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Co-hosts Brooks Coleman and Herman Lynn bring you simple, sustainable, and effective fitness advice to build a lean, strong body without missing out on the things that matter most.
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- Yesterday43 min
50. The Habits That Actually Keep It Off
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastPart two of the maintenance series, and this one is all tactics. We go back and forth firing off the specific things that hold results in place, without turning your week into a Jenga stack that collapses the second life gets busy.Also in this one: why three hard sets a week maintains everything you built, tracking as an audit instead of a diet, the slot method and the fact that a palm and a fist and a cup are all the same hand, the freezer options that save a ten-minute dinner, a defense of bread, and the anchor habit that pulls you back when a week goes sideways.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Round two: the tactical episode01:51 Track as an audit, not a diet04:33 Three days a week of writing it down06:33 The minimum effective dose for lifting07:50 Three hard sets a week maintains everything13:22 Rotate a solid breakfast and lunch16:19 The slot method: protein, carb, veggie19:34 A palm, a fist, and a cup are the same hand28:29 Freezer options that save the night30:52 In defense of bread34:47 Find movement you actually enjoy39:13 Can you outwork a bad diet?42:18 Find your anchor
- 1 weeks ago54 min
49. How to Transition to Maintenance Without Gaining It Back
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastEveryone teaches you how to lose the weight. Almost nobody teaches you what happens the day you stop. This kicks off a new series on maintenance, starting with the transition itself: how to move out of a deficit without undoing the work.Also in this one: why a stalled scale means you're already at maintenance, the four stages of competence and why tracking is what gets you out of tracking, the two to five pounds that show up and aren't fat, why your own data beats every calorie calculator ever made, and the identity swap from watching the scale go down to watching the weights go up.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 The hiatus, TMZ, and a bachelor party02:35 Should you train on bad sleep?10:07 A third of the volume, and almost no muscle lost15:15 Transitioning to maintenance17:15 "I want to stop thinking about this so much"23:08 If the scale stalled, that's already your maintenance23:55 The four stages of competence28:10 The longer you track, the less you have to33:09 Expect the scale to go up 2 to 5 pounds38:55 Forget the calculator. Use your own data.42:55 You already know how to lose weight45:02 Chase PRs instead of the scale
- 4 weeks ago52 min
48. The Only Things You Need to Get Fit Over 40 (Part 3)
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastPart 3: Sustain. This is the one that decides whether any of it lasts. Most people lose weight every year. Most people gain it back. Making progress and keeping progress are two different skills, and this episode is about the second one.Also in this one: the Good/Better/Best plan and why your "good" day should feel embarrassingly easy, the client whose only goal was 30g of protein at breakfast (and who was tracking every meal a month later), the gap and the gain, and why one full-body workout a week maintains all your muscle.Soft talk words to catch yourself using: probably, perhaps, feels like, guess, maybe, could, might, possibly, sort of, kind of, potentially, hopefully, try, one day, should.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Toddler germs, peekaboo, and one-year-olds03:02 Putting the phone away (and wanting it less)10:43 All-or-nothing sneaking into fatherhood12:38 Sustain: why most people gain it back19:33 Good, Better, Best (and your bare-ass minimum)23:59 "What feels like a catalyst?" 30g of protein at breakfast30:27 Measuring progress in good days, not perfect ones32:08 What the people who actually sustain do35:33 Soft talk: try, maybe, probably, should42:22 The gap and the gain45:51 Every one of these is a skill. You're a white belt.
