Podcasts by The Smarter Sculpted Physique: Training | Nutrition | Muscle Gain | Fat Loss
Discussion about training and nutrition, fat loss and muscle gain, fitness, mindset and everything else you need to sculpt a better physique.
Further podcasts by Scott Abel, Mike Forest
Podcast on the topic Gesundheit und Fitness
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SSP 161. Good Mood, Healthy Food from 2019-11-04T04:00:54
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Negative mood can equal bad food choices and vice versa. But temp...
SSP 160. Scott Strikes Back (Now, It’s My Turn) from 2019-10-14T04:00:41
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? Scott Strikes Back (Now, It’s My Turn) ?
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Social media is notorious for person...
SSP 159. Metabolism Porn - It's Diet Fantasy from 2019-09-30T04:00:45
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Fantasy over reality. Fad diets promise ...
SSP 158. A Trained Metabolism – Results of Overeating Experiment from 2019-09-23T04:00:41
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SSP 157. Three Ways to Stop Self-Sabotage – Lessons from Clients from 2019-09-16T04:00:34
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SSP 156. Six Weight Loss Approaches to Avoid, and How from 2019-09-09T04:00:44
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Six Weight Loss Approaches to Avoid, and How
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Scott outlines six a...
SSP 155. Eating Disordered Diets Disguised as Healthy from 2019-09-02T04:00:01
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SSP 154. Three Reasons Why Coaching Matters for Physique Transformation from 2019-08-19T04:00:12
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SSP 153. Dr. Erin Simmons - Gettin' Real on Women and Fitness from 2019-08-12T04:00
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SSP 152. Krista Scott-Dixon – The Professional Coach and the Impact of Women in Fitness from 2019-08-05T04:00:02
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SSP 151. Three Diet Secrets to Long-Term Sustainable Progress from 2019-07-29T04:00:21
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SSP 150. Rachel Cosgrove, on Women and Fitness from 2019-07-22T04:00:18
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Rachel Cosgrove is owner of R...
SSP 149. Talkin' Shop with Supertrainer Lee Boyce from 2019-07-15T04:00:10
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? Talkin' Shop with Supertrainer Lee Boyce ?
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Lee Boyce is a Toronto-bas...
SSP 148. The Steroid Years from 2019-07-08T04:00:57
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Scott shares the inside scoop on his own history with steroids, what really goes on behind the sc...
SSP 147. A Conversation with the Happy Healthy Vegan from 2019-07-01T04:00:54
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Ryan Lum, t...
SSP 146. Three Simple Ways to Optimize Metabolism from 2019-06-17T04:00:57
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Scott presents the...
SSP 145. Some Basic Guidance for Healthy Nutrition, with Dr. Michael Greger from 2019-06-10T04:00:48
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SSP 144. Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Men from 2019-04-22T04:00:50
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Scott discusses the ...
SSP 143. Rattling Another Protein Myth from 2019-04-08T04:00:41
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? Rattling Another Protein Myth ?
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Think protein is the macronutrient that satisfies best? Think...
SSP Special - Remembering Andy Sinclair from 2019-03-26T07:00:03
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?? Remembering Andy Sinclair ??
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In this special episode, Scott pays tribute to the memory of his fr...
SSP 142. Live Q&A with JC Santana from 2019-03-18T04:00:04
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Scott and JC host a Live Q&A session, fielding audience questions ...
SSP 141. Gettin' Real with JC Santana from 2019-03-04T04:00:40
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Scott and JC discuss how an expert coach can adjust and succeed-...
SSP 140. Gut Health and Fitness with Dr. Angie Sadeghi from 2019-02-25T04:00:09
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Gastroent...
SSP 139. More Biomechanics with JC Santana from 2019-02-18T04:00:01
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JC Santana and Scott continue their conve...
SSP 138. Biomechanics with JC Santana from 2019-02-11T04:00:16
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Functional fitness trailblazer and biomechanics expert JC ...
