Strong Ambition

Podcast

Podcast Description

You know those people who hang out at the top? The kind of people who have an internal drive to excel at everything they do?

Maybe it's sports. Maybe its' academics. Maybe it's a professional career.

Whatever it is....each person has their own unique story about how they became who they are.

The Strong Ambition podcast is all about having conversations with high-performers, and getting to the core of what drives their ambition, so that you can apply those same lessons to your own training, nutrition and mindset.

Do you see yourself as a business athlete?

You need to perform in life so why wouldn’t you?

And can you imagine what AI could do to help you perform your best?

Kieth Bilous is the creator of the Business Athlete Performance Lab, which is an online community offering services to help you perform at your best. With the collaboration of highly qualified athlete performance coaches, Keith is building an interface using AI and a community that allows ambitious businessmen and women to accomplish their best physical goals and business goals.

Something really cool about this episode is that we make a shared podcast combining both the Live In The Lab and Strong Ambition Podcast in one. AND it is another in-person chat! This makes the whole podcast more of a real conversation, as we interview each other back and forth throughout the episode.

I’ve had Keith on the podcast before (Episode 3), and he’s got amazing insight as he is one of the most successful entrepreneurs I’ve ever met. And we discuss how he’s been able to make sure fitness and health were the backbone of his success.

In this episode we discuss

- What got Rhyland into online training

- Who does Rhyland help serve best?

- How social media has changed for businesses

- How Keith uses fitness to help his business

- What is the business athlete performance lab

- What are Keith’s big ambitions upcoming this year

There is something very authentic about this conversion because of being both in person, and because we sharing the discussion rather than just an interview. I had a lot of fun in this conversation and you will get to see a different side of Keith and me during this chat.

Find more from Keith

X@officialbapl

Instagram @officialbapl

Youtube @officialbapl

Linked in @officialbapl

Find more from Rhyland

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Did you know a lot has changed in the science research of muscle building?

We had a great discussion about it in this episode and you get to hear two great perspectives. 

Rich has been more of a casual weight lifter for years, but has always seen himself as a ‘hard gainer.’ This insight is very helpful for you to hear as he has had more challenges with building muscle when compared to me. So I make sure to ask him questions on what specifically he has found made the biggest impact for him to gain weight when he wanted to. 

AJ has been a trainer for over 20 years and has great experience with both putting on his own size and helping others put on muscle when they want to. He has great insight from both the theoretical perspective but also what he’s seen work in the gym effectively. 

On top of this, I add my own experience of a recent experiment that helped me add weight very quickly. 

In this episode we discuss

• What is the most important thing for Rich when building muscle?

• What is the flaw with worrying about perfect form?

• Rhyland’s experiment with the Rest-pause technique

• Do you need to program deloads?

• AJ’s newest lesson on muscle building

This is another fun conversation as we are in even deeper to the whiskey at this point but we still get some great info for you to learn from. 

Find more from AJ

On Instagram @AJzeglen

Find more from Rich

On Instagram @perimeter.therapy 

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

This guy is a competitor…

You may have caught my interview with my other competitor but this guy is even more serious and VERY inspiring. 

Josh Thompson was my competitor for Classic Bodybuilding Class B, and he not only won our category but he took the overall best in Classic Physique at the Van Dyke Classic. He then later went on to compete at Nationals with an incredible result. 

The really awesome part about interviewing Josh was hearing his passion and love for the sport of bodybuilding. This isn’t just a recreational thing. Even though he does a lot of this in his spare time, he is determined to be the best bodybuilder he can be. 

You will hear so much of his passion in this interview.

In this episode, we talk about

• How he started in bodybuilding

• Why he loves posing

• How he planned his nutrition

• How he planned his training

• How he does his reverse diet

• And his future competition ambitions 

I can’t reiterate enough about how you can feel his love for the sport. This interview is a fun one because you hear how hard he works at it. 

Even if you don’t love bodybuilding, listening to his level of dedication and discipline is incredibly inspiring. 

Remember to share, like, subscribe and leave a review if you enjoyed this podcast! 

Find more from Josh

On Instagram or Tiktok

@creativmynd.mvmnt

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Are you curious to know the whole plan I used during my bodybuilding prep? 

It’s actually VERY simple!

My bodybuilding prep had about 4 phases. I wanted to give you a full summary of how my prep went from the initial build phase in 2022, all the way to the reverse diet of the summer. 

However, in Part I, just focus on the first 3 phases, because they were set up with very healthy routines and tactics, that anyone could use for you their fat loss goals. 

We break down the exact plan for Training, Movement, and nutrition, allowing you to hear my own assessment of phases, where I made changes, and what I would change in the future. 

This episode is packed full of info

• Where I started my Build phase

• Adjustments/Changes to build phase

• Reviewing Phase I, II, and III

• Strength, Movement, and Nutrition plan and critiques

• Great habits for you to try

• Mindset tips for you to use

This was a fun episode and I had soooo much info to share. 

It was really especially fun for me to go back on all my old info to really collect all the info that I collected over the spring on how everything evolved. 

I hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do, please leave a review and share it with someone who needs some good advice for planning a fat loss phase! 

Tune in for the next episode as we dive into part II, discussing the HARD tactics, and the reverse dieting after the show! 

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

How much do you track when it comes to your health?

Wouldn’t you be curious to know what your body needs? 

Marcell Hanson has studied her own biometrics for over 20 years and has created a system to allow anyone to figure out what their body needs to live optimally. 

The cool part about Marcell’s story is that she didn’t come from start off with a healthy well-balanced diet. Rather, constantly consume readily available sugar and processed foods. She realized this was wreaking havoc on her health, she finally went to a naturopath that changed her perspective forever. 

She has created a system called My Stable Table, that shows people how to determine their optimal hydration, exercise, nutrition, and sleep quality. 

In this episode we talk about

• How she got into the health and wellness space

• Why she needed a naturopath 

• How chromium helped her

• The impact Acupuncture made on her

• How badly sugar impacted her

• Her most recent ambition

Remember like, subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and please share with someone you think would enjoy this podcast!

Find more from Marcell Hanson

www.marcellhanson.com 

Marcell Hanson Podcast

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

One of my favourite episodes to date!

This is the 3rd edition of Whiskey and Barbells with my coach, mentor, and friend, AJ Zeglen. 

AJ was my manager at Focus Fitness over 6 years ago, and he become one of my biggest mentors in strength training and nutrition. Within that time we also formed a great friendship with not only our shared passion for fitness but also our appreciation for good whisky, and deep thinking. 

I knew going into the preparation for this bodybuilding show, AJ would have great knowledge to offer in bodybuilding as he had done 5 competitions himself. However, I also knew he would make this a fun experience as we could bounce ideas off each other and devise a great plan together, which is exactly what happened with a great result. 

In this episode we had an opportunity to review the strategies we took during my prep and if they were the right choice or not. 

We also just had a really fun conversation. We didn’t always stay on topic but that was the really fun part of it, and you can only expect when you drink whisky without standing up for over 2 hours. 

The topics we discussed

• How we started my prep

• Lessons and changes we made during the first 2 phases

• Use of PEDs in bodybuilding

• Conventional vs. Sumo Dead Lifting

• Our favourite Rocky movies and why 

• How AJ felt I looked compared to my competitors 

• Quick review on Reverse Dieting

We had an awesome time in this episode and had to cut it short (even though it’s over 2:45 minutes long), but we will be doing another one to discuss the reverse diet and build phases!

I am certain you will enjoy this episode, as it was legitimately one of my favourites to date. 

Remember like, subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and please share with someone you think would enjoy this podcast!

Find more from AJ

On Instagram: @AJzeglen

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

I’ve needed to share this with you for far too long!

This is a great presentation and discussion Jason Brooks offered my clients during the lockdowns years ago, but I NEED to share this with you. 

Jason Books is a performance psychologist and he works with high-level performers that what to achieve their best physically and mentally. He works with not just athletes, but also doctors and surgeons that need to be as focused as possible on their trade. 

I had a great interview with Jason on Episode 4, in which we spoke about high-level performance psychology. 

But this episode is different. This is about getting YOU a better mindset for diet and exercise consistency. I make this discussion a mandatory listen-to for my clients.

Jason has sooooo many amazing strategies in this it’s hard to pinpoint all of them. But I promise you when you finish listening to this, you will be able to immediately improve your mindset around diet and exercise. 

Some of the great discussion topics

• Understanding how to control what your can

• Realizing what a ‘red flag’ statement is

• Recognizing the “voice of resistance” and how to manage it

• Using the practice of ‘Neutral thinking” to overcome laziness

• How to improve your mental resilience within your training itself

At the end of the presentation, Jason even answers some questions live for my clients so you’ll be even more likely to relate to this discussion. 

I highly suggest you save this episode to listen to again later! And please remember to share it, if you know someone struggling with consistency and motivation for training and nutrition. 

Find more from Jason

On Instagram @dr.jbro 

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Imagine meeting someone almost 10 years younger than you, and they have over 3x the experience of in your job. 

That’s Alex Gamble to me. 

Alex Gamble is an online training and nutrition coach, that specializes in fat loss transformations. When I say specializes, he’s actually helped over 1000 people transform their fitness! 

When I first met Alex at a gym in Vegas, we were both in town for online coaches business conference. I initially thought he was a person who I thought was probably where near my experience level, turns out to be crushing this industry and has a GREAT amount of experience a knowledge to help people transform their fitness!

The really fun part of this interview is that I really wanted to explore his ideas of online training, in both the pros and cons aspects, plus dive into the system that makes him so successful. 

This was literally an interview to help me become a better coach. 

So you’ll learn along with me! 

In this episode, we chat about

• How Alex started

• How he got great experience through being coached

• The pros and cons of online training

• His system for working with clients

• Where do people make the biggest mistakes

• What’s his more recent ambition

This interview allows you to really see some great insight into a very smart coach who values the sustainability and quality of his program. 

This is super valuable, given so many people in the online space believe in a cookie-cutter approach to fitness, which isn’t just wrong. It actually can ruin fitness so for many people. 

Terrific conversation, I’m sure you will learn a lot because I certainly did! 

Please remember to like, subscribe, follow, leave a 5-star review, and share this episode!

Find more from Alex Gamble

On Instagram: @alexgamblecoach

Youtube @AlexGamble

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

This is a VERY special podcast! 

I’ve had the privilege of speaking with so many people on my podcast but Jordan is a special guest for me as an online training and nutrition coach. 

Jordan Syatt is an online trainer himself and has been doing it for a very long time. Not only did Jordan build up a great following (over 840,000 Instagram followers), but he’s also done high-level powerlifting and jujitsu. 

He is NOT an Instagram influencer type. As a matter of fact, he specifically lists his title as ‘Education’ on Instagram. And you’ll see within his content, he wants to generally help people, and help them with sustainable health in mind. 

While also being hilarious. 

I was initially introduced to his content last year, and of all the different accounts I followed, his content attitude, style, and overall ethics of his program I admired so much. He’s the online trainer I want to be like. 

So this sit-down was SUPER special for me. 

We talk about some awesome stuff!

• How he started in online training

• His strategies for helping people get started in fitness

• His own struggles with binge eating

• Our debate about the use of the carnivore diet

• Carnivore vs. Plant-based

• What’s the deal with fiber?

• Advice for online trainers 

• His more recent ambition

I promise you that you will have fun in this episode! 

