Fitness Stuff (for normal people)

By Tony and Marianna

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Episodes: 180

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OVER 2,000,000 DOWNLOADS AND COUNTING!!! Evidence based meets real life. The goal of this podcast is to give you the knowledge & tools you need to be confident in applying the BEST possible training, nutrition, & supplementation into your own life. No trends, no fads, just cutting out the bulls***, for normal people like us.

Episode Date
Animal vs. Plant Protein, Calorie Tracker Inaccuracies (Apple Watch, Whoop, etc.), and More
Aug 11, 2025
Top-5 Habits That Changed Our Lives
Aug 04, 2025
Fueling the Brain: Diet & Mental Health
Jul 28, 2025
Peptides 101: Science vs. Hype (What’s Legit, What’s a Scam)
Jul 21, 2025
Metabolic Adaptation, Muscle Soreness, & More
Jul 14, 2025
10 Must-Track Health Metrics for a Longer Life
Jul 07, 2025
Micronutrients: A Deep Dive
Jun 30, 2025
The Worst Health & Fitness Trends WE'VE Done
Jun 23, 2025
How To Protect Your Heart
Jun 16, 2025
Top-3 Best & Worst Things For Your Gut Microbiome
Jun 09, 2025
#171 // 5 Skills I Developed That Changed My Life
Jun 02, 2025
#170 // Train Like an Athlete, Candy Mid-Workout, GLP-1 Honesty, and a Wild New Hunger Hormone
May 25, 2025
#169 // Men vs. Women (Training, diet, & recovery differences)
May 19, 2025
#168 // The Science of Breaking Bad Habits
May 12, 2025
#167 // How To Lose Fat FAST For Summer
May 05, 2025
#166 // Top-5 Reasons to Take Creatine (That Have Nothing to Do with Lifting)
Apr 28, 2025
#165 // Top-5 Methods to Live Longer & Increase Healthspan
Apr 21, 2025
#164 // 5 Ways To Make Your Diet Suck LESS
Apr 14, 2025
#163 // Seed Oils, Incline Walking, Protein Absorption, and More
Apr 07, 2025
#162 // 10 Reasons Your Workouts AREN'T Getting You Results
Mar 31, 2025
#161 // 5 Habits KILLING Your Progress
Mar 24, 2025
#160 // 5 Fitness Myths You STILL Believe (That are holding you back)
Mar 17, 2025
#159 // Science of Overtraining (what's KILLING your gains)
Mar 10, 2025
#158 // Biohacking: Science Vs. Myth
Mar 03, 2025
#157 // Science of Ozempic: How It Works & Why It Matters
Feb 24, 2025
#156 // Top-5 Reasons You're NOT Losing Weight
Feb 17, 2025
#155 // Fixing "Skinny-Fat", Creatine & Depression, Sugar Addiction, & Lead in Protein Powders?
Feb 10, 2025
#154 // The Best & Worst GLUTE Exercises (science-based glute training)
Feb 03, 2025
#153 // 5 Types of Influencers to UNFOLLOW
Jan 27, 2025
#152 // How To Lose Fat & Build Muscle At The Same Time (Body Recomp)
Jan 20, 2025
#151 // 10 HARSH Fitness Truths
Jan 13, 2025
#150 // How To Prep & Plan Your Meals For Fat Loss
Jan 06, 2025
#149 // Top-10 Science Backed Life Hacks
Dec 16, 2024
#148 // BEST & WORST Fitness Trends of 2024
Dec 09, 2024
#147 // The Best & Worst SHOULDER Exercises (science-based shoulder training)
Dec 02, 2024
#146 // How to Keep Making GAINZ When You Take Time Off or Travel
Nov 25, 2024
#145 // OVERRATED: Explaining Controversial Nutrition Topics
Nov 18, 2024
#144 // Animal Based Diet, Microplastics, NAD+ Supplements, & Building The PERFECT Bedtime Routine
Nov 18, 2024
#143 // How To Set Your Macros (For Fat-Loss, Muscle, & More)
Nov 18, 2024
#142 // Deep Dive: Magnesium
Nov 17, 2024
#141 // The Best & Worst BACK Exercises (science-based back training)
Oct 14, 2024
#140 // Vitamin D (AKA Super-Vitamin), USA vs. EU Food Regulations, Pull-Up Strength Guide, and PCOS
Oct 07, 2024
#139 // Skinny ≠ Healthy
Sep 30, 2024
#138 // Fitness on a Budget: Hacks for Diet, Workouts, and Supplements
Sep 23, 2024
#137 // Progressive Overload: A Complete Guide
Sep 16, 2024
#136 // Strength vs. Size, Psychedelic's & Depression, Dangers of Ultra-Low Calorie Intake, and More
Sep 09, 2024
#135 // Top-5 Unexpected Things That Influence Your Physical Health
Sep 02, 2024
#134 // Reverse Dieting (how to do it successfully)
Aug 26, 2024
#133 // The Fountain of Youth (Lifting Weights and Depression, Cognition, Metabolic & Cardiovascular Health, and More)
Aug 19, 2024
#132 // Energy Drinks, Caffeine & Cortisol, Green Tea, and Mukbangs
Aug 12, 2024
