The Daniel Yores Podcast

DJ Fox (@dee_jay_fox) is an ultra endurance athlete, coach, and the 2022 World’s Toughest Mudder Champion. He was also invited to compete in the 2023 GORUCK Games, and is constantly seeking new athletic and performance challenges to conquer. DJ left his home and job in New York to move to the mountains in Colorado full time to pursue the life of a professional endurance athlete. And since then, there’s been no turning back. The grit and determination required to be at DJ’s level is matched with his precision and methodology in preparation for such grueling and complicated events. We spoke a lot about what it takes to compete at these events, how he handles his preparation, overcoming the variety of obstacles that come up along the way and the multitude of insights he’s learned from going all in on this dream. The biggest takeaway from this conversation comes near the end of the discussion - a challenge to fully commit to your dreams. Take inspiration from DJ, and go get it. Be sure to follow DJ on IG to keep up (if you can ;)) with everything he’s got going on and for an inside look at his process. The best way to support the podcast is to share the episode with a friend. You can support yourself and the podcast by applying for 1:1 online coaching here.Share this episode with a friend who would enjoy or benefit from it! Comments, questions, and feedback are greatly appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast, I would be extremely grateful if you subscribed and left a short review on iTunes or rating on Spotify.  It really helps to spread the message and ultimately help more people.  Website danielyores.comConnect with me on Instagram @danielyoresConnect with me on Twitter @danielyores Podcast Cover Art by @octopuslegss

Kyle Smith (@dapperdudekyle) is a professional life changer and host of The Limitless Life Podcast. Kyle uses fitness and health to change men’s lives through his Dapper Dude Fitlosophy Strategy. Kyle and I are both lovers of philosophy and fitness and all the parallels between the two. This conversation is building off our previous conversation on Kyle’s podcast, which you can watch here. In this episode, we dug into a bit more of Kyle’s story with health and fitness and how it’s impacted his own life. A central theme of this discussion was how to reinvent yourself, and how using fitness as a vehicle for that may be a great option. Just like Kyle used competing in the World’s Toughest Mudder as a way to reinvent himself, hard physical challenge and training may also be a good option for you. Be sure to follow Kyle on IG, Twitter, and YouTube. Subscribe to The Limitless Life Podcast, and stay in touch via his email newsletter. The best way to support the podcast is to share the episode with a friend. You can support yourself and the podcast by applying for 1:1 online coaching here. Share this episode with a friend who would enjoy or benefit from it! Comments, questions, and feedback are greatly appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast, I would be extremely grateful if you subscribed and left a short review on iTunes or rating on Spotify.  It really helps to spread the message and ultimately help more people.  Website danielyores.comConnect with me on Instagram @danielyoresConnect with me on Twitter @danielyores Podcast Cover Art by @octopuslegss

Leo Alves (@leoalvespt) is an online weight loss coach and host of The Leo Alves Podcast. Born in the UK and currently living in Portugal, Leo has lived (and trained) all over the world and brings a wealth of experience in the effects of culture and environment on health and fitness. Leo and I went on a journey through his travels and examined the various places he’s lived. We explored the culture of health and fitness in those places (UK, US, Japan, Portugal) and how it impacts the people who live in those places. Every place has pros and cons, and it’s important to be aware of the effects of our environment. This was a fun conversation with a lot of valuable insights into how we live, what we have control over, and how to make the best of what we’ve got. Be sure to follow Leo on IG and Twitter, check out The Leo Alves Podcast, and learn more on his website https://teamkairosonline.com/.The best way to support the podcast is to share the episode with a friend. You can support yourself and the podcast by applying for 1:1 online coaching here. Share this episode with a friend who would enjoy or benefit from it! Comments, questions, and feedback are greatly appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast, I would be extremely grateful if you subscribed and left a short review on iTunes or rating on Spotify.  It really helps to spread the message and ultimately help more people. Website danielyores.comConnect with me on Instagram @danielyoresConnect with me on Twitter @danielyores Podcast Cover Art by @octopuslegss

