Corporate Warrior: High Intensity Training And Hit Business

Dr. Carrie Diulus (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) is a thriving Type 1 diabetic who utilizes a low-carbohydrate diet with specialized insulin strategies both for herself and her diabetic patients to have a powerful impact on the management of these conditions. Dr Diulus received her medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University, did three years of residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio, and completed a six-year residency-training program in orthopedic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. She completed a spine fellowship with the SpineCare Medical Group in San Francisco. Dr. Diulus is also a recognized leader in healthcare information technology. She is the CEO and founder of Speira Health (formerly C. Diulus, LLC) and a former Senior Clinical Associate for Tres Rios Group and Amati Health. Together these companies align to form a unique team of physicians and business analysts who work with healthcare providers, developers, and investors to identify break

James Steele, PhD (Instagram / email - james.steele [@] solent.ac.uk) is the Principal Investigator at Ukactive Research Institute and Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Science at Southampton Solent University, UK. He has published many peer reviewed articles on a variety of areas relating to health and fitness with particular focus upon the impact of resistance training. In his role at UKactive, Dr Steele is working to translate academic expertise into real world practice, and utilise the insight of what is happening on the ground with Ukactive members to further the knowledge of what works in getting the the UK moving. Listen to my previous podcasts with James here. In this episode, we cover: James's role in changing and improving the physical activity guidelines in the UK A review of James's research into the role of effort in resistance training and it's importance in future research and personal training James's current workout routine The upsides and downsides of the quantified self movement Ho

Arjan Meijer is from the Netherlands and has been training with weights since the 80s. He's done it all, read it all, and heard it all. He's tried high volume traditional weight training, Dorian Yates style high intensity training, Mike Mentzer consolidation routines, and much more. Arjan competed in two natural body building competitions at age 22 and 23, coming second place in the first and sixth place in the second. Despite being a fairly strong responder to resistance training, Arjan found Dorian Yates's approach to be too much still. This was primarily because he was, and still is, working in a very physical job in a meat factory. Not able to cope with the demands of both, in 2005, Arjan abandoned high intensity training for 3 years, losing most of his hard earned muscle mass. In 2008, Arjan discovered Mike Mentzer, returned to training, and at 47, he looks fantastic. Please support Arjan and check out his high intensity training apparel store, The HIT Shop ( US / Europe ) Arjan is creating some of the b

Ivor Cummins BE(Chem) CEng MIEI is a chemical engineer and has since spent over 25 years in corporate technical leadership and management positions. He was shortlisted in 2015 as one of the top 6 of 500 applicants for “Irish Chartered Engineer of the Year”. Ivor has had a prolific career leading teams in complex problem-solving scenarios. He has often led worldwide teams with over 60-70 engineers working on major technical issues; the largest of these involved product issues where hundreds of millions of dollars were in the balance. Several years ago, Ivor encountered a complex technical challenge in his personal life. Receiving poor blood test results, he was unable to get solutions from multiple doctors. He thus embarked on an intense period of biochemical research into the science of human metabolism. Within eight weeks he had resolved and optimized all of his blood test metrics and had shed over 33lb of body fat with relative ease. In the following years he continued his research on the many “root causes”

Ad Ligtvoet is a training instructor and former MedX therapist for Keiser Training in Aachen, Germany. He also runs his own business, Ad Ligtvoet Training Therapy Nutrition, which focuses on helping people restore metabolic health through an efficient and practical application concerning muscle training and nutrition. The exercise programme takes place at Ad’s private facility and his nutrition counselling is based on the Bodymed system. As a young adult, Ad trained for 2-hours per day, 7-days a week. He now trains for ~15-minutes once every 4-6 days, and at 53, he looks incredible. Here's an example of Ad's typical meal. He normally eats something similar to the below 2 times per day. There was one moment during this episode where I said that in regard to optimising gains be fine tuning "some people argue against me, but I don't really care". That's not true. I welcome alternative views. This was recored quite a few months ago. It's funny how quickly you can grow up. You can listen to Part 1 HERE. In this ep

