PODCAST · health
The Fence
by Mitch B. & Gar M.
We inspire and inform first time exercisers who may be "on the fence" to beginning a healthier lifestyle. Our goal is to educate our listeners so that they have the "how" to their "why". The topics we cover could help you improve your physique, bolster your current routine or just help you get strong AF! In a world full of influencers spreading misinformation, we are here to provide the truth.
Episodes
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Season 1 Ep. 31 Guests Mike & Sadula.
Send us Fan Mail 2:00- The Dungeon… Michael FRICKer 4:00- Guest Intros 5:00- Another #75HARD story 7:00- How can you do it better? 9:00- Sadula, a Trainer?! 11:30- Gar is sick- AGAIN 14:00- Football>>> Weight lifting 15:00- PAIN 16:00- Planet Fitness 20:00- Guests hobbies & pass-times 22:30-...
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Season 1 Ep. 30- Gods plan w/ guest Brian Bortnick
Send us Fan Mail Season 1 Ep 30. 1:30- Brian’s Story 3:00- Pit-bulls, Foster parents & Crackheads 4:00-Spontaneity and Palm Springs 10:30- Red flag Careers and meeting your “forever person”. 19:00- Where to meet your significant other 23:00- Is Sam mature? 25:00- Brian’s musical beginning &…
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Season 1 Ep. 29 Gar the GREAT.
Send us Fan Mail Episode 1 Episode 29. Gar the Great and his origin story. 4:00- Sketchy “gym” setups 9:00- Fighting Armenians 14:00- The armed forces 15:00- Giving your kids a leg up without stunting their growth 22:00- Making the hard choices 25:00- Maturing as a man with sex and partners…
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Ep 28. Sex, Love & Relationships w/ Sam B.
Send us Fan Mail Season 1 Ep. 28. Sex,love & Relationships. W/ Sam B. 10:00- No means no -&- the different “Nos” 14:00- Being a gentleman in tumultuous times 19:00- Navigating “hookup culture” 22:00- Being ghosted 24:00- Setting boundaries and picking “good ones” 28:00- Being vulnerable enough to...
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Season 1 Episode 27. Crossfit Newtown w/ Matt Giordano
Send us Fan Mail Season 1 Ep. 27 CrossFit Newtown 3:00- Matt’s origin story 12:00- Matt’s background 15:00- Make mistakes to succeed 16:30- Making time for hobbies 23:00- Matts inspiration 26:00- The art of finding an exercise routine you can stick to. 30:00 Are you running from something? 33:00-...
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Season 1 Ep. 26. The Art of Self Defense w/ Marty Noble
Send us Fan Mail Season 1 Episode 26. The Art of Self Defense w/Marty Noble. 2:00- Welcoming Marty Noble! 3:00- RHINO 5:00- Marketing tactics 8:00- UnNetworking 10:00- The Bullying Epidemic 11:00- Personal defense breakdown 15:00- The Nastiest Dog 18:00- Keeping your composure under pressure…
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Season 1 Ep.25 How to “Be the Content” instead of trying to “make” it.
Send us Fan Mail 3:00- Breaking the cycle of inconsistent content creation 9:00- Parents stunting their kids growth by overindulging 12:00- Only 3 out of every 25,000 people can squat 405lbs 14:00- Unhealthy mindset issues or not? 19:00- Protein, Amino acids, micro muscle tears 26:00- “What are...
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Season 1 Ep 24.
Send us Fan Mail 2:20- Intro 3:30- What is a good level for my testosterone to be? -Jimmy F. 9:30- Why are you barefoot? -Mitch B. 11:30- My crush dresses like an “Insta model”… should I date her? -Sarah 16:30- How can I figure out my macros without using a calorie counting app. -ANASTASIA L....
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Season 1 Ep 23. The Gong Guy w/ Guest Sam Bortnick
Send us Fan Mail 3:00- Guest Intro 6:30- Sam’s back story- From concrete to mortgages, a band and personal training 10:15- Sam’s fitness journey and fat loss experience 13:15- Sam’s personal training career 15:30- Sam’s inspiration 17:30- Finding self identity 20:00- Being selfish with your time...
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Season 1 Ep. 22- Protein in your Semen & more.