In this special edition of the podcast, I collaborated with my friend, John Martirosyan (@jmartfit) and we recorded an episode via his podcast, The State of Health and decided to post it to both feeds. In this episode John and I each went through our personal fitness goals for the year, how we're approaching them, why we have those goals, and bounced some ideas off of each other. The goal of this episode is twofold: 1) Publicly share our goals, for accountability. 2) Give insight into how we are each approaching very different goals, and hopefully offer some tactics and strategies that you can also use for your own goals. Always take the individual approach, but use the lessons from this conversation to guide your thinking, or your questions. The best way to support the podcast is to share the episode with a friend. You can support yourself and the podcast by applying for 1:1 online coaching here. Share this episode with a friend who would enjoy or benefit from it! Comments, questions, and feedback are greatly appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast, I would be extremely grateful if you subscribed and left a short review on iTunes or rating on Spotify.  It really helps to spread the message and ultimately help more people.  Website danielyores.com Connect with me on Instagram @danielyoresConnect with me on Twitter @danielyores Podcast Cover Art by @octopuslegss

Jeff Dalzell (@jeffdalzellfitness) is a personal trainer specializing in coaching parents with young kids to be lean and confident again. Jeff also hosts The Dependable Dad Podcast and has a free Facebook Community for parents to connect and offer guidance on how to feel strong and lean again so they have more energy to play with their families.In this episode we discussed a ton of training considerations for parents from how you might structure your workout program to the goal of your training and even how to choose the best exercises for you. In the end, your goal is to be able to live your life how you want to - your training should support that, not get in the way of it. Jeff is also currently (as of time of recording) going through a fat loss phase himself which is documenting on his IG. He’s laying out the exact methods and strategies he’s using to lose body fat without overhauling his life. We spoke about his methods and how you might be able to apply them to your own goals. Be sure to follow Jeff on IG, check out the Dependable Dad Podcast, and join the Fit & Present Parent Community on Facebook. The best way to support the podcast is to share the episode with a friend. You can support yourself and the podcast by applying for 1:1 online coaching here. Share this episode with a friend who would enjoy or benefit from it! Comments, questions, and feedback are greatly appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast, I would be extremely grateful if you subscribed and left a short review on iTunes or rating on Spotify.  It really helps to spread the message and ultimately help more people.  Website danielyores.comConnect with me on Instagram @danielyoresConnect with me on Twitter @danielyores Podcast Cover Art by @octopuslegss

Back with the first Q&A Episode of 2023! Thanks to all those who submitted questions. Reminder, please feel free to submit questions for the podcast or your own personal fitness journey at any time. The best place to message me is on IG @danielyoresQuestions in this episode: -  I have joint pain, should I take collagen?- I can't deadlift/hip thrust 135, how do I deadlift when the plates are too small? No bumper plates- How to break through a plateau in the gym - How to break through a plateau in weight loss - Does Creatine help with cognitive function?- How to get stronger without getting bulky - Is there any "science" to taking a week off training?- How fast should I be losing weight- I want to go on a bulk and prioritize arms as I feel like they're most lacking in my upper body. How should I approach this?- Busy at work and can only train on weekends. Will I still be able to maintain muscle with one 1 upper and 1 lower body workout per week?Also, please help me with my lighting setup lol… send me a message on IG for the white or blue backlight! The best way to support the podcast is to share the episode with a friend, and refer them to me as their coach! Apply for 1:1 online coaching here. Share this episode with a friend who would enjoy or benefit from it! Comments, questions, and feedback are greatly appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast, I would be extremely grateful if you subscribed and left a short review on iTunes or rating on Spotify.  It really helps to spread the message and ultimately help more people.  Website danielyores.comConnect with me on Instagram @danielyoresConnect with me on Twitter @danielyores Podcast Cover Art by @octopuslegss

A few weeks ago I attended the Raise the Bar Fitness & Business Conference, and learned a TON. Also had an amazing time, met so many incredible people and made so many amazing connections. As the overarching theme of the podcast being to connect fitness lessons to the rest of life suggests, I thought it fitting to summarize some of the big takeaways from the conference, and “translate” them into lessons you can use in the gym. If you’re a trainer or fitness professional listening to this episode, I HIGHLY recommend you attend the conference next year. I was so excited to finally be able to go this year and I’m so glad that I did. If you have any more detailed questions about it, please feel free to send me a message and I’m happy to chat about my experience. These events are extremely valuable, and feel like pivotal career and personal development moments. I hope some of the lessons learned here impact you as much as they’ve impacted me. The best way to support the podcast is to share the episode with a friend, and refer them to me as their coach! Apply for 1:1 online coaching here. Share this episode with a friend who would enjoy or benefit from it! Comments, questions, and feedback are greatly appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast, I would be extremely grateful if you subscribed and left a short review on iTunes or rating on Spotify.  It really helps to spread the message and ultimately help more people.  Website danielyores.comConnect with me on Instagram @danielyoresConnect with me on Twitter @danielyores Podcast Cover Art by @octopuslegss