Intense Health Co-Founder, Marcelo Mesquita, first started lifting weights at 14, owned his first gym at 16, and has been a practitioner for the last 2 decades training general population, amateur and professional athletes. Marcelo has supervised more than 40,000 workouts in his career and shows no signs of stopping. Both Marcelo, and his wife and Co-Founder, Andreia Mesquita, are extremely passionate about getting individuals to achieve their genetic potential and experience high levels of energy, health improvements, disease prevention and greater longevity, all by changing the way they think and approach exercise and nutrition. With 5 locations and many more on the way, Intense Health, is one of the fastest-growing HIT businesses in the world, using ARX technology to deliver efficient and effective workouts for clients. If you are interested in learning how to start a HIT business or improve your existing business with or without ARX, you will find this very helpful and inspiring. If you're struggling with

Bill DeSimone (Congruent Exercise) is a personal trainer known for his sensible, biomechanics-based approach to strength training and is the go-to biomechanics expert for some of the best high-intensity trainers in the world like Dr Doug McGuff and Skyler Tanner. Starting as a trainer in 1983 in New York City, in 2006 he opened his own studio, Optimal Exercise, in central New Jersey. He is the author of Congruent Exercise: How to Make Weight Training Easier on Your Joints (Kindle version); and the upcoming Joint-Friendly Fitness: Your Guide to the Optimal Exercise Program. He has presented at national conferences, provided in-services for private studios, and consults online or by phone with individual exercisers. Listen to my other podcasts with Bill here: Part 1 and Part 2. In this episode, we cover: Bill’s severe shoulder injury and subsequent surgery, which left him very debilitated but gave him a whole new perspective and appreciation for physical therapy. How to think about risk in recreational spo

Dr Doug McGuff (Instagram / YouTube) is the co-author of Body by Science: A Research Based Program for Strength Training, Body building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week and The Primal Prescription: Surviving The “Sick Care” Sinkhole. Doug practices full-time emergency medicine with Blue Ridge Emergency Physicians and owns, Ultimate Exercise, where he and his instructors continue to explore the limits of exercise through their personal training of clients. Doug is one of the leading experts in high intensity strength training and provides consultancy services to help you achieve your health and body composition goals, setup a home gym, or start a HIT facility HERE. This episode is Doug's response to Should I Bulk Up (#157). In episode 157, I described how I was feeling insecure about my physique and embarked on a calorie surplus alongside my training regime to attempt to stimulate more muscle growth. In this latest episode (#161), Doug describes precisely why he thinks this is a bad idea. This is o

Dr. Ted Dreisinger (tdreisinger@therapyadvisors [dot] com) graduated from Fairmont State University with a degree in physical education and language arts. He earned a Master’s Degree at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse and a PhD at the University of Missouri. Over the years, he has provided successful venture funded injury prevention programs in Upper Extremity and Spine for Fortune 500 companies including Tyson Foods, United/Northwest Airlines and 3M. He has held executive positions in these ventures. He has owned two conservative care rehabilitation practices where he implemented innovative fully automated clinical medical records systems. He has served on a number of spine related foundations as an active member of strategic planning initiatives. Dr Dreisinger’s background spans nearly 40 years of clinical experience in rehabilitation, orthopedics and physical medicine. He has published articles in biomedical journals including Spine, Orthopedics, Journal of Rheumatology, Sports Medicine, Paraplegia, a

Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., is professor of exercise science at Quincy College in Quincy, Massachusetts. Dr. Westcott has been a strength training consultant for numerous organizations, including the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the American Council on Exercise, the YMCA of the USA, General Motors, and Nautilus. He has authored 28 books/textbooks, and more than 90 peer-reviewed research/academic papers. It's an honour and privilege to speak with Dr Westcott again. In this episode, we cover a lot of ground in terms of exercise science related to resistance training and protein consumption as well as mediators for muscle growth and the potential need for speed and power work alongside high intensity strength training. Check out my Part 1 with Dr Westcott HERE Contact: Email Dr Westcott to wwestcott [@] quincycollege [dot] edu Phone him on +1 617 984 1716 (US) Highlights include: The benefits of resistance training on myokine secretion The most effective exercise and diet for body recomposition according to s

