High Intensity Business

Dr. Tim Allerton (email: timallerton [at] gmail [dot] com) is a postdoctoral fellow for the National Institute of Health and Pennington Biomedical Research Center conducting research on metabolic resiliency. Tim earned his bachelor degree in Kinesiology from Louisiana State University thereafter he earned his master’s degree in in clinical exercise physiology from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Tim earned his PhD in Exercise Physiology from LSU where his research focused on metabolic flexibility in response to acute bouts of exercise. He was recently named a National Scholar for the American Kinesiology Association and is also an experienced trainer with over 10 years of experience working with clients and corporations. Tim is the founder of HIT Lab, inc - a metabolic testing and consulting service. We cover: The effect that HIT/HIIT has on metabolic flexibility and fat loss The benefits of HIT over and above strength and muscle hypertrophy How to increase the rate of fat loss And much more! This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you’re not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code ‘CW10’ to get 10% off your purchase! This episode is brought to you by VitalExercise.com, a one-of-kind personal training facility in the UK owned and run by world class personal trainer, Ted Harrison. For over 30 years, Ted has been very successful in helping people achieve great results, and, if you’ve seen the blog posts for his episodes on this podcast, you've seen that he walks the walk. For 56, he looks amazing! Operating from a HIT base, Ted uses an eclectic mix of training styles to optimise results for his clients. Ted put me through one of the best workouts of my life and is someone I go to for advice often. To book a free consultation either at his facility in Essex in the UK or to find out more about his virtual coaching, which includes personalised training, nutritional and motivational advice, go here where you can fill in a contact form or phone Ted directly for more info. For my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr Doug McGuff, Drew Baye and Skyler Tanner – Click here  😀 For all of the show notes, links and resources - click here

Esther Gokhale is the creator and founder of The Gokhale Method, an ecosystem of posture education, products, and community to help people recover a pain-free life. After experiencing crippling back pain during her first pregnancy and unsuccessful back surgery, Esther began her lifelong crusade to vanquish back pain. Her studies at the Aplomb Institute in Paris and years of research in non-industrial cultures led her to develop the Gokhale Method®. Her method has been featured in many publications including The New York Times where she was given the title, “The Posture Guru of Silicon Valley” and more recently, NPR. We cover Esther's view on: Optimising walking form Heel striking: the potential detriment and how to fix How to correct sleep posture How to alleviate kyphosis in the upper back And much more! This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you’re not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code ‘CW10’ to get 10% off your purchase! Click here to get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts 😀 Click here for all of the links and show notes

In this episode, I am interviewed by Stuart Ralph. Stuart or "Ralph" as I know him, is a very close friend and the founder of The OCD Stories podcast, which gets in excess of 40,000 downloads per month. He's an excellent interviewer and knows me better than almost anyone. This was a really fun episode, where I had the opportunity to answer all of your questions and explain how my perspective and mindset has evolved as the podcast has grown. We cover: My story and how Corporate Warrior came to be The best advice that I have taken from the podcast and implemented in my own life My current diet and exercise regimen My thoughts on steroids How to optimise muscle gain and fat loss Why it's never been more important to embrace self-experimentation My exact morning routines and practices for optimal productivity And much, much more This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you’re not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code ‘CW10’ to get 10% off your purchase! Click here for show notes, links and resources

Wendy McGuff trained at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio to become a registered dental hygienist. She worked in the field of dental hygiene full and part-time. After moving to Seneca, South Carolina, Wendy attended Clemson University and received a Bachelor of Arts majoring in history. She worked for a local historic foundation until her kids came along. After she had her children, Wendy continued to work part-time in dental hygiene. Most recently, she has been a full-time home maker and support staff to two teenage children and of course, to Doug. Doug and Wendy met shortly after I Wendy turned 17 and have enjoyed a shared interest in physical fitness, health, and longevity. Many of their first dates consisted of playing tennis and lifting weights at Olympic Gym in San Antonio (Surprise, surprise!). At the time that they met, Wendy was a life guard and water safety instructor. Her love of physical activity has been life long. At 53-years-old, Wendy is a physical specimen! Check out her exercise videos on Instagram: Big-4 workout Shoulder shrugs on the MedX Push-ups Chest press Negative chin-ups Barbell squat Barbell bent-over row Goblet squats In this episode we cover: Wendy’s exercise regime: Protocol Frequency Exercise selection Extra activity Wendy’s diet: How it’s changed over the years How she manages junk food A typical day Women and weight lifting myths How to deal with mansplaining How to cultivate a long-lasting relationship And much more! This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you’re not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code ‘CW10’ to get 10% off your purchase! Click here to get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts 😀 Click here for show notes, links and resources

