The Excellence Cartel

Episode 88: HSD & Cortisol with Sean Golden   Today we were joined by Dr. Sean Golden, owner of the Golden Health Method to discuss the intricacies of 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, an enzyme responsible for the conversion of cortisone to cortisol.  We dive deep into the science behind the body's glucocorticoid response and Dr. Golden suggests some ways to mediate stress for optimal health and physique results.

We are back after a great weekend at the 4th PEC conference in Nashville, TN. Dr. Jay Wiles joins us today to pick things back up with an in-depth discussion on HRV, aka, heart rate variability.  Dr. Wiles walks us through the day to day applications of HRV while busting common myths of bio hacking which surround HRV today.  In HRV, higher is not better but higher modulation is optimal for performance and recovery. Listen to find out why! What does it mean when it says “your hrv dropped last night, maybe you should take a break” 5-25-2021 2021 PEC and Jay Wiles with HRV :30 Nicks Last 7 days 2:30 Amino Asylum sponsorship 2:45 August 27 th and 28 th 1 st PHORM event www.physiqueeducationcollective.com 5:30 another PEC already being planned! 7:40 how was the PEC for you Jason? 8:26 how was the PEC for you su? 10:00 how was the PEC for you Jeff Black? 14:45 how did HRV come about? 17:33 what is used to measure HRV in these systems? And what is the most important one to you? 22:30 what is you take on body temperature with HRV? 26:10 what is a good HRV and how do you optimize it? 30:34 do you see any applications of comparing woman cycles with hrv? What is something you can do or not do to optimize their HRV? 35:40 how do you change? 38:28 with Oura, how do they get their scores? 43:30 What does it mean when it says “your HRV dropped last night, maybe you should take a break”? 48:00 what impact does food have one HRV and recovery? 52:00 what are the main things you have seen to improve it? 54:00 how does marijuana effect most people and their HRV? 57:00 What evidence is there for psychedelics and HRV? 58:40 What are the main myths of HRV? How to get ahold of Jay Co-host PODCAST with Ben Greenfield on HRV, or Mind Hacker Radio Podcast, Follow on IG drjaywiles, thrive-wellness.com to work with Jay. 🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆 Follow us on Instagram: scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black the_excellence_cartel - The Excellence Cartel IG Page #theexcellencecartel www.physiqueeducationcollective.com

Episode 86: Coaching with Jaime Filer   Today we were joined by Jaime Filer, owner of Jaime Filer Training to talk about her personal experiences in the health and fitness industry as a gay athlete and ED survivor.  Raised in a reform Jewish household and having witnessed the slow decline of her father to ALS at an early age left an impression of resilience which eventually propelled her to being one of the top earning coaches in our space.  Jaime shares her feelings on what success and impact means to her now, and how her definitions have changed along the way. 🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆 Follow us on Instagram: scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black the_excellence_cartel - The Excellence Cartel IG Page #theexcellencecartel www.physiqueeducationcollective.com 5-11-21 Jamie Filer :30 Nicks last 7 days 1:30 Su’s last 7 days 4:00 Jasons last 7 days 8:05 Jeff Blacks last 7 days 9:57 PEC here in NASHVILLE MAY 21 ST AND MAY 22 ND 11:00 1 ST PHORM EVENT 12:00 Jamie’s last 7 days 17:31 how did taking a week off work for you professionally/personally? 20:30 what is “winning” defined to you? 21:45 what is success to you Jason? 25:30 what is success to you Su? 27:30 what is success to you jeff black? 28:00 who is Jamie Filer? 30:20 how did you start into the fitness realm? 31:36 do you think we will get better or worse as an industry? 32:36 what was it like “coming out” and how was the journey of being gay in the fitness industry? 36:26 do you get any hate from others? 38:16 what did your eating disorder look like? 42:00 how did you take the body building judge telling you that you didn’t deserve to be on stage, you deserve to be in a hospital? 44:00 what was the journey like sobering up from the eating disorder? 46:15 what advice do you have for people going through their own eating disorder? 48:06 how was busting onto the online realm in 2018? 50:32 how was the feeling from getting your first client to now? 51:17 how many clients did you grow it to? How long did it take you to scale? 53:23 how do you use an executive assistant? and a virtual assistant? 54:30 how many hours do you typically put in a day? 56:06 how can someone work 2 hours a day and maintain 45k/mon revenue? 61:00 what is your most expensive package? 64:00 what is the most beneficial IG and Facebook tip you can give? 65:28 what is your next 5 years look like? 67:00 rapid fire Winning is? Losing is? Love is? Everybody can follow you on IG @jaim91 Facebook Jamie Filer Facebook group Teamjaim91

