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On this Rippedbody podcast, I answer listener questions. Topics covered include my stance on intermittent fasting, tips for maintaining strength during a cut, how I determine a client's ideal body weight, my stance on calorie cycling for maximizing results, and many more.Thanks to all of you that submitted your question via Facebook and Instagram and hope you gain some valuable knowledge from this episode.For detailed show notes and links click here: rippedbody.com/podcast-andy-morgan/

On this episode of the Rippedbody Podcast, I interview sports nutritionist, researcher extraordinaire, educator, and one of the most influential figures in the fitness industry’s movement towards evidence-based information, Alan Aragon.Alan shares the inspiring story of his career journey to date, starting off the “wrong foot”, his feelings about the hoard of smart upcoming talent in the industry biting at his heels, plus the one piece of advice he would give for those looking to build a career in the fitness industry.I also get Alan’s take on the recent HMB study, and as per usual, Alan does not disappoint with his honest and very diplomatic answer.For detailed show notes and links click here: https://rippedbody.com/podcast-alan-aragon/

On this episode of the Rippedbody Podcast, I interview James Krieger. James is a published scientist, author, speaker, fitness competitor, statistical wizard and the mind behind the immensely popular blog and membership site, Weightology.net.We discuss the different methods available for tracking body fat percentage, the two-component model used by BIA machines, my secret method to cheating on a B.I.A. scan, carb loading, and how to successfully assess your progress.James is a wealth of knowledge and we cover a really broad and interesting range of topics in this great chat.Show notes: - Any and James discuss Jame's website www.weightology.net. Andy believes these are some of the best written articles available on the net [00:20] - Today, Andy wants to dig into body fat measurement. [3:00]- The only way to measure your body fat percentage accurately [4:30]- Methods for measuring body fat percentage . [6:15]- Why James is not a fan of most measurements. [9:10]- Why the Bod Pod isn’t as good as other te

In this episode, I interview Tony Gentilcore, one of the three original founders of the exceptionally successful, Cressey Sports Performance, and now founder-owner of the new CORE training center in Boston.The interview starts off talking about the subjectiveness of strength, moves to training with purpose and intrinsic motivation, progressing the chin-up for women, the hollow hold positions, progressing the deadlift for men and finishes up with the “trainable menu”.Tony is one of the great personalities of the fitness industry. It was a hell of a lot of fun doing this interview and I hope you enjoy it.Show notes:- Writing [2:00]- How do you describe it is what you do [3:25]- Training with purpose. What are we working toward? [8:20]- THEME: PROGRESSING THE CHIN-UP FOR WOMEN- Intro: Progressing the Chin up for Women [9:00} - Woman are can be impeded by the media on what they can achieve. The ‘chin-up’ resonates with a lot of woman as a goal to work toward. [10:20]- Progression pattern to get that first chin-

Andrea is a member of the 3D Muscle Journey bodybuilding and powerlifting coaching team. She is a bodybuilder, Grid competitor, and is my co-author on the Muscle and Strength Pyramid books. Today's conversation covers three main topics:1. Coaching philosophy and building the coach-client relationship.2. The importance of getting "un-lean" after competing when moving into a muscle gain phase.3. How training for another sport has made her a better bodybuilder and may be something worth consideration.At the end of the podcast, we went a little off topic with Andrea schooling me on how to use Instagram and Snapchat. I hope you enjoy this conversation with the absolute bundle of energy that is... Andrea Valdez! :)Show notes- Why Andrea believes 3DMJ is one of the best coaching teams in the industry." [5'30]- The story of how Andrea brought us together to write The Muscle and Strength Pyramid books came about. [10'00]- Coaching philosophy and building the coach-client relationship. [16

Spencer is an American family physician who specializes in helping people with obesity. He helps his patients with lifestyle interventions first, via diet and exercise, before using to his prescription pad wherever possible.We talk about many topics: why obesity has been recently classified as a disease, why calories in vs calories out is what determines weight loss, but telling someone to eat less and move more doesn't generally work, how spencer gets buy in from his patients, how certain medicines can cause side effects that hamper weight loss, how to look at and interpret your cholesterol numbers, and the potential dangers of bulletproof coffee.Show notes:- Why Spencer puts diet and exercise first. [0'30]- The reasons why doctors don't generally put diet and exercise as medicine first. [3'00]- How Spencer gets 'buy in' from patients. [6'30]- Why obesity has been classified as a disease [10'30]- "Is it not just about calories in, calories out?" - "Yes b

Mark is the man behind Mark Fisher Fitness, a unique gym in New York City. Actually, as Mark will tell you, it's not a gym, it's a club house, they don't have members, they have ninjas, Mark is the ninja master, and their tagline is Serious Fitness for Ridiculous Humans.Now if all of this sounds a bit weird, that's because it is. But embracing weirdness is what has catapulted Mark's gym to huge success over the last five years. In terms of profit per square foot, it's likely the most successful Gym in NYC, which likely makes it one of the most successful gyms in the world. Mark has achieved this by building a unique and vibrant culture, and in this interview, we take a deep dive into exactly how and why he did that.Show notes:- How Mark got into the fitness industry and starting a gym. [2'30]- "Our first year we did $1mil in revenue. Then we did $2mil in the second year, $3mil in next, $4mil the next..."[9'30]- How Mark has created this success [10'30]-

