TimestampsThe life of being a personal trainer (1:41)Zach got his pro card (3:34)Connor got a massive concussion (4:35)Non-athletic individuals that love sports have the highest sports IQ (13:01)NFL talk (16:29)Professional athletes and s

Ep. 79 - PEAK WEEK, Wearable Technology, Bastardized Food In The Fitness Industry, & Microdosing Psilocybin

May 16th, 2022 53m 36s

TimestampsZach might have had COVID (0:00)Do we recommend wearable technology to our clients? (2:58)Getting on a circadian rhythm (12:12)Tracking calories helps you learn what you don’t know (15:37)Eggs and their benefits (18:30)Connor ha

Ep. 78 - Breaking Plateaus While Intermittent Fasting, How To Determine What Weights To Use, How Hard You Need To Be Training, & Much More...

Apr 27th, 2022 38m 7s

TimestampsZach had sex (0:00)Pictures have fallen out of our lives lately (1:44)Our social media and what it means to us (6:15)Sex story (11:49)Zach has been feeling a little emotional lately (13:50)QuestionsQuestion #1: I’ve been int

Ep. 77 - Changing Your Nutrition Based On Your Training Goals, Progressive Overload, Will Smith, & Much More...

Apr 12th, 2022 57m 45s

TimestampsConnor’s coffee temp (0:00)If you’re new here… (1:09)Will Smith at the Oscars (2:28)Don’t look at celebrities as role models on how to run your life (8:40)No one is a saint (11:30)Improve yourself, you improve everyone around yo

Ep. 76 - Is Gym Culture Toxic?

Mar 28th, 2022 41m 12s

TimestampsAnchorman intro (0:00)Being a celebrity in public (2:00)NFL offseason talk (3:45)Is the fitness culture toxic? (10:56)Should you take creatine? (26:06)Work With Us*FREE* 4-Week Training & Nutrition PlanApply for 1:1 coachin

Ep. 75 - Active Recovery Days, Attracting Someone Else Into Fitness, Steep Vs. Longer Deficits In A Fat Loss Phase, & Much More...

Mar 14th, 2022 35m 36s

TimestampsConnor’s new style of training (0:42)Meal timing around workouts (2:00)Zach’s prep and approach to nutrition while still enjoying life (9:28)Cardio and resistance training on the same days (13:40)QuestionsQuestion #1: What ar

Ep. 74 - Dealing With Unrealistic Expectations, How To Reach Your Calorie Intake, How Our Coaching Styles Have Changed, & Much More...

Feb 25th, 2022 1h 2m

Time StampsIntro (0:00)Welcome to Five Year Plan (0:48)Digital minimalism (1:30)Connor’s training and nutrition and lifestyle periodization (4:49)Zach’s prep and some growth with his training (18:41)Distributing your energy to what you wa

Ep. 73 - How To Get Ready For Spring Break, Weighing Meat Cooked Vs. Uncooked, Lifting/Running With Knee Pain, How We Met Our Girlfriends, & Much More...

Feb 11th, 2022 59m 32s

TimestampsNew studio, who dis? (0:10)Connor needed help moving his girlfriend in (1:24)The importance of friendships (6:11)Connor is taking a trip to Orlando (7:41)Zach’s prep (10:58)You can’t compare yourself to fitness fanatics with die

Ep. 72 - Green Supplements, The Best Ways To Track Progress, How To Determine The Optimal Amount Of Cardio, & Much More...

Feb 6th, 2022 52m 27s

TimestampsIntro (0:00)Bears and Vikings new GMs (0:12)Thoughts on John Gruden and Dave Chappelle controversy (8:05)You can’t take things out of context and use it to bash someone’s philosophies (15:11)Does the most optimal style of trainin

Ep. 71 - How Bench Press Affects Shoulder Health, Improving Eating Habits, & More...

Jan 26th, 2022 32m 19s

Time StampsIntro (0:00)Overview for episode 72 (0:49)QuestionsQuestion #1: My physical therapist, with 30+ years of experience, who is also a bodybuilder, says that barbell bench is a horrible exercise and only harms your shoulders without

Ep. 70 - Does Breakfast Burn More Calories Than Dinner?, Getting Back Into The Gym After Getting COVID, The 75 Hard Trend, & Much More...

Jan 20th, 2022 1h 13m

TimestampsIf you are confident in what you say, people will believe what you say (0:00)Welcome to Five Year Plan (1:45)Connor’s workouts (4:29) Zach’s training (9:16)Inbody machines aren’t the best (16:12)Connor’s nutrition for his cut (1

Ep. 69 - Best Way To Improve Your Nutrition, Our Favorite Programs, Benefits To Body-Part Splits, & Much More...

Jan 10th, 2022 35m 26s

Time StampsTechnical difficulties (0:10)New Years resolutioners (1:37)Trainers tend to fight the wrong battles (2:42)Connor is coming up on a year from his last meet (4:25)This might be our last podcast (4:50)We went out for New Years (6:

Ep. 68 - Keeping Our Promises, Moderation, & Living In The Group Chats

Jan 1st, 2022 18m 18s

TimestampsVikings vs. Bears game (0:27)Someone hit on Connor during the tailgate (2:14)Societal norms with genders (3:45)Connor drunk called his dad (6:38)Zach’s first experience at Soldier Field (7:52)Our cab ride home (8:55)Back at Con

Ep. 67 - Merry F*ckin Christmas

Dec 25th, 2021 57m 3s

TimestampsFollow us on social media (0:18)Favorite Christmas traditions (1:02)What Zach knows about Christmas (2:00)Modern day religion (8:36)The importance of believing in a higher power (10:13)Zach and Connor are going to the Bears vs.