Episode 85: Training with Paul Carter  We were joined today by Coach Paul Carter, elite strength coach, hypertrophy expert, author at T Nation and founder of Lift-Run-Bang to walk through the do's and don't of training broken down by body part.  Paul delivers a heavy dose of coaching and personal training philosophy mixed with a dash of textbook anatomy (in a surprisingly understandable manner) to encourage others to stop training like a troglodyte and start making progress. 🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆 Follow us on Instagram: scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black the_excellence_cartel - The Excellence Cartel IG Page #theexcellencecartel www.physiqueeducationcollective.com 5/5/21 Training With Paul Carter :30 su’s last 7 days 3:00 Jasons last 7 days 4:34: Nick’s last 7 days 6:00 jeff blacks last 7 days 7:00 PEC May 21st May 22nd in Nashville!!!! Few tickets left! 7:22 First ever Business Collective for PEC at 1st Phorm HQ 8:48 Paul Carters last 7 days 10:12 do you look into stoicism? 15:54 what are the best types of workouts for shoulders? 21:07 do you do traps with delts or traps with lats? 22:36 what is the prescription for shoulders and how much volume? 25:45 chest, what do you like, not like? 30:30 do you see any room for barbell movements at all in someone’s plan? 32:48 what is your take on hex press? 36:08 what is your take on creating Lat width? 41:36 what do you think about hammer strength high row? 46:19 what part of the back development creates the most width? 47:50 are rack deads great for erectors? 50:30 best arm training workouts for growth? 55:30 best exercises for quads? And how does Su beat Austin stout next year and get his hamstrings popping? 59:00 how many plates can you put on the Cybex hack squat? 60:30 where do you attach the bands for reverse band hack squat? 61:45 hamstrings, what is the best way to load/grow them? 65:21 how do you do straight leg dead’s when flexibility is limited? 67:00 Pauls thoughts on butt stuff? 73:00 how can we get ahold of you? @liftrunbang @coachpaulcarter on IG or look at Valkyrie and Yoke Squad 75:00 does volume drive growth? 79:50 what advice would you give gen pop woman early to late 40’s and 50’s who is trying to gain muscle to train hard?

Today we invited Steven Pressfield, author of Turning Pro and A Man At Arms to talk about how the professional stays professional, and the inner struggles that she or he may feel at times, unbeknownst to their audience.  To turn pro often means to walk a lonely path, spending 10,000 hours honing one's craft. Where do you find balance? How do you prevent a loss of self? How do you determine innovation versus growth?  Tune in, join us, and find out. 🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆 Follow us on Instagram: scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black the_excellence_cartel - The Excellence Cartel IG Page #theexcellencecartel www.physiqueeducationcollective.com 4-20-21 Turning Pro Part II: The Pro’s Journey 0:10 Jason’s Last 7 days 1:38 Su’s last 7 days 3:45 Nick Maurer’s Last 7 days 5:11 Jeff Black’s last 7 days 6:12 Amino Asylum TEC15 discount code 6:20 May 21st and May 22nd Nashville 7:10 Steven Pressfield last 7 days 9:20 What is you new book “Man at Arms” about? 10:48 Once you turn pro, how hard is it to stay pro? 14:05 What do you mean by “people doing things on a daily basis at the same time habitually are the most successful”? 18:20 What do you mean by “you have a force working with you”? 21:30 How do you separate doing more of what you are doing vs innovating and evolving? 24:50 How do we when we get some notoriety, drop the ego and practice with intentionality without crashing and burning? 27:05 How does the pro handle criticism? 30:09 What is your advice on people who tell you they are being “left behind” when you’re turning pro? 33:00 What is your take on when people are taking it to another level and working to get to that level without resenting you for “changing”? 35:55 How do you reconcile your career and calling vs who you are outside of your profession? How do you draw boundaries? 39:07 Do you have a sense of fear, excitement etc. when you walk into your office to put together your books? what is the feeling when you get into your “zone”? 41:50 Is the fear of losing it all go away once you turn pro? 43:05 How do you overcome the “upper limit problem”? where you are almost self-sabotaging yourself into needing to work your way back. 46:00 What do you do to help people overcome “imposter syndrome”? 48:30 What do you do each day that are “non-negotiable” habits that give you momentum to keep up being pro every day? 51:30 Once you get to your “success limit” how do you overcome the guilt of taking a break instead of always being on, and will your brain ever shut off? 57:00 rapid fire questions Jordan or Kobe? Hate to lose or love to win? Best interviewer ever? What stood out of the interaction? What do you hope is eternalize about steven Pressfield? Follow Steven at “Stevepressfield.com” also on IG Steven Pressfield or buy new book “Man in Arms”

