E618: Performance-First Fat Loss: Linking Training Data to Nutrition
Shallow & Jiunta break down how to use training data to steer nutrition decisions rather than treating diet like a separate problem. They explore why structured diets (keto, vegan, carnivore,) actually work despite the internet arguing about them, as well as how psychological buy-in, age, physiological adaptability, and daily gym wins matter more than macros on paper. PSL1 Registration is now LIVE. Sign up Now At https://www.pre-script.com/psl1 FREE Coach's Field Guide: https://www.pre-script.com/coachs-field-guide We’ve got a new sponsor! Marek Health is a health optimization company that offers advanced blood testing, health coaching, and expert medical oversight. Our services can help you enhance your lifestyle, nutrition, and supplementation to medical treatment and care. https://marekhealth.com/rxd Code RXD Don’t miss the release of our newest educational community - The Pre-Script ® Collective! Join the community today at www.pre-script.com. For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram. For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also, make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram! Dr. Jordan Shallow: https://www.instagram.com/the_muscle_doc/ Dr. Jordan Jiunta: https://www.instagram.com/redwiteandjordan/ Intro & Consistency Rant (00:00:00) Why “Belly Fat” Misses the Point (00:03:07) Objective vs Subjective in Fat Loss (00:04:36) Why Nutrition Coaching Is Hard (00:05:38) Diet “Identities” as Structure, Not Dogma (00:09:27) Practical Start: Deficit + Protein (00:13:28) Link Inputs to Outputs: Track Training (00:20:40) Fat Loss ≠ Weight Loss (00:22:39) You Can’t Peak Performance in a Deficit (00:28:38) Macros to Shift Body Comp (00:30:43) Skill of Leanness; Unlearning; Age Matters (00:33:11) Physiology Adapts (00:37:01) Consequences Compound Over Time (00:41:58) Coaching Sensitivity & Sustainable Change (00:45:01)
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E617: Belly Breathing Is Bullshit: Boomer Myths and Deadlifts
Shallow and Jiunta are officially DONE letting boomers run the airwaves. This episode starts with a full on assault on the podcast rankings, dives into how belly breathing destroys both position and power and they dismantle one of the worst takes floating around: “You can PR your deadlift or pick up your grandkids, not both.” PSL1 Registration is now LIVE. Sign up Now At https://www.pre-script.com/psl1 FREE Coach's Field Guide: https://www.pre-script.com/coachs-field-guide We’ve got a new sponsor! Marek Health is a health optimization company that offers advanced blood testing, health coaching, and expert medical oversight. Our services can help you enhance your lifestyle, nutrition, and supplementation to medical treatment and care. https://marekhealth.com/rxd Code RXD Don’t miss the release of our newest educational community - The Pre-Script ® Collective! Join the community today at www.pre-script.com. For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram. For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also, make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram! Dr. Jordan Shallow: https://www.instagram.com/the_muscle_doc/ Dr. Jordan Jiunta: https://www.instagram.com/redwiteandjordan/ Standing Hostility (00:00:00) Podcast Charts & Boomer Demographics (00:02:10) Subscribe or the Boomers Win (00:10:30) The Squat = Car Door Hot Take (00:07:50) Breathing vs Bracing (00:13:00) Deadlift vs Grandkids Rant (00:23:30) Why Belly Breathing Is Bullshit (00:48:20) 900lb Breathing Limits (00:57:50) Raising the Floor vs Raising the Ceiling (01:00:10) Skill vs Fear-Based Coaching (01:33:00)
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E616: The Low Back Pain Fix: Strains, Discs & “Degeneration”
Jiunta takes a deep dive into the three most common sources of low back pain: muscle and ligament strain, disc herniation, and age-related spinal “degeneration.” He breaks down how to recognize each, what tissue healing actually looks like, and how to train or coach through them. PSL1 Registration is now LIVE. Sign up Now At https://www.pre-script.com/psl1 FREE Coach's Field Guide: https://www.pre-script.com/coachs-field-guide We’ve got a new sponsor! Marek Health is a health optimization company that offers advanced blood testing, health coaching, and expert medical oversight. Our services can help you enhance your lifestyle, nutrition, and supplementation to medical treatment and care. https://marekhealth.com/rxd Code RXD Don’t miss the release of our newest educational community - The Pre-Script ® Collective! Join the community today at www.pre-script.com. For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram. For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also, make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram! Dr. Jordan Shallow: https://www.instagram.com/the_muscle_doc/ Dr. Jordan Jiunta: https://www.instagram.com/redwiteandjordan/ Intro (00:00:00) Why Low Back Pain Is So Common (00:03:33) Three Buckets We’ll Cover (00:04:20) Strain/Sprain, What’s Happening (00:04:46) How It Feels: Guarding, Spasm, Local Pain (00:06:18) Strain vs. Disc: Local vs. Radiating (00:08:47) Managing Strains: “Rest” Done Right (00:10:15) Progressing Load Over 6–12 Weeks (00:11:28) Compensations & Early Parasympathetic Work (00:13:08) Listening to Subjective Feedback (00:15:40) Disc Herniation: Mechanism & Anatomy (00:19:35) Why Nerve Symptoms Hit Hard (00:23:46) Acute Management: Bias, ROM, Relief Positions (00:26:04) Core Bracing & McGill-Style Progressions (00:29:54) Hips, Rotation & Taking Load off Lumbar Spine (00:31:06) “Degenerative” Changes Explained (00:34:46) When It Matters & Why Movement Protects (00:37:14) Program Priorities (00:39:18) The Playbook (00:41:18)
