Zach Moore is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with a true passion for helping people reach their fitness goals. Zach has been providing nutrition and strength coaching for years, both in-person and online, most recently through Precision Nutrition and Ketogains. Earlier this year Zach became the Head of Strength and Conditioning at Nourish Balance Thrive and is now playing a vital role on our coaching team. In this podcast with Dr. Tommy Wood, Zach shares his journey from a graduate degree in Economics to health coach, describing some of the obstacles he has overcome along the way. They discuss the type and amount of strength training needed for the average person to experience benefit and the common mistakes that hold people back from making progress. Tommy also gives an update on progress made using the training program Zach designed for him. Here’s the outline of this interview with Zach Moore: [00:02:32] Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training. [00:03:50] Precision Nutrition. [00:04:28] Ketogains. [00:05:03] Book: Bulletproof Knees, by Mike Robertson. [00:06:43] Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. [00:07:13] Osteochondritis. [00:10:30] Online coaching. [00:17:32] Minimum effective dose to support health goals. [00:18:45] 2-3x/week for 2-3 sets each movement pattern. [00:21:00] Movement patterns; Dan John. [00:21:55] Zach's influences; Mike Robertson, Bill Hartman, Eric Cressey, [00:22:48] Mike Tuscherer, rate of perceived exertion (RPE). [00:23:02] Menno Henselmans; Bayesian Bodybuilding. [00:23:27] Borge Fagerli. [00:23:46] Greg Nuckols, Eric Helms, Mike Israetel, Brad Schoenfeld [00:24:12] Stronger by Science [00:24:23] Alan Thrall’s YouTube videos: How to Deadlift: Starting Strength 5 Step Deadlift and 3 Common Squat Errors feat. Austin Baraki. [00:24:30] James Krieger; Weightology. [00:24:55] Super slow; Doug McGuff, Body by Science; Blood flow restriction training. [00:26:52] Overcoming adversity. [00:30:38] Mistakes that hold people back. [00:32:26] Failing to plan; making time. [00:33:05] Adjusting the plan over time. [00:34:55] Ketogains bootcamps. [00:36:01] Macronutrients. [00:37:40] Effect of ketogenic diet on athletic performance. [00:39:26] Zach's training and nutrition. [00:40:14] Carnivore diet. [00:44:33] Tommy's strength gains with Zach's coaching. [00:48:04] zmoore.com; ketogains; zach@zmoore.com.