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On todays show Rob chats with Mike Bledsoe who is the CEO Host of Barbell Shrugged, as well as the co-host of Barbell Business. Mike has been referred to as “the Steve Jobs of the barbell world,” and in this episode Mike gives us an inside look on how he has grown his business brand, his fitness routines and lifestyle goals alongside his three buddies Doug, CTP, and Chris.  With Mike's powers of persuasion he was recently able to get his whole crew to move out to Encinitas, California where the team is currently based and working hard.  This interview explores a variety of elements of success and happiness. Rob and Mike take on everything from the importance of a training buddy to the secrets of work/life balance. Want to hear their thoughts on what these secrets are? Listen and find out!  DON’T FORGET: Leave us a review and if Rob reads your e-mail on the show Naked Infusion will send you a FREE Salsa, T-shirt and tote bag! Naked Infusions Link: https://www.nakedinfusions.com/ Have any questions about

Why is it so easy for some people to lose weight, while others fail over and over again? The truth is that success depends not just on willpower, but also on the quality of bacteria in your gut! "In 70% of obese cases, at the cellular level, people are not absorbing the nutrients," according to our guest this week, T.C. Hale. How can we make sure that our bodies are absorbing the nutrition they need to function? That's what T.C. Hale studies and he's here to share everything he knows on the subject. We also discuss why so many people seem to have digestive issues, how to ensure you're making enough acid in your stomach and what to do about constipation. We also talk to Rob about his first time boar hunting! LINKS: http://kickitinthenuts.com. https://www.facebook.com/KickItInTheNuts https://twitter.com/kickitinthenuts Remember to leave us a review on iTunes! Email us at rob@openskyfitness.com and we'll send you a FREE jar of Naked Infusion salsa!

Today's show is all about the fitness goals we have and how we're going about achieving them. From reducing body fat to building lean muscle, we've got you covered here. We also discuss: -How to deal with hot sweaty thighs while sleeping in the summer -What it’s like to unconsciously eat 15 cookies in a single day -Why mattresses contain pounds of human skin -What’s the bare minimum amount of exercise you need to do daily to stay fit. Write us a review on iTunes and shoot us an email at rob@openskyfitness.com and we'll send you a free bottle of Naked Infusion salsa! www.openskyfitness.com/podcast

On today’s show, we talked to Mark Bell, the founder of Super Training Gym, Power Magazine and inventor of the Sling Shot. Mark is a former professional wrestler. He began lifting weights at age 11 and entered into powerlifting when he was 13. He has lifted 1,025lb squat, a 832lb bench press and a 738 lb deadlift. He explained to us how weight lifting affects your body. “Your arms are like shock absorbers,” he told Rob. “Your biceps and your forearms are there to help you absorb the shock of the weight on the way down.” Mark is pretty flexible with his diet, though he is a proponent of the Ketogenic diet. “We have become so addicted to refined sugars. That’s one of the most important things to cut out of your diet.” He believes the benefits to building muscle are much more extensive than merely engaging in cardio. “If you gain 5 lbs of muscle, it changes your metabolism in big ways,” he said. We also discussed the idea of peak strength. Is there a point you reach where you can’t lift anything heavier?

Is your fitness app making you fat? Nir Eyal, an author at Tech Crunch, thinks the apps we rely on to motivate us and track our progress are actually detrimental to our health. Why? Because they don’t differentiate between good and bad calories, encourage over-exercising and make fitness feel like a chore. “The best exercise in the world is the one you actually like,” he tells Rob. A writer for TechCrunch, Forbes, Psychology Today and frequent speaker at Fortune 500 companies, Eyal used to be severely overweight until he figured out what exercises he loves and began focusing on the kind of diet he wanted, rather than the kind of diet he thought he should have. This is an interesting episode for anyone who has wrestled with motivational issues — i.e., all of us! Check out more of Nir Eyal’s writing at nirandfar.coom. FINAL WEEK’S NOTICE: WRITE A REVIEW AND YOU’LL GET A BOTTLE OF NAKED INFUSION SALSA, A TOTE BAG, A T-SHIRT AND COUPONS FOR FUTURE SALSA PURCHASES. www.openskyfitness.com/podcast

