July 18, 2024 • 49 mins
Ever wonder what sparks a life-altering transformation in health and fitness? Meet Coach Ryan from Fit Body's West location, whose journey from alarming blood pressure readings to head coach at a leading fitness center is nothing short of inspiring. Discover how his personal experiences shape his approach to coaching, programming, and client interaction.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What is going on?
My friends, welcome to the nextepisode of the Fit and Healthy
Sioux Falls show.
We are meeting another coachtoday and it is going to be a
fun ride as we talk through histransformation, we talk through
his why and really dive intowhat makes him such an amazing
(00:21):
coach.
And he also just drops so manyamazing nuggets that you can
take away, implement into yourlife and get better results.
Help me welcome to the showtoday, coach Ryan.
Let's dive in to today'sepisode.
Well, what is up, ryan?
(00:59):
How you doing, bro?
I'm doing pretty good.
How you doing CJ?
Oh, dude, I'm great Just havinga blast already with the Meet
the Coach series, becausethere's so much more to all of
us than what our clients see forthat 30 minutes that they're in
our sessions.
I kind of want to kick it offwith what do you do?
Speaker 2 (01:21):
at Fit Body Sure.
I'm over at the West location.
I'm the head coach over there.
So lots of working with results, the programming, getting the
workouts ready to go,interacting with the clients and
then coaching them out on thefloor Definitely part of them,
my favorite.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
I love it.
I love it.
We've got plenty of time todive into lots, but you and I
were just kind of chattingbefore we started recording and
there's something that we feellike most people know, but it
just so happened that wecontinually find more and more
clients don't know this.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
What is that thing?
Coach Vicky over at Central ismy sister.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Yeah, and obviously that's your sister, so you know
that I've always known that,because I actually knew you
before you worked at Fit Body,yep, and so it's one of those
things where what that doeswhich is super wild, but what
that does to me is it justreally reminds me that we all
live in our own world Reallythough.
(02:23):
Yeah, and so it's like there arecertain facts that we all know
that other people have no clueabout and, as it pertains to a
coaching aspect, there's so muchknowledge that you have as a
coach that maybe the clientsdon't even know that you know,
(02:43):
but they won't know that youknow unless they ask yeah, so,
as it pertains, you said thatone of the things that you do is
helping clients with results.
Um, what is it that you reallyenjoy kind of the most as it
pertains to like working andwith a client?
So not like not like overall asa coach, um, but like with an
(03:05):
individual client.
And what is the thing that kindof uh piques your interest the
most when you're really beingable to coach a specific client.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Yeah, honestly, um it .
It kind of ties into like myoverall mission just in life.
Uh, but really seeing peopleprogress, like getting better
whether it's a specific exercise, whether it's gaining
consistency with their nutrition, whatever it is like seeing
them like really level up, so tospeak.
Yeah, I really enjoy that.
(03:35):
That's part of it, likeempowering people, seeing them
get stronger, get better andreally like believe in
themselves and then helping themalong that journey.
That's like literally gettinggoosebumps thinking about it.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
So, yes, and that's how that, honestly, like as the
owner of the gym, uh, when, whenwe're looking for amazing
coaches, like when I and I cansee your goosebumps, and so when
I can find a coach that getsthat excited about helping
others, I'm like let's go,because that's what it's about,
right, it's helping others.
So'm like, let's go, becausethat's what it's about right Is
helping others.
(04:06):
So for you, it's meetingsomeone today and then three,
six months down the road,they're like a different person,
yeah, in a better way,absolutely.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Not that they're not good where they're at now.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Yeah, but they want to improve and because they met
you and because you're able towork with them, they're able to
improve.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Yeah, absolutely Meet them where they're at Cause I
was there too, Like I was atthat place where I was just like
gosh.
I wish I had some help.
Somebody help me, please.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
But yeah, meeting them where they're at and then
helping them progress.
Dude, let's dive into that alittle bit if you're willing.
You said you were there too, solet's start the clock.
Rewind the clock back to likewhen did health and fitness kind
of enter your life?
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Sure, it was probably about 2016.
As I think back to it, likethat was really about the time
that I really had to starttaking my health and fitness a
lot more serious.
Um, my wife is a nurse, uh,lynn, uh, she usually goes to
the central location over here,um, and uh, she was doing her
LPN at, um, southeast tech.
(05:17):
Okay, she would always practicelike blood pressure and things
like that, and she would alwaysask me Ryan, can I practice
doing the blood pressure on you?
Um, and when she was doing that, she noticed how elevated my
blood pressure was and like,between that, um, my life
choices that were very poor,that I was making at that time,
uh, that combination, I had todo something.
(05:37):
Um, so, 2016, roughly.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
How old are you at that time?
Oh, 2016.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
So probably like 32 ish yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Okay, okay, um, yeah, so you and so for you, uh, at
2016, 32 ish, uh, a littleoverweight, a little out of
shape and and starting torealize it, yeah, and obviously
the blood pressure and the stuffthat Lynn was practicing on you
was like an indicator.
(06:07):
Yeah, but other than that, likecould you feel it?
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Thinking back.
No, no, no, I had like reallybad nutrition habits.
I didn't care about likefitness or working out at all.
Um, I didn't care about likefitness or working out at all.
Um, I really like didn't evenknow like how far I was sliding
down that hill.
Like just kept going and goingand going.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
And yeah, you don't want to think about it, when I
met your sister, uh, I met herin 2015.
Uh, that's when I opened fitbody, um, and and she was, um,
definitely a little out of shape, a little overweight herself,
and so I mean, cause you guyshang out yeah and right yeah,
and you did then as well, rightyeah, so you kind of like live a
(06:55):
similar lifestyle to those youhang around with.
And so she started kind of herfitness journey, did, and she
started hers in like 2015.
Yeah, yeah, did.
Did you notice hers in like2015.
Yeah, did.
Did you notice her startinghers at all and did that make
you feel any different?
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Sure, Um, you know, as me and Vicki grew up, um, we,
we developed a strongerrelationship, um, and then, as
we had kids, we kind of likedrifted apart.
Even in that, around that 2015,2016 area, um sure, we weren't
communicating as much as weshould have, so I didn't see a
lot of the progress that shemade.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
It wasn't like front of mind to me, because, I think
it was like 20, and I'm probablyoff on the time here, but I
think it was like 2017 is likewhen I originally met.
You met you, and the crazything is is, when I met you, you
know, whenever you meet someone, you kind of always have just
like that first impression of aperson.
(07:50):
And when I met you, like I'mjust like, oh, this is Vicky's
brother, like he's a cool dude,like never once did it cross my
mind that, like he might be ahead coach at a facility.
And, to be honest to be honest,though, it was nothing against
you at the time I didn't evenhave a clue where I was going
with my business.
I don't even know that we wouldmaybe need a head coach.
(08:11):
Like what was this?
Speaker 2 (08:12):
Right.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
But I can remember like I didn't ever have a
thought that like you would everhave interest in maybe being a
coach, um, but we got introducedbecause Vicky wanted to run a
Tough Mudder, which then kind ofspread through the gym a little
bit and we started like havingmore people that wanted to run
it.
But you ran that first one withus right Yep and.
(08:35):
I think it was like 2017,somewhere around there.
Um, so at that point, you'relike a year into your fitness
journey, and so when yourealized in 2016, like hey, I
need to do something, yeah, whatwas it that?
Speaker 2 (08:49):
you did.
Honestly, it was just theworkouts at first.
Okay, just eating, or notnecessarily eating better, but
just getting more activity.
Okay, at that time I worked ina warehouse, so I was getting
some activity like throughoutthe day and stuff, but not
really working on strengthtraining or focusing on my
cardio or anything like that.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
What did you start doing for workouts?
Because you didn't come to FitBody.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
I did not.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Did you do workouts on your own, at home or in a gym
?
What?
Speaker 2 (09:16):
did you do?
Actually, I just did workoutsat home, searched stuff on
YouTube and just found videosSlowly.
I would a set of dumbbells, uh,I have a pretty decent setup at
my home now, um, but that'sreally what started it for me
just working out uh, uh at home?
Speaker 1 (09:34):
Yep, okay, and so, uh , at that point, was Lynn into
fitness at all?
Sure, was she working out.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
Um, not so much.
Uh, at that time she eventuallyfound her way into fit body.
Yeah, um, and her and vickytried to get me in here so many
times she was like also to aclient.
Yeah, before you ever enteredthe arena oh way, right, like
yeah, way before yeah absolutelybut not at the murph time or
not, at the um the mutter toughmutter.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
yeah right, yeah, okay at that Okay.
Speaker 2 (10:03):
At that time it was, um, I mean, it was kind of on
and off, nothing reallyconsistent as far as like
working out or like nutrition oranything like that.
Um, I, that period for me waskind of rocky.
Um, I didn't have my why dialedin.
I didn't know why I was doingit, other than just trying to
get my health a little bitbetter and get my blood pressure
under control and get off someof these medications.
(10:24):
Were you on medication?
Yeah, I was on blood pressuremedication.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
You were yeah, I didn't know that.
Yeah, okay, in 2016?
.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Yeah, about that time I went to go see my doctor and
he was like, yeah, you need tobe, you need this.
How long were you on that?
Oof, roughly.
Speaker 1 (10:39):
A couple years.
Oh yeah, Okay, yeah.
And so then and then that, andthe coolest thing, I love that
because we call them NSVs, right?
Maybe someone that doesn't knowwhat an NSV is tell them what
an NSV is.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Non-scale victory yeah, something that's a big
victory for you.
That doesn't necessarily showup on the scale when you step on
.
That scale just shows you yourweight.
It doesn't show you that you'reable to progress your exercises
.
It doesn't show you that you'renow not taking six medications.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
you know like things like that don't show up on the
scale.
I love that because in theculture that we live in, I feel
like the scale is almost becomelike this idolized indicator of
of what it, of what fitnesssuccess is determined by.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
It's that scale yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
But I feel that man I've weighed more than I weigh
now.
I've weighed less than I weighnow.
When I weighed more than Iweigh now, I've been healthier
than I probably am now.
And when I've weighed less thanI am now.
I've probably been unhealthierthan I am now, absolutely.
And so when we work withclients and they get their blood
work done or they, they go intotheir doctor and and they get
off of a medication, like to me,that's life changing A hundred
(11:50):
percent.
Yeah, you know, yep.
Um.
So for you, like, do youremember getting off that pill?
Yes, and what was that feeling?
And also too how did you findout you could be off the bill?
Doctor said yeah.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
Um, you know, I would just go in, uh, for my
physicals and check in with mydoctor.
Um, and he was like ryan, likehe was shocked, like he was
super surprised and like happyto see, like holy crap he
actually, because he alsosuggested you know, make some
lifestyle changes, you know, bea bit more active, um, try to
watch what you eat.
Um, things like that.
And and I got consistent withthat and he noticed and and he
(12:23):
was like holy crap.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
Usually I tell people to do that and they don't do it
.
Speaker 2 (12:26):
They just take the pills and continue on.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
Because that's the hard path.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
Oh yeah, it's like doing the work.
Speaker 1 (12:34):
Doing the work is hard, but when you do it and
this is one thing I kind offound out to be true Is that in
life we're going to go throughhard situations.
We just are.
And when we can choose to dohard things, then when life
throws us hard situations, wecan get through them better,
because we've already been doinghard by choice.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Yeah, absolutely, that is so true.
Where have you seen that showup in your life?
In my life, I mean evenrecently.
Something as simple as when wewent just to Michigan for elite
training.
Yeah, got very little sleepgoing through that time, but it
was great, you know.
