Strongest Self Podcast

This episode is a chance to get to know Coaches Steve Murray and Zach Bruckner a little better. Listen in for a light episode where we ask each other fitness and personal questions and get to know your hosts a little better. 

As lockdowns across the nation start to lift, gyms and fitness facilities are beginning to open up. Whether you've been working out at home or not its important to have a plan in place when gyms open back up to build your strength and resiliency back up. Listen in to this weeks episode for tips on how to build a smart plan to prevent yourself from getting injured as soon as gyms open up again.

Everyone knows that nutrition is a huge part of health and wellness and that all starts with what you have available to you in your homes. Listen to this weeks episode to learn how to approach grocery shopping to set yourself up for success in your nutrition.

Conditioning or more widely referred to as "cardio" is an essential and important aspect of any well rounded training program. However, conditioning methods are often times neglected or abused. Listen to this episode to understand everything you need to know to improve your own conditioning. 

Nutrition and behavior change go hand in hand when it comes to developing meaningful and long lasting habits that make a difference in one's health and body composition. Our guest this week, Lauren Kanski, is a successful trainer and nutrition coach in NYC and is featured frequently in Women's Health Magazine. Listen in to this short but powerful episode as we discuss nutrition, behavior change and the things you can focus on that truly make a difference when it comes to reaching your body composition goals, improving your health, performance and overall wellbeing.

In an industry dominated by media and marketing where most supplement products are of poor quality it's become vastly difficult to choose which supplements to take and which are of good quality. Our guest this week, Vince Bellitti who works at his family's business HB Pharmacy, will help guide your choices when it comes to making your decisions on supplements. 

Guest speaker Dr. Joel Friedman is a professor of Physiology & Biophysics and Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. He is an expert on inflammation and methods of reducing inflammation both for general and medical purposes. Listen in to this awesome episode to hear all about Dr. Friedman's expertise on inflammation, COVID19 and what you can do to give yourself a real fighting chance against this disease. 

Staying productive is one of the best ways to maintain positivity and build self confidence in anything you do. Hosts Steve Murray and Zach Bruckner go over all of the tips they use on a daily basis to stay productive and maintain their positivity.

Hosts Steve Murray and Zach Bruckner have an in depth discussion on everything you need to consider when building a training program. From goals and needs analysis to weekly training splits and individual workout structure, we have you covered. Listen in to ensure you don't have any gaps in your training program. 

Recovery is one of the most limiting factors in progressing with your training program. Listen in to learn all about recovery; what it is, why it's important to consider, methods of recovery and how to optimize recovery.