Jordan is 25 but already has an 11-year personal training career under his belt. What's most impressive to me about Jordan is how relentless he's been about putting himself in positions where he could intern under some of the best coaches in the world.What he's currently doing right now is no exception, except that he's getting a business education of a lifetime. Jordan is Gary Vaynerchuk's personal trainer. If you know Gary's work then you probably have an idea of how intense this is. Jordan is contracted to train him every day, for three years, with no holiday, and gets flown around everywhere he goes.In this interview, I dig into the details of how Jordan coaches his clients in person and online, and how working with Gary over the last 6 months has influenced his business for the better.Show notes:- "I was thrust into the evidence based industry at a very young age. I got my first personal training job at 14 years old." [3'30]- "Clients took me seriously b

It is no exaggeration to say that Sol Orwell knows everyone in fitness. He is on the advisory board for Schwarzenegger.com, has built Examine.com into the world’s biggest supplement information site, and yet, he has only been in the industry for five and a half years.This success is no accident. From SEO to online gaming, Sol has been building and selling businesses based out of his interests since he was 16 and retired twice now. How did he achieve this and what lessons are there for us in the fitness industry?I spent the last week hanging out with Sol in Toronto, and took the opportunity to record an interview on the last day before leaving for the airport. We get stuck into the following topics: Building a business and network through cookies, the importance of letting employees shine, the importance of expressing gratitude daily. Controversies, the importance of seeing the bigger picture when looking to make an impact, and where Sol feels fitness professionals get it wrong.Show notes:- Sol’s entrepreneur

Coach JC Deen discusses the underrated mental game when dieting.Show Notes:1. Andy's marvellous introduction of JC. [0'00 ]DIET HABIT RELATED STUFF ↓2. How do you manage to write in such a way that the reader feels like you are in their head? [3'20]3. The need to consider the mental game of dieting. [5'00]4. The story of how JC got into the industry. [8'30]5. The Christmas bodybuilding show bet between friends [10'00]6. "Alan Aragon changed my life one Saturday." [13'45]7. "The media just writes for eyeballs." [16'00]8. The first time JC hired a coach. [19'30]9. "That was the lightbulb moment - realizing that this is just math. I was no longer trying to figure out what the best diet was, no longer looking for the shortcuts." [22:45]10. An introduction to the 6 perils facing dieters. [27'30]11. On setting realistic goals when you're starting out. [32'00]12. "If you believe that nothing works for you then it probably

Eric Helms is possibly the most humble man in the industry.He is a coach, athlete, author, and educator. As a part of the 3DMJ Team he coaches drug-free strength and physique competitors at all levels. Eric has competed since the mid 2000’s in natural bodybuilding, unequipped powerlifting and recently in Olympic lifting. He earned pro status as a natural bodybuilder with the PNBA in 2011 and competes with the IPF at international level events as an unequipped powerlifter.Eric has published multiple peer reviewed articles in exercise science and nutrition journals and writes for commercial fitness publications. He’s taught undergraduate and graduate level nutrition and exercise science and speaks internationally at academic and commercial conferences for fitness, nutrition and strength and conditioning. He has a BS in fitness and wellness, an MS in exercise science, a second masters in sports nutrition, and is a strength and conditioning PhD candidate at AUT in New Zealand.In this interview I pick Eric's

Danny Lennon is the man behind the Sigma Nutrition podcast, which has grown over the last couple of years to become the best podcast on nutrition. Danny is a sports nutrition coach from Ireland, and he's interviewed so many people over the last year that I thought it was about time that people found out more about the man himself. We get into some interesting areas on improving diet compliance for coaching clients, and the nutrition mistakes of MMA fighters. I really enjoyed this interview and I hope you do too.The content can be quite technical and so there are a lot of coaches, academics, and trainers that really appreciate the work he does in getting his interviews out there.Show notes:- The challenges of describing to people what you do. [~1'05 ]- "If you keep putting out good stuff and keep helping people then eventually things take off." [~6'30]- How did you get into the industry? [~7'10]- "I don't think that people that aren't actually coaching should be wri

The guest on the show today is a good industry friend of mine, Greg Nuckols.Greg is the content manager for Juggernaut Training Systems, one of the biggest strength training websites in the world. He's also the owner of Strengtheory.com, a site that has exploded in popularity over the last year due to the quality and originality of the writing that he's putting out. In addition to being a very well educated and exceptional writer, he’s also an elite level powerlifter, with best lifts including 755 pound squat, 475 pound bench and 725 deadlift (so over 1900 pounds total). Greg holds one all-time world record, he used to have two more but those were beaten in the last year, and I know he is itching to get those back.I hope you enjoy this somewhat rambling conversation between two friends. We cover a lot of topics, not just on lifting, but on business, ethics, beer and Greg's terrible taste in music.Show notes- Greg’s surprising music taste confession-On beards & hipsterism- Q) What do you do?

My first guest is Chase Erwin. Chase is physique competitor and trainer based out of Little Rock Arkansas. He coaches people online also.Today you’re going to hear us talk about both our training histories, the experiences that made him the coach he is today, how he overcame being skinny, and we discuss what really makes him tick – why he loves his job.Show notes: http://rippedbody.com/podcast-chase-erwin/

Welcome to the Rippedbody.com Podcast. I’m Andy Morgan founder and head coach at Rippedbody.com, and I will be your host.I originally started this podcast as an excuse to reach out to the best coaches and researchers in the fitness industry. I wanted to steal an hour of their time to ask questions so that I can refine my craft as an online nutrition and training coach.It has become much more than that though.Frankly, I’ve enjoyed doing this a lot more than I thought. I’m touched by the positive feedback these free-flowing interviews have received, so I’ve decided to do more.You’re about to listen to the first season.This is your chance to get to know these people, because in the coming seasons we will delve into much more specific topics with them, so that you can get a broad range of opinions from the top experts, on what matters for muscle growth and fat loss.These interviews are here to complement the no-nonsense nutrition and training guides on the site.We’re in our seventh year now at Rippedbody.com. I’m