Chasing Clarity: Health & Fitness Podcast

EP. 65: DIET QUALITY DEEP DIVE: HOW BEING TOO FLEXIBLE WITH FOOD SELECTION & DIET QUALITY HINDERS FAT LOSS & BODY COMPOSITION PROGRESS & LEADS TO FAT GAIN TOPICS: INTRODUCTION AS TO WHY BEING INTELLIGENT WITH YOUR FOOD SELECTION IS SO IMPORTANT HOW THE OVERALL QUALITY OF OUR DIET INFLUENCES OUR FAT LOSS AND METABOLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES DURING A DEFICIT PROCESSED FOODS VERSUS WHOLE FOODS IMPACT ON OUR BODY COMPOSITION, CALORIE INTAKE AND FAT LOSS EFFORTS REASONS AS TO WHY EATING PROCESSED FOODS INCREASES OUR CALORIE INTAKE IF WE FOCUS ON FOOD QUALITY DOES IT MATTER IF WE DIET ON HIGH CARBS OR LOW CARBS? Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/ Follow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblack Follow Ironhouse on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning Follow Relentless Forever - youtube.com/relentlessforever

EP. 64: PROCESSED FOODS VERSUS WHOLE FOODS EFFECTS ON METABOLISM, CALORIE EXPENDITURE & METABOLIC HEALTH TOPICS: SHOCKING BODY COMP STATS THAT ARE ALL IMPACTED BY OUR NUTRITION HOW MUCH OF OUR DIET IS COMPOSED OF PROCESSED FOODS DEFINING THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FOOD PROCESSING AND DIFFERIENTING BETWEEN UNPROCESSED AND PROCESSED FOODS THE DRAWBACKS OF ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS ARE ALL CALORIES CREATED EQUAL WHEN IT COMES TO PROCESSED AND UNPROCESSED FOODS? PROCESSED FOODS VERSUS WHOLE FOODS AND THEIR IMPACT ON OUR METABOLISM AND ENERGY EXPENDITURE THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/ Follow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblack Follow Ironhouse on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning Follow Relentless Forever - youtube.com/relentlessforever

EP. 63: OPTIMIZING YOUR SLEEP ROUTINE: NUTRITION, LIFESTYLE & SUPPLEMENT INTERVENTIONS FOR GETTING THE PERFECT NIGHT OF SLEEP TOPICS HOW IMPROVING OUR SLEEP CAN IMPROVE BODY COMPOSITION OUTCOMES THE 6 MAIN FACTORS THAT IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO GET TO SLEEP AND STAY ASLEEP LIGHT EXPOSURE NUTRITION TEMPERATURE ALCOHOL CAFFEINE EXERCISE TIPS TO ENSURE YOU GET A BETTER NIGHT OF SLEEP SUPPLEMENTS TO HELP WITH SLEEP Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/ Follow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblack Follow Ironhouse on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning Follow Relentless Forever - youtube.com/relentlessforever

EP. 62: SLEEP LOSS & YOUR PHYSIQUE: HOW SLEEP LOSS AFFECTS APPETITE, FAT LOSS, BODY FAT ACCRUAL & METABOLIC RATE TOPICS: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS AND SLEEP HOW SLEEP LOSS IMPACTS HUNGER AND SATIETY HORMONES AND APPETITE HOW SLEEP LOSS INFLUENCES OUR FOOD CRAVINGS, FOOD CHOICES AND DIETARY DECISIONS HOW SLEEP LOSS CAN LEAD TO INCREASED CALORIE INTAKE HOW SLEEP LOSS CAN IMPACT BODY COMPOSITION, BODY FAT LEVELS, METABOLIC RATE AND TDEE HOW POOR SLEEP CAN INCREASE BODY FAT GAIN Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/ Follow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblack Follow Ironhouse on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning Follow Relentless Forever - youtube.com/relentlessforever

