Vigor Life Podcast
Luka Hocevar, owner of Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance in Seattle and founder of Vigor Move & Live in Slovenia, hosts this podcast. It offers tips, stories, and motivation on fitness, nutrition, mindset, relationships, career, and personal growth. The show aims to help listeners build daily habits for a better body and a more fulfilling life.
Episodes
EP 235: Rehab Is Training: How Dr. Katie Dabrowski Bridges Pain, Performance, and Neuroscience
In this episode with Katie Dabrowski, we dive into topics from aligning physiology and psychology, how important communication is, what is really the bridge between rehab and training, pain science, and how to have a trainable menu while having nagging issues and still get great results. That, and much more in this episode! Dr. Katie Dabrowski, DPT, CSCS is a physical therapist and strength coach
EP 234: Think Again on Program Design, Coaching, and Leadership w/ Mike Boyle
It’s always a treat having my friend Mike Boyle come on the podcast and have a conversation about coaching, program design, gym ownership, leadership, and life.Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning was founded in 1996 by Mike Boyle and Bob Hanson. Prior to co-founding MBSC, Mike served as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Boston University for 15 years. He also served as the Strength
EP 233: From Cleared to Capable: How Language, Mindset, and Graded Exposure Redefine Pain w/ Dr. Sean Pastuch
Dr. Sean Pastuch is back on the podcast, this time we dive into his new book “Live More, Hurt Less” and helping clients get from cleared to capable. Dr. Sean Pastuch, DC, grew up around the fitness, health, and wellness industry. And when he graduated Chiro school, he ended up opening a clinic and a CrossFit gym. He didn’t want to be that Chiro who tells you, “You need to this exercise and be on “
EP 232: Training Secrets & The Blueprint For Consistent Clients Results w/ Alwyn Cosgrove
Alwyn is a friend, one of my first mentors and someone I’ve always respected when it comes to coaching and running a business. It’s always a pleasure having him on the show and talking training, coaching, and fitness business. Alwyn Cosgrove is the co-author of the New Rules of Lifting books, co-owns one of the most successful training gyms in America and coaches fitness business owners on success
EP 231: The Art of Smart Programming & Why Most Training Systems Fail w/ Joshua Clay
Joshua is someone I followed and saw doing, creating, and sharing some great education on program design, coaching and is a real coach. This made me reach out and get him on the pod to dive into the science and art of program design, coaching, and how to build a successful career and build an online coaching business. I’m so glad I did because it was full of gems and insights for coaches. Tune in.
EP 230: The Art and Science Of Group Training Programming & Coaching w/ Kevin Carr
Whether he is working as a coach or therapist, Kevin’s goal is to help people move better and become more resilient so that they can excel at the activities that they love.Kevin has amassed a wealth of experience in the field of sports performance and personal training since starting at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in 2008. Working with everyone from US Olympians looking for a competitive
EP 229: Nutritional Periodization & Training Alignment To Get Lean, Muscular, & Improve Performance w/ Jon Heck
Jon Heck is a nutritionist, strength coach, business owner and a podcast host. He spent 9 years working in NFL and Division 1 college football strength and conditioning and then launched his coaching business Hammer and Chisel Performance full time. He walks the walks, and practices what he preaches, he is 6’7 300+, lives a bodybuilding lifestyle as well as competing in strongman and powerlifting.
