Episodes

At 48, Jeff Weiss stepped on a scale and read 226 pounds on a 6 foot frame. His cholesterol was climbing and getting out of an airplane seat took real effort. His father passed away when Jeff was 47. A year later Jeff signed up for a running class and never looked back. (Have you let your health slide while you carried everyone else? See the first simple step at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian sits down with Jeff Weiss for this episode. Jeff wrote Racing Against Time: On Ironman, Ultramara...

By the time most men get a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, they have already lost 30 to 60 percent of their insulin producing beta cells. The disease was building for 10 to 15 years before the appointment that gave it a name. Cutting carbs and watching sugar only ever solves half the problem. (Have you cut the sugar and watched the carbs, only to watch your morning number stay stuck? Grab the free Blood Panels Scorecard below to see what your labs are really telling you.) Coach Brian breaks down th...

Rion Westfall's son walked up to the pole vault bar telling himself he would only clear 7 feet again. His dad reminded him that the body cannot tell the difference between a joke and a fact. So the boy and his teammate started repeating we're going to get 8 instead. Both of them cleared 8 feet that night, a personal record for each. (What are you telling yourself before the moments that matter most? See how Rion's Own Your Revenue process trains that mindset at www.537bd.com.) Coach Brian sits...

Danny serves in the Air Force and is a girl dad of two. He was over the Air Force weight standard at 249 pounds and risked getting forced out of the service he loved. Four months later he weighed 212 pounds and started training for a ruck marathon. (Are the numbers on your last physical putting your career or your health at risk? See how men like Danny turn it around at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian talks with Danny about the exact changes that took him from 249 to 212 pounds. Danny had ...

Paisley Palmer was nine months old and battling leukemia when Andy Shepard's team at Project Outrun found out she loved shoes. They designed two matching pairs so she could wear one and hold the other while she ran the halls of the children's hospital. Paisley is a leukemia survivor now, five going on six. (Do you know a family that could use a fast friend during a hard season? See how Project Outrun shows up for kids fighting cancer at projectoutrun.org.) Coach Brian talks with Andy Shepard, ...

More than half of men with type 2 diabetes develop erectile dysfunction. A 2018 meta analysis found men with ED and no other heart symptoms carry 44 percent more risk of a future cardiovascular event. Almost none of them ever connect the two. (Has something changed in the bedroom that you have not mentioned to your doctor? See what your body might be telling you at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian breaks down why erectile dysfunction is often the first visible sign of artery damage. The blo...

Albert Butler is a father of four and a CPA. A health scare and the loss of his own father taught him that wealth without health means nothing. That is when he decided the years between 40 and 60 would build him instead of break him. (Are you building wealth while your health quietly falls apart? See what changed for men like Albert at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian sits down with Albert Butler, a CPA firm owner and father of four. Albert breaks down his thesis of life framework and how a...

Brian's grandmother lost both legs to type 2 diabetes. She spent her last decade in assisted living after going from the matriarch of the family to someone the world moved past. If you just walked out of the doctor's office with an A1C of 8.3, a pamphlet, and a prescription, this episode was made for you. (Are you staring at a diabetes diagnosis with zero idea what to do next? Grab the free Blood Panels Scorecard below to build your starting plan.) Coach Brian walks through exactly what a type...

Brandon keeps fumbling the ball in social situations. He runs his nutrition plan clean for weeks, then one party or one stressful night resets him back to the ten yard line. (Do certain situations keep knocking your progress back to zero? See how these men are staying on track at www.thecalltorise.com.) This is a live coaching call inside the Call to Rise program. Coach Brian works through real struggles with the men in the group, including how to handle office parties and business travel with...

Chris Nickel of Rocket Athlete reaches for gummy bears mid match instead of a sports drink. Fast digesting sugar keeps him moving during play, and protein rebuilds him afterward. That simple split is the backbone of his entire performance nutrition system. (Are you fueling your workouts the same way whether you are lifting or sprinting through a match? See how timing your intake changes everything at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian sits down with Chris Nickel of Rocket Athlete to break dow...

Ryan spent a week in Vegas for work with a snack cart circling the room and client dinners every night. He still walked away 45 pounds lighter than when he started, and he has kept it off for months. (Does travel and client dinners wreck your progress every time? See the plate system that got Ryan through Vegas at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian talks with Ryan, a father of two in tech sales who travels constantly for work. Ryan had already tried keto, intermittent fasting, and every trend...

Brad Lehman flew fighter jets in the Marines as one of the few pilots who make the cut. He tells parents their kids are 80 percent likely to grow into the adult they are right now, not the adult they hope to become. That line changed how Brad shows up as a father of three. (What is the soundtrack you are recording in your kids' heads right now? See how Brad turned fighter pilot discipline into fatherhood at www.swingsesh.com.) Coach Brian sits down with Brad Lehman, a former Marine fighter pil...

