

the Progressive Overload project
Danny Matranga + More
The Progressive Overload Project dives into the latest in evidence-based fitness, nutrition, and wellness—while also exploring culture, sports, and politics through a millennial lens. Hosted by coaches with decades of real-world experience in training and relationships, it blends sharp insights with banter and fun. This isn’t your average “bro fitness podcast”—it’s smarter, fresher, and built for listeners who want more. The podcast was launched in 2020 and has a library of hundreds of episodes. It expanded to include more hosts and guests in 2025 after achieving nearly 1,000,000 downloads.
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Oct 9, 2020 • 25min
73 - Environment Design for A Fit and Healthy Life
In this episode, Danny talks about changing the environment you create to better reach your goals and improve your life! We talk about nutrition, lifestyle, and much more today!A new FREE GUIDEBOOK is up NOW! Click HERE and scroll to see the Definitive Guide to Muscle Gain! The best day to start is TODAY!---Thanks For Listening!---RESOURCES/COACHING:Check out my programs and E-Books! Click HERE!I am all about education and that is not limited to this podcast! Feel free to grab a FREE guide (Nutrition, Training, Macros, Etc!) HERE!Interested in Working With Coach Danny and His One-On-One Coaching Team? Click HERE!Want To Have YOUR Question Answered On an Upcoming Episode of DYNAMIC DIALOGUE? You Can Submit It HERE!Want to Support The Podcast AND Get in Better Shape? Grab a Program HERE!----SOCIAL LINKS:Follow Coach Danny on INSTAGRAMFollow Coach Danny on TwitterFollow Coach Danny on FacebookGet More In-Depth Articles Written By Yours’ Truly HERE!-----TIMESTAMPS:Listen up AMERICA! 1:56Limit your exposure to hyper-processed and “overeating” foods! 80/20! 4:31Keep the “healthy” snack available on the GO! Work, the gym, the car! 9:26Keep a gym outfit in your car ready to go! 11:39Set aside a specific time for your training/exercise! 13:54Pre-training ritual! 16:20Supplements need to ACTUALLY be taken! 17:49Tackle or pill box! 20:14 Habit Stacking! Go for a walk! Mobility! 21:33 Support the show

Sep 30, 2020 • 23min
72 - Q&A: How I Define Fitness, Injury Recovery, and Cardio
In this episode, Danny jumps straight into your questions! We cover topics ranging from cardio to what even is fitness? Submit your questions whenever Danny posts on his Instagram story or HERE!---Thanks For Listening!---RESOURCES/COACHING:Check out my programs and E-Books! Click HERE!I am all about education and that is not limited to this podcast! Feel free to grab a FREE guide (Nutrition, Training, Macros, Etc!) HERE!Interested in Working With Coach Danny and His One-On-One Coaching Team? Click HERE!Want To Have YOUR Question Answered On an Upcoming Episode of DYNAMIC DIALOGUE? You Can Submit It HERE!Want to Support The Podcast AND Get in Better Shape? Grab a Program HERE!----SOCIAL LINKS:Follow Coach Danny on INSTAGRAMFollow Coach Danny on TwitterFollow Coach Danny on FacebookGet More In-Depth Articles Written By Yours’ Truly HERE!-----TIMESTAMPS:Housekeeping! Hello to those who are NEW! 0:45“Thoughts on working out in the morning fasted?” Will it kill my gains? 3:48“Ideally how much cardio should I do?” 9:08“How does DANNY define fitness?” 11:54“What are some of the strategies you use for a fat loss program?” 17:35“When recovering from injury, should I be at maintenance, deficit, or surplus?” 19:20Support the show

Sep 23, 2020 • 31min
71 - Plant Based Diet, Overtraining, Belts, and Creatine
In this episode, Danny dives into your questions! We talk about topics very prevalent in the fitness community! Plant based diets, overtraining, how to implement creatine! Hope you have a wonderful day!---Thanks For Listening!---RESOURCES/COACHING:Legion Athletics Supplements and Nutrition, 20% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER CODE: DANNY at ‘Checkout’! Click HERE!Check out my programs and E-Books! Click HERE!I am all about education and that is not limited to this podcast! Feel free to grab a FREE guide (Nutrition, Training, Macros, Etc!) HERE!Interested in Working With Coach Danny and His One-On-One Coaching Team? Click HERE!Want To Have YOUR Question Answered On an Upcoming Episode of DYNAMIC DIALOGUE? You Can Submit It HERE!Want to Support The Podcast AND Get in Better Shape? Grab a Program HERE!----SOCIAL LINKS:Follow Coach Danny on INSTAGRAMFollow Coach Danny on TwitterFollow Coach Danny on FacebookGet More In-Depth Articles Written By Yours’ Truly HERE!-----TIMESTAMPS:“Can plant based diets be good for weightlifting?” 3:47“At what point does overexercising become deleterious to your training/results?” 12:50“I see people using belts. How do I know when to use one and what do they do?” 22:59“Should I creatine load, and should I take breaks from creatine?” 26:52Support the show

