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Katie, or Coach K, wears many hats. Hoosier farm girl, Purdue University Grad, Crossfit Level 1, Registered Radiologic Technologist, & Certified Nutrition Coach via ISSA & Precision Nutrition. Her heart is in helping others find their health & happiness. She specializes in mindset, gut health, & sports nutrition with a no diet dogma or one size-size-fits-all approach. After decades of struggling with her own health issues from Crohn’s, being overweight, disordered eating, infertility, hormonal imbalances, & being a competitive athlete, she is passionate about helping others find self-love, attain their goals, & create sustainable success habits. In this interview we discuss: - Her history with Crohns - CrossFit at almost 40 years old - How eating animal-based helped her eating disorder - Not having a gall bladder - How much food she eats You can find Coach Katie on her website https://lilbitoffit.com/​ or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lil_bit_of_fit

Nicole Carter is a Holistic Health Educator, wellness program developer, product formulator and Master Herbalist, and author with over 13 years of experience studying, teaching and using herbal medicine and other holistic modalities. She has founded several herbal and wellness businesses and has formulated numerous herbal products for other companies. Because education is a big part of her work she teaches health in many facets, including teaching wellness strategies for schools students, teachers and parents. She has been teaching classes live, online via Webinars and through her published book and DVD series for several years. Nicole has many years of training and experience in the field of wellness including a Masters Degree in Health Promotion from University of Nevada Las Vegas with a focus on holistic health, obesity and corporate wellness.  In this interview we talk about: - What is the gut? - Do we need fiber? - What is normal poop? - What damages the gut? - Is alcohol really that bad? - If diet soda has zero carbs why shouldn't you drink it? - Does gut health affect immune health?  You can find Nicole at her website https://healthywithnicole.com/​ or on IG at https://www.instagram.com/healthy_with_nicole

Laurie was a business consultant for over 25 years, Laurie Soper is a mother of two, grandmother of three, intermittent faster, and carnivore. Through several near-death tragedies and personal losses, she has discovered an array of lifesaving tools to find clarity, peace, freedom, and joy. She recently quit her job to become a full-time Clarity Coach for Men. With Laurie’s guidance, busy executives and successful professionals can face divorce and other serious personal crises with clarity, confidence, and peace of mind. https://www.facebook.com/LaurieSoperCoachforMen

Dusty is the co-owner and head gymnastics coach of DogTown CrossFit in Culver City, California.   Dusty trains anyone and everyone, from your everyday Joe to elite CrossFitters, athletes, and teams. In the last few years, he has worked with Lindsey Valenzuela, Kenneth Leverich, Noah Ohlsen, Ruth Anderson Horrell, Tommy Hackenbruck, and the UTE CrossFit Team. This past season Dusty was as hired as the Head Coach of the Los Angeles Reign, a Professional Sports Team that plays GRID in the NPGL on NBC.  His focus remains on safety, health, and longevity in fitness. Dusty continues to travel and present the CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer Course and has co-written “Breaking Parallel” with CrossFit Gymnastics Subject Matter Expert Jeff Tucker, due out in the Spring.:   You can find Dusty.... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DogTownCrossFit​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dustyhyland/​Website: http://www.theskillwod.com/

Ella and I talk about how we coach people looking for different goals but use many of the same principles in our practices. We discuss how IIFYM can be beneficial and at the same maybe cause more problems than it solves. Video of this episode: https://youtu.be/wApAdWt3XVE

Torrey is a really cool guy who has helped tons of people improve their quality of life. He is in his 40's and has a lot of experience with various nutrition and fitness protocols. He uses his experience to give his clients the best options to help them reach their goals. IG: @torreypenn  Website: https://pennfusionfitness.com​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torrey.penn

Marty is doing groundbreaking work in understanding how and why we eat. The information he is gathering and analyzing is showing us that our bodies are smarter than we give them credit for and if we learn to listen we'll be far better off. The more research Marty does, the further away we get from dogmatic adherence to a single principle and the closer we get to achieving the optimal human diet.  Marty's new book! "Big Fat Keto Lies" https://optimisingnutrition.com/big-fat-keto-lies-introduction/Website: https://optimisingnutrition.com/blog/Nutrition Challenge: https://www.datadrivenfasting.com/

I want to introduce you to my Mom. She's 66 years old, does CrossFit, and follows a carnivore lifestyle.  She deadlifts 160 lbs, loves lifting weights, and enjoys a steak as much as the next guy.  She has reversed osteoporosis and been able to reduce thyroid medication as well.   If she can do these things, so can you!!  