Remember to like, subscribe, follow, and leave a 5-star review for this podcast!

If you know someone who will enjoy it, please do share!

Find more from Jordan:

On instagram: @Syattfitness

https://www.syattfitness.com/

On Youtube: @jordansyatt 

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

5 weeks of cutting and just under 12 weeks to go! 

This is my 2nd bodybuilding show, and I made many mistakes last time. 

I have learned SO MUCH in the last 4 years regarding fat loss and training and I’ve been so excited to apply it to this prep. 

This has been my easiest and most consistent fat loss to date!

In this episode, we dive into just that. What were my former mistakes and how did I correct them? 

AND I discuss how these lessons can also be specific to YOU! 

The main topics I discuss

• Cardio vs. step counting

• How to preserve energy in fat loss

• Just the right calories and protein

• How much training volume is needed?

• The mindset of commitment

• How to enjoy your diet in fat loss

And so yu have a nice preview here, here are the before and afters from the end of January to the end of February. 

Down over 15 lbs and feeling good! 

Remember to like, subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share this with someone who you think it could help! 

More From Rhyland

On Instagram, TikTok and YouTube @rqtrainingnutrition 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

This is a cool conversation! 

Mindfulness is becoming more and more of a buzzword these days, but what does it really mean? 

Well, Dr. Kraft gives you a much clearer understanding of it and how it can affect every cell in your body. 

Dr. Reiner Kraft began his career in computer sciences but evolved his career by working with major tech companies, like Yahoo, to improve leadership skills. The major thing he focused on with the companies he was in, was improving Mindfulness, which would echo better performance throughout the culture of the company. 

This is a really unique approach to focus on the amount of time someone is truly ‘Mindful’ throughout the day. He talks about how he helped companies even track the amount of time they would be ‘mindful’ throughout the day, rather than distracted. And given he worked with tech companies he even gave them really cool metrics to track so they could see their improvements through numbers. 

We have a great discussion seeing how he evolved his strategies, and what strategies he recommends people use to improve their mindfulness throughout the day. We even touch on the effect mindfulness has on your ability to improve mood, but also physical well-being. He dives into the concept that being more mindful may even help all the cells in your body receive nutrients better. 

In this episode, we talk about 

• Where he began his career

• How he got into mindfulness

• His systems he created to track mindfulness

• How his systems help corporations

• How mindfulness may help all the cells in your body

• How mindfulness may affect your ability to absorb nutrients

This conversation was super helpful even for me to literally become more aware of how I can implement more of these tactics in my life, and how you can do the same!

More From Dr. Kraft

https://www.themindfulleader.net/ 

https://www.epigenetikpraxis.de/ 

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.comMore From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

It’s been over 50 episodes of great conversations and they are worth looking back! 

I didn’t want to give every single episode a review but make it very helpful to the typical listener who wants great knowledge to help them in 2023 to get fit! 

In this episode, I wanted to highlight my favourite episodes that helped me and can help you with behaviour change, especially PREVENT from Yo-Yo dieting. 

I wanted to make sure each listener I have didn’t miss out on the great lessons in these conversations. 

I will honestly say that I am so lucky to have had the opportunity to interview so many people in which I have generally learned so much more than I otherwise would. 

I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss out on any of these awesome lessons as we roll into 2023. 

With that an extra additional bonus - Your 2023 Game plan for Training AND Nutrition. 

At the end of this episode, I describe the exact game plan I work on with my clients on. 

The highlights of this episode 

• A review of my favourite episodes for 

• The mindset of behaviour change

• Emotional eating

• Training routines

• Injury prevention 

• Inspiring stories

• Your 2023 Game plan for 

• How to set up your training/activity

• How to set up your diet

• How to plan your treat meals

• How to prepare for problems that will come up!

• How to make it work long term!

And much more!

I hope this knowledge helps you a great deal to kick off 2023 and this helps you commit to your change long-term!

Please like, share, leave a 5-star review, and subscribe! 

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Joe Marcoux is the founder of the SOS Dojo, which is a Sales Objection System mentorship program. He began his journey in fitness, being an aspiring physique competitor, and took over his own business of selling fitness equipment. After selling his own shares in a major company, he later ventured into mentoring others to handle sales conversations, and more specifically the objections that may come. 

I met Joe through the business mastermind group I was in, as he was a Winnipeger like myself, so we instantly connect and hit it off well. His energy and charisma immediately gripped me (which you will hear in this episode). 

What is extra interesting about this interview with Joe, is that he didn’t just go through tough times to be able to make his way through business, but he speaks about a VERY deep betrayal he had to deal with, that nearly psychologically broke him. (You need to hear the story from him).

But he overcame this challenge and he was able to come back with an even more positive mindset that helped him grow into the amazingly positive and high-vibration man he is today. 

In this episode, we talk about

• How he got into sales

• His mentors 

• How he helped build a very big brand

• How he transitioned into creating the SOS Dojo

• The biggest betrayal he had to deal with

• How it helped him grow

• His new ambition and direction

To get more from Joe Marcoux

www.Sosdojo.com 

Instagram, Facebook, TikTok @CoachJoeMarcoux

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

What have I been up to the last couple of months? 

I’ve been battling Sober October and getting lean for my Halloween costume!

This BUT this Sober October Challenge was different. 

I’ve done sobriety very well, but I wanted to lean into other things I’m possibly too dependent on. 

So I went after No TV and No Sweeteners (More specifically diet pop and products with sucralose). 

This was BIG for me! Because I LOVE TV at the end of the day and I rely on sweeteners a lot. 

The question I posed to myself and my clients who joined me on their own challenge is “Who am I without this? Is it a better version of me?”

This during this month I also had a Halloween costume planned. But the thing was this costume requires me to be shirtless and I wasn’t quite content in my leanness going into the fall. 

So I did a BIG cut and lost probably nearly 10lbs over 4-6 weeks. 

Topics I cover 

• Why TV and sweetener

• How it felt to go without

• How it helped or didn’t

• What I plan on doing moving forward

• My bulk into the cut for the fall

• My plan for a body-building show in the spring

Really fun conversation this week! 

Do you recognize this character?

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Rachelle McCloud is a Mental Health Therapist and Emotional Wellness. Through years of successfully helping clients move their anxiety, depression, and trauma disorders into remission, she has developed a program that empowers people to acquire the skills to health themselves long-term. 

This is a fascinating discussion, as we dive into how intensely the subconscious mind can throw us into our flight or flight response, and most of us can’t seem to control it. 

This episode is great for everyone because even if you’re an athlete that wants to perform or an everyday worker that has to handle work stress every day, you need to understand how to manage your past trauma because it could be your future performance. 

In this episode, we talk about

• Where and why she started her path

• What is wrong with the traditional model of therapy

• How emotions and the logical mind are different 

• How the subconscious mind drives your behaviour

• How can we understand our emotions better

• Why emotional eating is so common

• How athletes can benefit from this type of therapy

• Skills everyone should consider acquiring for mental health

Remember to share this episode, like, subscribe, and please leave a 5-star review! 

More from Rachelle

www.rachellemccloud.com 

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Megan Pomerensky is an athletic therapist with almost 10 years of experience and has a great passion for helping clients recover from injuries and now showing other therapists understand how to help people with skills not talk in the textbook. 

I met Megan through the Maverick Coaching Academy and we hit it off with our passion for the training industry. Megan even got a strength and conditioning certification because she knew it would be helpful to be a better therapist. And so we have a great chat a pull out great lessons for anyone to appreciate about dealing with injuries. 

In this episode we discuss

• Her story and how she got into Athletic Therapy

• Challenges she dealt with being a therapist

• What kind of therapist to see

• What is mobility vs. flexibility

• What are some myths in the industry

• What is wrong with the therapy industry

• What’s her new passion

Remember to like, subscribe, leave a review, and share this with someone you know this may help! 

More from Megan 

On Instagram @meganpomarensky

https://www.mp-athletictherapy.com/ 

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

This week is a super fun one! 

I reached out to my Instagram followers and they gave me a HUGE list of great ideas to discuss some awesome and valuable topics. 

The big theme is advice for those starting out in fitness and nutrition, plus some great concepts around some challenging topics. 

Questions that we asked 

• The best form of training for a 60-year-old who’s starting out

• How do I get out of the “I don’t have time” mindset?

• What to implement in nutrition for a picky eater? 

• How does one schedule dates with a significant other on a diet? 

• Best piece of advice I wish I had when I was younger?

• My biggest game changer in training this past year?

• “Use is or lose it” for power and speed?

• Funny workout story

• What superhero would I be?

• Digestion issues on a high protein diet?

• Should sumo deadlifts be allowed in competition?

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Did you ever have someone in your industry you really looked up to?

That was Jeff Wood for me. Jeff tells an awesome story of being involved in training for many years and then creating his own strength and conditioning organization that grew dozen of professional hockey players out of Winnipeg. 

He’s a pioneer in Winnipeg training culture and we dive into some great knowledge of his as he’s done it for over 30 years. 

In this episode we discuss

• Where he started in his career

• How he started his own business brand

• Discuss what “conditioning” is to an athlete

• What should athletes know about training 

• What he has recently been fascinated with

To reach more from Jeff 

Email Jeff.wood@sportmanitoba.ca

Website https://www.sportmanitoba.ca/performance/ 

More from Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Can you imagine breaking your back being the thing that makes you find a career for yourself? 

Well, Vinney Crispino did just that. He is the founder of Pain Academy. In his younger years, he was a very high-level and successful swimmer but changed his focus to suffering when moving out west to LA. This tragically led to him breaking his back and dealing with injury throughout his 20s. However, his challenges lead him to understand what is missing in the therapy system to create his own brand and he is now helping thousands all over the world! 

In this episode we discuss

• Where Vinny grew up and how hit helped him

• His experience in high-level swimming

• Shifting into the suffering that led to his back breaking 

• How he battled through therapy for years 

• How he created his own program to help so many others

• His current athlete pursuit

More from Vinny 

Website https://painacademy.net/

On Instagram @painacademy 

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Deciding to be a goalie when I was maybe 11 or 12 years old was one the biggest decisions I ever made. 

Why? 

Well this episode we dive into just that AND how this year tested me more than ever going back into being a goalie competitively again. 

This episode will dive into some fun topics and great lessons for you

• How I started in goaltending in hockey

• The mental challenges of being a goalie

• When things are going really bad

• How these challenges parallel to life and fitness goals

• This years experience going back after over 10 years off

• How we finished the year

This was a fun podcast to do because I can’t stress enough that I really was mentally tested this year by going back to being a goalie. 

It was an absolute battle at the start but I transitioned that from a strong mindset. 

Remember to share this episode maybe with someone know who loves hockey!

More from Rhyland
- IG: @RQtrainingnutrition
- Website: www.rqtrainingnutrition.com

Bob Doyle is best known for his work contributing to the book and film “the secret” which captures the law of attraction. 

However, has an awesome perspective on how people are NOT doing the work right and think the law of attraction is like magic. 

Bob has created a program to help people understand the process of the work to ‘rewire’ your brain so that you can do the work you need to do to go after the dreams and life you want! 