EP228: The Unseen Nutrition Roadblocks, Gut Health Reset, Using Food To get Healthy w/ Dr. Dwayne Jackson
Dr. Dwayne N. Jackson is a dad, athlete, health specialist, medical educator, scientist, and entrepreneur. He has over 12 years of university education in exercise/human physiology, medicine, and nutritional biochemistry. Dr. Jackson holds a PhD in neurovascular physiology and has been educated at top academic institutions in North America including the University of Ottawa, the University of West
EP227: The Truth About Aggressive Dieting and Why It Works, & The Science of Nutrition Adherence w/ Martin MacDonald
Martin is a clinical performance nutritionist, motivational speaker, educator and CEO of The Mac-Nutrition Collective, a syndicate of companies dedicated to the furthering and promotion of evidence-based nutrition.Having previously been a Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition, holding a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science and postgraduates in Sports Nutrition and Clinical Nutrit
EP 226: The Science & Art Of Building Muscle for Beginners, Intermediates, and Advanced w/ Eric Helms
It was great to finally get Eric on the show and talk in depth about muscle building for beginners, intermediates and advanced trainees, especially the longevity of it and what the science and art (experience and wisdom) show. This is a very insightful discussion regardless of where you are in your training journey. Eric Helms is:Ph.D. in strength and conditioning from Auckland University of Techn
EP 225: Dr. Spencer Nadolsky On The Truth About GLP-1’s, Weight Loss, and Strength Training
I’ve known Dr. Spencer Nadolsky for well over a decade and he’s been my go to resource when it comes to GLP-1’s and any peptides that help with weight loss, metabolic health, health and performance in general. It was great to catch up and get the truth about GLP-1’s from an expert that is helping clients in the real world, daily.Dr. Spencer Nadolsky, a board-certified family and obesity medicine p
EP 224: How To Build Athletics and Aesthetics, & Creating A Successful Coaching Business w/ Gareth Sapstead
Gareth Sapstead is a strength and performance coach, author, and the founder of EPT Lab.For 20 years, Gareth has worked with Olympians, world champions, and high-performing professionals who all had the same problem: plenty of drive, but no margin for guesswork.His work focuses on building strength, health, and physiques that don't fall apart when life gets busy, because results that can't
EP223: How To Supercharge Your Thinking, Future-Proof Your Brain & Stay Share At Any Age w/ Dr. Tommy Wood
I was really excited about getting Dr. Tommy Wood on the show. This topic is close to my heart with both my parents having Parkinsons disease, and my Mom passing away with it a couple of years ago. Not only is Dr. Tommy an authority on this topic, he communicates it extremely well, and is also at the University of Washington, which makes him a neighbor. Dr. Tommy Wood is an Associate Professor of
EP 222: The Principles & Strategies To Become An Elite Coach & Build A Successful Career w/ Dr. Sean Pastuch
Sean has become a good friend and it’s taken me too long to get him on this podcast. His has built a very successful business in Active Life and we dive into what it takes to become successful and build a great career in the fitness industry.Dr. Sean Pastuch, DC, grew up around the fitness, health, and wellness industry. And when he graduated Chiro school, he ended up opening a clinic and a CrossF
EP 221: How To Implement Agile Periodization, Coaching, and Fitness Business w/ Mladen Jovanovic
Finally got my Balkan brother Mladen Jovanovic on the podcast to talk about agile periodization, constraint based coaching, coaching principles and how to think “bottom up” and not just “top down” when it comes to training clients. We also dive into best approaches to open a gym with a small group training model. Mladen Jovanovic is a physical preparation coach from Belgrade, Serbia. He has worked
EP 220: How To Develop Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World w/ Brad Stulberg
I’ve read every one of Brad’s books and his latest “The Way of Excellence” is my favorite (which says a lot since I’ve got incredible value from all of them). This is Brad’s second appearance on the podcast and I’m always grateful for our conversations and the insights and clarity he shares.In this episode of the Brad and Luka delve into the concept of excellence, exploring its biological roots, t
EP 219: Program Design For Different Goals, Coaching “Challenging” Clients, Flexible Dieting, Coaching Cues with/ Cody McBroom
Back with Cody McBroom as we hit up our monthly coaching roundtable diving in depth into questions we receive about program design, coaching, nutrition, mindset, and business. Cody McBroom is a Father, Husband, Online Trainer and Sports-Nutritionist, and the Founder/CEO of Tailored Coaching Method, a Coaching Company that helps Average People Achieve Above-Average Physiques. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL
