Ep. 16: Rapid Weight Loss, Stand Up Desks, and Testosterone Boosters

Ep. 3: Squat Mechanics and Rotator Cuffs: Why is it ok to squat below parallel? Why is it ok for your knees to pass your toes at the bottom? What is the rotator cuff's job and how to you strengthen it? These questions and more covered in our first Q&A episode. by Straight Shot Radio

24 min listen

Ep. 11: Increasing Flexibility and Utilizing Isolation Movements: Flexibility decreases as you age, but you can do something to combat it! I get into detail on this topic along with answering another question regarding flexibility and knee pain, and go into my defense of the proper use of isolation movements in our 2nd... by Straight Shot Radio

39 min listen

Ep. 15: Mobilizing: The New Way to Warm Up: For me, warming up correctly has always just felt right. But the more I study various warm up methods and the science behind them, the more convinced I am of the importance of priming the body for exercise. Not only does mobility work help you move in be... by Straight Shot Radio

20 min listen

Ep. 8: Donuts with Interns vol. 1: Meet my inspiring summer interns, Delaney and Brandon! We sit around a box of donuts (shoutout to flexible dieting and moderation!) to discuss how they got to where they are and what excites them about being trainers before I give them some advice to hop... by Straight Shot Radio

25 min listen

Ep. 1: Why I Started Straight Shot: With the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in the U.S. due to inactivity, poor posture, and faulty exercise and sport mechanics, I wanted to create a balanced functional fitness program to address these issues. Here's some more info on why I created... by Straight Shot Radio

24 min listen

Ep. 5: Mythbusting Instagram: Bikini body workouts, detox tea, intermittent fasting, butter in your coffee...Instagram is a wild place with some wild health and fitness claims. I sort through the facts and fiction behind a few of them along with certified Personal Trainers Anna Horns... by Straight Shot Radio

25 min listen

Ep. 2: Motivation and Putting in the Work with Rebecca Reifsnider: She's gone from being prediabetic and overweight as a child, to becoming a collegiate basketball player, and now a certified Health Coach and Personal Trainer. Rebecca Reifsnider is highly motivated and an exceptionally hard worker. In this episode she s... by Straight Shot Radio

21 min listen

Ep. 24: Tools of the Strength Trade: Every wonder where kettlebells came from? Or where dumbbells got their name? Or why the barbell was invented? Well, probably not because that’s not something the average person stays up at night thinking about, but the answers to these questions ARE pret... by Straight Shot Radio

31 min listen

Ep. 23: Why Prehab?: If you visit a physical therapist for an injury, they’ll help you get back to moving pain free with a list of rehab exercises. But what if you aren’t injured? Do you still need to perform movements like rotator cuff exercises? Hip mobility drills? Low ba... by Straight Shot Radio

22 min listen

Ep. 16: Rapid Weight Loss, Stand Up Desks, and Testosterone Boosters: In today’s fitness world the lines are often blurred between genuine advice, and gimmicky advertising. That’s why one of the goals of this show is to provide a clear, no nonsense approach to fitness and health. In this episode, I'll answer a few question... by Straight Shot Radio

21 min listen

Ep. 58: "How Long Did It Take?": My thoughts on a common question and how to get a better answer when asking about how someone got to where they are with their fitness. by Straight Shot Radio

10 min listen

Ep. 6: How You Do One Thing Is How You Do Everything: Here is a speech I gave to the varsity boys soccer team from Martinsburg High School. I explain to them why giving 100% effort in everything you do is so important and I share with the team a story from my childhood soccer days that has shaped who I am t... by Straight Shot Radio

20 min listen

Ep. 4: Intro to Meal Prepping: Don't know where to start when it comes to prepping your meals for the week? We've got you covered. We scratch the surface of the key to managing your weight in this episode packed with tips and tricks for making meal prepping easy. by Straight Shot Radio

30 min listen

Ep. 17: What We Can Learn From Bodybuilders with Ricky Williams: When we talk about functional fitness, we typically mean we’re training movements, not muscles. We’re trying to do things in the gym that mimic things in everyday life outside of it. My goal as a coach for my athletes is to have them moving well and feel... by Straight Shot Radio

32 min listen

Ep. 9: Resolving Low Back Injuries: After suffering a minor low back injury last year (beware of trampoline parks and losses of midline stability!), I developed a protocol to systematically eliminate pain and tightness, correct faulty movement patterns, and return to usual activities in th... by Straight Shot Radio

30 min listen

Ep. 30: Sugar Mythbusting: Sugar has a pretty bad reputation. We’ve all heard about how consuming it leads to obesity, it’s physically addictive, it causes type 2 diabetes, and even how eating sugar can increase your risk of cancer. And with the severity of these accusations again... by Straight Shot Radio