Send us Fan Mail Season 1 Ep. 22. 1:30- Can I build my booty and shrink my waist at the same time? -Julia H. 4:45- Does the food you get your calories from matter as long as I’m hitting my macro goal? -Bryan K. 9:45- Can I exercise with DOMS? -Jenna P. 17:45- How do I build muscle? -Mike F.…
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Season 1 Ep. 21 Fat Loss Finale
Send us Fan Mail Season 1 Ep 21. Fat Loss Finale 3:00- Mitches progress update 4:15- Gars update 5:20- Ryan’s update 6:00- Brenner’s update 8:00- The struggles the gang faced 11:00- Fluctuating body composition 14:00- Lifting belts, good or bad? 23:00- Shoutout to Nicole! 25:00- Mitch is the...
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Season 1 Ep 20: Fat Loss part 4
Send us Fan Mail Fat Loss part 4. 2:00- Brenner’s checkin 3:00- Mitches checkin 3:30- Gars checkin 8:00- Is Tom Brady a clone? 11:00-Fat loss tactics going into week 7&8 Support the show
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Season 1 Ep 19. BodyBuilding w/ John Gallagher
Send us Fan Mail 1:30- John’s background 4:00- The discipline of bodybuilding 7:00- The Air-force 10:45- Imposter syndrome 11:15-Dunnings Krueger effect 14:00- THE IDEAL CLIENT 21:00- Pros & cons between virtual and in person personal training 28:00- Progressions- beginner vs veteran 30:30- Non…
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Season 1 Ep. 18 Fat Loss part 3.
Send us Fan Mail 1:00- Competition Updates 1:30-Gars progress 4:00- Brenner’s progress 9:30- Mitches progress 11:00- Ryan’s progress 13:00- Fat Loss Tactics! 14:30- Steady state vs Higher intensity and lower intensity cardio 17:00- More fat loss tactics 25:00- Brenner’s Hyrox experience 33:00…
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Season 1 Ep. 17 Techniques & Hacks to improve Compound Lifts.
Send us Fan Mail 2:00- BenchPress- Expert tricks, cues and advice on increasing the quality and weight of your squat. 13:00- Deadlift- The #1 HARDEST movement to learn. We break it down into several cues and techniques to break through the learning curve. 23:00- Fundamental Deadlift NON…
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Season 1 Ep 16. Fat Loss pt 2.
Send us Fan Mail 1:00-Weigh in updates for the crew 5:30- Fat loss tactics being put into action 6:00- Ryan’s wins & losses 8:00- Brenner’s approach and progress 10:30- how to fix lower back pain/tightness when running 12:00- Tips on increasing running speed and reducing impact 14:00- Gars take…
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Season 1 Ep. 15. Sport Performance & Consistency Strategies. W/ Guest Bill castor
Send us Fan Mail 2:00- Updates @ the NAC 8:00- Bills background and hobbies 9:30- Bills Philosophy 12:00- Using injury’s or weak spots to provide value 22:00- Torn biceps 24:00- Tactical games, Spartans and Tough Mudders 38:00- Strategies to improve people’s adherence to a program 46:30- Don’t…
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Season 1 Ep 14. Processed Food
Send us Fan Mail Intro 4:00- Who’s paying for studies, documentaries “misinformation? 7:00- Hunter/gatherer 10:00- Heart attacks then vs Now…. 17:00- Vegetable oils & Oxidation 20:00- Iodine, Bromine, Flouride 26:00- Healthy eating costs- If you don’t pay now you’ll pay for it later with your...
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Season 1 Ep. 13 Fat Loss Competition & Pitfalls of Personal Trainers
Send us Fan Mail :45- Fat Loss Contest! 3:00- Gar has an Aneurysm 5:30- What is; BMI, BMR, BFP etc 6:30- Weigh ins 8:00- Competition guidelines 9:30- Goal/ Game plan setting 10:00- Difference between scales 12:00- The pros/cons of frequent weigh ins 14:00- Betting, strategy’s, & Brenner gets...
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Season 1 Episode 12. You are Enough... The Gym is for EVERYONE.
Send us Fan Mail Intro 1:15- Brenner’s 1st powerlifting competition 3:00- 15 y/o girl deadlifting 290lbs… 4:30- Your face is pizza sauce 7:00-Spartans, Tough Mudders, Hyrox & Deca 8:00- Brenner’s story 10:00- Breaking backs 15:00- More certs doesn’t mean you’re a good trainer 18:00- Real Estate...
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Season 1 Ep 11. Pro football & hobbies.
Send us Fan Mail Season 1 Ep 11- Pro football & Hobbies w/ Ryan Feehan (Focused Fitness) 1:00- Intro 3:00- Pro football & Ryan’s backstory 8:00- How many certifications is too many? 13:00- Converting “Toners” to the process 14:00- Can 1 day of exercise change your body? 18:00- Breaking up a fight...