218: How To Build Athleticism, Boost Performance, Reduce Injuries, and Why 10 x 10 Sprints Work w/ Derek Hansen
It’s always a pleasure having a conversation with my friend Derek Hansen as we dive into athleticism, injury prevention, the many facets that influence human performance, as well as why an electrical power plant may be influencing the San Francisco 49ers performance ;)Derek M. Hansen has been a world renowned sport performance consultant and advisor to some of the top organizations, teams and athl
EP 217: Conjugate Training and Westside Barbell Lessons To Build Strength For Life (For Anyone) with/ AJ Roberts
It’s been a while since I’ve had my brother AJ Roberts on the show. I love that this time around we are talking training, the conjugate method, Westside Barbell and everything in between. AJ Roberts is a world-record powerlifter who has bench pressed over 1,000 pounds in sanctioned competition and spent more than two decades in strength sports. He coaches athletes using conjugate-based systems bui
EP 216: Strength & Conditioning, Hybrid, Transformation Program Design Insights and Wisdom (Part 1) w/ Cody McBroom
I have Cody back on the show and we dive into the nuances, contest, insights and wisdom of strength and conditioning, transformation, and hybrid programs program design, templates, and much more.Cody McBroom is a Father, Husband, Online Trainer and Sports-Nutritionist, and the Founder/CEO of Tailored Coaching Method, a Coaching Company that helps Average People Achieve Above-Average Physiques. IN
EP 215: Why You’re Not Safe From Cardiovascular Disease If You’re Fit & Other Longevity Myths w/ Joel Jamieson
Always a pleasure having my brother Joel Jamieson back on the show and this time we dove deep into cardiovascular disease and the many misconceptions around it. Joel had his own experience of dealing with it even though he is as fit as can be for his age. 8 out of 10 friends we sent to have an angiogram had blockage without having any symptoms, while also being fit - which is why this is a MUST li
EP 214: Programming Around Pain & Making Gains In Strength & Performance When You’re Hurt w/ Dr. Justin Farnsworth
I have been following Justin for a while now and wanted to get him on the show to talk about something everyone deals with - programming and training around pain. We dive into principles and then go into examples in training that people often deal with, including myself. Dr. Justin Farnsworth has been both in the training, performance, and physical therapy space for over two decades. He’s a Doctor
EP 213: The Biggest Nutrition Coaching Mistakes & How To Build A Successful Online Coaching Business That Lasts w/ Cody McBroom
This was a great full circle episode as I had Cody come on the show for the first time after 8 years when he was a coach at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance (for almost 7 years). He’s since built a successful online coaching business that has helped over 2,000+ clients transform. We catch up and dive into the mistakes of nutrition coaching, the proper approach to get clients to a sustainable t
EP 212: The 6 Characteristics Of Lifelong Health, Performance & Building An Unbreakable Body with/ John Rusin
It was great to have John Rusin back on the show after some years, and with the release of his new book the timing was perfect for us to catch up and talk training. We dive into specifics of the training sessions, how to implement the methods, and nuances of the system and how to use it. Dr. John Rusin is an internationally recognized strength coach and injury prevention expert known for his innov
EP 211: Building The Team Sport Athlete From The Ground Up w/ Mike Robertson
Mike Robertson is a close friend and someone I’ve learned a lot from in the last decade and a half and continue to. We’re both curious and love coaching so anytime we talk I’m fired up as we could go on and on about what we’ve learned, what’s working, what’s new, approaches to training, and anything in he fitness and performance realm. This time we talked about how to build a team sport athlete fr
EP 210: Longevity Laws To Look, Feel, and Perform Your Best After You’re 40 w/ Joe Defranco
Always great having my brother Joe Defranco back on the show and this time we dove deep into the longevity laws of looking, feeling, and performing your best after you’re 40. Joe DeFranco is a world-renowned strength & conditioning coach and the owner of DeFranco’s Gym. For the past two decades, athletes from across the globe have hired Joe because of his remarkable ability to improve strength
EP 209: Training to Look, Feel, and Perform in The Top 1% If You’re Over the Age of 35 w/ Eric Bach
It was great to catch up with Eric as I’ve known him for a decade in which time he has gone from a successful in person coach, to hybrid coach, and finally fully online while building a 7-figure online coaching business. The Bach Performance Look Great Naked Protocol is built to you look, feel, and perform your best without living in the gym. Since 2013, they’ve served over 1200 CEO's, founder