SSP 137. 17 Must-Have Principles for Physique Transformation from 2019-02-04T04:00:48
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SSP 136. A Conversation with Coach Dan Garner from 2019-01-28T04:00:13
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? A Converation with Coach Dan Garner ?
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Strength coach and nutrition speciali...
SSP 135. How to Never Fail at a Diet Again from 2019-01-21T04:00:38
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It’s no secret that dieting is a popular New Ye...
SSP 134. The Value of Mono-Meals from 2019-01-14T04:00:18
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One food. All meals. Several days. The Coach outlines the benefits and...
SSP 133. The Self-Sabotaging Mindset from 2018-12-17T04:20:24
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? The Self-Sabotaging Mindset ?
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Why and how can some people achieve then maintain physique transf...
SSP 132. Food, Diet and the Holiday Season from 2018-12-10T04:00:49
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It’s the Holiday season and time to start frett...
SSP 131. Research and Support for Hardgainer Solution 2.0 from 2018-12-03T04:00:46
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SSP 130. Metabolism First_How Diets Make You Fat from 2018-11-26T04:00:44
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? Metabolism First: How Diets Make You Fat ?
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Scott’s said for years...
SSP 129. Reflections on my Discussion with Dr. T. Colin Campbell from 2018-11-19T04:00:26
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SSP 128. Magic Tricks and Photo Shoots from 2018-11-12T04:00:26
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Scott shares personal stories from his bodybuilding past ...
SSP 127. Engaged to be Divorced from 2018-11-05T04:00:57
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Scott compares repeated diet failures common with fad dieting to the cycle of un...
SSP 126. Nutrition Research Lies and Deception from 2018-10-29T04:00:13
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Scott reacts to a recent podcast fe...
SSP 125. If Seeing is Believing from 2018-10-22T04:00:58
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Coach Scott shares the specifics of his own recent medical lab results to demonstrate ho...
SSP 124. A Dialog with Dr. T. Colin Campbell from 2018-10-15T04:00:21
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Best-selling author and nutrition scientist...
SSP 123. I Wish I Could Eat Carbs from 2018-10-08T04:00:41
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? I Wish I Could Eat Carbs ?
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Scott’s clients are frequently asked what they eat to get so lean and stay tha...
SSP 122. Struggling with Fitness or Diet Goals from 2018-10-01T04:00:02
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Perspective helps frame an individual’s...
SSP 121. How to Build a Great Physique, Part 2 from 2018-09-24T04:00:15
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Surf’s up!! Scott applies a surfing ...
SSP 120. The Precept of Occam's Razor from 2018-09-17T04:00:10
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? The Precept of Occam's Razor ?
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Achieving and maintaining a lean physique is much simpler t...
SSP 119. How to Build a Great Physique from 2018-09-03T04:00:18
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? How to Build a Great Physique ?
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What’s the best training strategy to build a bigger, more m...
SSP 118. Superheroes and Villains from 2018-08-20T04:00:51
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Every superhero needs a super-villain, even in nutrition dogma. Pop science po...
SSP 117. Keto Diet is an Epic Fail from 2018-08-13T04:00:34
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Lose weight short term on keto…but at what cost? Scott presents clinical resear...
SSP 116. Let's Get Nuts! from 2018-08-06T04:00:37
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We go nuts for nuts in this episode, discussing how nuts deliver a nutritional punch and contribute to meta...
SSP 115. A Journey Into Food Freedom from 2018-07-30T04:00:28
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This episode explores how our perceptions shape real...
SSP 114. Hardgainer Solution 2.0 from 2018-07-23T04:00:27
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? Hardgainer Solution 2.0 ?
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Coach Scott Abel introduces subtle tweaks to his bestselling workout p...
SSP 113. Breaking Vegan: Client Edition from 2018-07-16T04:00:21
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Straight from the Inbox, Scott shares emails from clients ...
SSP 112. Let's Talk About SEX from 2018-07-09T04:00:08
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Research shows that diet affects reproductive health. Scott references more than a dozen p...
