Latest Meatheads Podcast Episodes
#117: The Age of Strength and Conditioning Enlightenment
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - January 04, 2016 19:19 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe’re back this week with two new episodes and the first show of 2016 (coming at the end of the week!). In this episode, recorded mid-December 2015, we discuss real life self defense principles & Conor McGregor’s victory, which eventually leads into a discussion on the diversification of strength...
#116: Some Good Musings
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - November 24, 2015 21:16 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe are on a mini hiatus (continuing education trips across the globe for Mark, while Froy is busy training and nurturing a successful, growing business), but we never want to leave you hanging! So, flex your “Netflix muscle” and enjoy an onslaught of new episodes… all at once! Space em’ out or bi...
#115: Participation Trophies…
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - November 24, 2015 20:09 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe are on a mini hiatus (continuing education trips across the globe for Mark, while Froy is busy training and nurturing a successful, growing business), but we never want to leave you hanging! So, flex your “Netflix muscle” and enjoy an onslaught of new episodes… all at once! Space em’ out or bi...
#114: Where’s this Fitness Thing Going Anyway?
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - November 24, 2015 20:08 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe are on a mini hiatus (continuing education trips across the globe for Mark while Froy is busy training and nurturing a successful, growing business), but we never want to leave you hanging! So, flex your “Netflix muscle” and enjoy an onslaught of new episodes… all at once! Space em’ out or bin...
#113: Why Are There So Many Injuries in Sports?
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - November 24, 2015 20:04 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis podcast started as an idea to muse on why there are so many injuries occurring in professional sports in recent years (or the seeming increase of injuries in recent years). It turned into that and much more: from a discussion on the power of coaching and philosophy when it comes to injuries,...
#112: Life is a Question and Love is the Answer
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - November 19, 2015 19:49 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHow’s that for a title? The past 7 days have seen some really strange, sad, tragic, and surprising events. From the tragic acts of terror in Paris, to Ronda Rousey losing in shocking fashion to Holly Holm in the UFC Women’s Bantamweight division, there is a strange pattern that emerges, but somet...
#111: What is a Human Anyway?
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - November 10, 2015 16:21 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe ponder where some of our collective mental and physical health problems or phenomenons come from in relation to how “foreign” they are to our animal/human body. Sounds deep, huh? It’s really not, but it’s an interesting, coffee-fueled conversation that gets into all types of topics from how we...
#110: Jump off the Ship!
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - November 03, 2015 23:40 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe big news last week was the World Health Organization’s study on processed meat and it’s connection to cancer. We felt it brought up some interesting issues in the psyche of the public and our discussion was transformed into something much deeper on mental health, happiness and how we live our...
#109: Scott Burr, Strength Coach & Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - October 29, 2015 01:32 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsScott Burr is an interesting guy. He’s holds a black belt in multiple martial arts, is a former MMA fighter, a strength coach, published fiction author, and has the distinction of being Steve Maxwell’s first and only black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Mark and Scott recently took part in Jim Smit...
#108: Steve Maxwell Returns
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - October 21, 2015 18:09 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSteve returns to Functional Meatheads to talk with us about world travel and how cultures and people live their “healthy” lives differently across the globe, jiu-jitsu, eating habits, poor mental accountability, fashion, and much more. It was a great conversation and if you enjoyed our first one ...
#107: More Nutrition & Lifestyle Talk/Reflections
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - October 06, 2015 13:04 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMark & Froy talk about recent musings and observations on nutrition and lifestyle habits in their own lives, the lives of those they’ve come in contact with, and more. Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS EPISODE 107 (MP3)
#106: The Braverman Test (and why you may want to take it)
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - September 21, 2015 01:53 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat’s the Braverman test? A short spoiler alert: it’s easy to take and it may give you some insight into your health that you’re not even considering. Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS EPISODE 106 (MP3)
#105: Are You Training The Way Your City Wants You To?
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - September 01, 2015 16:05 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMany complain about the limitations of their physical location as it relates to training, from weather and traffic to lack of opportunity, but what advantages are you missing in dismissing your current locale? There’s some deeper questions that may come to light when you ponder this, and hell, ma...
#104: Personal Reflections from an Aggressive Weight Cut
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - August 26, 2015 22:27 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFroy “interviews” Mark in an effort to get into his brain on what it was like to go through a 5 week weight cut that saw him drop 10 lbs to make weight for a jiu jitsu tournament. Besides the obvious benefit of losing the weight and making the tournament, there was a lot Mark […]
#103: Meathead Musings on Nutrition
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - August 18, 2015 22:35 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMark & Froy talk about how they’ve come to think about eating over the past few years. Other topics are mused on, you know the drill! Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS EPISODE 103 (MP3)
#102: What is an Athlete?
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - August 12, 2015 12:49 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe muse today on athletes. What does it mean to be an “athlete?” The answer may surprise you. Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS EPISODE 102 (MP3)
#101: HRV / Heart Rate Variability, Pt 2
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - August 06, 2015 04:14 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsToday we talk about HRV, or Heart Rate Variability. It’s a great piece of technology, maybe one of the most powerful and affordable of any fitness evaluation tool created. What’s it all about? Find out here. Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS EPISODE 101 (MP3)
#100: What Trauma Does Your Body Store?
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - July 30, 2015 02:46 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAn un-ceremonious episode 100! We kick it the same way we got to 100: musing on the deep issues. We talk about many topics: the mind-body connection, how we’d work with certain cases and how to put it all together. Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS EPISODE 100 (MP3)
#99: The “Psychology” of Moving Your Life Forward
Podcast – Functional Meatheads - July 22, 2015 14:51 ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe often make things harder than they have to be, but the fundamentals of progress in health, fitness, and life in general are often much simpler than we make them. Froy & Mark talk about ways to help keep moving the process along. Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS EPISODE 99 (MP3)