EP 208: Why Switching Exercises Often Works, Kettlebell Training, & Standing Out Online w/ Adriell Mayes
Great to have my brother @everygotdamndre back on the show while visiting Seattle for our Built To Last Gym mastermind as we dove into the most effective training methods, why he trains the way he trains and programs the way he programs, the reason he often turns down big brand deals, what he believes in when it comes to lifestyle and nutrition, as well as how to stand out online. IN THIS EPISODE
EP 207: Building A Successful Coaching Career, What Is a Coaching First Gym, and Social Media BS w/ Andy McCloy
It’s always a pleasure to have my brother and business partner in Built To Last Gym Mentorship Andy McCloy on the podcast, where we get to talk about coaching, gyms, and the industry. Andy McCloy is the owner and founder of BCI Sports Performance and Fitness in Madison, Alabama. Over the last 24 years BCI has become a leader in the youth sports performance industry. BCI has trained thousands of at
EP 206: How To Get Client Results w/ Nutrition Coaching & Build A Powerful Online Business with/ Andy Morgan
I’ve known Andy for over a decade and he’s always impressed me with his knowledge and how we helps people transform through his coaching model. When I found out how he runs his businesses and the level he has built it to I knew I wanted to have him share more of what’s “under the hood” of the way they deliver coaching and the systems that have built the business. Andy started Ripped Body in 2011 a
EP 205: What Works and What Doesn’t When It Comes to Muscle Building; Science and Practical w/ Brad Schoenfeld
Was great to finally have Brad on the show and chat about muscle building, strength, what studies show and what coaches know. We dive into what matters in building muscle and what doesn’t, as well as what research may not have caught up with but anecdotally works. Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, is an internationally renowned fitness expert and a leading authority on muscle hypertrophy and body composition
EP 204: The Power of Culture On Teams, In Business & Family, Writing Skills, & the Future Of Coaching Education w/ Martin Rooney
One of my closest friends and Mr. Coach and Culture is back on the pod for the 4th time—Martin Rooney. We dive into how to turn around the culture of a team, business, or family. As a proud Girl Dad, Martin shares values that helped raise four strong daughters.We also dig into his first fiction book, Blood Feud: Raising Cain.Martin is a fitness expert, entrepreneur, and founder of Training for War
EP 203: The Power of Coaching and What Really Helps Clients Transform For Good w/ Jen Widerstrom
Jen is a kindred coaching soul and a true coach. She’s been a group trainer, American Gladiator, head coach of Biggest Loser replacing Jillian Michaels, online community builder, magazine cover model, celebrity trainer, and now a lead coach for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Pump Club. We dive into coaching, career lessons, and fitness industry insights.She's been a go-to expert in entertainment, app
EP 202: The Science of Being Athletic For Life, Weight Loss Drugs, & the Future of Coaching with/ Dr. Mike Israetel
With Dr. Mike, it’s impossible not to have an insightful, thought-provoking, and entertaining conversation. We dove into lifelong athleticism, common mistakes in returning to rec sports, and injury prevention. We also covered weight loss and performance drugs—and how they’ll shape the future of health and coaching. A must-listen episode!Dr. Michael Israetel, PhD, is the cofounder and Chief Content
EP 201: Lessons From 200 Vigor Life Podcast Episodes That Will Help You Succeed
I wanted to do this as the 200th episode but didn’t want to mess up the flow as I was shooting some great episodes, so it got 201st place. With that being said I wanted to share the insights of what I learned since starting the podcast almost 7 years ago. I’ve had some incredible guests over the years, there’s 250 hours of eduction on the show, and I’m thinking about how to do the next 200 episode
EP 200: How To Build Freak Athleticism From High School to the Pro’s & Become A Superstar Coach w/ Mike Guadango
I’ve known about Mike for 20+ years since I watched Defranco’s YouTube of him doing crazy feats in the gym. Since then he’s becoming an incredible coach and gym owner and has trained some of the most elite athletes and champions. His knowledge, experience and wisdom are extremely valuable and we dive into all aspects of athletic development, coaching and communication. Mike is currently a Coach,
EP 199: High Performance Coaching for Entrepreneurs and Building A Powerful Online Brand w/ Dan Go
I met Dan 16 years ago in a Mastermind for gym owners as he ha a gym in Toronto and I had just started mine a year ago in Seattle. We have stayed in touch and it’s been amazing to see the journey and Dan’s success, eventually moving to online and being prolific, while building an incredible online coaching business for high level entrepreneurs. Dan Go specializes in helping entrepreneurs get lean
