Stronger with Don Saladino

Host Don Saladino is joined by three of the most respected minds in the fitness industry: Luka Hocevar, Mike Boyle, and Alwyn Cosgrove.

Together, they share decades of hard-earned lessons on coaching, leadership, business ownership, mentorship, and building a lasting career in fitness. The discussion covers everything from developing young coaches and managing staff to creating a winning culture, handling ego, retaining great employees, and navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship.

Whether you're a fitness professional, gym owner, aspiring coach, or simply interested in leadership and personal growth, this episode is packed with practical wisdom from three coaches who have helped shape the modern fitness industry.

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Music Credits: Adam Arcuragi at The Moon Recording Company

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Don sits down with renowned coach, writer, and educator Andrew Coates for a conversation on what actually matters when it comes to fitness, health, and long-term success.

Andrew shares lessons learned from decades of coaching, writing for major fitness publications like Men’s Health, and helping clients build sustainable habits. Together, he and Don break down the biggest misconceptions in strength training, why social media rewards extreme opinions, and how simple principles consistently outperform complicated programs.

The conversation also explores injury risk, progressive overload, sleep, cardio, nutrition, habit formation, and the routines Andrew uses to stay strong, lean, and healthy at 48 years old. Plus, Don and Andrew close things out with a fun lightning round covering fitness myths, underrated exercises, action movies, cheat meals, and more.

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Music Credits: Adam Arcuragi at The Moon Recording Company

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Don is joined by nutrition and wellness experts Abbey Sharp, Jaime Schehr-Robinson, and Jordan Syatt for an honest panel discussion about diet culture, fat loss, food freedom, and sustainable health habits.

Together, they break down some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding nutrition, metabolism, weight loss, emotional eating, and “all-or-nothing” fitness mindsets. The conversation explores the psychology of dieting, how social media has distorted wellness advice, and why consistency, flexibility, and self-awareness matter more than perfection.

The panel also dives into calorie tracking, intuitive eating, relationship with food, body image, coaching strategies, and how to build healthier routines without obsessing over every meal. 

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Got a question for Don? Call 1-855-348-3546

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Music Credits: Adam Arcuragi at The Moon Recording Company

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Don sits down with nutritionist, wellness expert, and author Keri Glassman for a practical conversation about stress, sleep, hormones, nutrition, and building healthier daily habits.

Keri shares her personal journey navigating chronic stress, burnout, perimenopause, and sleep challenges while balancing work, parenting, and wellness. Together, she and Don explore the importance of nervous system regulation, evening routines, breathwork, recovery, hormone health, and how small consistent habits can dramatically improve long-term health and energy.

The conversation also dives into sleep quality, alcohol’s impact on recovery, cortisol balance, brain health, and why wellness doesn’t have to be extreme to be effective. 

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Sponsored By:

Cozy Earth: Luxury shouldn't be out of reach. Go to https://cozyearth.com/pages/stronger for up to 20% off CozyEarth’s best-selling temperature-regulating sheets, apparel, and more

Timeline: Get 20% off Mitopure to Target Age-Related Cellular Decline and Promote Anti-Aging and Health Longevity. Use code STRONGER at checkout for 20% off. Go to http://timeline.com/stronger

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Got a question for Don? Call 1-855-348-3546

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Music Credits: Adam Arcuragi at The Moon Recording Company

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Is it actually possible to prevent injuries, or is the real goal building enough strength, resilience, and capacity to better tolerate stress?

Host Don Saladino is joined by an elite panel of performance experts: Jordan Shallow, Charlie Weingroff, and Jordan Jiunta. Together, they unpack one of the most misunderstood concepts in fitness and sports performance: injury prevention. 

The episode covers workload management, recovery culture, tissue tolerance, progressive overload, biomechanics, and why many popular “injury prevention” tools may be distracting people from the fundamentals that actually matter. The panel also explores intelligent training, movement quality, exercise skill, sprinting, walking lunges, recovery trends, and the psychology behind performance and adaptation.

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Sponsored By:

Timeline: Get 20% off Mitopure to Target Age-Related Cellular Decline and Promote Anti-Aging and Health Longevity. Use code STRONGER at checkout for 20% off. Go to http://timeline.com/stronger

Crisp Power: Protein Pretzels that pack up to 28 grams of protein per 1.75 oz bag. Go to crisppower.com and use code STRONGER for 10% off at checkout. 

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Got a question for Don? Call 1-855-348-3546

Please direct business inquires to: podcasts@wearebv.com

Music Credits: Adam Arcuragi at The Moon Recording Company

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📲 Follow Don Saladino on Instagram: www.instagram.com/donsaladino

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