Episodes

Ashlee Kaufman is an entrepreneur with nearly 30 years in health and wellness. She is a Certified Physician Assistant and has her Masters in Medical Science. Ashlee has co-founded successful businesses, formulated over 150 supplements, and holds four product patents. As the CEO of Renuology, she merges science and innovation, offering personalized wellness through DNA-driven insights. Ashlee also holds two board seats in research and development sector and also has experience scaling startups a...

Kelli Calabrese is a leading expert in health, wellness, and business coaching, with over 35 years of experience as a fitness coach, nutrition specialist, and lifestyle entrepreneur. As co-host of the Fit Over 50 Life podcast, she tackles bold, practical topics on aging, health, relationships, and mindset. A best-selling author and sought-after speaker, Kelli empowers audiences with her holistic, results-driven approach to longevity and vitality. As a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Age Mana...

In this episode, Eric and Mike talk about “Skills that Matter” for coaches, trainers and clinicians. Credentials and letters after your name are valuable, but you also need these critical practical skills in order to be successful in real-life scenarios. We discuss the following and much more: • Communication – Session conversations and Key Questions you need to ask • Adaptability – Having the agility to adjust to the situation • Warmth and Competency – Blending technical skills and human co...

Jim Wendler is the creator and author of the 5/3/1 Training Program. This program has been used by millions of athletes and lifters of all ages and abilities. Jim played football and graduated from the University of Arizona where he was a three-time letter winner. Wendler went on to squat 1000 pounds in competition and is an accomplished Elite Lifter with a 2,375 pound total. He has coached high school athletes, collegiate athletes, trained general populations and spoken globally on the topics...

Jill Coleman started out as a daily fitness and nutrition blog back in 2010, while still working as a full-time personal trainer and group fitness instructor working 70+ hours a week. Armed with an ACSM personal training certification and a Masters degree in Nutrition, Jill also slowly began to take on 1:1 fat loss coaching clients. Fast forward 18 months and JillFit too grew to a 6-figure online fitness brand with 5 fat loss coaches and over 100 virtual clients! Over the next few years, Jill d...

Marco Altini is a scientist and developer mainly working at the intersection between health, technology and performance. Marco has a PhD in Data Science and a MSc in Computer Science Engineering as well as another MSc in Human Movement Sciences, with a specialization in High Performance Coaching He started HRV4Training in 2012, making it a tool that is today trusted by more than 150 000 athletes, including olympic medalists and professional teams. HRV4Training is a mobile platform using advance...

Rachel Cosgrove is a health, fitness, business & lifestyle expert, mentor, public speaker and best-selling author of The Female Body Breakthrough & Drop Two Sizes with Women’s Health Magazine as well as 55 Strategies For Fitness Business Success. She co-owns and runs two successful companies with her husband Alwyn – The first is a brick & mortar gym Results Fitness in Newhall, CA that has quadrupled in size since we they opened and was voted one of the top ten gyms in the United States by Men’s...

Ted Rath has a proven track record of success and innovation within the world of elite performance. Ted has spent 16 years working in various performance roles throughout the NFL. He was most recently the Vice President of Player Performance for the Philadelphia Eagles. Rath also spent three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams directing their performance department. Rath was awarded NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year twice in his career. Prior to joining the Rams, he was an Assistant...

Sam Cleveland is a lacrosse and athletic performance coach based in the Boston, MA area. A former division 1 lacrosse player for Colgate University, where he tallied 144 points across 4 years as a starting attacker, Sam has been coaching athletes in the weight room and on the field for over a decade. He is currently entering his 5th year as the head boys lacrosse coach at Lawrence Academy, a prep school in Groton, MA. For the past 3 years, he served as the director of player development for the...

Jeff Patterson has been practicing martial arts for the past 36 years and has learned from highly skilled masters from seven countries, along the way achieving black belt equivalency in Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu, Eskrima, Muay Thai, Kenpō, Tai Chi, and Qigong. Jeff has authored three books, created two audio courses, and produced hundreds of videos on Tai Chi and Qigong and is the creator of his Yielding Warrior Program, a journey into self- discovery and empowerment. Links: https://www.theyieldin...

Nick Tintle is a Levittown, NY native who attended MacArthur High School. He was a HS All-American and won midfielder of the year his senior year. In college he was a two-time All-American at the University of North Carolina, and in 2016 he made his pro debut as a 30 year old rookie; winning an MLL Championship with the Denver Outlaws in 2018. In 2019 he played in the PLL inaugural season with Archers LC. Coach Tintle has 15+ years of coaching and is considered one of lacrosse’s premier skill c...