25 min listen

Ep. 25: Opinions Don't Matter with Chris Powell: Chris was a heavy kid who grew up in a poor family in Indiana. He ignored bullies and people who didn’t believe in him, and became successful in his career as an adult, but was near 300lb and borderline diabetic by his mid 30’s. Chris started training wi... by Straight Shot Radio

40 min listen

Ep. 12: Your Workout Playlist Matters!: If you’re like most gym goers, you’re probably not working out in silence. If you’re ever forgotten your headphones and have had to workout without any music, you know how much it helps and how much you miss it when it’s not there. But have you ever wond... by Straight Shot Radio

28 min listen

Ep. 10: An Unrelenting Will to Overcome with Jim Salley: Jim was born with a severe vision impairment, but has never let anyone else tell him what he can’t do. He has run over 20 marathons and half marathons and is an active cyclist. At almost 55 years old, Jim decided to switch careers to pursue his passion o... by Straight Shot Radio

30 min listen

Ep. 22: Enjoying Your Thanksgiving: Here's your official "diet and workout pass" card from two personal trainers so you can chill out, enjoy your time with your family, and eat some delicious food this Thursday. Rebecca Reifsnider and I give you a fresh take from two fitness professionals ... by Straight Shot Radio

30 min listen

Ep. 21: Scientific Principles of Training: Creating workout programs is just as much of an art as it is a science. When it comes to being a science, there are some proven systems that we as coaches need to abide by in order to create effective and safe workouts for our clients or athletes. In thi... by Straight Shot Radio

25 min listen

Ep. 7: Movement as Medicine with Dr. Ken Rictor: What is Direct Primary Care and how can movement shape the future of the medical field? Dr. Ken Rictor, a Direct Primary Care physician at Scotland Family Medicine and Straight Shot Training subscriber joins me to to discuss these topics and along the wa... by Straight Shot Radio

36 min listen

Ep. 44: July Q&A pt. 1: Sleep and Weight Loss, FitBits, and Hydration: Happy 1 Year Anniversary of the start of Straight Shot Training and Straight Shot Radio! This podcast began as a spinoff of a weekly live facebook Q&A I used to do, so it’s only fitting that we do a Q&A show to mark 1 year of episodes! I had so many grea... by Straight Shot Radio

24 min listen

Ep. 26: Misconceptions About Personal Trainers: Did you know that personal trainers are not paid to yell at you? Or just count your reps? Did you know that we don’t get paid to work out and we don’t just eat chicken and broccoli? There are a lot of misconceptions floating around about personal trainer... by Straight Shot Radio

35 min listen

Ep. 13: Deploying Patience: Aristotle said, “Patience is bitter, but it’s fruit is sweet.” We all know being patient is difficult, especially since in today’s society, since it’s not that often that we have to wait for something. When it comes to health and fitness though, there ar... by Straight Shot Radio

28 min listen

Ep. 19: 200lbs Later with Denise Hanton: Denise Hanton was faced with the seriousness of obesity when she witnessed family members suffering from the effects of diabetes and dying from heart attacks. Knowing that she had to make a lifestyle change to save her own life, Denise sought the help of... by Straight Shot Radio

30 min listen

Ep. 39: April Q&A (Vegan Proteins, Creatine, Weight Loss, Aging Athletes, Beer, and Kale): For this month’s Q&A episode, we’re talking vegetarian sources of protein, how much and what time to take a creatine supplement, losing weight without a gym, recovering and staying competitive as an aging athlete, and the difference between beer and kale... by Straight Shot Radio

43 min listen

Ep. 33: Sleep Hygiene: You know how your workouts suffer on days when you don’t sleep well, and how it’s much easier it is to recover when you DO sleep well. Electrical muscular stimulation, compression, soft tissue work, cupping, and ice baths might be pieces of the recovery ... by Straight Shot Radio

25 min listen

Ep. 18: Donuts With Interns vol 2: The Catch Up: Grab a donut and catch up with Delaney and Brandon now that they've been training for me for a couple of months! We get into how they're enjoying their new jobs as personal trainers after their internship and I answer some questions along with them that ... by Straight Shot Radio

33 min listen

Ep. 48: First Time Strongmen pt. 1: Back in the late summer, my friend and Strongman competitor Andrew Presnell got myself and some other trainers thinking about doing a Strongman competition. With the help of our other strongman friend John Taylor, Rebecca Reifsnider, Brandon Littleton, a... by Straight Shot Radio

30 min listen

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Ep. 16: Rapid Weight Loss, Stand Up Desks, and Testosterone Boosters

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