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Co-hosts Brooks Coleman and Herman Lynn bring you simple, sustainable, and effective fitness advice to build a fit body and a calm mind without missing out on the things that matter most.
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- 3 weeks ago44 min
53. How to Get Through the Holidays Without Undoing Your Progress
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastPart one of two on the holidays. Halloween to New Year's is about sixty days, and maybe twelve of them have something actually going on. That's twenty percent. We go through what to do with those twelve, and why the other forty-nine are where this is won.Also in this one: why waiting for January costs you more than the holidays do, running each party as an experiment instead of a test you pass or fail, why saving your calories all day backfires, adding five hundred calories on party days on purpose, the power plate and its three palm-sized portions, spacers and the client who orders an IPA so she drinks less, and why cheesecake for breakfast is fine as long as something else is on the plate.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Halloween, Peppa Pig, and a 5:30 trick-or-treat04:00 The sixty days nobody plans for04:28 Why this is the best time of year to start06:01 You can't be perfect this time of year09:37 Pressure is what creates the "screw it"13:30 Run it as an experiment, not a formula15:01 Connection isn't the same as a sixth slice19:12 Don't walk into a party hungry27:13 Twelve days out of sixty-one32:08 The power plate: three palms, one plate37:03 Spacers, mocktails, and the IPA trick39:59 Cheesecake for breakfast, and the trap after it
- Oct 11, 202630 min
52. How to Get More From Less Time in the Gym
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastA short one, and deliberately so. We go back and forth on getting more out of the gym when your schedule has nothing left in it. No optimal split, no perfect frequency, just what actually holds up when you've got twenty minutes.Also in this one: why weeks are arbitrary and you should never restart a plan, the four to eight hard sets per muscle group that are genuinely enough, why set one gets you half the benefit and set two gets you ninety percent, cutting sets rather than exercises, skipping the lifts that need a long warm-up, and a sincere appreciation of the Planet Fitness circuit.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Cutting the fluff, for Leroy01:22 Weeks are arbitrary. Don't restart the plan.02:29 Do you actually care about optimal?03:29 Four to eight hard sets per muscle per week05:19 Set one gets you half. Set two gets you ninety.07:11 Push closer to failure when you've only got two sets08:12 Two sets are easier to go hard on10:44 Do full body13:27 Break it into shorter chunks16:59 Cut sets, not exercises17:23 Skip the technical lifts19:14 Herman disagrees: pick what you're competent at20:40 The four buckets: squat, hinge, press, row24:18 Dumbbells at home beat the commute25:31 Shorten rest, lean on supersets27:18 In defense of the Planet Fitness circuit
- Sep 27, 202655 min
51. The Mindset That Keeps It Off
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastPart three of the maintenance series, and the one Herman thinks matters most. Parts one and two covered the calories and the tactics. This is the part people skip, and it's usually why the weight comes back.Also in this one: values-based living and asking why until you hit one, resume virtues versus eulogy virtues, the next-meal mentality, why "it's just me" gives you nothing to work with, raising the floor instead of hitting the ceiling, the identity shift when the scale stops being the scoreboard, and what happens when you finally get the body and don't feel different.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Part three: the mindset piece06:54 A YouTube comment from Leroy Jenkins08:53 Values, and asking why until you hit one11:43 The ice cream cone test14:34 When the trade-off stops being worth it18:40 The next meal mentality23:28 Get curious instead of trying to fix it25:35 "It's just me" gives you nothing to work with31:46 Limit the downside, raise the floor32:21 Caleb Williams and three more completions34:19 The identity shift at maintenance38:14 Write down what you don't like about yourself43:09 The fitness bell curve50:00 Why it's called Fit & Free53:37 The three-month predictor is mindset, not the scale
- Sep 20, 202643 min
50. The Habits That Actually Keep It Off
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastPart two of the maintenance series, and this one is all tactics. We go back and forth firing off the specific things that hold results in place, without turning your week into a Jenga stack that collapses the second life gets busy.Also in this one: why three hard sets a week maintains everything you built, tracking as an audit instead of a diet, the slot method and the fact that a palm and a fist and a cup are all the same hand, the freezer options that save a ten-minute dinner, a defense of bread, and the anchor habit that pulls you back when a week goes sideways.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Round two: the tactical episode01:51 Track as an audit, not a diet04:33 Three days a week of writing it down06:33 The minimum effective dose for lifting07:50 Three hard sets a week maintains everything13:22 Rotate a solid breakfast and lunch16:19 The slot method: protein, carb, veggie19:34 A palm, a fist, and a cup are the same hand28:29 Freezer options that save the night30:52 In defense of bread34:47 Find movement you actually enjoy39:13 Can you outwork a bad diet?42:18 Find your anchor