In this episode we discuss:

• How Bob became involved in ‘The Secret’

• What influenced him to get on this path

• The problem so many people had with the law of attraction

• His Transformation personality type quiz that helps you understand yourself better

• Bob’s program that he helps thousands of people go after their dreams

• His new ambition with computer animation

To check out Bob’s Transformation Type Quiz go to http://www.tptquiz.com   

Or check out www.MeetBobDoyle.com 

If you want to hear more from Rhyland

Instagram: @RQTrainingNutrition     

Website: www.RQTrainingNutrition.com

Facebook: Rhyland Qually

YouTube: Rhyland Qually

Brent Lohmer is a strength and conditioning coach I met through Maverick Coaching Academy, and has recently become a colleague I meet with to talk about business with. 

Brent has an amazing story, of coming into fitness with an immediate ambition to want to be in great shape, and become a trainer. He later discovered an obsession that led him to an eating disorder, in which he was even admitted to the hospital! He was able to overcome this but not without hard work. 

In this episode we discuss:

• His upbringing in small town

• Being a goalie and his parental influences

• How he got into fitness as a passion

• Being admitted to a hospital for an eating disorder

• Later managing a binge eating disorder

• How he was able to use Stoicism to overcome this challenge

Truly an incredible story, and I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 

Please remember to share this, especially if you think someone could be helped by hearing this message! 

Find more from Brent Lohmer:

Instagram: @brent_lohmer

Website:https://www.superheromoviefit.com/

Jon is a strength and conditioning coach and a college I chat with weekly about training. Jon came from a background of higher level basketball, but actually had some challenges with finding the appropriate trainers. 

He even had a trainer tell him he was too tall to squat! 

Because of that he’s on a mission to help others realize they can, and they don’t have to be their own injuries, and everyone's an athlete in his eyes. 

In this episode we discuss great ideas 

• Where Jon started out in basketball

• The injuries and setbacks he had to deal with

• He sees as problems in the shoulder

• What is Activation?

• Shoulder mobility suggestions

• What’s his thoughts on Knees over toes guy?

• What is Jon’s current ambition?

You can find more from Jonny on Instagram @JonJorundson 

Or http://jj-strength.com 

And More from Rhyland on Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition

Or www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Given this is the official start to the second year, I had to have my great friend on again, Ray Lavoie. 

He was my first guest, and if you didn’t listen to the first episode, go back, and get some background on the topic of flow, and it is still the most downloaded episode to date. 

Ray is a Ph.D. professor and researcher for Merrimack University, with his main focus being in the realm of “Flow”. 

This is a very challenging topic because it’s so subjective and little measurable research has been done, until now!

This episode we dive into

• How he does his research and challenges with it

• The amazing discoveries he’s making

• How he sets up flow for himself

• How curiosity can help individuals improve their chance of flow

• An incredible charity he’s a part of - Higher Learning Foundation that is giving student tools to improve their mental health

For more information about the HLF charity check out:

• @higherlearningfoundataion 

Or their website -https://www.higherlearningfoundation.com/

Such an incredibly fun conversation with my mentor and friend AJ Zeglen. 

This is our 2nd time doing the Whiskey and Barbells discussion, but first time it was less about training and nutrition, this time we stayed on point and had great discussion, despite the solid number of whiskeys. 

We broke this up into 2 parts, as it was a FOUR HOUR conversation, because AJ and I can just keep going when we get into these topics. 

This first part we discuss:

·       Training longevity - Can we get stronger as we age?

·       Training volume - how much is really needed?

·       What actually helps drive hypertrophy?

·       Not getting 'married' to one idea or belief

·       Effective guidelines for nutrition but individualization for meal plans

·       Discussion of "choice" for effective healthy living

After just over 2 hours, I needed a bathroom break and so we pick up this conversation after that break. 

Tune in to the next episode to hear more awesome discussion.

Remember to like, subscribe, and share this episode with a friend!

0:30 - My Story, my evolution

5:00 - On and off the wagon

8:00 - Overcompensation and excessive restriction

10:00 - Age of abundance

12:00 - Energy and enjoyment

15:30 - Moderation

17:45 - Whole foods

21:30 - Normal distribution

25:45 - Metabolic rate

29:00 - Hyper palatable foods and awareness

34:50 - Battling binges

38:40 - Personal resistance (a little bit more)

42:00 - Take advantage of the increased energy

45:40 - After Christmas, before the new year

50:00 - Do one thing different

53:45 - Getting a step ahead

Lucas Root has a fascinating story about following money and working on wall street until that seemed to ruin his health and wellbeing. After just one simple deep conversation with his wife, he learnt there must be a new path. 

He went out on his own to start his own new business venture and grinded his way to have a successful brand. Recently he’s discovered a way to help individuals working from how to optimize at home and work environment. 

A real interesting story with some great tips you can use:

• How he left the safe job on wall street

• The process he went through start his own business

• Learning about how to have the right mindset to grind through the tough days

• How he landed a huge company and started growing

• How to help those working from home optimize their daily routine for highest productivity

I enjoyed his incredible story and unique approaches to creating great work habits for energy.

0:00 - Intro

1:05 - Start

1:35 - Tell us about yourself

3:40 - What led you into your field?

5:35 - Do you see yourself as an ambitious person?

6:10 - Are there any other influences growing up that helped you foster this mindset?

8:30 - With this mindset of wanting to help people, where has that led you?

10:00 - What were some findings you found interesting in regards to your background in psychology?

14:20 - What are some tools that you help individuals utilize?

19:50 - Are there any strategies you have for dealing with the emotions sadness, anger, and anxiety?

22:25 - When you meet resistance from an individuals behaviour change, what are some strategies that you employ that you find effective?

30:30 - Tell us about your startup, and startup training

32:55 - What are some key fundamentals that startup owners should think about when beginning their venture?

35:50 - Is helping existing businesses thrive a part of your business coaching as well?

39:00 - What are some other strategies that you help people optimize their performance running/managing their business?

42:40 - 80/20 principle and Time management vs Energy management

47:10 - What are some other really good habit building routines that you recommend?

50:20 - Biohacking

57:10 - What is your most recent ambition?

58:20 - Mads Fritt contact information

59:15 - Outro

Alicia Castaneda is a coach for individuals who want to improve their relationship with food. I was introduced to her through my business coach, Gavin McHale, and she offered to run a free seminar for my clients on emotional eating. 

Within this seminar Alicia amazed me and my clients with her depth and understanding of how many layers we can look at our emotions that are attached to food. Even within the first seminar My clients and I all took away vital lessons to use.

In this podcast I dive into even more details to give some great lessons and tips that anyone can use:

• Her background and how Alicia battled depression and anxiety

• How Alicia started her new path with her own education 

• The foundation of understanding how we reflect on emotions

• How to improve our emotional eating habits

• How to manage challenging situations and holiday events

• Different strategies to work on progress without having to focus on calories or weight

This episode was a ton of fun to hear her story and her in-depth knowledge of what it takes to improve one's relationship with food and more importantly themselves. 

Find more from Alicia:

https://facebook.com/groups/resilienceroundtable     

https://ritualco.co/services

Find more from Rhyland:

On instagram: @RQtrainingnutrition 

www.rqtrainingnutrition.com

YouTube: Rhyland Qually

0:00 - Intro

1:15 - What is metabolism?

6:00 - BMR (basal metabolic rate)

13:15 - TEF (Thermal effect of food)

16:30 - Exercise activity thermogenesis

18:45 - Non-Exercise activity thermogenesis

21:50 - Extended periods of caloric deficit

25:35 - Why your metabolism is the way it is (The genetics of metabolism)

35:50 - Balancing is something you are always trying to do

38:15 - Seeking activity rather than cardio

41:50 - Metabolism summary

43:30 - Boxing

43:45 - How often do boxers need to lift?

47:15 - Exercises that are good for boxers

56:45 - If you have any questions please reach out! Thanks for listening

George Ryles is a Strength and Conditioning coach that has travelled the world to improve his knowledge around optimizing performance for athletes that deal with injuries. 

I met George when I was experiencing a terrible shoulder issue that prevented me from doing any upper body strength. After he exposed me to some of his therapy experience, I was able to heal my shoulder so well I was benching my heaviest weight the day before my surgery. He changed my perspective of movement patterns. 

Within this episode we dive deep into so much:
- What made him ambitious in sport 
- Reflecting back on now realizing he had ADHD undiagnosed
- What perspectives of biomechanics for sport and training he's been influenced on
- Talking about his mentors that opened up a new way to look at movement
- His own model for how he wants to help individuals like himself

This is an awesome episode if you like to know the biomechanics of it movement. With George's wonderful accent and his ADHD mind, he takes down on a fascinating rabbit hole of understanding how movement works in the body. 

This is just part 1 as I will have him on again very soon to open up that can of worms he discusses in this episode!

For more info from George Ryles
- resurgent.athletic.performance@gmail.com

Nate Ruban was a former colleague of mine from Focus Fitness. He was an excellent strength and conditioning coach, as well as being an Athletic Therapist. After years of working at focus he started to look how his knowledge and experience could give him other opportunities in the realm of kinesiology, as it can be very tough for trainers to make a living. 

So he then found an opportunity to move out west to BC to work as an ergonomic advisor to workers on how to better work their jobs, safely and effectively without chronic pain. 

Ergonomics is the study of efficiency in the workplace environment, and when I came across this in school, it opened my mind to recognize how poorly set up we are. 

What’s really interesting about this conversation is so many, if not all people, will have something about their work environment that could be causing micro traumas to their joints and body. Nate is able to uncover some great concepts that everyone should be aware of

We discuss

• The difficulty of being an Athletic Therapist

• The challenges of him moving his life

• The differences and similarities between AT and being an ergonomic advisor

• What are the main mistakes made by people in their workplace

• Are standing desks good?

• What other equipment should one invest in?

• Fundamental principles and tools to use to improve your workplace

• What exercises should someone think about doing to help?

Although ergonomics isn’t the “sexy” study of human movement, it’s actually one of if not the most relevant to most of our lives, as we spend most of the day doing our work. It’s a great conversation and can really open up your mind to appreciate how to improve your workplace. 

I learnt a lot and I'm very certain you will too, especially if you find yourself behind a desk, or getting issues with chronic pain from work.

0:00 - Intro

1:15 - Episode start (greetings)

3:30 - Tell us about yourself, how did you grow up?

7:10 - What were some big moments growing up that created this perception of who you are as a positive person? (stories about living in the moment)

16:45 - Where your career started, and how it evolved

24:20 - What was the mental hurdle/barrier you had to overcome when you decided to change your path?

28:10 - Do you remember any specific points, where you felt that was a hard day/decision..?

31:15 - Realising this isnt the only way to feel/think

33:05 - Tell people what breathwork is about and how do you utilize it?

39:25 - Do you find new things come out during breathwork or do you try to go after certain things?

42:00 - Importance of a group/coach while practicing breathwork

45:50 - You embrace taking on big challenges, do you think this is from your upbringing? Do you have any other influences where you get that from?

49:20 - Surrounding yourself with people who are going to help you to achieve your goals

50:10 - What advice would you give to someone you see as a younger version of yourself?
54:10 - Don't wait for your vision of reality to come to you, you have to put in the work to make it happen

55:30 - Is there anything else in the works, what is your most recent ambition?

1:00:00 - Balance is unattainable, it's a lifelong process - a constant recalibration

1:03:45 - Contacts - How to find Lindsay online

1:04:40 - Outro/closing remarks

Robert Broten is a mental health and performance coach, and works with hockey players, to help control their emotions, and perform at their highest level. 

