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Eat Train Prosper, by coaches Aaron Straker and Bryan Boorstein provides tangible advice about lifting, nutrition, and incorporating these into your lifestyle to achieve prosperity. Topics include sustainable training principles for increasing strength, building muscle, effective nutrition to get and stay lean, men's health, improving recovery, and practical lifestyle habits. Become the champion of your own health, both inside and out.
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In this episode, we’re kicking off the New Year with some reflections, personal updates, and a deep dive into the 75 Hard challenge. We talk about how identity plays a huge role in making real, lasting changes and how peripheral elements like your environment shape your behavior.We shift into the challenges of sticking to your word—especially when family, friends, and social events come into play. Ultra-processed foods, managing your surroundings, and even the less thought about psychological...
The final Eat Train Prosper of 2024. Our December Instagram Q&A. Packed with 27 questions to help propel you into a motivated January putting your best foot forward. A BIG THANK YOU to our listeners who’ve supported our ETP project for 4 YEARS NOW. Crazy.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction and Year-End Reflections00:04:53 How much do you have to force progress and how much of it comes naturally? 00:09:42 How do you assess different weights on cable machines when traveling to different gyms...
In this episode, we talk about the importance of identifying your underlying fitness or body composition goals, especially as the new year approaches. We explore common falsehoods promoted in the fitness industry, the challenges of navigating between bulking and cutting, and the significance of understanding your goals. The conversation emphasizes the need for structured approaches to goal setting and the psychological aspects of embarking on your journey.Timestamps:00:00:00 Introduction to G...
Once again it’s time for our Monthly Instagram Q&A for November 2024.This month we are talking Heart Rate Recovery, a bit more on abbreviated training, calf training, we talk a little bit of shit on deli meats, home gym Zone 2 training and more. Always a big thank you to the Eat Train Prosper community for providing us help in crafting these Q&A episodes.Timestamps:00:00:29 Long question on soreness session to session and how to manipulate training. 00:04:51 Heart Rate Recovery i...
In this episode, we share some personal updates — Aaron’s recent trip home, dealing with family loss, and balancing that with staying consistent at the gym. We then dive into how gym equipment may impact overall training quality and how/why fitness advice is often oversimplified. We chat about the importance of effort in reaching fitness goals, the idea of abbreviated training, and where it fits in today’s world. We break down different training methods, emphasizing consistency, progressive o...
In episode 173 we detail how they first started in the coaching industry, how we got past the starting out phase to gain momentum, we share our "Do or Die moments, reflect upon what success means and how those goal posts get moved, and finally highlight some memorable moments in our careers thus far.Timestamps:00:00:00 - Introduction and Updates00:12:33 - The Idea of Becoming a Coach00:24:55 - Getting the ball rolling00:36:20 - The Do or Die Moments00:47:08 - Defining Success00:55:27 - Notabl...
It’s time for the Monthly Instagram Q&A. October 2024 edition. Notable questions our opinion on the volume and frequency recommendations, whether additional cardiovascular work can be beneficial to hypertrophy, and how to provide nutrition coaching for an entire 30 athlete football team. As always, a big thank you to the ETP community for providing us help on these episodes.TIMESTAMPS:00:00:36 - I haven’t been able to gain strength in a long time. Been training for 15 years. If I want to ...
In episode 171, we propose the idea of spending an entire year dedicated to building your best physique possible (thus far.) We talk about intelligently structuring your training and nutrition phases, from building muscle to calorie deficits, and share some personal and professional anecdotes along the way. We cover key topics like dieting, maintenance, and setting realistic timelines for hitting these big physique goals. Additionally, we talk about the mental side of things, avoiding common ...
In episode 170, we chat about the connection between recovery and motivation in training. We provide updates on how our training is going, talk about different ways to measure recovery, and share some tips on using recovery tools. We highlight the importance of knowing your own stress triggers, the role of a positive mindset, and using methods like physical therapies and active recovery sessions. We wrap up by talking about how relaxation and how even laughter can play a positive role in keep...
It is once again time for our Monthly Instagram Q&A episode. September 2024 edition. This month we cover 18 questions. Notable highlights are a protein bar that might actually be worth giving your macros, and combating overwhelm from all the new content constantly released from the evidence based community. Thanks for listening!Published research that was referenced in this episode:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36754062https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34100789https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....