SSP 111. Cravings are a Head Game from 2018-07-02T04:00:30
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A client writes Scott, asking for advice to deal with food cravings. Are t...
SSP 110. How to Lose More than 70 lbs.! from 2018-06-25T04:00:24
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? How to Lose More than 70 lbs.! ?
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Scott’s clients JP and Byron—who have lost a combined 170 ...
SSP 109. Diet, Training, and Life Lessons from Aruba from 2018-06-18T04:00:08
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Scott shares observ...
SSP 108. Women, Food and Breast Cancer from 2018-06-11T04:00:51
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? Women, Food and Breast Cancer ?
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Dietary fiber appears to be the star of the show when i...
SSP 107. Drug-Free Breakthrough from 2018-06-04T04:00:09
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So you want to cure cancer, autism, reverse the aging process, and regrow ampu...
SSP 106. The Protein Con Job from 2018-05-21T04:00:28
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Scott suggests that protein is over-promoted and over-consumed. He presents scientific evi...
SSP 105. Vegan Diet and Angry Omnivores from 2018-05-07T04:00:56
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Scott’s received some strong reactions from both veg...
SSP 104. The Aerobic Myth of Fat Loss from 2018-04-30T04:00:14
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Think that cardio puts you on the path to leanness? Think again....
SSP 103. Whole Food Plant-Based or Militant Veganism from 2018-04-23T04:00:50
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Scott’s recent an...
SSP 102. Cycle Diet Success Stor(ies): John Paul Bryce (Part II) from 2018-04-16T04:00:04
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SSP 101. Cycle Diet Success Story - John Paul Bryce from 2018-04-09T04:00:22
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SSP 100. Carbs and Insulin from 2018-04-02T04:00:39
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Scott celebrates his 100th SSP episode with a lecture on the relationship between insulin and carbs...
SSP 99. The Training Model and Program Design from 2018-03-26T04:00:01
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The Coach covers the basics o...
SSP 98. I've Gone Vegan, You Haven't, and This Is Why That's Fine from 2018-03-19T04:00:33
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? I've Gone Vegan, You Haven't, and This Is Why That's Fine ?
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The Coach presen...
SSP 97. Bad News for Fitbit and Other Calorie Trackers from 2018-03-12T04:00:12
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Episode 96. The Truth About Fruit from 2018-03-05T04:00:22
So, what's up with all that sugar in fruit? The Coach provides some facts to counter the hype and nonsense that fruit can make you fat.
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SSP 95. Q&A – Ask Me Anything Session from 2018-02-26T04:00:40
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The Coach opens the floor and takes questions from the audi...
SSP 94. Important Letters to the Coach_Re: Competing from 2018-02-19T04:00:30
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SSP 93. More Diet and Fitness Industry Nonsense from 2018-02-12T04:00:11
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The food industr...
SSP 92. Diet Mentality Insanity vs The Science of Metabolism from 2018-01-29T04:00:54
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SSP 91. JP's Transformation: Cheat Days and Permanent Weight Loss from 2018-01-22T04:00:24
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SSP 90. Zen and New Year's Resolutions (Part 2) from 2018-01-15T04:00:32
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In this segment S...
SSP 89. Zen and New Year's Resolutions (Part 1) from 2018-01-08T04:00:06
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This is a new year…or is it? A...
SSP 88. Ask Me Anything - An Open Discussion with the Coach from 2017-12-26T04:00:22
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SSP 87. Metabolism in Relation to Biochemical and Hormonal Reality from 2017-12-18T04:00:01
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SSP 86. Optimizing Metabolism from 2017-12-11T04:00:29
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Scott presents some insights on the importance of whole foods to weight ...
SSP 85. More Real-World Support for Carb-Based Diets from 2017-12-04T04:00:08
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SSP 84. Lies and Misinformation about Artificial Sweeteners from 2017-11-27T04:00:05
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SSP 83. Ange's Remarkable Transformation Success Story from 2017-11-20T04:00:39
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SSP 82. What Real Research Says about Training for Physique Development from 2017-11-13T06:59:45
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SSP 81. Lose 10 lbs. in 10 Days! from 2017-11-06T04:00:28
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Sound impossible? If you’re talking about lbs. of fat, it is! Coach...
