Tenacity Strength/Fit4DutyFitness Podcast

Ed Koo is a what you call.....busy. But not too busy where he couldn't drop by and drop some gems. As he was driving to his son's football practice, we QUICKLY dived into training, what sustainable, why progressive overload as it's done now should be looked at a bit closer and training for the older individual. Follow Ed on IG: @edkooTake a look at his supplement line, Fortify Supplements by visiting Fortifysupplements.comFollow me on IG: @Tenacitystrength Twitter: @Tenacitystrong Save 10% on your order at IronRebel.com. Quality training gear for quality trainers. Custom programming available. Stop leaving your workouts to chance. DM me on my social and lets get you started in the right direction

Part two of this talk with John David Reynolds. A dive into coaching, how to train as a hybrid athlete and what is going "full send".Lots of anecdotes in this one! Take a listen and leave a comment!IG: TenacitystrengthTwitter:Tenacitystrong

This was truly a fun podcast to do today. Derek is a physique "rags to riches' story. How this formerly "husky" kid got in the best shape of his life thus far, his approach to coaching and his training philosophy, as well as his approach to coaching. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts. Other outlets coming soon!Contact Derek on IG: @dereklutzFollow me on IG: @tenacitystrengthTwitter: @tenacitystrong

Many in strength sports want to add one more dimension to their training and thats explosiveness. Safe to say that Damien Pezzuti is well on his way to mastering it. I sit down with him to talk about his former life as a powerlifter, his switch to more athletic based training, how he adapts the Charlie Francis model of training to his own and his experience with New Japan Pro Wrestling! Follow Damien on social media!IG: @Damienpezzuti Don't forget to like and subscribe!

John David Reynolds is a lesson in perseverance. I got this interview as he is currently recovering from a car crash. But that doesn't mean he wasn't ready to talk about the iron game. In part one, we discuss his move to California, training philosophy and being coachable. Part two coming next Wednesday!

Bodybuilding is an extreme sport. But what happens if we push too far for glory? I talk with Trey Bruffey on going to the ledge, falling over, coming back and how he coaches others to push without going to the point of no return.Follow Trey on IG: @beopposite23Follow meIG: @TenacitystrengthTwitter: @tenacitystrong

Integrated Muscle and Strength owner Austin Stout stops by today and we discuss a myriad of subjects. We talk about how the team aspect of bodybuilding has damaged the female side, the bullshit of factory coaches, how important is teen bodybuilding to the sport as a whole and what is the dutch test. Follow Austin:FB: Austin StoutInstagram: austint8Website: Integrated-muscle.comMorphogen Nutrition code: datas4Follow me:IG :TenacitystrengthTwitter: tenacitystrong

Jason Colley stops by the show today to talk about all things training. Jason is one of the few people I call masterful in regards to program design for strength and hypertrophy. We talk about his background, powerlifting, how training with the Lillibridge Family affected his training and what we can see from him in the future.Follow Jason on IG by following @jasoncolleyprs, or contact him at prsystemstraining.comMy Social Media:IG: TenacitystrengthTwitter: Tenacitystrong

Being in the military and a bodybuilder can be strange bedfellows, but Naval Officer James Ball does a pretty good job of handling it. The NPC Amateur and sneakerhead is only a stones throw from his competition and joins us today. He talks about his start in the iron game, having a bodybuilding and military career at the same time, his home gym and the #Meltingice hashtag. Take a listen and hopefully you learn something!Like and subscribe as more content will be coming your way.

