The Daniel Yores Podcast

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

Rick Olderman is a sports and orthopedic physical therapist with more than 25 years’ experience that specializes in helping people with chronic pain experience a pain-free life.Over years of experience and exploration Rick has managed become an expert in dealing with chronic pain - those injuries or pains that just don’t seem to go away. It’s not magic; it’s actually in learning to use your body correctly.We spoke about several different common issues, mainly back pain, and some common movement patterns and exercises that may help alleviate and solve your pain puzzle. Rick used various exercises and visual prompts and a skeletal model to demonstrate much of this, so I’d highly encourage you to check out the full video of this episode, or at least the parts which are relevant to the visual aspects. The pain puzzle is difficult, but not impossible, and Rick is making huge strides in helping you solve it. His new book, Solving the Pain Puzzle is available on Amazon. To access all of Rick’s other books and programs, you can visit https://rickolderman.com/ and use the promo code “fixingyou” to save. 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

Jeff Byers is the Co-Founder and CEO of Momentous. A company that provides world-class performance and health solutions for high-performance seekers at all levels. They’ve partnered with leading experts across the board in health and science to provide some of the highest quality supplements and products to the masses. To name a few: Andrew Huberman, Louisa Nicole, Kelly Starrett, Andy Galpin… and the list goes on. Jeff played college football at USC where he was also a two-time captain, before a 4 year NFL career. Among many things, he realized that the resources available to pro athletes just weren’t available to the general public. He co-founded Momentous to make the highest quality supplements and sports nutrition and guidance widely available to people like you and I. We spoke a lot about various supplements, how to evaluate the quality and how to think about what you may want to use. We referenced several Huberman Lab podcasts in this episode (again, they are part of Momentous’ expert advisory team) where he spoke in far more scientific detail about supplements: sleep, supplements, alcohol.Momentous is available worldwide. You can learn more and find all of their products on their website (https://www.livemomentous.com/), as well as follow on IG and Twitter. 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

Matt Ode (@matty_ode) is a personal trainer, public speaker, health advocate, and cancer survivor. He was diagnosed with stage 3C testicular cancer at the age of 24. After chemotherapy, surgery, and the myriad of complications that followed, Matt’s goal now is to share what he’s learned, to help individuals transform their mind, body, and spirit. The complications from Matt’s recovery left him at 110lbs coming from 185lbs, and unable to walk. He had to rebuild himself physically, mentally and spiritually. If you go through something like that… you’re gonna learn a thing or two. This podcast was all about Matt’s journey and the lessons he’s learned. These lessons can be applied to fitness directly, as an extension, the rest of life - it’s all the same. After an inspiring conversation, Matt leaves us with a final message of H.O.P.E - Help One Person Every Day. In any way you can. Sharing this podcast might be a great place to start. Check out Matt’s website mattodespeaks.com to learn about his coaching, having him as a speaker at your event, and to connect on social media. 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