EP 198: The Principles Of Athlete Development From High School to the Pro’s w/ Eric Cressey
Eric Cressey has been a friend and someone that has set the highest standard in coaching and being a pro at the highest level; and someone I have learned from and continue to learn from. I connected with him and started learning from him when I was still playing pro basketball 20+ years and flew out to Birmingham, England to attend a live event.Eric Cressey is president and co-founder of Cressey S
EP 197: The No BS Guide To Upgrading Your Mindset and Life w/ Paul Mort
Catching up with my close friend Paul Mort is always insightful, loaded with value, combined and combined with a lot of laughs. If you want to get better as a father, husband, business man, and human, and achieve your goals, then this is a can’t miss episode. Paul Mort is a two time UK Master Coach of The Year, world class coach, and international speaker. A straight talking, high performing lead
EP 196: How To Become Extremely Productive & The Dark Side of Discipline w/ Craig Ballantyne
I’ve known Craig for over 15 years and met him when he was one of the first successful online coaches in the fitness space with Turbulence Training. Since then Craig has become one of the most sought after business coaches helping people get a lot more done in less time and cutting out all the BS that doesn’t matter. When Craig first started his entrepreneurial journey, he was just a dumb farm boy
EP 195: Off Season & In Season Basketball Sports Performance, and Becoming A Great Coach w/ Zack Zillner
Zack is someone I knew of and followed through our network and the great work he does. We were formally introduced to by our mutual friend, Megan. From there we connected in Austin, TX then I went on the Coach Em Up Podcast which he co-hosts, and hit it off. He’s an incredibly smart, experienced, and successful performance coach that has been with the University of Texas women’s basketball for 7 y
EP 194: Debunking Nutrition Myths, The Truth About Overcoming Weight Loss Plateaus, & GLP-1 Insights w/ Allan Bacon
I’ve been excited about having a conversation with Allan as I’ve been following him for a while and love his approach to coaching and education when it comes to nutrition and fitness. I specifically wanted to dive deeper into his thoughts on nutrition coaching, weight loss plateaus, as well as insights on GLP-1’s. This episode is packed full of value and insights for any person looking to improve
EP 193: Building and Maintaining Strength & Athleticism in Pregnancy/Postpartum w/ Brianna Battles
Having this conversation with Brianna was so impactful as my life partner, Wytia, is currently in week 28 of her pregnancy and is an woman dedicated to fitness and staying athletic and this pregnancy has been very challenging for her. I talk with Brianna who is an expert in the field of continuing to be an athlete postpartum, as we discuss and dive into the so many misconceptions of training durin
EP 192: The Busy Guy Off Season Strength Program, 4 Traits of Elite Athlete & Coaches, How To Implement Plyometrics Q & A
I answer 4 questions in depth from in person clients, DM’s I received, comments to some of my posts, as well as a nutrition coaching scenario from a client I’m coaching. I love doing these episodes and sharing real world examples, programs, and coaching that I’m doing in the real world. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:=> If you had a period of time where you could train more (3 months) to build st
EP 191: 20 Years Of Wisdom To Be A Better Coach & Build A Better Coaching Career w/ Dean Somerset
It was great to catch up with Dean as we haven’t talked in a while since he was busy being fully booked as a coach 40-50 hours a week (and what he’s been doing for 20 years!). We talk about how to become a great coach and build a successful career in the industry.
We’ve hosted Dean for seminars and workshops both at my Vigor Ground location in Seattle, as well as our Slovenia locations (one of t
EP 190: Becoming A Great Coach vs. A Social Media Influencer, and Building The Life You Want w/ Jason Brown
Jason and I have had a cadence of doing a podcast a month talking about program design, both offline and online, coaching, career success in the fitness industry and much more. This time around the conversation to why Jason is leaving social media and focusing on other aspects and laser focusing on the audience that he’s served rather than trying to become “bigger” with a larger audience. This con
EP 189: How To Become The Most Obvious Choice & Grow Your Business w/ Jon Goodman
I’ve known Jon for over a decade and he’s been a guest of the show many times, and every time we have a conversation he shares a lot of wisdom and insights. Jon has served 100,000+ entrepreneurs, coaches and trainers with his content, whether its his books, articles, courses, or mentorship, and has been a force in helping people impact clients and grow their business.