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E615: Online Coaching: Dream Job or Dead End? With Eric Bugera
After 15 years in the fitness industry, Eric Bugera shares hard-earned lessons on balancing career growth, family, and personal health. We dive into setting boundaries, navigating burnout, redefining progress, and how trainers can build a sustainable career without losing themselves in the grind. https://www.instagram.com/ericbugera/ PSL1 Registration is now LIVE. Sign up at www.pre-script.com/psl1 FREE Coach's Field Guide: https://www.pre-script.com/coachs-field-guide We’ve got a new sponsor! Marek Health is a health optimization company that offers advanced blood testing, health coaching, and expert medical oversight. Our services can help you enhance your lifestyle, nutrition, and supplementation to medical treatment and care. https://marekhealth.com/rxd Code RXD Don’t miss the release of our newest educational community - The Pre-Script ® Collective! Join the community today at www.pre-script.com. For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram. For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also, make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram! Dr. Jordan Shallow: https://www.instagram.com/the_muscle_doc/ Dr. Jordan Jiunta: https://www.instagram.com/redwiteandjordan/ Wellness Check with Eric Bugera (00:00:00) Boundaries and Saying No (00:01:27) From Burnout to Balance (00:05:14) Life Stressors and Big Moves (00:07:10) Efficiency, Bandwidth, and Overcommitment (00:08:12) Moving, Parenting, and Overload (00:10:21) Finding Limits and Pulling Back (00:13:12) Online Coaching: Freedom or Trap? (00:15:16) Business Struggles and Early Lessons (00:26:10) Leveraging AI and Outsourcing Tasks (00:28:06) The Six-Figure Ceiling and Fear of Investment (00:31:18) Chasing Progress vs. Chasing Numbers (00:35:16) Offloading Media and Admin Work (00:37:37) Buying Back Time and Family Balance (00:40:06) The Mid-Career Trainer Dilemma (00:42:59) Projecting Five Years Forward (00:43:43) Longevity in a Young Industry (00:48:28) Career Evolution Beyond the Gym Floor (00:51:20)
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E614:The Personal Training Standard: Results, Professionalism & Real Coaching With Jon Bond
Shallow and Bond unpack the post-covid coaching landscape: the rise of semi-private, where AI helps (and where it doesn’t), and why professionalism and service beat fancy programming. We get practical on trainer development, tracking outcomes, managing expectations, retaining clients and mapping a real career from gym floor to ownership without the online noise. https://www.instagram.com/jonbondcoaching/ Join the PSL1 Waitlist Now For Our Only Course Discount. https://www.pre-script.com/psl1 FREE Coach's Field Guide: https://www.pre-script.com/coachs-field-guide We’ve got a new sponsor! Marek Health is a health optimization company that offers advanced blood testing, health coaching, and expert medical oversight. Our services can help you enhance your lifestyle, nutrition, and supplementation to medical treatment and care. https://marekhealth.com/rxd Code RXD Don’t miss the release of our newest educational community - The Pre-Script ® Collective! Join the community today at www.pre-script.com. For other strength training, health, and injury prevention resources, check out our website, YouTube channel, and Instagram. For more episodes, subscribe and tune in to our podcast. Also, make sure to sign up to our mailing list at www.pre-script.com to get the first updates on new programming releases. You can also follow Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta on Instagram! Dr. Jordan Shallow: https://www.instagram.com/the_muscle_doc/ Dr. Jordan Jiunta: https://www.instagram.com/redwiteandjordan/ Cold Open & Set-Up (00:00:00) Post-Covid Reality: Back to the Gym (00:01:56) Tech & AI: Useful, Not a Coach (00:03:13) Semi-Private Is Booming (00:04:08) Why People Still Want In-Person (00:04:42) Service Industry First, Fitness Second (00:09:08) Knowledge vs Application (00:09:57) Professionalism Beats Everything (00:11:07) Track Metrics or You’re Guessing (00:24:13) Manage Expectations, Adjust Timelines (00:33:29) Retention, Results & Responsibility (00:36:26) Build Evidence, Not Excuses (00:45:06) Performance Mindset on the Floor (00:54:02)
RX'D Radio is a unique blend of science, strength and clinical experience. Hosts Dr Jordan Shallow DC and Dr Jordan Jiunta DC offer up an insightful and sometimes irreverent perspective on all things health and fitness.
Both competitive athletes in Powerlifting and CrossFit respectively, these two leave no stone unturned with their hilarious, insightful dissection of the most common misconceptions, gimmicks and accepted practices in the fields of training, nutrition, injury rehabilitation and much more!
Be sure to follow the show on Instagram @rxdradio , Host Shallow @the_muscle_doc, Jiunta @thefunctionalchiro and check out www.pre-script.com!
Show produced by LunderJack Productions
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