The Excelsior Health Podcast
This is the podcast for busy professionals and parents who are battling weight gain, high stress, and a drop of self confidence.
We take the confusing, complicated, and overwhelming parts of fitness and give you simple but effective strategies and tactics so you can learn how to priortize strength training, healthy habits, and a positive enviornment into your lifestyle.
Our goal is to help you transform your health one episode at a time!
The Excelsior Health Podcast
68. I've Done Everything, But I Can't Get Results
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“I've done everything, but I just can't get results.”
If you've ever said this about your health or fitness—or know someone who constantly feels like they've tried everything—this episode is for you. Coach Cory breaks down some of the most common reasons people aren't seeing the progress they want and challenges the idea that they've truly exhausted all of their options.
For busy professionals balancing careers, kids, and everyday life, transforming your health doesn't require doing everything perfectly. But it does require taking consistent action on the fundamentals: strength training, nutrition and habit tracking, daily walking, sleep, hydration, and managing calorie-containing beverages.
In this episode, Coach Cory explains what these habits actually look like in practice and why consistency—not perfection—is what ultimately creates results.
Episode Summary:
Coach Cory starts by addressing the common claim, “I've tried everything, but nothing works.” He explains that while people may be doing some healthy things—walking, playing sports, or occasionally lifting weights—there is a major difference between being active and following a consistent strength-training program.
He then walks through five foundational areas that can make a major difference in health and fat-loss results: strength training, tracking nutrition and habits, intentional walking, sleep, and hydration/beverage choices.
The episode emphasizes that these habits don't need to be executed perfectly. Coach Cory discusses starting with manageable commitments, building consistency over time, and eventually turning healthy behaviors into part of your identity and daily routine.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- Why casually exercising isn't the same as consistent strength training
- Why Coach Cory recommends strength training three times per week as a foundation
- How tracking calories, macros, and habits can reveal what you're actually consuming
- Why intentional 30–45 minute walking workouts can support fat loss and overall health
- How daily step goals can contribute to health and longevity
- Why sleep is a necessity—not a luxury—for health and fat loss
- How sugary beverages and alcohol can quietly add significant calories
- Why replacing high-calorie beverages with zero-calorie options can be a simple starting point
- How small, consistent habits can eventually become part of your identity
- Why you don't need 100% execution to make meaningful progress
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Chapters:
00:00:00 – “I've Done Everything, But I Can't Get Results”
00:01:46 – Why Strength Training Is Non-Negotiable
00:07:43 – Tracking Nutrition, Calories & Habits
00:11:19 – The Power of Walking & Daily Steps
00:15:48 – Sleep, Hydration & Beverage Choices
00:24:09 – Stop Making Excuses: Action Creates Results