And then, coming back, I hadone night where I had to close
(13:21):
down the gym and then come rightback in the morning, yeah, and
I was like, was like that'snothing.
If I can get through the stuffwe did at Elite Training on that
much sleep, this is nothing.
So I 100% agree with you.
I love leaning into thechallenges in life and taking
them on.
That way, when life throws youthose unexpected ones, it's
easier to navigate those?
Speaker 1 (13:41):
Yeah, you're ready to get through it.
You're battle ready?
Yeah, 100%, I love it.
It's easier to navigate those.
Yeah, you're ready to getbattle ready?
Yeah, cool.
So 2016, you start your healthand fitness kind of journey.
Uh, you, you get off medication, um, which is some non-scale
victory, um, but I know thatyou've also had some scale
victories as well.
Um walk us through that alittle bit.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
Oh, uh, yeah, Scale victories.
Um gosh, I was at like two5,almost 260.
Wow, what are you at now?
Like 225 is usually around whatI hover at, yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
So 40, almost 50 pounds now since 2016.
Oh yeah, and you've kept it offoh yeah, I've been pretty
consistent with my weight for awhile now.
Yeah, you know I want to diveinto something and it's just
because I've had someconversations with this, with
you about this, before.
But I feel that self-image issomething that so many people,
(14:34):
and myself included, strugglewith, and not to say that you
never have or don't strugglewith it.
but I know from talking with youthat you've been able to
develop more of a resilience ofjust accepting what you see in
the mirror and loving yourselffor who you are and I think
(14:54):
that's like.
I think that's a powerful giftthat you have, especially coming
from someone like me, where ifsomeone would see me today, they
usually would would see me withconfidence.
They would see me probablywalking with my chest high,
proud of who I am.
Sure, and that's how I come off.
But on the inside I still, tothis day, really struggle when I
(15:19):
look in the mirror with what Isee.
Uh, because that old image ofmyself, the self-doubt, the
self-belief, all thoseinsecurities are like burned
into my mind and I know a lot ofpeople watching or listening
they struggle with that as well.
But I know that you have thatsuperpower where you can look in
the mirror and you love whatyou see, because not every day
(15:41):
right, some days maybe not, butyou're able to accept what you
see and not let it like weigh onyou.
Sure, maybe you don't have aspecific answer, but how did you
get there?
Did your self image ever likelook in the mirror and defeat
you?
Speaker 2 (15:56):
Oh gosh, it still does to this day.
It still does.
I do my best to like, reallyeliminate any negative self-talk
, that voice in your head or inmy head, uh, that says anything
negative about myself.
Oh, you're not strong enough,you don't look like a trainer,
or you don't look like a coach,or you're not, uh, this or
you're not.
That I try to eliminate thatright away.
(16:18):
I try to recognize it andcorrect it.
I'll even say things out loudto myself.
A lot, a lot of the folks thatknow when they coach with me,
they're like is Ryan talking tohimself again?
Yeah, he is.
Because I say that stuff outloud to myself and I do, I still
struggle with it now.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
But I know for you, like I've been talking, and
that's amazing, that is suchgood advice.
So for anybody watching,listening, positive self-talk,
100%, replacing the negativewith that positive but, then
going one step further, sayingit out loud, because now not
only do you think it, but youactually speak it, and then you
actually audibly hear it.
(16:57):
Because we hear things like inour mind, but we don't audibly
hear them, we just think them.
So when you can actually speakit and audibly hear it, you
believe it more.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Yeah, I'm really trying to reprogram my brain to
tap into the conscious and thesubconscious and really, ryan,
appreciate yourself, loveyourself.
All that negative stuff it'sgoing to continue on, but you
got to recognize it and like,eliminate it right away.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Yeah, and I think the one thing that I think uh kind
of stuck out to me when we weretalking about this is maybe not
so much that you don't strugglewith it, um, but that you, for a
trainer, a stereotypicalworldview is that a trainer has
jacked six pack and big oldbiceps and big old chest and big
(17:47):
old muscles.
Yeah, like for a guy.
Yeah, but but for you, like youdon't even really desire that.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
That's never really been my focus, honestly, as far
as like the physical, um, likeappearance, it's never been a
big goal of mine.
Honestly, like physically, Ijust want to look fit.
Speaker 1 (18:07):
Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (18:08):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
And speaking of that, like look fit, that's a pretty
wide like.
What does fit look like?
Yeah, right, yeah.
The world has a definition, butagain, you can take two people
that maybe one looks let's justuse the word skinny, yeah, and
one let's just use the wordlooks thick.
(18:30):
The thick person could behealthier, Absolutely, than the
skinny person, and vice versa,because there's so much more
that goes into health than justwhat you see yeah, right, yeah,
yeah.
So you know.
And then, and to that sameeffect, you can see the guys
that have the big old musclesand you're going to outrun them,
(18:50):
right, you know.
So what does fit, what doeshealthy look like?
And you're exactly right.
So you want to look healthy,and where you are at today is
100% a more healthy and fit lookthan where you were at 2016.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
Oh yeah, 100%.
I look at some of like my oldpictures yeah, my old driver's
license.
I look at them.
I got to love them.
But at the same time I'm like,oh Ryan, your face looks awfully
round man, what were you doing?
But you know, I think a lot ofit and you've said this too is
like think about like how faryou've come.
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Yep, like on that journey, yeah, yeah, not maybe
where it is that you want to go,but how far you have came.
And it's like holy smokes, ryan, if you could lose 45, almost
50 pounds since 2016 and keep itoff and you were not a health
and fitness coach then oh no,but now you are Like, look at
(19:50):
how far you've came, look at howfar you can still go.
Just keep on focusing on whereyou're at now, absolutely, and
being thankful that you'veprogressed.
Cool, so you are married.
Yes, You've got two kids.
Yes, one just graduated.
Yes, you've got two kids.
Yes, one just graduated.
Yes, oh man, first one.
Yes, okay, how was that?
Speaker 2 (20:10):
Um, it's a different part of life.
It's challenging, to be honestwith you.
I think back to when I was atthis point in my life, when I
was just finishing high school.
My dad had passed away at thatpoint, so I didn't really have
any father figure guidance atthat time, and then, leading
(20:32):
into my adult life, I didn'thave that.
So trying to navigate that withmy son now is kind of a
challenge for me.
Speaker 1 (20:40):
You're entering the unknown Exactly.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
And it is a little scary, you keep going anyway,
you have no choice.
You wing it and you learn, andyou make those course
corrections as you see thatthey're needed, and you just
keep going and you do the bestthat you can guiding them.
Speaker 1 (20:58):
Can you see, and maybe not, but can you see,
obviously, 2016, you were aparent and you were living
unhealthy.
Now you are a parent and youare living healthy.
Have you been able to see thatimpact the kids in any?
Speaker 2 (21:18):
way.
Oh, a hundred percent, yeah, um, just in the things that we eat
, uh, in our meals.
It was funny because Lynn and Iwere talking about this just a
few weeks ago about how, um,probably back around like 2014,
ish, maybe a few years beforethat but, um, in the other house
that we lived at, we wouldthink about, like, when we would
prepare our dinner menu and thethings that we selected.
Um, in the other house that welived at, we would think about,
like, when we would prepare ourdinner menu and the things that
(21:39):
we selected lots of frozen meals, lots of processed box things
Um, and we don't do any of thatstuff anymore.
Now it's a lot more whole foods,and the kids are even like on
board with it too.
Like, a lot of the times, likewhen we make things at home,
they're like, yeah, they're,they're right on board with it.
Um, they want to make healthierchoices, uh, which is good, and
I we both recognize that theydo still want the, the good
(22:02):
tasting things, as as with anykid, but like, right, for the
most part, it's it's really likechanged, like nutrition wise.
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Yeah, that's awesome, and so you've seen them.
Uh, you know, get more on boardwith that, and if you hadn't
changed it, then what they grewup with was just frozen dinners
and box meals and unprocessedfoods, but now they've been
experiencing what healthy foodcan be.
And that plays a big impact nowhow they're going to continue
(22:30):
on with their life, just makinghealthier choices.
And they see you and Lynnsacrifice time to work out.
Oh yeah, sacrifice time to mealprep, because you meal prep.
Speaker 2 (22:45):
Not as much.
Honestly, I don't meal prepbecause I cook my food pretty
much every day.
Okay, whether it's my breakfastor my lunch, depending on my
shift that I'm working here atthe gym.
Sure, I honestly can't eat afour day old chicken and rice
pre-prepped meal.
I eat chicken and rice everyday, as long as it's freshly
(23:06):
cooked, and I usually allowmyself enough time, whether it's
in the mornings or early in theafternoon when I get off, to
cook my food.
Speaker 1 (23:13):
So do you cook enough for like two meals though, or
for, like, I'm assuming you know, with how your schedule is,
you're either working morningsor you're working evenings.
Um, so, if you're workingevenings, you cook that
breakfast meal.
At that breakfast meal, are youcooking your dinner that you'll
have?
Or then when do you cook likeyour dinner?
Speaker 2 (23:32):
Sure Uh.
Usually we'll cook dinner atdinnertime.
If I'm working uh in themornings in the gym, I'll come
home and have dinner preparedfor everybody.
If I'm working uh afternoons,lynn usually prepares dinner.
Speaker 1 (23:43):
Got it, okay.
So then there's this ready,like there's some, some left for
you when you get home.
Yep, okay, very cool.
So so then again, it soundslike you and Lynn tag team it
together, oh yeah.
How much does that?
Speaker 2 (23:55):
help.
Uh, so and it's I was thinkingthis earlier as we were talking
she has had a profound impact onlike my journey and like just
working together as a team uhhas helped us both Like yeah,
it's that support system workingwith each other to help like
continually get to that nextlevel.
Speaker 1 (24:15):
Maybe you don't have a good answer for this, but I'm
just thinking to myself.
A lot of our clients, a lot ofpeople watching, listening,
maybe they don't have thatpartner support.
Do you have any advice on like,hey, you know, good for you,
ryan, I'm glad that you and Lynnhave that partnership, have
that support where you're doingit together, sure, but what
(24:37):
about the people that maybe workan evening shift?
They don't get home until pastseven and nobody's got food
ready for them.
That's healthy, like what?
What are some?
What would you give them asadvice?
Can you think of anything thatwould come to head at all?
Speaker 2 (24:51):
Gosh, you know, um, unfortunately, the advice I
would give would be tough.
You know, you really have tofocus on why you're doing what
you're doing.
Yeah, and you really have tohave a plan.
Yeah, I am kind of anintroverted person.
I'm kind of I kind of keep tomyself for the most part and I
think, you know, if I was on myown, if I didn't have Lynn as
(25:12):
that support system, it wouldmake it exponentially more
difficult.
I didn't have Lynn as thatsupport system, uh, it would
make it exponentially moredifficult.
Um, and just at that point I'dreally have to, like, think
about again why I'm doing this.
Really lean into thatdiscipline.
When you have that motivationand you're ready to get after it
, get it while you can, um andjust really focus, um and do the
best you can stay in discipline.
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Otherwise, Yep.
Speaker 1 (25:34):
So have you found any tips, as it relates to
nutrition, to make a healthymeal fast?
Speaker 2 (25:45):
Sure, keep it simple.
Okay, keep it super, supersimple.
Speaker 1 (25:49):
That's why so I need to eat a meal.
I need to get protein Yep.
I need to get a healthy carbYep, and I want to have some
healthy fats Sure, I need to getprotein Yep, I need to get a
healthy carb Yep, and I want tohave some healthy fats.
Sure, like, what would you eatfor a simple meal that you can
put together fast, super fast?
That's still going to be likenot just a box dinner.
Speaker 2 (26:05):
Yeah, absolutely.
