Physical Culture Radio

Welcome Back! Coach Greg Jones is back in the building, and no matter how hard times are, he's harder! After a hiatus caused by the craziness out there, Coach is back talking with training partner, client and friend Ben Gayheart about mindset, coaching, setting and achieving goals and tons of methods and advice!

Coach Greg is taking a deep dive into the the size and strength debate, with some interesting thoughts on if one necessarily requires the other, and how to work on developing either or both!

Coach Greg is sitting down with Slick Nic Merrit, a rising fighter on the amateur combat sports scene in the Pacific NW! Nic breaks down his history in the sport, his goals, the work that goes into balancing all his obligations, and his upcoming pro turn!

Professional wrestler & wrestling coach Ethan HD stops through to talk with Coach Greg Jones and co-host Rebel Kel about his journey in the wrestling biz, crazy Russians, helping establish pro-wrestling in India and some great behind the scenes knowledge about the industry!

Coach Greg Jones is back for the first show of 2020! Joining him in studio is pro wrestler Rebel Kel, who is taking over co-hosting duties on the show! This week their talking the 3 Ps of of the year! Press play to find out!

Coach Greg back with something way, way undervalued in modern healthcare: Preventative Medicine. Along with some naturopathic treatments, Preventative Medicine is the foundation for a long and healthy life.

With a few weeks of decompression from competition under his belt, Coach Greg is back to talk about the aftermath of peaking for a show, how to re-orient your head after hitting a goal, so that you keep moving forward with new goals and good habits in mind!

Coach Greg Jones is back with detailed look at what goes into the last two weeks of prep for a bodybuilding competition, along with his thoughts on his performance, what led to it, and what he's going to work on moving forward. It's fascinating detail on what happens to the body when athletes are pushing into the highest levels of performance.

With competition a few short weeks away (which feel like a lifetime because of the topic we're talking about today), Coach Greg breaks down his diet and meal regimen leading up to a contest, as well as his reverse process on the other side of a contest, and we dig into fasted cardio as one of the most effective ways to burn fat.

Coach Greg Jones sits down with is producer for part two of the meal planning discussion. After last episode's look at the process and psychological and motivational aspects, they're breaking down "why do I eat this?" and the "what am I getting out of what I'm eating?" It's nitty gritty of eating for results!

With Cris in full Prep Mode, Coach Greg sits down with PCR producer Keith to discuss his decision to change his habits, and take ownership of his health and fitness. Greg and Keith also talk tactics, motivation, meal prep and scheduling.

Greg and Cris welcome a consummate competitor, a guy with the will and the vision to crush challenges, the creator of the Mountain Dog Diet John Meadows to the show to talk his life in bodybuilding, gym stories, training tips, advice for training as you get older and a couple dozen more gems that you'll have to hit play to hear!

There's a lot of talk about overtraining, rhabdo and what your body can actually handle. Coach Greg and Coach Cris are here to break down what's BS and what's real (hint: there's a lot of BS and excuses). Get Some!

Coach Greg Jones sits down with up-and-coming indie pro wrestler Rebel Kel! With a title on her waist and big goals on her mind, she breaks down the challenges of keeping up with routines on the road, the inner workings of the wrestling biz, and what she's trying to accomplish with her career. It's a behind the scenes good look at the life of professional athlete!

Greg and Cris are getting down to the nitty gritty on coaching! The benefits, the drawbacks, coach-hopping, relationships between coach and athlete...they're going in on a lot of stuff that matters if you want to make the commitment to training!

Coaches Greg Jones & Cris Edmonds are back in the building with a grab bag of listener questions including the role of fish in the diet, cardio needs and applications, and a question about what exercise people eff up most, and predictions on some upcoming events.

The Coaches are back and this week they're dealing with mindset! In short you have to make today your bitch. When you're chasing excellence, half measures don't cut it, and subpar performance doesn't achieve it. You have to approach it with a deadly serious attitude.

Coaches Cris & Greg sit down to talk about some things going on in the world of bodybuilding before getting deep on the lessons learned and the things they would adjust if they had to do again.

Coach Greg and Coach Cris sit down to talk Contest Prep! It's all about the struggles, the routines, the mindset and the work that goes into diet, cardio, planning and competing!

Coaches Cris and Greg are sitting down to talk about maximizing your health - mental, physical and interpersonal - in bodybuilding. It's about making sure that your body, mind and social circle are optimized to get the most out of your whole life through bodybuilding and fitness sports!

Coach Greg and Coach Cris sit down to talk the challenges of Contest Prep, not just as it relates to the actual contest, but what it means as an athlete and their life outside of sports, to face that kind of challenge, to call on the kind of discipline needed to make it through that and how it can apply to all the other significant things in your life.

