The Ardent Fitness Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ardent Fitness
This podcast serves as your audio source of knowledge on mindset, nutrition, movement, and more. We believe that to truly Live With Purpose one must work on all aspects of life. For more, check us out in the gym, online at ardentfit.com or on instagram @ardent_fit
Hey Ardent Clients!
My name's Mike Spagnola, and I own Outwork Fitness, a small personal training gym in Cary. We've been helping McHenry County get strong, happy, and healthy for over 10 years now. I count Chase as one of my good friends, colleagues in the industry, and, honestly, one of a very small handful of gym owners in the area that I love collaborating with. You've been served tremendously at Ardent, and I know transitioning gyms can suck.
I also know that a smooth transition to continue your fitness and, more importantly, your journey toward self improvement, was and is the biggest variable in Chase's decision.
I want to make the transition as easy as humanly possible.
Before January 15th, any Ardent client who emails me to begin at Outwork will get a free one on one training session, a goal setting session, and 25% off their first month (one week free!).
That's it. Super simple. No big push. No crazy sales. We do great work, and we know you're coming from a great gym. Let's keep the ball rolling together.
I can't wait to meet you.
-Mike Spagnola
Outwork Fitness
mike@outworkfitnesscary.com
PS: email me directly, or if you prefer text, 224.888.3590 works as well. I want to personally talk to each and every Ardent client and make sure i'm doing right by you, and candidly, by Chase, as we transition you to become an Outworker.
Today we sit down to talk with one of our newest members, Sarah Malone.
Sarah Malone is a professioinal fitness coach and owner of Spark Fitness & Lifestyle Coaching.
Voted Yahoo! Finance Top 10 Female coaches to follow in 2021, her mission is to change the world by helping people find
freedom in their lives through taking control of their mind and body in order to become more of who they were created to be.
Sarah is a NASM certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, and group training specialist.
Mark England is a regular on the show at this point, and he delivers more gold today. Let's dive in on how to set, frame, and crush our goals and why our stories shape our success.
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Angelo Sisco, aka THE Alpha Hippie sits down and drops knowledge about how men in their 30s can live on purpose.
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David Rahman is "the go-to coach for men and women looking to build confidence and get comfortable in their own skin." We brought David on to talk about his new book, "Let It. Go" and we dove deep into fulfillment and self confidence.
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OPEX Founder and industry-leading educator, James FitzGerald, has dedicated his life to bringing honor to the coaching profession. OPEX Coaching Education and Gyms Licensing Programs provide coaches with the tools needed to professionalize their passion. The OPEX Coaching Certificate Program (CCP) reflects his 25 plus years of coaching expertise and is set apart by providing comprehensive coaching theory as well as the practical application of its principles. OPEX continues to educate thousands of coaches around the world each year through a dynamic digital platform and live courses. In early 2019, James achieved another career milestone with the release of Mixed Modal, a groundbreaking course designed to educate coaches on the long-term development of competitive functional fitness athletes.
To learn more about James and OPEX Fitness visit opexfit.com and opexgyms.com.
Social Handles:
@jfitxopex
@opexfitness
@opexgyms
ardentfit.com
@ardent_fit
Larry "Intentionally evolves this promising species by revealing more effective patterns of: Physical Behavior, Thought and Feeling, and Communication." This episode is a gem, let's dig in! Find Larry on instagram @larry_thehuman
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Get used to this guy, folks. Mark is a wealth of knowledge and a joy to talk to. This episode digs into more detail on how our victim mentality is holding us back and what we can do to rearrange that.
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Brandon is a life long martial artist, a Wim Hoff level 3 instructor, and brings a wealth of information along on this episode. You can find Brandon at onphyr.com and on instagram at @brandonpowell396
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Fitness is too often fueled by negative self talk. Whether you want to admit it or not, that won't end in the gym. Realign your intentions with fitness and watch your life prosper.
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This week, John and Chase sit down with Mark England, the creator of Procabulary and The Way of The Enlifted Athlete. Mark shares how we can shape our own story with deliberate language.
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This week, John and Chase discuss how the Ardent Blueprint came to fruition and how it helps every day people learn to live their most powerful, purposeful life.