What would you do?
Yeah, if I'm in a pinch and Ineed to stop somewhere, I'll run
to a grocery store grab somepre-cooked meat, whether it's
chicken pork, whatever the casemay be.
Speaker 1 (26:20):
And where do you find this meat?
Do you find that meat in thefreezer section?
Do you find it in a delisection?
Sure, where do you find themeat?
Speaker 2 (26:27):
And it kind of depends on what you're getting.
You can get the low-sodium delimeat.
Okay, I like to go to Aldi.
Aldi is one of my super clutchplaces.
They have lots of pretty goodoptions.
They have lots of shreddedchicken, shredded pork,
pre-cooked shrimp.
Speaker 1 (26:41):
that is ready to go.
Honestly, I think I've onlyshopped at Aldi like one time.
Sure, so help me out here.
I go into Aldi.
Where would I go to find thispre-cooked chicken, shredded
chicken shrimp?
Where do you find that at?
Speaker 2 (26:53):
Yeah, so Chicken shrimp, chicken shrimp.
Where do you find that at?
Yeah, so there's a sectionright up front or over by the
meat area Not frozen.
Not frozen Okay, it's ready togo.
You can just open the packageeat, eat, okay.
And even at Hy-Vee or Walmartthey have options like this as
well A lot of pre-cooked chickenlike rotisserie style chicken.
Oh sure, yep, okay, um, andthen I'll get a package of rice.
(27:14):
Honestly, uh, rice, uh, and alot of my diet, uh, with the
fats, yeah, I like to eat a lotof nuts.
Yeah, super handy, walnuts,almonds, uh, seeds, things like
that.
Real easy for me to get my fatsin.
Yeah, um, and it's quick andeasy.
Speaker 1 (27:29):
Yeah, perfect.
So that's an awesome, uhhealthy, on the go tip.
Um cause a.
A lot of times we think like,oh, we're on the go, we need to
stop somewhere.
A lot of people, what comes topof mind is a gas station Like
I'll stop there.
And nowadays like we're getting.
I think I was at the Quick Tripor whatever a newer one here in
town and they've got like thiswhole section as well with some
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of that fresh stuff.
And I think even some of theother ones too, get and goes and
whatnot.
Have that, but um, that's whatwe think of as a gas station,
yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:05):
But why can't running into the grocery store be a
quick thing?
It is, it can be, yeah, it is.
I like, literally will like.
Um, just last week I was comingto the gym and I had nothing
prepped up.
I didn't have anything leftover, so I was like all right,
well, I got to allow myselfabout 10, 15 minutes before I
leave.
I'll stop at Aldi.
I'm going to grab a bag ofshredded chicken, I'm going to
grab a package of rice and Ialready have nuts at home that I
can bring.
(28:25):
So there's my protein, carbs,fats meal done, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (28:30):
And I think one of my favorite things is the minute.
Rice cups yeah Right, like oneminute.
You take the top off, put it inthe microwave for one minute
and you've got, like I don'tknow, 38 grams of carbs that are
that are a better carb for youthan a potato chip or a candy
bar or sugar.
Um, so yeah, I think that's anawesome tip.
Now, as it relates to nutritionum, do you track your food?
Speaker 2 (28:53):
I do, okay.
Um, it's kind of on and off,though.
Uh, if I notice myself kind ofslipping or not staying
consistent, then I'll get backinto tracking got it okay, but
if I'm like pretty dialed in,then I don't necessarily track,
uh, every last thing, because alot of the times if you look at
my tracker, yeah, it's the samestuff.
Like I eat a lot of the samebreakfast meals, a lot of the
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same lunch meals and justinterchange them as needed.
Speaker 1 (29:17):
You know, and I'm that way too, I was talking with
someone the other day and they,they, they want more like
flavor and variety.
Sure, from that I mean, there'salso services out there where
you can like order the food tocome to you that has like all
the healthy ingredients, whereyou just like didn't make it.
But like for me, thankfully I'mI'm very much like you I can
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eat a pretty boring meal,absolutely.
Speaker 2 (29:39):
Every day, yep.
Speaker 1 (29:41):
And that works.
Speaker 2 (29:42):
Honestly, one of the things that's kind of helped me
like, or one thing that I'vebeen able to like kind of curb,
is like eating because I'm boredor eating because I'm, you know
, having a bad day, or I'mfeeling a certain type of way.
Speaker 1 (30:01):
Like I try to yeah, I try to eliminate how I'm
feeling, how it's tasting.
Speaker 2 (30:03):
And how do you, how do you recognize when you're
emotionally eating?
Uh, you know, I don't do ithonestly too much, um, but if,
if I'm usually eatingemotionally, uh, I'm grabbing
for something, that's probablynot great.
Yeah, it's probably after along day, or I'm feeling.
Speaker 1 (30:17):
So then, knowing that you work on the mindset
probably more than others, younotice that you're grabbing for
something that you shouldn't be.
Do you then do any type of likemindset work?
Speaker 2 (30:31):
with that.
Honestly, I talk to myselfagain and I say it out loud,
ryan, don't be.
Why are you grabbing that, ryan, like I literally talk to
myself as if I'm a differentperson and just do my best to
recognize that.
Speaker 1 (30:44):
Grab food That'll help you, yeah.
Speaker 2 (30:46):
Ryan, is this going to yeah, it really.
Is this going to help you getto where you want?
No, all right.
All right, fine, I'll put itback.
Yeah, I don't always like it,sometimes I'm cussing at myself,
but it's kind of tough, oh Iwant that stuff.
Speaker 1 (31:00):
Yeah, yeah, that's awesome, okay, so so we're
obviously talking about a lot ofdifferent things here.
When did you have this thoughtthat I want to be a coach?
Like, where did that come from?
Speaker 2 (31:14):
Sure.
So it kind of was a process.
Honestly, I was at my lastemployment and I went to a
leadership training and sometime had went by and I really
started thinking about like whatI was going to do with my life,
Um, and like how, how could Imake this fulfilling and
purposeful to me?
(31:35):
Because if I don't have meaningand purpose behind what I'm
doing, I just have no desire todo anything at all.
Speaker 1 (31:41):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (31:42):
So I I thought for a while you know how, how can I
empower people?
You know I don't want to justsell a product or, you know,
give them a box of stuff, youknow, to sell them.
I want to give them a serviceand provide value and help
people.
So it took me a while to figureout what, or like how, and what
(32:04):
capacity I could do that.
And it's funny because I wasactually scrolling on Facebook
and I saw a picture of the team,yeah, and like something about
that, just like a light bulbflashed off.
My head was like Ryan, what ifyou helped folks with their
fitness and their health?
Yeah, and I reached out toVicky.
Yeah, Because Vicky was in thepicture and I was like, oh, she
(32:25):
told me.
Well, you know, why don't youcome check out the gym?
Speaker 1 (32:35):
See if this is something for you, Cause I
remember you did join as aclient.
Yeah, Um, but at that time Istill uh, unbeknown to me.
Did you have any thought thatmaybe coaching was in your
future?
Oh, absolutely I thought youwere just here to a work on your
health and fitness, but Bsupport your sister.
Yeah, um, speaking of sisterwho's older, vicky, vicky's
older by how much, a little overa year.
(32:55):
Okay, so we're like we're nottwins, here we're, we're yeah,
she's.
She's a little over a year olderthan I am, okay, so okay.
So she probably has more grayhairs than you.
Speaker 2 (33:04):
I doubt it no, which is weird.
Speaker 1 (33:06):
Yeah, you're starting to get more gray.
Speaker 2 (33:08):
Oh, they're everywhere, they're in my chin
my mustache like Holy cow Okay.
Speaker 1 (33:12):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (33:13):
I still get a little self-conscious about that.
Oh sorry, I didn't mean tobring up.
Speaker 1 (33:16):
No, no, like yeah, yeah, bring it on.
Yeah, bring it on.
I love it.
Vicki's going to be us some.
Speaker 2 (33:25):
I've got her beat.
I have definitely got her beatin the gray hair department.
Speaker 1 (33:30):
I love it, but yeah, so I thought maybe you're here
to work on your health andfitness number one.
Number two support your bigsister, yeah.
But then really the truth wasyou're like I want to see if
this is something that could bea future.
Speaker 2 (33:42):
Yeah, honestly, it was kind of like the whole thing
.
Honestly, like at that point Iwas interested in coaching Um.
I was hoping there was anopportunity available.
Even if there wasn't, uh, Istill wanted to continue my
health and fitness, uh, and kindof support Vicki along the way
as well too, um, and kind ofhelp develop our relationship a
little bit better, um.
But yeah, that was definitelyon the back burner in my mind as
(34:03):
I came in as a client here.
Speaker 1 (34:05):
Yeah, yeah, that's awesome.
And now you came on as a client, uh, or, excuse me, you came
onto the team as a coach.
Um, a lot of times we, moretimes than not, honestly, we
hire coaches that are notcertified and then through our
process, we we take them throughkind of our training and then
we, you know, ask you, hey, getcertified, right.
(34:26):
So you just went through thatprocess, yes, not too long ago
here.
What was that like?
Going through a, you know,certification for personal
training.
Speaker 2 (34:39):
Yeah, sure.
So kind of backstory Didn'tlike school.
Growing up as a kid Did notenjoy learning whatsoever.
Yeah, story Didn't like school.
Growing up as a kid did notenjoy learning whatsoever, um,
but kind of, as I've grown up,uh, I've found and learned about
myself I do enjoy learning.
Um, it's challenging, it's hard, it takes a lot of effort, it
takes a lot of time, um, but uh,I've kind of developed this
(35:02):
like I want to be a lifelongteacher student where I'm
continuing to learn andcontinuing to teach at the same
time, what I've learned to thosethat need help and guidance,
and so getting certified as atrainer.
Speaker 1 (35:17):
Yeah, like awesome, because now you have more tools
in your toolbox to help theclients, and I know, because I
talked with you, that throughthat process it has even, like,
sparked an interest, like youwant to figure out how can you
help clients more with theirform, more with their nutrition,
more, uh, on a capacity that'sreally going to take that person
(35:38):
.
Um, you know, you said thething that drives you the most
is meeting someone and then,because you entered their life,
they're able to progress andmake better progress.
And so I know that we'reexploring ways.
I'm like how can we use thatdesire within our current
ecosystem of what we do?
And recently we kind of justlaunched the group nutrition
(36:02):
meetings at the gym and you'vebeen a key part in making sure
that those are running andoperating.
What have you noticed?
Well, first, I guess, explainto maybe those watching and
listening what is a groupnutrition meeting.
Speaker 2 (36:15):
Sure.
So in those group nutritionmeetings like you said, group
setting so it's not a one-on-onething and we just sit down and
talk about nutrition.
You know what does balancednutrition look like?
Uh, what does a balanced meallook like?
How do you plan your meals?
How do you plan things out likethat?
Um, there's so muchmisinformation with nutrition.
(36:36):
Um, and all these fad diets um,you know, lose 30 pounds in 30
days and, like you know, thosegroup nutritions are designed to
really like.
Talk about the balancednutrition and how to do it in a
way that's sustainable, whereyou're not restricting yourself
with things For life yeah, forlife.
We want to keep going beyondthat 30 pound goal that you have
(36:59):
and continue on beyond that.
Speaker 1 (37:01):
I love that.
I love that.
And so helping people withnutrition is difficult because
we also, we live in this culture, in this world where, you know,
so many more unhealthy optionsare available, so many more
unhealthy options are moreaffordable, right, and so we're
battling a lot of things here.
We're battling time, we'rebattling money, we're battling
taste, we're battling all thesedifferent things, and so being
(37:24):
able to sit down with a groupsetting you can then bounce
different ideas off of eachother.
