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This week we have Bestselling Health and Fitness Author, Host of the Muscle For Life with Mike Matthews Podcast, Mind behind the Stacked app, and Creator of both MuscleForLife.com and Legion Athletics, Mike Matthews, joining us for an interview you don't want to miss. Click here for the entire show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for our next Sky Fit Challange! Do the 7 Day Paleo Reset! In our talk, we dive deep into how Mike got his start in the health and wellness industries as a writer and entrepreneur. But before we get into that, you'll also learn how his love of research, learning, and writing led him to write numerous other books from Tesla to training guides for various businesses. In this episode, you'll also find out: How both men and women can get in shape at the gym. His favorite weightlifting tips for beginners. What advice helped him launched his own business. His upcoming book, The Little Black Book

World-renowned Physical Therapist, Certified Athletic Trainer, and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Dr. Charlie Weingroff returns for this special #TBT episode. We had a super interesting conversation with Charlie about his experience as a physical therapist and his different viewpoints on how to properly examine your mobility and movement for any physical problems. We talked about different  possible sources such as Charlie’s DVD, Training=Rehab, Rehab=Training as an example of how a person can continue training with rehab techniques; the Functional Movement Screening and how to take advantage of the program; and more importantly, how to find the best medical help and create the best team of health and fitness experts. Click here for the original show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Learn more about the Sky Fit Challenge Check out the 7 Day Paleo Reset Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group

Today we're going head-on into the topic of how the build lean muscle - SuperSets vs. Traditional workouts.   There's a lot people get wrong about building muscle. Many think they have to go all out and women are afraid they'll get "too bulky." We'll go over these myths and more so that you have a full understanding of how you can get and stay strong for life. Click here for the entire show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for our next Sky Fit Challange! Do the 7 Day Paleo Reset! How To Build Muscle Mass Specifically, we'll go over: How to put on muscle mass or weight if you're an ectomorph and/or vegetarian/vegan (a question from our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group on Facebook) SuperSets: How to properly do them. Traditional Lifting vs. SuperSets Workout Splits - How to plan your weekly lifting workouts. Steps to properly recover and what to do if you regress. Various workout terminology you should know. General fu

Author of Two Awesome Hours, Dr. Josh Davis, about how we can become super effective and improve our productivity for both career tasks and fitness goals. We’ve got lots of great pieces of advice and examples for you this week to help you manage your time better and be more efficient! From avoiding distractions, how to take a healthy break; and how to fit your workout into your busy schedule and more. We hope you take a lot away from the Open Sky Fitness podcast this week. Click here for the original show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Learn more about the Sky Fit Challenge Check out the 7 Day Paleo Reset Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group   ABOUT DR. JOSH DAVIS Josh Davis, Ph.D. is the author of Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done. He holds a bachelors from Brown University and a PhD from Columbia University. His past work has included mechanical engineering, teaching in a Brooklyn Pub

You can't outrun sugar and the negative effects that come with it. If you're getting fit, losing the weight, and losing those fat cells but still following and eating the lethal sugar recipe, the danger is that the toxins and chemicals created from these foods are much more susceptible actually impacting your vital organs. - Sherry Strong   Today, we have a truly special podcast episode for you with Nutritionist Strategist, Food Philosopher, Chef, Creator of Sweet Freedom, and Author of Return To Food, Sherry Strong. In this episode, Sherry will share her own food struggles, what steps you can take to overcome sugar addiction, the 4 Quadrants of Hyper Nourishment: Mental, Emotional, Spiritual, and Physical plus why The Biggest Loser is The Biggest Eating Disorder. Before we jump into the interview, Devon and I answered a question from our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group on Facebook - How can I acquire clients as a brand new trainer? Click here for the entire show notes! Please leave us a review at http://op

“Steroids change you for life and you have to be prepared for that decision. At 19 years old, like where I was, you are not equipped to make a decision that changes your life.” In this week’s #TBT episode of Open Sky Fitness, a friend of Rob’s agreed to do an anonymous interview about his previous experience with taking steroids. No longer taking steroids now, he gave Rob an inside look into how he got involved in steroids, why he decided to stop taking them, and what he learned from the entire experience. Click here for the original show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Learn more about the Sky Fit Challenge Check out the 7 Day Paleo Reset Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group Rob and his guest also spoke about: The emotional and physical toll of taking steroids. Why he has to do testosterone hormone therapy. How his body changed before, during , and after steroid use. The negative impact of taking steroids. What would happen if steroid use were legal. The impa