Robert has an interesting story to arrive in this career. He came from the same area as I did, near Starbuck, Manitoba. Also started as farm worker, but his initial career path took him into the city, eventually making good money as a sales representative. However, this didn’t give him the fulfillment he desired in life for a career. He felt something was missing. 

Robert later took a huge leap and invested in Neurolinguistic Programing (NLP) coaching and found a new passion. He realized that he could take this new education to one of his old passions of hockey to help young and experienced hockey players understand their emotions and mindsets to perform at their very best. 

This episode we take a deep dive into

-        The challenges Robert had to go through to change careers

-        The major risks he took

-        What drove him to make change

-        The mindset challenges that most athletes must over come

-        Great mindset tips on how to ensure any one can perform at a higher capacity

-        How to communicate with your inner child to better execute your day

This is a terrific conversation as we dive deep into what holds so many people back from things they want to accomplish. I learnt great tactics myself that I current use now that have been working great. (Specifically, the inner child stuff). 

Tons to enjoy and I recommend you share this to anyone you know who wants great mindset improvement for how they perform every day! 

For more information from the guests:
Jen Hernandes
 - https://www.jenniferhernandez.ca/
 - @jennifer_hernandez_coaching
 
 Kila Duncan
- purelystrong.com
- @purelystrongfitness

Megan Pomarensky
- https://www.mp-athletictherapy.com/
- @meganpomarensky

Shaquelle Hibbert
- @kinactivity

After leaving Boxing I struggled with body composition goals for quite some time, which led me into finally challenging a bodybuilding show. I wanted to share my story of what I've learnt through this venture.

In this show I describe:

- How I started in bodybuilding,

- How my last year went trying to aim for the last competition

- The new dietary strategies I used with the carnivore diet,

- The struggles I had trying to coach myself,

- The lessons I’ve learned and some great lessons for everyone to apply

- My plan for the future competitions and training plan​
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I also review some questions from some of my followers, about my bodybuilding challenges, aerobic training zones, and favourite core movements.
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Great episode to hear about the physical challenges, and more importantly the psychological challenge of improving physique that anyone can benefit from hearing!

2:00 - Tell us about yourself and how you grew up

5:20 - Being a Goalie

8:30 - Has the pressure you felt as a goalie helped you in other stressful life situations?

11:00 - Where do you feel you pull from your goal tending personality into handling stressful situations?

14:30 - Short talk about "intention" 

16:15 - What were some other big moments you draw back on to create this entrepreneurial mindset & want to take on life in a different way? 

22:40 - How did you transition from being in the gym and coaching to wanting to learn more about the business side

28:00 - Rewarding moments where you enjoy teaching, finding your calling

30:35 - What makes you want to go above and beyond. How did your mindset evolve into wanting to work for yourself? 

36:30 - What were the big hurdles that you had to overcome? 

            - overcoming unconscious beliefs

45:00 - Self-limiting beliefs

45:45 - Was there a trigger-point? "I have to surrender to this and be uncomfortable"

50:00 - Gunpowder for change

53:20 - If you were trying to give someone advice, create a level of drive and ambition, What kind of advice would you give someone?

 - getting to know yourself, aligning with values

58:00 - How would you define an internal value?

59:45 - What is your most recent ambition?

1:01:40  - Thanks for being on, contact information

1:02:45 - Outro

Do you have craving or binge eating challenges? 

Well Dr. Glenn specializes in helping you solve that exact problem. 

Dr. Glenn Livingstone is a Ph.D. veteran psychologist, who initially worked for the food industry to help enhance food pleasure. But then after many years of his own binge eating habits around chocolate which led him to obesity, he went on his own journey to understand and conquer his mind around his cravings and binge eating. 

In this conversation we dive deep into how many challenges Dr. Glenn had on his journey, what he’s come to understand about the psychology within cravings, and why he says he has an inner ‘pig’ inside him but we also focus on the great action steps someone can take in order to work against their own binge eating habits. 

If you want to understand better strategies to help your cravings or binge eating habits, this episode will do just that. 

In this episode we discuss

• Dr. Glenn’s story and how he battled obesity

• Dr. Glenn’s understanding of his love for chocolate

• Where cravings come from

• Discussing “why” doesn’t matter but “how” to fix it does

• Strategies he uses with clients for binge eating and cravings

• Can you moderate treats or should you abstain?

• Why does he have a pig inside of him? 

There was so much that I took from this episode, so I’m certain you will too. 

Find more From Dr. Glenn Livingstone 

https://www.defeatyourcravings.com/

Get your free ebook and resources on his website! 

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

This is a fun one! The VERY first in-person podcast episode to date! 

This is a two-part episode series, so in this first one, we caption the topic of sustaining fat loss!

AJ has great experience in helping coach some physique competitors in reverse dieting after a competition. Given AJ has been a trainer and nutrition coach for over 20 years, he has a great perspective on seeing how someone can sustain fat loss. 

Rich is an athletic therapist and gives a good perspective on different topics from a therapy standpoint, but also as someone closer to the general population person just trying to be in good shape. Given AJ and I are both trainers, we have biased perspectives, so Rich’s feedback on many topics is very helpful. 

In this episode we discuss

• Reverse dieting and how to do it

• Mistakes I made in his reverse diet

• How reverse dieting went VERY well for my client

• Can you sustain under 10% body fat all year round?

• Difference in body fat measuring tools

• What does someone need to consider sustaining their fat loss
  

This is a really fun one and a lot of very practical tips that you should be aware of when you want to keep the weight off, after your fat loss program!

Remember to share this with someone who needs to know more about sustainable fat loss!

Find more from AJ

On Instagram @AJzeglen

Find more from Rich

On Instagram @perimeter.therapy 

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Do you struggle with your psychology around food habits?

Maybe around food cravings?

Are you frustrated with your discipline and consistency? 

Well, we got to ask Laura these questions and so many more great tips to help you with the mindset of training and nutrition. 

Laura Cecarelli has her masters in kinesiology and is a PhD candidate for Clinical Psychology. She’s been working for years focusing on the psychological effects of sport on high-level athletes. More recently she’s been doing even more work in the clinical setting of psychology.

Laura is making her 2nd appearance here on the podcast, but this time as a Q&A for my clients. My clients had all submitted questions they would have for Laura, and we dove into a great conversation with her about uncovering the most common mindset problem we have in training and nutrition. 

This was initially just going to be for my clients, but the discussion was SO great I needed to share this with you. 

My clients asked some great questions, I guarantee you’ll have similar ones you would ask.

In this episode, we talk about

• Food cravings and how to manage them

• How to improve discipline and consistency

• How to manage social environments with your goals

• Strategies to push a workout

• Understanding how to be mentally/emotionally flexible 

• Laura’s best tip for behaviour change

There are so many great tips in this episode from Laura and a great conversation for you to learn from. 

Remember to share this with someone who needs mindset up with training and nutrition! 

Please leave a review if you enjoyed this episode!

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

This is a fascinating story. 

Did you realize that food could be the root of someone's depression? 

Evan Transue has this experience. Growing up he didn’t have much consideration for his food choices. But eventually, once he started supplementing with better vitamins, he noticed his mental health improved. This led him on his journey to find out as much as he could about how food can help someone physically and mentally. 

Evan is now a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition system, but he likes to call himself a Nutrition detective. He can help show people now only the foods they may have sensitivities that are affecting their health, but also how to apply the real practice of improving their life away from major stressors. 

We have a great conversation, about how he evolved his lifestyle, but also the practical lessons for you as a listener, to appreciate what to look for. 

In this episode, we talk about 

• How he came from depression and suicidal thoughts

• What a multivitamin did for his mental health

• What motivated him to stay on the healthy eating path

• Can someone eat sugar? 

• What is the difference between food allergy, intolerance and sensitivity

• How do they test sensitivity

• What should an individual look for without a full test

We have a great discussion and even practical applications for what you could do if you wanted to do your own elimination diet. 

Remember to share this with someone who you think is interested in nutrition! 

Please leave a review if you enjoyed this episode!

Find more from Evan Transue

https://buckscountylight.kartra.com/page/home

Instagram @buckscountylighttherapy 

https://www.functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com/ 

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Are you curious to hear from someone who outdid me in bodybuilding? 

Chris did just that! 

Chris Watson is an engineer by trade, but bodybuilding become a hobby and great passion over the last few years. 

He initially just started getting into fitness to improve his fitness and overall health in 2021. He saw great success in this, and after getting DEXA scan to find out he was under 10% body fat already, he was encouraged to try his first bodybuilding show. 

He smashed the competition and won first overall in bodybuilding and went on the pro-qualifier in which he placed 6th! 

This is SOOOO impressive because it was just his first competition but he did this WITHOUT a coach. 

This year we shared the stage to compete in bodybuilding overall, and he beat me. Which I think with how lean he was, is VERY fair. 

This is a really fun conversation because we dive into all the strategies he used for his prep and we compared them to mine. 

In this episode, we talk about

• How he got into bodybuilding

• How he planned for his first event

• How prepared for this show

• His nutrition progression

• His strength training progression

• His cardio protocol

• His after stage

• What he plans for next 

Super fun conversation, and I’m excited to chat with him again in the future to see how his building strategies are going, and how they may be different from mine. 

Remember to share this with someone who you think is interested in bodybuilding! 

Please leave a review if you enjoyed this episode!

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Curious about how a bodybuilding prep coach prepares his clients for the stage? 

Want to hear how my posing coach felt about my physique?

In this episode, we dive into all of that and more.

Brett Riffel is a fat loss coach and specializes in helping people prepare their training and nutrition for fitness competitions. He works with both men and women, in many different categories, and everything from beginners to those preparing to head to national level competition!

This year I hired Brett as my posing coach, given he had a great deal of experience as a prep coach and was very familiar with the stage. He was a massive impact on me, given my first show, I hardly knew how to hold my positions on stage and it was a large downfall that year. But with his help this year, I walked away with 4 metals. 

Brett didn’t just give me good posing routines, as I could see he was invested in my success and we would constantly chat about how my coach and I were planning out our prep. He would still give great advice, and we even made nutritional adjustments based on his recommendations. 

I wanted to dive into how he works with his clients so I could see how my style may have been different from his. 

In this episode, we talk about 

• How he got into the sport and coaching

• Where he starts the preparation 

• Nutritional strategies and progressions

• Training strategies and progressions

• How he felt about my physique 

• His thoughts on me competing in the future

We had sooooo much info to talk about the hour and a half he gave me flew by! 

So you’ll hear us agree we need to do a part II very soon. 

Remember to like, subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and share this episode if you enjoyed it!

Find more from Brett

On Instagram: @brett_riffel 

Or email brett.r@gfitwellness.ca

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

I have A LOT to tell you about the bodybuild competition prep!

You gotta listen to this episode. 

In a timeline sense, I am 90% of the way to the competition. But in a mindset sense, it’s really just started getting interesting and really tough. 

The last update I did was over 2 months ago, and I realized once I set my notes up for this episode I should have done something sooner, because I have pages of notes to go over with how my last 2 months went. 

And NOW it’s getting really interesting. 

This is a long podcast episode because I wanted to give you a solid update AND keep it present while I’m in the prep. 

This is because they are more top of mind and remember more of the challenges and changes that came up. 