#131 // The Science of Pre-Workout
Aug 05, 2024
#130 // 10 Things ALL Fit & Healthy People Do
Jul 29, 2024
#129 // It's More Than Just Calories
Jul 22, 2024
#128 // Gym Supplement Tier List (Ranking The Top-20 Supplements)
Jul 15, 2024
#127 // Metabolic Adaptation, Ozempic, BPC-157 Peptide, & Cycle Syncing Your Workouts
Jul 08, 2024
#126 // The 5 WORST Dieting Mistakes for Losing Fat and Building Muscle (avoid these)
Jul 01, 2024
#125 // 6 Signs Your Favorite Influencer is Full of S***
Jun 24, 2024
#124 // Taking Time Off The Gym
Jun 17, 2024
#123 // The Truth About “Cancer-Causing” Foods and Drinks
Jun 10, 2024
#122 // What's The BEST Training Split? (PPL vs. Full Body vs. Bro-Split vs. Upper/Lower)
Jun 03, 2024
#121 // How To Grow A Fitness Brand (our story)
May 27, 2024
#120 // Exploring Nicotine Benefits, Ephedrine for Fat Loss, Nutrition Labels, & Pelvic Floor (for men?)
May 20, 2024
#119 // Alcohol & Fat Loss, Building Muscle, Hormones, and More
May 13, 2024
#118 // Advanced Training Techniques (supersets, dropsets, long length partials, etc.)
May 06, 2024
#117 // The 5 Most Misunderstood Health Topics (Seed Oils, Sugar, Cortisol, etc.)
Apr 29, 2024
#116 // 5 Science Based Methods to Improve Your Relationship With Food
Apr 22, 2024
#115 // How to Lean Bulk (The Most Effective Way To Build Muscle)
Apr 15, 2024
#114 // Training to Failure, Mushroom Supplements, 3-Day Water Fasts, And DON'T Combine These Foods
Apr 08, 2024
#113 // The Top-10 SCAMS in Health & Fitness (Part 2)
Apr 01, 2024
#112 // The Top-10 SCAMS in Health & Fitness (Part 1)
Mar 25, 2024
#111 // Stubborn Fat, the Science of the Pump, Women on Steroids, and Yuka App
Mar 18, 2024
#110 // 5 Nutrition Rules To Live By
Mar 11, 2024
#109 // The 10 Training Commandments (10 rules for making progress in the gym)
Mar 04, 2024
#108 // Glute Growth Bible
Feb 26, 2024
#107 // The Science of Over Eating (and Binging) - 10 Evidence Based Tips
Feb 19, 2024
#105 // The Best Workout For Your Body Type, Colostrum Supplements, Food Dyes, and How to Get Your Partner to Start Working Out
Feb 05, 2024
#104 // Ethan Suplee: Losing 250lbs, Beating Drug Addiction, Getting Jacked, And Figuring S*** Out
Jan 29, 2024
#103 // Top 10 Reasons Your Workout Isn't Getting You Results
Jan 22, 2024
#102 // Cardio 101 How Much, What Kind, and Everything You Need To Know
Jan 15, 2024
#101 / 10 Tips to Improve Your Gut Health
Jan 08, 2024
#100 // How To Lose Fat (A Complete Guide On How To Successful Cut)
Jan 01, 2024
Ep 99 // The Science of Goal Setting (and why you haven't reached yours)
Dec 18, 2023
Ep 98 // How To Actually Get Abs
Dec 11, 2023
Ep 97 // Best & Worst Trending Supplements of 2023 (peptides, ashwaghanda, athletic greens, and more)
Dec 04, 2023
Ep 92 // What's Killing Your Gut Health, Tongat Ali & Testosterone, The Top-10 Fitness Books of All Time, Strength Standards, & Immune Health (Round Robin Episode)
Nov 27, 2023
Ep 96 // Top 10 Tools for Gaining Muscle, Losing Fat, and Nailing Your Diet
Nov 27, 2023
Ep 95 // Building the Perfect Mobility Routine
Nov 20, 2023
Ep 94 // How to Keep Making Gainz When You Travel or Take Time Off - Holiday Focus
Nov 13, 2023
Ep 93 // Top-5 Science-Backed Ways to Increase Lifespan & Longevity
Nov 06, 2023
Ep 91 // 10 Harsh Fitness Truths
Oct 30, 2023
Ep 83 // How To Fix Your Sleep
Oct 17, 2023
Ep 90 // Unlocking Strength, Muscle Growth & Fat Loss: The Science of Full Body Training
Oct 16, 2023
Ep 89 // Inflammation
Oct 09, 2023
Ep 88 // Body Recomp: Lose Fat & Build Muscle At The Same Time (a complete guide)
Oct 02, 2023
87 // Understanding Metabolism: The Truth About "Boosting" Your Metabolism
Sep 25, 2023
Ep 86// Top 5 Reasons You're Not Gaining Muscle and Getting Stronger
Sep 18, 2023
Ep 85 // The Science of If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM)
Sep 11, 2023
EP 84 // Body Image and Self Esteem
Sep 04, 2023
Ep 82 // OVERRATED/UNDERRATED: Explaining Controversial Health & Fitness Topics
Aug 21, 2023
Ep 81 // 5 Types of Health and Fitness Influencers to Unfollow
Aug 14, 2023
Ep // 80: Ab Training, Collagen Supplements, HRV & Your Stress, and Oatmeal the New Cancer?