Angela Gargano (@angela_gargano) is a fierce athlete, coach, international fitness model, and speaker. She’s competed 4x (soon to be 5!) on American Ninja Warrior, won the title of Miss Fitness America in 2016, and has coached over 500 women to conquer pull-ups with her Pull-Up Revolution online program. Angela is basically the Oprah of pullups “you get a pullup! You get a pullup! Everyone gets a pullup!!!”. Pull-ups are one of those exercises that everyone knows, but very few people can actually do. Now just because it’s difficult, that doesn’t make it impossible, and Angela has proven this time and time again. We spoke about her 8 steps to getting a pull-up and some common cues and tips to help, as well as what you might want to avoid. Angela and I connected shortly before recording this episode at the Raise the Bar Fitness & Business conference. We noticed we both wore Oura rings and discussed the different ways we both use it and benefit from it. Amongst all other recovery things, the ring has excellent menstrual cycle tracking and so Angela spoke about that as well, and how she uses it to dictate her training and recovery. We also spoke briefly about a handful of other topics from mindset, to Ninja training, to just making fitness fun. Be sure to follow Angela on IG and check out her website for programs, coaching, freebies and tons of information.The best way to support the podcast is to share the episode with a friend, and refer them to me as their coach! Apply for 1:1 online coaching here. Share this episode with a friend who would enjoy or benefit from it! Comments, questions, and feedback are greatly appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast, I would be extremely grateful if you subscribed and left a short review on iTunes or rating on Spotify.  It really helps to spread the message and ultimately help more people.  Website danielyores.comConnect with me on Instagram @danielyoresConnect with me on Twitter @danielyores Podcast Cover Art by @octopuslegss

Dr. Joe Baker (@bakerjyorku) is the author of The Tyranny of Talent and a professor at York University in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Baker was one of my professors from my undergraduate degree, and while I may not remember all of the course material, I have always held a few lessons from his courses very close to me. We discussed what talent is, how we might define it, and what some of the implications of its misuse are. Talent is a REALLY hard thing to identify, and it turns out we as humans aren’t really that good at it. But the implications of the missed identification of talent have far-reaching impact that go well beyond sport. This conversation, and the book, do a great job of helping us to understand how we might better apply our understandings of talent and athlete development, to keep youth in sports for longer, and ultimately create athletes for life, well into adulthood. Follow Dr. Baker on Twitter, and be sure to pick up a copy of the Tyranny of Talent. The best way to support the podcast is to share the episode with a friend, and refer them to me as their coach! Apply for 1:1 online coaching here. Share this episode with a friend who would enjoy or benefit from it! Comments, questions, and feedback are greatly appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast, I would be extremely grateful if you subscribed and left a short review on iTunes or rating on Spotify.  It really helps to spread the message and ultimately help more people.  Website danielyores.comConnect with me on Instagram @danielyoresConnect with me on Twitter @danielyores Podcast Cover Art by @octopuslegss

Dr. Kevin Marryshow (@drkev_hybrid) is a licensed chiropractor and medical acupuncturist at Myodetox, a movement health clinic operating 13 locations across Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Toronto. As a Myodetox founding team member since 2015, Kevin's passion for holistic health and his in-depth understanding of the body have earned him notoriety within the physical health industry, allowing him the opportunity to treat NBA, NFL, NCAA, and Olympic athletes of the highest caliber. This was an excellent conversation with great insight into all that goes in to being an excellent movement guide. It goes far beyond knowing the anatomy, physiology and the science - the true magic is in treating the human being. Kevin was a pleasure to speak with and learn about some of the behind the scenes work that goes into creating an impactful company like Myodetox. Additionally, we spoke about some of Kevin’s other projects, namely Mindsets which is a physical and mindfulness wellness program designed for incarcerated youth on remand in the Greater Toronto Area. Movement health truly can be at the center of all healing. Connect with Kevin on IG, and check out the Myodetox website to book an appointment or learn more about their services.The best way to support the podcast is to share the episode with a friend, and refer them to me as their coach! Apply for 1:1 online coaching here. Share this episode with a friend who would enjoy or benefit from it! Comments, questions, and feedback are greatly appreciated. If you enjoy this podcast, I would be extremely grateful if you subscribed and left a short review on iTunes or rating on Spotify.  It really helps to spread the message and ultimately help more people.  Website danielyores.comConnect with me on Instagram @danielyoresConnect with me on Twitter @danielyores Podcast Cover Art by @octopuslegss