Plus, there are amazing moments of mindset breakthroughs when you’re going through the toughest things. And so I felt getting an episode in while I’m VERY close and going through the hardest days, would be a very REAL reflection of how things are going. 

And I give you a great discussion with AJ (training and nutrition coach) and Brett (posing coach) to discuss peak week strategies! 

There is SOOOO much in this episode but here are the highlights

• Reflection of March training - Good and bad

• Reflection on April training - Good and bad

• Reflection on nutrition for the last 2 months

• How and why I got down to 1400 Calories with cardio

• Peak week discussion with AJ and Brett

• Big mindset shifts that have changed me during this prep

What is really valuable for you, is that the first 3/4 of this prep, was done very healthily and there are MANY helpful lessons everyone could use in a phase loss program. 

And even on the darker days I’m in now, I feel like the mindset pieces I over in this episode can help you in any of your own challenges. 

I really hope you enjoy this episode! 

Please like, subscribe, and share this with someone you think will enjoy it! 

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

This is a fun discussion! 

So many topics covered but Ben gives some amazing perspectives on so many ideas. 

Ben Smith is a fitness and nutrition coach, Army Veteran, and I’ll even say Mindset Coach, as he has his program based on the bedrock of good mindset strategies. 

Although Ben had a history of being in athletics and looking through the strength and conditioning lens, after years of meeting new clients, he started realizing an overall holistic approach that values the mind and body as one, he changed his practice for the better. 

Ben also has a really unique experience of being the training and nutrition coach for a performing and traveling band, which made this discussion super insightful to see how his different strategies help people in unique ways. 

My favorite part was discussion the about cold therapy, as he is a BIG advocate for it, and I have my feelings against it for specific situations. So we have a fun friendly debate! 

There was A LOT covered in this chat but here are some key parts you’ll want to tune into here.

In this episode, we chat about

• How get got into being a trainer

• What going through the military was like

• His struggles with Disordered Eating

• How do musicians train?

• Hot and Cold Therapy

• Why wouldn’t you use cold?

• Breathe Work 

• Mindset Tactics he recommends

• What’s his most recent ambition

This was truly a wonderful chat, and I highly recommend you check out Ben’s stuff. Even within this chat, I can tell he’s a super calming, kind, and empowering soul. 

Please remember to like, subscribe, follow, leave a 5-star review, and share this episode!

Find more from Ben Smith:

On Instagram: @benveesmith

https://www.benveesmith.com/ 

Find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Have you ever heard of breathwork?

If you haven’t, this is a great podcast for you.

If you have, this is a great podcast for you. 

Benedict Beaumont is a breathwork coach and educates others to become breathwork coaches. He initially started his path as a musician, then into being a teacher but he felt a bigger calling of being out in the world, and find his true purpose. 

Within a long journey of truly searching for enlightenment, after many years of meditation training and yoga, he finally stumbled upon someone teaching breathwork. 

He said with the first 5 breaths he found the enlightenment he’d always been searching for. He could feel something truly change within himself.

This conversation is extra special…

He actually runs us through a breathwork session! 

In this episode, we talk about

• How he transitioned from musician to teacher

• How he found his calling in breathwork

• What breathe work is and what various types

• What benefits does breathwork have

• Walks us through a breathwork session for 3 minutes (very effective)

• We discuss body wisdom vs. thinking

• And how he helps many others with his breathwork education

This was a really cool and different episode. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as you’ll hear I had my own little breakthrough within the little 3-minute session. 

To find more from Benedict 

www.makesomebreathingspace.com 

This is the Breathing Space Membership area: https://www.makesomebreathingspace.com/membership. For YOU Benedict is offering a free month's membership. 

The code STRONGAMBITION will make the first month free. Afterward, it is $9.99 but of course, can be canceled at any time.

To find more from Rhyland 

On Instagram/TikTok/YouTube: @rqtrainingnutrition 

Twitter: @QuallyRhyland 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Want to hear how Trainers think alike? 

So Daniel Raz Israeli is also a fellow online trainer and in this episode, we get to dive into how he helps people lose over 30lbs just at home!

Daniel started his passion for fitness in university, despite other school colleagues wanting to do physio, he felt the passion to help people with confidence through movement. 

I was super excited to dive into how he helps people by using only body weight movements because I am more of a gym goer myself. 

This conversation was particularly fun because we dove into common challenges both see with clients when it comes to nutrition, training, and consistency. 

I even challenge some of my own problems with at-home strength training, in which he discusses how he manages to overcome obstacles with limited equipment. 

And after this discussion with him, it even changed my perspective of at-home body weight workout actually maybe being even better than going to the gym for some people!

Main topics we cover in this conversation

• How he great up and got started in fitness

• Why he decided to become a trainer

• Why he feels at home bodyweight workout works well

• How he manages to help clients with nutrition 

• How to manage client’s ideas around having a slow Metabolism

• His ideas for at-home training of his clients

• The biggest problems he has to help them overcome

I had a lot of fun with it and I’m certain you’ll enjoy it as well!

Please remember to like, subscribe, leave a review, and share with someone who this message could help! 

More From Daniel Raz Israeli

https://www.danielrazfit.com/ 

On Twitter Daniel Raz

On Instagram danielrazfit

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Allan Misner has a fascinating story. 

When Allan was working in a Fortune 500 company, but not taking good care of his health, he had a life-changing perspective. One day by watching his daughter compete in a CrossFit competition, he realized he wanted to be participating, not just a spectator in her life. 

Now over the age of 40, this didn’t come easy. But he set on a determined path to losing over 40lbs of body fat, and gaining 10lbs of muscle! He is now running his own online training and nutrition program, and a very successful podcast (with over 565 episodes) called 40+ Fitness. 

This is a great transformation story and Allan has awesome simple analogies for everyone to appreciate what it takes to change your life so drastically. 

In this episode, we talk about

• What inspired his change

• How he trained to keep up with his 21-year-old daughter in his 40s during a tough mudder run!

• The roadblocks he had to overcome

• How he left the office and started his training business

• What principles he recommends to his clients

• How he started his podcast and what it’s about

• What his book is about

• His most recent ambition for healthy living

Truly a terrific conversation with Allan and I highly recommend you check out his podcast and book!

To get more from Allan Misner

On Facebook/Linked In: Allan Misner 

On YouTube: @AllanMisner8795

Podcast: 40+ Fitness

Web. https://40plusfitness.com/ 

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

We are at 50 episodes! 

Wow! That’s 2 years and it goes by quickly! 

In this very special episode, I wanted to give you something really awesome and different so you get to see a LIVE planning session with me and AJ Zeglen!

If you’re not familiar with AJ, he’s my old boss, mentor, and now whiskey-drinking buddy. 

He’s been a strength coach for nearly 20 years, and he’s done 4 bodybuilding shows himself! 

AJ actually helped coach me on my first show and I wanted him to help me with my 2nd so we can put out heads and knowledge together to do even BETTER than I did last time. 

I had a show I did 4 years ago, and since then I have learned a lot, not to mention the research has changed a great deal in both Nutrition and Training! 

So we do a full planning session with each other life for you to hear! 

In this episode we discuss

• What my next phase of training should look like

• What we understand about hypertrophy and how it’s changed

• How I could roughly plan my nutrition in the 16-week prep

• How will my training change in the cut phase

• How he will help hold me accountable for progress

Super fun episode and I know you’ll get a lot out of it! 

More from AJ 

Instagram @focusfitnesstn

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Dead Cordingley is currently doing his Ph.D. at the University of Manitoba in the Applied Health faculty. Within his experience of doing his Masters, and working as a research associate for so many years, he’s not only familiar with the papers, but also the process of how the research is discovered. 

I met Dean at Focus Fitness while working as a research associate. Any time I got a chance, I would ask him about what he’s seen in the research about different topics. Dean would always have great new and exciting research facts for me. 

And that’s why I was so excited to have him on this episode! I dove into some burning questions I had about what he’s seen. The great thing he always says is “It depends” and this is a great sign he knows, nothing is absolute and context matters. 

In this episode, we talk about

• How he got into research

• What research says about hypertrophy/Muscle building training

• How hard should you train?

• How to be cautious of overtraining

• How to lose body fat and gain muscle

• New interesting research he’s discovered

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Nada Hassan is a physical therapist, but also a competitive powerlifter herself. Because of that, she specializes in helping barbell athletes overcome their injuries, and feel strong again. 

Not only does she have a great experience in powerlifting…she’s actually set a Canadian record in deadlifting! 

This last August I had Nada reach out to me on Instagram, one day when I was complaining about my knee issue in a comments section. 

After seeing her Instagram, I was excited, as she already works with barbell athletes, but then I saw her deadlift numbers… 

445lbs Deadlift, Squat 355lbs, Bench 265lbs. at 63KG bodyweight. That’s amazing. 

In This Episode, We Talk About:

• Her history of sports when she started

• How she set records 

• The use of RPE in lifting

• Conventional vs. Sumo Deadlifting

• Fundamental advice to prevent injuries

• Her powerlifting ambition coming up

More from Nada

On Instagram @phoenix.reborn.nada

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Reed Davis is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (HHP) and Certified Nutritional Therapist (CNT), an expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle medicine. He is the Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® (FDN) and the FDN Certification Course with over 4,000 graduates in 50 countries

In this discussion, we dive into what he’s discovered about food sensitivities with the appropriate diagnostic testing, but also discuss the terrific foundational principles to help other aspects of a person's life that affect wellness. 

Reed does a great job of describing what it truly means to have a Holistic approach to healing someone because he “treats the patient, not the paper.” In other words, he looks at all the factors that can affect someone’s health as a whole, that than just something that a test result may show on a piece of paper. 

In this episode we discuss 

• How he got into functional medicine 

• His food sensitivity diagnostic tools

• The principles he teaches his students on how to treat clients

• The challenges within modern science

• How adrenal fatigue and thyroid function aren’t handled properly

• The program he’s created to educate others

Remember to share this episode, like, subscribe, and please leave a 5-star review! 

More from Reed and his course to check out!

www.FDNtraining.com/ambition

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Mitch Calvert has a sports writer and has now been an online trainer for over 10 years (before it was cool). However, what makes his story great is that he came from being a very high BMI to what would be classified as obese, and he said to himself “I’m not going just be a statistic.” He has turned his life to now be a fit dad that trains over 150+ clients in the city and helps them get great results. 

I met Mitch through an online business coaching mentorship program, and he reached out to our group as a fellow Winnipegger. I very much appreciated Mitch’s kindness to reach out to me, but also I was fascinated to see his story was so different because he came from being very overweight and had to battle into a healthy lifestyle. But he also doesn’t talk about extreme behaviours or say that you need 6-pack abs, but rather finding the health and fitness that empowers you to live a happy lifestyle. 

In this episode, we talk about 

• How he got into fitness and online training

• His biggest mindset shifts to overcome

• The tactics he tried and the ones that helped him the most

• How he helps his clients manage their change

• His current fitness and diet goals

This is a great story about overcoming an identity and helping others through that journey. 

Remember to like, subscribe, leave a review, and share this with someone you know this may help! 

More from Mitch

On Instagram @mitchcalvertfitness 

www.mitchcalvert.com

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

On YouTube: Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

How could you even know that answer? 

Jen and I dive deep into this and I think we found a great answer for it… Through curiosity and discomfort. 