Sep 18, 2020 • 37min
70 - Successful Goal Setting + My Story (How To Build a Training Business)
In this episode, Danny shares his story as well as the fundamental aspects of setting AND achieving goals. Today's topics will cover:How to identify a goal.How to ensure you are choosing S.M.A.R.T. goals.How to "gamify" things.Common goal-setting mistakes.How Danny got started in personal training.How Danny built his personal training/online coaching business.Thanks For Listening!---RESOURCES/COACHING: I am all about education and that is not limited to this podcast! Feel free to grab a FREE guide (Nutrition, Training, Macros, Etc!) HERE! Interested in Working With Coach Danny and His One-On-One Coaching Team? Click HERE! Want To Have YOUR Question Answered On an Upcoming Episode of DYNAMIC DIALOGUE? You Can Submit It HERE!Want to Support The Podcast AND Get in Better Shape? Grab a Program HERE!----SOCIAL LINKS: Follow Coach Danny on INSTAGRAMFollow Coach Danny on TwitterFollow Coach Danny on FacebookGet More In-Depth Articles Written By Yours’ Truly HERE!Support the show

Sep 14, 2020 • 25min
69 - Core Training, Deadlift Cues, Anxiousness
In this episode, Danny sits down and examines what to include in your core training, how to properly teach someone how to deadlift, and how to manage anxiousness around your training.-Thanks For Listening!-RESOURCES/COACHING: I am all about education and that is not limited to this podcast! Feel free to grab a FREE guide (Nutrition, Training, Macros, Etc!) HERE! Interested in Working With Coach Danny and His One-On-One Coaching Team? Click HERE! Want To Have YOUR Question Answered On an Upcoming Episode of DYNAMIC DIALOGUE? You Can Submit It HERE!Want to Support The Podcast AND Get in Better Shape? Grab a Program HERE!----SOCIAL LINKS:Follow Coach Danny on INSTAGRAMFollow Coach Danny on TwitterFollow Coach Danny on FacebookGet More In-Depth Articles Written By Yours’ Truly HERE!Support the show

Sep 8, 2020 • 27min
68 - Gym Closures, Vitamin D, Sprints VS Plyos
In this episode, Danny is talking all the way from Sea Ranch, California! We talk about Vitamin D and how important it is to helping us, more than just simply sunlight! Then we touch base on plyometrics and HIIT and how we can implement these into our training?---Thanks For Listening!---RESOURCES/COACHING:Check out my programs and E-Books! Click HERE!I am all about education and that is not limited to this podcast! Feel free to grab a FREE guide (Nutrition, Training, Macros, Etc!) HERE!Interested in Working With Coach Danny and His One-On-One Coaching Team? Click HERE!Want To Have YOUR Question Answered On an Upcoming Episode of DYNAMIC DIALOGUE? You Can Submit It HERE!Want to Support The Podcast AND Get in Better Shape? Grab a Program HERE!----SOCIAL LINKS:Follow Coach Danny on INSTAGRAMFollow Coach Danny on TwitterFollow Coach Danny on FacebookGet More In-Depth Articles Written By Yours’ Truly HERE!-----TIMESTAMPS:Gym Closures! When will they open back up? 2:33Science and Random Clinical Trials with Vitamin D! Vitamin D helps ALL AROUND! 9:41Plyos and HIIT/Sprints! 14:02How to Integrate Plyos into Training! 16:52Sprints and HIIT! 20:16Support the show