- Sep 13, 202654 min
49. How to Transition to Maintenance Without Gaining It Back
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastEveryone teaches you how to lose the weight. Almost nobody teaches you what happens the day you stop. This kicks off a new series on maintenance, starting with the transition itself: how to move out of a deficit without undoing the work.Also in this one: why a stalled scale means you're already at maintenance, the four stages of competence and why tracking is what gets you out of tracking, the two to five pounds that show up and aren't fat, why your own data beats every calorie calculator ever made, and the identity swap from watching the scale go down to watching the weights go up.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 The hiatus, TMZ, and a bachelor party02:35 Should you train on bad sleep?10:07 A third of the volume, and almost no muscle lost15:15 Transitioning to maintenance17:15 "I want to stop thinking about this so much"23:08 If the scale stalled, that's already your maintenance23:55 The four stages of competence28:10 The longer you track, the less you have to33:09 Expect the scale to go up 2 to 5 pounds38:55 Forget the calculator. Use your own data.42:55 You already know how to lose weight45:02 Chase PRs instead of the scale
- Aug 23, 202652 min
48. The Only Things You Need to Get Fit Over 40 (Part 3)
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastPart 3: Sustain. This is the one that decides whether any of it lasts. Most people lose weight every year. Most people gain it back. Making progress and keeping progress are two different skills, and this episode is about the second one.Also in this one: the Good/Better/Best plan and why your "good" day should feel embarrassingly easy, the client whose only goal was 30g of protein at breakfast (and who was tracking every meal a month later), the gap and the gain, and why one full-body workout a week maintains all your muscle.Soft talk words to catch yourself using: probably, perhaps, feels like, guess, maybe, could, might, possibly, sort of, kind of, potentially, hopefully, try, one day, should.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Toddler germs, peekaboo, and one-year-olds03:02 Putting the phone away (and wanting it less)10:43 All-or-nothing sneaking into fatherhood12:38 Sustain: why most people gain it back19:33 Good, Better, Best (and your bare-ass minimum)23:59 "What feels like a catalyst?" 30g of protein at breakfast30:27 Measuring progress in good days, not perfect ones32:08 What the people who actually sustain do35:33 Soft talk: try, maybe, probably, should42:22 The gap and the gain45:51 Every one of these is a skill. You're a white belt.
- Aug 16, 202657 min
47. The Only Things You Need to Get Fit Over 40 (Part 2.5)
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastA bonus round on Simplify. You know the levers now: calories, protein, fiber, steps, lifting. This one is how you actually run them, and how you know it's working.Also in this one: the Victorian "vital force" myth and the 1928 race that never happened, why the people warning women off hard exercise have completely flipped, what a realistic rate of fat loss actually looks like, the whoosh effect, why your calorie calculator number doesn't matter, and Herman's calorie leak audit.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Part 2.5: more meat on the bone02:24 "Vital force" and the 1928 race that never happened05:37 The narrative flipped: who's warning women now09:46 Where boot camps and running actually fit14:43 What a realistic rate of fat loss looks like20:30 Weigh often, because your body is 60% water23:19 The whoosh effect24:57 You can see intake. You can't see output.28:11 Hypothyroidism, PCOS, menopause: adjust anyway34:34 The calorie leak audit48:11 Adjusting: steps vs. calories, with napkin math
- Aug 9, 202643 min
46. The Only Things You Need to Get Fit Over 40 (Part 2)
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastPart 2 of the series: Simplify. Shift built the foundation, this is where the scale actually starts moving. Herman and Brooks cut fat loss down to the few things that matter and give you permission to ignore the rest.Also in this one: why "just lift heavy and hit your protein" won't move the scale on its own, the two levers that make a calorie deficit survivable, the honest version of starvation mode, why 90% of your burn happens outside the gym, and why you can stop playing macro Tetris.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Skunks, new fences, and a Shift recap05:02 No rush: why Shift comes first07:30 It's a calorie deficit. That's the mechanism.09:09 "Just lift heavy and hit protein" won't move the scale11:25 Recomposition vs. actually moving the scale16:41 The two levers that make a deficit sustainable21:44 90% of your burn happens outside the gym23:09 No magic step number: start where you are29:08 Starvation mode, explained honestly34:14 Skip macro Tetris: calories and protein only36:56 Fiber: 25g/35g and why it's next year's protein
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