In this episode Eric and Mike discuss concepts, considerations and strategies for programming for fat loss including: -What really matters in fat loss -The common mistakes of “fat loss” programs -Prioritizing health FIRST -How are you measuring fat loss? -Reality and Empathy -Nutrition basics -Playing the percentages -Training format and program approach -Energy system training -Confusion on the multiple definitions for fat

Sam Miller is a leader in the sports tech industry and is the Founder and CEO of Proteus Motion. Sam is at the forefront of fitness technology, reshaping how athletes, coaches, and trainers approach strength and performance assessment through advanced data and biomechanics. Sam recently authored The State of Power Report with Proteus. This unprecedented collection of over a billion data points is the culmination of more than six years of innovative research and development to explore the scienc...

Keenan Robinson is the national team high performance director for USA Swimming. Keenan has also previously worked with prominent swim programs such as The University of Michigan, North Baltimore Aquatic Club, and Arizona State University, not to mention being on the medical team for the Pan Pacific, Pan American and World University Games, World Championships and Olympic Games. He is also the strength coach for Michael Phelps, arguably the most successful Olympic athlete of all time. Links: ...

In this episode we breakdown our observations of changes we have seen over our decades of experience in the fitness industry, as well forecast what we see for our future including: -The New Generation of Trainers and Coaches Post-Covid -Being an Influencer vs Being the BEST -“6-24” Trainers and Trainer Struggles -Getting Attention and Standing Out in the Noise -“Exercise Entertainment” vs Authentic Coaching -Overlooked Concepts and Principles -Overlap of Disciplines and Scope of Practice ...

Steffan Jones is the CEO and Director of Pace Labs, as well as the High Performance Fast Bowling coach for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL as well as consulting for individual fast bowlers, javelin throwers and pitchers around the world. Steffan is in a unique position having played the sport, being the last dual professional sportsman in the United Kingdom having played 3 years professional rugby and 20 years professional cricket. He is the former Director of Sport Performance at a private school ...

Joe holds an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science. While pursuing his degree, he was named Male Athlete of the Year and a member of the Sports Hall of Fame because of his contributions to the university’s baseball team. During his college career, Joe led the nation in strike-outs. He is certified in FMS, TPI Level 1 and Level 2, and as an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. He has coached high school and collegiate baseball and has both coached and developed a large number of travel baseball tea...

Jade Teta has been described as a mix of jock, science nerd, nature boy & philosopher. He started out as a personal trainer for 25 years and he still produces video-based workouts that are used by hundreds of thousands all over the world. Jade has a degree in biochemistry and is a practitioner of naturopathic medicine and his specialty is “integrative endocrinology”, the study of hormones & metabolism. He is also a self-proclaimed psychology geek & student of philosophy and is currently workin...

Phil Plisky has an incredibly diverse professional background as a clinician, researcher, teacher and consultant. He is a Professor in the University of Evansville’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and PhD in Health Professions Education Program, Director of Residency Programs, and performance systems consultant for collegiate and professional sports. Phil received his Master’s of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Evansville and his Doctor of Science degree in Orthopedic Physica...

Lynne Peeples is a science journalist whose writing has appeared in The Guardian, Scientific American, Nature, and other publications. Before her move to writing, she crunched numbers as a biostatistician for HIV clinical trials and environmental health studies. Peeples was an MIT Knight Science Journalism fellow and holds master’s dergress in biostatistics from the Harvard School of Public Health and in science journalism from New York University. Links: https://lynnepeeples.com Instagram: htt...

Kevin Neeld is the Head Performance Coach for the Boston Bruins, where he oversees all aspects of designing and implementing the team’s performance training program, as well as monitoring the players’ performance, workload and recovery. Prior to Boston, Kevin spent 2 years as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the San Jose Sharks after serving as the director of a private sports performance facility in New Jersey for 7 years, working with pro, college, junior and elite level youth ...

On this week’s show we take questions submitted by our listeners, including: 1. What are 3 ways technology has helped coaches? 2. How has technology hurt coaches? 3. What does power training look like for older adults? How does it differ than working with athletes? 4. Some people refer to Bulgarian/Rear-Foot Elevated Split Squats as single leg training and others says it’s not truly single leg. Does this matter? 5. Do you have any conditioning assessments that are appropriate for general po...

Tony is the founder, owner and head coach of Bonvec Strength, the premiere strength training gym in West Boylston, Massachusetts. Tony began competing in powerlifting in 2010 and has posted competition personal records of a 578 squat, 405 bench press and 584 deadlift. He has earned an elite total in the 198-pound weight class and a master total in the 220-pound weight class. Previously, Tony co-owned The Strength House in Worcester, where he trained powerlifters, team sport athletes and strengt...

Tim Kettenring is a high-performance coach and consultant with over 15 years of experience working with coaches and athletes in every sport setting. Currently Tim is the High Performance Director for NOLA Gold Rugby and the President of Maverick Human Performance. Previously he was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Loyola University. Links: https://www.maverickhumanperformance.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timkettenring13/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/timkettenring YouTube: h...