Jill Miller is the founder of Tune Up Fitness Worldwide and the creator of the corrective exercise Yoga Tune Up. She has than 28 years of experience in fitness, yoga therapy and anatomy, and has been featured on Oprah’s OWN Network as well as The Today Show and Good Morning America. On today’s show, Jill talks to Rob and Jeff about her new book “The Roll Model: A Step-by-Step Guide to Erase Pain, Improve Mobility and Live Better in Your Body.” In the book she talks about how to rid your body from pain without costly surgeries and dangerous painkillers by relying on yoga therapy balls instead. These small, portable blue balls, which Jeff tries out during the interview, help induce stretching all over the body. “It’s very fulfilling to know that people all over the world are rubbing themselves with my balls,” Jill tells Rob. Jill and Rob also talk about how to differentiate between good and bad sensations of pain, what kind of exercises you should do on your commute to work, and how to become more aware o

You may know the hilarious Jonathan Kite from his role on the hit CBS show “2 Broke Girls,” in which he plays a swarthy (“don’t say sleazy!” — Jonathan) cook named Oleg. In today’s episode, Jonathan talks about how he maximizes the time he spends in the gym and what he eats to make sure he’s firing on all comedic cylinders. When Jonathan first moved to LA he was rail thin at 6’2” and just 156 pounds. But he rapidly began gaining weight the LA way —from taking late shifts (at the Cheesecake Factory) and spending way too much time in the car. “You know how they say everything in Australia will kill you? Well, Australia must have a lot of Cheesecake Factories,” he told Rob. “Even the bread is deadly.” Despite the weight gain, Jonathan was still able to book a number of TV commercials, whose casting agents were looking for everyman types. That said, he knew he either had to “gain 100 pounds or lose 100 pounds” to continue getting work. “I couldn’t out-fat my competition,” he told Rob. So he decided to star

For a full break down of The Harrison Twin Workout program and supplement regimen, go to http://openskyfitness.com/podcast/ep-43-owen-harrison-talks-bodybuilding-workouts-and-nutrition/ Bodybuilding twins and international fitness stars Owen and Lewis Harrison have competed with each other from an early age. They’ve lived together, trained together and have even bought the same supplements. “Did you ever try to sabotage each other? Like put powder in your brothers’ drink to make him gain weight?” Rob asked. Owen laughed. “No we weren’t that bad.” These days, the Harrison twins seem to be everywhere, landing sponsorship deals with MyProtein, Body Engineers and Vascular Wear. But they never set out to become bodybuilders. The duo were originally signed to the European football team the Bolton Wanderers. After completing their service in the Royal Marine Corps, they began training with greater dedication and realized it was something they could make their career. To attain a physique like theirs, you’ve go

There are so many health and fitness resources out there — how do you choose the best one? Today, Rob talks to Eat Up New York writer Julie Mirliss about some of the most useful. From motivational shows like Ted Talks Health to paleo favorites like Balanced Bites, it’s easy these days to get health tips delivered directly to your ear holes. Julie also recommended Dishing Up Nutrition, which delivers comprehensive nutrition information, and No Meat Athlete, which provides a ton of healthy lifestyle and habit change advice from well-known vegan experts. There’s no one-size-fits-all diet and exercise plan, but with these resources at your fingertips you’ll be able to learn what works best for you. LINKS: http://eatupnewyork.com/from-murder-mystery-to-health-food-podcast/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tedtalks-health/id470623173?mt=2 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dishing-up-nutrition/id339853848?mt=2 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/no-meat-athlete-radio/id476196931?mt=2 https://itunes.app

What does it really mean when a chicken is labeled cage-free, free-range or pasture-raised? Why does processed chicken contain so much water? How can you decipher the dizzying array of organic, non-GMO labels on meats at your local grocery store? Today we’ve invited David Maren to help make our shopping experience a lot less confusing. Maren grew up a rebel in a vegetarian family. At age 12, he started building mobile chicken pens and getting involved in alternative forms of meat production. After marrying into a family of farmers in Virginia, he founded “Tendergrass Farms” to form a bridge between family farmers and food enthusiasts. Tendergrass is now a cooperative network and distribution channel for family-owned farms who raise their meat the traditional way: on the pasture, grass-fed, with no antibiotics or growth hormones. In this interview with Open Sky Fitness, David talks about why "cage-free" is a meaningless label for poultry, why chickens should eat worms and how he built an organic empire.

