All Episodes

301. Problems reveal possibilities

Make Fitness Make Sense, Episode 2: The Cortisol Panic Is Getting Out of Hand

300. Virtue signaling, Juneteenth, the cost of convenience

Make Fitness Make Sense, Episode 1 - Collagen, Recovery After 30, and Letting Go of Fitness Guilt

299. Caleb Williams paints his nails, Uber’s Women Preferences, and why context gets lost online

298. Full-body workouts, body recomp frustration, and using AI for fitness (Q&A)

297. Calories in calories out, logging Smith machine weights, choosing home equipment, & asking better questions (Fitness Q+A)

296. How to be consistent when life feels chaotic

295. How science-based fitness claims try to fool you.

294. Shame-based fitness content, Barre for strength, and isolating muscle groups (Q&A)

293. 3 types of people who make or break your fitness habits

292. 4 good things (weekly good news & gratitude)

291. Bread, calories, and weight gain… something isn’t adding up

290. Late workouts wrecking sleep, group exercise coaching, logging weights, & increasing protein (Q+A)

289. 4 good things (weekly good news & gratitude)

288. Stuck between getting jacked and staying athletic?

287. 6 good things (weekly good news & gratitude)

286. Are under-the-desk pedal machines an exercise hack?

285. 8 good things (weekly good news & gratitude)

284. Are you using rest days effectively?

283. 7 good things (weekly dose of good news)

282. Is macro coaching a scam?

281. 3 good things (weekly dose of good news)

280. Morning workouts, getting back in the gym, and adjusting your plan (Q&A)

279. 9 good things (weekly dose of good news)

278. 2-hour workouts, quitting your fitness journey, bodybuilding protocols for lifestyle clients (Q&A)

277. Cutting caffeine, fasted lifting, trying CrossFit, and judgemental personal trainers

276. The work behind the workout

275. Breaking Strength Plateaus Without Overthinking Your Training

274. Flexibility isn't the starting point

273. Finding the middle after fitness extremes (w/Deanna Harder)

272. Put It on Hold: How to Stay Consistent in an Overloaded World

271. You don't have choices. You have options.

270. Losing workout motivation in your 40s, starting point for buying dumbbells (Fitness Q&A)

269. Struggling after #75Hard, Best macros tracker, Cutting carbs, and more (Fitness Qs)

268. Why identity makes habits stick

267. The 'messy middle' of goal setting

266. The secret sauce for consistency

265. Start today.

264. An encore year: Planning what comes next (with Melissa)

263. Are your barriers actually real?

262. How your habits drift off course

261. Making sense of sleep debt

260. Scamming season, body positivity, and gratitude.

259. Tips for shifting to morning workouts

258. Zone 2 (the uncomplicated version)

257. After the health & fitness 'wake up' call

256. One habit is enough...for now

255. Why diets fail

254. What's really behind "travel weight" gain

253. “Losing muscle at 40” is mostly a myth

252. The F.A.T.T. assessment for your fitness

251. When life gets in the way of your goals

250. Let's talk about stress and weight gain

249. Should you skip the warmup?

248. Fighting on the internet

247. 5 keys to tracking macros (and 5 reasons you shouldn't)

246. When events linger longer than they should

245. Stoicism, faith, and perspective

244. Creatine confusion (timing + adding to coffee)

243. Should you take the (cold) plunge? (Exploring the origins, science, and benefits of cold exposure)

242. The unexpected lessons that shape how I coach

241. Do GLP-1s negatively impact your nutrition quality?

240. Long drive, strong habits (The road trip playbook)

239. Is 1% better always about doing more?

238. Cardio, simplified: Understanding intensity, fat loss, and heart health

237. Unattainable physiques, CPB funding cuts, AI coaching, and what we notice

236. A subtle sign of habit formation (that you're probably overlooking)

235. Collagen protein, guilt over rest days, training frequency (Q&A episode)

234. Crafting an impactful affirmation statement

233. Delusion, Theo Huxtable, and struggle language

232. Menopause talk for men

231. When and why you need to "know your why"

230. Science Says (Not all studies are created equal)

229. Before you commit to something, ask this one question.

228. Why you set bigger goals when you miss the smaller one(s)

227. Let's talk about bloating and inflammation

226. Setbacks Build Fitness Resilience

225. Same Question, Different Answers: Opinion vs. Advice vs. Counsel

224. Avoid majoring in the minors...what really matters for strength training

223. Heard it all before: 5 Fitness & nutrition habits that actually work

222. Going from burned out to built up: Redefining strength w/coach Alejandra

221. Hard Days, Easy Days, and the Power of Knowing the Difference

220. "Am I Losing Muscle?"...What You Really Need to Know About Breaks, Injury & Travel

219. Before you start something new...

218. Beyond the Mirror: Reasons to Build Muscle That Truly Matter

217. High Intensity Interval...Walking???

216. When ‘Sustainable’ Isn’t the Goal (in Fitness and Nutrition)

215. How To Know If Your Maintenance Phase Is Working

214. What If The Fear of 'Too Much' Is Keeping You Small?

213. Still in the Game: How to Train Smart with a Knee Injury

212. Plateau or Just a Bad Week? 3 Signs to Watch For

211. Bridging the Gap: Accessibility, Coaching, and Adaptive Sports with Roni Andrew

210. The Truth About Water, Electrolytes, and the 8-Glass Rule

209. Committing to "1% better" is harder than you think

208. Let's talk about fat burning supplements

207. Outcome bias (a lesson from 'SignalGate')

206. How often should you change your workouts?

205. Getting stronger by shifting from perfectionism to progress w/Anita Fehr

204. Finding Answers, Seeking Validation, & Avoiding Discomfort