So You Want To Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
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Comparison is everywhere, and it’s one of the fastest ways to lose trust in yourself. Brooke, Chloe, and Manders break down why comparison shows up so easily, how social media distorts expectations around training, nutrition, bodies, and progress, and why copying someone else’s plan almost always backfires. They dig into how comparison leads to program hopping, inconsistency, burnout, and feeling like nothing you’re doing is ever good enough. The focus shifts to what actually works: defining success on your own terms, choosing habits that fit your real life, and sticking with them long...
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Becoming a Centenarian: Nutrition, Movement, & Habits for Aging Into Triple Digits
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Everyone wants to know what it takes to live a long, healthy life and if living to 100 is something you can actually influence. Morgan, Sam, and Ryann break down the nutrition, movement, and lifestyle habits most consistently associated with reaching old age in good health. They look at what centenarians tend to have in common, why healthspan matters as much as lifespan, and how strength, metabolic health, sleep, stress management, and social connection all play a role over time. Instead of chasing extreme longevity strategies or magic formulas, the conversation focuses on the small,...
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So You Want To Stop Snacking Late at Night
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Everyone loves to blame late night snacking on willpower, but the real reasons are way less dramatic and way more fixable. Christin, Brooke, and Chelsea break down why late night snacking shows up in the first place, from under-fueling and restrictive habits to stress, sleep, training demands, and plain old routines. They unpack the difference between being hungry and eating on autopilot, bust the myths about eating after a certain time magically turning into fat, and explain when nighttime snacks are actually supportive (especially for performance) versus when they’re a signal...
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Healthy Expectations: Aligning Your Goals with Your Effort and Reality
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Setting goals is easy. Aligning those goals with your effort, capacity, and season can be tough. Ryann, Kelly, and Christin unpack what healthy expectations actually look like in a world obsessed with fast results, challenges, and highlight-reel progress. They dig into why so many goals stall out, how social media distorts reality, and what sustainable progress truly requires. The discussion covers working backward from big goals, choosing a primary focus instead of chasing everything at once, and recognizing when your current habits or lifestyle don’t match what you’re aiming for....
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So You Want To Know More About Fasting
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Fasting gets marketed as a metabolic shortcut, a biohack, or a way to “trick” your body into burning fat. Reality check: it’s none of those things. Morgan and Sabrina break down what fasting actually is (and isn’t), how it affects blood sugar, insulin, glycogen, and fat use, and why burning fat isn’t the same thing as losing body fat. They dig into why fasting can feel good for some people, where the perceived benefits often come from, and how hunger hormones adapt to eating windows over time. The conversation also covers when fasting can backfire (especially for athletes,...
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Understanding Weight Fluctuations: Why the Scale Moves and What Really Matters
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The scale moves. A lot. And most of the time, it has absolutely nothing to do with fat gain or loss. Morgan, Amanda, and Kelsey break down why day-to-day weight changes happen, what the scale reflects, and why it’s such a poor standalone measure of progress. They unpack the drivers behind weight fluctuations: sodium, carbohydrates, stress, sleep, hormones, digestion, inflammation, and training load. And explain why these short-term changes don’t tell you anything meaningful about your long-term progress. The conversation also digs into the mental side of the scale: how fixation can derail...
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So You Want To Stop Stress Eating
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Stress eating tends to show up when stress is high, food intake has been inconsistent or restcited, and coping skills are stretched thin. It’s a pattern shaped by physiology, restriction, and the pace of modern life, not a personal failure. Maggie, Ryann, and Chloe unpack why stress eating is so common, how dieting and poor body image pressure pour fuel on the fire, and what helps reduce it without eliminating foods you enjoy. They cover the role of the nervous system, cortisol, sleep, blood sugar, and restriction backlash, along with practical strategies like the HALT check-in, planning...
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What Active Recovery Days Should Actually Look Like
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Active recovery gets talked about a lot and misunderstood even more. Brooke, Acacia, and Jess Gordon break down what active recovery days are for, why so many people accidentally turn them into training days, and how that mindset can quietly stall progress, drive fatigue, and increase injury risk. They dig into what active recovery should (and should not) look like, how to spot when you’re under-recovering, why recovery days still require proper nutrition, and how stress outside the gym changes what your body needs. From performance athletes to everyday gym-goers, this conversation reframes...
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So You Want To Feel Your Best in 2026
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January 1 comes with big expectations and very little energy. After weeks of disrupted routines, social overload, and “I’ll deal with it in January” thinking, a lot of people don’t feel refreshed... they feel behind and burnt out. This conversation meets that reality honestly. Brooke, Morgan, and Sabrina talk about what actually feeling your best looks like coming out of the holidays. Not a reset. Not a hard restart. Just a steady return to habits that support energy, digestion, training, mental health, and real life. They break down why January motivation dips, why overcorrecting...
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Beyond Aesthetics: Why Appearance Doesn’t Reflect Health
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We’ve been conditioned to believe health has a look, and that if we don’t match it, we must be doing something wrong. That assumption leaves a lot of people feeling like failures, even when they’re showing up consistently and doing their best. Christin, Jess Gordon and Sam (RD) unpack why appearance is a poor proxy for health and how genetics, environment, mental health, access to care, and life circumstances all play a role in what health actually looks like for different people. The conversation breaks down the limitations of body composition as a metric, why social media distorts...
info_outlineComparison is everywhere, and it’s one of the fastest ways to lose trust in yourself.
Brooke, Chloe, and Manders break down why comparison shows up so easily, how social media distorts expectations around training, nutrition, bodies, and progress, and why copying someone else’s plan almost always backfires. They dig into how comparison leads to program hopping, inconsistency, burnout, and feeling like nothing you’re doing is ever good enough. The focus shifts to what actually works: defining success on your own terms, choosing habits that fit your real life, and sticking with them long enough to build confidence, momentum, and results.