How do you talk to your parents about eating healthier food without sounding preachy? Dietary trends have changed so much in the past fifty years, it can be hard for anyone to keep up - much less older Americans. In this interview, Rob Dionne (Open Sky CEO) explains how he’s broached the subject with his folks. Rob grew up in a big, working-class family in New York where pasta was celebrated and no one would “tsk” you for taking seconds, or thirds. “My Mom would cook for hours and feed close to twenty people on Sundays,” he said. But when Rob’s Dad had a heart attack when he was still in high school, his family started looking more closely at what they were eating. Like many Americans, they had been told that fat was bad, carbs were good and red meat caused high cholesterol, which led to heart attacks. “By the time I was in college, I was learning more about nutrition but mostly what I knew was to stay away from cake and sweets. So I would tell my Dad to not eat that, but at that time we thought whole gr

Sean Sarantos was born into a military family where the rules were strict. At age 20, he joined the military and began working in physical rehabilitation. It was a challenge, but the experience taught him everything he needed to be a fitness all star. Today, Sean is one of the best known trainers in the world. And though he’s spent a lot of time in the military, when it comes to fitness, he doesn’t believe in creating strict routines. In fact, he believes there are many ways to be fit and happy, and that mixing up you exercises can keep things interesting and exciting. In this revealing interview, Sean also talks about why he only sleeps three to four hours a night, and how he created a fitness empire centered around eBooks and online fitness coaching. He tells us about his own workout routines and why you should go hardest on Mondays, giving each muscle group a good 48-72 hours of rest between training days. If you’re at all interested in bodybuilding, exercise or nutrition, this is the interview for yo

Voted Personal Trainer of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and recognized as the top 100 Most Influential People in Health, Ben Greenfield has helped hundreds of thousands of people lose weight and gain lean muscle mass. In this episode, Ben talks to us about how to hack your day so that you stay fit, healthy and happy. “The goal is to strike the ideal balance between health and performance,” Greenfield tells us. “Not to throw workouts at your body until you break.” It’s not hard to live a healthy life. The point is to transition from making unhealthy unconscious decisions to setting up your life so that you can only make healthy decisions. “If you start If you start your morning with yoga, you won’t have to worry about whether you’re shallow breathing all day,” he says. “Likewise, If you buy a standing desk, you won’t have to worry about sitting all day long. And if you buy healthy food and eat at home, you won’t have to worry about eating junk. “ Greenfield also ha

On today’s episode, we interview Freelee the Banana Girl, a famous YouTube personality who claims she’s shed dozens of pounds by adhering to a 90% carbohydrate diet. Freelee eats 30 bananas throughout the day and pounds of potatoes for dinner. She also drinks two to four quarts of water, exercises 5-6 days a week and tries to get 30 minutes of sunshine every day. While her diet regime may seem extreme to some, Freelee says that she’s never felt healthier. She’s also inspired many people who say they’ve achieved similar results, slimming down by eating lots of fruits. In a typical day, Freelee might eat 15 bananas in a single smoothie, 6-10 mangoes for lunch and then a cooked, vegan dinner. “Your body and your brain run on glucose,” she explains to us. Still, we questioned her about some of the science behind the diet. While there is some evidence that a high carb diet can be helpful for some, we recommend you check with your doc first. That said, Freelee seems healthy and happy after eight years eating m

What’s the single best exercise you can do for your body? How much cardio do you need to be healthy? How long should you wait until after an injury before you start exercising again? The Open Sky Fitness gang is here to answer all these questions and MORE. You’ll also find out: -Why human beings have evolved to crave sugar. -How to make your muscles more resilient. -Why you should buy a bidet RIGHT NOW (Seriously, you’re going to end up buying a bidet after listening to today’s show. We’re not joking about this. Check out how many five star reviews this bidet has and TELL ME you’re not going to buy it because you can’t afford a $36 toilet attachment that will change your life forever: http://tinyurl.com/mzwxrfk) This episode is brought to you by Luna Olivo, a gourmet olive oil company specializing in the finest artisan olive oils from California growers. When it comes to cooking fresh, healthy dishes, Luna Olivo is all you need. Visit openskyfitness.com/oliveoil to learn more

