The Boom Boom Performance Podcast

Natural Bodybuilding is easily one the most difficult sports to excel in... You're pushing your body so far past the norm, to become a version of yourself most would believe is physically impossible. Which is exactly why I find it so damn interesting! So naturally, I brought Christopher Barakat on of Competitive Breed so we could learn how to apply the best training and nutrition principles science has to offer, into our own programming. Follow Chris on instagram @christopher.barakat or check out his site at www.competitivebreed.com  [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact, 95% or more of the content we provide at B.B.P. is completely free, because our #1 core value is to be a Go Giver. Which is why we created a Patreon page so you can donate as little as $1 per month to help us provide more free content. 100% of donations go back to creating more free content for you. You can help the movement grow by visiting: https://www.patreon

Cody breaks down, in his opinion, the best training splits to follow for each goal (muscle, fat loss, strength, movement, sport specific), his absolute favorite (aka the most brutal) finishers, and then his top exercise for every single muscle group (from head to toe).   (1:50) - Favorite training Splits (22:15) - Favorite Finishers (33:30) - Favorite Exercise Per Muscle [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact, 95% or more of the content we provide at B.B.P. is completely free, because our #1 core value is to be a Go Giver. Which is why we created a Patreon page so you can donate as little as $1 per month to help us provide more free content. 100% of donations go back to creating more free content for you. You can help the movement grow by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/boomboomperformance Check Out Cody's Latest Training Program, Functional Muscle, by visiting http://boomboomperformance.com/functional-muscle  Get Coach Cody's  

Today, we bust ALL the protein myths with Dr. Jose Antonio!   (3:30) – Introducing Dr. Jose Antonio (5:11) - What Got You Into Protein Research? (10: 20) - What Is The Optimal Amount Of Protein? (14:14) - What Changes With Protein, When Fat Loss Is The Goal? Is There Validity To Bringing Protein Up To Maintain On A Cut? (15:46) - Is It Harder For The Body To Store Protein Calories As Body Fat? (16:55) - What Is Your Thoughts On Splitting Protein Up Evenly Throughout The Day? Is There Any Value To It? (18:43) - What Has Science Shown And What Do You Recommend For Protein Intake Post Workout? (22:30) - What Is Your Thoughts And Opinions On Gut Issues Coming From Higher Protein Consumption, Particularly Post Workout? (28:45) - Does Protein Negatively Impact Your Kidneys? (31:00) - Do You Think That Protein Has More Stress On The Digestive Track Or Does It Just Burn More Calories To Digest? And Is There Any Merit To Lowering Protein Intake For A Day To Help Digestion Or Stimulate Muscle Protein Synthesis Greater

Another Jam Packed Training and Nutrition Q&A! -----  (11:40) - Incorporating Healthy Fats Into Your Diet When You’re Intolerances To Most Foods. (15:55) – Fixing and Avoiding Lower Back Pain From Deadlifting. (20:25) - When is the best time to implement a diet break, while biofeedback is still optimal? (25:15) - How would you set up a 3x per week full body work out for fat loss? (35:06) - How to get enough pull variations/volume in on a 3X a week training program. (38:25) - How do you go about/recommend coaching your clients through nutrition dieting and keeping them accountable? Do you use any technology? (42:40) - When Reverse Dieting, Is it okay to just track calories and protein? Or should you track all of the Macros? (44:55) - Opinion on Treadmill vs. Skimill (motor-less treadmill)? (46:09) - What is the ideal scenario for weight gain per week when attempting to lean bulk? (52:18) – The RIGHT way to use functional bodybuilding. ---- Join The Boom Boom Elite (Membership Site) - www.boomboomperformanc

One of the Calisthenic Kings is in the house today!! Al Kavadlo, a legend when it comes to bodyweight training stopped by to talk shop about his story and the keys to successful bodyweight mastery. Check Al’s YouTube or Instagram out for tons of content on Calisthenics or to find more info on his books.   TO GET INTO THE BOOM-BOOM ELITE (PRE-REALEASE & EXCLUSIVE RATE) CLICK HERE NOW.   (4:31) - Al Kovadlo’s Background (11:08) - What do you do with your coaching and workshops now? And was this your overall plan from the beginning? (13:50) - What all is included in your courses? (18:36) – What’s the biggest limiting factor, holding people back, with calisthenics? (28:15) - What is your measurement for progressions? Do you have quality control on that? (29:55) - How do you program? How do you spice up variation? (37:00) - How old are you and your brother? Is bodyweight training more optimal for your joint health? (40:40) - What is your thoughts with the idea that you “can’t build muscle with body weight trai

