Susan Powter is Still Trying to Stop the Insanity

For those struggling with fitness and building muscle, coaches can sometimes do more harm than good by not meeting clients where they are at. This can lead to people feeling overwhelmed, giving up on their goals and not living their best life.Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast that tells you: Don’t just stand there, lets get to it, strike a double biceps pose, there’s nothing to it. Pose. In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains. Today self described thique goddess, mobility coach and plus size supermodel Roy Belzer joins us to look at fitness for big folks, loving yourself unconditionally and working to have the best body possible with what you got. ROY BELZER FITNESS:★ instagram.com/roybelzerfitnessFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:★ instagram.com/faustofernos★ instagram.com/marcfelionPlus--• Overcoming the deadly impact of sitting behind a desk all day long.• Water as the most underrated fitness supplement. 

If you’re not used to going to the gym, working out can seem like you’re walking through a field of landmines. Am I doing this right? Will I hurt myself? Do I look good? They’re all going to laugh at me! And what happens If I run into the person I hooked up with last week and it didn't go so well because my Bulgarian Split Squats in bed didn’t impress them much? Let’s Grow Big Together - the podcast that likes big glutes and it can not lie! In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains. Today we’re taking a look at gymtimidation, what causes folks to get anxious about going to the gym. Whether it’s your first time or you recently lost motivation to lift weights, we’ve got ideas to get you through the door and through a great workout. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:★ instagram.com/faustofernos★ instagram.com/marcfelionPlus–• How bodybuilding poses and kisses help build muscle. • New York City’s largest police union is suing to use performance enhancing drugs without state interference. • Harm reduction: how to balance the use of hard drugs and performance enhancing drugs so you dont drop dead. 

In the 1990s fitness guru Susan Powter rose to fame with her sassy late night TV infomercials, short cut platinum hair and her catchphrase: “stop the insanity!”Do you remember “stop the insanity?” Well the insanity never stopped.For the last 50 years, corporations have been making a lot of money by waging war on our bodies- stressing us out, forcing bad food and bad lifestyles on us, resulting in good people feeling out of shape, sad and broken.Let’s Grow Big Together! A podcast that’s like your very own broken beer bottle in the bar fight for your life.In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains.Today fitness guru and 90s talk show queen Susan Powter joins us to look at why there is still so much money to be made in keeping people sick.Susan fills us in on her adventures after being a TV fitness icon, and making right wing haters in Texas drop their jaws over her outrageous passion for muscle and fitness.Please enjoy this classic podcast episode.

When you’re busy making gains in the gym, it’s easy to overlook your own vulnerabilities.Because workouts can be exhausting, it’s easy to let your guard down and fall for bad ideas, snake oil supplements, scams or even worse. Let’s Grow Big Together! You got big dreams, you want big muscle? Well here is where you pay, with SWEAT. In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains. Today we take a look at bad ideas good bodybuilders fall for. Also known as bro science-  how athletes fall prey to scams and conspiracies that stand in their way of success. Feast of Fun is made possible because of listeners like you, thank you!★ Check out Shameless Care:shamelesscare.com/feasts FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:★ instagram.com/faustofernos★ instagram.com/marcfelionPlus-- • A look at the fake fitness profile industry. • How you think about your food may be more important than you… think. • David Laid and Chris Bumstead pretend to be gay lovers for views, and we love it! 

In the 1980s, actress and workout guru Jane Fonda popularized the mantra “no pain, no gain” as a way to suggest that discomfort is necessary for muscle growth. Unfortunately, this type of thinking can lead folks to ignore the very injuries that might be holding back their gains. Let’s Grow Big Together - The podcast that hurts so good it should be illegal, and sometimes it is.In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains. Today physical therapist Dr. Jesse Roles joins us to look at effective and outrageous things bodybuilders have done over the years to overcome injury and pain to maximize their gains. For over a decade, Dr. Jesse has used joint & tissue manipulation, dry needling and cupping to help everyday people and athletes look and feel their best. Plus-- • Which supplements from the vitamin shop will help you recover and which ones are junk? • Foam rolling, yoga, and dynamic warmups, and the power of walking. • Love as the ultimate muscle building therapy.

We live during an extraordinary time for building muscle. What started out over a hundred years ago as a theatrical curiosity has grown to become a sport and art form that has millions of people pumping iron all around the world.And while genetics certainly plays a factor, from Hollywood to your friends at the gym, there are more jacked up folks around these days than ever. How do they do it?Let’s Grow Big Together: the podcast that starts off wearing a hoodie, then takes it off to reveal the pumped muscle hiding underneath.Today my coach Matt Claussen, powerlifting and bodybuilding legend, joins us to look back on my winning the silver in Classic Physique Masters Division at the NPC Mid American Winter Classic 2023, the contest that had the jacked up Santa Claus mascot warning us “Winter is Coming.”What are the attributes of successful bodybuilding athletes and coaches?FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:★ instagram.com/mattclaussen★ instagram.com/faustofernos★ instagram.com/marcfelionPlus--➤ Kristen Stewart stars in deadly lesbian bodybuilding thriller ‘Love Lies Bleeding.’➤ The Enhanced Games- an Olympic style competition where performance enhancing drugs are not only permitted but encouraged.➤ The evolution of bodybuilding categories and controversy over the new Men’s Wellness winner, Brazilian non-binary bodybuilder San Moraes.➤ All your questions that will even make an abductor machine blush!

