Beyond the Training

Beyond the Training

Beyond the Fitness is a lifestyle and fitness podcast hosted by two friends passionate about health, personal growth, and becoming the best version of yourself. Each episode dives into fitness training, mindset, nutrition, discipline, and real-life conversations around self-improvement—both inside and outside the gym. Whether you’re just starting your fitness journey or looking to level up your life, this podcast goes beyond workouts to explore habits, motivation, and the mental strength it takes to grow.

  1. 3d ago

    #40-Winter Arc: Anime's Greatest Training Arcs

    Is your winter arc starting now? Bishop sits down with Larry, anime podcaster and host of the TOPT podcast, to talk about what anime training arcs can teach us about real-life fitness, discipline, and consistency. They cover how Hajime no Ippo pushed Larry into boxing, why everybody wants to be Goku but we're all really Vegeta, and what Rock Lee and Might Guy prove about hard work. They also look at how Solo Leveling, Hunter x Hunter, and Demon Slayer show the importance of food, rest, and breathing. Along the way, they talk about handling online negativity, why consistency beats perfection, and how to set yourself up for success before the new year. If you need workout motivation, a mindset reset, or a reason to get locked in before 2027, this one is for you. Topics include: - Winter arc mindset and 90-day goals - Calisthenics, progressive overload, and tracking your workouts - Boxing, humility, and confidence - Rest, recovery, and avoiding overtraining - Anime that inspire fitness: Hajime no Ippo, Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Solo Leveling, Hunter x Hunter, Demon Slayer Find Larry: search TOPT on any podcast app or YouTube. Free home workout plan: sign up for our newsletter at [link] Watch the full video on YouTube: [link] Follow Beyond the Training on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. If you enjoyed the episode, subscribe, leave a rating, and share it with a friend who needs a winter arc. 🎙️ This is Beyond the Fitness. Simple conversations. Real experiences. Real work. 📍 Follow the guests: Youtube:  @TOPTpodcast  Instagram: @toptpodcast 📍 Follow the hosts: Official Instagram: @beyondthetraining Official Tiktok: @beyondthetraining Official Website: https://beyondthetraining.podbean.com/ Reggie: @prime_fit_73 Bishop: @don_gainz

  2. Oct 19

    #39-Pilates for Strength, Recovery, and Performance with Michelle Natalie Mendez

    Is Pilates actually worth your time, or is it just another trend? Reggie and Bishop sit down with Pilates instructor Michelle Natalie Mendez to talk about what Pilates can do for strength, recovery, and athletic performance, and why more people are adding it to their routines. We get into how Pilates compares to yoga, what hybrid and strength-focused Pilates looks like, why more men and athletes are giving it a shot, and how to use it as part of your recovery. We also cover reformer vs. mat Pilates, at-home reformers, and what to look for when choosing an instructor or studio. If you have been curious about Pilates but didn’t know where to start, this one is for you. Connect with Michelle Natalie Mendez: https://www.instagram.com/michellenataliemendez/ Subscribe to Beyond the Training wherever you listen, and watch the full video episode on YouTube.

  3. Oct 14

    #38-Fitness Myths Debunked: What’s Real, What’s Fake, and Our Opinion

    How many of the fitness rules you follow are actually true? In this episode of Beyond the Training, Reggie and Bishop take on some of the most common fitness myths and give you their honest take on each one. They start with calories in versus calories out and why weight loss really comes down to the math, even when life makes it hard to stick to. Then they tackle muscle soreness and why feeling sore is not the same as growing. From there, the conversation moves into genetics versus personal responsibility, why honesty matters when you share how you got your results, and whether isolation exercises deserve a place next to your compound lifts. They also break down zone 2 cardio in plain language, including how heart rate zones and perceived effort line up and why your heart benefits from variety. They finish with the anabolic window and a quick word on creatine loading. If you have ever second-guessed something you heard in the gym or online, this episode will help you sort the facts from the noise. Have a myth you want debunked? Send it our way and we may cover it in a future episode. New episodes of Beyond the Training drop every week. Follow the show, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and share this one with a friend who needs it.