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🖥 | Ardent Fitness https://ardentfit.com 📫 | Ardent Fitness 208 Berg St, Algonquin, IL 60102 🗣 | Let’s Chat Phone: 847.890.9382 Email: team@ardentfit.com 📍 | Stay Social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ardent_fit/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ardentfitnes
If you're local, visit our friend Umar at Organic Rootz to get yourself an Ardent Thrive! For every Thrive sold between Monday 8/24 and Saturday 8/29, the coaches will do 10 calories for time on the Assault Bike.
So, 50 smoothies equals. 500 calories.
🖥 | Ardent Fitness https://ardentfit.com 📫 | Ardent Fitness 208 Berg St, Algonquin, IL 60102 🗣 | Let’s Chat Phone: 847.890.9382 Email: team@ardentfit.com 📍 | Stay Social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ardent_fit/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ardentfitnes
🖥 | Ardent Fitness https://ardentfit.com 📫 | Ardent Fitness 208 Berg St, Algonquin, IL 60102 🗣 | Let’s Chat Phone: 847.890.9382 Email: team@ardentfit.com 📍 | Stay Social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ardent_fit/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ardentfitnes
This week John and Chase jam with Angelo Sisco. Angelo is a 10 year gym owner and has recently dove into helping men in their 30s find themselves. His Alpha Hippie program helps men find physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional mastery. Listen through the end for a behind the scenes peek!
🖥 | Ardent Fitness https://ardentfit.com 📫 | Ardent Fitness 208 Berg St, Algonquin, IL 60102 🗣 | Let’s Chat Phone: 847.890.9382 Email: team@ardentfit.com 📍 | Stay Social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ardent_fit/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ardentfitnes
🖥 | Ardent Fitness https://ardentfit.com 📫 | Ardent Fitness 208 Berg St, Algonquin, IL 60102 🗣 | Let’s Chat Phone: 847.890.9382 Email: team@ardentfit.com 📍 | Stay Social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ardent_fit/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ardentfitnes
This week Chase and John dive into our Ardent definition of fitness, and why we chose what we chose.
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🖥 | Ardent Fitness https://ardentfit.com 📫 | Ardent Fitness 208 Berg St, Algonquin, IL 60102 🗣 | Let’s Chat Phone: 847.890.9382 Email: team@ardentfit.com 📍 | Stay Social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ardent_fit/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ardentfitnes
John sat down with Meredith Vieceli of WildBerry Wellness and talked about the addictive nature of sugar, why diets suck, how to get your kids to eat well, and how to get back on track when you’re stuck in a rut.
They also dug deep into Well-Rooted 30. This is her signature nutrition and wellness program that will help you:
Eat Better
Think Better
Feel Better
Live Better
One small step at a time.
🖥 | Ardent Fitness https://ardentfit.com 📫 | Ardent Fitness 208 Berg St, Algonquin, IL 60102 🗣 | Let’s Chat Phone: 847.890.9382 Email: team@ardentfit.com 📍 | Stay Social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ardent_fit/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ardentfitnes
The CrossFit group class model is broken. We're here to fix it.
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This week, we have Stu Brauer of WTFGymTalk and Urban MVMNT on the show to talk about how fitness is evolving, and why it is important to always be evolving.
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See you all soon!!!
🖥 | Ardent Fitness https://ardentfit.com 📫 | Ardent Fitness 208 Berg St, Algonquin, IL 60102 🗣 | Let’s Chat Phone: 847.890.9382 Email: team@ardentfit.com 📍 | Stay Social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ardent_fit/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crossfitalgonquin
John sits down with Umar Ahmad of Algonquin's own Organic Roots Health Food Shop to talk about his journey and all things wellness!
OPEX Founder and industry-leading educator, James FitzGerald, has dedicated his life to bringing honor to the coaching profession. OPEX Coaching Education and Gyms Licensing Programs provide coaches with the tools needed to professionalize their passion. The OPEX Coaching Certificate Program (CCP) reflects his 25 plus years of coaching expertise and is set apart by providing comprehensive coaching theory as well as the practical application of its principles. OPEX continues to educate thousands of coaches around the world each year through a dynamic digital platform and live courses. In early 2019, James achieved another career milestone with the release of Mixed Modal, a groundbreaking course designed to educate coaches on the long-term development of competitive functional fitness athletes.
To learn more about James and OPEX Fitness visit opexfit.com and opexgyms.com.