He just launched his new bo
EP 188: How to Build A Results Based Training System For Your Coaching Business w/ Andy McCloy
Andy McCloy is not only a great coach, the owner of the most successful gym in Huntsville Alabama, and one of my closest friends, he’s also my business partner in the Built To Last Gym Mentorship we launched last year. While in town to work on some projects and our upcoming mastermind in Austin, TX, we sat down to discuss how to build a successful training system for your gym, coaching business; o
EP 187: Principles & Skills For Coaching Greatness (Building An Elite Career In Fitness) - Part 3
I decided I wanted to start sharing principles and skillsets that build the greatest coaches and careers in the fitness industry. This is not a list from 1 to whatever. This is my personal insights, notes from other great coaches, books, things mentors shared with me, and much more. This will be an ongoing series of at least 3 episodes (if not more) as I want there to be something anyone can come
EP 186: Principles & Skills For Coaching Greatness (Building An Elite Career In Fitness) - Part 2
I decided I wanted to start sharing principles and skillsets that build the greatest coaches and careers in the fitness industry. This is not a list from 1 to whatever. This is my personal insights, notes from other great coaches, books, things mentors shared with me, and much more. This will be an ongoing series of at least 3 episodes (if not more) as I want there to be something anyone can come
EP 185: Principles & Skills For Coaching Greatness (Building An Elite Career In Fitness) - Part 1
I decided I wanted to start sharing principles and skillsets that build the greatest coaches and careers in the fitness industry. This is not a list from 1 to whatever. This is my personal insights, notes from other great coaches, books, things mentors shared with me, and much more. This will be an ongoing series of at least 3 episodes (if not more) as I want there to be something anyone can come
EP 184: 5 Training Mistakes Killing Your Progress & The Best Conditioning For You
I take down notes when I talk to clients or when people reach out to me asking for advice. I created this episode from the questions I get and the struggles people have when reaching a plateau, and seeing what they do that gets them in “trouble.” Most people make these training mistakes that hold back their progress.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
=> Why trying to make great progress when it’s
EP 183: Create Better Results For Clients with These Program Design Insights
Every once in a while I like to do an episode on program design and share insights on writing better programs. Whether you’re a coach or you’re a fitness enthusiast that wants to get better results, I share a process of how to design a program that will improve your looks, performance, help you feel better, while being able to give you longevity in the weight room (this is about the long game).
I
EP 182: The Blueprint For Nutrition Coaching Results & How Macros Inc Built A Successful Coaching Company w/ Brad Dieter
I was so glad to finally connect with Brad at the Evolve Conference where we both spoke. We had dinner and realized we were both hoop fanatics, loved the fitness industry and were obsessed with our craft. It was is important that we did this episode and it was an absolutely packed episode of value!
Brad Dieter is a scientist and entrepreneur whose goal is to help address preventable disease. He c
EP181: 7 Principles To Get Lean and Stay Lean, with Strategies and Tactics
This is an important topic that I’m revisiting since having so many conversations with my clients, both in person and online, that are still struggling with getting leaner and losing weight, and most importantly keeping it off.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
=> Why having cognitive constraint is key no matter which approach you take in losing weight and getting leaner.
=> Being hungry is n
EP 180: How To Use Resets To Make Your Body & Joints Feel Better, Work Life Balance For Coaching, & Scaling Your Fitness Business
Another Q & A episode with some great questions that led to a split episode diving into some training concepts, systems, and explanations, along with fitness business questions on productivity, work-life balance, marketing and scaling your business and more.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
=> What are “resets” and how they can be very useful and effective in improving your joint health and
EP 179: The Most Effective Strength Training and Cardio For Women, & Training Through Menstrual Cycles w/ Dr. Alyssa Olenick
It was great to have Alyssa on the podcast after having her come out to Seattle and do a workshop with myself and Joel on all things cardio. She’s a wealth of knowledge, a training geek like myself, and also an athlete that has achieved some serious goals both in strength training and endurance running.
Dr Alyssa Olenick holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology is a certified sports nutritionist and
EP 178: Training Templates That Work, Program Design For Dads w/ Young Kids, & How To Keep Clients Coming Back w/ Jason Brown
This is another episode of our monthly program design episode where Jason Brown and I get together and answer questions and dive deep into program design, context and nuances of what work for different populations and our experience with coaching and designing programs with thousands of people in person and online. We share our best stuff to help you improve your own workouts, get better results,
EP 177: The Principles To Building A Successful Gym In Today’s Environment w/ Mark Fisher
It’s always a pleasure to catch up with my friend and incredible speaker and entrepreneur Mark Fisher. We dove into what the foundations are of building a successful gym in this day and environment.
