The Mind Muscle Connection
The Mind Muscle Connection is a show dedicated to educating you on applying science-based; training, nutrition, and mindset strategies to help you build a leaner, stronger, and more confident self. Grab some coffee and listen in!
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764 episodes
Workouts Beating You Up Or Not Building Muscle As You’d Like? | EP 756
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!If you leave the gym feeling beat up or you're not building muscle the way you expected, this episode is for you. Today, I break down some of the biggest progression mistakes I see and explai...
A Better Approach to Phases Outside of Fat Loss | Ep 755
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection PodcastIn today’s episode, I break down a better way to run a building phase. A lot of people come out of fat loss and either stay too conservative with calories or keep pushing body weight up the en...
Why You Should Run a Fat Loss Diet Every So Often + How Long a Fat Loss Phase Should Be | Ep 754
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Most people think the only reason to get into a calorie deficit is to lose body fat, but there can be benefits beyond just getting leaner. In this episode, I break down five reasons why spend...
Body Recomp Deepdive Part I w/ Brandon DaCruz | Ep 753
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast! In today's episode, I have Brandon Cruz back on for another deep dive, this time into body recomposition, training execution, and what actually drives progress in trained individuals. W...
Why A Single And Short Build Phase Isn't Going To Drastically Change Your Physique | Ep 752
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Many people finish a building phase feeling frustrated because they didn’t gain as much muscle as they expected. In today’s episode, I explain why that happens, why a short building phase is ...
Pre Sleep Nutrition, Protein, Collagen, and more w. Dr. Mike Ormsbee | Ep 751
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Mike Ormsbee to break down the research on pre-sleep nutrition, protein timing, and how eating before bed actually impacts body composition, recovery, and...
How To Build Muscle In A Deficit | Ep 750
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Building muscle in a deficit is one of the most misunderstood topics in fitness. So in today's episode, I break down the common mistakes people make when thinking about muscle growth in a def...
Eating Under Maintenance But Weight Isn't Going Down or Is Up? | Ep 749
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Have you ever felt like you're eating below your maintenance calories and doing everything right, but the scale isn't moving? Or maybe it's even going up? In today's episode, I break down som...
10 Things You Need To Know About Body Comp Change | Ep 748
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Body composition is a topic that gets talked about a lot, but there's still a lot of confusion around how it actually works. A lot of people end up chasing the wrong things, getting frustrate...
Why Increasing Calories Didnt Work For You | Ep 747
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!A lot of people increase their calories expecting things to improve and instead end up feeling like it backfired. The scale jumps, bloating shows up, and suddenly you're questioning whether i...
Is Bulking and Cutting Dead? | Ep 746
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In today’s episode, I talk about the ongoing conversation around body recomposition, bulking, and cutting. Lately, more people have been saying that bulking and cutting is dead, so in this ep...
Why Your Maintenance Calories Feel So Low | Ep 745
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!A lot of people feel like the second they eat over 1500 calories, they instantly gain weight. In today’s episode, I break down why that feeling happens, why your metabolism probably isn’t bro...
Training In a Fat Loss Phase vs Outside Of It | Ep 744
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!A lot of people think fat loss means doing more cardio, more volume, and harder workouts. But in today’s episode, I explain why that approach can actually hurt your recovery, performance, an...
Does Cardio After Lifting Prevent Muscle Growth, Fat Loss Mistakes, 4 Week Training Cycles and More w. Brandon DaCruz | Ep 743
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In this episode, I sit down with Brandon to dive deep into some of the most debated topics in evidence-based training: deloads, program structure, muscle maintenance, and whether frequent exe...
Can You Lose Fat At Maintenance? | Ep 742
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!A new study on body recomposition sparked a big conversation around maintenance calories, fat loss, and muscle gain. So in today’s episode, I break down what the study actually showed, where...
My Case For Periodizing Your Nutrition | EP 741
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!A lot of people spend years trying to find the “perfect” calorie target and then stay there forever. The problem is your body adapts over time, and what works in one phase of the year may sto...
Body Comp 101: How to Actually Improve Body Composition | Ep 740
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In this episode, I sit down with coach Bruno Araujo Silva, a coach based in Belgium, to break down a real client case study and walk through Body Comp 101: How To Actually Improve Body Compo...
5 Most Common High Stress Load Avatars | Ep 739
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!Most people are trying to do the right things, but they are applying them at the wrong time. So in this solo episode, I deep dive into the 5 Most Common High Stress Load AvatarsI break...
Hyrox Training, Zone 2 Cardio, Fats In a Deficit, Calorie Cycling, and more | Ep 738
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!This episode is a Q&A episode where I go through a bunch of questions I’ve been getting from clients and listeners… Hyrox Training, Zone 2 Cardio, Fats in a Deficit, Calorie Cycling, and...
Fat Loss Habits, Hunger, Optimal Body Fat Range and much more w/ Brandon DaCruz | Ep 737
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!This episode is a collab episode with with Brandon DeCruz, and you can also find this one over on his podcast, Chasing Clarity. Brandon is a long-time coach with a full roster...
7 Reasons Youre Working Hard But Not Seeing Change In Your Body Comp | Ep 736
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In this solo episode, I deep dived into the 7 Reasons You’re Working Hard But Not Seeing Change In Your Body CompI walk through the most common reasons I see with clients who are put...
Warm Up Sets, Exercise Selection, Rep Range, Cardio Recovery, etc. w/ Bryan Boorstein & Jordan Lips | Ep 735
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In today’s episode, I have Bryan Boorstein and Jordan Lips back on for another roundtable to talk about Warm Up Sets, Exercise Selection, Rep Ranges, Cardio Recovery and moreWe got i...
If Youre Above These Body Fat Ranges, You Don't Need a Surplus to Build Muscle or "Reset" Metabolism | Ep 734
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In this solo episode, I talk about If You’re Above These Body Fat Ranges You Don’t Need A Surplus To Build Muscle or “Reset” Your MetabolismI break down why that approach usually bac...
Body Comp > Scale Weight, Women and Maint Cals, Thyroid Issues, Postpartum and more w/ Lindsay Parker | Ep 733
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In today’s episode, I have Lindsay Parker with me, also known as Lifting Lindsay, a coach who helps women over 40 build muscle, strength, and confidence while balancing life as a mom of four...
Strategies To Keep You Leaner, Stronger, and Feeling Good In Your Building Phase | Ep 732
Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast!In this solo episode, I deep dive into Strategies To Keep You Leaner, Stronger, and Feeling Good In Your Building PhaseI break down how to approach a building phase so you can actual...