Aug 07, 2023
Ep 79 // Top-5 Vitamin & Mineral Vitamin Deficiencies (and how to fix them)
Jul 31, 2023
Ep 78 // Recovery Guidebook- Everything You Need When It Comes To Sleep, Training, and Nutrition
Jul 24, 2023
Ep // 77: Building the PERFECT Push/Pull/Leg Split
Jul 17, 2023
Ep 76 // Top-5 Best & Worst Fat-Loss Supplements
Jul 10, 2023
Ep 75 // The Top-5 Metrics You Need To Be Tracking Your Health
Jul 03, 2023
Ep 74 // 75 HARD, Berberine Pills, How Much Weight You Need To Be Lifting (RPE Scale), and MORE
Jun 26, 2023
Ep // 73: Is Dairy Good or Bad for your Health?
Jun 19, 2023
Ep 72 // Top-10 Scams in the Fitness Industry EXPLAINED (Part 2)
Jun 12, 2023
Ep // 71 Top-10 Scams in the Fitness Industry EXPLAINED (Part 1)
Jun 05, 2023
Ep // 70: Nutrient Digestion & Absorption
May 29, 2023
Ep // 69 Top 5 Fat-Loss Myths Getting In The Way of Your Progress
May 22, 2023
Ep 68// Artificial Sweeteners: Sugar-Free But at What Cost?
May 15, 2023
Ep 67 // Gut Health Supplement Round-Up: Probiotics, L-Glutamine, Greens, Peppermint Oil, and More
May 08, 2023
Ep 66 // The Mindset Shift: Mastering the Inner Game and Mental Barriers in Fitness
May 01, 2023
Ep 65 // Warm-Ups, Mini-Cuts, Probiotics, L-Glutamine, and more
Apr 24, 2023
Ep 64// Derek, More Plates More Dates: Testosterone, TRT/HRT, Hormone Optimization, and Blood Work
Apr 17, 2023
Ep 63 // Ice Bath & Sauna: For Health, Performance, Recovery, and More...
Apr 10, 2023
Ep 62 // Ben Carpenter: Health vs. Fitness, navigating dietary advice on social media, body image & motivation.
Apr 03, 2023
Ep 61// Alan Aragon: Animal vs. plant protein for muscle growth, artificial sweeteners and heart health, & seed oils
Mar 27, 2023
Ep 60 // 5-Ways To Make A Calorie Deficit Easier: Tips for successful weight loss
Mar 21, 2023
Ep 59 // Vegan ≠ Healthy
Mar 13, 2023
Ep 58 // Why You're NOT Losing Weight
Feb 27, 2023
Ep 57 / Vitamin-D on Testosterone, Depression, Fatigue, and more...
Feb 20, 2023
Ep / 56 Ozempic - Hollywood's Magic Weight Loss Pill?
Feb 13, 2023
Ep 55 / Inside The Supplement Industry with Mike Mathews
Feb 06, 2023
Ep / 54 How To Fix "Skinny-fat"
Jan 30, 2023
Ep / 53: Diet Review: Keto
Jan 23, 2023
Ep / 52: How To Get Strong As F**** with Joe Stanek
Jan 16, 2023
Ep 51 / Studies That Blew Our Minds (Part 5)
Jan 09, 2023
Ep 50 // Deep Dive: Caffeine
Jan 02, 2023
Ep 49 // Organic vs. Non-Organic - Is This Whole Thing a Scam?
