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For over a decade, Ripped Body® has helped thousands of busy guys achieve life-changing transformations — without letting the process dominate their lives.
We do not “hack” their biology. The answer is never in a supplement bottle or morning routine.
Just real food. Hard, but efficient workouts.
The Ripped Body Method is an evidence-based, data-driven system of physique transformation built to deliver.
In this series, we are helping our readers and listeners pinpoint the key gaps in their training and nutrition, and cut the rest.
No more second-guessing. No wasted effort. Just clarity and results that compound over time.
We’d be honored to show you how.
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Since 2011, we’ve helped 2,000+ busy men get lean, strong, and in control — without supplements, gimmicks, or sacrificing their lives to the gym.
👉 Get our Free 15-Day Transformation Kickstart Bundle
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2026 has arrived, which means you’ve probably been bombarded with all sorts of fitness advice, hacks, and shortcuts. We know it can be hard to sort through the noise, and we want to help you avoid the most common fitness mistakes we see as people are making New Year’s resolutions. In this episode, Ripped Body coaches Sam and Matt go over the most common mistakes, and how to avoid them, to make sure you start the year on the right foot. They also share a few of their own resolutions for the ye...
If fitness feels more confusing now than it did five or ten years ago, you’re not imagining it. This week on the podcast, I’m joined by **Dr. Eric Helms** to talk about *why* we wrote the Muscle & Strength Pyramid books in the first place, and why, a decade later, we decided to completely rewrite them for the third editions. This isn’t a marketing episode. It’s a conversation about information overload, false precision, and why most people aren’t stuck because they lack effort — they’re...
This week on the podcast, I’m joined by my good friend Chad Landers, a coach who’s been training people hands-on for more than 30 years and recently published Building Strength and Muscle After 50. Chad isn’t an influencer. He’s someone who’s spent decades watching real people train, get hurt, recover, and keep going. If you’re over 40 and still want to train hard and stay healthy, Chad is someone worth listening to. ------------ Since 2011, we’ve helped 2,000+ busy men get lean, str...
Whether you’re just starting your fitness journey, you’ve been a little inconsistent in the gym and want some routine, or you’re simply looking to change up your workout program, choosing the right training split can be a little confusing. In this episode, Ripped Body coaches Sam and Matt explain how to choose the right training program for your goals. They talk about the important factors to consider, the pros and cons of popular workout splits, common splits we give our clients, and share t...
Once the diet ends, most people don’t know what to do next. In this episode, Coach Matt and I talk about how to transition from fat loss to maintenance without panic or rebound. And then we talk about finding the least training you can do to maintain your physique. We use Fred’s story — a reader who dropped from 360 lbs to 166 — as a real-world example of what to expect when you stop cutting and start maintaining. We cover: How to calculate your maintenance calories after a deficit.Why regain...
Todd, a father of six, spent two decades in engineering and renewable energy. At 48, he decided it was time to re-engineer something else: his own life. Todd walked away from his career — not because he had to, but because he wanted to. He called it an "environment change." His goal was simple: finally take his health seriously, rebuild family connections, and reinvent himself. Three months later, he’s down nearly 40 pounds and delighted with the success he has had. But he’s also confronting ...
This week, Coach Sam joins me for a new Q&A episode. I put him to the test by asking him to answer a reader’s question — one I’d already answered myself — to see how closely his advice matched mine. **Q: “Two months ago, I finished a two-month weight loss program. I’m 6'0" and weighed 248 lbs. I lost 41 pounds and feel great. I ate twice a day — each meal was about 5 ounces of lean meat, high-fiber veggies, and berries. I was full, but my daily intake was around 1,000 kcal. I’m now in ma...
Today, I’m joined by Chris, who went from 170 lbs to an unsustainable 118 lbs by eating just five foods and hammering cardio. That crash diet left scars — binge-restrict cycles, fear of weight gain, and self-doubt. But over the past few years, Chris has rebuilt. He bulked up slowly, learned sustainable habits, and is now cutting again — this time without obsession or burnout. We talk about breaking free from the numbers game, training smarter, and learning to live a full life while chasing pr...
This week, Ripped Body coaches Sam and Matt break down why people often feel “stuck” in their fat loss journey, even when they’re consistent with training and nutrition. They walk through the most common reasons for stalled progress, how to troubleshoot your fat loss, and when (and how) to make adjustments. ------------ Since 2011, we’ve helped 2,000+ busy men get lean, strong, and in control — without supplements, gimmicks, or sacrificing their lives to the gym. 👉 Get our Free ...