SSP 80. The Foundations of Success from 2017-10-30T04:00:24
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Coach Scott Abel disc...
SSP 79. All About Testosterone from 2017-10-23T10:23:24
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Coach Scott Abel discusses testosterone, how it relates to your fitness...
SSP 78. Quack Quack Quackery! from 2017-10-16T04:00:56
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Coach Scott Abel discusses how to recognize myths and qua...
SSP 77. Vitamin Myths from 2017-10-09T04:00
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Coach Scott Abel discusses the myths surrounding vitamins and hea...
SSP 76. BCAA Myths from 2017-10-02T04:00:42
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Scott discusses a recent research on Branched Chain Amino Acids, or ...
SSP 75. Detox Diets, Cleanses and Elimination Diets from 2017-09-25T04:00:13
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Scott di...
SSP 74. Recent Research on Interval Cardio and Fat Loss from 2017-09-18T04:00:52
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Scott discusses research on usi...
SSP 73. Cortisol: What You Really Need to Know from 2017-09-11T04:00:07
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Scott discusses cor...
SSP 72. JC Santana on Hybrid Training, Biomechanics, Supplements and More from 2017-09-04T04:00:10
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JC Santana re...
SSP 71. The Client Assessment File for Online Coaches from 2017-08-28T04:00:45
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Scott and Mike discuss the coachi...
SSP 70. Learning to Calibrate Training Intensity and Pattern Recognition from 2017-08-21T04:00:48
Scott wanted to talk briefly about an interview with Tom Brady, where he felt there were important lessons about making training progress in the real world.
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SSP 69. JC Santana on Social Media, Balance and Lifestyle in the Modern World from 2017-08-14T04:00:52
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The key theme was balance and lifestyle in an increasingly frenzied modern world. Changes in work/life balance, soci...
SSP 68. Optimizing Metabolism from 2017-08-07T04:00:06
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We discussed optimizing metabolism and what that means in...
SSP 67. Buddha's Eight Steps to... Weight Loss? from 2017-07-31T04:00:36
We adapt Buddha's eight steps to end suffering and suggest specific journaling prompts as a way to deal with food issues and weight loss.
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SSP 66. Fat Loss and the Weight Scale from 2017-07-24T04:00:35
If you're trying to lose fat (or gain muscle) when should you pay attention to the number on the weight scale?
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SSP 65. How to Stick to Your Diet When Traveling or Attending Social Events from 2017-07-17T04:00:23
Traveling and social events can be tricky situations to navigate for dieters. We discuss how to do it sanely, and how to tell the difference between dedication and obsession, or between being flexi...
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SSP 64. Lou Schuler on Better Communication, Empathy and Fitness from 2017-07-10T04:00:03
Lou Schuler shared his wisdom with respect to communicating, being real, and aging healthily while also developing empathy, humility, and seeing things from your client’s eyes.
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SSP 63. Lessons on Expertise with JC Santana from 2017-07-03T04:00:01
We had JC Santana on again to talk functional training, as well as what he’s learned over the decades in industry. JC’s an expert on program design, functional training, and coaching, and Scott was...
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SSP 62. Using Metabolic Circuits for Fat Loss from 2017-06-26T04:00:52
Are there alternatives to traditional cardio for fat-burning and metabolic optimization? In this episode we discuss Scott’s use of metabolic circuits of various kinds: when, why, and how, plus the ...
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SSP 61. 5 Fat Loss Mindset Mistakes (...and what to do about them) from 2017-06-19T04:00:51
Many new fat loss coaching clients that Scott tend to make the same sorts of mistakes when it comes to staying consistent. These are the thoughts and thinking patterns that hold you back, and what ...
