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💥 A gram of protein per pound of body weight? Cardio is bad for women? "I'll only be on the GLP-1 for a year"? Time to bust some myths. Gabe and Annie Rench take on the health and fitness trends that drive Annie crazy, and they do it with Biblical common sense instead of bro science. First up is a listener question: how should tradesmen and farmers train when their workday already wrecks them? Then Annie goes after the protein craze, the idea that cardio is bad for women, the belief that HRT will fix everything, and the "I'll just get off the GLP-1 later" plan. Don't let fads run your health. 🎯 In this episode04:11 🔨 Listener question: fitness and health for tradesmen and farmers09:36 ❤️ A minimum effective dose of cardio: the Norwegian 4x4 and quick sprints on a bike or rower13:01 🧘 A 15-minute routine for glutes, mid/low traps, and abs, plus daily stretching (upper and lower cross syndrome)19:58 🥩 The protein craze: why "a gram per pound" is ridiculous advice, and why no diet should lean hard on one macronutrient (plus "first-timer syndrome")33:02 🩸 Who does badly on high protein: bigger, stronger bodies and type 1 diabetics43:47 🏃‍♀️ Myth: "Cardio is bad for women"47:08 💊 Myth: "HRT will fix all your problems"49:17 💉 Myth: "I'll only be on a GLP-1 for a little while" 🫐 This episode is brought to you by The King's Ridge Elderberries. Visit https://tkrfarm.com and use code WB10 for 10% off your first order. 📲 Subscribe and listen to WaterbreakYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WaterbreakTVSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15u3tyxmTnF24hhc5q19MRApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/waterbreak/id1611635922 ⭐ Leave us a five-star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It really helps the show. #Waterbreak #HealthyLiving #BiblicalRoots #ChristianFitness #FitnessMyths #HealthMyths #ProteinMyths #GLP1 #Ozempic #CardioForWomen #HRT #TradesmenFitness #MinimumEffectiveDose #Nutrition #CrossPolitic

Drugs And Therapy w/ Cameron English | Waterbreak Ep. [EPISODE #] 💦 IN THIS EPISODE:Trump signed an executive order fast-tracking psychedelic research, RFK Jr. is pushing it hard, and Calley Means is calling it the miracle "MAHA moms" have been waiting for. So Gabe sits down (solo this week — Annie's out) with Cameron English, Executive VP of the American Council on Science and Health, to pressure-test the hype against the actual data — then follows it straight into medical marijuana, organic food myths, and why "natural" doesn't automatically mean "true." A science guy who, in Gabe's words, "doesn't hurt your feelings" — with the receipts to back it up. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Sponsor: Kings Ridge Elderberry Farm (code WB10 for 10% off at TKRfarm.com)00:46 – Welcome back to Waterbreak (Annie's out this week)01:01 – Save the date: Fight Laugh Feast Conference, Oct 1–3, Franklin, TN01:35 – Setting up today's topic: tying back to CrossPolitic's "Pharmaceutical Gods" documentary02:22 – Trump's April 2026 executive order on psychedelics research03:05 – The Calley Means clip: psychedelics as a "one-time" MAHA-mom miracle04:32 – Guest intro: Cameron English, EVP of the American Council on Science and Health05:18 – Cameron's first reaction to the administration's psychedelics push06:49 – On trusting science post-COVID: why skepticism is fair, but evidence still matters09:49 – Medicalization as a "stepping stone" — the pattern behind opioids, marijuana, and now