Oh, absolutely Right so you'veprobably seen even clients help
clients in that capacity.
Speaker 2 (37:33):
Yeah, that's one of the things I really enjoy too
with those group nutritionmeetings, when folks chime in
and say, hey, you know I've donethis and I've found success
doing it here.
You guys should check this out,maybe you'll find success doing
it as well too.
Yeah, it here, you guys shouldcheck this out, maybe you'll
find success doing it as welltoo.
Yeah, seeing them build thatcommunity within each other is
(37:55):
is awesome.
Yeah, absolutely.
And you never know, that mightbe the thing that helps that
person that maybe doesn't havethat spouse or that support
system at home.
Maybe they can come here andfind it here and develop it even
more.
Speaker 1 (38:04):
And that's the thing that really led me to the group
setting of all of it, becauseyou know and we talked about
this a bit when we talked acouple months ago or a month ago
or so but for me and again,everybody has different whys,
wants and desires and they'reall entitled to have that.
Yeah, absolutely.
But for me I was a one-on-onepersonal trainer and for me what
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I thought is, when that clientleft my session a lot of them
were then on an island- Because,again, a lot of times, when we
decide that we want to make ahealth and fitness choice, a
change, we decide that thosearound us didn't decide that.
But then we make that decisionand then somewhere, though, have
this like hope or this thoughtthat like probably these people
(38:52):
around would do it too Right,and then it's like what happens
if they don't?
Speaker 2 (38:58):
Right, yeah, it gets very challenging when you're on
your journey, um, and those yousurround yourself with are not
on that journey with you, um,and they're actually encouraging
you to get off of your journeyand make choices, uh, whether
it's nutrition or fitness, thataren't going to help you get to
where you want to go.
Yeah, the journey is hardenough as it is, uh, in and of
(39:18):
itself, and then you don't havethat support system and it makes
it even harder.
Speaker 1 (39:23):
So yeah, so those group nutrition meetings are
awesome way to get support.
Yeah, absolutely so maybe anyof our clients that are watching
that haven't been to one ofthose yet like we should
definitely encourage them.
Speaker 2 (39:31):
Yeah, 100%, check those out To get into those, and
there's usually what is there?
Speaker 1 (39:34):
one a month at each location or is there two?
Speaker 2 (39:36):
Two each month at each location?
Speaker 1 (39:38):
Two at West and two at Central.
Yeah, one in the morning, oreven the public knows, is that
(39:58):
with fit body.
If you need help with form,well, number one, you can ask um
and we'll always help and weare.
Or maybe not even that you,maybe you don't know that you
need help with form but maybeyou're feeling a little bit of a
pain somewhere.
But clients can come in earlyto a session and walk around
with the coach.
So have you had have you and I'msure you have.
But obviously you're at West.
(40:20):
I'm normally in my office or atCentral, so I don't see you
guys coach a ton.
But do you have that happen toyou?
Would you have clients come inthat'll like go around the
boards with you before session?
Speaker 2 (40:29):
Yeah, uh, you know, if they have injuries, uh highly
encourage them to come in.
Uh, sometimes time doesn'tallow it, but uh, there have
been uh a good amount of clientsthat will come in Um and we
know about their injuries andwe'll go through a walkthrough
with them um and do our best tohelp them.
You know, adjust thoseexercises while still working
the body the best we can.
(40:50):
If we got to make adjustmentsto those exercises, we will, and
we do it, yep, yep.
Speaker 1 (40:56):
And that's just it, you know.
So helping meeting theindividual where they're at and
then being able to help themprogress to where they want to
go.
Speaker 2 (41:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (41:03):
Yeah, cool.
What have you said?
Ryan is one of the things maybenot fit body related at all,
maybe it is, I don't know.
But what would you say?
Is something that like standsout to you as something that
you're very proud of yourself?
For Kind of a tough question toput you on the spot like that.
Speaker 2 (41:20):
Sure, uh, the first thing that comes to my mind is
just being on this team.
Yeah, like, really, uh like.
Doing my own stuff, uh, with myown personal health and fitness
journey has been great, um, butbeing on this team was like a
significant accomplishment forme, just because of where I was,
you know, if we we think backto that 2016,.
I was overweight, I wasdrinking alcohol, like all the
(41:43):
time.
I was smoking cigarettes.
Poor nutrition, like I was awreck.
Like I was a wreck and like toreally turn it around.
And now, uh, being on a fitnessteam like here, like that's
pretty wild.
That's a huge win.
It's like a one 80 big,literally different direction.
Yeah Right, I'd say three, 60.
Speaker 1 (42:02):
Cause a lot of times people say but if you really
think about it, three 60,.
Speaker 2 (42:06):
You're going right back to where you started.
You made the good choice andthen you just came full circle.
Speaker 1 (42:16):
Yep, so a full 180.
And I just think it's awesome.
I mean it's been super cool tohave you on the team.
Which is crazy to know that youare more introvert and when we
are more on like not a groupsetting like in sessions.
Speaker 2 (42:26):
I definitely, I definitely see that.
Speaker 1 (42:28):
But, man, there is something in you that it's go
time.
You put that mic on and youflip the switch and ryan's able
to find, uh, ryan, um, where youcan just come out on the floor
and you can bring the heat oh,absolutely energy and it's just
so fun.
Um, if you're willing, I, Ithink it'd be kind of fun to
what's, maybe something thatpeople don't know about you, if
(42:50):
you're willing, whatever it is,I don't know I've got something
that you told me that I was likeI had no idea that you used to
do that.
So is there and I don't knowwhat it is that you want to
share.
But is there something thatpeople don't know about you that
they think would be interesting, about Ryan?
Kind of putting me on the spot,I know, I know, I know I wasn't
(43:17):
planning on it and I didn't.
Speaker 2 (43:18):
I didn't know exactly where what would come.
Uh, over this question.
Sure, sure, um gosh, I'll goout and say it.
Uh, I used to really be intomusic, um that's where I was
going to go.
Speaker 1 (43:27):
That's where I was going to go.
Speaker 2 (43:28):
I used to be into like hip hop, writing lyrics and
things like that.
I recorded music.
Yeah, I still have all my oldrecording stuff.
Speaker 1 (43:34):
Let's go.
Is there anything like thatwould be session worthy.
Probably not.
Speaker 2 (43:40):
No Negative, come on Negative.
It's definitely like the 2010Ryan.
Okay, way, way back.
Speaker 1 (43:51):
What is it?
Hip-hop Rap.
Speaker 2 (43:53):
Yeah, it's more like underground local rap.
Okay, I used to hang out with alot of guys around town, even
like the guys in Soul Crate.
I did some music with them,recorded some songs with them.
Yeah, I was really into thatstuff back then.
Speaker 1 (44:07):
That's what I was hoping you would go.
Yeah, I didn't know.
Speaker 2 (44:09):
I hesitated on it but my heart was like crying say it
just say it, just say it.
Speaker 1 (44:14):
Um yeah, when you, when you told me that I think it
was like in your interview,even okay, that came out
something about like a dj rightor something like.
Or you had like a no a name orsomething like a rapper name.
Speaker 2 (44:28):
Oh yeah, night N-Y-T-E, n-y-t-e.
Yeah, just because I was alwaysup late at night writing rhymes
and just making music and stufflike that.
Speaker 1 (44:36):
I love it.
I love it so cool and just kindof fun, right yeah, because a
lot of times and we were talkingabout this earlier when we're
at work and we're coaching andwe're helping our clients, like
it is all about the client.
Yeah, and we want to make surethat we help them where they're
at and we can dive into theirstory, their why, and figure out
how to help them.
Yeah, we're here to serve Ahundred percent.
(44:56):
But when we can take this timeto then just be able to just
shoot the breeze and talk aboutus, like it is kind of fun to be
able to share that, becausethen too, what that, what
happens, is now maybe the youknow, the clients watch this or
they listen to it and it's likehey, uh, coach night, like you
know, I don't know, I don't know, but you know it brings up
(45:17):
something, and then you can kindof like take a whole, a whole
new turn in that connection andthat relationship.
And I'm a big believer, man,like the more that we can
connect with people, the morethat we can change people.
You know, if you can't connectwith them, you can't change.
Yeah, right.
And so, and we're in the, we'rein the business of change, we
are helping people change, andchange is uncomfortable, very
(45:37):
uncomfortable, right.
And so we got to figure out howcan we make this change
comfortable, yeah, how can wemake this change happen?
Speaker 2 (45:44):
Get comfortable being uncomfortable, yeah.
Speaker 1 (45:46):
Right.
How do you do that?
We're going to help you, we'regoing to help you.
I love it, ryan.
The last thing that I want tokind of share with our audience
is a fitness tip Anything thatmaybe you would tell them
they're watching or listeningright here.
Right now we don't have a cluewho is watching or listening,
but maybe we're speaking tosomeone that knows they want to
(46:06):
do something with their healthand fitness.
What would be your advice tothem if they're looking to get
started?
They want to do something.
What was your advice to helpthem?
You know, start moving in theright direction.
Speaker 2 (46:16):
Yeah, honestly, just kind of what we just said Get
comfortable being uncomfortable,those things that you think
about doing or embarking on.
If it makes you feel scared ornervous or oh, it's the unknown,
go for it.
That's a good indicator.
You need to lean into it and itkind of plays into like when
you take those challenges on,when life throws you the
(46:39):
unexpected ones, you're muchmore prepared for them.
So get up every day, remindyourself why you're on this
journey, what your focus is,whatever it may be, if you want
to look better, if you want tofeel stronger, if it's longevity
, whatever.
Remind yourself every morningand take those challenges on.
When they make you scared orthey make you nervous, lean into
it.
That's a good indicator, that'ssomething you need to do and
(47:00):
it's going to better you on yourjourney.
Speaker 1 (47:02):
It's going to be hard , but do you try to do that
every day, every day, remindyourself of your.
Why lean into?
Speaker 2 (47:07):
your mission.
Every day, every morning, Iwake up and that's the first
thing I say to myself.
I remind myself why I'm doingthis, what my focus is and it's
going to be a good day, and Iget up and get after it.
Some days are slower thanothers, but that's always the
first thing I do when I wake up.
I think that stuff in my headto try to embed it in my
subconscious, to reprogrammyself so that subconscious is
(47:30):
always going, it's alwaysrunning, always.
Yeah.
And so it's like hey if you'regoing to always be working
subconscious.
Speaker 1 (47:34):
I want you to be working for me, not against me,
Exactly, Yep, I love that.
Well, you guys.
Thank you so much for takingthe time, Ryan.
Speaker 2 (47:40):
Thank you, man for taking the time.
Speaker 1 (47:48):
Thanks for inviting me, appreciate it.
Yeah, it's been fun.
You know, I kind of hit a spotwhere the podcast takes time
like to to continually shoot andalso I want to make sure that
we give people value, and I waslike you know, there's so many
clients that don't get to knowabout us on this level, cause
we're a 30 minute.
We're in and out gym, yeah forsure.
You know, and so I think it'sjust awesome to take this time
to chat with you guys like this.
Uh, it's been fun for me, uh,to be able to take some time and
(48:10):
just get to even, you know,talk with you a little deeper
about some stuff and have it beshared with others.
But, uh, you know, what I wantto do is invite anybody that's
watching or listening.
If you're not a member of fitbody, you want to try fit body?
Um, you can go to 605fitbodycom.
You can either claim a freeweek or we have a new promo
that's going to be on that page.
(48:31):
You can see what our trial is.
And if you want to hang out withCoach Ryan Coach Knight that
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What is going on?