"A lot of the claims for detoxification are not backed by science. In fact, a lot of these supplement companies that market and sell these packaged cleanses have zero science to back up want they claim to provide or they pick and choose particular items and combine it all in a single cleanse." - Rob and Devon Dionne   Detoxes and cleanses are popular but are they really worth it? Their ads and descriptions claim to be miracle workers but are they actually beneficial? What are some better ways to get healthy that doesn't involve a detox or a cleanse? What about when it comes to environmental detoxes? Click here for the entire show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for our next Sky Fit Challange! Do the 7 Day Paleo Reset! You've probably heard of the following detoxes and cleanses:  Master Cleanse 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse Juice Cleanse Raw Foods Cleanse BluePrint Cleanse Martha Vineyard's 21-Day Detox Today, w

Unrealistic expectations getting in your way of success and feeling proud of your accomplishments? You don’t want to miss this week's #TBT episode about Unrealistic Expectations of yourself. Join us as Devon and I go into the psychology behind why and how we tend to see the world in extremes. Often you think that if you are a not complete success then you must be a complete failure. Today, we're going to teach you why that sort of negative mindset is wrong and toxic for you.    Click here for the original show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Learn more about the Sky Fit Challenge Check out the 7 Day Paleo Reset Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group!

On this week's episode, we have a ton of great information to share with you about exercise, nutrition, and how to plan your weekly schedule. Who better to explain it all than Dr. Mike T Nelson himself!? Click here for the entire show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for our next Sky Fit Challange! Do the 7 Day Paleo Reset! Strength and conditioning specialist, university instructor, and owner of Extreme Human Performance, Dr. Nelson, joins us to discuss: His general weekly plan that he provides for new clients. The major lifts you should learn for overall strength and adjustments you can do over time. How often you should actually switch up your weekly workout. How much time you should actually be spending at the gym. Metabolic Flexibility vs. Inflexibility - What it is and how our bodies adjust and adapt to using what we eat as fuel. How to create a plan that works for your schedule, fitness goals, and nutrition

Why Barefoot or Arch Support Shoes? In this #TBT episode of the Open Sky Fitness Podcast, Devon and I are tackling the ultimate clothing question: Is it better to walk or exercise while wearing barefoot, minimal shoes are shoes with tons of arch support? Click here for the original show notes! Sign up for either the next Sky Fit Challenge Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Early sign up for our next 7 Day Paleo Reset Either way, why did we even even begin to wear shoes in the first place and what makes barefoot or arch support shoes so important to our foot’s health? In this episode, I also spoke to Justin Schenck of the Growth Now Movement Podcast about his experience participating in the 7 Day Paleo Reset.   

This week is an extra special episode! We've been getting a TON of questions from our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group on Facebook about fitness and exercise. The questions people wrote need such in-depth answers from us that rather than replying to them in the group, we're answering them this week in our podcast episode. Click here for the entire show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for our next Sky Fit Challange! Do the 7 Day Paleo Reset! Specifically, we'll be answering questions about: Interval training HIIT Tabata Turbulence Training One-Minute Method Cardio vs. Interval Training Functional training The 7 Primal Movements Eccentric vs concentric vs isometric movements Using machines vs. free weights Intermittent fasting and nutrition How to do a pull-up Proper gym etiquette How to begin lifting heavier weights Whether you work out a lot or are just getting started at the gym, this is a great episode to lear

We've got another BONUS EP for you this week with Stefani who also participated in the last Sky Fit Challenge with us. As you tune in, you'll learn all about her story of losing body fat and how her body composition was transformed in just 8 weeks.  Check out and sign up for the Sky Fit Challenge here See Stefani's transformation Before & After photos in the Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! As you listen, you'll find out all about: Her biggest results from the SFC Why her biggest goal was how she looked; not the weight loss How much the body can actually change without even losing that much weight Why consistency is the biggest factor and challenge to keeping up with a healthy life How the SFC helped her make a lifestyle change including her nutrition The help Rob and Devon were able to directly give the SFC participants. Obstacles she ran into during the SFC and how she overcame them. Other diets or workout plans that she's tried in the past that didn't help her in the end. How she was still ab

There’s a lot of social pressure that makes us feel like we have to look a certain way or a be a certain size to be accepted by others. Fortunately, there are amazing people like Christy Harrison of the Food Psych Podcast who are saying that “No, health is not a size,” and they’re teaching us how we can love our bodies and make peace with food. Like Christy’s personal story, it can be a long, difficult journey to accepting yourself and healing your relationship with food, but you should never give up. There’s always time and awesome sources out there to help you on your health and wellness journey. Click here for the original show notes! Sign up for either the next Sky Fit Challenge Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Early sign up for our next 7 Day Paleo Reset

