How to properly fail at back squats, strategies for losing fat without losing muscle, overcoming gym anxiety for beginners, and the importance of communication with coaches regarding workout programming. The differences between online coaches, the unique challenges of online coaching, and what to look for in a great coach.

Laura and Jaime explore practical strategies for managing food temptations, emphasizing why willpower alone isn’t enough to stay on track. Next, they talk about their goals for the new year. Lastly, they delve into a meta analysis that studied the impact on volume & frequency on strength & hypertrophy.

In this Mini Episode Laura gives you actionable tips, to crush your goals in the new year. 

In this Mini Episode Laura talks about a mineral that up to 75% of Americans aren’t getting enough of. Magnesium! What is its role in the body, where to get it, and why is it important to get nutrients from whole foods as much as possible?

Jaime and Laura talk their favorite desserts, and the impact of alcohol on health.They also discuss how they would make America healthy again if there were no obstacles in their way. Lastly, they delved into recent research on muscle building in post-menopausal women, highlighting the challenges they face and the importance of nutrition and strength training.

Sumo vs Conventional Deadlifts, slow eccentrics vs isometric pauses, landmine vs cables, parallel vs ass to grass squats, strength vs hypertrophy training, working out alone vs with a buddy, steady state cardio vs high intensity cardio, lower body training vs upper body training, only getting four hours of sleep vs not being able to talk to anyone for a full day, high fat vs high carb, and carnivore vs vegan for one month.  

In this first Mini Episode Laura breaks down Power. What is power? Why is it important? How should you train for it? If you would like a free program template click here!

realistic expectations of muscle gain, shrugs, training calves, RMR vs TDEE, and the health of Americans vs Europeans. 

our opinions of the MAHA movement, the benefits of phytonutrients. What are phytonutrients? Why are they beneficial? What foods contain them?

In this episode of the Deadlifts and Pizza podcast, we discuss the overprescription of Antibiotics, our current fitness routines, things we wish we knew sooner about nutrition & training, the stairmaster, intermittent fasting and the importance of consuming protein around your workouts, and is it worth it to do an aggressive cut two weeks before an event.

overcoming plateaus in strength training, specifically in bench pressing. How long does it take to start seeing physical changes from strength training? How often should you be changing up your workout program?

Laura's new challenge of consuming 90% whole foods. We explore the definitions of whole foods, the importance of having disagreements in discussions, how social media can distort views and emphasize the need for open conversations. We give our ratings on fat free greek yogurt, mobility training, visible abs, and calisthenics training. Lastly, we talk a little more about dyes in food.

What is the minimum frequency required to maintain strength, muscle, and aerobic gains? Differences in amounts of type I vs type II muscle fibers between genders. Does genetics also play a role? Jaime’s social media post about picking out juice for her kid’s school event goes viral, or at least semi-viral. Should we be mindful of sugar content or food dyes and additives more

our current workout routines, the challenges of maintaining motivation, and what we want to work on next. We talk about not letting perfection be the enemy of good when it comes to your training. Then we move on to a bunch of topics including salmon, hoarding calories, before and after photos, pilates, and standards and expectations of men and women to look a certain way. 

Should you let your kids quit activities? The critical role activity plays in health and fitness, exploring the difference between high energy flux and low energy flux. We also get a little controversial and hand out some tough love. We discuss our non negotiables when it comes to fitness, and what’s the bare minimum for us. Lastly, we discuss if caffeine is harmful first thing in the morning. 

minimalist training & lifting belts. Lastly we have a little fun with some overrated/underrated topics- muscle soreness, training to failure, the mind muscle connection, creatine, recomping, and most importantly steak! Our answers on creatine might surprise you!

caloric intake during different phases, our fitness plans and for the year, the benefits of creatine, should you be taking electrolytes, the significance of viewing mistakes as learning opportunities and the importance of adapting strategies for long-term success.

dream home gym equipment, what to look for in a well designed training program, the importance of fiber, and tips for how to get your protein in when you’re on the go and don’t have anything prepped. 

we discuss our current fitness routines and nutrition strategies. Holy soreness! Laura’s quads are mad! We chat about some of our favorite and least favorite exercises. Then we get into some questions. 

dinner choices, weather, country music, grains, deadlifts, if you should focus on losing fat or building muscle first, getting results without tracking, and vegetarian and pescatarian diets.