My friends, welcome to the nextepisode of the Fit and Healthy
Sioux Falls show.
We are meeting another coachtoday and it is going to be a
fun ride as we talk through histransformation, we talk through
his why and really dive intowhat makes him such an amazing
(00:21):
coach.
And he also just drops so manyamazing nuggets that you can
take away, implement into yourlife and get better results.
Help me welcome to the showtoday, coach Ryan.
Let's dive in to today'sepisode.
Well, what is up, ryan?
(00:59):
How you doing, bro?
I'm doing pretty good.
How you doing CJ?
Oh, dude, I'm great Just havinga blast already with the Meet
the Coach series, becausethere's so much more to all of
us than what our clients see forthat 30 minutes that they're in
our sessions.
I kind of want to kick it offwith what do you do?
Speaker 2 (01:21):
at Fit Body Sure.
I'm over at the West location.
I'm the head coach over there.
So lots of working with results, the programming, getting the
workouts ready to go,interacting with the clients and
then coaching them out on thefloor Definitely part of them,
my favorite.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
I love it.
I love it.
We've got plenty of time todive into lots, but you and I
were just kind of chattingbefore we started recording and
there's something that we feellike most people know, but it
just so happened that wecontinually find more and more
clients don't know this.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
What is that thing?
Coach Vicky over at Central ismy sister.
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Yeah, and obviously that's your sister, so you know
that I've always known that,because I actually knew you
before you worked at Fit Body,yep, and so it's one of those
things where what that doeswhich is super wild, but what
that does to me is it justreally reminds me that we all
live in our own world Reallythough.
(02:23):
Yeah, and so it's like there arecertain facts that we all know
that other people have no clueabout and, as it pertains to a
coaching aspect, there's so muchknowledge that you have as a
coach that maybe the clientsdon't even know that you know,
(02:43):
but they won't know that youknow unless they ask yeah, so,
as it pertains, you said thatone of the things that you do is
helping clients with results.
Um, what is it that you reallyenjoy kind of the most as it
pertains to like working andwith a client?
So not like not like overall asa coach, um, but like with an
(03:05):
individual client.
And what is the thing that kindof uh piques your interest the
most when you're really beingable to coach a specific client.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Yeah, honestly, um it .
It kind of ties into like myoverall mission just in life.
Uh, but really seeing peopleprogress, like getting better
whether it's a specific exercise, whether it's gaining
consistency with their nutrition, whatever it is like seeing
them like really level up, so tospeak.
Yeah, I really enjoy that.
(03:35):
That's part of it, likeempowering people, seeing them
get stronger, get better andreally like believe in
themselves and then helping themalong that journey.
That's like literally gettinggoosebumps thinking about it.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
So, yes, and that's how that, honestly, like as the
owner of the gym, uh, when, whenwe're looking for amazing
coaches, like when I and I cansee your goosebumps, and so when
I can find a coach that getsthat excited about helping
others, I'm like let's go,because that's what it's about,
right, it's helping others.
So'm like, let's go, becausethat's what it's about right Is
helping others.
(04:06):
So for you, it's meetingsomeone today and then three,
six months down the road,they're like a different person,
yeah, in a better way,absolutely.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
Not that they're not good where they're at now.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Yeah, but they want to improve and because they met
you and because you're able towork with them, they're able to
improve.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Yeah, absolutely Meet them where they're at Cause I
was there too, Like I was atthat place where I was just like
gosh.
I wish I had some help.
Somebody help me, please.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
But yeah, meeting them where they're at and then
helping them progress.
Dude, let's dive into that alittle bit if you're willing.
You said you were there too, solet's start the clock.
Rewind the clock back to likewhen did health and fitness kind
of enter your life?
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Sure, it was probably about 2016.
As I think back to it, likethat was really about the time
that I really had to starttaking my health and fitness a
lot more serious.
Um, my wife is a nurse, uh,lynn, uh, she usually goes to
the central location over here,um, and uh, she was doing her
LPN at, um, southeast tech.
(05:17):
Okay, she would always practicelike blood pressure and things
like that, and she would alwaysask me Ryan, can I practice
doing the blood pressure on you?
Um, and when she was doing that, she noticed how elevated my
blood pressure was and like,between that, um, my life
choices that were very poor,that I was making at that time,
uh, that combination, I had todo something.
(05:37):
Um, so, 2016, roughly.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
How old are you at that time?
Oh, 2016.
Speaker 2 (05:42):
So probably like 32 ish yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Okay, okay, um, yeah, so you and so for you, uh, at
2016, 32 ish, uh, a littleoverweight, a little out of
shape and and starting torealize it, yeah, and obviously
the blood pressure and the stuffthat Lynn was practicing on you
was like an indicator.
(06:07):
Yeah, but other than that, likecould you feel it?
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Thinking back.
No, no, no, I had like reallybad nutrition habits.
I didn't care about likefitness or working out at all.
Um, I didn't care about likefitness or working out at all.
Um, I really like didn't evenknow like how far I was sliding
down that hill.
Like just kept going and goingand going.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
And yeah, you don't want to think about it, when I
met your sister, uh, I met herin 2015.
Uh, that's when I opened fitbody, um, and and she was, um,
definitely a little out of shape, a little overweight herself,
and so I mean, cause you guyshang out yeah and right yeah,
and you did then as well, rightyeah, so you kind of like live a
(06:55):
similar lifestyle to those youhang around with.
And so she started kind of herfitness journey, did, and she
started hers in like 2015.
Yeah, yeah, did.
Did you notice hers in like2015.
Yeah, did.
Did you notice her startinghers at all and did that make
you feel any different?
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Sure, Um, you know, as me and Vicki grew up, um, we,
we developed a strongerrelationship, um, and then, as
we had kids, we kind of likedrifted apart.
Even in that, around that 2015,2016 area, um sure, we weren't
communicating as much as weshould have, so I didn't see a
lot of the progress that shemade.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
It wasn't like front of mind to me, because, I think
it was like 20, and I'm probablyoff on the time here, but I
think it was like 2017 is likewhen I originally met.
You met you, and the crazything is is, when I met you, you
know, whenever you meet someone, you kind of always have just
like that first impression of aperson.
(07:50):
And when I met you, like I'mjust like, oh, this is Vicky's
brother, like he's a cool dude,like never once did it cross my
mind that, like he might be ahead coach at a facility.
And, to be honest to be honest,though, it was nothing against
you at the time I didn't evenhave a clue where I was going
with my business.
I don't even know that we wouldmaybe need a head coach.
(08:11):
Like what was this?
Speaker 2 (08:12):
Right.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
But I can remember like I didn't ever have a
thought that like you would everhave interest in maybe being a
coach, um, but we got introducedbecause Vicky wanted to run a
Tough Mudder, which then kind ofspread through the gym a little
bit and we started like havingmore people that wanted to run
it.
But you ran that first one withus right Yep and.
(08:35):
I think it was like 2017,somewhere around there.
Um, so at that point, you'relike a year into your fitness
journey, and so when yourealized in 2016, like hey, I
need to do something, yeah, whatwas it that?
Speaker 2 (08:49):
you did.
Honestly, it was just theworkouts at first.
Okay, just eating, or notnecessarily eating better, but
just getting more activity.
Okay, at that time I worked ina warehouse, so I was getting
some activity like throughoutthe day and stuff, but not
really working on strengthtraining or focusing on my
cardio or anything like that.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
What did you start doing for workouts?
Because you didn't come to FitBody.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
I did not.
Speaker 1 (09:14):
Did you do workouts on your own, at home or in a gym
?
What?
Speaker 2 (09:16):
did you do?
Actually, I just did workoutsat home, searched stuff on
YouTube and just found videosSlowly.
I would a set of dumbbells, uh,I have a pretty decent setup at
my home now, um, but that'sreally what started it for me
just working out uh, uh at home?
Speaker 1 (09:34):
Yep, okay, and so, uh , at that point, was Lynn into
fitness at all?
Sure, was she working out.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
Um, not so much.
Uh, at that time she eventuallyfound her way into fit body.
Yeah, um, and her and vickytried to get me in here so many
times she was like also to aclient.
Yeah, before you ever enteredthe arena oh way, right, like
yeah, way before yeah absolutelybut not at the murph time or
not, at the um the mutter toughmutter.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
yeah right, yeah, okay at that Okay.
Speaker 2 (10:03):
At that time it was, um, I mean, it was kind of on
and off, nothing reallyconsistent as far as like
working out or like nutrition oranything like that.
Um, I, that period for me waskind of rocky.
Um, I didn't have my why dialedin.
I didn't know why I was doingit, other than just trying to
get my health a little bitbetter and get my blood pressure
under control and get off someof these medications.
(10:24):
Were you on medication?
Yeah, I was on blood pressuremedication.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
You were yeah, I didn't know that.
Yeah, okay, in 2016?
.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Yeah, about that time I went to go see my doctor and
he was like, yeah, you need tobe, you need this.
How long were you on that?
Oof, roughly.
Speaker 1 (10:39):
A couple years.
Oh yeah, Okay, yeah.
And so then and then that, andthe coolest thing, I love that
because we call them NSVs, right?
Maybe someone that doesn't knowwhat an NSV is tell them what
an NSV is.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Non-scale victory yeah, something that's a big
victory for you.
That doesn't necessarily showup on the scale when you step on
.
That scale just shows you yourweight.
It doesn't show you that you'reable to progress your exercises
.
It doesn't show you that you'renow not taking six medications.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
you know like things like that don't show up on the
scale.
I love that because in theculture that we live in, I feel
like the scale is almost becomelike this idolized indicator of
of what it, of what fitnesssuccess is determined by.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
It's that scale yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
But I feel that man I've weighed more than I weigh
now.
I've weighed less than I weighnow.
When I weighed more than Iweigh now, I've been healthier
than I probably am now.
And when I've weighed less thanI am now.
I've probably been unhealthierthan I am now, absolutely.
And so when we work withclients and they get their blood
work done or they, they go intotheir doctor and and they get
off of a medication, like to me,that's life changing A hundred
(11:50):
percent.
Yeah, you know, yep.
Um.
So for you, like, do youremember getting off that pill?
Yes, and what was that feeling?
And also too how did you findout you could be off the bill?
Doctor said yeah.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
Um, you know, I would just go in, uh, for my
physicals and check in with mydoctor.
Um, and he was like ryan, likehe was shocked, like he was
super surprised and like happyto see, like holy crap he
actually, because he alsosuggested you know, make some
lifestyle changes, you know, bea bit more active, um, try to
watch what you eat.
Um, things like that.
And and I got consistent withthat and he noticed and and he
(12:23):
was like holy crap.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
Usually I tell people to do that and they don't do it
.
Speaker 2 (12:26):
They just take the pills and continue on.
Speaker 1 (12:29):
Because that's the hard path.
Speaker 2 (12:33):
Oh yeah, it's like doing the work.
Speaker 1 (12:34):
Doing the work is hard, but when you do it and
this is one thing I kind offound out to be true Is that in
life we're going to go throughhard situations.
We just are.
And when we can choose to dohard things, then when life
throws us hard situations, wecan get through them better,
because we've already been doinghard by choice.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Yeah, absolutely, that is so true.
Where have you seen that showup in your life?
In my life, I mean evenrecently.
Something as simple as when wewent just to Michigan for elite
training.
Yeah, got very little sleepgoing through that time, but it
was great, you know.
And then, coming back, I hadone night where I had to close
(13:21):
down the gym and then come rightback in the morning, yeah, and
I was like, was like that'snothing.
If I can get through the stuffwe did at Elite Training on that
much sleep, this is nothing.
So I 100% agree with you.
I love leaning into thechallenges in life and taking
them on.