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SSP 60. Deferred Gratification and Task-Oriented Thinking from 2017-06-12T03:00:17
You have a big, long-term goal that will take time. You can’t do it all at once. You can only do what you can do right now. So, how do you do that? Since Mike recently finished a long process of co...
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SSP 59. Lessons from Muscle Camp from 2017-06-05T04:00:19
Scott reminisces about some lessons learns from his time at Muscle Camp in 1989.
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SSP 58. Loose Skin, plus Achieving Consistency with Sleep, Routines, and Journaling from 2017-05-29T04:00:43
This episode touched on a number of topics, beginning with a question about loose skin, and from there delving into the power of better sleep, solid routines, and using journaling to help with thes...
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SSP 57. Longterm Metabolic Optimization in the Real World with Fitness Cover Model Andy Sinclair from 2017-05-22T04:00:02
We talk to fitness cover model Andy Sinclair about the real work behind his insane metabolism and ability to stay lean year-round.We talk to fitness cover model Andy Sinclair about the real work be...
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SSP 56. The Best Diet and Fat Loss Habits When You Have a LOT of Weight to Lose from 2017-05-15T04:00:17
Today our topic is the best diet and fat loss strategies or habits for when you want to lose a LOT of weight, like 40 lbs., 50 lbs., or more. You’re starting at square one, it can feel a bit daunti...
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SSP 55. Snacking, Binging, Emotional Eating and Exercises to Help You HEAL from 2017-05-08T04:00:32
This episode began with a real and raw letter from a potential client who suffers from binge eating, but who agreed to let us share her letter on the show. For those dealing with these issues right...
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SSP 54. Cheat Days and Refeeds: Biofeedback for Supercompensation Mode from 2017-05-01T04:00:57
One of the most requested topics is more info on biofeedback for things like tolerable hunger and supercompensation mode. Understandably, people want to know when they are or are not ready for a ch...
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SSP 53. Alwyn Cosgrove on Execution and Delivering Results from 2017-04-24T04:00:48
Alwyn Cosgrove came on to discuss training strategy and program design, and especially some of the most absurd trends in the industry. Key themes were about delivering real results, relentlessly cu...
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SSP 52. Krista Scott-Dixon on Power vs. Empowerment in the Fitness Industry from 2017-04-17T04:00:11
Today we were joined by Krista Scott-Dixon, who shared her wisdom, advice, and expertise regarding food, body image issues, and fitness, especially as it relates to women’s issues and gender. Discu...
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SSP 51. Desiree Walker on Integrating Fitness with Your Career from 2017-04-10T04:00:55
Scott’s former client, Desiree Walker, joined us to discuss her amazing office gym set up, and the way she’s integrated her fitness with her work as a dentist. Desiree’s competed in on Ninja Warrio...
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SSP 50. J.C. Santana and Functional Training from 2017-04-03T04:00:34
J.C. Santana joined us to discuss functional training, program design, and some of the myths and biases that exist in the fitness industry. Scott has respected J. C. for a long, long time, having c...
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SSP 49. Mathew Park, the Peak Mindset and the Inner Game from 2017-03-27T04:00:47
We had Mathew Park of the Peak Mindset podcast on to talk about what a “peak mindset” really is, and how mastering your inner game can help you with the outer game stuff as well. Mathew is a motiva...
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SSP 48. Strength Expert Dan John and the 1-2-3-4 Client Assessment from 2017-03-20T04:00:33
Strength expert Dan John shares his knowledge and experience using what he calls the 1-2-3-4 assessment for his coaching clients.
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SSP 47. The Art and Science of Program Design from 2017-03-13T04:00:57
With the launch of Scott’s Program Design Masterclass at programdesignmasterclass.com, we figured we would just do an episode all about what program design really is: why Scott believes there is an...
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SSP 46. Dangerous Workouts from 2017-03-06T04:01:09
On the heels of several university athletes being hospitalized because of the intensity of their workouts, Scott and Kevin ranted a wee bit about some of the most dangerous strategies that are curr...
