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Exercise is Bullshit!"Throwing Cold Water On Your Gains!" w/ Alec Pinero, MSEpisode... 26! It's as cold... as ICE!I'm joined today by Alec Pinero, another great student out of Lehman College in the Bronx, under the tutelage of the great Dr. Brad Schoenfeld. Alec is a genius and sure to do great things in the industry. The Harvard alum is currently pursuing his PhD, but today's conversation centered around a paper he was part of for his Master's Program. Ice baths and cold plunges have become a mainstay in the biohacking and health and fitness space, but Alec and his team...2025-07-1636 minExercise is Bullshit!"5 P's Strength Training" with Mark AsanovichEpisode 25! Today I'm so priviledged to be joined by one of the greats to ever do it in the strength and conditioning space. Former NFL strength and conditioning coach Mark Asanovich shares his treasure trove of wisdom. Mark was a S&C coach for multiple teams in his career spanning over 20 years in the NFL. He was also one of the last coaches to truly practice a High Intensity Training style at the highest level of football. He's been a coach on the Bucs, the Ravens, the Jaguars, and the Minnesota Vikings. 2025-07-0246 minExercise is Bullshit!"The Cohesive Couple... Trains Together" with Rebecca & James LockwoodEpisode 24!This episode is a little bit different than previous on this show. I'm thrilled today to be joined by two clients of my company Reformed Fitness (HERE), Rebecca & James Lockwood. I've know Rebecca for almost 4 years when she started working with me remotely. She moved on to Reformed Fitness where we reconnected when I started working completely remote in 2024. Rebecca is an amazing business women, mother, writer and entrepreneur and her husband James is her steadfast companion, stay at home dad (an often...2025-06-1844 minExercise is Bullshit!"A Better Body Comp Testing Method" with Alysha D'SouzaEpisode 23! The Jordan Podcast! And that's appropriate because today I have one of the GOATS in the field of Exercise Science Research!In this episode I'm joined by PhD student Alysha D'Souza (IG HERE) from McMaster University in Canada. Alysha is a student in Dr. Stu Phillips lab and is leading the way in a new generation of female focused exercise science research (an area that's currently severely lacking in the field). In this episode we discuss a new and exciting muscle composition modality the "COSIAM" method. A combination...2025-06-041h 01Exercise is Bullshit!"Saving Time with Supersets" with Ryan BurkeEpisode 22! The Emmett Smith of Podcast Episodes! And just like the all-time leading rusher, this one is all about speed... or time... or the time you'll save being speedy. I'm joined today by Ryan Burke (IG HERE). Ryan is a tremendous young researcher currently pursuing his PhD at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Ryan is a former Master's Graduate from the Applied Muscle Development lab at Lehman University under the guidance of the great Dr. Brad Schoenfeld. Today Ryan and are are discussing a paper he was part of...2025-05-2158 minExercise is Bullshit!"All Things Rep Speed & Cadence" with Jack OostenEpisode 21... BlackJack! He's back! The Jack Attack!In this week's episode I'm joined by Jack O0sten. Jack is the founder and owner of Jacked&Leen Gym in Rogers, MN. One of the true Mecca's of Bodybuilding in the Midwest... and possibly the world. Jack has been in the bodybuilding game for over a decade and he and his wife Eileen opened their dream gym in 2024. Together they've been coaching and helping hundreds of clients for the last 5+ years. Jack is also one of...2025-05-0752 minExercise is Bullshit!"Clients and Things" with Eric FeiglEpisode 20... ! They said we couldn't do it... but here we are ah-doing-it!Today I'm joined by my friend and college Eric Feigl. Eric has been a coach for close to 20 years and trained thousands of client sessions, in person and online. He's currently based out of Ohio at Mission 5 Fitness (HERE) where he takes clients in person, but you can also find him online if you're outside of his area and looking for coaching.Eric and I spent this episode talking about the current state of the fitness industry...2025-04-2347 minExercise is Bullshit!"Functional Training For Older Adults" with Dr. James Steele, PhDEpisode 19... that's almost 20! They said we couldn't do it... but here we are ah-doing-it!Today I'm joined by the king of stats, Dr. James Steele. Dr. Steele is a good friend and colleague, former associate professor at Solent University and currently the head of the research department for Keiser Australia (HERE). He joins me on the show today to discuss a relatively recent paper he was a major part of called "Machine-based resistance training improves functional capacity in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis." (HERE). This paper is a fantas...2025-04-091h 02Exercise is Bullshit!"All The Science Stuff" with Max Coleman, MSEpisode 18!!! The king of IG cooking content and hypertrophy gains is back!In this week's episode I'm joined by Max Coleman, MS. Max is a previous guest on the show and one of the brightest minds in the exercise science space today. He has a fantastic IG account where he break down scientific literature... all well cooking delicious treats!In this week's episode we talk about the state of the science on a variety of different fronts. Supersets, Optimal Rest Periods, Minimum Effective Dose and more. 2025-03-261h 18Exercise is Bullshit!"How S&C Should Be" with Jay Vincent17 Episodes and the hits keep coming... now that's what I call "Exercise is Bullshit!"In this week's episode I'm joined again by previous guest and no nonsense fitness expert Jay Vincent. Jay is a high intensity training specialist who helps men get in the best shape of their lives, faster than they ever though possible. To learn more about his system and coaching visit his website HERE.This time Jay joins us again to talk about his recent expedition into the field of strength and conditioning. As you've heard...2025-03-1253 minExercise is Bullshit!"Preparing for Surgery and for Life" with Dr. Sara Oikawa PhDEpisode 16... another Doctor! And a Candadian! A double whammy of awesome!