That way, when life throws youthose unexpected ones, it's
easier to navigate those?
Speaker 1 (13:41):
Yeah, you're ready to get through it.
You're battle ready?
Yeah, 100%, I love it.
It's easier to navigate those.
Yeah, you're ready to getbattle ready?
Yeah, cool.
So 2016, you start your healthand fitness kind of journey.
Uh, you, you get off medication, um, which is some non-scale
victory, um, but I know thatyou've also had some scale
victories as well.
Um walk us through that alittle bit.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
Oh, uh, yeah, Scale victories.
Um gosh, I was at like two5,almost 260.
Wow, what are you at now?
Like 225 is usually around whatI hover at, yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
So 40, almost 50 pounds now since 2016.
Oh yeah, and you've kept it offoh yeah, I've been pretty
consistent with my weight for awhile now.
Yeah, you know I want to diveinto something and it's just
because I've had someconversations with this, with
you about this, before.
But I feel that self-image issomething that so many people,
(14:34):
and myself included, strugglewith, and not to say that you
never have or don't strugglewith it.
but I know from talking with youthat you've been able to
develop more of a resilience ofjust accepting what you see in
the mirror and loving yourselffor who you are and I think
(14:54):
that's like.
I think that's a powerful giftthat you have, especially coming
from someone like me, where ifsomeone would see me today, they
usually would would see me withconfidence.
They would see me probablywalking with my chest high,
proud of who I am.
Sure, and that's how I come off.
But on the inside I still, tothis day, really struggle when I
(15:19):
look in the mirror with what Isee.
Uh, because that old image ofmyself, the self-doubt, the
self-belief, all thoseinsecurities are like burned
into my mind and I know a lot ofpeople watching or listening
they struggle with that as well.
But I know that you have thatsuperpower where you can look in
the mirror and you love whatyou see, because not every day
(15:41):
right, some days maybe not, butyou're able to accept what you
see and not let it like weigh onyou.
Sure, maybe you don't have aspecific answer, but how did you
get there?
Did your self image ever likelook in the mirror and defeat
you?
Speaker 2 (15:56):
Oh gosh, it still does to this day.
It still does.
I do my best to like, reallyeliminate any negative self-talk
, that voice in your head or inmy head, uh, that says anything
negative about myself.
Oh, you're not strong enough,you don't look like a trainer,
or you don't look like a coach,or you're not, uh, this or
you're not.
That I try to eliminate thatright away.
(16:18):
I try to recognize it andcorrect it.
I'll even say things out loudto myself.
A lot, a lot of the folks thatknow when they coach with me,
they're like is Ryan talking tohimself again?
Yeah, he is.
Because I say that stuff outloud to myself and I do, I still
struggle with it now.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
But I know for you, like I've been talking, and
that's amazing, that is suchgood advice.
So for anybody watching,listening, positive self-talk,
100%, replacing the negativewith that positive but, then
going one step further, sayingit out loud, because now not
only do you think it, but youactually speak it, and then you
actually audibly hear it.
(16:57):
Because we hear things like inour mind, but we don't audibly
hear them, we just think them.
So when you can actually speakit and audibly hear it, you
believe it more.
Speaker 2 (17:10):
Yeah, I'm really trying to reprogram my brain to
tap into the conscious and thesubconscious and really, ryan,
appreciate yourself, loveyourself.
All that negative stuff it'sgoing to continue on, but you
got to recognize it and like,eliminate it right away.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Yeah, and I think the one thing that I think uh kind
of stuck out to me when we weretalking about this is maybe not
so much that you don't strugglewith it, um, but that you, for a
trainer, a stereotypicalworldview is that a trainer has
jacked six pack and big oldbiceps and big old chest and big
(17:47):
old muscles.
Yeah, like for a guy.
Yeah, but but for you, like youdon't even really desire that.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
That's never really been my focus, honestly, as far
as like the physical, um, likeappearance, it's never been a
big goal of mine.
Honestly, like physically, Ijust want to look fit.
Speaker 1 (18:07):
Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (18:08):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
And speaking of that, like look fit, that's a pretty
wide like.
What does fit look like?
Yeah, right, yeah.
The world has a definition, butagain, you can take two people
that maybe one looks let's justuse the word skinny, yeah, and
one let's just use the wordlooks thick.
(18:30):
The thick person could behealthier, Absolutely, than the
skinny person, and vice versa,because there's so much more
that goes into health than justwhat you see yeah, right, yeah,
yeah.
So you know.
And then, and to that sameeffect, you can see the guys
that have the big old musclesand you're going to outrun them,
(18:50):
right, you know.
So what does fit, what doeshealthy look like?
And you're exactly right.
So you want to look healthy,and where you are at today is
100% a more healthy and fit lookthan where you were at 2016.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
Oh yeah, 100%.
I look at some of like my oldpictures yeah, my old driver's
license.
I look at them.
I got to love them.
But at the same time I'm like,oh Ryan, your face looks awfully
round man, what were you doing?
But you know, I think a lot ofit and you've said this too is
like think about like how faryou've come.
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Yep, like on that journey, yeah, yeah, not maybe
where it is that you want to go,but how far you have came.
And it's like holy smokes, ryan, if you could lose 45, almost
50 pounds since 2016 and keep itoff and you were not a health
and fitness coach then oh no,but now you are Like, look at
(19:50):
how far you've came, look at howfar you can still go.
Just keep on focusing on whereyou're at now, absolutely, and
being thankful that you'veprogressed.
Cool, so you are married.
Yes, You've got two kids.
Yes, one just graduated.
Yes, you've got two kids.
Yes, one just graduated.
Yes, oh man, first one.
Yes, okay, how was that?
Speaker 2 (20:10):
Um, it's a different part of life.
It's challenging, to be honestwith you.
I think back to when I was atthis point in my life, when I
was just finishing high school.
My dad had passed away at thatpoint, so I didn't really have
any father figure guidance atthat time, and then, leading
(20:32):
into my adult life, I didn'thave that.
So trying to navigate that withmy son now is kind of a
challenge for me.
Speaker 1 (20:40):
You're entering the unknown Exactly.
Speaker 2 (20:44):
And it is a little scary, you keep going anyway,
you have no choice.
You wing it and you learn, andyou make those course
corrections as you see thatthey're needed, and you just
keep going and you do the bestthat you can guiding them.
Speaker 1 (20:58):
Can you see, and maybe not, but can you see,
obviously, 2016, you were aparent and you were living
unhealthy.
Now you are a parent and youare living healthy.
Have you been able to see thatimpact the kids in any?
Speaker 2 (21:18):
way.
Oh, a hundred percent, yeah, um, just in the things that we eat
, uh, in our meals.
It was funny because Lynn and Iwere talking about this just a
few weeks ago about how, um,probably back around like 2014,
ish, maybe a few years beforethat but, um, in the other house
that we lived at, we wouldthink about, like, when we would
prepare our dinner menu and thethings that we selected.
Um, in the other house that welived at, we would think about,
like, when we would prepare ourdinner menu and the things that
(21:39):
we selected lots of frozen meals, lots of processed box things
Um, and we don't do any of thatstuff anymore.
Now it's a lot more whole foods,and the kids are even like on
board with it too.
Like, a lot of the times, likewhen we make things at home,
they're like, yeah, they're,they're right on board with it.
Um, they want to make healthierchoices, uh, which is good, and
I we both recognize that theydo still want the, the good
(22:02):
tasting things, as as with anykid, but like, right, for the
most part, it's it's really likechanged, like nutrition wise.
Speaker 1 (22:09):
Yeah, that's awesome, and so you've seen them.
Uh, you know, get more on boardwith that, and if you hadn't
changed it, then what they grewup with was just frozen dinners
and box meals and unprocessedfoods, but now they've been
experiencing what healthy foodcan be.
And that plays a big impact nowhow they're going to continue
(22:30):
on with their life, just makinghealthier choices.
And they see you and Lynnsacrifice time to work out.
Oh yeah, sacrifice time to mealprep, because you meal prep.
Speaker 2 (22:45):
Not as much.
Honestly, I don't meal prepbecause I cook my food pretty
much every day.
Okay, whether it's my breakfastor my lunch, depending on my
shift that I'm working here atthe gym.
Sure, I honestly can't eat afour day old chicken and rice
pre-prepped meal.
I eat chicken and rice everyday, as long as it's freshly
(23:06):
cooked, and I usually allowmyself enough time, whether it's
in the mornings or early in theafternoon when I get off, to
cook my food.
Speaker 1 (23:13):
So do you cook enough for like two meals though, or
for, like, I'm assuming you know, with how your schedule is,
you're either working morningsor you're working evenings.
Um, so, if you're workingevenings, you cook that
breakfast meal.
At that breakfast meal, are youcooking your dinner that you'll
have?
Or then when do you cook likeyour dinner?
Speaker 2 (23:32):
Sure Uh.
Usually we'll cook dinner atdinnertime.
If I'm working uh in themornings in the gym, I'll come
home and have dinner preparedfor everybody.
If I'm working uh afternoons,lynn usually prepares dinner.
Speaker 1 (23:43):
Got it, okay.
So then there's this ready,like there's some, some left for
you when you get home.
Yep, okay, very cool.
So so then again, it soundslike you and Lynn tag team it
together, oh yeah.
How much does that?
Speaker 2 (23:55):
help.
Uh, so and it's I was thinkingthis earlier as we were talking
she has had a profound impact onlike my journey and like just
working together as a team uhhas helped us both Like yeah,
it's that support system workingwith each other to help like
continually get to that nextlevel.
Speaker 1 (24:15):
Maybe you don't have a good answer for this, but I'm
just thinking to myself.
A lot of our clients, a lot ofpeople watching, listening,
maybe they don't have thatpartner support.
Do you have any advice on like,hey, you know, good for you,
ryan, I'm glad that you and Lynnhave that partnership, have
that support where you're doingit together, sure, but what
(24:37):
about the people that maybe workan evening shift?
They don't get home until pastseven and nobody's got food
ready for them.
That's healthy, like what?
What are some?
What would you give them asadvice?
Can you think of anything thatwould come to head at all?
Speaker 2 (24:51):
Gosh, you know, um, unfortunately, the advice I
would give would be tough.
You know, you really have tofocus on why you're doing what
you're doing.
Yeah, and you really have tohave a plan.
Yeah, I am kind of anintroverted person.
I'm kind of I kind of keep tomyself for the most part and I
think, you know, if I was on myown, if I didn't have Lynn as
(25:12):
that support system, it wouldmake it exponentially more
difficult.
I didn't have Lynn as thatsupport system, uh, it would
make it exponentially moredifficult.
Um, and just at that point I'dreally have to, like, think
about again why I'm doing this.
Really lean into thatdiscipline.
When you have that motivationand you're ready to get after it
, get it while you can, um andjust really focus, um and do the
best you can stay in discipline.
(25:33):
Otherwise, Yep.
Speaker 1 (25:34):
So have you found any tips, as it relates to
nutrition, to make a healthymeal fast?
Speaker 2 (25:45):
Sure, keep it simple.
Okay, keep it super, supersimple.
Speaker 1 (25:49):
That's why so I need to eat a meal.
I need to get protein Yep.
I need to get a healthy carbYep, and I want to have some
healthy fats Sure, I need to getprotein Yep, I need to get a
healthy carb Yep, and I want tohave some healthy fats.
Sure, like, what would you eatfor a simple meal that you can
put together fast, super fast?
That's still going to be likenot just a box dinner.
Speaker 2 (26:05):
Yeah, absolutely.
What would you do?
Yeah, if I'm in a pinch and Ineed to stop somewhere, I'll run
to a grocery store grab somepre-cooked meat, whether it's
chicken pork, whatever the casemay be.
