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Few body transformations match the changes leading up to and after pregnancy. Adding in competing in a professional bodybuilding competition 14 months postpartum, and we’re talking about some of the largest swings in body composition the human body can muster.But that’s exactly what Kaici Galvan did. While pregnant, Kaici committed to prepping and competing at the NPC Kuclo Classic just 14 months after giving birth to her first child. Kaici and host Greg McCoy talk about what it takes, both in and out of the gym, to get in shape after pregnancy while taking care of a new addition to the family. 

When Yuri Diogenes and Greg first met, Yuri was at the very beginnings of his weight loss journey. And at that time, he wasn't sure if Greg would want to help him achieve a healthy lifestyle.A year later, Yuri not only had lost 100 pounds. He was also competing in bodybuilding competitions.Yuri's weight loss journey starts like a lot of people's: his health took a back seat to his career, and before he knew it he was feeling sluggish and unhealthy because of it. Yuri's success isn't shared by everyone who tries to get healthy, so on this episode of Real McCoy Radio, Greg and Yuri talk through what can increase the success of a healthy lifestyle change. They talk about everything from fitness and nutrition to mental health and approach. In the end, they hope to empower other people to try a different approach to adopting a healthy lifestyle, hopefully with more success.For more about Yuri:Twitter: https://twitter.com/yuridiogenes?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ydiogenes/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuridiogenesFor more about host Greg McCoy:Website: https://gregmccoy.nethttps://hiddengym.net/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TrainerGregM...Instargram:https://www.instagram.com/greg.w.mccoy/

10 episodes y'all! A big milestone for Real McCoy Radio and we truly appreciate you listening to the conversations we are having on this platform.This week's episode is a fun one. We have former U.S. team boxer and current business owner and boxing coach, Tony Mack!Tony, despite having a comparatively late start in boxing, had a meteoric career in professional boxing that was cut short due to a recurring industry. But that didn't stop him, because he knows what hard work is and to overcome obstacles you have to keep working. From the end of his professional career to today, he transitioned to training boxers and starting his own boxing fitness business, Tony Mack Elite Training.Tony and host Greg McCoy talk about what it takes to be a trainer for different people and how you can grow and develop as an individual as your business grows.For more info on Tony Mack:Website: https://www.tmackelite.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tmackelitetraining/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tmackelitetraining/For more about host Greg McCoy:Website: https://gregmccoy.nethttps://hiddengym.net/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TrainerGregM...Instargram:https://www.instagram.com/greg.w.mccoy/

On this week’s Real McCoy Radio, we have fitness icon Larry North!Larry got his start with fitness over thirty years ago and has transformed his love of the industry into multiple successful business ventures including: his own line of gyms, a nationally-aired infomercial, a best-selling book and even a health-conscious restaurant.Larry and host Greg McCoy have a wide-ranging conversation about gym ownership, helping others and how your approach to your career changes and develops as you age.We also get a healthy dose of Dallas-based fitness history, where Larry takes us through the start of the gym fitness trend up til now.Want to know more about Larry?Website: https://www.larrynorthfitness.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larrynorthgym/https://www.instagram.com/larry_north/Twitter: https://twitter.com/larrynorthgymFor more about host Greg McCoy:Website: https://gregmccoy.nethttps://hiddengym.net/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TrainerGregM...Instargram:https://www.instagram.com/greg.w.mccoy/

Having a career in fitness is more than being able to train a client. It requires a lot of growth and self-actualization to set and achieve goals for your career. And part of that self-actualization is being able to understand your strengths and weaknesses, and how to leverage those with other people.Fortunately, Lindsay Vastola has a lot of experience helping people to be more aware of how they work and how to become better at being fitness professionals. And this week, she and Greg talk about what it takes to be a fitness business leader and how to understand and develop your career to have a positive and lasting impact on the industry.Want to know more about Lindsay?Website: http://www.bodyprojectfitness.com/For more about host Greg McCoy:Website: https://gregmccoy.nethttps://hiddengym.net/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TrainerGregM...Instargram:https://www.instagram.com/greg.w.mccoy/

Personal training is a career where you can easily feel like you're in a rut. A client rut, an organization rut or more commonly a revenue rut. No one wants to stick with a career they feel they've capped out in.That's specifically what Matthew Park built his trainer coaching business around. Starting from humble beginnings in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Matthew began pursuing a career in personal training. After moving to California to grow his career, he quickly realized that with a methodical and strategic approach, he could transform what was originally a hand-to-mouth career in fitness into earning tens of thousands of dollars a month. Later, he would systemize this and create a coaching plan called Trainer Revenue Multiplier.On Real McCoy Radio, Park and host Greg McCoy talk about what the common struggles are for personal trainers holding them back to having a healthy and long-lasting career. They talk organization, expectations, careful planning and mindset. Oh, and a little bit of Texas vs. Canada comes into the conversation.To learn more about Matthew Park:Website: https://www.mathewpark.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=573581968Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mindset_matt/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/matparkmuscle/For more about host Greg McCoy:Website: https://gregmccoy.nethttps://hiddengym.net/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TrainerGregM...Instargram:https://www.instagram.com/greg.w.mccoy/