Jen Hernandez was another friend I met through maverick coaching, and she specializes in helping people discover confidence and clarity in their life. You may say “Life Coach” but I think that’s too simple and you’ll see why when you hear her speak. 

Jen went through a long tough haul in the military but her soul became restless. We dive into her challenging evolution but also how you need to have curiosity about your own character in order to live a life you love. 

In the episode we discuss

• Her experience in the military 

• Why the military wasn’t good for her

• How she changed her path and her identity 

• What is it to be authentic? 

• How can others find a life of love? 

• Her amazing new ambitious journey 

Remember to like, subscribe, leave a review, and share this with someone you know this may help! 

More from Jen

On Instagram @jennifer_hernandez_coaching

https://www.jenniferhernandez.ca/ 

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Did you have a childhood dream of playing a sport but felt like you didn’t have the talent? 

Well so did Matt Bailey, but he didn’t let that stop him. I met Matt at Focus Fitness, over 10 years ago, and he was just starting off playing junior hockey. 

Matt has an incredible story of initially being denied by teams at a young age, but one day making his way to playing a great hockey career in the AHL and European hockey leagues!

In this episode we discuss

• Matt grew up in hockey

• The influences that drove him forward

• The biggest adversity he had to overcome in the sport

• The mindset skills that helped him move forward

• How he overcame a major injury that helped him in the long run

• Where he has his current ambitions 

I loved his inspirational mindset in this discussion, and I’m certain you’ll appreciate it as well. 

Remember to like, subscribe, and share this episode, especially with anyone who needs inspiration! 

LinkedIn: Matthew Bailey | LinkedIn

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Shaquelle Hibbert is a kinesiologist, that specializes in those challenged with chronic conditions, especially diabetes, to reclaim their health and lifestyle. What’s really special about her approach is focusing on improving their perceptions of what ‘health’ can be defined as. 

Shaq and I come from very different approaches, as she focuses on intuitive eating, I focus on educating with more metrics of calorie tracking. She has her individuals set their own perception of what a healthy body is, whereas I encourage individuals to strive for leaner physiques. 

What makes this conversation great is we both agree on what health is or what it can be for so many people. 

Topics we discussed

• Shaquelle’s upbringing and how she got into fitness

• Her own fitness journey and experience of being prediabetic

• How she works with her clients to redefine health

• The HAES movement and how it can be good or bad

• What ambitions does she have for herself in fitness

This is a really cool conversation as we both seek similar things but with different goals in mind. 

Remember to share this with anyone who has body image challenges as Shaquelle will be an excellent coach to support you!

More from Shaquelle

On Instagram @KinActivity   

More From Rhyland

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

On TikTok Rhyland Qually

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Returning to the podcast is Jon Jorundson  and Brent Lohmer, my strength coach friends! 

We chat each week about business or fitness, so why not record it? 

Both Jon and Brent have great experience with their clients in the strength of strength and conditioning for an aging but athletic population. This was a great time to discuss all the major mistakes we see people making with strength and give some great tips to improve your training. 

In this episode we discuss

• The biggest mistakes we see that bothers us in strength

• The best tips that people probably don’t know about strength

• The best and worst part about being a business owner and the similarities it has to someone taking care of their own fitness 

Even though that’s just a few topics, it was a lot of info going back and forth and I enjoy the discussion. I’m certain you will learn lots! 

Remember to like, subscribe and share with a fellow strength lover! 

For more info from

Jon Jorundson 

on Instagram @JonJorundson 

Or http://jj-strength.com 

Brent Lohmer 

Instagram: @brent_lohmer

Website: https://www.superheromoviefit.com/

Rhyland Qually 

On Instagram @rqtrainingnutrition 

www.RQtrainingnutrition.com

Jonathan Quinit is the founder and owner of Quinit Boxing in Vancouver, and this business is only a few years old but thriving!

The gym's instagram account alone has over 63 thousand followers! 

This is because Jon is an amazing coach, and a former national champion himself. He speaks with very practical and tactical advice, but with great passion. 

In this episode we discuss his career and the evolution of his gym.

The main topics we cover:

- Jon’s initial upbringing involving him in martial arts

- His first experience on a big stage of boxing

- He gives advice for boxers that are coming up

- Discussing his gyms current set and systems

- We discuss boxing training techniques

- What Jon is most excited about in his gym now

If you want to learn more from Jon 

Instagram: @quinitboxing

This was a good time for self-reflection and share my trials and tribulations with you. In this episode you'll hear some solid ranting but always trying to describe this in the form of a lesson for me, and hopefully for you as well.

In this episode I discuss
- My fitness goals from Fall to now
- The challenges of stress and bed bugs
- The Body building cut for a photoshoot
- The Yo-yo after
- My habits of Binging
- My habit of using weed
- How I'll change my course for the future

This is a bit of a public video journal, as I hope to be transparent in my challenges, so others can relate the struggle and learn from my mistakes.

Please remember to like, subscribe, follow, and share this with someone else you know has a binging or weed habit because they will very likely relate!

More from Rhyland
- IG: @RQtrainingnutrition
- Website: www.rqtrainingnutrition.com

Adele Spraggon is an award-winning author and international speaker. She has set out on a journey to figure out why the personal and profession development methodologies didn’t work for her for so many years. 

She discovered after she went back to school to learn about neurology and behaviour sciences, that there was simply more to the picture. From her stance we’re looking at the wrong concept. Rather than looking at the Goal, look at the pattern of thinking, and you’ll find you become the person that will achieve the goal. 

In the episode we discuss

• Where she started her own path

• How she struggled herself with personal development

• Going back to school to relearn behaviour change

• Discovering the behaviour is about patterns

• Her 4 step system to create new patterns

• Discussing why this is such an effective strategy

• How this can be applied to food or exercise habits

• And her future ambitions

Truly a fascinating perspective of behaviour change and I know I look forward to getting her book myself and giving this 4 step system a try. 

To find more from Adele check out her website https://www.adelespraggon.com/ 

Remember to like, follow, and share this podcast!

Continuation of last week's podcast conversation. 

Again, I can't state enough how fun it is to talk with AJ, as he's an very insightful person but also a weight lifting bro like myself. Even after this conversation I walked away with a little more wisdom from him. 

In this conversation there are a few different topics 

- AJ's goals for new year for Strength

- Problems with motivation

- Problem with Boxing systems of teaching 

- Using "drill-like" mindset to implement habits

- People are the experts of their own problems

- What else did AJ learn from this past year?

- Good teachers vs. Bad Professors

- Barefoot style training vs. Running shoes for training

- What else is AJ focusing on the new year

- What's Rhyland's word for the new year?

I hope you learn a lot from this series and please leave a comment on what you thought about whiskey and barbells! 

We will very likely do more in the future and would love to answer any questions you have.

Remember to like, subscribe, and share this episode with a friend! 

Over the years, Christmas has been both so much fun but also disappointing and fueled my poor eating behavior. 

The mindset was to diet super well until the holidays, then 'Jump Off The Wagon' and binge eat until it hurt my stomach. 

This podcast I wanted to tell my story about how it's evolved so much, and I can honestly say I'm super proud of the person I'm evolving into. 

In this episode I discuss:

• My holiday yo-yo eating traditions

• What excessive restriction led me to

• The evolution I took to improve my relationship with food

• Open discussion about my relationship with weed and how it affected my eating

• The major lessons I've learnt that helped me finally get control and stop repeating my old behaviour

If you have had any issues with controlling yourself around the holidays and food, this is a great podcast for you to hear the strategies I used each year to get better and better at controlling my behaviour AND still enjoying the foods I love. 

0:00 Intro

1:05 - Introductions

2:00 - Tell us what let you into your field?

5:00 - Epiphany moment

7:00 - How did you try to make that pivot to break away from long work hours?

14:20 - What were some of the hard parts of the 10 calls per day for 10 months that you had to go through?

18:30 - Did you find personal growth within that period of time of 10 calls per day?

21:50 - What were the steps like after your first win for your company?

28:00 - Tell us about this concept that you help businesses with?

37:40 - What other tactics do you get people to implement?

43:00 - Productivity in the activity

48:20 - What are some things that people don’t think about that can be a game changer?

51:15 - How do you convince businesses or individuals that what you are offering to them has value?

56:50 - Where is your business going?

59:45 - Outro

Mads Frits is the founder of the Growth Island podcast on health, performance, business and life’s bigger mysteries, covering more than 80 episodes with global experts. One of his biggest passions is building health-related impact ventures and during the past years, he has co-built 3 successful start-ups with KRING.

In this episode we talk about:

• What can you do to increase happiness?

• What should a business owner think about during a start up?

• What are good strategies for behaviour change?

• What is biohacking?

• How to live with more energy and better health?

Find more from Mads Fritts

- Growthisland.com

- mads@growthisland.com

- Instagram @madsmf

0:00 - Opening thoughts

1:30 - Start

2:00 - Tell us about yourself, Alicia

4:00 - Tell us about some big moments growing up that changed your perception

6:35 - Struggling throughout your teens and into your early twenties..

9:30 - Binging is just a habit

12:00 - How did you continue to evolve, to improve your habits?

14:50 - What were some pivital lessons for you when it came to the idea of emotional eating?

19:30 - Mindfulness

25:00 - What are some tips that you give people to recognize and handle the stresses of life?

30:00 - Emotions

38:35 - How do you train satiety with your clients?

49:00 - Do you have any advice for clients around food holiday events?

53:00 - Do you still teach your clients about calories?

56:20 - Do you do a body composition assessment in any way with clients?

59:50 - Do you have or suggest exercise programs for clients?

1:02:00 - What does your food strategy look like?

1:07:00 - What is your most recent ambition, what are you moving towards?

1:09:15 - Outgoing thoughts

This week I wanted to go solo and breakdown something that I’ve had a long poor relationship with - Metabolism.

I hated it when I would hear people say “You have a slow metabolism.” It didn’t make sense to me. I also got really confused by the idea of a “broken” metabolism. What was the missing picture?

So this week I will break this shit down. I explain what goes into metabolism and I answer a great question about strength training for boxers.

This episode has some awesome lessons for metabolism:

- What are the 4 parts of metabolism

- What is controllable and noncontrollable?

- What is a fast metabolism vs. slow metabolism?

- How does your lifestyle development around food effect it?

- What behaviours do you need to work on?

- Is cardio good or bad?

- What should you take away from this?

For the boxing strength lesson

- Fundamental focus for a strength coach

- Where most boxers should start

- How many days a week

- What does a typical split look like

- Some ideas for exercises

I had a lot of fun in this episode because when you give me a topic and mic I will go to town. Some very valuable information for anyone to learn about their metabolism better and habits around it.

0:00 - Intro

0:45 - Conversation start

3:00 - Chris tells about his background

14:15 - You recently have understood that you have ADHD, when you reflect back on it do you see the pros and cons to your upbringing? 

23:45  - Are there any other great inspirations or moments that really shifted you in your upbringing?

29:50 - What were some of the big “AH” moments that you had with the coach Bill Hartman?

35:00 - How did those coaches resolve your issues, and what issues were they?

43:45 - What PRI tries to do

55:30 - How did you evolve from a strength and conditioning background to be focused on helping people adapt to pain and being able to train?

1:02:45 - Frustration and ADHD

1:05:20 - Bills Model 

1:31:45 - What is your target demographic? Who is a great client for you and why do you like working with those people?