Mark and his “non-sexual life partner” Michael Keeler founded Business for Unicorns in 2016. They've since worked with many of the leading fitness studios across the US, the UK, and Australia. Pas
EP 176: Program Design That Works For Real World Clients and the Trainable Menu w/ Tony Gentlicore
I met Tony as far back as 2007 when Cressey Sports Performance opened and I flew to Boston to train with Eric and him. We were all meatheads obsessed with training and performance so we hit it off. We’ve hosted Tony for workshops both in my Seattle and in my Slovenia gym, and although I consider him a friend I also respect him as a coach and have learned much from him as he’s not only been there,
EP 175: 5 Skills Of Communication That Will Upgrade Your Coaching, Get Better Results and Help Connect with Clients w/ Lucy Hendricks
I love learning and having conversations with coaches that are obsessed with both training and communication as much as I am. Lucy Hendricks is both, and she now educates on both topics, which is what made this episode both insightful and practical for every coach (and human being).
Lucy Hendricks, co-owner of a gym in Lexington, Kentucky, has created a sanctuary for people sidelined from exerci
EP 174: The 10 Rules Of Building An Athletic Body After The Age Of 35 (How To Look, Feel & Perform Like An Athlete)
I created a carousel post with my 10 rules of building an athletic body after the age of 35 and it got a lot of interest and comments and while I feel it was a good post, as always, its hard to include a lot of context and insight with 8-9 slides and little text. I wanted to elaborate on the rules by going a little deeper with a podcast episode and give some more insight to my thoughts so you can
EP 173: Coaching Greatness, Reigniting Culture, and Being A Great Parent To Athletes w/ Martin Rooney
It’s been a while and yet it’s always a pleasure doing an episode with my brother Martin Rooney. You can guarantee that Martin will spit fire about coaching, culture, and the lessons he’s learned along the way of being a leader in this industry for almost 30-years.
Martin Rooney is an internationally-recognized entrepreneur, fitness expert, sought-after presenter and best-selling author. Martin
EP 172: Program Design To Be Fit, Strong, Lean & Pain Free In Your 30’s, 40’s and 50’s w/ Jason Brown
Whenever Jason Brown and I get together we could go on for hours about training, programming, coaching, and this time it was no different. We dive into the differences in training when 30, 40, and 50 and we break down principles as well as more specific strategies and give examples for clients training only 2 a week as well as 3 or 4x a week. We go over coaching mistakes, how much cardio you need,
EP171: Tired vs Better, Eliminating Nutritional Deficiencies, Mechanical Drop Sets , & Should You Train To Failure Q & A
I dive into more of the last couple weeks questions and topics that you inquired about, diving into some deeper than others but giving you applicable advice from the real world, whether its training, nutrition, coaching or building a fitness business. Check out this weeks topics below.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
=> The difference between training to get tired vs training to get better.
EP 170: How To Build Healthy Strong Tendons For Life, & Recover From Tendon Injuries w/ Jake Tuura
I’ve followed Jake Tuura for a while as he shares great information on everything tendons, and was able to finally connect in person as we both spoke at Mike Boyle’s Spring Seminar, then had to bring him out on the podcast as his presentation at Mike’s was excellent. We talked about, well, everything tendons! This is a must listen for every person that wants to keep healthy and strong tendons for
EP 169: What Is Strong Enough, Developing Rotational Power, & Improving As A Coach and Building Your Fitness Career w/ Eric Cressey
I’ve been fortunate to learn from and develop friendships with the best of the best. My relationship with Eric Cressey goes back close to 17 years where I went to a seminar of his in Birmingham, UK. Since then he’s been someone I have constantly learned from and continue to as we have grown in the industry, built our businesses and expanded in what we do. He’s not just an extraordinary coach but a
EP 168: The Best Nutrition Strategy, Conditioning For Sports, Building Muscle Without Adding Weight, Content Creation Q & A
Back with a Q & A with a number of questions that have built up over the weeks and it’s become one of my favorite things to do. If you want to drop more questions you can either DM them to my Instagram or e-mail them to luka@hocevarperformance.com As usual I’m breaking up the episode into training, nutrition, coaching and program design in the first part, and business, mindset, marketing, cont
EP 167: 3 Key Principles To Finally Transforming Your Body, and Building A Multi-Million Dollar Fitness Business w/ Nick Shaw
After speaking together at Raise The Bar in Dallas, I had to get finally get Nick on the podcast and talk about the principles that have helped almost a million people transform through Renaissance Periodization products and services, while also doing $100 million in revenue.
