After 40 you lose 2 to 3 percent of muscle every decade. This happens whether you train or not. Coach Brian built this episode from 25 questions clients send him in the DMs and ask him at the gym. This episode is Part 1 of a two part AMA. It covers …
An A1C above 5.7 makes you pre-diabetic. At 6.2, you are diabetic. Plenty of men running six and seven figure businesses cross that line years before a doctor says the word out loud. This episode is Part 2 of Coach Brian's AMA. Episode 118 covered …
David Barnett has sold 36 businesses. He knows what makes a company sellable and what kills a deal before it closes. But the biggest lesson from this episode did not come from a spreadsheet. It came from a sore spot he found in the shower on a fami…
Neal has a box sitting on his bathroom counter. His doctor wrote the script 3 days ago. It is still unopened. His buddy at the gym will not stop talking about the one he is on. His wife lost 30 pounds on hers in 4 months. Neal's labs are not where …
Most guys think they are stuck with their health because of the wrong diet or the wrong gym program. Mike Acker says that diagnosis misses the real problem. Mike Acker is a TEDx speaker and bestselling author who coaches executives on why they free…
You started a GLP-1 to lose the gut. The scale moved and your doctor got happy. Then your shirt started to fit strange. Your arms look smaller and your squat dropped. This is common for business owners and driven men over 40 on GLP-1 drugs like sem…
Lane Kawaoka once ran two CrossFit gyms. He coached a client named Betsy Finley to the CrossFit Games at age 60. She placed first once, second once and eighth once. (Is your business growing while your health falls apart? See what changes when you …
Matt walked six miles instead of his usual four the day before a concert. He knew he would eat nachos and drink wine that night, so he planned ahead instead of skipping the fun. (Think you have to give up your life to lose weight? See what changed …
Four words sneak into your day and quietly keep you stuck. Mindset coach Pat Smith joined Coach Brian on the podcast to name them and show a fast way out. Try his three-step exercise and feel your own state shift in under a minute. The Four Word Pa…
A guy tells Coach Brian he snacks smart. Trail mix, he says. A healthy choice. He eats about a third of a cup most afternoons. That runs close to 180 calories. Two handfuls turn into almost a full meal, and he never sees it happen because it does no…
Coach Brian asked a guy what macros are. The guy could not answer. Macros means protein, carbs and fat. Those three make up every meal you eat. This guide breaks down what each one does and gives you a simple ratio to start with today. Coach Brian …
Halfway through this interview, Adam Barney lost power. The lights cut out while he explained running out of energy. The timing fit the topic perfectly. Coach Brian sits down with Adam Barney, an energy and leadership coach. They break down how ene…
David Denning went to his doctor for a yearly checkup. His doctor said his cholesterol was high enough to start a statin. David asked for three months to fix it on his own first. His doctor agreed. (Have you ever gotten a lab result that pushed you…
Chandler had lost weight before. Four or five times over the years. Each time it came back within a few months. One bad day at work turned into a bad week off track. Then the scale crept back up. The All-Or-Nothing Cycle Chandler Couldn't Break Ch…
You feel it in your calf on the stairs. Not pain exactly. More like a swelling, a tightness that builds when you push and fades when you stop. Cream goes on it, then something for the inflammation. Eventually you tell yourself it's getting older. T…
You're standing in front of the mirror with a date circled on the calendar. A wedding, a reunion, a vacation. And the question that shows up isn't "how do I get healthy." It's "how fast can I drop this." That question feels practical. It's actually…
Your A1C comes back at 7.1. Your doctor tells you that's okay. So is it? That number gives you your average blood sugar over the last three months. A man can hit that average by sitting at a calm, steady level the whole time. Another man can hit th…
Why Blaming Your Schedule Is Keeping You Unhealthy You know exactly why you stopped working out. The job got heavier. The kids needed more from you. Travel wrecked your routine three weeks in a row, and by the time things settled down, six months h…
Why Eating On The Go Is Wrecking Your Progress (And the Five Rules That Fix It) The Quarter Pound That Becomes Thirty Picture a normal week. You wake up early. You're out the door before the kids wake up. By the time you land in another city or pu…
The Number That Changes Everything You went in for a routine checkup. Maybe you had been feeling off for a while, more tired than usual, thirstier than made sense, waking up two or three times a night to use the bathroom. You figured it was stress,…
The Start Over Again On Monday Cycle You know the pattern because you have lived it. Monday starts strong, Wednesday gets hard, and by Thursday the week is mentally filed under "try again next week." It happens once, then it happens again, and afte…
You go to bed tired and you wake up tired. You check the number on your watch and it says 6 hours and 42 minutes, and something inside you already feels like you failed before the day starts... That is the trap. And if you have been stuck in it for …