Episode 83: The Difference in Dieting Women  Sonia Spil, coach and owner of Body Lab Seattle joined us today for a round table discussion on the ins and outs of dieting gen pop and competitor females.  We discuss mindset considerations, timeline, and various strategies for training, cardio, and supplementation in relation to hormones.  Women's bodies are not more fragile than men's bodies. The difference lies in the simple fact that women can give birth, and this responsibility creates more opportunities for stress to affect systems of the body.  In this episode we provide solutions on how to manage stress and keep our female clients progressing. 🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆 Follow us on Instagram: scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black the_excellence_cartel - The Excellence Cartel IG Page #theexcellencecartel www.physiqueeducationcollective.com Differences in Dieting Woman :15 Jason last seven days, hamstring training? 2:50 Jeff Su’s last 7 days 5:02 Sonia’s last 7 days 7:30 Nick’s last 7 days 8:20 Jeff Blacks last 7 days 9:20 May 21-22 nd PEC in Nashville! 10:50 TEC first ever live-in person presentation at 1 st Phorm’s HQ Competitors: 12:45 Where is the starting point for prep? What is the foundation of the “best” place to go into a prep? 16:20 do you think female competitors have unrealistic expectations going into prep? 18:15 how does women’s nutrition differ? 24:15 how do you approach the training output for cardio? 26:22 what is your opinion on HIIT? How much is too much? Or is independent? 31:30 What supplements do you put into their plan? Gen-pop: 37:55 where do you start when you get a Gen-pop woman? 42:05 how do you keep clients on track into the weekends? 44:35 what are some things you work on with your clients with to set up their output based on their current training experiences? 52:00 how do you set up perimenopausal woman for training and diet? 57:45 Closing thoughts, making sure to identify the goal and establishing a realistic timeline. 60:00 can find Sonia on IG @soniaspil

Episode 82: From Passion To Profession   Today we were joined by Whitney Wiser, business owner, coach, and founder of the Nashville Fit Show, a female-only fitness competition that's one of its kind.  Whitney reveals her shocking past involving an incident which would change her life forever, and how her recovery from the event built tenacity and resilience - traits which eventually propelled her into the ranks of the IFBB, onto the Tedx stage, and being a women who empowers other women in fitness and beyond. 🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆 Follow us on Instagram: scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black the_excellence_cartel - The Excellence Cartel IG Page #theexcellencecartel www.physiqueeducationcollective.com From Passion to Profession Whitney Wiser 0:00 introduction :20 Jason’s last 7 Days 2:00 jeff Su’s Last 7 Days 4:30 Jeff Black’s last 7 Days 6:00 PEC is May 21 in NASHVILLE 7:45 We need Coaches to speak in Cincinnati- do this by tagging us in your stories! 8:50 Whitney’s Last 7 days 10:00 what was the best part of being in Miami? 11:45 Who is Whitney Wiser? 13:30 What was the road to getting your pro card like? 16:30 Did your Boyfriend get arrested? 17:00 how long did it take you to start PT? and weight training again after the accident? 19:20 do you remember you first day back in the gym after the accident? 20:00 what made you want to get back in the gym after all of this? What was the driving force? 21:17 what was the biggest obstacle for you? 23:10 what was the proudest moment throughout your journey back to stage? 23:30 how noisy were the people who did not believe in you? 24:06 what did you do to block those people out? 25:00 how did your life outside fitness change? 25:45 was there any PTSD or side effects getting back into the gym/life? 26:51 how long did you compete as a pro? 27:50 how was the Olympia? 29:30 what made you want to start the Nashville fit show? What is your long-term vision for it? 33:30 what do you mean by “once I became a judge, I became a better competitor”? 35;00 how many years have you been doing this? 35:20 how long has it been a pro show? 35:45 how was the show during covid last October? 39:00 what was the worst thing that could have happened if it failed? 40:00 what other ventures are you involved in outside of fitness? 41:00 how did you start with stock trading, to speaking on it? 44:30 Are you day-trading? 45:30 you gambled your show, you gambled your friend’s money, how do you do in Vegas? 46:05 what other businesses do you want to be apart of? What is next? 47:15 Are you wanting to pioneer the interpretation of “men make more than women” to be swapped? 48:00 do you like Taylor swift? 48:20 Are you done with the stage? 49:08 what is the G FORCE mastermind? Where can they follow? 50:30 rapid fire questions Biggie or Tupac? Erin stern or Nicole Wilkins? Elon musk or Steve jobs? Follow Whitney at @whitneywiserfit on IG

