40+ Fitness Podcast

The way to recover stronger from surgery is to build the foundation before you ever get to the operating room: go in with as much muscle as you can keep, feed the repair with protein, and get your sleep, stress, and inflammation under control, then layer on advanced tools only with a doctor's guidance.

Zora Benhamou is a gerontologist, healthy aging coach, and host of the Hack My Age podcast. After years of fi...

Better sleep after 40 comes from building the right daily rhythms, not from trying harder at bedtime. Mollie McGlocklin, creator of Sleep Is a Skill, makes the case that sleep is a learnable skill, and that forcing it or chasing a perfect score on your tracker usually makes it worse.

Mollie went through acute insomnia while traveling overseas and left doctor after doctor with sleeping pills and no real gui...

Pain is built by the brain, and because the brain can change, pain can change. That is the core of what pain psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness lays out in this episode. Pain is never all in your head, but it is never only in the body part that hurts either. It is biopsychosocial: biology, psychology, and your social world all turn the volume up or down.

Dr. Zoffness is faculty at the UCSF School of Medicine...

You can still build muscle after 40, and the research says you can build it at close to the same rate as a 25-year-old. What has to change is not how hard you train, it is how strategically you train, eat, and recover.

Alain Gonzalez is a fitness coach, author, and the creator of the largest YouTube channel dedicated to men's fitness over 40. He has spent more than 17 years helping men build muscle and get...

Living longer is not the goal. Living better is, because the extra years most people are gaining are sick years, not good ones.

In this solo episode, Coach Allan digs into the Global Burden of Disease study published in The Lancet Public Health, which found the gap between lifespan and healthspan grew from 8.8 years in 1990 to 10.7 years by 2023. That is nearly eleven years, about 15% of a life, spent sick...

Relying only on low-impact exercise can leave you more fragile as you age, because your bones and connective tissue need impact to stay strong. Graham Tuttle, a coach, the author of Born to Sprint, and the self-styled Barefoot Sprinter, argues that sprinting, jumping, and throwing are the real markers of a healthy body at any age, and that stripping impact out of your training in the name of safety quietly erodes the v...

Mobility, your ability to move a joint through its range using your own strength, matters more for men over 40 than passive flexibility, and rebuilding it is what lets you keep squatting, lifting, and moving through daily life without pain. In this episode I talk with Dean Pohlman, founder of Man Flow Yoga and author of Yoga Fitness for Men, about why sitting all day leaves most of us with mobility deficits that gym wo...

On this episode of the 40+ Fitness Podcast, Coach Allan breaks down the fight playing out right now in Washington, DC, between GLP-1 medications and peptides.

The two keep getting mentioned in the same breath, but they sit on opposite sides of the evidence line. GLP-1s like semaglutide and tirzepatide are tested medications with known dosing and documented side effects. Peptides like BPC...

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Dr. Tom Walters, a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist and the founder of Rehab Science, returns to talk through two of the most common complaints after 40: knee pain and back pain.

We get into why rest alone rarely fixes either one, how cartilage actually gets its nutrients through movement, and how to tell a tendon problem from something deeper in the joint.

Tom ...

On episode 756 of 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan sits down with Eric Bach, entrepreneur, coach, and author with over 16 years of experience helping thousands of former athletes and executives get lean, strong, and look great naked, without sacrificing all their time to the gym.

Think your metabolism is "broken" after 40? Think again! Eric breaks down why age isn't to blame for stalled progress, dispels common ca...

On episode 755 of the 40+ Fitness podcast, we're joined by Tyler Harnett, a former super heavyweight powerlifter, strongman, and rugby forward turned strength coach who specializes in helping people over 40 lose fat without sacrificing the strength they've worked hard to build.

Tyler shares his personal journey from "Mr. Big Guy" to dropping over 80 pounds while maintaining his power, and dives in...

On episode 754 of the 40+ Fitness podcast, Coach Alan dives into the revolutionary science behind chronic pain with internist, pediatrician, researcher, and educator Dr. Howard Schubiner.

Explore why pain isn't always the simple result of an injury or structural issue, and how understanding the brain's role in pain can be a game-changer for those who suffer from chronic conditions like back pain, ...

On episode 753 of 40+ Fitness! Today, Coach Allan sits down with clinical nutritionist Autumn Bates to dive deep into how our approach to eating needs to change as we age, especially after 40.

Tired of hearing conflicting advice about calories, macros, and meal frequency? Autumn Bates shares a science-backed, practical framework that steers away from micromanaging every calorie and instead focuses...

On episode 752 of the 40+ Fitness, Coach Allan guides you through the critical challenge of making your fitness journey stick, especially during those pivotal first three weeks—what he calls the notorious "week three quit."

Drawing from his personal experiences and coaching expertise, Coach Allan shares a practical, step-by-step 21-day plan designed to help you build lasting motivation, cult...

On episode 751 of the 40+ Fitness Podcast, Coach Allan sits down to discuss restarting a health and fitness regimen with Steve Kamb, the founder of Nerd Fitness.

The conversation focused on how to create lasting change in health and fitness, especially for individuals over 40 facing the unpredictable realities of life.

One concept discussed was the "back to normal fallacy"—the tende...

On episode 750 of the 40+ Fitness Podcast, Coach Allan discusses motivation.

The conversation focused on the deeply personal journey of navigating health setbacks, life changes, and the pursuit of lasting motivation.

One concept discussed was the cycle many face when starting a fitness regimen, often quitting around the infamous "week three," and how this repeated loop is rarely due to la...

On episode 749 of the 40+ Fitness Podcast, we on the five essential keys to strength training for individuals over 40.

Coach Allan explored why full-body workouts, progressive overload, training volume, consistency, and proper recovery are crucial for building and maintaining strength as we age. Several points were raised, including the importance of using compound movements, adjusting your workou...

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On episode 748 of the 40+ Fitness Podcast, we're joined by Funk Roberts—a former professional athlete, best-selling author, and global influencer known for helping men over 40 transform their health and fitness naturally.

On this episode, we dive deep into the core challenges men face after 40, from loss of identity and decli...

On episode 747 of the 40+ Fitness Podcast, Coach Allan breaks down the five essential keys to successful weight loss.

Whether you're looking to shed a few pounds, build strength, or simply create healthier habits, today's episode offers practical tips and real-world wisdom to guide you on your journey. From cultivating the right mindset and understanding your true motivations, to embracing mindful...