SO MANY AMAZING QUESTION!!! Today's episode is brought to you by Facebook followers AND Instagram Live! Check out my page on instagram @cody.boomboom so you can catch the next live and get tons of more free content. I also announced the winners of the review contest in the intro today! (7:40) - How did the new tattoo turn out? (10:04) - Deload Weeks In the Middle Of a program (and more on deloads) (16:11) - Favorite Methods Of Recovery (balancing sympathetic vs. parasympathetic) (24:55) - What is the wildest diet someone has come to you following? (And what I did) (28:03) - What is your go to song that gets you pumped up? (28:40) - Exercises to work on Valgus Knees (knee buckles/caving in) (35:05) - What are your thoughts on Intermittent Fasting for Fat Loss (39:34) - How do you lose body fat percentage and not lose muscle? (45:31) - Can You keep changing your body composition at maintenance calories for a long period of time? (50:14) - What is your opinion on adding variety to your macros/diet. (54:32) - Is

Chase Chewning comes on the show today to explain to us what Ever Forward means and exactly what it looks like to like an “Ever Forward Lifestyle”. We get into his story from his Family to the Army to being a Fitness Entrepreneur to his clothing brand. We cover a lot and because of that, YOU are going to get a lot out of this – I promise you that! Check out Chase’s apparel company at https://www.everforwardapparel.com and check out Chase on IG at @chase_chewning (3:40) - Who is Chase Chewing and What Do You Do? (5:26) -  What Ties Your Family So Close? (8:40) - What Pushed You To Join The Army? What Made Your Decision and Gave You The Motivation? (11:27) - What Did the Army Instill In You To Allow You to Achieve What You Have Achieved In Your Career Today? (15:36) - Surrounding Yourself With Other Like Minded People To Achieve True Greatness (17:00) - How Did the Army Give You the “Never Give Up, Never Quit” Attitude. (24:44) - What did you do and what tips do you have to allow yourself to “Break Through and

Dr. Zaino’s story, is unbelievable. It’s one that show’s you ANYTHING is possible and that there is always a way. This conversation blew me away and I’m ecstatic to bring it to the podcast for you guys to hear! To check out all that Dr. Zaino on instagram go to https://www.instagram.com/drzaino/ (@drzaino) and for all he has to offer visit https://linktr.ee/drzaino   (3:40) - Dr Zaino Story   (16:20) - How embracing Chiropractic saved his life   (22:40) - How do People begin to take control?   (25:30) - What does Dr Zaino use to constantly break through the unknown?   (31:27) - Dr. Zainos Morning Routine   (41:20) - Advice for people that “Don’t have time”   (46:00) - What is the Hero Movement? Why Did you start it? What is your plans for it?   (49:20) - What is the most common road block or struggle or hurdle you see with guys you work with?   (54:04) - What is the Ratio of Woman to men in your program?   (57:30) - How do you balance everything in your life? (1:01:00) - If You Could Be At A Dinner Table With

Cannabis in the fitness industry – Misplaced? Or the perfect place for it to be? Joseph Sheehey, CEO of Cured Nutrition, comes on the show to explain why the fitness industry IS the perfect place for CBD Oil and Cannabis Products in general. Add to that, he tells us a VERY inspiring story about how it all started. Check Joseph Sheehey out on instagram @josephsheehey and @curednutrition OR get his products at www.curednutrition.com and use the promo code BOOM for a discounted price! (6:17) - Joseph's Story (8:06) - Transition Into Body Building (13:16) - When and How Higher Health Started (21:12) - Addictive Personality and Advice to Stay Away From It (28:20) - Struggling With Meditation (30:16) - Benefits From Mediation (32:15) - Journey With Steroids (35:15) - Recovering His Testosterone Post-Cycle (39:25) - Realistic Results of Cannabis and Testosterone (41:05) - Cannabis and Curing Nutrition (45:00) - What Is A "Cannabinoid"? (51:43) - Joseph's Most Common Customers and The Most Common Ways To Consume? (59