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Season 1 Ep. 10- Sleep isn't for the wicked...It's for the living.
Send us Fan Mail 2:00- Growth Hormone 3:15- Dopamine 4:00- Beta Amyloid (sticky brain) 5:00- REM and the phases of sleep 6:00-Napping good vs bad 9:00- Night terrors 10:00- 3 pillars of physical health 11:00- Circadian rhythm and night owl vs early bird 11:30- Men vs women sleep target...
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Season 1 Ep 9- Power, Blood & the "5 P's" with Brian Reed.
Send us Fan Mail 0-1:00- Intro 1:00- Guest Brian Reed Intro 4:50- Strongman vs Powerlifting 7:00- From Track to Tank💪 10:30- An ideal client is… 10:50- VIP Barbell 14:30- Beware a sloppy coach 16:30- “Scraping” & other recovery techniques 18:40- The importance of thorough bloodwork and getting…
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Season 1 Ep. 8 Gym Etiquette.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Mitch & Gar provide a bunch of actionable tips to help a new gym goer have a successful experience at the gym. 0-1:05- Intro 1:10-Topic of the Day 2:00- #1 Gym Etiquette tip (Put that thing back where it came from or so help me!) 4:20- #2 Are people watching me in...
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Season 1. Ep. 7. Supplements...Substantial or subpar? Pre-workout Creatine & Protein- What 2 Look 4!
Send us Fan Mail Season 1. Episode 7. With Gar out for surgery Host Mitch Blaak goes "Solo Dolo" with guest Lance Parker. They dive into the top 3 supplements we recommend you try and the 3 pillars of what ACTUALLY builds your dream body. 0:00-1:30- Intro 1:30-3:00- Guest Intro 4:00- Supplements!...
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Season 1. Ep. 6- Rehab, "Prehab" & Physical Therapy @its finest w/ Bryan Carestia.
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 6 our guest is Physical Therapist Bryan Carestia of Activcore Newtown. With his 14 years of experience and revolutionary approach to rehab, Bryan has many interesting tips and points of view that will change the way you think about PTs for the rest of your life. Intro...
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Season 1.Ep 5. Grass fed, primal Patterns & how your menstrual cycle affects exercise with Alexa Seiler.
Send us Fan Mail In episode 5 we dive into: Alexas back story Diet Vegan diet Meat Sugar Sacral Iliac Joint Dysfunction Fast Food and much more! :10 seconds- Intro 1:10- Meet Alexa! What's she about? 1:50- Alexas Journey 4:50- Toxic work environments 10:40- Primal Pattern Diet 13:55- Gluten......
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Season 1. Ep 4. #1 Piece of Equipment You Should Have In Your Home.
Send us Fan Mail In episode 4, Mitch & Gar open up and share some details of their personal lives to help the viewers to get to know them better. Also covered is our recommendations for the #1 piece of equipment that you should have in your house to exercise from home. 1:30- Gar talks about his...
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Season 1. Ep 3. Not all calories are created equal.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we cover topics like the difference between food sources, how you can make your calories work for you and finding healthier food sources. We also talk about what value you can expect from hiring a personal trainer vs. attending group classes. Jokes. 1:30 Calorie...
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Season 1. Ep 2. Strength training is for YOU!
Send us Fan Mail In episode 2 we dive into strength training and who should be engaging in it. We discuss the difference between resistance training and cardio and provide the lister with resources to take the next step towards a stronger future. Why is strength training important? 2:55 Cardio vs...
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Season 1. Ep 1. Let us show you the ropes!
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 1, we dive into the building blocks needed to provide You with the tools to begin the next step to building key habits to change your life. The importance of having a why. 0:53 How to develop a routine and build healthy habits. 6:16 How to format a program and what you...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We inspire and inform first time exercisers who may be "on the fence" to beginning a healthier lifestyle. Our goal is to educate our listeners so that they have the "how" to their "why". The topics we cover could help you improve your physique, bolster your current routine or just help you get strong AF! In a world full of influencers spreading misinformation, we are here to provide the truth.
HOSTED BY
Mitch B. & Gar M.
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We inspire and inform first time exercisers who may be "on the fence" to beginning a healthier lifestyle. Our goal is to educate our listeners so that they have the "how" to their "why". The topics we cover could help you improve your physique, bolster your current routine or just help you get...
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