Ep. #222: Motivation Monday: Opportunity Doesn’t Knock–It Whispers

01/29/18 • 16 min

This episode is part of a weekly series that I have dubbed “Motivation Monday.”

(Yes, I know, very creative of me. What can I say, I’m a genius...)

Seriously though, the idea here is simple:

Every Monday morning, I’m going to post a short and punchy episode that I hope gets you fired up to tackle the workouts, work, and everything else that you have planned for the week ahead.

As we all know, it’s one thing to know what you want to do, but it’s something else altogether to actually make yourself do it, and I hope that this series gives you a jolt of inspiration, energy, and encouragement to get at it.

So, if you like what you hear, then make sure to check back every Monday morning for the latest and greatest installment.

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This episode is part of a weekly series that I have dubbed “Motivation Monday.”

(Yes, I know, very creative of me. What can I say, I’m a genius...)

Seriously though, the idea here is simple:

Every Monday morning, I’m going to post a short and punchy episode that I hope gets you fired up to tackle the workouts, work, and everything else that you have planned for the week ahead.

So, if you like what you hear, then make sure to check back every Monday morning for the latest and greatest installment.

Want to get my best advice on how to gain muscle and strength and lose fat faster? Sign up for my free newsletter!

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Ep. #221: Everything You Need to Know About Estrogen Blockers

You’re probably here because you want to gain muscle or lose fat faster and you’re wondering if estrogen blockers can help.

You’ve probably also seen fantastical claims about what these drugs and supplements can do to your physique.

You’re not alone.
Thousands of others are searching about estrogen blockers every day, too, because they’ve heard the same blarney that brought you here.

And in this episode, we’re going to get to the bottom of it all.

Now, the war against estrogen is at a fever pitch these days because it’s riding on the coattails of its big brother, testosterone, which is also on a lot people’s minds.

It’s common knowledge that raising your testosterone levels can help you gain muscle and strength and lose fat faster, which is why more and more people are snapping up testosterone booster supplements and signing up for testosterone replacement therapy.

Most people also know that raising testosterone levels also raises estrogen levels, and that high estrogen levels is generally associated with higher levels of body fat, erectile dysfunction, and feminizing effects like gynecomastia.

Furthermore, it’s also often assumed that lowering estrogen levels in and of itself can improve body composition and virility, and especially in people that are “estrogen dominant” and thus incapable of gaining any considerable amount of muscle and strength.

Is all the estrogen hype warranted, though? And are estrogen blocking drugs and supplements effective, safe, and legal, like many people claim?

Well, here’s the long story short:

Synthetic estrogen blockers absolutely work. With the right drugs, you can plunge your estrogen to rock-bottom levels.

Unfortunately, however, that isn’t going to help you build a better physique, and it’s going to screw up your health, to boot.

And what about natural estrogen blockers?

Well, they’re even more worthless in that they won’t even significantly impact your estrogen or testosterone levels, let alone help you gain muscle or lose fat faster.

By the end of this episode, you’re going to understand all this and more, so let’s start at the top...

5:39 - What is estrogen?
7:01 - What are estrogen blockers?
9:38 - How do pharmaceutical estrogen blockers work?
11:31 - Why are estrogen blockers popular?
17:08 - Are estrogen blockers safe?

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Ep. #223: How Cassandra Lost 25 Pounds & 6% Body Fat In Just 90 Days

In this episode I interview Cassandra, who recently completed my 90 day coaching service. As you will hear, she had some pretty outstanding results. She lost about 25 pounds and 6% body fat while gaining strength on her key lifts in just 90 days.

In this interview, she is going to share a bit of her back story. She is going to share with us what she had done previously and where it got her, what worked, what didn’t work, and how she found her way to me, my work, and my coaching service.

She is also going to share some of the things she learned along the way.

As with anything, you go in with a plan, but then you have to adjust. You have to adapt to what actually happens and what actually works and what doesn’t.

In her case, she was running into a lot of morning hunger, so she talked with her coach to find the optimal meal timing, meal sizing, and meal composition. Specifically, she talks about how she ate her carbs throughout the day to stave off the hunger and ultimately stick to the plan and get the results she wanted.

4:48 - What were your results after our coaching program?
8:21 - How much weight did you lose?
9:17 - What led to your weight gain and how did you begin your fitness journey?
15:53 - How did you overcome your embarrassment of going to the gym?
26:14 - What were some of the obstacles you had during our coaching program?
26:41 - What was your meal plan?
40:51 - What are your goals after our coaching program?

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