SSP S3 Ep. 13 - The Influencer Trap, Skipping Arm Day & The Decline in Fitness
Release Date: 03/31/2025
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SSP S4 Ep. 32 - The Boys Aren’t Okay—And Neither Is Your Health After 40
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SSP S4 Ep. 31 - Athletes, Oxygen, and Sweets
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SSP S4 Ep. 30 - It's A Little Loud Out There
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SSP S4 Ep. 29 -New Gym Same Us
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SSP S4 Ep. 28 - We're Back And Better Than Ever!
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SSP S4 Ep. 27 - Calories, Courts & Childhood
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SSP S4 Ep. 26 - You Can’t Outlift Your Diet (or Your Face)
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SSP S4 Ep. 25 - YouTube, Your Back, and Your Butt
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SSP S4 Ep. 24 - Six-Pack Scams and Relationship Gaps
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info_outlineStrength Solutions Podcast | S4 Ep. 13 - "The Influencer Trap, Skipping Arm Day & The Decline in Fitness"
🎙️ Hosts: Nathaniel Espinoza (@strengthsolutionsnathaniel) & Edwin Santiago (@strengthsoltuionsedwin)
📅 Release Date: 3/31/25
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🚀 Episode Highlights:
1. Why You Should Stop Following Influencers
- From 3 am wake-up routines to sparkling water face baths, what do we really get from following fitness influencers, and is their life actually feasible or all constructed for social media?
2. No Arm Days
- Never do an arm day! Are doing days purely for arms actually needed to maximize growth or is there another way around it if programmed properly?
3. 90 Sec Increase
- Children today take 90 seconds longer to run a mile than they did years ago. Why is this, and what does it mean?
4. Feeding People Today
- If Jesus had to feed people today with bread and fish would he actually be able to or are we not the same humans we were thousands of years ago?
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🔬 Research Articles:
- "Physical Activity Linked To Lower Risk Of Dementia and More"
- "Obesity Starts In The Brain"
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💪 Fitness Q&A:
Addressing viewer fitness questions!
- "What does it mean when people say they want to be toned?"
- "What really happens when you lose fat?"
- "What is a goal that you like that people don't talk about much?"
- "How fast can you lose 50lbs?"
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