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SSP 45. Carbs, Avoiding Macro Obsession, and Modeling Success from 2017-02-27T04:00:02
We began by talking about questions Scott got about Andy when he and Andy went live on Facebook. A lot of the questions were about very, very specific things like macros, what brand of protein powd...
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SSP 44. Metabolism, Muscle, and Fat Loss with Vince Del Monte from 2017-02-20T04:00:38
We continued our discussion with Vince Del Monte, this time spending a lot more time talking about metabolism, and especially the relationship between metabolism and muscle gain.
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SSP 43. Interview with Vince Del Monte: Muscle Fiber Activation from 2017-02-13T04:00:13
We had Vince Del Monte on for an interview about training for muscle activation, and thinking through what your goal is with your training.
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SSP 42. Meal Timing and Frequency, Macros, and Metabolism from 2017-02-06T04:00:48
We began by discussing snack foods, which lead to us discussing meal frequency, hunger, metabolism, and what kinds of strategies lead to an optimized metabolism. Snacking as such is dangerous, but ...
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SSP 41. Training Progression, Muscle and Strength from 2017-01-30T04:00:58
We look at how to make real progress through your workout program, and how to assess that progress. What does it mean to be in what Scott calls the “Mastery Phase” of a workout program? How importa...
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SSP 40. Work Ethic from 2017-01-23T04:00:21
How do you build work ethic? Why do some people have tremendous work ethic when it comes to one aspect of their life (e.g., career) but struggle with others? (e.g., fitness). In this episode we deb...
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SSP 39. Taking Time Off and Re-Focusing... in a Healthy Manner from 2017-01-16T04:00:11
How do you take time off in a healthy manner? Without guilt? The holidays are finally wrapping up. In this episode we talked about some of what *we* actually did, in terms of taking time off (or no...
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SSP 38. Reasonable Expectations and Aesthetic Goals for Physique After 50 from 2017-01-09T04:00:51
Scott and Mike discuss balancing aesthetic goals with health goals for those folks in the Physique After 50 club. Sometimes fitness and so on isn’t about “health.” Sometimes you just want to look g...
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SSP 37. Motivation and Fitness Trackers, Calorie Trackers and Other Quantification Perils from 2017-01-02T04:30:05
Scott's wanted to talk about two recent studies on the perils or "hidden costs" of personal quantification for awhile now. This includes things like calorie trackers and calorie monitors, step trac...
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SSP 36. EPOC, Dieting for a Wedding, and Diet Sustainability from 2016-12-19T04:00:15
Getting back on topic, we started with EPOC and exercise, but moved into a kind of “case study” of how to read biofeedback when you’re dieting for a wedding or some other specific date. Using an av...
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SSP 35. A Political Argument from 2016-12-12T04:22:28
This one went straight off topic. It started out as a rant but quickly became a debate about things as far ranging as the minimum wage, personal responsibility, and what Scott calls a culture of en...
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SSP 34. Diet Psychology and Culture from 2016-12-05T04:03:03
This was going to be an episode about exercise questions, but it went in a totally different direction. We talked about diet psychology, culture, and the social influences on our food choices and h...
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SSP 33. Cheat Meals and Refeeds, Moderation and Social Events from 2016-11-28T04:00:11
We again structured this episode around a few specific questions, but focused on metabolism, cheat days and refeeds, and then balancing those with real life and one's fitness goals. If you have a s...
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SSP 32. Smarter Fat Loss Dieting: Question and Answer from 2016-11-21T04:00:40
The guys tackle a few specific questions related to fat loss dieting. They discussed diet-pinballing, falling off the wagon, as well as specific questions: Why does Scott think “egg whites and oatm...
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SSP 31. Things We Wish We'd Known, Way Back When from 2016-11-14T04:00:23
Scott and Kevin talk about mistakes new trainees make, but what were some of the mistakes they made early on in their fitness journey? What do they wish they’d known earlier?
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SSP 30. Shiny New Object Syndrome from 2016-11-07T04:00:14
Since Scott has been around the industry a long time, he has seen a lot of shiny new objects come and go. This episode was all about those shiny objects, and how to ignore them, move on, and focus ...
