Episodes

Lucas walked into this live coaching call 30 pounds lighter and now he is training for a marathon. Coach Brian coaches two men working the 100 day fat loss challenge in real time. You hear the daily targets that drove Lucas's results. You also get a simple way to sneak more fiber into your day.

Jeff Weiss was 48 when he signed up for a running class a year after his father died. Coach Brian talks with Jeff about how that one decision led to marathons and two Ironman finishes. You will hear why waiting for the right moment costs you years. You also get his case for training first thing in the morning.

You cut the sugar and watched the carbs, and your morning blood sugar number is still stuck. Coach Brian explains why your liver keeps releasing sugar into blood that already has too much. He covers the fasting insulin test most doctors never order. You leave with five actions to start fixing insulin resistance this week.

Rion Westfall's son cleared 8 feet in the pole vault after changing what he told himself. Rion is the creator of the Own Your Revenue program. He explains how self talk and routines drive your decisions. You leave knowing how to train your mindset and where to look for hidden growth in your business.

Danny serves in the Air Force and was over the weight standard at 249 pounds. He was at risk of being forced out of the service he loved. Coach Brian talks with Danny about the changes behind his 37 pound loss. He was already training hard in the gym. The fix was simpler meals and a plan for social eating.

Andy Shepperd founded Project Outrun, a nonprofit that gets custom designed shoes to kids fighting cancer. He started it with extra Christmas cash and ran it as a volunteer for seven years. He tells Coach Brian how the shoes build a child's confidence during treatment. You learn how families can get involved.

More than half of men with type 2 diabetes develop erectile dysfunction. Almost none of them connect it to their heart. Coach Brian explains why ED is often the first visible sign of artery damage. He also covers the daily habits that protect your heart and your blood vessels.

Albert Butler is a CPA firm owner and a father of four. A health scare and the loss of his father taught him that wealth without health falls apart. He shares his thesis of life framework with Coach Brian. He also shows how a SWOT analysis of your own strengths and weaknesses can guide the years between 40 and 60.

You walked out of the doctor's office with an A1C of 8.3 and a prescription. Coach Brian watched his grandmother lose both legs to type 2 diabetes. He lays out what to do in the first 90 days. You leave with a plate structure and a month by month plan toward remission.

One man in this group keeps his nutrition clean for weeks. Then one party or one stressful night sets him back to the start. Coach Brian works through office parties and business travel with the men on this live call. You will hear a frozen meal plan for a work trip and how to keep a routine when your work schedule goes away.

You eat the same way whether you lift weights or play a hard match. Chris Nicol of Rocket Athlete reaches for gummy bears during play and protein afterward. He tells Coach Brian how to time electrolytes and sugar and protein around your training. You learn what to eat before and during and after activity.

Ryan spent a week in Vegas for work with a snack cart in the room and client dinners every night. He still came home 45 pounds lighter than when he started. Ryan is a father of two in tech sales who had tried keto and intermittent fasting. He explains the plate system that finally made his weight loss stick.

Brad Leeman flew fighter jets in the Marines and is now a father of three. He tells Coach Brian that your kids are likely to grow into the adult you are right now. Brad explains how the habits that keep a jet in the air carry over to parenting and health. He also shares why he built Swingsesh, a playground company for active families.

One group drinking artificially sweetened drinks lost more weight than a group drinking only water. The sweetener did not burn fat. The taste kept them consistent. In part 2 Coach Brian covers the habits shared by people who keep weight off for three or more years.

Food labels carry a legal margin of error and most men trust that number completely. Coach Brian explains how that margin of error can stall fat loss for months. He walks through the science on NEAT and the carbohydrate insulin model. You will learn which parts of the fat loss story hold up in the research.

By six o'clock running your business has worn you out. You grab whatever food is fastest and it happens five nights a week. Coach Brian walks through six situations that knock men off track every week. He gives you one practical response to each one.

Your weight can stay the same for years while you get softer and weaker. Coach Brian breaks down a science conversation between Dr. Brad Schoenfeld and Alan Aragon on muscle loss with age. You get protein and training targets backed by research. You also get a simple monthly scoreboard for protein and training days and your waist.

You keep waiting for a slower week to get serious about your health. Chris Nicol is a squash performance coach and a father of four who builds his health into busy days. He talks with Coach Brian about his morning ritual and about getting his kids into fitness. You hear how small steady changes helped him overcome his own health problems.

One of Coach Brian's clients sells software and eats out almost every meal. Coach Brian walks through what that man orders now at airports and drive-thrus and client dinners. You leave with a default order for each place instead of guessing every time.

This is a Roundtable, a live coaching call inside The Call To Rise where men bring their real weeks. Coach Brian works through meal prep for a busy week and stress that throws off eating. He also covers what to do after a setback so you do not start over from scratch. You get answers you can use this week.

You carry stress home every night and you have no outlet for it. Eric Robinson is a retired FBI agent and a former Baptist pastor. He tells Coach Brian how fitness carried him through years as a SWAT operator and investigator. You learn how to use training as your outlet for pressure.

You go to the gym four days a week and eat reasonably well. Your body still will not change. Coach Brian covers the three areas where driven men miss even when they train hard. You will know where your effort is leaking out and what to fix first.

Eric is a busy dad and business owner who was training for a 24 hour mountain bike race. He lost 15 pounds of body fat while eating up to 3,500 calories or more on his hardest days. Coach Brian walks through how his calories moved with his training. This one is for men who train hard and still carry extra weight.

In one study a low fat label on the package was enough to make people eat more food. Coach Brian shows you how to read a nutrition label so marketing claims stop fooling you. You leave able to check calories and protein and sodium on any label in seconds.