On this episode of Real McCoy Radio, host Greg McCoy has athlete, personal trainer, business owner and mother, Nathalia Melo on!Nathalia got her start in the fitness world competing at a professional level. But, unlike many athletes looking to grow in the fitness industry, Nathalia found that being a competition trainer wasn't how she wanted to move forward with her career. Above all, Nathalia wanted to be surrounded by passion and "her people," which is to say she has no patience for an unenjoyable grind of a job.That drive for passion led her to empower women and mothers with her online training business Mother Strong League. Developed from her bedside after giving birth to her daughter, Mother Strong League has grown to be a successful online training program to help women continue to be strong and healthy after pregnancy. For more about Nathalia, you can find her on:Website: https://nathaliamelofit.com/mother-strong-league/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NathaliaMeloFitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathaliamelofit/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nathaliamelofitYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC62RNuYUHVPlCtpQNcTcGxQ/videosFor more about host Greg McCoy: Website: https://gregmccoy.nethttps://hiddengym.net/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TrainerGregM...Instargram:https://www.instagram.com/greg.w.mccoy/

Faith drives many of us in our day-to-day lives. Whether it is motivating us to improve our own situations, help others or to simply keep us grounded, faith can be a centerpiece of any part of our lives.This week on Real McCoy Radio, host Greg McCoy brought in trainer and faith leader Chad Hackler.Chad and Greg discuss what role faith can take in the realm of health and fitness and why being physically healthy is an important step to being spiritually healthy. They also tackle hard questions about discussing faith openly in a training setting and how it may be less inappropriate than you think to discuss faith with your clients.For more info about Chad Hackler:Website: http://www.leadershipdude.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chadhacklerTwitter: https://twitter.com/leadership_dudeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadershipdude/For more about host Greg McCoy:Website: https://gregmccoy.nethttps://hiddengym.net/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TrainerGregM...Instargram:https://www.instagram.com/greg.w.mccoy/

This week's guest is a special one: IFBB professional bikini competitor, Olympia competitor, four-time contest winner, professional fitness model, fitness influencer and the host's wife, Tawna Eubanks McCoy!Tawna fills the role that many professionals in the fitness world find themselves falling into--there is no "one gig" to bring your financial stability and personal growth. In Tawna's case, she is a workhorse--from competing to modeling to being a brand rep, she is always searching for a new way to expand her brand and grow her business.As you might expect, that much work and effort doesn't come without its ups and downs. Tawna talks to Greg--who might have more insider understanding than most--about what it takes to get to where she is today. The starting gigs, the disappointment, the perseverance and in the end the personal freedom of authenticity.If you want to get a behind-the-scenes look at what the life of a model, competitor and fitness influencer looks like, there is no better person than Tawna to listen to.For more about Tawna:Website:https://tawnaeubanks.com/about/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tawnaeubanksmccoy/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tawnaeubanksmccoy/And be sure to stay tuned to Tawna's social media to hear more about her online training program, Transform with Tawna!For more about host Greg McCoy:Website: https://gregmccoy.nethttps://hiddengym.net/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TrainerGregM...Instargram:https://www.instagram.com/greg.w.mccoy/

Is one of your career goals to go to Hollywood and train some of the most famous people in the world? To have your clientele be made up of people who make a living on the silver screen? Well, that's what professional trainer Shawnee Harkins does. She came in to talk to Greg about how she broke into the celebrity training world--and it wasn't a normal route by any means.Despite surviving three traumatic brain injuries, Shawnee was able to achieve all the goals she set for herself--from walking again and become a firefighter to starting her very own health and fitness program focused on neurological well-being.On the episode, she shares insight on what it takes to overcome adversity and how to really break into the world of celebrity training. It's a rollercoaster, from hospital beds to cocktail parties, and she takes us on the whole journey.For more about Shawnee: Website: http://www.shawneeharkins.com/home/aboutshawnee.htmlNeuro State of Mind: https://neurostateofmind.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawneeharkins/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrityTrainerShawneeHarkins/More of Shawnee's history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w95iekpTmJE&feature=youtu.beFor more about host Greg McCoy:Website: https://gregmccoy.nethttps://hiddengym.net/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TrainerGregM...Instargram:https://www.instagram.com/greg.w.mccoy/

Having a career is all about evolution, right? Well, one of the more ambitious goals you can have as a personal trainer is to own your own business, and that's exactly what host Greg McCoy and guest TJ Clark discuss on this episode of Real McCoy Radio. What does it really take to grow a personal training hustle into a full-fledged stand-alone gym? Both TJ and Greg have been there—working hard to make that transition and do it successfully—and are ready to talk about it. They talk about not ever forgetting the skills you pick up as a personal trainer and really committing to hard work and perseverance. Because success isn't instantaneous and may require some outside-of-the-box thinking.Want to know more about TJ Clark? Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tjclark81/Check out Legends of Rockwall: https://www.instagram.com/legendsfitrockwall/For more about host Greg McCoy:Website: https://gregmccoy.nethttps://hiddengym.net/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TrainerGregM...Instargram:https://www.instagram.com/greg.w.mccoy/

On the very first episode of Real McCoy Radio, the topic is six-figure personal training!Host Greg McCoy has professional trainer Jeff Dwelle in the studio to dive into how to turn personal training into a life-long, successful career.Jeff is a personal trainer with decades of experience, starting as a part-time, on-staff trainer and carrying that career through decades into his own business spanning all manner of training, from general health and weight loss to bodybuilding competition prep. If you want to know what it truly takes to turn personal training from a part-time job to a full-time, six-figure career, Jeff and Greg walk through all the important steps in a career and how to develop your own brand and niche in the industry.