John Little (Linkedin) is considered “one of the top fitness researchers in North America” (Ironman magazine). An accomplished author in the field of exercise (Max Contraction Training, Body By Science, The Art of Expressing the Human Body), philosophy, history and martial arts, Little’s articles have been published in every major fitness and martial arts magazine in North America. He's produced a whopping 40 publications. Throughout his career, Little has worked alongside the biggest names in the industry, from the Estate of Bruce Lee, to bodybuilding icons such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mike Mentzer, Steve Reeves and Lou Ferrigno to action stars such as Jackie Chan. Little is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, having produced and directed films for both independent companies and major studios such as Warner Bros. Little and his wife Terri opened Nautilus North Strength & Fitness Centre in 2004, where they continue to conduct studies on exercise and share the data with their personal training clients. Nautilus North has supervised in excess of 80,000 one-on-one workout sessions. Little lives in Bracebridge, Ontario (Canada) with his wife of 28-years and their children Riley, Taylor, Brandon and Benjamin. John is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on Bruce Lee, his training methods and philosophies. Selected by the Bruce Lee estate, he is the only person who has ever been authorized to review the entirety of Lee's personal notes, sketches and reading annotations and to edit books on the subject of Lee's martial art and its far-reaching philosophical underpinnings. Moreover, John has devoted much effort to popularizing the works and philosophies of Will Durant. He founded and heads the Will Durant Foundation, which is an effort to keep Durant's ideas and thoughts alive in the modern era. This is John's second appearance on Corporate Warrior. To Listen to Part 1, click here. John is the most sought after guest for a Part 2 that I've ever had. His knowledge of exercise and philosophy is staggering and I learnt a ton recording both of these podcasts. This is a treasure trove of exercise wisdom and practical philosophy. In this episode we cover: John's thoughts on the latest literature on exercise frequency How John's personal exercise regimen has evolved Bruce Lee vs MMA fighter How to find purpose through passion What books to start with on philosophy And much more This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you’re not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code ‘CW10’ to get 10% off your purchase! Click here to get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts😀 For all of the show notes and links, click here

Tom Church (@tomchurch) kindly joins me for a round 2! Listen to Part 1 here. Tom is one of the most interesting people and polymaths I know. Check out some of the notches on Tom's belt so far: Co-founder, Latest Deals (63,000 registered and active members, 62,000 Facebook Fans, 250,000 unique users per month, 50,000 daily newsletter subscribers, 200+ pieces of national press coverage, nominated Best Startup 2017 in TechSpark Awards) Author of #1 Amazon best seller Money’s Big Secret Published #1 Amazon best seller How To Live For Free Co-founded creative design group FullScream UK Worked as a bespoke suit tailor with Mullen & Mullen Is known in the media as Britain’s Sexiest Man Published 101 Quotes from Great British Women Founder, TomChurch.co.uk (blog) Had a short but intense career in PR that proved very valuable later on Founded London Startups, a networking organisation that grew to become one of London’s biggest (2,400+ members) Launched a couple of successful Kickstarter campaigns (£150,000+ funding raised) I'm scratching the surface and he's only 26. Tom is a mega productive dude. One of his most hilarious projects is when he hacked Google to become the Sexiest Man in Britain, which went viral across mainstream media. Tom was bombarded with business opportunities. Where most would leap at the offer, Tom politely declined saying that it was just a bit of fun... In the past year, Tom has been working hard alongside his co-founders to grow LatestDeals.co.uk. Latest Deals is one of the UK's largest deal hunting communities. People share the hottest deals, voucher codes, coupons, freebies and competitions with each other. What makes Latest Deals different is that members get points and Amazon vouchers in return for their help. You get rewards for your contributions. The Latest Deals team are a force to be reckoned with. It is remarkable what they have achieved in such a short space of time (see stats above). In this episode, we cover: How Latest Deals came in to being and how to grow a start-up effectively How to set goals and work productively towards those goals How to use checklists for optimal productivity And much more This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you’re not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code ‘CW10’ to get 10% off your purchase! This episode is also brought to you by, former guest, and health and sleep coach, Alex Fergus. Alex has worked with hundreds of clients from all walks of life to help them fall asleep faster and improve their sleep quality, as well as, optimise fat loss, muscle gain, overall health and energy level. Alex is an accomplished athlete, representing New Zealand in rowing, winning national bodybuilding titles and breaking powerlifting records. He’s absolutely ripped and strong as an ox, and has won the Paleo f(x) RealFit competition 2 years running against some of the most fierce competition around. The first time around, he won the competition training only 15-minutes per week. Alex attributes much of his success to optimising his sleep. As a former chronically sleep deprived young adult, Alex pays close attention to his sleep and has invested heavily to optimise his own sleep quality for maximum benefit. Alex has devoted much of his time to researching how to improve sleep and has a ton of experience helping his clients with theirs. For a FREE 4 part sleep improvement series with tips that will revolutionise your sleep quality and help you fall asleep faster to give you more energy, improved body composition and better well-being, sign up here. Click here to get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts😀 For all of the show notes, links and resources, CLICK HERE