Speaker 1 (26:20):
And where do you find this meat?
Do you find that meat in thefreezer section?
Do you find it in a delisection?
Sure, where do you find themeat?
Speaker 2 (26:27):
And it kind of depends on what you're getting.
You can get the low-sodium delimeat.
Okay, I like to go to Aldi.
Aldi is one of my super clutchplaces.
They have lots of pretty goodoptions.
They have lots of shreddedchicken, shredded pork,
pre-cooked shrimp.
Speaker 1 (26:41):
that is ready to go.
Honestly, I think I've onlyshopped at Aldi like one time.
Sure, so help me out here.
I go into Aldi.
Where would I go to find thispre-cooked chicken, shredded
chicken shrimp?
Where do you find that at?
Speaker 2 (26:53):
Yeah, so Chicken shrimp, chicken shrimp.
Where do you find that at?
Yeah, so there's a sectionright up front or over by the
meat area Not frozen.
Not frozen Okay, it's ready togo.
You can just open the packageeat, eat, okay.
And even at Hy-Vee or Walmartthey have options like this as
well A lot of pre-cooked chickenlike rotisserie style chicken.
Oh sure, yep, okay, um, andthen I'll get a package of rice.
(27:14):
Honestly, uh, rice, uh, and alot of my diet, uh, with the
fats, yeah, I like to eat a lotof nuts.
Yeah, super handy, walnuts,almonds, uh, seeds, things like
that.
Real easy for me to get my fatsin.
Yeah, um, and it's quick andeasy.
Speaker 1 (27:29):
Yeah, perfect.
So that's an awesome, uhhealthy, on the go tip.
Um cause a.
A lot of times we think like,oh, we're on the go, we need to
stop somewhere.
A lot of people, what comes topof mind is a gas station Like
I'll stop there.
And nowadays like we're getting.
I think I was at the Quick Tripor whatever a newer one here in
town and they've got like thiswhole section as well with some
(27:52):
of that fresh stuff.
And I think even some of theother ones too, get and goes and
whatnot.
Have that, but um, that's whatwe think of as a gas station,
yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:05):
But why can't running into the grocery store be a
quick thing?
It is, it can be, yeah, it is.
I like, literally will like.
Um, just last week I was comingto the gym and I had nothing
prepped up.
I didn't have anything leftover, so I was like all right,
well, I got to allow myselfabout 10, 15 minutes before I
leave.
I'll stop at Aldi.
I'm going to grab a bag ofshredded chicken, I'm going to
grab a package of rice and Ialready have nuts at home that I
can bring.
(28:25):
So there's my protein, carbs,fats meal done, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (28:30):
And I think one of my favorite things is the minute.
Rice cups yeah Right, like oneminute.
You take the top off, put it inthe microwave for one minute
and you've got, like I don'tknow, 38 grams of carbs that are
that are a better carb for youthan a potato chip or a candy
bar or sugar.
Um, so yeah, I think that's anawesome tip.
Now, as it relates to nutritionum, do you track your food?
Speaker 2 (28:53):
I do, okay.
Um, it's kind of on and off,though.
Uh, if I notice myself kind ofslipping or not staying
consistent, then I'll get backinto tracking got it okay, but
if I'm like pretty dialed in,then I don't necessarily track,
uh, every last thing, because alot of the times if you look at
my tracker, yeah, it's the samestuff.
Like I eat a lot of the samebreakfast meals, a lot of the
(29:13):
same lunch meals and justinterchange them as needed.
Speaker 1 (29:17):
You know, and I'm that way too, I was talking with
someone the other day and they,they, they want more like
flavor and variety.
Sure, from that I mean, there'salso services out there where
you can like order the food tocome to you that has like all
the healthy ingredients, whereyou just like didn't make it.
But like for me, thankfully I'mI'm very much like you I can
(29:37):
eat a pretty boring meal,absolutely.
Speaker 2 (29:39):
Every day, yep.
Speaker 1 (29:41):
And that works.
Speaker 2 (29:42):
Honestly, one of the things that's kind of helped me
like, or one thing that I'vebeen able to like kind of curb,
is like eating because I'm boredor eating because I'm, you know
, having a bad day, or I'mfeeling a certain type of way.
Speaker 1 (30:01):
Like I try to yeah, I try to eliminate how I'm
feeling, how it's tasting.
Speaker 2 (30:03):
And how do you, how do you recognize when you're
emotionally eating?
Uh, you know, I don't do ithonestly too much, um, but if,
if I'm usually eatingemotionally, uh, I'm grabbing
for something, that's probablynot great.
Yeah, it's probably after along day, or I'm feeling.
Speaker 1 (30:17):
So then, knowing that you work on the mindset
probably more than others, younotice that you're grabbing for
something that you shouldn't be.
Do you then do any type of likemindset work?
Speaker 2 (30:31):
with that.
Honestly, I talk to myselfagain and I say it out loud,
ryan, don't be.
Why are you grabbing that, ryan, like I literally talk to
myself as if I'm a differentperson and just do my best to
recognize that.
Speaker 1 (30:44):
Grab food That'll help you, yeah.
Speaker 2 (30:46):
Ryan, is this going to yeah, it really.
Is this going to help you getto where you want?
No, all right.
All right, fine, I'll put itback.
Yeah, I don't always like it,sometimes I'm cussing at myself,
but it's kind of tough, oh Iwant that stuff.
Speaker 1 (31:00):
Yeah, yeah, that's awesome, okay, so so we're
obviously talking about a lot ofdifferent things here.
When did you have this thoughtthat I want to be a coach?
Like, where did that come from?
Speaker 2 (31:14):
Sure.
So it kind of was a process.
Honestly, I was at my lastemployment and I went to a
leadership training and sometime had went by and I really
started thinking about like whatI was going to do with my life,
Um, and like how, how could Imake this fulfilling and
purposeful to me?
(31:35):
Because if I don't have meaningand purpose behind what I'm
doing, I just have no desire todo anything at all.
Speaker 1 (31:41):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (31:42):
So I I thought for a while you know how, how can I
empower people?
You know I don't want to justsell a product or, you know,
give them a box of stuff, youknow, to sell them.
I want to give them a serviceand provide value and help
people.
So it took me a while to figureout what, or like how, and what
(32:04):
capacity I could do that.
And it's funny because I wasactually scrolling on Facebook
and I saw a picture of the team,yeah, and like something about
that, just like a light bulbflashed off.
My head was like Ryan, what ifyou helped folks with their
fitness and their health?
Yeah, and I reached out toVicky.
Yeah, Because Vicky was in thepicture and I was like, oh, she
(32:25):
told me.
Well, you know, why don't youcome check out the gym?
Speaker 1 (32:35):
See if this is something for you, Cause I
remember you did join as aclient.
Yeah, Um, but at that time Istill uh, unbeknown to me.
Did you have any thought thatmaybe coaching was in your
future?
Oh, absolutely I thought youwere just here to a work on your
health and fitness, but Bsupport your sister.
Yeah, um, speaking of sisterwho's older, vicky, vicky's
older by how much, a little overa year.
(32:55):
Okay, so we're like we're nottwins, here we're, we're yeah,
she's.
She's a little over a year olderthan I am, okay, so okay.
So she probably has more grayhairs than you.
Speaker 2 (33:04):
I doubt it no, which is weird.
Speaker 1 (33:06):
Yeah, you're starting to get more gray.
Speaker 2 (33:08):
Oh, they're everywhere, they're in my chin
my mustache like Holy cow Okay.
Speaker 1 (33:12):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (33:13):
I still get a little self-conscious about that.
Oh sorry, I didn't mean tobring up.
Speaker 1 (33:16):
No, no, like yeah, yeah, bring it on.
Yeah, bring it on.
I love it.
Vicki's going to be us some.
Speaker 2 (33:25):
I've got her beat.
I have definitely got her beatin the gray hair department.
Speaker 1 (33:30):
I love it, but yeah, so I thought maybe you're here
to work on your health andfitness number one.
Number two support your bigsister, yeah.
But then really the truth wasyou're like I want to see if
this is something that could bea future.
Speaker 2 (33:42):
Yeah, honestly, it was kind of like the whole thing
.
Honestly, like at that point Iwas interested in coaching Um.
I was hoping there was anopportunity available.
Even if there wasn't, uh, Istill wanted to continue my
health and fitness, uh, and kindof support Vicki along the way
as well too, um, and kind ofhelp develop our relationship a
little bit better, um.
But yeah, that was definitelyon the back burner in my mind as
(34:03):
I came in as a client here.
Speaker 1 (34:05):
Yeah, yeah, that's awesome.
And now you came on as a client, uh, or, excuse me, you came
onto the team as a coach.
Um, a lot of times we, moretimes than not, honestly, we
hire coaches that are notcertified and then through our
process, we we take them throughkind of our training and then
we, you know, ask you, hey, getcertified, right.
(34:26):
So you just went through thatprocess, yes, not too long ago
here.
What was that like?
Going through a, you know,certification for personal
training.
Speaker 2 (34:39):
Yeah, sure.
So kind of backstory Didn'tlike school.
Growing up as a kid Did notenjoy learning whatsoever.
Yeah, story Didn't like school.
Growing up as a kid did notenjoy learning whatsoever, um,
but kind of, as I've grown up,uh, I've found and learned about
myself I do enjoy learning.
Um, it's challenging, it's hard, it takes a lot of effort, it
takes a lot of time, um, but uh,I've kind of developed this
(35:02):
like I want to be a lifelongteacher student where I'm
continuing to learn andcontinuing to teach at the same
time, what I've learned to thosethat need help and guidance,
and so getting certified as atrainer.
Speaker 1 (35:17):
Yeah, like awesome, because now you have more tools
in your toolbox to help theclients, and I know, because I
talked with you, that throughthat process it has even, like,
sparked an interest, like youwant to figure out how can you
help clients more with theirform, more with their nutrition,
more, uh, on a capacity that'sreally going to take that person
(35:38):
.
Um, you know, you said thething that drives you the most
is meeting someone and then,because you entered their life,
they're able to progress andmake better progress.
And so I know that we'reexploring ways.
I'm like how can we use thatdesire within our current
ecosystem of what we do?
And recently we kind of justlaunched the group nutrition
(36:02):
meetings at the gym and you'vebeen a key part in making sure
that those are running andoperating.
What have you noticed?
Well, first, I guess, explainto maybe those watching and
listening what is a groupnutrition meeting.
Speaker 2 (36:15):
Sure.
So in those group nutritionmeetings like you said, group
setting so it's not a one-on-onething and we just sit down and
talk about nutrition.
You know what does balancednutrition look like?
Uh, what does a balanced meallook like?
How do you plan your meals?
How do you plan things out likethat?
Um, there's so muchmisinformation with nutrition.
(36:36):
Um, and all these fad diets um,you know, lose 30 pounds in 30
days and, like you know, thosegroup nutritions are designed to
really like.
Talk about the balancednutrition and how to do it in a
way that's sustainable, whereyou're not restricting yourself
with things For life yeah, forlife.
We want to keep going beyondthat 30 pound goal that you have
(36:59):
and continue on beyond that.
Speaker 1 (37:01):
I love that.
I love that.
And so helping people withnutrition is difficult because
we also, we live in this culture, in this world where, you know,
so many more unhealthy optionsare available, so many more
unhealthy options are moreaffordable, right, and so we're
battling a lot of things here.
We're battling time, we'rebattling money, we're battling
taste, we're battling all thesedifferent things, and so being
(37:24):
able to sit down with a groupsetting you can then bounce
different ideas off of eachother.