This week is all about motivation. Specifically Coach Greg and Coach Cris are breaking down one of Cris' favorite quotes from bodybuilder David Goggins, on suffering, pain, sacrificing for progress and pushing through the tough stuff!

This week Coaches Greg and Cris are taking on bands and chains: the theory behind their use, the techniques they use and some practical tips for training with them.

Coach Greg and Coach Cris dig into their Grab Bag episode including the new competition divisions - are they good or bad for the sport, their nutrition plans, specific supplement and meal preferences during for gains and energy, and the history, application and theory behind intra-workout drinks, and a few other little gems.

The coaches are back and focused on the mental game and how mental toughness and discipline are as important as moving iron. From your approach to the task at hand, to how you recharge when you need it, this one is about controlling the mind!

Coache Greg and Coach Cris are joined in studio by IFBB Figure Pro Stephanie Billings of Seattle-based Peaches Figure Salon to talk about her journey as a fitness pro, her philosophy as a coach and trainer, and the challenges that all of us face getting past obstacles to our success!

The boys are back on the mics, and this week Coaches Greg & Cris are digging back into their stash of listener questions, with reading recommendations, training athletes vs. bodybuilders, and more! Plus, Horsemeat!

Coach Greg and Coach Cris are throwing down! It's science vs. bro-science as facts, myths, intuition and anecdote collide on diet, training regimens and more!

Coaches Greg and Cris sit down to talk physical fitness as a business. The ins and outs, ups and downs of a career in physical training are multitude: building relationships, having the right certifications, getting what you're worth. This is a breakdown for everyone trying to break in!

Coaches Cris and Greg sit down with Ryan Munsey of F*** Your Feelings fame, to talk fitness, motivation, discipline, and crushing the things that matter. It's an insightful interview with fascinating character.

Coaches Greg and Cris are back on to talk motivation! What kind do you have, what kind do you need, and what's really going to work?

With Coach Greg out, Coach Cris tags in Angela Edmonds to talk about how the people around you, your inner circle, influence your success or sometimes failure. Even in physique sports, there's a team around you, make sure they're the right ones.

Coach Greg and Coach Cris take on stretching and mobility, in one of our favorite episodes yet. From avoiding injury to optimizing performance, this is the episode that deals with some of the essential activities around the actual moving of heavy things.

Coach Cris and Coach Greg are digging into the psychology of the fitness athlete, what it takes to make it, what it takes to get past those challenges, and what it takes to be your best self! It's all about mind over matter!

Coach Greg and Coach Cris are back with a few deep dives into some of the questions they didn't get to last time through the mail bag. This episode deals with planning for travel success, how and when to start the "extra special" supplements, and more!

Greg and Cris welcome a consummate competitor, a guy with the will and the vision to crush challenges, the creator of the Mountain Dog Diet John Meadows to the show to talk his life in bodybuilding, gym stories, training tips, advice for training as you get older and a couple dozen more gems that you'll have to hit play to hear!

Coach Greg and Coach Cris dig into the mail bag to take a few questions from the listeners, including weight cuts, dealing with injuries and the diet habits of sumo wrestlers.

Coach Greg Jones sits down with Coach Cris Edmonds and Cris' sports psychologist wife Angela to talk about the psychology of fitness, discipline and overcoming mental challenges and roadblocks!

Coaches Greg Jones and Cris Edmonds are tackling the biggest obstacle most people face when they're aiming for success: the mental aspect, the prioritization and the discipline that need to be deployed to take you to the top!

It's another fitness blast from coaches Greg Jones and Cris Edmonds, and this week they're talking bringing up lagging muscles and groups!

Coach Greg Jones and Cris Edmonds are back with the second half of the Hormone Supplementation & Health topic, this time, taking on supplementation for physique athletes, how to do it safely, the advantages, the risks and the things to watch out for!

Greg Jones and Cris Edmonds break down why hormone health should be a priority for everyone, especially the everyday athlete who is just trying to live their best, healthiest life outside of any competitive concerns.

Coach Greg Jones and Cris Edmonds are tackling one of the most fundamental aspects of fitness, and really life in general, when they break down what it takes to make it: discipline, planning and the mindset to succeed.

Coaches Greg Jones and Cris Edmonds are talking INTENSITY! This week is all finding the sweet spot in training, and then pushing past it to find the spot where you can achieve the best results!

Greg and Chris give you the insiders' view of supplementation: what works for them, what they will and won't take, and some in depth discussion about their routines. A must listen for anyone trying to take their performance to the next level.

In the second Get To Know The Coaches episode, we talk with Coach Cris Edmonds about his path into bodybuilding and fitness, the people that motivate him, his goals and his philosophy on athletics!

Welcome to Ep. 1! This episode is all about Coach Greg Jones: his life, his athletic career, his philosophy and his motivations. Get to know one of the Pacific Northwest's best trainers!