Episode 81: Anthony Spada, coach and owner of Symbiote Strength joins us today and shares his personal and professional story of overcoming personal demons and breaking into one of the toughest industries to succeed in as an online fitness coach at the young age of 23.   We talk business, knowledge sharing, and what the future holds, according to Anthony - a positive excitement for unlimited growth Anthony spada 0:00 introduction owner of symbro strength 23 years old :37 Su’s hamstring training and last 7 days 2:21 Jason’s last 7 days 4:25 Jeff black last 7 days 5:23 like tag and share the podcast on your story 5:40 5pm April 23rd Nuethix training program 7:51 Anthony’s last 7 days 9:13 what do you do besides coaching? 10:00 who is Anthony? What is his origin story? 14:45 what steps did you take to start helping others? Who was your first client and what was the result? 17:31 how did you get over imposture syndrome? 20:40 with your age, have you had any issues with building trust? Or have your issues helped you find your niche? 23:20 when podcasting, what is your favorite and least favorite part? 26:05 when learning and researching new products, how do you go about applying that to new and existing clients? 29:00 what are your personal body building goals? 31:23 Where do you see your coaching going? Any long-term vision/plans? 33:50 what changed to you starting last year with 3 clients to where you are now? 35:30 after suicide attempt, was that what where you get the chip on your shoulder from? 37:29 Have you forgiven yourself? Or do you have that list that you are growing? 39:45 Rapid fire questions: Driven-goals Integrity-honesty Grit-hard work Mentzer or Schwarzenegger Greatest mystery? What lies ahead IG @spadafitness 🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆 Follow us on Instagram: scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black the_excellence_cartel - The Excellence Cartel IG Page #theexcellencecartel www.physiqueeducationcollective.com

Episode 80: All Things Team Mihaly   Today we sat down with Justin Mihaly, owner of Team Mihaly and host of the Grow or Die podcast to talk about the business of fitness.   "The higher you go, the harder it gets" - Justin lets on about social currency and his journey so far as a bodybuilder, coach, and owner of various businesses. 🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆 Follow us on Instagram: scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black the_excellence_cartel - The Excellence Cartel IG Page #theexcellencecartel www.physiqueeducationcollective.com

Episode 79: Reverse Dieting with Laurin Conlin   Today we had Laurin Conlin, head coach and owner of Team Loco Fit back on our show to discuss the various frameworks, strategies, and applications of reverse dieting.   Reverse dieting is often thought of as it relates to how to eat post-show, but the concept of reverse dieting is much more robust and has applications in many areas of coaching like hormonal fixes and gut health protocols.   We discuss where and how to apply a reverse diet, how long to reverse for, and what signs to look out for to know a reverse diet is going well. 🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆 Follow us on Instagram: scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black the_excellence_cartel - The Excellence Cartel IG Page #theexcellencecartel www.physiqueeducationcollective.com