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SSP 29. Dealing with Sickness, Stress, and Injuries from 2016-10-31T04:30:42
You’re sick. Should you go to the gym? How do you work out around an injury? Obviously you want to “do what you can,” but the fact is, our minds play tricks on us, and you have to make sure you’er ...
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SSP 28. Vegetarian Diets and Vegan Dieting from 2016-10-24T04:30:58
Mike currently eats a mostly vegetarian diet (he has fish occasionally), and many of Scott and Kevin’s clients have been vegetarian, vegan, or fell somewhere else about the spectrum. We discussed r...
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SSP 27. The Business of Personal Training and Personal Training Certification from 2016-10-17T03:00
You see personal training and personal trainers in just about every gym you go to. That’s the model. And many fitness enthusiasts view personal training as a potential career path. But there are so...
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SSP 26. Learning in a Crowded Fitness Industry from 2016-10-10T04:00:19
An “experts” will tell you to listen to them, and tune everyone else out. the only problem is every expert says this, including the ones who disagree. So: how do you deal with this? How do you know...
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SSP 25. Visualization and Pragmatism from 2016-10-03T07:00:20
Building on our discussion on goals and process, we dig into visualization, “vision quests,” and the roles of these things in (fitness) success. This discussion also turned towards pragmatism versu...
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SSP 24. Your Gym Environment from 2016-09-26T08:13:32
What’s your gym training environment like? Is it serving you? What can you do to make it better, or to make the most of it? This episode dug into making the most of your gym training environment, w...
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SSP 23. How to Use Cardio for Fat Loss from 2016-09-19T07:30:03
Scott has often written about the dangers of cardio and the “aerobic myth,” but let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater: when is “cardio” still viable? We got an excellent question from a l...
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SSP 22. How to Move Away from Counting Calories and Towards Portion Control and Biofeedback from 2016-09-12T07:31:20
The disadvantages of calorie counting as a strategy is something we’ve discussed in past episodes, so in this one we discussed alternatives. To begin, we summarized a few of our previous arguments ...
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SSP 21. When Health, Fitness and Training is a Positive Force in Your Life from 2016-09-05T07:30:17
We’ve talked a lot on this show about what happens when fitness becomes the opposite of what it should be — when fitness gets perverted and starts subtracting things from your life instead of addin...
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SSP 20. New Research on Muscle Building and Innervation Training from 2016-08-29T08:00:10
What rep range is best for muscle building? Do you have to “train heavy”? (And what does that even mean?) Is 1-RM strength the ultimate arbiter of your muscle gain and hypertrophy? Scott and Mike d...
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SSP 19. Ten Questions to Determine If You Have Food Issues (And How They Manifest For You) from 2016-08-22T08:00:30
Scott and Mike go through 10 (plus a few) questions that will help you understand, first, if you have food issues, and second, what the nature of the issue is for you, or how it manifests for you. ...
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SSP 18: Goal Setting: Process Goals Versus End Results Goals from 2016-08-15T08:00:09
A debate!
Scott, Kevin and Mike debated the relative values of process-focused goals versus ends-focused goals. They all acknowledged that you obviously need “both,” but the d...
SSP 17. Overtraining and Lifestyle, Reading Biofeedback, and Physique After 50 from 2016-08-08T08:00:50
Scott received a few excellent questions over email about one of his training programs, as well as the Cycle Diet, with respect to fitness over the age of 50, lifestyle, and more. Since they were s...
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SSP 16. The Bodybuilding Industry's Steroids Subculture and Its Dangers from 2016-08-01T08:00:22
Steroids. Everyone knows, on some level, that there are those who use them, and that at the highest levels of bodybuilding they’re just part and parcel of the culture. But how rampant is it? How mu...
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SSP 15. Macronutrients, If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM) and Dieting Strategies from 2016-07-25T08:03:26
Macronutrients, get your macronutrients here! This episode was all about dieting (mostly for fat loss) and macros, and If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM). The guys are mostly against IIFYM, for various...
