All Episodes

“Doing everything right… but still can't get lean enough.”

“The curse of knowing too much.”

“How Little Can I Do and Still Maintain?”

“I Weighed 260 Pounds at 13”

"Strong Enough for the Slopes Into My 60s"

"The Diet Isn’t Over When the Diet Ends"

"I Know What to Do… So Why Am I Still Stuck?"

"My Old Physique Is Holding Me Back"

"New Year Mistakes to Avoid" with Matt and Sam

“Dr. Eric Helms and Andy Morgan on The Muscle and Strength Pyramid books (3rd editions)”

Building Strength and Muscle After 50, with Chad Landers

“How Should You Choose a Training Program?” - with Matt and Sam

“The Least Effort Method of Maintaining Your Physique After Dieting”

“I Quit My Job to Finally Get in Shape”

“He Lost 41 lbs on 1,000 Calories a Day: Now What?”

“I ate only 5 foods to get lean.”

“What Should You Do When Progress Stalls?” - with Matt and Sam

“I’m 42 and wondering: Can I still grow?”

“Should You Cut Through the Holidays? — with Andy and Matt”

“I've been from 140 to 280 and back… But why can’t I bulk?”

“Set Your Expectations in Reality — Not Fantasy”

"Skills Aren’t Your Problem — Mindset Is"

“The Most Common Diet Mistakes – with Matt & Sam”

''I lost 80 lbs and kept it off for 10 years — Now I’m afraid to bulk''

#91 Training Through Injuries, Deloads, and Cuts — Q&A with Coach Matt

"I thought I had to push, but I realize now I had to pull back"

Coach Sam’s photo shoot prep

"From 360 lbs to 173 — and I'm still not done"

I broke my arm and tore three shoulder ligaments. Here’s my recovery plan.

"I promised my family I'd come back bigger and stronger."

"Someone asked if I still work out..."

Why the Carnivore and Anti-Seed Oil Movement Scares Me

"I just want to see my abs — once."

"I used to be 250. Now I want to be Captain America."

"What worked before isn’t working now."

"I just want to look like I train."

"I was always the fat twin."

"I gained 30 lbs — because I finally let myself grow."

"Weekdays I’m perfect. Weekends, I spiral."

"I want to bulk — but I’m afraid of undoing everything"

"I’m trying to become the role model my daughters deserve"

Introducing our new coach: Sam Edwards — “I’ll never let a client go through what I did!"

S4E22: Danny Lennon on Spotting Misrepresentations in Nutrition Research

S4E21: Eric Trexler on the Metabolic Changes When Dieting

S4E20: Sohee Carpenter's Story and How to Spot Loved Ones Struggling With Disordered Eating

S4E19: Greg Nuckols’s Backstory and Whether Kids Should Lift

S4E18: Eric Helms's Story

S4E17: From Death’s Door to Bodybuilding Coach | Steve Hall’s Story

S4E16: Reaching a 1,000 Pound Lifting Total | Troubleshooting Tuesday

S4E15: Finding Motivation After Losing 50 Pounds | Troubleshooting Tuesday

S4E14: Are There Bulking vs. Cutting Programs? | Q&A Friday

S4E13: Is Tyler’s Goal of 230 pounds at 10% Body Fat Realistic? | Troubleshooting Tuesday

S4E12: How Much Volume Do I Need To Maintain My Physique? | Q&A Friday

S4E11: I Lost 25 Pounds, Now What? | Troubleshooting Tuesday

S4E10: Who Would You Throw On the Fire? | Q&A Friday

S4E09: Program Hopping Purgatory | Troubleshooting Tuesday

S4E08: Should We Tackle Fat Loss in Phases? | Q&A Friday

S4E07: "My Girlfriend is Mystified by My Relationship With Alcohol" | Troubleshooting Tuesday

S4E06: How Can We Train Around Injuries? | Q&A Friday

S4E05: Helping Mark Reveal His Six-pack at 49 | Troubleshooting Tuesday

S4E04: Why Has My Initial Weight Loss Stalled? | Q&A Friday

S4E03: Troubleshooting Nick's Fat Loss Plateau | Troubleshooting Tuesday

S4E02: Helping Stephen Overcome His Fear of Weight Gain | Troubleshooting Tuesday

S4E01: Troubleshooting Greg's Bulk | Troubleshooting Tuesday

S03E20: Ben Carpenter Q&A

S03E19: Ben Carpenter on Everything Fat Loss

S03E18: Jordan Harbinger on Losing 40 Pounds of Fat

S03E17: Itamar Marani, Israel's Jason Bourne, on How Your Mindset is Holding You Back

S03E16: The Biggest Fitness Mistakes We've Made

S03E15: Should We Use Calorie Calculators?