1:41:35 - What is your most recent ambition? 

1:47:50 - George Ryles contact information

1:49:33 - Outro

Laura Ceccarelli (M.A.) completed her master’s in Kinesiology at the University of Manitoba and is currently enrolled in the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology. 

Her research examined the influence of self-compassion on athlete’s psychological and physiological responses to stress and recovery and better understanding mental health among student athletes. 

She has also been involved in research projects examining the impact of psychological factors on engagement in physical activity for individuals trying to increase their activity or maintain health behaviour in the midst of health challenges (chronic disease, pregnancy, and post-partum). 

Laura is passionate about mental health and supporting mental wellness in the pursuit of health and performance. 

In this episode we dig into her research and mindset tools for behaviour change including:

• Her research discovering the stress athletes experience when remembering past events

• Understanding your why and keeping it close

• Creating habits on a small scale

• Self compassion to improve adherence

This was a really fun conversation as we really dug into all the fundamental practices that individuals need to consider when trying to work on behaviour change. 

 Almost all of these strategies are a part of the Mindset toolkit provided to my clients with the NEM series. 

Want to know more about the NEM series? Click here to see how I help my clients with their motivation and mindset. 

Lindsay is a copywriting coach with maverick coaching academy and has recently started her own breathwork coaching for her Goddess Circle women’s group. 

Lindsay has been an amazing coach for myself throughout the time I’ve spent at Maverick Coaching Academy for fitness and therapy coaches. I still remember the first day I met her in person, without hesitation and huge smile she came up and hugged me. We had only met online up to this point a few times and she came in like a ball of energy and love. 

Lindsay has an incredible story of changing the norms and chasing passion. She started out as a librarian, but recognized her lack of content with what she was doing and pursued a career as a personal trainer. She then evolved to be a copywriting coach with the Maverick Coaching academy and now into breath work coaching. 

This episode is great as we dive into some great topics:

• How she grew up and what inspired her

• Her father influencing her

• Changing career paths

• Challenges of changing careers

• Self Trust

• What is breathwork? 

• Advice for others to want a path for themselves

Find more from Lindsay:

Lindsayjanewrites.com

@iamlindsayjane 

This is special podcast as we do a Round Table Discussion, inviting multiple guests that have common interests and goals.

This week I interview four other members of the Maverick Coaching academy, which are all business owners trying to make their own name brand to help make an impact in the fitness industry.

This episode's guests and their mission:

Jennifer works as a self-love coach, to help people find their soul's purpose.

Kila works as a strength coach that now mentors trainers to educate their clients.

Megan with great experience as an athletic therapist, focuses on empowerment to help people move freely without pain, focuses on person-centered healthcare, and mentor to other athletic/physiotherapists.

Shaquelle through personal coaching empowers women to create a loving relationship with their bodies while developing a healthy lifestyle with her mindful positivity system. 

In this episode, we dive into what makes their business each unique, what challenges them most as a business owner, what inspires them the most, and what's their biggest ambition in their business.

The most interesting thing about this episode is that we expose ourselves to our flaws as business owners trying to make it work, but also really express that passion and desire to create the positive change we want to see in the world. All the stories are similar in the attitude and energy, but unique stories within the perspective of what is behind the fire that drives us forward.

0:00 - intro

1:30 - Podcast start

4:00 - Carnivore diet/bulking/tracking calories

8:00 - Bulked too much/show got moved back

10:00 - Self-doubt

13:00 - Agreement with client to keep each other accountable

15:30 - Intuitive eating

18:00 - Last 2 weeks - back to tracking and cardio due to worries/competitive mindset

19:15 - Results and lessons learned

21:00 - Weekend struggles with diet

22:30 - Energy balance and satiety

25:00 - Bulking slow

27:30 - Own your weight

29:00 - Quitting Marijuana

32:00 - Rebound weight

35:00 - Enjoying the workouts, love lifting

39:00 - I don't love body building competitions, but I do love body building

41:00 - If you want to make a significant change, get a coach

44:30 - Fitness and nutrition is a lifestyle journey

48:00 - Question: If you had the chance, what would you say to your old self from the first time you competed?

52:00 - Question: What is the hardest part of leaning out for you?

54:45 - Question: Aerobic vs anaerobic / lactic vs alactic training

1:07:45  - Favorite core training exercise?

1:09:30 - Thanks for listening/outro

Gavin McHale was a coworker of Rhyland’s at his first gym of employment, Focus Fitness.

Gavin started as a strength conditioning coach at Focus Fitness and has since gone on a incredible personal journey of growth and overcoming pre-conceived notions he originally had thought were the keys to success. Gavin has since started his own company called the Maverick coaching Academy to help fitness professionals scale their business to 6 figures through business mentorship.

Gavin has discovered in himself what his core values are, and after applying these values to his business model he has achieved the success he knew he was always capable of. 

"I enjoy serving the world by helping shift peoples’ perspective, and getting them to see things in a new light. "

In this podcast great topics get uncovered

-        Impact of being a goalie on mindset

-        the pressure of success

-        Value of mindset and intention

-        Impact of self-limiting beliefs

-        "Gunpowder for change”

-        What is a value for life

This podcast was an enjoyable and educational listen, it is abundantly clear that Gavin is dedicated and passionate about what he does. 

For more from Gavin check out

-        Coaches Playground Podcast

-        @Gavinmchale1

-        Maverickcoachingacademy.ca

2:00 - Mel tells listeners more about herself - what got her into her field

5:45 - To be an effective athletic therapist you should be an effective strength coach as well

6:45 - Growing up, what were some big moments that made you feel more ambitious?

9:20  - How did positive influences keep you going in the right direction?

              -tells story of how persistence yields results and opportunity

12:00 - Was there anything else that really fostered your discipline ?

              (how did you practice your discipline?)

14:00 - What would you say are some of the biggest challenges you've had to overcome?

16:20 - Continuing education while being a new mother

              -   importance of routine & time management

18:45 - What really inspired you to excel so much and continue to improve and keep growing?

21:40 - Speaks of high level clients

25:00 - How did you get involved with coaching/training Curlers?

28:40 - How do you like and apply the combination of strength training/physio therapy?

30:00 - What type of mistakes do you see in physiotherapists? Speaks on how the trade is evolving into more strength/conditioning

31:45 - Can you explain the difference between mobility and flexibility in physio therapy

35:00 - How do you recommend people implement mobility and flexibility?

37:00 - How much time should people dedicate to addressing mobility? 

40:00 - How often do you utilize mobility during rests

              - using it more but depends on the client

41:00 - How do you pair mobility with strength training?

              - know the client (past injuries)

44:00 - What is an appropriate amount of time for an effective strength conditioning workout?

45:45 - What is an appropriate amount of additional work? 

47:30 - How do you notice and overcome overtraining in high level athletes?

53:00 - What advice would you give your kids to encourage the development of growth and ambition that you have? (Chase your passion)

55:00 - What is your most recent ambition? (Online coaching)

56:00 - Outro, importance of individual assessment and training

Jodi Toews

How to live determined and live a dream life in the Mountains.

Could you imagine changing career paths 3 times?

Could you move your whole life along the way so you could live closer to the mountains?

Well that's Jodi's story.

Jodi Toews was a coworker of mine at my first gym of employment, Focus Fitness. She began in a small town of Killarney Manitoba, and chased a passion for the sport of Volleyball to take her to High level as a ticket out of the small town. Although she initially studied Fine Arts, she discovered an interest in perusing Athletic Therapy at the University of Manitoba.

After years of working as an AT and Trainer at Focus Fitness, she discovered an opportunity to take an internship out west to Calgary, without even knowing there was a job possibility after. She risked it to be closer to the mountains, and it worked out to get her a full-time position after. Jodi still desired to be even closer to the mountains, and so she took a leap to start her own graphic design business moving farther west to BC where she currently resides.

This is great conversation to discover the mindset it takes to jump career paths, and move your life with determination and courage. Jodi has a goal oriented mindset, and when she sees something she wants, she goes after it. We dive into her story and the mindset challenges she had to manage along the way.

Jodi Toews Design is a graphic design studio focused on helping business owners in the health and exercise science industry build strong clear brands they are excited to share.  They do this through strategic branding, logos and websites.

You can follow them on Instagram by looking up @joditoewsdesign or https://www.instagram.com/joditoewsdesign/.

Website: www.joditoews.ca

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JT Smith was one of the founders of United Boxing Club with Ryan Savage. They started with renting space from community clubs, until one day they found their own space. United grew with high quality athletes and as a Level 4 Boxing Coach, JT helped take athletes all the way to National Gold. 

This is a great episode to understand importance of what to know as a young up and coming athlete. JT gives great advice to recognize the importance of the system of how amateur sport is organized, understand the rules of the sport, and the value of a certified coach that can help so much.

When I first started in boxing competitively at United, JT was the first person I spoke with after the first class, I was sold. He has the insight of the sport from his experience and has a great technical approach to teaching athletes. Enjoy this episode and take some notes, as I know I even did when he went into some details of the high end national level requirements for carded athletes.

2:35 - JT comes on greetings w/ story meeting JT

4:13 - Jt introduces himself

9:45 - Starting united boxing

13:10  - JTs view on progression

15:00 - back to progression - prize fighter - screening fighters - 

16:45 - difference structure between prize fighting and (Olympic and amateur style) boxing

21:55 - JT how matches are made in Olympic boxing, Talks about sanctioning body + origin

24:15 - 6 things boxers need to work on

29:00 - Rhyland reacts, appreciate ‘make sure you get a real coach’

29:55 - Difference between Technique vs. Strategy

33:15 - The boxing equation

35:00 -  Rhyland reacts - exchanges reactionary, everything happens so fast it’s reactionary

37:50 - Coach is greatest honest feedback

38:50 - JT story about Gfs dad “ You more you know, the more you realize you don’t know”

40:50 - Have some respect because most people are doing this for free

42:11 - Drills importance

AJ Zeglen has been a strength coach for over a decade, and working with Focus Fitness as their manager. He’s had experience in sport as a football player as running back and played at a college level when he was younger. He fell in love with the gym and made it his passion.

When he was growing up the main influences were stars like Arnold Shwartzner, and so this lead AJ into the realm of body building as well. AJ has competed at 5 shows, and one he had done just 4 years ago while I was working beside him at Focus Fitness. It was inspiring to see your boss go through such an epic challenge, and he ended up placing 2nd overall.

AJ is one of my biggest mentors I’ve ever had, and specifically in the realm of Training and Nutrition. He’s knowledge to this day blows me away with how vast his understanding is.

This is a great conversation about the major mistakes and misconceptions people make around strength training. Everything from going to little or too hard. And we finish off with a really good discussions about the unique challenges that go into the art of body building. Great conversation and a lot to learn from.

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@focusfitnesstn

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1:30 Kristen describes her where she came from, her upbringing with a family business of chiropractic, and having a track and field background, into her current lifestyle

3:00 Experience of track and field 

6:00 What were defining moments fostering her ambition

7:30 Discussion around junior champions not being senior champions in athletics

9:30 What started her path on food

11:00 Kristin describes her families major impact on healthy eating

14:00 Asking Kristen how she gets her clients motivated for clean eating

17:00 Food culture 

19:00 Misconceptions of food

22:30 Guilt around food

23:30 How did she manage to improve calorie awareness 

28:00 Problems of self confidence 

31:00 Improving identity 

34:30 Let’s talk about the GUT and why is it important, what issues happen? 