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SSP 14. Program Design, or, "Proper Progressive Planned Personalized Programming" from 2016-07-18T08:00:43
We looked at the “custom” in custom workout. Both Scott and Kevin sell one-time workouts to on their websites, and for their ongoing clients, progressive personal programming and program design is ...
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SSP 13. Your Brain and the Modern World of Food Abundance from 2016-07-11T07:47:18
The reward centers of your brain are involved in your cravings and hunger. For a dieter in our modern world of food abundance, this is extremely important. The best strategy is to acknowledge this,...
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SSP 12. Cheat Days, Refeeds, Spike Meals and Optimizing Metabolism from 2016-07-04T07:37:26
Cheat days are about resetting metabolism. If you’re on a caloric deficit, the “anti-catabolic phase” of the diet only lasts for so long. After while, the breakdown of not just fat but also muscle ...
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SSP 11. Bulking Meal Plans and the Diet Side of the Bulking Equation from 2016-06-27T07:30:14
NOTE: Download a PDF of the Meal Plans Scott mentioned at smartersculptedphysique.com/011
What does successful bulking look like in the real world? What are the key success fa...
SSP 10. The 10 Fitness Strategies We Secretly Try to Teach Our Clients from 2016-06-20T08:00:32
These are the 10 strategies or ways of thinking that Scott and Kevin try to teach all their clients. This isn't about this or that diet, or this or that workout plan; rather, it's about the longter...
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Episode 9. How to do a Powerlifting Bench Press vs. Bodybuilding Bench Press from 2016-06-13T08:00:01
The bodybuilding bench press is not the same as the powerlifting bench press. Today’s episode was all about understanding WHY you’re doing a movement (like the bench), and how that affects your lif...
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SSP 8. 8. Sarcopenia, Hormones, Physique After Age 50 and the Platinum Club from 2016-06-06T15:52:14
After the age of 50 it’s still possible to build muscle and lose fat—but there are certain physiological realities (especially hormonal realities) to keep in mind! Episode 008 was all about providi...
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SSP 7. Case Study: Staying Lean While Travelling in a High-Pressure Job from 2016-05-30T14:21:57
In Part 2 of our interview with Trevor Timmins (Vice President of Player Personnel and Director of Amateur Scouting for the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens) we focused much more about t...
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SSP 6. From Bodybuilder to NHL VIP: Trevor Timmins from 2016-05-30T13:59
Scott and Mike interviewed Trevor Timmins. Trevor is Vice President of Player Personnel and Director of Amateur Scouting for the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens. What this means is Tre...
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SSP 5. The Metabolic Compensation System and Sustainable Weight Loss from 2016-05-24T10:30:07
This episode was all about metabolic compensation and weight loss in the real world. It came about as Scott was inundated with emails a couple weeks back over an article in the New York Times about...
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SSP 4. The 5 X 5 Reps Scheme and Strength Training in Bodybuilding from 2016-05-24T10:00:13
The 5X5 rep scheme is well known. We used it as an intro into talking about the role of strength and strength training when your goal is gaining or building muscle.
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SSP 3. Training Workout Programs for Fat Loss and Metabolic Enhancement Training from 2016-05-24T09:45:28
This episode was all about training workout plans for fat loss and metabolic enhancement training.
There was a whole lot about how it’s not just about “oh this is a fat loss pr...
SSP 2. The best way to build lean muscle mass faster with the mind-muscle connection from 2016-05-24T09:30:27
Get MORE from your gym training sessions using the mind-muscle connection. Scott and Kevin emphasized that building lean muscle tissue takes time. There’s no way to do it “fast.” That said, it is c...
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Episode 1. Introduction, plus what it takes to get a sculpted physique from 2016-05-24T09:00:15
This episode was our introduction to the show, plus it featured a discussion about what you need to focus on to achieve a sculpted physique: a bird’s eye view, or overview. (Plus a lot of ranting a...
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