Brad Dunn: Sobriety, Discipline & Building Reliant Fitness | Let 'R Rip

Brad Dunn, founder of Reliant Fitness, joins the Let R Rip Podcast for a raw conversation on sobriety, discipline, masculinity, fatherhood, fitness, business, and rebuilding your life from the ground up. Brad is known for his no-bullshit approach to helping men in their 30s, 40s, and 50s reclaim their health, strength, standards, and self-respect. After years of alcohol abuse, destructive habits, legal trouble, and living below his potential, Brad made the decision to get sober, rebuild his body, and completely change the direction of his life. That transformation became the foundation for Reliant Fitness - a coaching brand built on accountability, progressive overload, nutrition, mindset, discipline, and becoming the kind of man who no longer needs to escape his own life. In this episode, Jake, Mikey, and Brad talk about what it really takes to change, why comfort kills momentum, how sobriety sharpens your purpose, why fitness is more than aesthetics, and why the strongest men are often built in isolation when nobody is clapping. No filters. No scripts. Just honest conversation. Truth Over Comfort. Let R Rip. Follow Brad Dunn: Instagram: @reliant.fitness TikTok: @reliant.fit YouTube: Reliant Fitness Follow Let R Rip Podcast: Instagram: @letrrippodcast Hosted by Jake Sirokman & Mikey Getz Chapters 00:00 — Intro: Brad Dunn Joins Let R Rip 00:56 — Who Brad Dunn Really Is 02:23 — Using Social Media Without Selling Out 04:44 — Letting Go of Pride and Building Confidence 06:29 — Core Values, Standards, and Coaching Men 08:28 — Alignment vs Balance 09:23 — The APEX Method and Building the Man 12:01 — Removing Alcohol, Tobacco, and Distractions 13:12 — Investing in Mentorship and Sobriety 16:09 — ROI, Business Growth, and Buying Back Time 20:24 — Personal Discipline Mirrored Into Business 22:13 — Brad’s Breaking Point With Alcohol 24:04 — Choosing Self-Development Over Self-Destruction 27:18 — Leaving Orange County and Starting Fresh 28:57 — Watching Friends Build Their Own Brands 30:31 — Speaking to the Man You Used to Be 33:48 — Building Confidence Through Isolation 36:47 — Saying What Most People Are Afraid to Say 40:15 — Masculinity, Culture, and the Pendulum Swing 46:09 — Punk Rock, Hardcore, and Music Influence 49:21 — Why Brad Refuses Trendy Content 52:20 — Authenticity vs Trend Chasing 55:13 — Documenting Life Instead of Creating Fake Content 56:18 — Brad’s Social Media System 58:33 — Brad’s Daily Routine 59:54 — Building the Reliant Fitness Private Gym 01:01:18 — Online Coaching vs Brick-and-Mortar Community 01:03:03 — Why Brad Avoids Fitness Expos 01:05:46 — Brad’s Version of the American Dream 01:07:09 — What Success Really Means 01:09:27 — Where to Find Brad Dunn