Adapt En Route: MFP: Recent Episodes

Nathanael Petrey

Mindset, Fitness, and Performance

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In this episode, Barack and Nate talk about Holiday Maintenance and prepping for the New Year. 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate are joined by Stacy Sykora. She competed for the USA women's national volleyball team in 3 Olympic runs, helping them win a silver medal in 2008. She explains her experience as an athlete as well as the transition into coaching. 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate take you through the acronym LASER, a foolproof way to develop an effective warm-up. 

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In this episode of Adapt en Route, Barack and Nate talk in detail about the age old saying they've heard time and time again..." I'm gettin old!" 

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In this episode of Adapt en Route, we are happy to bring on Coreyon Edwards to discuss Injury Prevention among other topics. Coreyon has close to a decade experience as an Athletic Trainer for two of the top high schools in the nation in terms of sports. That's St John Bosco and Mater Dei located in California. He also has worked with the Women's US Water Polo team. 

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In this episode, BaRack and Nate talk about 5 Stages of Change that people go through when trying to reach a specific goal/outcome! 

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In this Episode of Adapt en Route, Barack and Nate both bring 2 client scenarios/challenges that they are currently working on and discuss how they plan to address them. 

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In this episode, we had the opportunity to bring Coach Cuincy Carruthers on as a guest to discuss his experience coaching basketball at Fayette County High School in Atlanta, GA. With almost a decade of experience and some State Championship runs under his belt, he breaks down what has made him successful as well as some of the challenges he has faced. 

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Welcome back! In this episode, Barack and Nate talk about their mindsets now that summer is coming to a close as well as how you can get back into your routine despite taking some time off. 

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Welcome back to Adapt en Route. In this episode, Barack and Nate talk about modalities that stick out to them the most and some of the pros and cons of each. 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate are joined by Jimmy Dabney, a seasoned coach and personal trainer in Santa Monica. With a background in swimming at the Collegiate Level, we thought it would be great to bring him on to discuss Endurance Training in more detail. We talk about what his training experience was like as a swimming athlete and how endurance training and strength training were both critical elements to his success. 

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Welcome back to Adapt En Route! In this episode, Barack and Nate talk about the sales process and common objections that they have come across in their careers. 

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Welcome Back! In this episode, Barack and Nate discuss some hot topics of fitness debate and try and find the nuance behind each topic. 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate clarify what the Core Training is really all about and offer tips on how to effectively train the core. 

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In this Episode, Barack and Nate talk about the different phases of training and ways to implement them strategically into your client's or personal program. 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate discuss some trends that are currently taking place in the industry. 

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Welcome back to Adapt En Route! Nate interviews Barack about his experience as a new father! Having a baby is a huge time commitment that requires planning and communication. Barack shares some strategies on how he was able to stay on track with his fitness and health. 

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Welcome back to another episode of Adapt en Route. Barack and Nate are joined by Carly Fancher, a Registered Dietician, to discuss her approach to nutrition when dealing with people from various backgrounds. Carly has worked with a wide range of populations including patients in a clinical setting, college athletes, and military personnel.

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In this episode, Barack and Nate discuss the importance of fitness assessments. 

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With so many trainers out there, it can be hard to figure out who is worth the time and money. In this episode, Barack and Nate offer some tips on how to filter out the good from the bad. 

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With every 10th episode, Barack and Nate bring you 5 myths that tend to circulate for some reason or another. The 5 we have lined up in this episode are what we would call oversimplifications that can easily be taken out of context. 

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Welcome back to another episode of Adapt En Route. In this episode, we have a conversation with a veteran trainer and long time friend, Jorge Chavez. With 15+ years in the industry, he offers some valuable insight on how to find your lane in this industry. 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate talk about the New Years Rush and how to prep yourself for longterm results. 

Happy New Years! 

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In this episode of Adapt en Route, Barack and Nate go over how to program specifically for strength! 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate go over their personal experiences dealing with injuries and how that shaped their approach to training and fitness in general. 

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In the spirit of the Holidays, Barack and Nate take some time to reflect and appreciate what's going on in their lives. 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate talk go in depth about the all too common "burnout" that can be associated with the job of Personal Training. What is burnout? What are the symptoms?  And how can you avoid burning out to make you a more successful and happy personal trainer? 

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In this episode of Adapt en Route, Barack and Nate break down how you can program for Hypertrophy. 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate talk about networking. 

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Welcome back to Adapt en Route. In this episode, Barack and Nate  clear up 5 common myths about fitness. 

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Welcome to Episode 9 where Barack and Nate discuss how they approach the first 3 months with a new client. 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate reflect on their experience over the past year and a half in regards to health, fitness, and business. 

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In this episode, Barack and Nate continue to break down our body's energy systems and put Glycolysis under the scope for a closer look!

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In this episode, we go over some tips on how to set effective and sustainable fitness goals! 

  1. Set more than one goal
  2. Have Long term and Short term goals
  3. Realize if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
  4. Know how to manage expectations
  5. Be Patient

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Welcome back to another episode of Adapt En Route! 

In this episode, we give 6 tips for new trainers on how to stand out in an often competitive environment! The tips are as follows: 

  1. Perfect the Basics
  2. Set a minimum rate you are comfortable with
  3. Listen!
  4. Get out of your comfort zone
  5. Network
  6. Ask for Referrals

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Welcome back to another episode of Adapt en Route. In this episode we throw the Phosphagen System under the scope and look at it in more detail. You'll learn about the science behind it as well as practical applications to help you reach your goals! 

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Welcome to Episode 3 of Adapt En Route. 

Join us in a discussion on how you can become a personal trainer. With the industry becoming so saturated and the convenience of social media, it can be hard to distinguish good advice from bad advice. There are a lot of ways in which you can go about it and with almost a decade of training experience under out belts, we're here to provide some advice that we hope will cut through some of that noise. 

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Welcome back to another episode of Adapt En Route! In this episode, we discuss Energy Systems and how they impact exercise. In a nutshell, the human body has 3 energy pathways in which it can produce energy for physical activity/or lack there of. 

  1. Phosphagen System
  2. Glycolytic System
  3. Oxidative System

You will learn what each of these are and how they relate to exercise intensity and duration. You will also gain a better understanding of how you can use this knowledge to help structure a program that actually yields results! 

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Welcome to Adapt En Route! On this intro episode, BaRack and Nate introduce themselves and discuss their background, experience, and  why they decided to start this pod.  They discuss their main topics for this pod ("MFP" Mindset, Fitness, and Performance) and much more! 

Follow BaRack @rockbtraining and Nate @adapt_npt