There’s a belief that fitness and comedy are at odds with each other. We’ve seen many comedians get jacked and then they don’t appear to be as funny.Carrot Top famously said he stopped bodybuilding because it didn't fit his style. Dave Chappelle put on muscle and started trolling trans people, and who can forget those awful Bud Light TV ads from the 80s where Joe Piscopo dressed up in drag and flexed his bulging biceps?But even for all those comedic tragedies, Instagram is packed with muscle men who get the laughs and the lifts.Let’s Grow Big Together, I mean, Welcome to Feast of Fun! The podcast that always makes you sore in all the right places.Today comedian and obstacle course athlete Joel Bryant joins us to chat about racing, lifting and comedy.When he’s not working as a comedy host or doing stand up, Joel is dodging giant foam blocks in an American Ninja style race or crawling through the mud in a Tough Mudder.Listen as we pit Joel Bryant against the AI robot to see who is funnier, muscle man or machine?JOEL BRYANT: https://joelbryant.netPlus--➤ The Feds issue new guidelines discouraging comedy from highway safety billboards and signs.➤ The Smithsonian Institution releases over 4.5 Million historic images into the public domain,➤ Rest in pudding Ron DeSantis’ political career.

Last weekend in Bloomington, Illinois, over 210 bodybuilders showed up to go for the glory at the NPC Mid-American Winter Classic. The competition was intense, but surprisingly friendly and juiced up with sportsmanship.Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast that reminds you the biggest prize of all is the friends we make along the way. Today we take you to the NPC Mid-American Winter Classic, where I as a first time novice stepped onstage to compete in Men’s Classic Physique, and like all roller coaster rides, it was scary as hell and tons of fun!Plus--• What’s it really like backstage at a bodybuilding show?• The steps you need to take if you want to compete yourself!FEATURED VIDEO:Emma Hyndman, the Posing Pro ★ https://youtu.be/v1lxXCEXebA?si=nK9UaIlGwB8jYH9zKick your bodybuilding to the next level, fitness consultation now available for $99 (on SALE from $149) for a hour we look at your current workouts, nutrition, supplements and more, answer all your questions and set you on the right path to growth! Message me on social media: "Let's Grow Big Together." FAUSTO FERNOS:★ instagram.com/faustofernos★ facebook.com/faustofernos★ twitter.com/faustofernosMARC FELION: ★ instagram.com/marcfelion★ facebook.com/marcfelion★ twitter.com/marcfelion

When training for any athletic event, a lot can go wrong. Even worse: your mind can start playing tricks on you. So it helps a great deal to have a great coach guide you on the road to become a legend. Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast that climbs the Stairmaster along with you, but not on the same machine, cause people are gonna look. In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains. Today, I’m just a few weeks out from my first bodybuilding contest at the young age of 51, and we’re thrilled to introduce you to my coach Matt Claussen. As a powerlifter, Matt Claussen is highly regarded as a four time National Powerlifting Champion. As a bodybuilder, Matt Claussen has won five major championships including first place in the 2005 NPC East Coast Classic and guided over 75 clients to get stage ready for their own contests.COACH MATT CLAUSSEN: https://www.instagram.com/mattclaussen/NPC WINTER CLASSIC DEC 2, BLOOMINGTON IL: https://npcmidamericanwinterclassic.comPlus-- • Getting ready for your first coach. • Coming out of the closet to your parents as a bodybuilder.• Are powerlifters really using butt plugs to stabilize their core? • Weightlifting horror stories to put a chill down your spine.

Almost a third of American gym goers will use performance enhancing substances at some point in their lives.There’s always risks to consider when supplementing to get big muscles and many doctors just don't have the training or knowledge to help prevent serious complications. So what do you do?It’s the podcast that squeezes the juice to the last drop.In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains.Today, bodybuilding coach Tyler Fluitt joins us to look at harm reduction for anabolic steroids.Tyler specializes in training natural athletes to compete as well as helping enhanced athletes compete in safer ways. Tyler is a popular bodybuilding coach in Austin Texas and now Nashville, and is training for his 19th bodybuilding competition.TYLER FLUITT: https://instagram.com/level_up_physiquesPlus-- New DEA rules could make it harder for everyone to get telemedicine for testosterone replacement therapy.