I just wanted to jump in real quick and let you know that myself and the team here at Rebel Performance are going to be hitting pause on the podcast and social media content production for a few weeks. We are doing this so that myself and the rest of the team at Rebel Performance can exhale, spend more time with their family and friends, and recharge the batteries a bit. This does not mean our coaching program is slowing down in anyway. In fact, it means the opposite because we will be...

Is finding a 1-rep max worth it? While the 1-rep max has a storied history in strength sports, we are here to argue against it. The 1-rep max can make sense in very specific use cases, but for the vast majority of people, it will not be an efficient or wise usage of their time. On the episode today we break down why that is, and more importantly, what we recommend doing instead if your goal is to optimize your physique, performance AND health. Here’s a bit of what you can expect to learn:...

Are you looking to fast track your physique and performance? If so, then carb cycling may be a great nutritional strategy for you. Personally, it’s what I’ve had the most success with and it’s worked like magic for many of our clients here at Rebel. What I love about the carb cycling strategy is that it creates an appropriate physiological match between your input (food coming in) and your output (energy you expend). The downside though is that I see many people who 1) still have no idea what...

When it comes to hypertrophy, aesthetics and building muscle, it’s not going to be rocket science for the majority of people. Like most things, the complexity increases with the degree of the goal (getting your pro card, stepping on stage, etc.). But for your average Joe wanting an athletic physique and to put on more muscle, it’s not difficult to obtain, especially if you’re eating enough food in the process. Where most people tend to drop the ball is when they choose incredibly dumb...

Is keto diet right for you? It’s no surprise that the majority of conversations surrounding nutrition and wellness have a way of turning into something along the lines of,“Have you tried this diet yet?” And at some point or another, we’ve all heard of the keto diet; however, there’s still a large amount of confusion and misinformation floating around what it actually is, and more importantly, who and what it’s actually good for. On the podcast today, Erin Murray and I break down what keto is...

Would you like to never stop making progress in your training? Someone sent me an email recently letting me know they were making great progress for about a month and a half but unfortunately hit a wall and stopped seeing results. There can be a lot of different variables contributing to this, but one of the primary reasons we see that happen is because people don’t sequence their training appropriately (or, in some cases, at all). Tune in below to discover why sequencing your training is so...

Do you want to be successful with your nutrition without having to count calories?? Your need to count calories is going to be dependent on your goal and the level of your goal that you’re trying to achieve. So with that said, who should and who shouldn’t be counting calories to be successful?

Can you burn fat and build muscle at the same time? Despite all the marketing and non-sense you see on the internet, the answer is it depends. Some people can while others can’t…so the million dollar question is which group do you fall into? And on the podcast today we’re going to break it down for you. We discuss what to do if you are a beginner vs. a more advanced trainee, how to choose between building muscle or burning fat depending on your bodyweight goal, and the importance of high...

Joining me on the show this week is my buddy Dr. Mike T Nelson to break down his metabolic flexibility system… And the idea behind it is simple - how can you use fats to help with body composition and then use carbs to dominate in the gym? Listen in to discover how to use metabolic flexibility to more efficiently build muscle and improve your performance.

Joining me on the show this week is the Rebel crew, Keiran Halton, Ryan Patrick, Ryan L’Ecuyer, and Lance Goyke. We can all agree building muscle is a common goal amongst most people; however, we can also agree that actually accomplishing that can be quite the challenge. One of the main obstacles we see people running into is that they’re not sequencing their training appropriately. Listen in for our step-by-step approach to help you consistently build muscle.

Whether you’re trying to lose weight or gain weight, there will likely come a time when the scale stops moving and you hit a plateau. In these cases, it’s important to know what you need to do and the adjustments you need to make to continue to make progress. So listen in to discover the steps to take to make the appropriate adjustments to your nutrition plan when things just aren’t moving in the right direction.

What are the physiologic and behavioral costs of getting lean? There’s people all over the internet trying to sell you the vision of getting as lean as possible, but what are the actual costs to getting that lean? Listen in to learn how lean is too lean and how you can actually get lean the right way.

If you’re looking to improve your ankle mobility, then this episode is for you. Joining me on the show this week is the Rebel crew, Keiran Halton, Lance Goyke, and Ryan Patrick. Listen in to discover how we go about improving ankle mobility so you can look good and move well.

Joining me on the show this week is our in-house nutrition coach Erin Murray rounding out our nutrition series. We’ve unpacked protein; we’ve unpacked carbs; now, it’s time for us to dive into fats. Listen in to learn how many fats and what types of fats you should be eating so that you can build healthy, lean muscle along with other key physiologic variables.

Exercise selection plays a very important role in seeing results and making progress, and there are heaps of of underrated and underutilized exercises causing you to leave a lot of gains on the table. Listen in as Keiran Halton, Lance Goyke, Ryan L'Ecuyer and I unpack the exercises you should stop overlooking and start implementing in your training as soon as possible.

Depending on who you follow or what you’ve been taught, carbohydrates have always been looked at from all sorts of angles, and, a lot of the time, are attacked quite aggressively. This is why I wanted to continue our nutrition series with Rebel’s nutrition coach, Erin Murray, to talk all things carbs and provide a very well-rounded discussion around carbohydrates. Listen in to discover the ins and outs of carbohydrates so you can level up on all things nutrition.

If you were a high school, college or maybe even professional athlete, and it's been a MINUTE since you've sprinted, but you're looking to bring it back into your training so you can win back some of that lost athleticism, then listen in to discover the do's, the dont's and the best practices to successfully start sprinting again.

With nutrition accounting for around 80% of your results, it’s probably a good idea to understand the ins and outs of a healthy, sustainable diet that is appropriate for you and your goals. Listen in to learn how much protein and what types of protein you should be eating so that you can build healthy, lean muscle along with other key physiologic variables.

This week Rebel coaches Lance Goyke, Keiran Halton and I sit down and unpack the ins and outs of the mouthpiece. We dive right in to what the mouthpiece is, what’s it’s actually doing and whether or not you should be wearing one when you lift and train. Listen in to discover whether or not you should be wearing a mouthpiece when you train and the things that need to be taking place at joints for you to optimize your range of motion.

If you’re interested in conditioning, VO2 max, resiliency and becoming an antifragile human, then today’s podcast episode is for you. Listen in to discover why you need to do your conditioning for both health and performance (and why the mitochondria reserve capacity is so important).

Do you have goals of maximizing your muscle and physique but are having trouble connecting the dots in your training? Sitting down with me this week is Coach Ryan L’Ecuyer and Chris Barakat to dive deep in the trenches of all things hypertrophy training. Listen in to unpack the ins and outs of hypertrophy training so you can maximize your muscle and performance.

This week on the podcast, the entire Rebel crew and I sit down to talk all things blood flow restriction training. Listen in to learn some underlying mechanisms and protocols for how to best utilize blood flow restriction training if you choose to do so.

For the vast majority of people trying to lose weight, gain weight or improve their body composition, figuring out where to start and what to focus on is the most challenging part. This is why I wanted to bring on Rebel's Nutrition Coach, Erin Murray, to unpack the most optimal way for YOU to approach your nutrition journey for the best results. Listen in to learn how to put the habits, actions and behaviors in place now, so that you'll see compounding progress over the next 10 to 20 years.

This week Doug Larson joins me so I can pick his brain on the act of balancing your training so that you CAN train the way you want to train and live the way you want to live WITHOUT feeling beaten down in the process. Listen in to learn the things you should be doing so that you can train hard and feel good.