The high-protein, low-calorie TikTok and Instagram mogul Tasty Shreds joins us today on the show. Kyle talks a bit about his personal journey to fixing his relationship with food and dropping 80 lbs, dropping his first ebook, and more. Today's episode was full of tangents and rabbit holes that are a nice break from our regular scheduled programming and is some nice easy listening if you want a good laugh. 

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Zach Willis graced us with his presence and absolute surplus of knowledge and perspective today. We had a great discussion with Zach over mastering your mindset, overcoming obstacles, identifying shortcomings, and goal setting, as well as much much more. Zach works with soldiers primarily and helps them fine tune their minds so that they can perform their best when the stakes are the highest. This was a great conversation and an absolute pleasure to speak with this man. 

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Ethan talks about something we all have experienced: You wake up hoping to have lost weight and boom! You gained 3, 4, or even 5 lbs. Why is that? Well, here are some of the biological mechanisms that might be at play, aside from fat tissue gain.

Ethan flies solo today and hits a more personal note to discuss his mistakes that he has made in the past with nutrition and borderline disordered eating, as well as touching on the use of PEDs in the fitness industry and the issues surrounding the way influencers try to market themselves. 

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Ethan nerds out as per usual and delves into the storage and utilization of fat tissues, as well as discussing some interesting endocrinological roles of adipose tissue in our bodies. This is a great intro to fat biology for anyone interested in understanding more! Ethan will continue to do this mini series weekly for those of us who love to learn something new! 

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Maurice Rodriguez (@mauricerodriguez_fitnesscoach) joins us today for an awesome discussion over the good, the bad, and the ugly of the fitness industry, as well as mindset and motivation. He brings a great level of experience to the table with his own anecdotes surrounding his personal fitness journey, as well as learning experiences from his work as a lifestyle and fitness coach. 

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Mark and Ethan discuss their personal fitness goals for the coming years, and then dive into the when, why, how, of taking a deload from training. They both hop on the soapbox later in the episode to discuss the constant influx of conflicting fitness advice on the internet and social media, and what it really means for something to be optimal. 

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Today we had the pleasure of speaking with one of the great minds in the world of cycling: Gabriel Babilonia. Gabe brought an immense amount of knowledge to the table today and touched on training zones for endurance athletes, the struggles of finding your sweet spot with nutrition, time management surrounding training sessions, and much more. We closed out with some discussions over motivation vs. dedication and some lighthearted cardio entertainment preferences. It was a pleasure speaking with Gabe and we hope you all enjoy the listen! You'll learn a thing or two ;)