Two past Sky Fit Challengers, Ryan and Wendy, sit down to talk with Rob and Devon about their experience of losing over 40 pounds during the 8 week challenge. Check out and sign up for the Sky Fit Challenge here As you listen, Ryan and Wendy share: Why the joined the Sky Fit Challenge, what their experience was like, and the final results.  How Wendy lost 7 pounds in just the first week of the Sky Fit Challenge. What they did to create a healthier environment and set boundaries for themselves; especially when their schedules got super crazy. What has changed for them since the Sky Fit Challenge now that the 8 weeks is over. How they feel now in their new bodies after the challenge.  The biggest changes they've experienced including mindset, energy, and how they feel in their own relationship.  Their favorite go-to recipes and snacks from the SFC Cookbook.  How their past weight loss issues started at a young age due to injuries. Generational Nutrition habits they grew up with. What they went through d

We get messages from all over throughout our entire lives whether it's from the media, family, friends, peer groups, classmates, movies, and TVs that are telling us that our bodies need to look a certain way to be accepted. Click here for the entire show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for our next Sky Fit Challange Early sign up for our next 7 Day Paleo Reset When we feel out of control, we feel like the only thing we have control over is our bodies. This week, we have an amazing interview for you with licensed psychotherapist, the Executive Director of Wellspring Camps, and author of Brain-Powered Weight Loss, Eliza Kingsford. As you listen, Eliza shares the common relationships that we have with food through coping mechanism, comfort foods, celebration, or addiction. Then, she shares the actions we can take today to improve how we see food, ourselves, and our relationship with others Exercises you can begin toda

From time to time, we all face different struggles whether it be with exercise or food. This week, Rob and Devon share their top 5 tips to stay motivated to workout while special guest, Nutritionist Julie Daniluk explains how people with inflammation and autoimmune diseases can still eat delicious foods by eating powerful anti-inflammatory foods. Click here for the original show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for either the next Sky Fit Challange Early sign up for our next 7 Day Paleo Reset Julie has had a personal relationship with the healing power of anti-inflammatory foods ever since she was a little girl. After her mother switched her from artificial and high sugared foods to natural foods, an immediate change was noticed in her behavior and energy levels. However, this wasn’t Julie’s only encounter with food affecting her body in a negative way. After returning back to sugar and experiencing a horrible bout

In this week's episode, I had a really amazing interview with one of our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Group on Facebook members, Jim Sydnor, about his weight loss journey and how he turned his life around to live a healthy life. Click here for the entire show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for our next Sky Fit Challange Early sign up for our next 7 Day Paleo Reset He had been athletic all his life but then he began ignoring his health in his 40s. Over time, he realized that his health was not what it used to be and needed to make a change for himself. Thus, he and his wife began focusing on turning their health around by walking more, cutting out sugars and processed foods, and keeping track of his measurements and progress. In the first 2 months, he had already dropped about 20 pounds. At the start of his health journey, he was 6'3" and weighed 265 pounds. In a span of 3 years of learning healthy habits and being con

Ever wondered what it was like to be and race as an Ultrarunner? This week, Rob interviewed Ultrarunner, Coach, 100 Mile American Record Holder, and 12 Hour World Record Holder, Zach Bitter. Find out how Zach got his start as an Ultrarunner, how to become fat-adaptive, and how Zach trains to compete in 100-mile races. Click here for the original show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for either the next Sky Fit Challange Early sign up for our next 7 Day Paleo Reset

The biggest part of a transformation is not physical; you can give someone the best meal plans, workouts, or macros for their body type but it doesn't matter unless they're able to overcome their own mental and emotional challenges. That's how you make a true lifestyle change. - Drew Manning  Click here for the entire show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for our next Sky Fit Challange Early sign up for our next 7 Day Paleo Reset On this week's episode of the Open Sky Fitness Podcast, we have Drew Manning returning for the second time! In our first interview with him, we talked all about his initial Fit2Fat2Fit journey. In this episode, we're discussing all that he has done since then including the launch of his A&E show - Fit to Fat to Fit. Not only that, but we discussed what he would have done differently during his experiment including getting fit via the Ketogenic Diet. Before we knew it, we were in a deep

The Cholesterol Hoax - When it comes to breaking down cholesterol and nutrition myths, Dr. Jonny Bowden is a wealth of great information. Dr. Bowden has written numerous works including his latest book with M.D. Masley Steven, Smart Fat: Eat More Fat. Lose More Weight. Get Healthy Now. In this #TBT episode, Devon and I also discussed how to get on track with eating healthy and how to schedule time for yourself to focus on your health. Click here for the original show notes! Please leave us a review at http://openskyfitness.com/review Join our Open Sky Fitness Podcast Facebook Group! Sign up for either the next Sky Fit Challange Early sign up for our next 7 Day Paleo Reset