Martin Gibala, Ph.D. is a professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. His research on the health benefits of interval training has attracted immense scientific attention and worldwide media coverage. He is the author of a bestselling book, The One-Minute Workout: Science Shows a Way to Get Fit That’s Smarter, Faster, Shorter. Martin has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed articles, is frequently invited to speak at international scientific meetings, and has received multiple awards for teaching excellence. Highlights: HIT vs HIIT - do you need both? The potential downsides of HIIT How HIIT can help you perform in endurance based events …. and much, much more Let me know what you think about the HIT vs HIIT in the comments below! Get access to behind-the-scenes, my random thoughts, HIT tips and tricks, and other goodies on my Patreon HERE This episode is brought to you by ARXFit.com, ARX are the most innovative, efficient and effective all-in-one

It's been a while since I recorded a podcast on my own training and diet journey. In this podcast, I talk about my own physical insecurities and new approach to diet to see if I can add more muscle mass whilst minimising fat gain. Since recording this, I was reminded that muscle gain, at my level, is a marathon, not a sprint. Therefore, I'm looking to continue this experiment for the rest of 2018 to see what happens. I will keep you posted! This is my current A/B routine performed once every 3-5 days. The details of the protocol are provided in the podcast. For images and instruction for each exercise, please see Project Kratos and some links below: A Routine Pushup Pull up or chin up (alternated) Single legged squat (alternate starting left or right leg) Neck extension Neck flexion B Routine Seated row Overhead press Leg raises Single leg dumbbell calf raises Prone trunk extension  Neck lateral Highlights: How to think about optimising muscle hypertrophy over the long term How to balance the pursuit of

Dave and Patty Durell co-own and co-operate Rock Solid Fitness, a one-on-one personal training studio in Dunedin, Florida. Both Patty and Dave have an extraordinary fitness and business resume. Dave has been helping people improve their health for over 36 years. He has worked as a Fitness Center Manager, Personal Trainer, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant, and Collegiate and NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach. He is also the founder of High Intensity Nation, previously a HIT blog and podcast, which has been a huge inspiration and resource for my own work. Dave holds an Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapy from Housatonic Technical College; a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from Southern Connecticut State University; and a Master’s Degree in Health Fitness Administration from Southeast Missouri State University. Patty Durell has been helping people achieve their fitness goals for over 23 years. She is a Master Level Personal Trainer, Certified Conditioning Specialist, Licensed Physical Therapist

Simon Melov, PhD, heads the Buck Institute’s Genomic Core, which explores the role of the energy-making units inside cells, the mitochondria. Simon's research focus is in identifying molecular hallmarks of aging to guide the development of anti-aging therapies. Melov received his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of London in the UK. He held positions at Emory University in Atlanta and at the University of Colorado in Boulder before joining the faculty of the Buck Institute as an associate professor in 1999. Other research interests include the age-related bone disorder osteoporosis, age-related heart disease, the role of methylation in the aging human genome, and developing molecular techniques to better understand single cell changes with age. In a landmark study, Melov and collaborators showed that the more vigorous pattern of gene expression found in young adults could be partially restored in older adults who followed a strength training exercise program for 6 months. Highlights: The benefits of r

Dr. Bryce Lee (Insta: strengthspaceva) is a former Surface Warfare Naval Officer turned Director of Therapy and Co-founder of StrengthSpace, a provider of resistance-based exercise and physical therapy services. Bryce is a former Crossfit and Kettlebell addict and following a string of acute and overuse training injuries, became a Body By Science devotee, and eventually began training a few private clients, mainly as a hobby. Bryce doctoral prgram focus on orthopedics, pain neuroscience and the relationship between systemic inflammation and “mechanical” disorders like tendinopathy and osteoarthritis. Once he was promoted to Director of Therapy, Bryce was able to prioritize education of patients and this eventually afforded him the opportunity to open StrengthSpace. This was a really fun episode and the first on this show to foray into the world of physical therapy and strength training. Highlights: The political climate of physical therapy science The practices from physical therapy which Bryce has incorpora