On today’s episode, we talk to Mark Sisson about why a healthy diet is more important than exercise when it comes to improving your physique. According to Mark, 80% of your body composition is a direct result of how you eat. You can manipulate your gene expression to become a fat-burning beast, but you’ve got to cut out a lot of junk first. By now, the list is probably very familiar to you, but it starts with sugar, then bread and industrial seed oil. “Our genes expect us to a eat a certain way based on the 2.5 million years we’ve spent on this planet,” Mark says. What do our genes expect us to eat? All the things our ancestors ate, including fish, fowl, eggs and fruit. Mark also talks to the gang about the healthy oils people should include in their diets and why they’re so beneficial. Mark loves avocado oil, and he explains exactly why. He also talks about why the health community suddenly started embracing a former pariah: red palm oil. If you don’t understand the science behind nutrition, it’s pret

Juli Bauer is the founder and editor of the always-candid, never-preachy PaleOMG. She is truly one of Paleo’s most outspoken and hilarious crusaders. On today’s show, she joins Rob, Jeff and Alec to talk about her crazy rise from food blogger to NYT Bestseller. Juli found herself frustrated following recipes, so she started making them up herself. It wasn’t always easy — “who doesn’t love eating shit food?” — but she wanted to see how long she could stick to a diet. It was around that time that she started doing Crossfit, which has completely changed her life. She talks to the Open Sky gang about the kind of exercises she performs (lots of Burpees) and why she continues working as a trainer, even though she makes “absolutely no money.” Juli follows the 80/20 rule of eating (80% whole, clean food, 20% indulgences) but she doesn’t binge on the weekends and stays away from gluten. “I don’t let the 20% control the rest of my life,” she says. She’s an inspiring person in the Paleo world who has always ma

Chris Brogan is an author, speaker and marketing consultant to Fortune 500 companies, including Disney, Google, Coke, GM, Microsoft and Sony. He is also the CEO of Owner Media Group and author of the New York Times bestseller “Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation and Earn Trust.” In this episode, Chris talks to Rob about willpower, taking action, owning your success and the difference between being busy and being productive. “Your excuses will never be as interesting as the story of how you got things done,” he tells Rob. “By “owning the distance” between his fork and mouth, Chris was able to shed 60 pounds in 90 days, an experience he details in his candid book, “Just Start Here.” Chris’s moment of change came when he realized he was doing a lot of silly exercises around the gym without ever truly challenging himself. “Variety can be a killer,” he says. “If you make something really complicated, it makes it easier to hide behind excuses.” He was also in “lean-back mode” w

Caitlin Turner (AKA Gypset Goddess) creates some of the most beautiful photos on Instagram. Pictures of her doing Yoga around the world have been featured in Elle, Vogue, New York Times, and on Good Morning America. She’s also the host of “Yoga Bliss” on the Indonesia Channel. In this interview with Rob, Caitlin tells us how she’s turned her passion into a booming business, allowing her to travel to Ecuador, Galapagos, Belize, Mexico, Bora Bora, Italy and France for free. Caitlin’s background is rhythmic gymnastics. When she first started doing Bikram, she felt like she’d found her calling. “It got me really competitive,” she tells Rob. “Mostly with myself." We also talk about what Caitlin eats, how she stays flexible and how her Instagram fame has changed her life. LINKS: gypsetgoddess.com instagram.com/gypsetgoddess facebook.com/GypsetGoddess twitter.com/Gypset_Goddess Subscribe to the OPEN SKY PODCAST: bit.ly/OSFpodcast

In the latest Open Sky Podcast, we dive deep into the mind of YouTube’s biggest star: Shane Dawson. Shane talks openly to Rob and Jeff about his struggle with weight and obsession with food. "I used to eat 300 packets of Splenda per day," he says. “I can’t eat just a bite of something. I get way too obsessive." In the wide-ranging and personal interview, Shane also talks about getting liposuction (against his will), why he thinks group exercises are “the creepiest thing ever,” and his former job at Jenny Craig. Shane fans will also love to know: -Why Shane will never let his children own smartphones -What Shane is like as a director -Which workouts Rob inflicts on Shane on a weekly basis. If you’ve ever felt that your gym hated you, or that you’d rather die than do one more rep, you will feel less alone after listening to this episode. Thank you, Shane. Shane Dawson’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN9wHzrHRdKVzCSeV-5RuzA Instagram: http://instagram.com/shanedawson Twitter: