Total Fitheads
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -Max and Ali are on a health and fitness mission to give you factual and funny insights about how to look and feel awesome. Special guests help them investigate everything from different diets and workouts to mental hacks and beyond. Subscribe to cut through all the bullfit and figure out the health and fitness answers that work for you...with a side of lolz.
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We're Both Bulking to GAIN WEIGHT
February 01, 2023 07:36 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBIt's BULKING SEASON. We're adding calories and muscle. We're adding weight! Ali has been in a cut all her life trying to stay lean so now she's trying bulking for women. Max is in kind of a reverse diet until he can increase his calories enough, focusing on protein. We talk about our bulking transformation to gain weight with food and hopefully mostly muscle, no fat.
3x Beer Mile World Champion Allison Grace Morgan
January 25, 2023 04:45 - 40 minutes - 75.2 MBAllison Grace Morgan (USA) is the 3x champion and current world record holder for the Beer Mile! We talk about Bend, Oregon, running track and field, chugging strategies, bottles vs cans, and why she can't be stopped ever. Also Bud Light Platinum (6%) is her beer of choice.
What It's Like Having a Personal Trainer
January 17, 2023 23:52 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBThe Total Fitheads both have had personal trainers now. Max just signed up with Caliber Fitness Coaching and Ali's has used Kabuki Strength's one-on-one coaching and the Copilot App. Max is also getting nutrition coaching through the app with his new trainer, tracking macros and calories. We talk about our experience with intake calls, getting matched with a coach, getting form feedback, programming and more!
WE GOT 8 MIN ABS! (ft. Jaime Brenkus)
January 11, 2023 04:52 - 42 minutes - 79.6 MBJaime will forever be known as the “8 Minute Abs guy" A program he designed that helped millions of people-lose millions of pounds and inches. Jaime has dedicated his professional life for the past 30 years on providing systematic approaches to fighting the obesity and weight problems across the nation .In 2021, Jaime co-produced, wrote, and starred in a 13 episode TV series on PBS called, Fit n Delicious. In 2021, Brenkus also wrote the Baby Boomer Booklet offered on Amazon. In 2019, Jaim...
The S.M.A.R.T. Way to Achieve Your 2023 Goals
January 04, 2023 07:36 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBNeed some motivation to achieve your goals? Want to know how to set the right goals and reach them? We talk through some strategies for habit formation, goal setting, tracking and achievement. Set the right goals, stick to your systems and reach them in 2023!
We meet Mr. Nootropics! (ft. Mark Effinger)
December 28, 2022 04:30 - 1 hour - 159 MBMark is the Chief Product Officer for Nootopia, who has created high-performance experiential nutritional supplements that help improve the neurological and overall human performance to near superhuman levels. Also known as Mr. Noots! Mark has always had an interest in neuroscience and after his wife died from a painkiller overdose, he knew he had to create experiential nutritional supplements, so he could help others improve their mental health and reach their highest brain potential. Noo...
Revealing Our 2023 New Years Resolutions
December 21, 2022 07:22 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBHello new year 2023! These are out goals and New Year's resolutions. We talk through setting goals, our past failures, creating habits and tracking progress. Everything from meditation to gymnastics to sleep! We make resolutions and create the systems we'll set up to achieve them. Now we need to stay motivated.
Fasting and Accountability (ft. Brian Gryn)
December 14, 2022 20:08 - 52 minutes - 98.3 MBBrian Gryn is a Health and Nutrition coach, author and podcaster from Chicago who specializes in helping middle aged men lose inches around their waist, have more energy, and gain muscle to feel more confident in their own body. We get into the nitty gritty of clean foods, health and nutrition, and how the body can heal itself through moderation and why Max is hungry all the time.
Our Top Fitness Holiday Gift Ideas
December 07, 2022 07:58 - 46 minutes - 57.9 MBHappy Holidays! It's time to buy fitness and health gifts for your whole family. We give our best fitness gift ideas... our gainz gift guide. These are the best gift list ideas for the fitness, health, nutrition and performance addicts in your life.
A Pill that's Better than ADDERALL? (ft. MIKE VAN THIELEN)
November 30, 2022 07:25 - 43 minutes - 80.3 MBMike Van Thielen is the Medical Director at ClariGenZ Health, an innovative medical company with a new pill providing all the benefits of Adderall without any of the harmful side effects. He is also a treating physician for Boston Neuro Pain and Psych Centers, helping tens of thousands of patients with chronic pain and mental health conditions. Entrepreneur with vast business experience and a proven track record of establishing and developing successful business operations. Dr. Mike owned se...
5 Fitness Tips We're Thankful We Learned
November 23, 2022 08:08 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBIt's Thanksgiving so it's time to be grateful for all the fitness tips, health hacks and longevity insights we've learned over the years. These are our favorite insights on how to stay fit and healthy that we've gathered in our years of our health and fitness journeys. The big things that gave us transformations and leveled up our performance once we learned them!
What you can measure, you can change (ft. Ari Tulla)
November 16, 2022 04:37 - 52 minutes - 97.2 MBAri Tulla is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Elo smart nutrition service, transforming food from the cause of disease to medicine. We talk about smart nutrition, blood work, finland, fish, diets why most supplements are crap, and how to actually see a noticable change. A Finnish translation for either “life” or “happiness”, we think Elo is an excellent name for a company that helps you turn nutrition into your best medicine. Elo does this by leveraging your p...
Our Favorite 5 Fitness Hacks That ACTUALLY WORK
November 09, 2022 06:47 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBThere are lots of health hacks out there. Diet, longevity, sleep... The Fitheads have tried most of them and have found the ones that actually work. These are our favorite fitness hacks that are simple, easy changes you can make that will make a huge difference in your health
Lets get SOUL surgery (ft. Jaime Haas)
November 02, 2022 03:55 - 1 hour - 128 MBJaime Haas is a "Soul Surgeon" who found herself at 40 years old, single in a series of abusive and unhealthy relationships, still in dead-end jobs with unhealthy and abusive people, and still bringing in friendships that were extremely painful. She turned her life around using a multitude of modalities coupled with divine guidance, using manifestation journaling, and most of all, a killer Skincare Routine! We talk about her method and she convinces us that manifestation is worth a try.
Can You Manifest Your Dreams with Thoughts
October 26, 2022 04:37 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBManifesting and "the law of attraction" is a belief that the power of positive thinking can let you think your dreams into reality. We share our beliefs if Rhonda Byrne's "The Secret" book holds some truth or myths. Is goal setting different than envisioning your every desire and different than mental rehearsal? Does thinking big cause chemical changes in your body that will make your dreams real? Are we in the Matrix?
How Many Toxins are Actually in your Body? (ft. Anthony Beven)
October 19, 2022 03:11 - 55 minutes - 103 MBAnthony Beven, founder of Detox Day Spa, joins us for a fascinating talk about Toxins - what causes them, where they come from, and what effects they have on our bodies. Anthony is a former bio-tech industry marketing executive and medical practice consultant who received back-to-back HIV and cancer diagnoses in 2016 and 2017. He was left with 23 t-cells, the front-line defender in our white blood cell group, and a low body pH after treatments. Instead of chemo pills, Anthony did his own res...
How NOT to Get Sick
October 12, 2022 04:22 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBThe Fitheads have some strategies to avoid getting sick and stay healthy. These are our immune boost tips to fight sickness. From sleep hygiene to supplements, we cover it all so you don't catch any bugs or viruses.
Fix your Chronic Pain (ft. Rick Olderman)
October 05, 2022 03:45 - 1 hour - 125 MBRick graduated from physical therapy school in 1996. After struggling to help his patients, he realized that standard physical therapy education left him unprepared to truly help people with chronic pain or nagging injuries. Rick realized a fundamental element connecting movement, structure and pain was missing from most disciplines. He has dedicated these past two decades to unravel the secrets about how the body works. Without Medication! Rick's book!→https://amzn.to/3Y9pnjU
How Long We Are Going To Live
September 28, 2022 04:45 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBLifespan is different than healthspan. Would we want to live forever? Live healthy forever? Max and I go through the top predictors of how long you'll live. From grip strength to getting up with no hands to living with purpose, we compete to see who's going to live longer
How to Fix your Plantar Fasciitis (ft. Alleviate)
September 21, 2022 07:03 - 1 hour - 139 MBChronic Foot pain is a real pain in the.... Foot. Plantar Fasciitis is inflammation of the thick band of tissue, or fascia, that runs along the bottom of your foot from the heel bone to your toes. Co-founders Rick McMullen and Luke Ferdinands are trying to solve this widespread foot ailment through a combination of new technology, stretching and exercises, and preventative care. We talk about what plantar fasciitis can look like, what causes it, why it's so prevalent recently, and what you c...
How Not to Make People Angry at You in the Gym
September 14, 2022 05:41 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBGym etiquette! How do you avoid annoying people, being rude and getting in the way when you're at the gym? What are the rules when you go to a public gym? What are good manners even though they aren't rules? Is it different at a CrossFit box? From headphones to interruptions to cleaning up your weights to wiping down the equipment, the Total Fitheads cover it all. Even when they disagree.
Why You Need Chinese Medicine to Transform Your Fitness (Andy Tsz Chiu Chan)
September 07, 2022 03:30 - 52 minutes - 96.8 MBAndy has a genuine passion for making a positive impact in the fitness industry through learning and sharing different unique methodologies. Drawing on his master’s degree in exercise science and influenced by his 10-year stay in the United States, Andy has a unique outlook on health and athletic performance. You’ll find hints of traditional Chinese medicine integrated into his training philosophy, where harmony between all aspects of life is a prerequisite to optimal health and human perfo...
How to use Chinese Medicine can Transform your Fitness (Andy Tsz Chiu Chan)
September 07, 2022 03:30 - 52 minutes - 96.8 MBAndy has a genuine passion for making a positive impact in the fitness industry through learning and sharing different unique methodologies. Drawing on his master’s degree in exercise science and influenced by his 10-year stay in the United States, Andy has a unique outlook on health and athletic performance. You’ll find hints of traditional Chinese medicine integrated into his training philosophy, where harmony between all aspects of life is a prerequisite to optimal health and human perfo...
Why Your Water Is Killing You (ft. Victor Sagalovsky // LiteWater)
August 31, 2022 03:54 - 1 hour - 116 MBVictor Sagalovsky is the cofounder and CEO of Litewater Scientific, a producer of super deuterium-depleted light water. We talk about Deuterium, why it's important, and how it's a miracle anti-aging version of water. We talk about how deuterium is a hydrogen isotope, why that matters, mitochondria, Siberia, the major implication for athletics, dry fasts, wet fasts, ice bergs, dilution, reverse osmosis, filters, and how your'e breathing too much. https://www.drinklitewater.com/
Why You Need Mobility in Fitness…and Why We Don't Have It
August 24, 2022 15:56 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBWhether it's dynamic stretching, static stretching or generally warming up before workouts, the Fitheads suck at mobility. Max is working on touching his toes. Ali can't do a split like she used to. We know we need to do more flexibility training and you probably do, too. Mobility is the one thing everyone needs and the one thing everyone skips.