S03E14: How Often Should We Change Our Training Programs?

S03E13: Dr. Idz on the Problems with Nutrition Research, the Carnivore Diet, Artificial Sweeteners, and... Does Fasting Cure Cancer?

S03E12: Should I Be Dieting if I'm Stressed or Sleep-Deprived?

S03E11: How to Travel and Maintain Your Physique

S03E10: How to Spot a Charlatan

S03E09: Stop Letting the Scale Ruin Your Life

S03E08: Food Intolerances, Gluten, and Should I Avoid Sugar?

S03E07: Should I Bulk or Cut?

S03E06: Is It Dangerous to Go Below 1200 Calories?

S03E05: Crafting a Winning Mindset - Coach James’ Story

S03E04: Lessons from a Decade in the Fitness Industry - Coach Matt's Story

S03E03: Bullied into Anorexia, Saved by Bodybuilding — Coach Reid’s Story

S03E02: Losing 150 pounds in 8 months - Alberto’s Story

S03E01: Where the hell have you been, Andy?

S02E01 James Clear on How Small Changes Can Lead to Remarkable Results

S1E29: Hypertrophy Researcher, Dr. Brad Schoenfeld, Answers Your Questions

S1E28: Joseph Agu on the Nutrition Challenges of Elite Athletes

S1E27 Pt2: Menno Henselmans on Steroid Use, HMB & Ketogenic Study Fraud

S1E27 Pt1: Menno Henselmans on Physique Maintenance While Traveling

S1E26: Patrick Umphrey on the Power of Empathy for Building a 13,000+ Member Facebook Community

S1E25: Community Trumps Marketing: How Luka Hocevar Built a 7-figure Gym

S1E24: Second Special Reader Q&A with Coach Andy Morgan

S1E23: Mike Tuchscherer on Building World Champions With Better Recovery

S1E22 Pt3: Greg Nuckols Answers your Questions on Squats, Progressive Overload, and Muscle Gain

S1E22 Pt2: Greg Nuckols on Benching, Blueberries, and Protein

S1E22 Pt1: Greg Nuckols on the Science of Strength

S1E21: Ben Carpenter on Overcoming His Emaciating Chron's Disease, Twice

S1E20: Eric Helms Answers Your Most Popular Questions

S1E19: Eric Helms on Interpreting and Using Training Research, for Gainz ;)

S1E18: How to Factor in Individual Differences for Physique Progress

S1E17: Chad Landers on Becoming One of LA's Top Celebrity Trainers

S1E16: Martin Macdonald on Calling Out Fitness Industry Charlatans, With Integrity

S1E15: Special Q&A with Andy Morgan

S1E14: Alan Aragon on Turning His Career Failures into Success

S1E13: James Krieger on the Issues of Tracking Body Fat Percentage

S1E12: Tony Gentilcore on the Importance of Training With Purpose for Motivation

S1E11: Andrea Valdez on Building Awesome Coach-Client Relationships

S1E10: Dr. Spencer Nadolsky on How You Can Win the Battle with Obesity

S1E09: Mark Fisher on Embracing Weirdness to Build NYC’s Most Profitable Gym

S1E08: Jordan Syatt on What It's Like to Train Gary Vaynerchuk Every Day

S1E07: Sol Orwell on Building Examine.com into a 7-Figure Business

S1E06: JC Deen On Conquering The Mental Game When Dieting

S1E05: Eric Helms on Making Adjustments for Bodybuilders and Powerlifters

S1E04: Danny Lennon of Sigma Nutrition on the Art of Online Coaching

S1E03: Greg Nuckols on Lifting Heavy Things, Beer, & Business Ethics

S1E02: Chase Erwin on Overcoming the Skinny Trap

S1E01: Welcome