Dec 19, 2022
Ep 48 / Progressive Overload 101
Dec 12, 2022
Ep 47 / Studies That Blew Our Minds PART 4
Dec 05, 2022
Ep 46 / Deep Dive: Probiotic Supplements
Nov 28, 2022
Ep / 45 Top-5 Best and Worst Supplements
Nov 21, 2022
EP 44 / Why "Clean Eating" is Bulls***
Nov 14, 2022
Ep / 43 Marijuana And Building Muscle, Losing Fat, and Performance
Nov 07, 2022
EP 42 / The Science Behind Binge Eating
Oct 31, 2022
EP / 41 Reverse Dieting
Oct 28, 2022
EP 40 / Male Vs Female Training Differences
Oct 24, 2022
EP / 39 Diet Review: The Carnivore Diet
Oct 21, 2022
Ep 38 / Top 5 Character Traits We’ve Noticed In Successful vs. Unsuccessful Clients
Oct 17, 2022
Ep 37 / What Metrics You Need To Be Paying Attention To On Your Apple Watch (Fitbit, Oura Ring, etc.)
Oct 14, 2022
Ep / 36 Getting into Intuitive Eating with Dietitian Deanna
Oct 10, 2022
Ep / 35 Breaking A Weight Loss Plateau
Oct 07, 2022
Ep / 34 10 Signs You Might Not Be Eating *Enough* Food
Oct 03, 2022
Ep / 33 TikTok Reaction #2 : "MSG is killing you"
Sep 30, 2022
Ep 32 / The 10 Biggest Fitness Myths That Will Not Die (With Science to Prove Them Wrong)
Sep 26, 2022
Ep / 31 Tiktok Reaction #1: "My morning routine"
Sep 23, 2022
Ep 30 / Studies That Blew our Minds III
Sep 19, 2022
Ep 29 / How to Lose Fat (How to Cut)
Sep 16, 2022
Ep 28 / Gut and Brain Connection
Sep 12, 2022
Ep 27 / How to Lean Bulk
Sep 09, 2022
Ep 26 / Studies that blew our minds PT 2
Sep 02, 2022
Ep 25 / Alan Aragon Flexible Dieting, Plant vs Animal Protein Debate, and Massive Research Review
Aug 29, 2022
Ep. 24 // How Much Protein You Need to Lose Fat, Build Muscle, and Live Longer
Aug 26, 2022
Ep 23 / Fact or Cap: Alkaline/Ionized Water
Aug 19, 2022
Ep 22 / Fact or Cap: The 1200 Calorie Diet
Aug 15, 2022
Ep 21 / Deep Dive: Pre-Workout
Aug 12, 2022
Ep 20 / Studies That BLEW Our Minds: Magic Mushrooms, Brain Scans in Eating Disorders, Think Your Way to Fit, and more...
Aug 08, 2022
Ep 19 / Fish Oil & Omega-3s 101
Aug 06, 2022
Ep 18 / Why you should rethink your "Cheat Day"
Aug 01, 2022
Ep 17 / Fact or Cap: 10,000 Steps Per Day
Jul 29, 2022
Ep 16 / How to Build a Training Program
Jul 25, 2022
Ep 15 / How to lose weight without tracking calories
Jul 22, 2022
Ep 14 / Bill Campbell PhD - Optimizing Physique Within a Maintainable Lifestyle
Jul 18, 2022
Ep 13 / How to Determine Your Calorie Deficit
Jul 15, 2022
Ep 12 / How To Burn The Calories You Eat
Jul 11, 2022
Ep 11 / BCAA'S: Fact or Cap
Jul 08, 2022
Ep 10 / Alcohol, building muscle, and weight loss
Jul 04, 2022
Ep 9 / Clean Eating- With Zach Coen
Jul 01, 2022
Ep 8 / Fact or Crap: Greens Powders
Jun 27, 2022
Ep 7 / Breath Work & Performance, Anxiety, Eating Disorders, and more - With Shane Hanner
Jun 24, 2022
Ep 6 / Fact or Crap: Pilates for weight loss and building muscle
Jun 20, 2022
Ep 5 / Creatine: A Complete Guide
Jun 18, 2022
Ep 4 / Fact or Crap: Juice Cleanses
Jun 13, 2022
Ep 3 / Why the Health & Fitness Industry Sucks pt. 2 - Fitness
Jun 10, 2022
Ep 2 / Fact or Crap: 12-3-30 Workout
Jun 06, 2022
Ep 1 / Why the Health and Fitness Industry Sucks pt.1 - Nutrition
Jun 03, 2022