38:00 Are all grains bad for us?

40:30 Why does Kristen think research push away from whole food paleo? 

42:00 Talking about regenerative agriculture for cattle farming

44:00 Transition of the Paleo diet

46:00 What do you think of the carnivore diet?

51:00 What can you tell us about the plant paradox and sensitivities around lectins and other food reactions from plants?

56:00 Discussion around oxalates as a risk

59:00 Challenges of changing diet’s, pros and cons

62:00 Discussing around where the food research is going

64:00 Challenges in current nutrition Research

68:00 What has shifted Kristen‘s paradigm of thinking the most recently?

71:00 Pros and Cons of protein shakes 

72:00 How is Kristen Eating?

74:00 What Kristen’s ambition?

Ep 6 Quality Q and A – Rhyland answers Questions from Instagram

 This week’s episode is about answering questions submitted by the Instagram followers. This is referred to as Quality Q and A because I wanted to give quality answers, by supporting some of the opinions with research. Even with some of the papers, there is still an opinion to be had from the information.

This episode is PACKED with great topics to be covered, as we dive into; how much protein, 6 pack abs, how many calories, how to gain size, reviewing issues around injuries in sport, heart rate monitoring, fasted cardio, protein bar supplements, hill sprints, and even my history of fitness and current dieting routine.

This episode is special as it will also be posted as an IGTV for those who requested it, and there is some visual aids with some of the description of the episodes.

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 2:00 How much protein should I intake to retain strength and shrink my power belly?

3:30 Best Advice for 6-pack Abs?

6:45 How do you know if you’re too low and need to increase calories to burn fat?

12:00 What is the best way to gain weight if you’ve always been small/fast metabolism?

19:00 Fasted Workouts Yay or nay?

21:00 What got you interested in Fitness and nutrition?

24:00 Lower back hip injury, how can I maintain everything I’ve Gained without hurting myself again?

30:00 I can’t get to my max heart rate. Am I pushing hard enough or should I change my workout?       

35:30 Are protein bars like Quest, or Cliff Healthy?

40:00 What do you think about hill sprints?

42:00 Are you eating poultry or fish or just red meat?

Mellissa Skibinski was a coworker of Rhyland’s at his first gym of employment, Focus Fitness. She graduated from The University of Manitoba with a degree in Athletic Therapy, and returned later to obtain her Masters in Physiotherapy in 2014.  

Mel’s impressive and ambitious mindset originates from both her environment growing up, as well as from within. Even from an early age her mother would have to tell her that she should 'slow down' and she was always trying to do too much. Mel relates that her ambition comes from a sense of pride, her environment growing up, and from the dedication/drive she sees in the athletes that she works with. 

This conversation dives into the importance of having the will to try even in the face of uncertainty. When you run into obstacles that range from starting a family to owning a successful business during a pandemic, it is important to always keep pushing and managing your time appropriately to accomplish your goals. 

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0:00  - Intro “Ambition with Jodi Toews”

1:24 - Start of podcast

1:53 - Jodi Toews, tell us about yourself

3:12 - Hometown

4:00 - Evolution from small town to larger city

·         Growing up

5:10 - What was your motivation, how did you know “I gotta stick to this?” (Volleyball)

 6:23 - What were some big moments for you? “I’m going to take this seriously” 

 7:25 - Can you talk a little bit about your career changes? “Fine arts to A/T” 

 9:23 - Curious about your experience going through that schooling?

 1:35 - Rhyland speaks on  “More is more”

 12:15 - Education is learning how to take a test, vs critical thinking required during mentorship

 13:10 - Jodi asks Rhyland if his decisions were ever challenged by professors

 14:07 - Transition from Focus Fitness to Knee Clinic

 17:07 - Rhyland talks about how Jodis determination “Makes it Work”

 18:30 - No one is good at their job in the first year

 19:40 - Pivoting at room for growth ceiling

 21:50 - Growth Mindset

 22:40 - Big moments in becoming an ambitious person

• Clarity in knowing what you want

• Enjoyment in overcoming the challenge

 26:22 - Jason Brooks & Neutral thinking

 27:00 - What were some big moments you had to overcome “Bear down & ignore sounds and grind through it”

 29:00 - Mountain biking & Personal growth intertwined

 30:15 - When did you start getting into mountain biking?

 31:20 - The transition into graphic design + Importance of coaching

 34:30 - If you could give a younger version of someone like you, what main advice would you give them?

 35:24 -  Who are some people who have been influential to you?

 38:55 - What has recently gotten you feeling ambitious?

 40:19 - Life being an entrepreneur 

 43:13 - Thanks for the great conversation

 44:40 - Outro

JT Smith – Behind the scenes of boxing

43:35 - JT - sports save kids

45:45 - Group learning is faster and better - group develops a culture - importance of journaling

48:00 - Have to be creative with athletes, weird time for boxers (pandemic)

48:50 - What’s the best advice you could give right now to help them focus?

52:10 - Rhyland reacts  - focusing on skill development - perfect the jab attack/defense

53:15 - JT - expresses the point that the basics and fundamentals you have segment training rather than mix it together

55:00 - Summoning intrinsic motivation to workout when facing obstructions

56:00 - Rhyland - talks about the addictiveness of sparring ‘crack cocaine of sparring’ 

56:30 - Rhyland asks - Sparring is a test of the other training that you’ve been doing – JT talks about progressive coaching A -> B -> C calibrate specific to athlete

57:57 - People get too fired up for the sparring itself rather than the test of ability

58:30 - JT talks about belting programs 

59:30 - Sparring reveals mistakes but never demonstrate what you are really good at

60:50 - Rhyland asks JT about himself outside of boxing, briefly describe how you are challenging yourself these days

67:45 - Rhyland - Anxiety of stepping into the ring

69:05- Jt - What are we trying to do with these athletes besides the W? Relates to spending time with his father

71:30 - JT talks about importance of food and his poor eating habits

72 - Rhyland relates to the importance of nutrition

73:45 - Importance of knowing the rules of sanctioned boxing 

78:35 - Telling people your goals vs. not telling people your goals 

79:40 -  Know your brands and equipment

82:00  - Importance and dangers of understanding sparring intensity with sparring partners, experienced vs. non-experienced boxers

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3:30 AJ gives his background and to where he is now 

7:00 Discussing the focus fitness environment being so positive 

9:00 AJ talks about how you need hire good person rather that skilled 

12:00 importance of individuality in a trainer 

14:30 AJ talks about how much he learns from his employees 

16:40 AJ talks about evolving his knowledge and how the industry changes 

20:00 AJ discusses the most common misconceptions in getting bigger or stronger 

21:00 Females fear of size

22:00 Too much cardio

23:00 Proper understanding of value in strength 

25:00 Problems with working to intense

30:00 What is it to be toned?

34:00 What is the difference in size gains vs. trying to be learner in training?

36:00 Discussion of how taking muscle to failure vs. Time under tension

39:00 AJ talks about mechanical tension advantage 

42:00 AJ discusses his inspiration for understanding hypertrophy 

44:00 What the difference for general pop vs. Bodybuilding cutting

49:00 Huge challenges of body building 

52:00 Misconceptions around perception of improving your physique vs. Body building 

55:00 Rhyland and AJ compare diet strategies with bodybuilding prep

60:00 AJ and Rhyland discuss the mindset challenges of competing each year 

What you will learn from today’s episode:

2:00 Intro to meeting Ryan

4:30 why Ryan started boxing how it helped him grow as a youth

8:00 Asking Ryan how he maintain motivation 

9:00 Discussing the importance of preparation in boxing 

11:00 How Ryan developed is skill level in boxing 

14:00 Ryan describes what it’s like to be on the National team 

16:30 Ryan describes his prep at high calibre

20:30 Ryan discusses the mistakes he wish he would have done to improve better 

22:30 Reviewing what Ryan would do to plan his workouts 

24:30 team work of the national team

27:00 Ryan discusses the value of variety 

30:00 What are Ryan’s key Lessons for young athletes in boxing 

34:00 Ryan describes his start of United Boxing 

38:00 Talking about United’s culture and how it creates excellence 

42:00 describing the Melee gala 

46:00 Asking Ryan how he gets his drive to do so much 

50:00 When Ryan says no

51:00 What Ryan sees in the problems In Boxing 

54:00 How boxing Canada is helping the provincial concerns 

56:00 Why don’t we get more fights locally?

60:00 Ryan describes what he wants to teach his kids 

64:00 what are Ryan’s current ambitions 

Episode 5 – Ryan Savage – Never ending Ambition with a boxer’s mindset

Ryan Savage was my boxing coach when I was competitive a United Boxing Club, and he was the founder of the organization with JT Smith. He as an incredible resume of boxing, being on the national team for 7 years, and champion in his division for 3 of those years.

He transitioned into being a coach because he got his call to the bar. Upon beginning United, he was able to foster a program and resulted in 4 national level boxers at the same time within the first ten years of opening.

Ryan did not stop there. He then had the gym start up their own boxing event and Charity fundraiser called the Melee Gala, in which it always features the Canadian National Team vs. other international teams, plus featuring local talent, which has raised over hundred thousand dollars over the many years United has put it on.

His current ambition is with now being the President of Boxing Canada and trying to help improve big picture problems to assist the sport across the entire nation! Did I mention he does this ALL as a volunteer? Ryan is a full-time lawyer, husband, and a father of two kids.

I don’t know how he does it all, but in this interview, you can hear some great wisdom towards how he applies his mindset. Listen to this episode and find out more about how Ryan can motivate himself to get things done.

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 More information on United boxing check out www.unitedboxingclub.com

More information about the Mele Gala https://www.meleegala.com/

Find United on Instagram @Unitedboxingwpg

Episode 4 - Jason Brooks - What is high level motivation?

Jason Brooks is a well respected Performance Psychologist. I had the pleasure of meeting him through United Boxing Club, as he's worked with several national level boxer, two which turned pro MMA fighter. Jason also works with all sorts of different trades, from Olympic athletes to heart surgeons. 

Jason shares his story and up bringing, how he discovered his own passion for performance, and we dive into his perspective of the biggest mindset differences in those of high performers. He has amazing mindset tools such as, Neutral thinking, Swing the leg, and Self-Trust. 

Find Jason on @dr.jaybro or on LinkedIn as Jason Brooks

What you will learn from today’s episode:

1:15 Jason’s history 

2:30 His dad has a wrestling coach 

5:45 Jason’s competitive perspective

7:20 Story about his dads involvement with sports  

9:45 Ask Jason what he’s seen in athletes mindset 

12:00 A Story about a heart surgeon and his motivation 

16:30 Asking Jason how to help find their why and motivation - three main questions to challenges his clients with

23:00 Discussion around red flag statements

30:00 Jason reflects on Terry Fox has a influence 

36:00 Discussion of inner dialogue 

39:30 Power of neutral thinking 

43:45 Jason’s practice of neutral thinking 

48:30 Jason’s reflection of creating character 

50:00 What are some key moments that change his perspective

55:00 Discussion are being mentally present in sports and performance 

59:00 The idea of flow state performance 

65:00 How to handle criticism from a coach

68:00 Story of Troy Aikmen

73:00 Trust vs. Confidence 

78:00 Jason’s current ambitions