  4. Oct 12

    #37-The Hybrid Athlete: Calisthenics, Bars, & Building a Brand

    What does it take to become a true hybrid athlete? In this episode of Beyond the Training, Bishop sits down with calisthenics competitor, personal trainer, and artist Dr. Shroomar to talk about the discipline, mindset, and daily commitment behind building a body and a brand. Dr. Shroomar opens up about his journey from inconsistent gym sessions to full-time dedication, why he believes a trainer’s body is his product, and how he made the leap from heavy weightlifting into calisthenics before combining the two. He breaks down the brutal reality of calisthenics battles, why burpees are the foundation of his training, and how he approaches coaching new clients who are ready to put in the work. The conversation goes beyond fitness into mindset, discipline, overcoming injury, and the belief that you are your own biggest opponent. In this episode: Making the switch from weightlifting to calisthenics, then training hybrid The role burpees and bodyweight work play in his routine What calisthenics competitions are really like and how to get started His coaching philosophy and who he takes on as clients Nutrition, supplements, and staying lean year round The mindset that keeps him going when quitting feels easier New episodes of Beyond the Training drop every week. Follow the show so you never miss one, and share this episode with someone who needs a push to get started.

  5. Sep 28

    #36-What grinds our gears! Gym Edition

    We all have some things annoy us in the gym. Listen to us breakdown some things that really get under our skin when we're trying to get a workout in!    🎙️ This is Beyond the Fitness. Simple conversations. Real experiences. Real work. 📍 Follow the hosts: Official Instagram: @beyondthetraining Official Tiktok: @beyondthetraining Official Website: https://beyondthetraining.podbean.com/ Personal Instagram Pages Reggie: @prime_fit_73 Bishop: @don_gainz 👉 Subscribe for future episodes, gym clips, and deeper conversations on fitness, mindset, and life.

  6. Sep 21

    #35-Weight Loss & A Police Officer's Fitness Journey

    She joined the sheriff's office overweight. Years later, she's still taking Wegovy — and she's not apologizing for it. This week, Renee Garcia, a sheriff's deputy, joins Reggie and Bishop to talk about losing weight on a GLP-1 while working one of the most physically demanding jobs in the country, and why she has no plans to stop. In this episode: Why she started Wegovy, and what the job felt like before How GLP-1s actually work, and the muscle-loss debate researchers are still untangling What happens to her body — and her job — if she ever stops Duty gear, fitness tests, and whether department weight standards actually hold up The "easy way out" stigma, and being a woman on the force Beyond the Training breaks down real fitness and health topics without the fluff. Subscribe for new episodes every week, and tell us in the comments: is a prescription weight-loss drug a shortcut, or just modern medicine?

  7. Sep 18

    #34-The Beginner Gym Mistakes Nobody Warns You About

    People don't quit the gym because working out doesn't work — they quit because of five predictable mistakes nobody warns them about. On this episode of Beyond the Training, Reggie and Bishop break down the most common beginner workout mistakes, backed by exercise science research, and what to do instead. Research on new gym members shows dropout rates as high as 65 percent within the first six months. In this episode, we cover: Program hopping: why switching workout plans every few weeks kills progress before it starts -Ego lifting: the technique mistakes behind most beginner gym injuries -Doing too much, too soon: why overtraining and under-sleeping backfire -Undereating protein and the "anabolic window" myth, debunked -Copying an advanced lifter's split instead of a beginner-friendly routine Whether this is your first real workout program or you're trying to figure out why the last one didn't stick, these are the five fixes that actually move the needle. Subscribe to Beyond the Training for new episodes on strength training, fat loss, and nutrition science. 🎙️ This is Beyond the Fitness. Simple conversations. Real experiences. Real work.

  8. Sep 17

    #33-Fad Diets Everyone Tries (And Why Most People Quit)

    2025 study followed 487 people on a personalized keto program. By month nine, only 41 were still on it. If a diet works but almost nobody can stick with it, did it actually work? On this episode of Beyond the Training, Reggie and Bishop break down five of the most popular fad diets, what the research actually says about each one, and why the diet that "works" isn't the one with the most dramatic before-and-after — it's the one someone is still doing three years later. In this episode: -Keto: the real research behind short-term results and the long-term dropout problem -Carnivore: the least-researched popular diet, and its biggest nutrient risks -Intermittent fasting: what a head-to-head trial found once calories were matched, plus a cardiovascular finding worth knowing about -Juice cleanses and detox diets: the truth about "toxins," and why the weight comes right back -Blood type diets: why there's no science behind eating for your blood type Every one of these can produce short-term results. None of them solve the real problem: what someone can actually do every day, for years, not weeks. 🎙️ This is Beyond the Fitness. Simple conversations. Real experiences. Real work.

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Beyond the Fitness is a lifestyle and fitness podcast hosted by two friends passionate about health, personal growth, and becoming the best version of yourself. Each episode dives into fitness training, mindset, nutrition, discipline, and real-life conversations around self-improvement—both inside and outside the gym. Whether you’re just starting your fitness journey or looking to level up your life, this podcast goes beyond workouts to explore habits, motivation, and the mental strength it takes to grow.

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    Beyond the Training
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    2026
  • Episodes
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