Dr. Sara Oikawa is the Chief Science officer for Enhanced Medical Nutrition (HERE). They specialize in pre and post surgery nutrition interventions for patients who want to maximize their readiness going into surgery and prepare to be at their best following surgery.
Their flagship product EnRoute is a patented blend of protein and nutrients that has been clinically shown to not just maintian lean tissue, but actually acutely increase lean mass in individuals, even without regimented exercise. It's...2025-02-2657 minExercise is Bullshit!"Big Ticket Coaching" with Dave BessEpisode 15 with Big Ticket Bess!
This week I'm joined by my good friend and business mentor Dave Bess. Dave is a renaissance man who does a little bit of everything. He owns a High Intensity training gym in AZ called "Greenlight Personal Training". He also runs a coaching and business mentor company called "PT Legends" which is what my company Reformed Fitness uses for our Health Coaching program. He also... really likes chicken sandwiches.
Dave is a genius at coaching, motivation and helping scale small-medium sized coaching businesses and...2025-02-121h 01Exercise is Bullshit!"Big 5 Myths In Hypertrophy" with Dr. Brad SchoenfeldEpisode 14... The Doctor's are back!
This episode is great! Unfortunately my sound was not. It's a little echoey but I assure you it's worth your time.
I'm joined this week by the King of Hypertrophy himself, Dr. Brad Schoenfeld. Dr. Schoenfeld is the leading hypertophy (muscle growth) researcher in the world. If you're serious about growing big muscles, you know Dr. Brad. He leads the Lehman College Applied Muscle Development Lab in the Bronx which continues to pump out world class Exercise Scientists. He's been published close to if...2025-01-2936 minExercise is Bullshit!"Different Styles of Training" with Mike PetrellaLucky Number 13!
You think you have a cool home gym... you are a pathetic. You think your local gym is cool... it is trash compared to Mike Petrella and STG! Mike has unquestionably the greatest collection of vintage and new exercise equipment on the planet. We took a vote, he won... it's over. Even more... he won't stop adding new stuff! Some might say he's obsessed... I just think he's awesome!
Mike own's STG Stength and Power in Ontario Canada (HERE). He's like most Canadians, super nice, affable and...2025-01-151h 20Exercise is Bullshit!"Online Training & Building Your Brand" with Andrew CoatesEpisode 12... this is a big one!
Andrew Coates is kind of a big deal, though he probably wouldn't admit it. I met Andrew at a conference back in 2021 and like most Canadians, he seemed to be competing for the "Nicest Guy in The Universe Award". He had a burgeoning IG following and a blossoming career as a fitness writer. He had about 60k followers at the time and shared an awesome presentation on how to grow and build a brand.
Flash forward to 2025 and he is one of the...2025-01-0152 minExercise is Bullshit!"Fit 20 Study" with Dr. James Steele and Dr. PAKEpisode 11... Double doctors!!! Take that nerds!!! It feels like Christmas... because it is! And guess what I'm stuffing your stockings with??? SCIENCE!!!
Fair warning... this episode is old. Also from that previous life and show where they liked to stifle good ideas and creavtivity. Thankfully, their loss is your gain and this episode will now live in Exercise is Bullshit infamy. This is truly at look at the outside end of the spectrum of what real "minimum dose" is. There's minimum dose, and then there's "The Fit20 Study" HERE.
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Boundless Body RadioBONUS! My Appearance on the Exercise Is Bullsh*t Podcast! 750Send us a textToday we are releasing another bonus episode! This is my recent appearance on the Exercise Is Bullshit Podcast! As always, it was a fun chat, and I'm always so grateful to be a guest on someone else's show!Logan Herlihy is a leader in the evidenced based exercise field and the Director of Health and Wellness for Reformed Fitness, an online health coaching and personal training company with clients all over the world.Find Logan at-loganherlihy@gmail.comwww.reformed-fitness.comhttps...2024-12-221h 03