Straight Shot Radio

We cover whether or not you can lose fat and tone up certain areas of your body, how to swap proteins in and out of your diet to avoid burnout, how dietary protein contributes to fat loss, and more.

If you’re struggling with knee, low back, or shoulder pain, we’ve got something for you. It’s called Train Away Your Pain written by Straight Shot Coach Bruce Carpenter and it’s packed with insight, information, and workouts to help y...

Could resting and icing your injury actually PROLONG your symptoms???

Doctor Matt Silver from Alpha Project Phyzio joins me to talk about the new school style of physical therapy, why resting and icing an injury ISN’T the best way to heal it, and how you can learn from him at his upcoming workshop at Straight Shot Training on Saturday, January 8th at 9am.

Dr. Matt is also the host of the Health and Fitness Frederick podcast if you...

Whether it's the holidays, a vacation, an injury, or a nasty stomach bug that causes you to lose 5lb in 2 days...things don't always go as planned. But it's how we get back to things and stay consistent where we can that allows us to make progress over a longer timeline. 

I share a recent personal experience in this episode plus give you details on an upcoming knee pain workshop AND unveil the 28 Day Free Coaching Challenge that la...

December is this strange middle ground between thanksgiving and the end of the year when your schedule is different, your sleeping is off, your eating is all over the place with parties and traveling, and - oh yeah let’s try to find a time to workout in the middle of all of that too. 

In this episode, I want to help you find a way to stay a little more on track throughout December with your diet and workouts AND give you some ideas...

Much like a Thanksgiving meal plate, we weave together some random topics into a gravy-smothered 38min of fitness knowledge in this week's episode. 

Coach Delaney joined me to go over training protocols when you're sick, how your limb length affects your lifts, and what our top picks for protein bars are. We finish with our takes on what Thanksgiving foods are overrated and which are underrated (with some controversial answers I'm ...

We have been putting together a nutritional ebook for our awesome clients! This resource will have a grocery shopping guide, recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and shakes, an audio crash course in macronutrients and meal prepping, a recovery checklist, AND tips for eating out at restaurants without your diet going off the rails!

Now, ideally, you want to make the majority of your food at home so you know exactly what you...

With the days getting shorter, darker, and colder, seasonal depression, mood changes, changes in sleeping habits, or even just a lack of motivation or desire to get to the gym can make sticking to your training routine difficult if not impossible. 

In this episode, the Straight Shot Coaches give their recommendations for modifying your training, diet, and recovery to help you do your best to get through what many people find the ha...

This episode was so terrifying of an endeavor to approach alone, that I enlisted the help of Straight Shot Coaches Delaney and John, as we walked through the haunted graveyard that is the world of health and fitness trends. 

From high fructose corn syrup to rounded back deadlifts, we dug into some of the scariest topics we could bear to get through. Listeners beware, this is an episode that may shock and disturb you…like a brownie ...

The Korean dystopian masterpiece "Squid Game" is set to be the most-watched show in Netflix's history, and has sparked a flood of memes, parodies, and discussions all over the internet. 

The other day I was thinking about how one of the games in the show reminds me a lot of working towards a fitness goal. And it’s probably NOT one of the games you’d suspect if you’ve seen the show. 

In this episode, I share 5 tips from the contesta...

As a personal trainer, I try to get my clients to make most of the food they eat. However I know people are going to eat out occasionally, and sometimes, it’s going to be at a fast-food restaurant. 

It may surprise you, but if you’re going to eat fast food, I’d honestly recommend Taco Bell. I know that may sound odd to you, but if you listen to this entire episode, I’m positive I’m going to tell you some things you didn’t know abou...

Whether it's a work trip or a vacation, consider this episode as your guide to staying on track with your fitness, while still relaxing and enjoying yourself, and allowing your body to get some rest and recovery.

It's a tough balance, but the tips I share in this episode should help you find a happy medium between being too strict and going completely of the rails on your next getaway. 

I cover nutrition, hydration, sleep, workouts...