Chandler is a form of client of mine. He’s a 42 year-old father of two young boys living in Savannah, Georgia. We work together 11 years ago when he got stuck, and we managed to make a level change in his physique. In the year since Chandler has diligently kept up his training and progress tracking, tried different training styles, and tried cutting and bulking many times, but he hasn't been able to break through the plateau since. Has he reached his genetic potential? Is there something that...
Andy and Coach Matt talk about dieting during the holiday season, getting back on track after losing momentum, and how their coaching philosophies have evolved over the last decade. ------------ Since 2011, we’ve helped 2,000+ busy men get lean, strong, and in control — without supplements, gimmicks, or sacrificing their lives to the gym. 👉 Get our Free 15-Day Transformation Kickstart Bundle (https://rippedbody.com/) (Training program, nutrition guide, and 15-step course to hel...
Joe’s beaten obesity and kept the weight off for years — but every bulk ends in failure. Why? On the face of it, it looks like he has been doing everything right. But when we dig in, there are a couple of simple tweaks I believe he can make that will help him take his physique permanently to the next level. Best of all, I'm confident he can do it within two years. We talk about: - The *moment* he decided to change after hitting rock bottom. - How CrossFit helped him kickstart his transforma...
Most people don’t quit training because they don’t get results. They quit because their expectations didn’t match reality. In this episode, Sam and I dig into a real coaching application where someone claimed to have gained 20 pounds of muscle in six months, based on body fat devices and faulty tracking. We talk about why this isn’t possible, the bigger problem in the fitness industry (coaches telling clients what they want to hear), and why being brutally honest up front is our preferred wa...
What if the reason you’re stuck isn’t a lack of knowledge or skills… but mindset? That’s the core idea behind Itamar Marani’s new book [*Elite Performance*](https://itamarmarani.com/book/). I'm delighted to have Itamar back on the Podcast. He is a former Israeli special forces operator, coached by the Mossad’s former chief psychologist, who now helps entrepreneurs and high-performers get out of their own way. In this conversation, we talk about: - The "face-punch" question that reveals wh...
In this episode, Ripped Body coaches Matt and Sam break down the biggest mistakes people make when starting a diet — and the smarter, sustainable strategies to replace them with. They discuss: Why going “all in” backfires (and what to do instead)The hidden danger of quick fixes and fitness fadsWhy motivation won’t save you — but systems willThe overlooked importance of having an “exit plan”How information overload kills consistencyBy the end, you’ll know exactly what to avoid — and how to sta...
Today, I’m speaking with Danny Lennon. Danny is the founder of Sigma Nutrition. He is the long-time host of the popular podcast Sigma Nutrition Radio, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Sports Nutrition Association, the global regulatory body responsible for the standardization of best practices in the sports nutrition profession. In this conversation, we talk about the issues with interpreting research, and why, when someone is trying to persuade you of something, especially a fringe ...
Today, I’m speaking with Eric Trexler. Eric has a PhD, and is a pro bodybuilder, coach, co-owner of the MASS Research Review, and a metabolism researcher at Duke University. In this conversation, we talk about the physiological changes that happen when weight cycling (i.e. going through diet and bulk phases) and what this means for us when chasing our physique goals. We’ve been friends for a number of years now, and it was great to catch up with him. In this episode, we disc...
Today I’m speaking with Sohee Carpenter. I first met Sohee back in 2012, and at the time, she was a Stanford student studying human biology. Then she completed a master’s in psychology and is now finishing up her Ph.D. in sports science under my co-author, Eric Helms. Sohee’s business is evidence-based training and nutrition coaching delivered with empathy and compassion. She has moved away from the “calories and macros for everyone” approach, and her coaching now focuses on behavior change t...
Today I'm speaking with Greg Nuckols, the co-founder of Mass Research Review, Stronger by Science, and MacroFactor. Greg also held three all-time world records in powerlifting and is one of the smartest people in the fitness industry. In this episode, Greg and I discuss all sorts of topics and lessons, including: 👉🏻 The concussions that forced Greg to stop playing sports. 👉🏻 Whether or not children and teenagers should be lifting weights. 👉🏻 The biggest mistakes Greg ma...
This season on the Ripped Body podcast, I’ve been speaking with readers who find themselves stuck, helping troubleshoot their progress and break through plateaus. For the next part of season 4, I’ll be sitting down with some of my fitness industry friends to discuss their backstories, mistakes they’ve made, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. To kick things off, I’m speaking with Steve Hall. I mentored Steve when he first got into coaching online, and it’s a pleasure to see ...
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