You Have to Do It Scared (ft. Jess Evans of FightCamp)
August 17, 2022 03:30 - 47 minutes - 88.2 MBess Evans started boxing and training in Muay Thai in 2012. In 2013, she moved to Australia, and joined Bulldog Gym. Jess won 3 state belts in her 52kg weight division. She’s had nine amateur Muay Thai fights (7-2), 3 amateur boxing fights (2-1), and became a FightCamp Trainer in 2021. She is also USA Boxing Coach certified. We talk about her midwest roots, her incredible fighting journey, skincare, hydration, dancing, society, not blinking when punches are thrown at you, how to make big dec...
Our Journey with Combat Sports
August 10, 2022 07:58 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBMax has wrestled a ton. Ali has done Krav Maga and kickboxing. We both think WWE is rad and getting knocked out is terrifying. We talk through our journey doing combat sports, our love of spectating and our goals for the future. We discuss the HIIT physical workout and the exhausting mental workout you get when you go head to head with someone.
The Secret to Fitness is Walking (ft. Beth Bacon)
August 03, 2022 16:12 - 1 hour - 118 MBBeth co-founded Maui Athletics after spending over a decade of her life heavily immersed in the health and fitness industry. As a former two-sport collegiate athlete, Beth found physique competitions a fun and challenging way to satisfy her competitive nature. Coach Beth is a certified nutrition coach, a previous National Level NPC Figure competitor, Regionals Qualifying Crossfit athlete, and is a national record holding Olympic Weightlifter. Beth believes success comes from combining the be...
What DETOX We Have Done and WHY
July 27, 2022 18:34 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBWe have done a lot of detoxes. Everything from animal based food to sugar to fasting to water when Max was cutting weight! Theres are the things we've detoxed on, why we wanted to detox and how we did it. We also talk about other detoxes we want to do. Alcohol? Phone screen time? We cover it all.
Glutathione: the actual Fountain of Youth? (ft. Gianco Torres)
July 20, 2022 03:55 - 45 minutes - 84.2 MBGlutathione! Gianco Torres is an award-winning entrepreneur and immune health expert on a mission to educate others on the power of glutathione, which might be the missing ingredient to super charge your immune system. We talk about a scary health period with his mother, during which conventional medicine failed help. However, she improved dramatically once she started consuming the product! We also talk about the benefits, the science, mitochondria, complimentary medicine, and how to di...
We Try Low Impact Training... Honest Opinion
July 13, 2022 07:01 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBWe tried the LIT Method Strength Machine. Low impact training with a reformer that includes strength bands, battle ropes, a water rower and more. What did we think of the bolt cult? How did we like their 40 minutes of cardio, total body at home remote workouts? How was it streaming the live online classes from their LIT app? One of us even got to go train at their LA studio in person with their founder and trainer, Justin.
Food That Actually Fuels You (ft. Living Prana)
July 06, 2022 04:30 - 1 hour - 113 MBWant to get better at life with me? Subscribe!→https://goo.gl/g94cKA Like it?? Join my team to help me make more→ http://patreon.com/alispagnola On this episode we talk to Ryan Seaman and Brian Murphy, co-founders of Living Prana - Loaded with 10+ nutrient-dense superfoods, adaptogens and functional mushrooms, PranaCakes™ and BrainCakes™ revitalize your body, activate your mind, and optimize your day in the most delicious way! Imagine eating food that actually fuels your body and mind? That'...
Testing If We Can Get Into Ketosis
June 29, 2022 22:21 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBWe love/hate fasting and always want to get into fat burning mode. The Fitheads are fascinated with metabolic flexibility so this time we do a ketone blood test to see if we're in ketosis. We compare the KetoMojo to ketone test strips. We talk about a low carb keto diet vs. fasting for ketosis. Will Max ever be able to be fueled by fat?
Become a Cyborg Ultrahuman (ft. Mohit Kumar)
June 22, 2022 03:00 - 51 minutes - 96.2 MBUltrahuman Cyborg, a continuous Metabolic fitness tracker, helps optimize your lifestyle by using a sensor that tracks your glucose in real time. BUT WIAT THERES MORE! It also tracks your keynotes, blood alcohol, gives you nudges when you're crashing, and offers suggestions to maximize your diet and exercise. Mohit Kumar, Founder of UltraHuman joins us for an unbelievable talk about trackers, metabolic health, glucose indicators, and the future of the bio hacking fitness industry.