Jocelyn has been in the CrossFit scene for over 12 years. For three years she's been documenting her food, training, and data on Instagram at @theketoathlete. Now a website as well, The Keto Athlete is a hobby and a passion side-project where she gets to share information and geek out with other curious fitness freaks.   Jocelyn is living proof that much of the nutrition dogma being perpetuated by the fitness community is incorrect.  Website: https://www.theketoathlete.org/Instagram: @theketoathlete

Jaime discovered her passion for nutrition shortly after her first child was born. She started to become more mindful of what her family was eating. She jumped at any opportunity to learn more about nutrition and wellness. She took classes, read books, researched, experimented, and began making big changes in the kitchen. She and her husband started to experience positive changes in their own health: boosts in energy, clearer skin, weight loss, and more. Her husband who had been suffering from debilitating migraines for years was for the first time pain-free.   She got certified as an NTP through the Nutritional Therapy Association so that she could help others who wanted to make better food choices for themselves and their families.  Website: https://www.jaimebrookewellness.com/Instagram: @jaimebrookewellness

The title says it all. Ignore the mTor noise. Ignore the naysayers who avoid the most important macronutrient.   Protein is here where it's at. Go eat some right now!! The full video version of this episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/2fgSM3RYbf8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theapextrainingsystem Instagram: @bronsondant72 Website: https://apxts.com

In this episode, I talk to Jason Siegel about his fitness journey. Jason is a regular guy who has been actively engaged in trying to be fit and healthy for several years. He's tried a bunch of things and is now doing the things he thinks are working best for him at this stage of his life. Take a listen, his story could be yours.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theapextrainingsystem Instagram: @bronsondant72 Website: https://apxts.com

This episode is a replay from our Box Talk series. Lori is a member of our gym. She is almost 60 and is one of the most caring people you could ever meet. She understands the importance of helping first and the power of being around other people who are working towards the same goals as you. We all need help sometimes and going through the process can be hard. Having a tribe and friends to help along the way makes a huge difference.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theapextrainingsystem Instagram: @bronsondant72 Website: https://apxts.com

In this episode, I sit down with Jeannie Engle and talk about her past, living life with multiple injuries, and how CBD helps her recovery routine. Jeannie is a fascinating woman who has a thirst for knowledge, a great big heart, and loves to lift heavy and go hard....but she wasn't always this way.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theapextrainingsystem Instagram: @bronsondant72 Website: https://apxts.com

Jamie Dant is a wizard at helping people fix their nutrition. She's smart, knowledgeable, and very good and making things easy to understand. Her programs have helped hundreds of people lose fat, build muscle, avoid or get off of medication, and feel better every day. Jamie has spent years learning the best methods and information there is to help you get healthy and stay that way.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theapextrainingsystem Instagram: @bronsondant72 Website: https://apxts.com

This episode is a replay of an interview I did with Susie, one of our members at the gym. Susie is 64 years old and isn't anywhere near slowing down. Her brand new Corvette and constant energy are a testament to the power of the mind and a willingness to work for the freedom that being fit brings to our lives.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theapextrainingsystem Instagram: @bronsondant72 Website: https://apxts.com

Laura Gray is passionate about mountain biking and what it can teach us about life, and helping others. She is very energized by the new, youth mountain biking league in Maryland and what it is doing not just for kids but for girls especially. We both work as part of the fantastic management team of the Maryland Inter-Scholastic Cycling League (MICL). We are both super excited to bring this experience to Maryland, not just for the kids but to also provide an outlet for adults to give back to the community. I have never felt so energized doing something as a volunteer. It has helped fill a void and I urge you to listen and consider the league as a cause you can buy into. More info on the league: http://www.marylandmtb.org/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theapextrainingsystem Instagram: @bronsondant72 Website: https://apxts.com

In this episode, I talk with Mary Duckhorn, a personal trainer, and yoga instructor who started her fitness and health one way and over time had to completely reverse her mindset and program to reach her goals. She is now working at Ellicott City Health and Fitness as a boot camp instructor and personal trainer. Mary recently developed and started a new program called Move Fusion that has been wildly successful and is expanding it to offer more classes in the upcoming months.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theapextrainingsystem Instagram: @bronsondant72 Website: https://apxts.com

Ben and I talk about what goals really are and how to set them so you can actually reach them. We touch on how you can use goals setting practices to fight off the effects of time and regain your health, confidence, and freedom. Here is a resource for you to learn more about setting goals.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theapextrainingsystem Instagram: @bronsondant72 Website: https://apxts.com

Dr. Reisinger has spent many years helping people in his practice prevent illness. He is on the cutting edge of cardiovascular risk prevention and prevention. In this episode, you are going to hear some things that may surprise you and hopefully make you ask some serious questions about your current lifestyle and risk for illness. Red Flags https://www.baledoneen.com/learn/red-flags/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theapextrainingsystem Instagram: @bronsondant72 Website: https://apxts.com