The C3Method Podcast

If you're struggling with being overly fat but under muscled today's podcast can help!  In today's podcast we discuss 3 options you can use to approach how to lose body and gain muscle while better managing daily energy, workout performance, and recovery!

Are you looking for a product or program to help you achieve your goals?  If so, you're likely considering between two categories; things that replace work vs things that magnify your work.  Which is best?  Listen to find out!!!

Want to learn how to blend absolute strength, relative strength, and cardiovascular endurance into a complete program?  If so, you're in luck!  In today's podcast I review a current client's program that combines all of these goals as well as corrective therapies for the shoulders, hips, and lower body joints!  Tons of great information AND the program is available for FREE upon request!!!

Want to know what a bodybuilder eats in the offseason?  In today's podcast I share the diet structure of a current client who's eating to maximize muscle growth while minimizing body fat gains.  The diet has specific foods but also allows for variety within the diet to help with adherence!

Want to know what the experts say about how to lose body fat?  In today's podcast we discuss advice from seven experts on what are the best approaches for fat loss!!!

Another successful week!  In today's podcast we discuss nutrition when traveling and how to train when you return from traveling!  We also discuss recent nutrition changes and our approach towards the upcoming week!

What happens if what we expect doesn't happen?  What happens if what we want doesn't happen?  We're... unhappy!  In today's podcast I discuss thoughts from the book "Solve for Happy" by Mo Gawdat and share 3 insights that can help you better control your happiness!

What are the most common training mistakes I see in commercial gyms?  You'll have to listen to find out!  Also in today's podcast, I share how you can avoid making these mistakes in your own training!!!

If you have diverticulitis and you're worried about what foods are safe to eat or what's foods are best to build a healthy diet today's podcast WILL help!!!  I discuss what the condition is, how we can avoid it / lessen flares ups, and what foods are best!  Lots of great information!!!

Do you need a nutrition coach to reach your goals?  For some people, no, for others, it may help.  In today's podcast I discuss nutrition "coaching" options such as apps, automated programs, and actual human coaches and who would benefit the most from each!

When what you want to do can't be done... how do you react?  Your reaction is the difference between success and continued failure.  In today's podcast we discuss how to react so you can make the best choices to help you reach your goals!!!

If you're pushing for new strength, how hard should you push?  Should you always feel strong and confident in training?  Should you always feel beat up and on the edge of burnout?  What's the right programming intensity that will allow you to get the most from your training?  In today's podcast we explore these questions!  Listen in to learn!!!

Crazy week with travel!!!  In today's podcast we discuss how we manage nutrition and training while traveling along with updates from this recent week of the prep!  Fun info as always!!!

Do you struggle with creating variety in your diet?  You'd like to eat different foods but you're not sure what or how to change your meals without losing progress?  In today's podcast I discuss food substitutions and how to make them without derailing your progress!!!

When you think back 5, 10, 20 years from now what stories do you recall with fondness and self-pride?  What accomplishments do you recall?  Now, if you think 5, 10, 20 years ahead of today what stories will you recall?  What stories are you writing now that you'll remember with fondness and self-pride?

Are you struggling with self-confidence?  If so it can feel depressing, defeating, and overwhelming.  It's hard to know what to do when you doubt your ability to "do".  In today's podcast I discuss 5 tips that can help you build self-confidence so you can get unstuck and feeling more confident!

In today's podcast I read through a recent powerlifting client's program AND offer that program for FREE to you!!!  I explain the reasoning for the workout structures and exercise selection so that you can learn how to best structure your workouts and select your exercises!!!  Tons of great programming information as well as a great opportunity for high quality FREE training programming!!!

Two common mental mistakes that clients make when it comes to nutrition is... #1) They worry about nuanced details without accounting for the foundational elements, and #2) They believe that tracking macros can be "accounted" for in other ways; eating "clean" foods and/or excessive exercise.  In today's podcast we explore these two mistakes and discuss what corrections we can make to avoid these traps. 

Do you struggle feeling extremely bent over in your squats?  Maybe you struggle with low back pain, rounding of the shoulders, and/or squatting just doesn't feel natural for you?  In today's podcast we provide 6 steps you can follow to improve your squat mobility and help personalize your squat positioning to ensure better depth, better performance, and less pain.

Another fun chat with Meredith!!!  In today's podcast we discuss how to manage poor sleep, refeed days, heavy vs high volume training preferences, and what our plans will be for the upcoming week!