Being a great coach is SO MUCH more than just calculating macros and prescribing a training program. Being a great coach means going above and beyond and today I provide the 10 things I believe make a great coach, great. (5:50) - 1. Practice What You Preach (10:14) - 2. Be Authentic (13:34) - 3. Never Stop Studying Your Craft (19:06) - 4. Document Everything (22:20) - 5. Record and Assess, For Your Clients (25:25) - 6. Communicate With Your Clients More Often (30:30) - 7. Never Be Dogmatic (34:30) - 8. Move Outside Of Your Scope Of Practice… Safely (39:14) - 9. Challenge Your Clients To Do More and Be More (41:55) - 10. Accountability 10x ----- To Apply For Coaching With Boom Boom Performance, visit – http://boomboomperformance.com/online-coaching/#sign-up [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact, 95% or more of the content we provide at B.B.P. is completely free, because our #1 core value is to be a Go Giver. Which is why we create

Ketogenic Dieting? Fasted Cardio? Metabolic Flexibility? Stress? What does the science say for all these hot topics? Well, I today I brought the one and only Dr. Mike T. Nelson on the show to provide us with some answers. Mike is one of the smartest people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing over the years and it’s an honor to get him on the podcast – get a notepad for this one! You can find more about Dr. Mike and what he does with his company “Extreme Human Performance”, at http://miketnelson.com/   - (3:09) 1. Mike’s “Story” - (7:54) 2. Mike Working With Athletes - (10:10) 3. How Does Mike Go about “Fixing” His Clients (Metabolic Repairing) - (15:51) 4. Mikes Philosophy Behind Programing Training - (21:23) Does fatigue go hand in hand with the central nervous system? - (24:19) What HRV is, how Mike is tracking it with his clients, and how HRV determines how Mike programs. - (44:50) If Mike Doesn’t Track HRV, how does he split his training programs up? - (47:20) Is Mike a Fan of Fasted Cardio? - (57:49) Perio

To me, success means living life at a higher standard. It means more than just making good money, it means being happy in every aspect of your life. It means being your absolute best when it comes to your career, body, health, mental capacity, spiruality, relationships, etc... And today, we cover the 10 things I believe you NEED in order to live a more successul life. - The 4 Pillars We All Want Success In. (4:05) 1.) The Morning Ritual. (8:08) 2.) Make Money From Somthing You're Actually Passionate About. (14:37) 3.) Train Really Hard, Once A Week - Minimum. (18:57) 4.) Eat To Support Humanly Functions. (22:47) 5.) Create Space For Yourself Once A Week. (24:37) 6.) Spend More Money On Experiences and Daily Comfort, and Less on Material Goods. (31:58) 7.) Build Meaniful Connections and Relationships. (37:46) 8.) Have Short, Medium, and Long-Term Goals, Always. (42:36) 9.) Have A Mentor/Coach. (45:56) 10.) Push Into Resistance. (49:39) [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live lo

Today’s Guest is Sal Di Stefano, from Mind Pump Media. Sal is an encyclopedia when it comes to all things fitness, nutrition and health. Not to mention he is a legend in the podcasting space. Himself and the guys at Mind Pump are known for their no bullshit approach, and that’s exactly what he brought to the show today. We go into his personal journey with fitness, a scary moment in his own life with his own health, advice for trainers to become great coaches, where the industry is heading, and so much more. For more of Sal, you can check him out on instagram at @mindpumpsal or over on their website, www.mindpumpmedia.com [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact, 95% or more of the content we provide at B.B.P. is completely free, because our #1 core value is to be a Go Giver. Which is why we created a Patreon page so you can donate as little as $1 per month to help us provide more free content. 100% of donations go back to creating

Today is FULL of fire! So many great questions and we start out with a deep, powerful, mindset focused topic... today's Q's: Self growth... how can we learn to start accepting what is? Best advice for training after age 40 and how to stay lean for life... Do you NEED to track macros to change your body comp? If not, how? My thoughts on how to be successful with intuitive eating. How to become a Boom Boom Performance Coach. Dealing with uneducated people who come across like they know it all. Increasing the mind muscle connection Dealing with Gym FOMO (Needing to take a rest day, but mentally can't!) Training when sick, when do we slow down and when do we skip? Dealing with sleep problems MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Follow me on IG @cody.boomboom (Comment on my post of the podcast cover, tag who YOU want on the show) DM ME!! I want to hear from YOU. [BLOG] Individualizing Your Nutrition (8 Ways to tailor YOUR diet)  Funcitonal Muscle Loving What Is (Book) [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, he

 Christina Rice has been to hell and back when it comes to her gut health and because of that, she has become a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things digestion, autoimmune disease, depression, binge eating disorder, and more. To learn more about Christina, visit her at https://christinaricewellness.com/ or on instagram @christinaricewellness  [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact, 95% or more of the content we provide at B.B.P. is completely free, because our #1 core value is to be a Go Giver. Which is why we created a Patreon page so you can donate as little as $1 per month to help us provide more free content. 100% of donations go back to creating more free content for you. You can help the movement grow by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/boomboomperformance Check Out Cody's Latest Training Program, Functional Muscle, by visiting http://boomboomperformance.com/functional-muscle  Get Coach Cody's  E-Book, "The Nutrit