In this episode, we dive into hybrid training, which is all the rave right now. We point out that hybrid training doesn’t have to mean running, and that your goals should guide your approach. Bryan shares how cutting back on both cardio and lifting volume has worked wonders for him. We also talk about picking the right modality for you and the benefits of zone two training for health. Starting slow and ramping up intensity is key, and it’s important to adjust based on feedback and potentially...
In episode 167, we discuss how to personalize training volume, covering key considerations like progression, training age, effort, and schedule demands. We emphasize the need to find the right balance between volume and effort, and the importance of individualizing volume for different muscle groups. We also highlight the impact of non-gym factors, such as time constraints and recovery capacity, on training volume. Our conversation provides practical insights and strategies for optimizing tra...
In ETP166, we dive into common discussions in evidence-based training. We cover training volume across different training ages, maintenance volume, training to failure, and rep performance. We also discuss how exercise selection impacts volume and why individual factors matter for muscle growth and maintenance. While failure isn’t always necessary for progress, it can help gauge effort and save time. We talk about how failure in earlier sets can impact the rest of the session and whether goin...
In part eight of this series, we wrap up our Training series with a focus on abs and calves. We discuss different movement patterns for abs, like flexion and rotation, we emphasize using full range of motion - just like any other movement pattern. We also cover training our preferred frequency, volumes, and share our favorite exercises. Then we dive into preferred methods for programming calves, stressing proper exercise selection and the benefits of stretch-mediated hypertrophy for calves.&n...
In our August 2024 Q&A episode we answer 26 different questions ranging of course from training, to nutrition, and even some personal questions. As always, a big thank you to those who help us provide this content!00:00 Introduction and Updates09:58 I’ve been in a surplus for about a year now. Eating 4500 calories, but no longer gaining. Any thoughts on why?11:51 Should we try to bias parts of muscles evenly? Upper lats, lower lats, long tri head, short tri head? Meaning if we do 12 sets ...
In this episode, we dive deep into the discussion of what it takes to get very lean. We'll cover essential considerations like your starting point, personal value system, and indirect factors impacting your progress. We'll also talk about some of the tradeoffs and expectations you may face in your journey to achieve a very lean physique.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/episode updates15:30 - Defining “Very Lean”19:25 - Things you should consider30:03 - Looking at some trade offs50:54 - What you may expe...
This week on the podcast we have Kyle Baxter. “Bax” is a physio by trade but with some unconventional approaches to his work which is why we wanted to bring him on. I can almost guarantee you will hear some refreshing perspectives on common lifting injuries and what you can do to reduce the likelihood of these issues presenting themselves in your future.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/episode updates7:35 - Getting to know Kyle Baxter13:20 - Training Optimal vs. Training Hard24:31 - Foot pressure and lo...
This week on Episode 162 we discuss what types of injuries and limitations we’ve personally dealt with over the years and how we’ve worked through them or around them.TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/episode updates19:52 - Disclaimer: WE ARE NOT DOCTORS26:50 - Knees/Quads39:02 - Feet/Ankles44:47 - Hamstrings48:59 - Low Back/SI/QL57:21 - Elbows1:08:05 - Wrists1:13:14 - Shoulders/Chest1:20:44 - Upper Back Work 1:1 with Aaron ⬇️https://strakernutritionco.com/nutrition-coaching-apply-now/Done For You ...
We are back with our Monthly Instagram Q&A episode for June 2024. Today we cover 13 questions almost exclusively on resistance training. A bit about cardio, and one nutrition question about successfully evaluating plateaus in clients pursuing fat loss. Thanks for listening!TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Life/episode updates14:42 - Now that you’ve used the Prime Pulldown 2.0 a lot more at N1, is it worth the price tag ($4950.00)?18:44 - Home gym equipment wish list vs must-haves (Prime Prodigy HLP, REP ...
In part seven of our Training Series, we are covering the Biceps. Bryan covers some of the anatomy associated with bicep training. Then we provide our top exercise picks and our reasons for effective training of the short and long heads of the biceps. Then we break this down into our three equipment availability tiers, a commercial gym setup, a garage gym of CrossFit facility, and then DB / Bands only.Timestamps0:00 - Life/episode updates24:08 - Training your biceps28:52 - Commercial gym trai...
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