Sep 4, 2020 • 33min
67 - Plant vs Animal Protein, Omega 3, Fat Loss, New Program!
In this episode, Danny answers some of your questions as well as updating you on what he has been up to! We discuss everything on the board; from who is Danny to protein types to financial health!We also talk about Danny’s newest 12-week program that DROPS TODAY, September 4th! Minimal equipment, get-in-get-out, nutrition, recovery, PowerBuilding!---Thanks For Listening!---RESOURCES/COACHING:LABOR DAY SALE! Get the PowerBuilding Program AND much MORE! Click HERE!I am all about education and that is not limited to this podcast! Feel free to grab a FREE guide (Nutrition, Training, Macros, Etc!) HERE!Interested in Working With Coach Danny and His One-On-One Coaching Team? Click HERE!Want To Have YOUR Question Answered On an Upcoming Episode of DYNAMIC DIALOGUE? You Can Submit It HERE!Want to Support The Podcast AND Get in Better Shape? Grab a Program HERE!----SOCIAL LINKS:Follow Coach Danny on INSTAGRAMFollow Coach Danny on TwitterFollow Coach Danny on FacebookGet More In-Depth Articles Written By Yours’ Truly HERE!-----TIMESTAMPS:Catch up with Danny and the World! Update on PowerBuilding and MORE Bundles! 0:19“Favorite stimulus sequencing (hypertrophy, endurance, strength?) to achieve fat loss?” 7:21“What is your favorite post-workout meal? How long after training do you eat?” 11:14“What do you do!? Are you a broker?” 15:05“Do desk jobs really cause cellulite?” 22:32“What exercises can I do with dumbbells to substitute pull-ups?” 22:52“Thoughts on fish oil supplements?” 25:56“Would you benefit from a plant based protein just as much as you would with a whey protein?” 29:41THE POWERBUILDING PROGRAM IS HERE! 30:29Support the show

Sep 1, 2020 • 25min
66 - Powerbuilding, Fantasy Football, and Fitness Sleepers
In this episode, we begin by touching on some updates with the PowerBuild program as well as fantasy football! To get into the meat of this podcast, we talk about nutrition and how to make your eating lifestyle easier! Also, we go in depth on what powerbuilding is and why it works!---Thanks For Listening!---RESOURCES/COACHING:I am all about education and that is not limited to this podcast! Feel free to grab a FREE guide (Nutrition, Training, Macros, Etc!) HERE!Interested in Working With Coach Danny and His One-On-One Coaching Team? Click HERE!Want To Have YOUR Question Answered On an Upcoming Episode of DYNAMIC DIALOGUE? You Can Submit It HERE!Want to Support The Podcast AND Get in Better Shape? Grab a Program HERE!----SOCIAL LINKS:Follow Coach Danny on INSTAGRAMFollow Coach Danny on TwitterFollow Coach Danny on FacebookGet More In-Depth Articles Written By Yours’ Truly HERE!-----TIMESTAMPS:Update on PowerBuild Program and Danny’s Tips on Handling Your Fantasy Football Draft 0:29FITNESS TALK BEGINS 6:54What is powerbuilding, and what are elements from powerlifting and bodybuilding that we should implement in our training ? 7:02How fantasy football and nutrition are similar! 14:21Keeping protein powder in the car? Why? The LOW HANGING FRUIT! 17:59“Nutrition hacks” on vacation or travel? 21:35Support the show

Aug 28, 2020 • 19min
65 - Mailbag: Squat Mobility + BCAA's
In this episode, coach danny answers your mailbag questions. Today's topics are the efficacy of branched chained amino acid supplements and how to maximize squat depth.To submit a question for a future mailbag episode, click HERE!Thanks For Listening!---RESOURCES/COACHING: I am all about education and that is not limited to this podcast! Feel free to grab a FREE guide (Nutrition, Training, Macros, Etc!) HERE! Interested in Working With Coach Danny and His One-On-One Coaching Team? Click HERE! Want To Have YOUR Question Answered On an Upcoming Episode of DYNAMIC DIALOGUE? You Can Submit It HERE!Want to Support The Podcast AND Get in Better Shape? Grab a Program HERE!---SOCIAL LINKS: Follow Coach Danny on INSTAGRAMFollow Coach Danny on TwitterFollow Coach Danny on FacebookGet More In-Depth Articles Written By Yours’ Truly HERE!Support the show

Aug 25, 2020 • 29min
64 - Q&A: Rep Ranges, Collagen, Wearables + MORE!
In this episode, Danny sits down to answer your questions, including:What rep ranges should I train in and when should I change them?Is collagen protein worth taking?How to get out of the "calorie burning" mentality?And much, much more!---Thanks For Listening!---RESOURCES/COACHING: I am all about education and that is not limited to this podcast! Feel free to grab a FREE guide (Nutrition, Training, Macros, Etc!) HERE! Interested in Working With Coach Danny and His One-On-One Coaching Team? Click HERE! Want To Have YOUR Question Answered On an Upcoming Episode of DYNAMIC DIALOGUE? You Can Submit It HERE!Want to Support The Podcast AND Get in Better Shape? Grab a Program HERE!----SOCIAL LINKS:Follow Coach Danny on INSTAGRAMFollow Coach Danny on TwitterFollow Coach Danny on FacebookGet More In-Depth Articles Written By Yours’ Truly HERE!Support the show


