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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
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Monday Jan 13, 2020
Before you make a poor decision... HALT and think it through!!! Is it possible the poor decision is being made simply because you may be Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired? Is it possible that if you address that issue, the REAL issue, you could save yourself from making a mistake?!
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss both common and individual-specific reasons why people have issues squatting to parallel, as well as provide an example of a step by step program we've used to help a current client with this issue. If you're having trouble squatting to parallel and/or are helping someone with this problem this podcast will be super helpful for both understanding and correction of the issue!!!
Saturday Jan 11, 2020
Saturday Jan 11, 2020
Are you wanting to make a dietary change to increase daily energy? Wondering if the diet you have in mind will work? Wondering what diet options there are in general that may work? In today's podcast we discuss what diets are best for daily energy!
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#41 - Nutrition - Diet Right - What Matters Most
Friday Jan 10, 2020
Friday Jan 10, 2020
When writing programming for yourself or for clients the small details matter. The set up time and effort of exercises, the proximity of supersetted exercises, matching the intensity of exercises or even strategically contrasting the intensities, there's so much to the small details of programming that matter when it comes to enjoyment, ease, and results of programming.
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#82 - Training - Collateral Damage Concerns
#220 - Training - Muscle Intention vs Movement Intention
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Thursday Jan 09, 2020
Three areas that people can improve upon in regards to strength are physical, technical, and mental. Most people program specifically to improve physical and technical strength, however, they don't systematically program for mental strength. This is important to consider because if mental strength is not properly developed it can impair the ability to maximally use both physical and technical strengths.
Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
Wednesday Jan 08, 2020
You're putting in time and effort to the gym, you're kicking butt, buuut, is what you're doing the "best" for the intended purpose? Is what you're doing going to produce the best results in the best time frame?
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#415 – Training – Layering Purposes – How to Best Kill Birds
#433 – Training – Exercise Selection – Part 1
#437 – Training – Exercise Selection – Part 2
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Just started a new diet? And now you're struggling? Not sure what to do, how to fix it, or what went wrong? In today's podcast we discuss how diets fail and what you should do to correct them!!!
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#181 – Training – Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss
#406 – Nutrition – Short-term vs Long-term Success
#486 – Nutrition – The Top 5 Mistakes of New Dieters
#487 – Training – The Benefits of Training When Not Fully Recovered
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Monday Jan 06, 2020
What will you have gifted into the world when you're no longer in it? How will the world be different? How will you be remembered? The actions you take today, both big and small, contribute to your legacy... are your actions matching the legacy you want to leave behind?
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
In today's podcast we take a second to be brutally honest about the balance of Self-Toughness and Self-Love in order to become your best self. Where in your life do you need to be tougher? Where in your life do need to be more self loving? How do you know? And, how can you develop that balance for yourself?
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#468 – Mindset – Brutal Honesty – You Either Do It or You Don’t
#476 - Mindset - If You Don't Like the Truth Change It
Saturday Jan 04, 2020
Saturday Jan 04, 2020
Did you know there are actually benefits to training when you're not fully recovered from your last workout? Yes!!! There are actually enormous benefits available!!! Listen to today's podcast to find out if you're missing out on results by waiting too long between workouts!!!
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#181 - Training - Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss
#407 - Training - The Importance and Benefits of Warm Ups
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Friday Jan 03, 2020
In today’s podcast we discuss the top 5 reasons why most people fail when attempting new diets whether they’re diets for weight loss, fat loss, muscle gain, or sport performance. We not only cover what mistakes are most common but also how to address and correct the mistakes so YOU don’t make them!!!
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#89 – Mindset – Track Effort Along with Results
#124 – Setting SMART Goals
#231 – Diet Expectations & Diet Adjustment Concepts
#259 – Renewing Motivation
#406 – Nutrition – Short Term vs Long Term Success
#446 – Nutrition – Different Types of Nutrition Advice
Thursday Jan 02, 2020
Thursday Jan 02, 2020
In today's podcast we cover 5 steps you can take towards ensuring the best chance at success with a new client. We cover setting realistic expectations, realistic efforts, program creation, and how to best help the client follow through with their program.
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#288 – Trainer Education – Improving Client Program Adherence
#373 – Trainer Education – Simplify the Process
#389 – Trainer Education – Tracking Client Progress
#397 – Trainer Education – When a Client is in a Slump
#453 – Trainer Education – Balancing Being a Trainer and a Friend
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
In today's podcast we discuss 5 tips you can use to help you stick to your goals!!! We discuss setting your goals by segments of time not by days, expecting your goals to be inconvenient and not always being able to do them perfectly. We also discuss setting your goals as a high priority to ensure they actually get scheduled every day instead of attempted to be crammed into an already full day. And, we discuss the benefits of having accountability and the different types of accountability that are available.
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#124 - Mindset - Setting SMART Goals
#420 - Mindset - The Fast Food of Self-Care
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
In your training, "just showing up" eventually doesn't work. You must continue to refine your efforts and be more critical of the quality of efforts you're putting in. Doing "more" eventually has its limits, but, you can always do "better"!!!
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#30 - Training - Muscle Cardio - How to Lose Fat Without Losing Muscle
#181 - Training - Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss
#220 - Training - Muscle Intention vs Movement Intention
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
When it comes to weight loss or gain there are endless amounts of "tricks" people can use to manipulate the weight they see on a scale. These tricks "work" in that they are effective at changing body weight however they are not permanent changes!!! In today's podcast we discuss some of these tricks and how you can avoid them!!!
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#21 – Nutrition – Carbs – Good or Bad?
#29 – Nutrition – If I Eat Fat Will I Get Fat?
#33 – Nutrition – How Much Protein Do I Need?
#41 – Nutrition – Diet Right – What Matters Most
#153 – Nutrition – How Many Calories Do I Need?
#249 – Nutrition – Meal Timing
#329 – Nutrition – Meal Frequency Effects on Diets
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
In today's podcast we discuss the need to be both soft but firm towards your efforts in both business and life. You have to be able to give and adapt when needed, but also be firm when it comes to your desires and beliefs.
Saturday Dec 28, 2019
Saturday Dec 28, 2019
In today's podcast we discuss the benefits of understanding seasons of life; identifying what season you're in and what's best to focus on within that season, and the benefits of priority lists as a way to organize your energy and efforts to best control the demands and inner turmoil of stress during busy times.
Saturday Dec 28, 2019
Saturday Dec 28, 2019
In today's podcast we discuss how couples, even with differing goals, can train together without sacrificing individual needs. And, we discuss training concepts beneficial when traveling as an individual or as a couple.
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#181 - Training - Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss
#214 - Training - Understanding Rep Ranges & Expected Results
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
If you've just over-ate, either after a holiday, or a moment of high stress / anxiety, or a moment of depression... whatever the reason, if you've over-ate, what can you now do to "correct" the mistake? In today's podcast we discuss this situation and provide actions you can take to regain control!
Past Podcasts Referenced:
#21 – Nutrition – Carbs – Good or Bad?
#29 – Nutrition – If I Eat Fat Will I Get Fat?
#33 – Nutrition – How Much Protein Do I Need?
#113 – Nutrition – Self-Punishment Cycles
#181 – Training – Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss
#426 – Nutrition – Why Eating Less Isn’t Good for Fat Loss
Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
In today's podcast we discuss the benefits of receiving the gift of constructive criticism!!! Accepting advice from others and allowing the possibility of that advice to change your behaviors and actions is a GREAT gift to YOURSELF!!! We discuss who you should listen to when it comes to receiving advice and how with the right mindset that advice can help you become your best self!!!