A study on artificially sweetened drinks found something backwards. The group drinking artificially sweetened beverages lost more weight than the group drinking only water. The sweetener did not burn fat. It just tasted good enough to keep people consistent. (Are you drinking plain water because you think you have to? See a better hydration strategy inside the Call To Rise at www.thecalltorise.com.) This is part two of Coach Brian's deep dive into the real science behind fat loss. He breaks do...

Food labels carry a legal margin of error, and most men trust that number completely. That single gap can stall fat loss for months even when everything else is dialed in. (Have you been doing everything right and still not seeing the scale move? Start with the real science at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian spends this episode walking through the actual science behind fat loss, metabolism, and body composition. He breaks down NEAT, the background movement that matters more than most men r...

By six o'clock, decision fatigue from running your business has already made the call. You reach for whatever is fastest, not what fits your plan. That one moment repeats itself five nights a week and quietly erases your progress. (Does your nutrition fall apart the same way every single day? Grab the 5 High Protein Breakfast Options below to fix the first domino.) Coach Brian walks through six situations that hit every single week: the rushed morning, the business trip, the Friday night that ...

Dr. Brad Schoenfeld and Alan Aragon are two of the most published researchers in resistance training and nutrition. Coach Brian breaks down their deep science conversation on why your body can stay the same weight for years while you get softer and weaker. Muscle loss called sarcopenia starts earlier than most men think. (Has your weight barely moved while your strength and energy have quietly dropped? See the exact protein and training targets the research supports at www.thecalltorise.com.) ...

Chris Nicol is a father of four and a squash performance coach with a wedding on the calendar. He builds his health around morning rituals and family workouts instead of waiting for a slow week that never comes. (Are you waiting for a slower week before you get serious about your health? See how Chris builds it into busy days at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian talks with Chris Nicol about staying consistent through a packed schedule. Chris shares his morning rituals, how he gets his kids i...

A software sales client of Brian's travels constantly, eats out almost every meal, and still has a full family life waiting at home. Brian broke down exactly what this man orders now at airports, drive-thrus, and client dinners. (Do you eat most of your meals away from home and still want to lose fat? Grab the free Eating On The Go Guide below.) Coach Brian walks through a real client's week built entirely around eating out. He covers exactly what to order at fast casual spots like Chipotle, P...

This is a Roundtable, a live coaching call inside the Call To Rise where men bring their real weeks and get real answers. Coach Brian works through meal prepping, stress, and the setbacks that knock people off track in real time. (Do you already know what to do but keep getting knocked off track? See how the Roundtable keeps men on track at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian runs this live coaching call with men working through the Call To Rise 100 day challenge. They cover meal prepping that...

Before Eric Robinson chased terrorists and wiretapped government officials for the FBI, he was a Baptist pastor treating his stress with headaches instead of a plan. He became a SWAT operator, a fitness instructor, and a firearms and tactics trainer. Exercise became the tool that got him through it. (Are you managing stress the way Eric used to, or do you have an actual outlet? See what changed for him at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian talks with Eric Robinson, a retired FBI agent and for...

You go to the gym four days a week. You eat reasonably well. Your body still will not change. (Are you putting in real effort and still not seeing results? See the three things that are actually holding you back at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian breaks down the three areas where driven men consistently come up short even while they train hard. He explains why four gym days a week mean nothing without a progressive plan behind them, and why most cardio approaches for men over 40 produce al...

Eric is 42, a father of three, a business owner, and a mountain biker training for a 24-hour race. He lost 15 pounds of body fat while eating up to 3,500 calories or more on his hardest training days. (Are you training hard and still carrying extra weight you cannot explain? See how Eric fueled his way to a leaner, stronger body at www.thecalltorise.com.) Coach Brian talks with Eric about the training and nutrition that got him ready for a roughly 180 mile mountain bike race. They cover how hi...

Researchers studied whether the words low fat on a label change how much food people eat. A low fat label alone was enough to make people eat more. The label changed behavior even when the nutrition inside did not change at all. (Do you trust the front of the package more than the actual label? Grab the free breakfast guide below and start reading labels the right way.) Coach Brian breaks down exactly how to read a nutrition label so marketing claims stop fooling you. He covers calories, prote...

Andy Grant tried to numb his pain for years before he almost lost his life to suicide. That moment pushed him to found Real Men Feel, a movement that helps men stop hiding their emotions. (Do you push your feelings down until they show up as stress or anger? See how Andy learned to do it differently.) Coach Brian sits down with Andy Grant, founder of the Real Men Feel podcast, to talk about why so many men avoid their emotions and what it costs them. Andy shares patterns he sees in men, like a...