Shawn Baker MD (@SBakerMD and Insta:shawnbaker1967) is a board certified orthopedic surgeon, multi-sport world record holding Masters 50+ Athlete, and Zero-Carber (he basically just eats red meat). After much demand from his following and you guys, Shawn was kind enough to give me 2-hours to dig deep on exercise, health, nutrition, etc. We answer your questions and more in this epic and detailed discussion. For a more extensive biography and list of achievements, please see Part 1. I recommend you listen to Part 1 first for more context. To participate in Shawn's 'N = Many' social experiment email NEqualsMany [@] gmail [dot] com and for more information see this video. In this episode, we cover: The definition of health The downsides of prolonged sitting We dig into diet: Grain-fed vs grass-fed meat How to eat on the road How long it takes to adapt to ZC Shawn’s drinks of choice Eating a ZC to reduce decision fatigue, and how to pick foods in the supermarket without driving yourself mad looking for the perfect food whilst trying to stay within budget. How to deal with social situations. His protein intake and thoughts on general protein consumption recommendations N=1, experimentation Thoughts on electromagnetic fields, cold showers, body wash and other environmental stressors And much more (I am scratching the surface - this is packed so get your notepad!) This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you’re not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code ‘CW10’ to get 10% off your purchase! This episode is also brought to you by, former guest, and health and sleep coach, Alex Fergus. Alex has worked with hundreds of clients from all walks of life to help them fall asleep faster and improve their sleep quality, as well as, optimise fat loss, muscle gain, overall health and energy level. Alex is an accomplished athlete, representing New Zealand in rowing, winning national bodybuilding titles and breaking powerlifting records. He’s absolutely ripped and strong as an ox, and has won the Paleo f(x) RealFit competition 2 years running against some of the most fierce competition around. The first time around, he won the competition training only 15-minutes per week. Alex attributes much of his success to optimising his sleep. As a former chronically sleep deprived young adult, Alex pays close attention to his sleep and has invested heavily to optimise his own sleep quality for maximum benefit. Alex has devoted much of his time to researching how to improve sleep and has a ton of experience helping his clients with theirs. For a FREE 4 part sleep improvement series with tips that will revolutionise your sleep quality and help you fall asleep faster to give you more energy, improved body composition and better well-being, sign up here. Click here to get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts 😀 Click here for the show notes and links!

Author ‘The Biohacker' Guide To Upgraded Energy And Focus’, CNS, NCSF-CPT, Specialist in Energy Production and Mitochondrial Optimization. Anthony DiClementi (@TheHealthBP) is a health expert, author, and international speaker specializing in innovative methods to maximize energy. His uncommon biohacks use science, nature, and technology to upgrade the body and mind. DiClementi has been a popular guest lecturer at Fortune 500 companies (Groupon, Thiel Capital, and too many to list here) since 2014, where he teaches how to increase your energy production in order to become the best version of yourself. Anthony's first book The Biohacker's Guide to Upgraded Energy and Focus: An Uncommon System to Rapidly Optimize Physical and Mental Performance was released in July 2016 and has sold over 15,000 copies worldwide. Contact Anthony - Anthony's Facebook Page In this episode, we cover: How to the first 90-min of your day Some top resources for marketing skills The big upside to AVOIDING checking business "stats" How to create a successful podcast How to priortise and design your day for maximum productivity Top productivity tools and habits And much more. This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you’re not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code ‘CW10’ to get 10% off your purchase! This episode is also brought to you by, former guest, and health and sleep coach, Alex Fergus. Alex has worked with hundreds of clients from all walks of life to help them fall asleep faster and improve their sleep quality, as well as, optimise fat loss, muscle gain, overall health and energy level. Alex is an accomplished athlete, representing New Zealand in rowing, winning national bodybuilding titles and breaking powerlifting records. He’s absolutely ripped and strong as an ox, and has won the Paleo f(x) RealFit competition 2 years running against some of the most fierce competition around. The first time around, he won the competition training only 15-minutes per week. Alex attributes much of his success to optimising his sleep. As a former chronically sleep deprived young adult, Alex pays close attention to his sleep and has invested heavily to optimise his own sleep quality for maximum benefit. Alex has devoted much of his time to researching how to improve sleep and has a ton of experience helping his clients with theirs. For a FREE 4 part sleep improvement series with tips that will revolutionise your sleep quality and help you fall asleep faster to give you more energy, improved body composition and better well-being, sign up here. Click here to get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts 😀 For all of the show notes, links and resources click here

