Deep Squats & Deeper Conversations

Most men think they’re healthy… until something proves them wrong.A number on bloodwork. A diagnosis. A wake-up call they didn’t see coming.Carl Aube and Mark Van Doodewaard built a company to prevent that moment entirely.Carl spent 25 years inside organizations like LifeLabs, McKesson, and BioScript. Mark spent over two decades leading real estate strategy at Loblaw. Both walked away from established careers to build Optimal U - a physician-led, data-driven health assessment company designed to catch what most men miss.In this episode, we break down why men avoid doctors until it’s too late, what the most common “shock” result actually is, the truth about testosterone and optimization culture, and how much is actually happening inside your body that you have no awareness of.This is a conversation about reality. Not guesswork. Not trends. What’s actually going on under the hood and what to do about it.If you train hard, take care of yourself, and still haven’t looked at your internal health properly… this one matters.In this episode:Why men avoid healthcare (and what it costs them)The most common result that shocks men when they get testedThe truth about testosterone and “optimization”What DNA-based nutrition testing actually tells youThe one number every man should knowWhat proactive, physician-led health actually looks likeDeep Squats & Deeper Conversations is a podcast about fitness, entrepreneurship, and what it means to show up as a man in today’s world.New episodes every week. Subscribe so you don’t miss them.

Samantha Yvonne was 20 years old, overweight, struggling with her mental and physical health, and raising a child on her own. No blueprint. No support system. No backup plan.What she did next took a decade and most people would have quit inside the first year.In this episode, Samantha breaks down how she lost 200 pounds, built a fitness business from the ground up by saying yes to every opportunity that came her way, pivoted to virtual training during the pandemic and used that window to buy her kids a house alone, at 30. And in 2024, she broke a world record.This is a conversation about what it actually takes. Not the highlight reel. The real version, the moments she wanted to quit, the sacrifices nobody saw, and the mindset that kept her moving when nothing was working.If you've ever felt stuck, physically, financially, or just in life, this one is for you.In this episode:How she lost 200 lbs and what the process actually looked likeBuilding a fitness business from zero with no connectionsThe pandemic pivot that changed everythingBuying a house alone as a single mom at 30Breaking a world record in 2024Finding balance after years of full grind modeThe advice she'd give anyone who feels like they're too far behindSubscribe for conversations on fitness, entrepreneurship, and what it means to show up as a man in today's world.