Up and coming coach Ryan Silva. We discuss powerlifting, what makes and effective coach and the legacy he would like to leave. Very in depth conversation that I hope inspires you to work hard and do good work along the way. Follow Ryan on IG by following @Sylva_Strong Follow us on IG: @Tenacitystrength & @Fit4dutyFitness

Back with another installment of the podcast. Justin Harris is our guest today. We go quite aways back and it's always nice to catch up with him. We talk about the old Muscle Mayhem message board, Project Super Heavyweight, High Molecular Carbs among other things! Take a listen. You can find us on Itunes! Just search for Tenacity Strength/Fit4Duty Podcast Find Justin at troponinnutrition.com, on IG at @troponin_nutrition

A sit down with Ryan Doris of FotisEQ. Ryan is an accomplished natural bodybuilder and powerlifter who has competed with some of the best on both stages, We talk about our love for Chicago, how he pulls out the champion within his clients and how he approaches training. You can find Ryan by looking him up on Instagram by the handle @thenattypro, his website Fortiseq.com and by his email Ryan@fortiseq.com

After a bit of a hiatus, we are BACK! We dive into some life, training and diet. We also touch a bit on Covid and the fiasco on Wall Street. Good introductory episode to come back into your eardrums! Subscribe today and we will keep pushing out good content for you!

We had to bring Dr. Mike on for Part Deux on our hypertrophy talk. This was centered around the new book he has out and why it's not for everyone, resources you can use to build your own diet and training cycles and he talks about his training training partners Jared Feather and Charley Joung. You can also listen to us on Apple Podcasts! Just search "Fit4duty" Watch and learn more on training and diet principles by searching Renaissance Periodization on YouTube and visit Renaissanceperiodization.com

We are back after another brief hiatus and we are talking HYPERTROPHY! Dr. Mike Israetel of Renaissance Periodization comes on and we talk how things started for him and Nick Shaw at RP, reps in reserve, training volume and why we love the 80's bodybuilding scene. Head over to Chickenpound.com and use the code Fit4Duty10 to save on an order of quite arguably the tastiest chicken within all meal prep services. Hit up Ironrebel.com and get you the BEST training gear on the market today. Use Larryb10 to save 10 percent off!

Renowned prep coach Patrick Tuor joins the podcast. We talk about SST training, two of his high profile clients and also hear why he's not a fan of intra workout nutrition! Take a listen a subscribe while you're here

Little bit of a rough one thanks to tech difficulties, but me and Vaughn get back together and hash out another episode. We talk about navigating a gym during a pandemic as well as the gyms opening back up, training considerations and who we are watching on social media these days.Hit that like and subscribe button for more content as we continue to grow the podcast!Take part of the Iron Rebel Memorial Day Free Shipping event. Use Larryb10 for 10 percent off! Visit Ironrebel.com Hit up The Chicken Pound for fresh, quality chicken to help relieve some stress in the kitchen! Use F4D10 for 10% off!

We are back after a brief hiatus! We talk the tragic passing of Luke Sandoe, some major show moves with the NPC USA's and Olympia, as well as ranting on why consistency is king. Take a listen and be sure to like and subscribe for all the latest content!

Episode 3 is live and we talk with Co-Owner of Renaissance Periodization, Nick Shaw. We as ask about the growth of RP as a brand, training high level athletes and how they are working through a global pandemic. Take a listen!Touch base with Nick and his company through Instagram and on the web!Nick Shawn: @nick.shaw.rpRenaissance Periodization: @rpstrengthwww.renaissanceperiodization.comTouch base with Vaughn on IG and save money on Chicken Pound!@fit4dutyfitnessSave money by using the code F4D10 for 10% offSave 10% at Iron Rebel by using the code LarryB10

Episode 2 of the Fit4Duty podcast is back with Cris Edmonds, lead coach at MountainDogDiet.com. In this episode Cris talks about his beginnings in bodybuilding and what it takes to get in crazy condition. Vaughn and Cris also tackle why intensity is lacking these days in the gym! Take a listen!! Cris Edmonds links for SAVINGS!” Granite Supps: cedmonds10 https://granitesupplements.com Iron Rebel: CrisE10 https://www.ironrebel.com Rice N Grinds: cedmonds10 http://www.pridefoods.org?afmc=cedmon... Vaughn's links: @thechickenpound www.thechickenpound.com F4D10 - code for 10% off

We take on an uncertain time in America. Covid, stress and the upcoming IFBB/NPC calendar