Dr James Steele (@JamesSteeleii) is an Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Science at Southampton Solent University (United Kingdom). James teaches across both exercise physiology, biomechanics, and research methods, is an active researcher and has published numerous peer reviewed articles on a variety of areas relating to health and fitness. He is currently involved in a number of projects regarding resistance training including; its physiological effects; the impact of manipulation of variables within resistance training programs, understanding effort, its measurement and application; inter-individual responses to resistance training; and in particular currently leads the Resistance Exercise And Community Health (REACH) Project – an internationally collaborative project which aims to examine an intervention to increase initiation and maintenance of resistance exercise for public health using a home- or community centre-based, self-managed approach. James has been on the podcast twice before (Part 1 and Part 2). This was his best yet. In this podcast, we dig into a ton of scientific literature regarding maximum muscle gain potential and how this can be implemented in an exercise regimen for optimal upside. You will be hard pressed to find a more in-depth interview on the subject of muscle hypertrophy on the internet. Consider this a master class in how to optimise your exercise regimen and diet for best results. For more context on the type of workouts that James shares on the podcast, see here: James Steele's Bodyweight Routine | HITuni - YouTube Home Based Bodyweight Training 8 minute workout - YouTube (Ted Naiman) In this episode, we discuss: How greater RT frequency may produce better results in terms of muscle hypertrophy in trained individuals and how this relates to increased protein synthesis and the attenuation of muscle damage. The ROI on increased frequency and the training approach to training and diet that is going to achieve optimal muscle gain. The literature on the subject on muscle fibre typing and discuss whether if fibre type does help to tailor a training protocol to an individual. The pros and cons of training not-to-failure. James's current workout regimen and diet and how this has evolved. His thoughts on Myokine secretion from resistance exercise. How to optimise an exercise regimen to improve skill/sport performance. And much more. This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you’re not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code ‘CW10’ to get 10% off your purchase! This episode is also brought to you by, former guest, and health and sleep coach, Alex Fergus. Alex has worked with hundreds of clients from all walks of life to help them fall asleep faster and improve their sleep quality, as well as, optimise fat loss, muscle gain, overall health and energy level. Alex is an accomplished athlete, representing New Zealand in rowing, winning national bodybuilding titles and breaking powerlifting records. He’s absolutely ripped and strong as an ox, and has won the Paleo f(x) RealFit competition 2 years running against some of the most fierce competition around. The first time around, he won the competition training only 15-minutes per week. Alex attributes much of his success to optimising his sleep. As a former chronically sleep deprived young adult, Alex pays close attention to his sleep and has invested heavily to optimise his own sleep quality for maximum benefit. Alex has devoted much of his time to researching how to improve sleep and has a ton of experience helping his clients with theirs. For a FREE 4 part sleep improvement series with tips that will revolutionise your sleep quality and help you fall asleep faster to give you more energy, improved body composition and better well-being, sign up here. Click here to get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts 😀 Click here for all of the show notes and links.

Andrew Shortt is an experienced Master Fitness Clinician™ and one of very few to have achieved the status under IART (International Association of Resistance Training) Founder, Brian D. Johnston. Furthermore, he has been a natural fitness athlete with the IDFA over the past 7 years. Academically, Andrew was three-time IART Fitness Clinician™ of the year and has contributed a large amount of material to the IART portfolio, most notably The Zone Training™ trilogy which he co-authored with Brian D. Johnston. Contact Andrew at WeFit.ca In this podcast, we cover: Andrew's thoughts on optimising muscular hypertrophy, specifically how to coax the last 10% of gains. The issues with a one size fits all approach to diet and why it must be individualised. Andrew's strategies and techniques for anti-aging including stress management and mitigating EMFs. His thoughts on negative-only training and the potential for negative long term effects. And much more. This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you’re not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code ‘CW10’ to get 10% off your purchase! This episode is also brought to you by, former guest, and health and sleep coach, Alex Fergus. Alex has worked with hundreds of clients from all walks of life to help them fall asleep faster and improve their sleep quality, as well as, optimise fat loss, muscle gain, overall health and energy level. Alex is an accomplished athlete, representing New Zealand in rowing, winning national bodybuilding titles and breaking powerlifting records. He’s absolutely ripped and strong as an ox, and has won the Paleo f(x) RealFit competition 2 years running against some of the most fierce competition around. The first time around, he won the competition training only 15-minutes per week. Alex attributes much of his success to optimising his sleep. As a former chronically sleep deprived young adult, Alex pays close attention to his sleep and has invested heavily to optimise his own sleep quality for maximum benefit. Alex has devoted much of his time to researching how to improve sleep and has a ton of experience helping his clients with theirs. For a FREE 4 part sleep improvement series with tips that will revolutionise your sleep quality and help you fall asleep faster to give you more energy, improved body composition and better well-being, sign up here. Click here to get my FREE eBook with 6 podcast transcripts 😀 Click here for the show notes, links and resources