Nick is the Founder and CEO of Renaissance Periodization, a diet and fitness company founded on evidence-based practices t
EP 166: The Principles Of Strength Training & Program Design That Get Results Every Time
My friend and owner of HIDEF Physical Therapy Zach sat down with me to grill me about training clients and the principles and foundations of getting results over the short and long-term, what really matters and where people get it wrong. I felt time flew by but we ended up doing a bit under two hours of deep dive into what creates successful programs and coaching and things that aren’t talked abou
EP 165: How To Become Indistractable, Control Your Attention, & Get Important Things Done w/ Nir Eyal
I’ve been of Nir’s work starting with his first book “Hooked” that really dove into how to lock in behaviors and how companies get people to repeat behaviors. The second was “Indistractable” which has been very powerful since like most people, I get distracted! It was great to dive into the science, strategies, and tactics to help you improve your attention, not get distracted, and get work done t
EP 164: Work Up To Sprinting Program, Best Pure Strength Building Set and Rep Schemes, Creative Exercise Variations Q & A
Since I save many of the questions I get on a weekly basis I always have a lot of firepower when it comes Q & A episodes, this one not being an exception. I was a bit crunched for time but packed the episode with as much value as possible while diving into certain topics deeper and giving full blown protocols.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
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EP 163: How To Lose Over 100 Lbs In A Sustainable Way & Build A Successful Nutrition Coaching Business
It was great to have Eve Guzman on the show. After speaking at the same events, we got to chat about how to sustainably lose weight for good, nutrition coaching, and building an educational business that helps coaches help clients.
Eve Guzman, MLS (ASCP), is a nutritionist, personal trainer, business coach and CEO of MacroU, which aims to help women ditch fad diets, lose weight effectively, and
EP 162: The Nutrition Roadmap to Transform Your Body in 2024
I wanted to share the principles and strategies I often talk about with clients to help them create sustainable change with their body and health. This speaks both to you as an individual looking for change or to coaches helping clients achieve meaningful change. There’s so much confusing information out there that it makes it harder to begin or to stick to something that will actually help you im
EP 161: How To Be More Athletic Without Sacrificing Gains, Meal Prep For Leaning Out, Cardio Zone Based Group Training, 3 Tricks For More Quality Content - Q & A
It’s been a while so I went back through a pile of questions I’ve had from the past and organized them into training and nutrition questions, as well as coaching and business questions.
I break down the show and answer the training and nutrition questions in the first part of the show (up to 58 minutes) and the coaching and business questions the second part of the show.
I didn’t get through t
EP 160: The Training, Skillsets and Mindsets Of Being An Athlete For Life, & Winning In The Game Of Life
This was a interview that Ali Gilbert did with me on the Virtual Silverback Summit that I want to share with everyone as I dove into the Athlete For Life model of training, as well as diving into the mindset of growth, overcoming obstacles, and winning in life. I share how I approach my own training, both physical and mental, as well as that of my clients.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
The exp
EP 159: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Of Weight Loss Drugs w/ Dr. Christle
I met Dr. Christle at an event we were both speaking at in Edmonton, Canada and after listening to her presentation, I knew I needed to get her on the podcast and talk about weight loss drugs, the why, what, how, and the misconceptions, challenges, and stigma around them as well as when they make sense, when they don’t, and the upsides and downsides. I wanted to learn more as I have clients on the
EP 158: Words That Sell & How To Use Email To Position Yourself, and Grow Your Fitness Business w/ Joey Percia
I met Joey as a coach in the fitness industry that was great at what he did and helped clients transform for close to a decade. From there her went online and built a six figure online coaching business and started to really understand copywriting, marketing, and especially offers and email marketing. He fell in love with it and has become a go-to high level copywriter and email marketing expert t
EP157: Doing Social Media & Branding Right, and How To Build A Real Online Coaching Business w/ Jordan Syatt
In 2020 because of what was going on in the world we had to turn our live Vigor Ground Fitness and Business Summit into a virtual event. While I love live events and was disappointed that we couldn’t put it on, we were able to bring close to 30 presenters on virtually with an incredible amount of value for the audience.
My conversation with Jordan was excellent and worth sharing with so many valu
EP 156: Lessons From Building An 8-Figure Nutrition Coaching Business and Coaching 10’000’s Of Client’s w/ Mike Doehla
I was really looking to this conversation with Mike Doehla, both from a standpoint of getting insight of what type of nutrition approach has worked of the 10k’s of clients Stronger U has helped but then also how Mike built up a powerhouse online nutrition coaching company to an 8-figure business without much marketing spend, and the behind the scenes look of the growth and obstacles along the way.
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