psychedelics14:07 – What actually counts as a "psychedelic"? Psilocybin, ibogaine, MDMA, ketamine16:00 – The case for psychedelics as depression/PTSD treatment — and the "well, why not let them try" argument22:19 – Medical marijuana: the new study linking cannabis use disorder to ~4x the lung cancer risk25:23 – Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome and rising THC potency27:38 – Drug use, family destruction, and Peter Hitchens' reporting on marijuana30:08 – Turning to organic food myths (from Cameron's appearance on Dr. Kevin Folta's podcast)33:42 – Why pesticide-residue fear is "demonstrably false" marketing aimed at budget-conscious families39:52 – Is cancer actually rising, or are we just living longer and detecting it earlier?42:42 – The spiritual angle: abundance, blessing, gluttony, and a nation that won't call sin what it is44:58 – Where to follow Cameron English: X (@camjenglish) and acsh.org45:21 – Wrap-up and sign-off 🎧 CATCH A FAN-FAVORITE EPISODE"The Masculinity Pyramid and How Andrew Tate Is Wrong" (w/ Seth Troutt) → https://youtu.be/Nr7LHN48qXM 👤 ABOUT OUR GUESTCameron English is Executive Vice President at the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), where he writes, edits, and co-hosts the ACSH podcast. He previously served as Director of Bio-Sciences and managing editor at the Genetic Literacy Project, and worked as a campaign staffer in the California State Assembly. His writing has appeared in Forbes, Big Think, and RealClearScience, and has been cited in McGraw-Hill and Pearson critical-thinking textbooks. His beat is science-based mythbusting — holding health claims to the evidence whether they come from Big Pharma, the wellness industry, or activist groups.Follow Cameron: https://x.com/camjenglish | https://www.acsh.org ✝️ ABOUT WATERBREAKWaterbreak.tv is a faith-and-fitness show hosted by Gabe and Annie Rench — "Healthy Living. Biblical Roots." Each episode helps Christians steward their bodies, homes, and habits for the glory of God, cutting through the fitness industry's idolatry, guilt trips, and fad-diet myths, with the occasional guest pastor, scientist, or fellow rebel against modern food-tribe culture. Real health. Real faith. Real life. Waterbreak is part of the CrossPolitic and Fight Laugh Feast (FLF) Network. 👉 Watch, follow & subscribe: https://www.waterbreak.tv👉 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waterbreaktv/👉 More from CrossPolitic & FLF: https://flfnetwork.com 📅 SAVE THE DATE — FIGHT LAUGH FEAST CONFERENCE 2026: "HOLY WARS"Just War, the Crusades, and the Christian Life — keynotes, fellowship, and more with the wider FLF community, including the Waterbreak crew.When: October 1–3, 2026Where: The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd, Franklin, TN 37064 (~30 min from downtown Nashville)Details & tickets: https://events.flfnetwork.com/ 🛍️ SHOP THE FLF MERCH STOREGear for the Waterbreak/FLF crew: https://flfnetwork.com/shop/ 🙌 SUPPORT THE SHOW — JOIN THE CLUBBecome a member and help keep faith-and-fitness content like this coming every week: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/menu/checkout 🔔 SUBSCRIBE SO YOU NEVER MISS AN EPISODEYouTube (Waterbreak): https://www.youtube.com/@WaterbreakTVApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/waterbreak/id1611635922Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15u3tyxmTnF24hhc5q19MR?si=EzWvfFGpRx2s9pHT58qvcQ This show is brought to you by Kings Ridge Elderberry Farm — visit TKRfarm.com and use code WB10 for 10% off your first order.