- Aug 16, 202657 min
47. The Only Things You Need to Get Fit Over 40 (Part 2.5)
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastA bonus round on Simplify. You know the levers now: calories, protein, fiber, steps, lifting. This one is how you actually run them, and how you know it's working.Also in this one: the Victorian "vital force" myth and the 1928 race that never happened, why the people warning women off hard exercise have completely flipped, what a realistic rate of fat loss actually looks like, the whoosh effect, why your calorie calculator number doesn't matter, and Herman's calorie leak audit.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Part 2.5: more meat on the bone02:24 "Vital force" and the 1928 race that never happened05:37 The narrative flipped: who's warning women now09:46 Where boot camps and running actually fit14:43 What a realistic rate of fat loss looks like20:30 Weigh often, because your body is 60% water23:19 The whoosh effect24:57 You can see intake. You can't see output.28:11 Hypothyroidism, PCOS, menopause: adjust anyway34:34 The calorie leak audit48:11 Adjusting: steps vs. calories, with napkin math
- Aug 9, 202643 min
46. The Only Things You Need to Get Fit Over 40 (Part 2)
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastPart 2 of the series: Simplify. Shift built the foundation, this is where the scale actually starts moving. Herman and Brooks cut fat loss down to the few things that matter and give you permission to ignore the rest.Also in this one: why "just lift heavy and hit your protein" won't move the scale on its own, the two levers that make a calorie deficit survivable, the honest version of starvation mode, why 90% of your burn happens outside the gym, and why you can stop playing macro Tetris.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Skunks, new fences, and a Shift recap05:02 No rush: why Shift comes first07:30 It's a calorie deficit. That's the mechanism.09:09 "Just lift heavy and hit protein" won't move the scale11:25 Recomposition vs. actually moving the scale16:41 The two levers that make a deficit sustainable21:44 90% of your burn happens outside the gym23:09 No magic step number: start where you are29:08 Starvation mode, explained honestly34:14 Skip macro Tetris: calories and protein only36:56 Fiber: 25g/35g and why it's next year's protein
- Aug 2, 202659 min
45. The Only Things You Need to Get Fit Over 40 (Part 1)
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastFirst in a three-part series: the only things you actually need to get fit after 40. No cycle syncing, no cortisol panic, no two-hour gym sentences. Part 1 is Shift: why the approach that worked in your 30s stopped working, and why muscle is the foundation everything else builds on.Also in this one: the three waves of fitness marketing that led you astray, the 15-minute full-body workout that still builds muscle, how many hard sets a week you actually need (way fewer than you think), the study where 90-year-olds built muscle like 30-year-olds, and the protein target most programs set way too high.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 The series nobody's selling you: fit over 40, minus the BS04:07 Three waves of fitness marketing that led you astray09:13 Shift, Simplify, Sustain: the three-part framework13:07 Chase body shape first (the scale comes along)19:47 Why what worked in your 30s stopped working24:28 90-year-olds build muscle too (no perfect hormones required)29:31 The only two training principles that matter35:56 4 to 8 hard sets a week. That's it.37:36 The 15-minute full-body workout48:07 Skip this phase and you regain it all as fat56:28 Protein: 0.7g per pound of goal weight
- Jul 26, 20261h 9m
44. Why You Want It But Still Don't Do It
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastYou say you want it. Then 7 PM rolls around and you skip the thing you promised yourself you'd do. Coach Azul is back with Herman and Brooks to dig into the gap between wanting a goal and doing what it takes. The short version: the gap is normal, and it is not a discipline problem.Also in this one: why self-sabotage is really self-protection, the two questions that expose your resistance, Herman's 3 What's trick for night snacking, the elephant and the rider, and the Yoga Nidra practice Brooks credits for quieting his inner critic by 80%.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Argentina, banter, and bringing back Azul02:28 The rage-bait post: "you don't want it bad enough"04:32 Wanting it and not doing it: both can be true07:41 Every decision costs energy (why 7 PM you gives up)11:20 "Just track calories" is actually five new skills18:56 Trade-offs, six-packs, and "just want it more"28:35 Azul's real client questions: wine, donuts, clean plates38:14 Micro-dosing action and the momentum flip47:07 Two questions that expose your resistance50:47 The elephant, the rider, and Yoga Nidra55:41 Reflection is rehearsal: couch rules and the 3 What's
- Jul 19, 202658 min
43. Belly Fat After 40: What Actually Works (and What's BS)
Apply for 1:1 Coaching:https://datafit.net/collective-learn-more?el=podcast30 Strength Workouts for $10:https://datafit.net/strong-mom-workouts?el=podcastWhere did this belly come from? The scale barely moved, but nothing fits the same. If you're over 40, you're not imagining it.Herman and Brooks take on the menobelly question: why fat starts landing in your middle now, why muscle loss speeds up, and why the old playbook still works even though the margin for error shrank. Also in this one: what exercise actually does for fat loss, the core strength piece nobody mentions, and a David Goggins quote that gets a full teardown.Got a topic you want covered? Comment or DM us and we'll film an episode on it.00:00 Moving day, wildfire air, and pulling a Freddie03:19 The noise aimed at women over 4004:44 The menobelly question: can you target belly fat?06:24 Why it shows up now (and why the scale doesn't move)08:34 Muscle loss accelerates (unless you lift)14:08 Same playbook, smaller margin for error18:30 What exercise actually does for fat loss21:30 Recomposition beats weight loss after 4023:47 The core-strength piece nobody mentions28:35 Were you actually happy in the old body?38:38 Goggins, values, and the orange chicken rule
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