EP. 61 THE WHOOSH EFFECT & WEIGHT LOSS PLATEAUS: FAT LOSS MISTAKES THAT CAUSE STALLS TOPICS DEFINING A WEIGHT LOSS PLATEAU- WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT ISNT HOW TO PROPERLY ASSESS A PLATEAU WHAT FACTORS CAN CAUSE YOU TO THINK YOU’RE PLATEAUED THE WHOOSH EFFECT THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSES BEHIND A PLATEAU MOST COMMON MISTAKES THAT ACTUALLY CAUSE A WEIGHT LOSS PLATEAU Where to find us and engage with us :) Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/ Follow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblack Follow Ironhouse on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning Follow Relentless Forever - youtube.com/relentlessforever

EP. 60: HOW STRESS CAN HINDER & MASK FAT LOSS & PHYSIQUE PROGRESS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC OF STRESS THE MANY AREAS STRESS CAN AFFECT DURING A FAT LOSS PHASE HOW STRESS AND CORTISOL CAN MASK FAT LOSS PROGRESS THE IMPACT STRESS CAN HAVE ON OUR HUNGER HORMONES, APPETITE, FOOD CHOICES AND CALORIE INTAKE HOW STRESS IMPACTS METABOLISM HOW STRESS IMPACTS MUSCLE GROWTH AND RETENTION HOW STRESS IMPACTS TRAINING PERFORMANCE AND RECOVERY

EP. 59: FACTORS THAT IMPACT SCALE WEIGHT FLUCTUATIONS & HOW TO SHIFT YOUR MINDSET ON WEIGH-INS TOPICS: COMMON THOUGHTS AND FEARS AROUND THE SCALE WHAT THE SCALE IS USEFUL FOR HOW TO USE THE SCALE FOR THE MOST ACCURATE DATA FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE OUR SCALE WEIGHT FLUCTUATIONS RESEARCH ON THE BENEFITS OF MORE FREQUENT AND CONSISTENT WEIGH-INS

EP. 58: ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF COACHING AN INTRODUCTION TO WHAT MAKES FOR A QUALITY COACH AND A QUALITY COACHING EXPERIENCE NEED TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE, AN ABILITY TO EDUCATE CLIENTS AND A DESIRE TO CONTINUE LEARNING THE ABILITY TO BE EMPATHETIC AND RELATE TO CLIENTS  HOW QUALITY COACHING INCREASES A CLIENT’S BELIEF IN THEMSELVES  THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING OBJECTIVE FEEDBACK THE IMPORTANCE OF WALKING THE WALK AND LEADING FROM THE FRONT  HELP CLIENTS SET AND ATTAIN GOALS  BEING PASSIONATE ABOUT COACHING

CHASING CLARITY EP. 57: PCOS WITH JASON THEOBALD: HOW TO MANAGE PCOS THROUGH FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION, SUPPLEMENTATION & LIFESTYLE CHANGES TOPICS: INTRO AND WHY WE WANTED TO HAVE JASON ON THE SHOW WHAT IS PCOS AND HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND ISSUES CAUSED BY PCOS WHAT ARE THE FOUR MAIN TYPES OF PCOS AND WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF EACH TYPE NUTRITION FOR PCOS HOW LOSING WEIGHT CAN IMPROVE PCOS SYMPTOMS SUPPLEMENTAL INTERVENTIONS FOR PCOS LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO MAKE WITH PCOS

EP. 56: THE SKINNY ON SEMAGLUTIDE WITH JEFFREY SU: GLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS, PROS AND CONS OF OZEMPIC & WEGOVY TOPICS: INTRO TO THE TOPIC OF GLP-1 WHAT ARE GLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND HOW DO THEY WORK? DEEP DIVE INTO THE RESEARCH ON SEMAGLUTIDE- DIFFERENT FORMS, RESULTS, ETC. WHO IS SEMAGLUTIDE DESIGNED FOR? WHO WOULD NOT BE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR SEMAGLUTIDE?  POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS, DRAWBACKS AND DOWNSIDES OF USING SEMAGLUTIDE