Social Handles:
@jfitzopex
@opexfitness
@opexgym
Did you set yourself up to be as resilient as possible during this pandemic? If not, how can we best prepare ourselves for the future? @ardent_fit https://ardentfit.com
This week it's Chase and John diving in on how the world has changed and how we are all adjusting to this "new normal."
Dr. Sean Pastuch shares a lot here, including his journey to creating Active Life Rx AND how to properly address and change your "prison state."
He also explains why he believes gyms like Ardent are in the top 1% right now, but that doesn't necessarily mean that everyone will be the right fit.
Prison State Questions:
1- What aspect of your prison state, if changed, would make it easier to change everything else?
2 - What is one reason why it is so difficult for you to change this?
3- What consistently leads you to ending up in this situation?
4 - How can you make the answer to Q.3 untrue?
5 - Why haven’t you already made that happen?
6 - What would you need to do to make the answer to Q.5 untrue?
7 - How can you make that happen by tomorrow?
This episode is 🔥🔥 Ashley C talks about her journey and moving from group classes into personal training with Sarah E to fix her knee pain and for added accountability. She was in a place where she was getting discouraged, and the personal attention kept her moving and now she’s doing lunges with weight, when she used to think she’d never be able to do them again.
This week, John has Coach Sarah E aka "Canada" on the show to talk about why she became a coach, how she structures her days, and the success her clients have been seeing using Active Live Rx training principles.
This week we dive in on how situations like pandemics and social distancing can lead to opportunities for growth and truly finding a chance to "Live With Purpose."
Let's talk about our home workouts for this week!! Hit this link to see our demo videos for each workout!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXQWOqM8ZI6ephbeHaOHg9g/
This week, John sits down with Miguel AKA Miggy to discuss all things fitness and life.
Are your workouts providing you with the "Three H's"?? Let's dig in and find out. To sign up for the March 28th mobility workshop, click here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKFGSGOPFZrWGleyjWA51lslTNCAZNYYZuAkXJ7UmoC2Hb2Q/viewform
This week, John and Chase dive in on that voice inside your head and when we should and shouldn't listen to it.
This week John sits down with Mike Heatwole. Mike has been a member at Ardent Fitness for a few years now and recounts his awesome story in this fun episode!
In episode 13, John and Chase dig in on Active Life Rx, what the coaches are learning, and how it aligns with the Ardent vision to Live With Purpose.
This week John sits down with Laura Irion. Laura first joined a couple years ago and is always all smiles when she's in the gym. Her hard work and dedication definitely carry over into all aspects of her life!
This week John and Chase start to dive into WHY you should be enjoying the passionate pursuit of a purpose, and not just the end goal itself.
This week John sits down with Dr. Cam Clark to discuss his journey through fitness, his career as a chiropractor, and how those two fit so well with each other. Cam is an amazing human being and this was a blast of an episode.
This week, John and Chase dive into why we want to build our aerobic base. Show up for the boring days, that is where real growth occurs. Both inside and outside of the gym.
This week, John and Chase dive into how even when you feel you've mastered something you should go back and start from the beginning, but better. Building and maintaining the basics will lead to a long and fruitful journey in fitness. Building the basics WILL bring about faster, more efficient results than the fancy stuff. We promise.
The New Year is almost here! Are you looking to crush new goals or continue the amazing progress you've been making? Let's dig in.
WHAT'S IN THE WEEK's pilot episode emerges! We dive into the workouts for the upcoming week and quick brush over what we're trying to get out of each one of them. Enjoy!
Today, Chase and John dive into how consistency both in and out of the gym will lead to a better, more enjoyable journey through life. Let's dig in!
Short one this week! The guys dive into all the best recovery tricks and what cool gadgets your should - or shouldn't - be buying.
Steph drops in to chat about her journey through life and fitness, and how has landed her in massage therapy. She's a wealth of knowledge, hope you all enjoy this one as much as we did!
On today's episode the coaches take a deep dive into why the journey is sometimes more important than the outcome, "functional fitness" and how it affects our journey, and the mindset required to truly enjoy the process.
John and Chase dig into some nutrition basics and chat about why we shouldn't chase perfection right out of the gate - or maybe never.
First episode alert!! John digs in to get Chase's back story, where Ardent came from, and how we got to where we are today.