs money. If you had one opportunity to eat magical donuts that made you gain 10lbs, but you’d also earn $100,000 from each, how many donuts would you eat?
Fitness statistics: What percentage of women can do one pull-up, the amount of muscle people lose on average as they age, bone mineral density & what percentage of people break bones as they get older, up to 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies, and muscle mass vs BMI for longevity
Eating cookies is ok in moderation
Laura’s crazy eating habits as a child
Why coaches are so important even with the rise of AI coaching Apps
Workout enjoyment and consistency
More trash talking about bulgarian split squat jumps
Being barefoot more
Chapters
00:00 Jaime is Elite
12:00 How Many Donuts Would You Eat?
16:20 Fitness Statistics: Percentage of Women Who Can Do Pull-ups
20:15 After Age 30 People Lose 3-8% of Their Muscle Mass Per Decade
21:10 Bone Mineral Density Statistics
24:30 Up to 91% of Women Are Unhappy with Their Bodies
27:30 Crazy Eating Habits
34:00 Muscle Mass More Predictive For Longevity Than BMI
35:35 Study on AI Coaching VS AI and Human Coaching
40:05 Enjoying Your Workouts & Consistency
45:45 Not Wearing Shoes
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In this episode, we dive into
How Laura needs to be truthful when she speaks, and making corrections. Plus, people who can BS and sound confident doing it
Our current diets
Our current training plans
Bulgarian Split Squat Jumps and training for power
Muscle confusion and why it’s not a thing
Why Trainers are important and what roles they play
Why we like training clients in person
Overrated/Underrated: Organic Food
Chapters
00:00 Corrections
05:15 Diet Talk
15:15 Workout Talk
17:30 High Jump Test
20:00 Muscle Confusion vs Progressive Overload
24:00 Why Trainers Are Important
28:00 Training Clients in Person
40:00 Overrated/Underrated: Organic Food
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In this episode, we dive into
ChatGBT and unique uses, but it’s not always correct
Our favorite people in the fitness industry: Jordan Syatt, Mind Pump, Layne Norton, Alan Aragon, Meg Squats, doclyssfitness, Joe Defranco, thesoberbodybuilder, Dietician.Gabrielle
Catecholomines
Learning to be happy with your body what it can do, and paying less attention to leaness
Why making your own training program might not be a great idea
Overrated/Underrated: Adjustable dumbbells, bike riding, running, tacos, watermelon, cortisol’s impact on weightloss, struggles & stress
Chapters
00:00 More ChatGBT Talk
04:40 Our Favorite Follows in The Fitness Space: Jordan Syatt
10:00 Mind Pump
11:25 Layne Norton & Alan Aragon
12:30 Meg Gallagher AKS Meg Squats + Alyssa Olenick
14:30 Joe Defranco
15:40 Brad Jensen AKA thesoberbodybuilder
18:10 Dietician.Gabrielle
19:00 Catecholamines
23:35 Laura’s Done Cutting Her Calories
27:15 Making Your Own Program
31:15 O/U Adjustable Dumbbells
34:35 O/U Bike Riding
40:50 O/U Running
42:30 O/U Tacos
44:30 O/U Watermelon
46:00 O/U Cortisol’s Impact on Weightloss
49:30 O/U Going Through Struggles & Stress
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In this episode, we dive into
Jaime’s move and her new puppies!
What is our most popular episode?
How much we appreciate all of you
Why we wouldn’t like having 1 million listeners
Stacy Sims, and how she’s getting a lot of push back from the fitness industry
More pull-up debating
The difference between absolute strength and relative strength
Chapters
00:00 Intro + Puppy Talk
12:40 Our Most Popular Episode
14:15 We Appreciate All of You
21:20 Stacy Sims is Getting Some Heat
23:45 Absolute Strength vs Relative Strength
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In this episode, Laura discusses the importance of not making excuses for personal challenges and how to overcome them. She emphasizes the power of resilience and perseverance, sharing personal anecdotes about her son and her own struggles with food noise. Laura provides practical strategies for navigating challenges and achieving fitness goals, encouraging listeners to acknowledge their limitations without letting them hinder their progress. The episode concludes with a motivational call to action for listeners to define their own paths and embrace their unique journeys.
Chapters
00:00 Don’t Make Excuses
03:00 The Power of Resilience and Perseverance
05:10 Strategies for Navigating Personal Challenges
10:12 Work With Your Limitations
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In this episode, Jaime and Laura dive into
A funny misunderstanding
Jaime’s had the most successful fat loss phase she’s had in a long time, and she explains why
Can you build muscle in a calorie deficit?
Laura’s fat loss progress
Laura’s crazy workouts
A pull-up debate. Should Jaime get extra credit because she weighs more?
Chapters
00:00 Our Last Podcast With Jaime in Korea
03:15 A Funny Story
09:00 Jaime’s Fat Loss Update
13:45 Building Muscle in a Calorie Deficit?
19:45 Laura’s Progress Update
24:00 When Did This Fat Loss Phase Start?
34:00 These Workouts are Hard!
35:30 Pull-up Debate
40:00 Crazy Workout
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In this episode, Jaime and Laura dive into
Our one year podcasting anniversary!
Why we love each other?
What motivated us to start podcasting?
Showing up even when you don’t feel like it, and the power of being consistent
Embracing the process and finding joy in it can drive better results than fixating solely on achieving specific goals.
What can you expect to happen after a year of being consistent? What positive changes will result?
What we would tell our younger selves when it comes to health and fitness
How much freedom and happiness comes when you learn to do things the “right” way. You mean I can eat more food and get results?
Chapters
00:00 Celebrating One Year of Podcasting
01:40 Lovefest
03:00 What Motivated Us to Start This Podcast
06:30 Overcoming Challenges in Podcasting
10:45 Showing Up Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
14:15 Just Get Started
17:00 What Could You Achieve if You Were Consistent for a Full Year
27:45 What Would We Tell Our Younger Selfs
36:30 The Happiness & Freedom That Comes From Learning the Right Way
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In this episode, Jaime and Laura dive into
Jaime’s new face
Our anniversary! It’s been a full year of podcasting. To celebrate we talk about how we met, and a little bit about our story.
Overrated/Underrated:
Tomatoes
Sunshine
Sleep
Walking
Standing Desks
Chapters
00:00 Jaime Got Botox & Filler
10:15 A Full Year of Podcasting!
10:55 Our Story of How We Met
25:15 O/U Tomatoes
28:15 O/U Sunshine
33:15 O/U Sleep
35:00 O/U Walking
38:00 O/U Standing Desks
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