Strong By Design Podcast

Send us a textOn today’s Strong by Design episode Coach Chris sits down with Dr. Carissa Alinat who is an expert in the field of hormone therapies. Together they discuss the benefits of getting blood work done to analyze your testosterone levels. Many men suffer from low testosterone levels and may not know it. Low sex drive, a decrease in muscle mass and depression are all symptoms of low testosterone. Tune in to find out more about testosterone replacement therapies. TEXT "TESTO” to 345345 for the FREE report on the 7 worst testosterone killers "Testosterone is an anabolic steroid. That means that it promotes growth. So when guys have low testosterone they sometimes experience a decrease in muscle mass. It can also affect weight gain and fat loss as well." -Dr. Carissa Alinat   Love the podcast? Subscribe on iTunes and leave a review! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Looking to win some FREE critical bench gear??? Here's How... Write an awesome five-star review on iTunes for the podcast. Check out @thecriticalbench podcast highlight story on Instagram to see if you have won. If you are a winner make sure to DM us. Time Stamps: 2:27 Coach Chris’s personal struggle with low testosterone 4:42 What is a normal testosterone level for men 7:15 What happens when you get your blood tested 9:15 The dangers of treating yourself 10:12 How testosterone levels can affect your sperm count 11:26 Is testosterone a steroid? 16:10 The difference between HRT and TRT 20:21 Common symptoms of low testosterone 23:09 Lifestyle changes that can increase your T levels   Resources 7 Worst Testosterone KillersStart the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textIs yoga really just for chicks? Well, according to Marine Corps vet, Zach Zenios, if you haven’t tried it you're denying a part of yourself.  In our culture men want to be the alpha male, they want to be aggressive. And yes, there's a place for that. But if you don't do anything to balance that out it causes problems and yoga is a great opportunity to balance out your masculinity and to just improve all aspects of your life. Tune in to find out how the Critical Bench crew has worked yoga into their lives.   TEXT "STRETCH” to 345345 for the FREE report on why stretching won’t make you flexible   "The way I see it, a true man is a man who can do yoga without fear of his identity as a man being threatened. " -Zach Zenios     Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Time Stamps: 4:26 The story behind the Marine Corps Vet turned yoga instructor 12:52 Dealing with aggression and hyper-masculine environments 18:25 Find out how to win FREE Critical Bench gear 19:07 How to meditate 27:32 All about the Critical Bench guy’s personal yoga sessions 30:35 Athletic Yoga: Breathing into your discomfort 34:52 Yoga is not just for women! 45:49 The benefits of yoga for athletes 47:44 Becoming mindful of your breathing   Resources Why Stretching Won't Make You Flexible   Connect with Zach Zenios Facebook   Connect with Critical Bench: Facebook Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textOn today’s episode of Strong By Design, we are joined by a special guest, Joel Marion. Joel is the co-founder of supplement conglomerate  BioTrust. In this 2 part series, Joel shares his amazing story of trials and triumphs that eventually lead him to the multi-millionaire he is today. In this half of the series, Joel talks about his current projects which include “Born to Impact” his upcoming podcast. Stay tuned to find out more.   TEXT "TESTO” to 345345 for the FREE report on the 7 worst testosterone killers   “I felt like God was saying how many millions of people came through the pipeline here and you’re not using your platform to its full potential to make an impact on eternity.” -Joel Marion   Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Time Stamps: 2:08 The evolution of BioTrust 6:00 Why Joel decided to go back to writing 10:00 How God invaded Joel’s newsletter 16:14 Moving ministry to Instagram 17:08 Find out how to win FREE Critical Bench gear 19:30 All about Joel’s new podcast “Born to Impact” 24:18 Bridging the church world and the entrepreneurial world   People Mentioned Bill Phillips Josh Bezoni Andy Frisella Ed Mylett Grant Cardone Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textOn today’s episode of Strong By Design, we are joined by a special guest, Joel Marion. Joel is the co-founder of supplement conglomerate  BioTrust. In this 2 part series, Joel shares his amazing story of trials and triumphs that eventually lead him to the multi-millionaire he is today.   TEXT "TESTO” to 345345 for the FREE report on the 7 worst testosterone killers   “If I didn’t push through all those failures in the magazine industry and the book project, I would just be a teacher writing articles on the side.” -Joel Marion     Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Time Stamps: 5:07 How Joel found his love for fitness 9:19 Joel’s early days as a writer for magazines 12:14 The struggles Joel faced when wanting to write his first book 15:04 Joel’s big break for his book project 21:40 How to win FREE Critical Bench gear 22:07 How Joel got into online marketing 28:00 Going “all in” on online marketing 29:14 Joel Marion, “the fitness industry launch guy”   Resources 7 Worst Testosterone Killers Tim Ferris   Connect with Joel Marion Instagram BioTrust   Connect with Critical Bench: Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textOn today’s episode of Strong By Design, Coach Chris sits down with a fellow brother in the Lord and Kill Mode Founder, Dan Long. In this episode, Dan gets personal and shares some of the most difficult times in his life. Tune in to hear how despite his trials and tribulations, Dan was able to go all in and reap his reward.   “Believe in you. Give everything you got. Be all in.” -Dan Long     Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Time Stamps: 4:42 Dealing with divorce as a child 6:12 Dan’s emotional spiral when dealing with his spouse’s unfaithfulness 9:30 Details of Dan’s second marriage 11:05 Medical complications with the birth of Dan’s children 15:34 Finding out your spouse is cheating and on drugs 17:00 Dan’s fight for custody of the children 19:00 How Dan learned to lean on God 28:12 How God placed Dan’s current wife in his life 32:22 Going all-in on the fitness industry Resources 7 Worst Testosterone Killers   Connect with Dan Long Facebook Instagram   Connect with Critical Bench: Facebook Instagram Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textOn today’s episode of Strong By Design, Coach Chris discusses progressive overload with Frank Rich, founder or Massthetic Muscle. Frank gives us the 5 tiers of progressive overload and here’s a hint,  tier 1 is not adding more weight. Tune in to find out the right way to progressive overload for muscle building.   “Tension is the currency or the language of muscular growth. Load and weight and resistance are simply the tools to create tension within a muscle..” -Frank Rich   Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Time Stamps: 2:33 Frank’s fitness background 8:20 The true definition of progressive overload 19:32 Tier 1 Execution & Form 22:08 Tier 2 Frequency 25:31 Tier 3 Volume (workload) 26:40 Tier 4 Density (time) 27:45 Tier 5 Increasing the load 30:15 What Frank’s current training looks like   Resources 7 Worst Testosterone Killers Massthetic Arms Program Massthetic Muscle   Connect with Frank Rich Facebook Instagram   Connect with Critical Bench: Facebook InstagrStart the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textOn today’s episode of Strong By Design, Coach Chris sits down with Joseph Poirier (JP) who is the Critical Bench cameraman, but more importantly, he is also a pastor at a local church. JP enlightens us on how the physical realm and spiritual realm are connected.  Stay tuned to hear how faith can give your mind the stability you may be lacking.   “The spiritual realm affects the physical realm but the physical realm also affects the spiritual realm.” -Joseph Poirier (JP)   Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Time Stamps: 4:14 How is the physical realm connected to the spiritual realm 6:29 Taking control of your mind 7:46 Where do you get your stability? 9:58 Are you successful in all portions of your life? 13:07 Your body is a gift, are you treating it accordingly? 19:19 Finding  your purpose 23:21 Why wisdom is true strength 28:25 Shutting out all the noise of the day to day 30:57 What are the 5 sense gates and how to use them to change your mind   People Mentioned Stephen Curry - Wikipedia Tim Tebow - Wikipedia Tony Evans - Official Site Jerry Rice - Wikipedia Tony Dungy - Wikipedia   Resources 5-Minute CStart the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textToday on Strong By Design, Coach Chris is joined by a fellow Critical Bench Coach, Brian Klepacki. Together they discuss the 40 Strong program that they built for men in their 40’s.  This program is dedicated to helping you become more powerful, more mobile and have greater energy and vitality. Listen, you’re NOT 22 anymore! The workouts a 22-year-old can get away with and still gain aren’t right for guys 40+.     “Physiological adaptations take place as we age and it’s a lot harder to build lean muscle if you’re not doing the proper training techniques to combat those adaptations.” -Brian Klepacki   Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Time Stamps: 2:03 Coach Chris’s personal struggle as he turned 40 4:07 Lifestyle changes from 20’s to 40’s 5:15 The “dad bod” and the current state of society 7:12 Coach Brian’s professional background 9:46 Mental and lifestyle changes that happen as you age 17:03 Are you frustrated in the gym? 20:58 What is the 40 Strong program? 26:42 Finding time to fit in your workouts   Resources 7 Worst Testosterone Killers Connect with Critical Bench: Facebook Instagram Youtube CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textToday on Strong By Design, Coach Chris sits down with Holistic Health Practitioner & Nutrition Specialist, Tonya Fines. Together they break down the ketogenic diet and give you the answers to all of your questions.  Also, check out the link below for access to the free glute workout.   “If you are thinking about doing the ketogenic diet, do some research and ask some questions from a reliable source. Don’t just jump into it.” -Tonya Fines   Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Time Stamps: 4:35 What is a Ketogenic Diet?5:02 All about Ketones and what they do7:26 Is the ketogenic diet for everyone?9:25 How a keto diet can aid in fat loss12:00 Foods you can eat on the keto diet17:48 Keto, a fad or a lifestyle?21:19 How to start your keto diet23:37 Health benefits of a ketogenic diet25:25 What is “ketosis breath”? Questions Asked What is a Ketogenic Diet? What are Ketones? What do Ketones do exactly? What is Ketosis? How does it work? Is a ketogenic diet safe? Are there any risks of following a ketogenic diet? Will a ketogenic diet help me lose weight? What types oStart the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textOn this episode of Strong By Design, Coach Chris sits down with his colleague, Brian Klepacki. They share science based research on why you should NEVER do a sit up or crunch again. Also, stay tuned to hear about the Crunchless Core Program. Want the FREE Core Killer Report? Go here or text "Core" to 345345 “We are strong by design but if we are not utilizing the strength on how we were designed we will never truly meet our truest potential.” -Brian Klepacki Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here! Time Stamps: 2:20 Brian’s trainer background 4:07 The last time Brian did a crunch 5:30 Cosmetic abs vs performance abs, what's the difference? 6:23 What makes up the core? 8:25 Why most Ab programs don’t work 12:40 Why the Crunchless Core Program is more effective 15:40 Get the science based research behind Crunchless Core 17:00 Are your muscles dormant? 22:20 Are abs really made in the kitchen? Questions Asked When was the last time you did a crunch or sit up? Difference between cosmetic abs vs true core strength? What are the top reasons why core routines fail? Why is Crunchless Core different than everything out there? Explain the mind muscle connection What can people expect from the Crunchless Core program Are abs made in the kitchen? Resources Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com