Gabe and Annie Rench are back for round two on the biggest trend in health and fitness right now: GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound. A year after their first Ozempic episode blew up, they revisit the topic with fresh eyes — why so many people (maybe one in three women, by their guess) feel like they have no other option, what the British Medical Journal's newest research says about weight regain after stopping, and why "just eat less" is the most reductionist advice in modern medicine. 💦 IN THIS EPISODE:What GLP-1/GIP agonist drugs (semaglutide, tirzepatide, and the upcoming retatrutide) actually do in your body, chemically speakingFive real reasons so many people feel like a GLP-1 is their only option — from ignored root-cause health drivers to decades of yo-yo dieting to women's hormones being flat-out misunderstood by modern medicineAnnie's own years-long thyroid journey, and why "just eat less, move more" advice fails so many peopleA brand-new British Medical Journal meta-analysis on rapid weight regain after stopping these drugs — and Annie's two biggest unanswered concerns about staying on them long-termWho Annie actually thinks these drugs are for, and the harm-reduction approach (lowest dose, an exit strategy, working the fundamentals alongside it) she'd want you to take if you're going to use one ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Intro & sponsor read (Kings Ridge Elderberry Farm)00:47 – Fight Laugh Feast Conference announcement & welcome to Waterbreak01:50 – Why we're doing an Ozempic round two02:35 – Just how many people are actually on these drugs right now04:59 – What GLP-1/GIP agonist drugs are: semaglutide, tirzepatide, and retatrutide07:39 – How they work in the body: hunger, gastric emptying, and the brain-gut connection09:09 – Why hunger — not willpower — sabotages every diet, and how these drugs are different11:32 – Reason #1: quick-fix culture and the fine print that says "take it for life"14:48 – Reason #2: years of ignoring root-cause health drivers catching up in midlife17:28 – Reason #3: decades of undereating and yo-yo dieting19:51 – Reason #4: women's hormonal health, misunderstood and under-treated23:33 – The viral "just lose weight, it's not complicated" tweet — and why it's reductionist29:12 – Annie's own thyroid story: years of exhaustion, sickness, and what turned it around34:28 – Perimenopause, menopause, and the hormone shifts that change everything38:28 – Reason #5: "Guardian" body types and why modern fitness advice fails them40:41 – Is using a GLP-1 "cheating"? Gabe and Annie's actual take42:43 – A new British Medical Journal meta-analysis on weight regain after stopping46:13 – Concern #2: cranking your GLP/GIP receptors 1,000–10,000x normal levels48:42 – Diminishing returns, quiet regret from experts, and the coming bone-loss problem50:22 – Who these drugs are actually for, and Annie's bottom-line advice53:39 – Wrap-up and sign-off 🎧 CATCH A FAN-FAVORITE EPISODE"The One Where We Talk About Ozempic" (our original GLP-1 deep dive from August 2025) → https://youtu.be/cYvN7VOXMvc?si=3XaFa5cmCR-7Ry3e ✝️ ABOUT WATERBREAKWaterbreak.tv is a faith-and-fitness show hosted by Gabe and Annie Rench — "Healthy Living. Biblical Roots." Each episode helps Christians steward their bodies, homes, and habits for the glory of God, cutting through the fitness industry's idolatry, guilt trips, and fad-diet myths, with the occasional guest pastor, fitness pro, or fellow rebel against modern food-tribe culture. Real health. Real faith. Real life. Waterbreak is part of the CrossPolitic and Fight Laugh Feast (FLF) Network. 👉 Watch, follow & subscribe: https://www.waterbreak.tv👉 Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waterbreaktv/👉 More from CrossPolitic & FLF: https://flfnetwork.com 📅 SAVE THE DATE — FIGHT LAUGH FEAST CONFERENCE 2026: "HOLY WARS"Just War, the Crusades, and the Christian Life — keynotes, fellowship, and more with the wider FLF community, including the Waterbreak crew.When: October 1–3, 2026Where: The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd, Franklin, TN 37064 (~30 min from downtown Nashville)Details & tickets: https://events.flfnetwork.com/ 🛍️ SHOP THE FLF MERCH STOREGear for the Waterbreak/FLF crew: https://flfnetwork.com/shop/ 🙌 SUPPORT THE SHOW — JOIN THE CLUBBecome a member and help keep faith-and-fitness content like this coming every week: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/menu/checkout 🔔 SUBSCRIBE SO YOU NEVER MISS AN EPISODEYouTube (Waterbreak): https://www.youtube.com/@WaterbreakTVApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/waterbreak/id1611635922Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15u3tyxmTnF24hhc5q19MR?si=EzWvfFGpRx2s9pHT58qvcQ Hit subscribe on all three so a new episode is waiting for you every week.