Foods We Thought Were Healthy but Now AVOID!
June 15, 2022 18:08 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBThe Fitheads have made a lot of diet changes. Some things we thought were good for us turned out to be foods that make you gain weight or make you less healthy. Here are the foods we avoid that used to think were good! Turns out we had a lot of trial and error to find foods that are bad for you.
Ketosis? Just Drink your Ketones! (ft. Michael Brandt HVMN)
June 08, 2022 03:45 - 58 minutes - 110 MBMichael Brandt is co-founder and CEO of H.V.M.N.(Health Via Modern Nutrition). He's an avid triathlete and marathoner (2:42 PR) and really loves almond joys. HVMN has created Ketone-IQ: a drinkable ketone designed to be taken daily to support mental clarity, athletic performance, and metabolic health. This drinkable ketone contains no caffeine, no sugar—just clean, natural energy to power your brain and body. So why get into ketosis when you can just drink your keynotes? Listen along to find ...
How to Look Fit on Instagram
June 01, 2022 18:12 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBThese are our tips and trips to look cool on Instagram. Want to look like a fitness model? Like an Instagram influencer? It's all about lighting, angles, posing and cool stunts. We walk you through our best techniques to convince people you're awesome and fit on IG. Plus, we talk about some of our favorite health and fitness creators.
SPIT! What Your Mouth Microbes Say About Your Health (ft. Danny Grannick)
May 25, 2022 12:00 - 52 minutes - 99.2 MBSPIT! Ok ok, it's more than that but the mouth, and more specifically the oral microbiome is crazy important to your health and overall wellness. Danny Grannick, CEO and co-founder of Bristle Health, talks us through what we can learn from our mouth spit. Bristle Health is a biotech company based in San francisco, California which is developing a home saliva test to detect and analyse the oral microbiome. This will help to identify cavities and gum disease at their earliest stages – and then...
How We Get Bigger Arms
May 18, 2022 13:00 - 59 minutes - 69.7 MBWho doesn't want huge arms coming out of their cutoff sleeves? We walk through our arm workout at home and arm exercises with weights at the gym. We split things up into delts, biceps, triceps, forearms. Even front, lateral and rear delts! Curls, overhead press, tricep kickbacks... we cover it all that gives you bigger arms.
The Brain Sensing Headband: MUSE (ft. Nadia Kumentas)
May 12, 2022 19:41 - 1 hour - 116 MBNadia Kumentas is VP of Marketing at Muse: the brain sensing headband. Yes a brain sensing headband... YES A BRAIN SENSING HEADBAND that measures and gives you real-time feedback on your brain activity, heart rate, body movement, and breathing. Through biosignal feedback, the multi-sensor headband helps you create a strong foundation to support your meditation practice, whether you’re a beginner or expert meditator. We get REAL crazy on this one and we talk about sleep brain power, focus, co...
The Brain Sensing Headband
May 11, 2022 03:44 - 1 hour - 116 MBNadia Kumentas is VP of Marketing at Muse: the brain sensing headband. Yes a brain sensing headband... YES A BRAIN SENSING HEADBAND that measures and gives you real-time feedback on your brain activity, heart rate, body movement, and breathing. Through biosignal feedback, the multi-sensor headband helps you create a strong foundation to support your meditation practice, whether you’re a beginner or expert meditator. We get REAL crazy on this one and we talk about sleep brain power, focus, co...
How We Build Bigger Glutes
May 04, 2022 18:44 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBGlute workouts are very in now. We walk through our butt workout at home and glute exercises with weights at the gym. It starts with glute activation and ends with bigger butts for both men and women. Hip thrusts, squats, deadlifts, bands, cables... we cover it all that covers your rear.