Today's Q&A, BBP Nutrition Coach, Courtney, comes on to chat about her personal story getting into fitness, nutrition, and becoming a coach on the team. We then dig into a wide range of topics including: Intermittent Fasting Power-Building To Become Strong and Shredded Our Biggest Fears (Personal and Business) Nutrient Timing For Morning Workouts Wearing Belts, Straps, and Gloves Why Whey is The Best and What To Do If You Can't Tolerate it Training Fasted vs. Fed and The Optimal Training Time Adjusting Training For Young and Old, When They're All In The Same Group Class And More... You can get Cody's Power-Building Ebook Training Program HERE or by visiting www.boomboomperformance.com/density   [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact, 95% or more of the content we provide at B.B.P. is completely free, because our #1 core value is to be a Go Giver. Which is why we created a Patreon page so you can donate as little as $1 per mon

Today's guess is IFBB Pro Bodybuilder, as well as coach to many other pro's, Jason Theobald. Jason is very well known in the industry for bringing not only a science based approach to bodydbuilding, but his knowledge and expertise on functional medicine and supplementation. He's also been the go-to-guy when it comes to insulin sensitivity, because he knows exactly how to manipulate this to help people create their leanest physiques.  To check out more from Jason, you can follow his instagram over at @scoobyprep1_ifbbpro or over at www.scoobyprep.com where he offers his coaching and his supplement line. [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact, 95% or more of the content we provide at B.B.P. is completely free, because our #1 core value is to be a Go Giver. Which is why we created a Patreon page so you can donate as little as $1 per month to help us provide more free content. 100% of donations go back to creating more free content fo

In today's Q&A, we cover: Truth about creatine, how training effects the central nervous system, when cardio is best placed, how to balance your training split between hypertrophy/strength work and group classes, protein intake (what's actually best), woodstock, and much more.... Things I Discussed: Coaching with Courtney (Exclusive) - Apply for the Strategy Call, HERE. www.befitlivegreat.weebly.com  www.labdoor.com Best Quality Creatine The Alchemist, The Go-Giver, The Leader Who Had No Title, Wayward Pines [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact, 95% or more of the content we provide at B.B.P. is completely free, because our #1 core value is to be a Go Giver. Which is why we created a Patreon page so you can donate as little as $1 per month to help us provide more free content. 100% of donations go back to creating more free content for you. You can help the movement grow by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/boomboomperforma

In today’s podcast, I sit down with Bryan Boorstein, strength and conditioning expert. Bryan has worked with everyone from the pro level CrossFitters to NFL players to Bodybuilders, so you can imagine he knows a thing or two about training! What I loved about talking with Bryan, is that him and I had way more in common then either of us realized – which makes the conversation just flow with authenticity! You’re going to learn a ton about how you should be training, if your goal is to not only look great naked… but to train like a beast as well. Bryan is offering my listeners $10 off your first month of his monthly membership! Just use the coupon code "boomboom" at checkout. You can check out more of Bryan at https://evolvedtrainingsystems.com/, over on instagram @bryanboorstein, or his daily workout membership https://evolvedtrainingsystems.com/product/evolved-training-daily-workout-program/  [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact

Today’s Q&A! Topics ranging from: Keto Reverse Dieting, Training on a Cut, Body Image Issues/Fears, Step Count’s Affect on Weight Loss/Maintenance, Gut Health Books/Reads, Cleanses, Athlete Macro Ratios, Intermittent Fasting on Rest Days, Cortisol Related Weight Gain (Lower Belly Fat), and More…. THINGS I MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: My Reverse Dieting Video My Nutrition Hierarchy E-Book Books: Wired To Eat, Paleo Solution, DEEP Nutrition, Unconventional Medicine DENSITY: Power-Building Program iN3 Reverse Dieting E-Book [LEARN HOW TO HELP THE SHOW] This podcast is 100% free, helping YOU live longer and better for no cost at all. In fact, 95% or more of the content we provide at B.B.P. is completely free, because our #1 core value is to be a Go Giver. Which is why we created a Patreon page so you can donate as little as $1 per month to help us provide more free content. 100% of donations go back to creating more free content for you. You can help the movement grow by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/boomboomp