Brandon Jonker (Brandon [@] Jonkercc [dot] com), former Director of Operations at Discover Strength, is a small business executive with a proven track record in the successful implementation of operations management principles and tactics to help scale and optimise a fitness business. Discover Strength’s four personal training facilities are among the highest volume/revenue training facilities in the country. Brandon joins me on the podcast to discuss Discover Strength's repetition duration study and the operations management cornerstones that help make Discover Strength one of the fastest growing high-intensity studio businesses.   Highlights: We discuss the recent Discover Strength study on the Results and Application of the Repetition Duration How to create an exercise menu that improves personal training service quality How to shadow trainers to improve client retention ... and much, much more! Grow your high-intensity training business HERE Get 10% OFF High Intensity Training Courses and Certifications

Mike Pullano is the Product and Fulfilment Manager at ARXFit, which he uses to exercise an average time of 7 hours and 8 minutes PER YEAR. In this episode, Mike and I do a deep dive on ARX technology to understand its role in the evolving exercise market, how business can incorporate ARX into their service portfolio and whether or not it's superior for stimulating optimal muscle hypertrophy. Highlights: The evolution of health clubs: from big-box gym to boutique A deep review of the features and function of ARX Strategies for ARX-based startups who also want to provide infrared sauna, vibration therapy, red-light therapy, and more. Why Mike believes ARX is the most effective tool available for optimising muscle hypertrophy And much more Get 15% off High Intensity Training Courses and Certifications and 60-Days FREE access to the Corporate Warrior Membership to help you grow your strength training business – Click HERE (only available till end of July 2018) Would you like to support Corporate Warrior? Please

In this episode, my guests are Abe Williams (Co-Founder of EverStrongSF) and Mike Pullano (Product and Fulfilment Manager at ARXFit). EverstrongSF is a fast-growing high-intensity strength training facility in San Francisco using ARX and MedX to provide a highly effective, efficient, and evidence-based exercise service. Everstrong SF have leveraged ARX technology to differentiate their business and offer the most leading-edge exercise service in the San Francisco Bay Area. "We were profitable by day eleven."    - Abe Williams, Co-Founder EverstrongSF In this episode, Abe tells his own fascinating health and fitness story that led to him become a high-intensity advocate and co-found EverStrongSF. Together, Mike and Abe describe how to start and grow a profitable ARX-based business. Get 15% off High Intensity Training Courses and Certifications and 60-Days FREE access to the Corporate Warrior Membership to help you grow your strength training business – Click HERE (only available till end of July 2018) Would

Six years ago, Ali Watts left the corporate world in Sydney, Australia, to follow her passion - helping people transform their bodies and minds through fitness and nutrition. She began her journey as a personal trainer and yoga teacher. Now, amongst other things (such as being a bad ass fit chick) she runs a quickly expanding Health Coaching business (employing other Health Coaches), is an owner of a S & C gymnastics studio and assists other business owners in the fitness and health industry to take their business to the next level. A while back, Ali kindly interviewed me on her podcast, Ali Fitness. I really enjoyed talking to Ali, and it quickly occurred to me that she is a very capable entrepreneur. She understands how to grow online and offline fitness businesses fast. To get a FREE business consultation with Ali, email Ali on ali [@] ali [dot] fitness Contact Ali: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Instagram Get 15% off High Intensity Training Courses and Certifications and 60-Days FREE access to the Corpo

Dr. Jeremy Loenneke is an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at The University of Mississippi within the School of Applied Sciences. He obtained his PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oklahoma under the mentorship of Dr. Michael Bemben. Dr. Loenneke had previously earned a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Exercise Science from Southeast Missouri State University under the mentorship of Dr. Joe Pujol. His research focuses on skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise with and without the application blood flow restriction. Listen to my Part 1 with Jeremy HERE Get 15% off High Intensity Training Courses and Certifications and 60-Days FREE access to the Corporate Warrior Membership to help you grow your strength training business – Click HERE In this episode, we cover: Muscle growth potential The value of high frequency training Multiple approaches to stimulating maximal muscle growth … and much more For all of the show notes, links and resources - Click HERE