Ep. 66 - How To Become Better At Pushing Exercises, How Petite People Lose The Last 5 Pounds Of Body Fat, How To Prevent Your Knees From Caving In During A Squat, & Much More...

Dec 14th, 2021 1h 41m

TimestampsAdvent calendars (0:26)Old phone games (2:09)Youtube rabbit holes (5:52)There is a deep state (8:35)Finding money on the ground (10:50)Jessie was sleep screaming (15:40)We never question dreams while we are dreaming (17:57)Wee

Ep. 65 - Grip Strength When Deadlifting, Balancing Drinking/Going Out And Fitness, What To Do When You Feel Burnt Out, & Much More...

Dec 5th, 2021 1h 17m

TimestampsConnor fell in the shower (0:30)Accepted (3:28)Zyn and our drinks (4:42)Zach’s training and his bright lines (7:38)Connor’s training and the benefits of tempo work (15:28)Are we back on Zyn? (24:25)Week 13 NFL talk/picks (25:10

Ep. 64 - How Vegans Can Make Sure They Hit Their Protein Intake, Best Functional Movements To Implement Into Your Training, Batman‘s Training And Diet Regimen, & Much More...

Nov 25th, 2021 1h 6m

TimestampsConnor tries to toss Zach a Zyn to catch in his mouth (0:12)Pineapple on pizza? (1:47)Our nutrition plans over the next handful weeks (3:54)When you don’t have that mind muscle connection (6:52)How important is foot mobility and

Ep. 63 - How You Should Workout If You Are Limited On Time, Exercises We Hate But Do Because We Understand The Benefits, Movember, & Much More...

Nov 15th, 2021 45m 17s

TimestampsConnor is coming in hot (0:26)Zach and Connor measured their arms (4:53)Zach and Connor’s controversial bet (6:30)An actor came out about steroid use (11:14)Do athletes use steroids? (14:36)NFL week 10 picks (16:44)Movember (25

Ep. 62 - How We Make The Healthier Food Choices, Why Snack Are Making You Fat, The End Of Sober October, Football Talk, & Much More...

Nov 6th, 2021 50m 15s

TimestampsWhen we listen or watch your podcasts (1:20)Chris D’Elia (2:13)Back to Zyn? (3:33)Different flavor drinks and our thoughts on them (9:39)Hitting a buzzer beater shot (12:20)Our marijuana tolerance is way lower from Sober October

Ep. 61 - What The Government Should Be Talking About When Addressing COVID, Astrological Signs, & Much More...

Nov 1st, 2021 54m 6s

TimestampsConnor and Zach measured their arms (2:06)Connor got into a conversation about artificial sweeteners with co-worker (5:19)We are entitled to our own opinions but are more than happy to have a conversation about our stance on things

Ep. 60 - When It‘s Necessary To Squat And Deadlift, How To Calculate You Macros And Activity Level, & More...

Oct 27th, 2021 49m 11s

TimestampsWho are the best brothers in the NFL (0:15)Jamal Adam’s “best in the nation” video (5:36)Connor was talking shit on Twitter (7:25)There are some dumbasses on the internet (10:16)NFL talk (25:31)Week 7 NFL picks (27:33)Outro (47

Ep. 59 - Should You Change Rep Ranges Every Week, Correcting A Muscle Imbalance Between Your Left And Right Side, Biggest Changes Since Sober October Started, & Much More...

Oct 15th, 2021 1h 3m

TimestampsNFL talk (0:18)Zach’s sober(ish) October (4:58)Zach has a girlfriend (7:17)Some of our beliefs on religion (8:42)Connor’s sober October (13:32)Connor and Jessie went to a pumpkin patch (14:46)Car games (21:58)NFL week 6 quick

Ep. 58 - High Cast, Sober October, Crazy, Stupid, Funny Questions, & Much More...

Oct 3rd, 2021 51m 25s

The worst start to a podcast (1:13)Zach threw in some chew (2:13)Connor’s experience with dipping (5:06)Our food got here (5:23)Fun phone games back in the day (6:18)Connor lost online on Madden to a 12 year old (8:27)We recorded a segmen

Ep. 57 - When To Increase Calories In A Bulk, Whether To Bulk Or Cut When Getting Back Into Resistance Training, Deadlifting Form Before A Deadlift, & More...

Sep 25th, 2021 1h 5m

TimestampsJustin Fields officially was named the starter (0:30)Zach needs to not talk so loud (1:43)Athletes shouldn’t be looked up to as role models (7:04)Our next bet (19:19)One chip challenge (22:57)NFL week 3 picks/NFL talk (23:35)Q

Ep. 56 - 5 Ways To Heal Your Metabolism

Sep 18th, 2021 51m 27s

RedCon1 (1:10)Recap from week 1 picks (6:01)Week 2 quick picks (15:32)Connor went to a Quinn XCII concert (20:05)5 ways to heal your metabolism (27:08)Point #1: Get out of a deficit and return to maintenance (33:47)Point #2: If you aren’t