The Masculinity Pyramid and How Andrew Tate Is Wrong | Waterbreak Ep. [EPISODE #] Seth Troutt — pastor, author of Authentic Masculinity: Leaving Behind the Counterfeits for God's Design, and a guy who's spent years untangling what biblical manhood actually looks like — joins Gabe and Annie this week. They dig into why the fitness industry's version of "manhood" is basically steroids, porn, and Instagram in a trench coat, and what it actually looks like to steward your body under the Lordship of Christ instead of chasing a counterfeit. 💦 IN THIS EPISODE:The two counterfeits of masculinity — toxic strength vs. "masculinity doesn't really exist" — and how both show up in how guys train and see their own bodiesWhere the modern male body ideal actually comes from (hint: it's not health) and how "discipline equals freedom" gets hijacked by gym-bro cultureThe four virtues — humility, discipline, responsibility, and chivalry — and how they reframe physical strength as something aimed at your family, not your mirror ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Intro & sponsor read00:46 – Welcome to Waterbreak03:05 – Seth Troutt joins: his story and his book, Authentic Masculinity05:00 – Seth's upbringing and his first brush with the culture's counterfeit of manhood16:25 – The four masculine virtues: humility, discipline, responsibility, chivalry21:19 – Christ as the pattern for masculine virtue — the "masculinity pyramid"25:00 – Where the church has gone quiet vs. the boldness of Scripture33:00 – Headship, fatherhood, and the cost of absent or passive dads42:00 – Body stewardship vs. vanity, porn, and youth-worship culture53:00 – Why real discipline feels so rare today54:30 – Seth's book, website, and where to follow his work55:24 – Wrap-up and sign-off ✝️ ABOUT WATERBREAKWaterbreak is a faith-and-fitness show hosted by Gabe and Annie Rench, offering a down-to-earth take on how the Lordship of Christ shapes health, exercise, and daily life. Each episode digs into nutrition, training, and spiritual growth — cutting through the fitness industry's idolatry, guilt trips, and fad-diet myths — with the occasional guest pastor, fitness pro, or fellow rebel against modern food-tribe culture joining the conversation. Waterbreak is part of the CrossPolitic and Fight Laugh Feast (FLF) Network. 👉 Follow Waterbreak: Waterbreak.TV👉 More from CrossPolitic & FLF: https://flfnetwork.com 📅 SAVE THE DATE — FIGHT LAUGH FEAST CONFERENCE 2026: "HOLY WARS"Just War, the Crusades, and the Christian Life — keynotes, fellowship, and more with the wider FLF community, including the Waterbreak crew.When: October 1–3, 2026Where: The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd, Franklin, TN 37064 (~30 min from downtown Nashville)Details & tickets: https://tickets.flfnetwork.com/holy-wars-conference 📅 SAVE THE DATE — BUSINESS MAKERS NETWORK CONFERENCE: "THE NEXT 250"Business Innovation and Risk That Last — Christian business leaders gathering for sharper thinking, deeper collaboration, and lasting growth.When: May 26–28, 2027Where: Lebanon, TN (1240 Leeville Pike, Lebanon, TN 37090)Details & tickets: https://tickets.businessmakers.network/the-next-250-conference-2027 🔔 SUBSCRIBE SO YOU NEVER MISS AN EPISODEApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/waterbreak/id1611635922Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15u3tyxmTnF24hhc5q19MR?si=EzWvfFGpRx2s9pHT58qvcQYouTube (Waterbreak): https://www.youtube.com/@WaterbreakTV Hit subscribe on all three so a new episode is waiting for you every week. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Nr7LHN48qXM #Waterbreak, #FaithAndFitness, #ChristianFitness, #CrossPolitic, #FightLaughFeast, #AuthenticMasculinity, #SethTroutt, #ChristianMasculinity,