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Rob has a Masters in Human Nutrition, Bachelor‘s in Health and Physical Education, Personal Training certification through American College of Sports Medicine, is a Corrective Exercise Specialist through National Academy of Sports Medicine, and a Running Fitness Coach & Tactical Fitness Coach through American Sports & Fitness Association.
He has a client history of over 3,000+ clients and a teaching history of 500+ students at the university level. He has helped clients earn Pro Cards in aesthetic sports, Elite Totals and World / National / State records in Powerlifting, helped high school athletes earn D1 scholarships, and has worked with Professional and Olympic athletes.
Episodes
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss 8 ways you can better control your anxiety on a daily basis. You CAN make a difference, listen in, and give these steps a try!!!
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#247 - Mindset - Daily Happiness Routine
#528 – Dealing with Negative Self-Talk
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
When coming back from an injury you may find it hard to create consistency in new movement patterns. You feel like you know how you "should" move but the body seems to be fighting the process and you're not sure why. In today's podcast we discuss common reasons why this happens and what you can do to correct them.
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Have you ever started a diet and a few weeks in you feel as though your skin is softer, looser, and you actually look like you've gotten "fatter"? In today's podcast we discuss skin tightness and muscle fullness in regards to the dieting process and why it's common to feel "less than your best" during the process of a diet.
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
As a trainer your responsibility isn't to only build strong bodies, but, also, strong minds! A clients mindset will always be the limiting factor towards physical progress, so, help them identify where their weaknesses are and what they can do to strengthen them!
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#453 – Trainer Education – Balancing Being a Friend and a Trainer
#488 – Mindset – Brutal Honesty – The Tough Love Balance
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
How often in life do you make excuses for yourself? How often, in regards to a specific behavior, do you have to provide reason / rationalization for it? Recognize that every time you give an excuse for it you are accepting it and allowing it to remain the same. In order to grow, in order to address the issue, we must be willing to accept change, and the first step to accepting change is to stop accepting excuses. Call yourself out on your BS and START allowing changes to be made!!!
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Everyone is built differently, moves differently, recovers differently, etc... everyone is different... so, why does everyone train the same? Just because you may be going for the same goal as someone else (Bikini, Figure, Bodybuilding, Powerlifting, etc...) doesn't mean you're starting at the same place or will need to take the same path. There is 100% need for personalization in your approach so that your approach is what's best for YOU!
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
We don't store body fat evenly on our body, therefore, when body fat is coming back off, it can often appear that certain areas don't lose body fat as fast as others. Is this true? If so, is there anything we can do to speed up fat loss in our most "stubborn" areas?
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#30 – Training – Muscle Cardio – How to Lose Fat Without Losing Muscle
#153 – Nutrition – How Many Calories Do I Need?
#181 – Training – Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss
#357 – Nutrition – Increasing Calories Without Increasing Body Fat
#426 – Nutrition – Why Eating Less Isn’t Good for Fat Loss
#487 – Training – The Benefits of Training When Not Fully Recovered
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Whether its a client or yourself, if you have physical, mental, or other limitations that you're feeling are holding you back... don't give up hope!!! You can still progress, there is still a way. Listen to today's podcast and reach out to us! We're always happy to help!!! brutalirongym@gmail.com
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
When faced with stress, when feeling overwhelmed and on the edge of breaking it's helpful to practice being "aware" in the moment and understanding, of the pressure I'm feeling, what's self-created vs what's actually real?
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Are you working out consistently but not seeing results? Maybe it's because what you're doing is too consistent!!! If you're wanting to get new results for your effort, are you continuously putting in new effort?
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#70 - Training - The Importance of Progressions
#140 – Training – Varying Intensity to Break through Plateaus
#433 - Training - Exercise Selection - Part 1
#437 - Training - Exercise Selection - Part 2
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss how to balance shared diets between spouses and families as a whole (spouses including kids). What concepts of a diet need to be more open to allow for better adherence and ease-of-application per individual but what concepts need to be specific to ensure each individual makes progress.
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#41 - Nutrition - Diet Right - What Matters Most
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
As a trainer our role is to teach our clients how to control and improve their physical health... but... we also have to push them to do it! Too often trainers fall into the category of over-teaching without enough actual pushing of their clients to become uncomfortable and grow, or, they push push push but never actually teach their clients the reasons why they're doing what they're doing. Which side of this balance do you fall on?
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#509 - Trainer Education - 5 Tips for Teaching Cues
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
"When things get back to normal, I'll..." There is no normal!!! There is only peaks and valleys, ups and downs, life is ALWAYS changing!!! If you wait until the fantasy land of "normal" to work towards your goals YOU'LL NEVER ACHIEVE THEM!!! The biggest accomplishments in your life will be made in the PRESENCE of challenges, not in the absence of them. Stop waiting, don't become a victim of the circumstances and people around you... OWN YOUR ACTIONS AND EARN THE LIFE YOU WANT!!!
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss banded speed work for Bench Press strength development. Speed work can be a great method to increase explosive power and maximal muscle recruitment BUT must be used with technical proficiency! Meaning, you can only be fast if FIRST you're consistent!!! Listen to the podcast to find out more including set up and protocol information for banded speed work.
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#223 – Training – Strengthening a Low Arch Bench Press
#379 – Training – Resistance Bands for Strength & Aesthetics
#459 – Training – Bench Press – Technique & Basic Information
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
In today's podcast we cover the top 10 reasons people fail diets and we provide a way to address each of the reasons!!! Hint - It's not because they don't understand them! Diets are easy to understand, but, they're not always easy to follow. Listen in and find out how you can better follow your diet today!
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#41 - Nutrition - Diet Right - What Matters Most
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Caring more than others care about themselves can be SO FRUSTRATING!!! And it can lead to burn out as a Personal Trainer. Before you throw your hands in the air and walk away... dig deeper! If someone isn't helping themselves, find out why! If they're not following the program, doing the actions you know would help, find out what is getting in the way and then make a program for that!!! Dig deeper, get to the root of the issue, and their adherence will skyrocket!
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
When wanting to achieve something new, what are you willing to give up that's old? Old habits must be willingly given up for new habits. Old behaviors, old mindsets, old beliefs, etc... must give way to what's needed to develop the new. In your pursuit of new; of happiness, of success, of contentment... what "old" are you willing to give up?
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#124 - Mindset - Setting SMART Goals
#484 - Mindset - 5 Tips to Help You Stick to Your Goals
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
When preparing for an aesthetic contest (Bikini, Wellness, Figure, Men & Women's Physique, Classic Physique, Bodybuilding) how heavy should you train? How heavy is heavy enough? How heavy is too heavy? Do you need to increase volume to "get cut"? Or should you stay heavy to maintain muscle mass?
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#181 - Training - Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss loose skin and how to address it. How long does it take for skin to tighten after a diet, how do we know if the process of tightening is still happening or if the skin is "stuck" and needs some help. Also, what can we do nutritionally to help the process along.
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#33 - Nutrition - How Much Protein Do I Need?
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Bench Press!!! Now that I have your attention, haha... In today's podcast we discuss two Bench Press focused workouts. One is a bare basics workout but very common of what most people do, the other is a more complete workout and will yield much better results BUT in the same time investment!!! More results without more time... yes please!!! haha
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#172 – Training – Tips for Adding Volume without Adding Time
#407 – Training – The Importance & Benefits of Warm Ups
#529 – Trainer Education – Workout Comparison – Fat Loss
#533 – Trainer Education – Workout Comparison – Leg Growth & Shaping