What is your Biological Resilience? (ft. Taylor Sittler of LEVELS)
April 26, 2022 17:41 - 55 minutes - 102 MBTaylor Sittler, MD is Head of Research & Development at Levels. A physician and entrepreneur, his career has focused on personalizing medicine, starting companies in genetics and women’s health, including co-founding Color Health where he was Chief Science Officer. He tells us about BIOLOGICAL RESILIENCE. It's a new framing of how we're talking about health, which focuses on being able to respond well to physiological challenges (whether that's a poor night of sleep, overwhelming stress, a v...
Why Fasting is GREAT and TERRIBLE
April 20, 2022 18:30 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBAli thinks fasting is fantastic. Max thinks fasting is the worst. We discuss the joys and struggles of all types of fasting. Intermittent fasting, 24 hour fasts every two days, extended fasts. We touch on the hormonal response Ali has tracked on her Levels continuous glucose monitor (CGM), seeing her fasting glucose drop. Fasting can get you great results even if your goal isn't for weight loss. But of course that comes with a price of becoming keto adapted, going through the keto flu and ge...
How to live 90% longer* (ft. Chris Burres) *if you're a rat
April 13, 2022 03:51 - 1 hour - 150 MBSome may call him a mad scientist but don't let the lab coat fool you! Chris Burres is the owner of SES Research, the first company to deliver carbon nano materials, and MyVitalC, the world's first nano antioxidant. Chris has an extensive background in a diverse range of areas including Mechanical Engineering, Comedy Improv Artist, Oil and Gas Explosives and Competitive Soccer to name a few. He's also the co-host of the most popular internet marketing podcast on iTunes since 2009. When Chris ...
How to Drink Alcohol on a Diet
April 06, 2022 20:59 - 1 hour - 67 MBLow calorie alcoholic drinks are all the rage now. Everyone's trying to drink on a diet. We give you our secrets to staying cut while still having liquor, beer, wine and whatever hard seltzers are. Yes, you can stay fit and still party. You don't have to cut out alcohol to lose weight.
Animal Free Meat is the Future (ft. Paul Shapiro Better Meat Co.)
March 29, 2022 23:36 - 45 minutes - 84.2 MBPaul Shapiro is Chief Executive Officer of the Better Meat Co. a Sacramento company that uses fermentation to make fully animal-free meats. ANIMAL FREE MEAT. Paul is also the author of the national bestseller, Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World, and the host of the Business For Good Podcast. A four-time TEDx speaker, he has twenty years of experience as a nonprofit executive and has published more than a hundred articles on food sustainabilit...
Our Evening Routines
March 23, 2022 07:43 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBThe Total Fitheads are always aiming to optimize and that means our evening routines need to help us recover better. We discussed our morning routines in a past episode. These are our bedtime rituals. From melatonin to blue light blocking glasses, stretching to breathwork, mouth taping to sleep tracking with our Eight Sleep beds, these are our habits to help us wind down and fall asleep.
That's Terrifying, I'm Doing It (ft. Lani Cooper)
March 16, 2022 06:46 - 1 hour - 128 MBLani Cooper is a renowned industry leading expert in health, fitness and recovery and is best known as the CEO and Founder of MOBOT, the world’s first water bottle and foam roller in one. Lani’s success is due to a culmination of years as a business owner and three successful exits, as well as her decades of work in the Australian health industry as a sports therapist, a wellness coach, vegan chef and yoga instructor. We talk about everything from her Grace Face - making sure look compo...
Meathead Interviews Vegan
March 09, 2022 07:36 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBAli has been a vegan for 1 month now. This is her 30 day transformation. Max is a skeptical meat eater. This is his interview about her vegan experiment with the plant based diet. Had she experienced weight loss? Does she get enough protein? Is she leaner? Stronger? Weaker? Will she convince Max that whole food plant-based isn't as bad as he thinks?