Oh, absolutely Right so you'veprobably seen even clients help
clients in that capacity.
Speaker 2 (37:33):
Yeah, that's one of the things I really enjoy too
with those group nutritionmeetings, when folks chime in
and say, hey, you know I've donethis and I've found success
doing it here.
You guys should check this out,maybe you'll find success doing
it as well too.
Yeah, it here, you guys shouldcheck this out, maybe you'll
find success doing it as welltoo.
Yeah, seeing them build thatcommunity within each other is
(37:55):
is awesome.
Yeah, absolutely.
And you never know, that mightbe the thing that helps that
person that maybe doesn't havethat spouse or that support
system at home.
Maybe they can come here andfind it here and develop it even
more.
Speaker 1 (38:04):
And that's the thing that really led me to the group
setting of all of it, becauseyou know and we talked about
this a bit when we talked acouple months ago or a month ago
or so but for me and again,everybody has different whys,
wants and desires and they'reall entitled to have that.
Yeah, absolutely.
But for me I was a one-on-onepersonal trainer and for me what
(38:30):
I thought is, when that clientleft my session a lot of them
were then on an island- Because,again, a lot of times, when we
decide that we want to make ahealth and fitness choice, a
change, we decide that thosearound us didn't decide that.
But then we make that decisionand then somewhere, though, have
this like hope or this thoughtthat like probably these people
(38:52):
around would do it too Right,and then it's like what happens
if they don't?
Speaker 2 (38:58):
Right, yeah, it gets very challenging when you're on
your journey, um, and those yousurround yourself with are not
on that journey with you, um,and they're actually encouraging
you to get off of your journeyand make choices, uh, whether
it's nutrition or fitness, thataren't going to help you get to
where you want to go.
Yeah, the journey is hardenough as it is, uh, in and of
(39:18):
itself, and then you don't havethat support system and it makes
it even harder.
Speaker 1 (39:23):
So yeah, so those group nutrition meetings are
awesome way to get support.
Yeah, absolutely so maybe anyof our clients that are watching
that haven't been to one ofthose yet like we should
definitely encourage them.
Speaker 2 (39:31):
Yeah, 100%, check those out To get into those, and
there's usually what is there?
Speaker 1 (39:34):
one a month at each location or is there two?
Speaker 2 (39:36):
Two each month at each location?
Speaker 1 (39:38):
Two at West and two at Central.
Yeah, one in the morning, oreven the public knows, is that
(39:58):
with fit body.
If you need help with form,well, number one, you can ask um
and we'll always help and weare.
Or maybe not even that you,maybe you don't know that you
need help with form but maybeyou're feeling a little bit of a
pain somewhere.
But clients can come in earlyto a session and walk around
with the coach.
So have you had have you and I'msure you have.
But obviously you're at West.
(40:20):
I'm normally in my office or atCentral, so I don't see you
guys coach a ton.
But do you have that happen toyou?
Would you have clients come inthat'll like go around the
boards with you before session?
Speaker 2 (40:29):
Yeah, uh, you know, if they have injuries, uh highly
encourage them to come in.
Uh, sometimes time doesn'tallow it, but uh, there have
been uh a good amount of clientsthat will come in Um and we
know about their injuries andwe'll go through a walkthrough
with them um and do our best tohelp them.
You know, adjust thoseexercises while still working
the body the best we can.
(40:50):
If we got to make adjustmentsto those exercises, we will, and
we do it, yep, yep.
Speaker 1 (40:56):
And that's just it, you know.
So helping meeting theindividual where they're at and
then being able to help themprogress to where they want to
go.
Speaker 2 (41:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (41:03):
Yeah, cool.
What have you said?
Ryan is one of the things maybenot fit body related at all,
maybe it is, I don't know.
But what would you say?
Is something that like standsout to you as something that
you're very proud of yourself?
For Kind of a tough question toput you on the spot like that.
Speaker 2 (41:20):
Sure, uh, the first thing that comes to my mind is
just being on this team.
Yeah, like, really, uh like.
Doing my own stuff, uh, with myown personal health and fitness
journey has been great, um, butbeing on this team was like a
significant accomplishment forme, just because of where I was,
you know, if we we think backto that 2016,.
I was overweight, I wasdrinking alcohol, like all the
(41:43):
time.
I was smoking cigarettes.
Poor nutrition, like I was awreck.
Like I was a wreck and like toreally turn it around.
And now, uh, being on a fitnessteam like here, like that's
pretty wild.
That's a huge win.
It's like a one 80 big,literally different direction.
Yeah Right, I'd say three, 60.
Speaker 1 (42:02):
Cause a lot of times people say but if you really
think about it, three 60,.
Speaker 2 (42:06):
You're going right back to where you started.
You made the good choice andthen you just came full circle.
Speaker 1 (42:16):
Yep, so a full 180.
And I just think it's awesome.
I mean it's been super cool tohave you on the team.
Which is crazy to know that youare more introvert and when we
are more on like not a groupsetting like in sessions.
Speaker 2 (42:26):
I definitely, I definitely see that.
Speaker 1 (42:28):
But, man, there is something in you that it's go
time.
You put that mic on and youflip the switch and ryan's able
to find, uh, ryan, um, where youcan just come out on the floor
and you can bring the heat oh,absolutely energy and it's just
so fun.
Um, if you're willing, I, Ithink it'd be kind of fun to
what's, maybe something thatpeople don't know about you, if
(42:50):
you're willing, whatever it is,I don't know I've got something
that you told me that I was likeI had no idea that you used to
do that.
So is there and I don't knowwhat it is that you want to
share.
But is there something thatpeople don't know about you that
they think would be interesting, about Ryan?
Kind of putting me on the spot,I know, I know, I know I wasn't
(43:17):
planning on it and I didn't.
Speaker 2 (43:18):
I didn't know exactly where what would come.
Uh, over this question.
Sure, sure, um gosh, I'll goout and say it.
Uh, I used to really be intomusic, um that's where I was
going to go.
Speaker 1 (43:27):
That's where I was going to go.
Speaker 2 (43:28):
I used to be into like hip hop, writing lyrics and
things like that.
I recorded music.
Yeah, I still have all my oldrecording stuff.
Speaker 1 (43:34):
Let's go.
Is there anything like thatwould be session worthy.
Probably not.
Speaker 2 (43:40):
No Negative, come on Negative.
It's definitely like the 2010Ryan.
Okay, way, way back.
Speaker 1 (43:51):
What is it?
Hip-hop Rap.
Speaker 2 (43:53):
Yeah, it's more like underground local rap.
Okay, I used to hang out with alot of guys around town, even
like the guys in Soul Crate.
I did some music with them,recorded some songs with them.
Yeah, I was really into thatstuff back then.
Speaker 1 (44:07):
That's what I was hoping you would go.
Yeah, I didn't know.
Speaker 2 (44:09):
I hesitated on it but my heart was like crying say it
just say it, just say it.
Speaker 1 (44:14):
Um yeah, when you, when you told me that I think it
was like in your interview,even okay, that came out
something about like a dj rightor something like.
Or you had like a no a name orsomething like a rapper name.
Speaker 2 (44:28):
Oh yeah, night N-Y-T-E, n-y-t-e.
Yeah, just because I was alwaysup late at night writing rhymes
and just making music and stufflike that.
Speaker 1 (44:36):
I love it.
I love it so cool and just kindof fun, right yeah, because a
lot of times and we were talkingabout this earlier when we're
at work and we're coaching andwe're helping our clients, like
it is all about the client.
Yeah, and we want to make surethat we help them where they're
at and we can dive into theirstory, their why, and figure out
how to help them.
Yeah, we're here to serve Ahundred percent.
(44:56):
But when we can take this timeto then just be able to just
shoot the breeze and talk aboutus, like it is kind of fun to be
able to share that, becausethen too, what that, what
happens, is now maybe the youknow, the clients watch this or
they listen to it and it's likehey, uh, coach night, like you
know, I don't know, I don't know, but you know it brings up
(45:17):
something, and then you can kindof like take a whole, a whole
new turn in that connection andthat relationship.
And I'm a big believer, man,like the more that we can
connect with people, the morethat we can change people.
You know, if you can't connectwith them, you can't change.
Yeah, right.
And so, and we're in the, we'rein the business of change, we
are helping people change, andchange is uncomfortable, very
(45:37):
uncomfortable, right.
And so we got to figure out howcan we make this change
comfortable, yeah, how can wemake this change happen?
Speaker 2 (45:44):
Get comfortable being uncomfortable, yeah.
Speaker 1 (45:46):
Right.
How do you do that?
We're going to help you, we'regoing to help you.
I love it, ryan.
The last thing that I want tokind of share with our audience
is a fitness tip Anything thatmaybe you would tell them
they're watching or listeningright here.
Right now we don't have a cluewho is watching or listening,
but maybe we're speaking tosomeone that knows they want to
(46:06):
do something with their healthand fitness.
What would be your advice tothem if they're looking to get
started?
They want to do something.
What was your advice to helpthem?
You know, start moving in theright direction.
Speaker 2 (46:16):
Yeah, honestly, just kind of what we just said Get
comfortable being uncomfortable,those things that you think
about doing or embarking on.
If it makes you feel scared ornervous or oh, it's the unknown,
go for it.
That's a good indicator.
You need to lean into it and itkind of plays into like when
you take those challenges on,when life throws you the
(46:39):
unexpected ones, you're muchmore prepared for them.
So get up every day, remindyourself why you're on this
journey, what your focus is,whatever it may be, if you want
to look better, if you want tofeel stronger, if it's longevity
, whatever.
Remind yourself every morningand take those challenges on.
When they make you scared orthey make you nervous, lean into
it.
That's a good indicator, that'ssomething you need to do and
(47:00):
it's going to better you on yourjourney.
Speaker 1 (47:02):
It's going to be hard , but do you try to do that
every day, every day, remindyourself of your.
Why lean into?
Speaker 2 (47:07):
your mission.
Every day, every morning, Iwake up and that's the first
thing I say to myself.
I remind myself why I'm doingthis, what my focus is and it's
going to be a good day, and Iget up and get after it.
Some days are slower thanothers, but that's always the
first thing I do when I wake up.
I think that stuff in my headto try to embed it in my
subconscious, to reprogrammyself so that subconscious is
(47:30):
always going, it's alwaysrunning, always.
Yeah.
And so it's like hey if you'regoing to always be working
subconscious.
Speaker 1 (47:34):
I want you to be working for me, not against me,
Exactly, Yep, I love that.
Well, you guys.
Thank you so much for takingthe time, Ryan.
Speaker 2 (47:40):
Thank you, man for taking the time.
Speaker 1 (47:48):
Thanks for inviting me, appreciate it.
Yeah, it's been fun.
You know, I kind of hit a spotwhere the podcast takes time
like to to continually shoot andalso I want to make sure that
we give people value, and I waslike you know, there's so many
clients that don't get to knowabout us on this level, cause
we're a 30 minute.
We're in and out gym, yeah forsure.
You know, and so I think it'sjust awesome to take this time
to chat with you guys like this.
Uh, it's been fun for me, uh,to be able to take some time and
(48:10):
just get to even, you know,talk with you a little deeper
about some stuff and have it beshared with others.
But, uh, you know, what I wantto do is invite anybody that's
watching or listening.
If you're not a member of fitbody, you want to try fit body?
Um, you can go to 605fitbodycom.
You can either claim a freeweek or we have a new promo
that's going to be on that page.
(48:31):
You can see what our trial is.
And if you want to hang out withCoach Ryan Coach Knight that
might come to be, but if youwant to do that, he is coaching
at the West location, which ison 26th and Tieles, over by
Shenanigans, so check it out.
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