TUT Radio

Time Under Tension

TUT Radio is a podcast about weight loss, behavior change, and building a healthier life without pretending you’re someone you’re not. Hosted by father-and-son coaches Brian and Vincent of Time Under Tension, TUT Radio challenges many of the beliefs that have made weight loss unnecessarily difficult: that you need more discipline, that your favorite foods are the problem, or that success requires following a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. Instead, we explore the psychology behind the way people eat—the habits, cravings, environments, memories, and experiences that shape our relationship with food—and how understanding those forces can help us create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll talk nutrition, training, obesity, metabolism, food behavior, and the science of weight loss. But more importantly, we’ll talk about how to apply that science to a real human life.  The goal isn't merely getting someone to lose weight; it's designing the path so they don't have to abandon it once they get there. 

  1. 5d ago

    Your Brain Builds Eating Habits Without Asking Permission

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! If you’ve ever eaten something you promised yourself you wouldn’t, you’ve probably made the same brutal conclusion: “I’m weak.” We’re calling that out for what it is, a story that keeps you stuck. Cravings don’t automatically mean you’re hungry, and they don’t automatically mean you lack discipline. A lot of the time they’re your brain predicting a reward it has learned to expect, the same way it can “feel” your phone vibrate when it didn’t.  We break down the neuroscience of cravings and the habit loop behind them: cue, behavior, reward, repeat. Friday night movie equals ice cream. Stressful commute equals a drive-through stop. Once the loop is repeated enough times, the brain stops asking permission and starts running the script. That doesn’t remove responsibility, it puts it where it belongs: you can’t stop your brain from forming habits, but you can stop reinforcing the ones that sabotage your goals.  From there, we get practical. We talk about building a new, repeatable path that still satisfies, like swapping a 1200-calorie pint for a lower-calorie, higher-protein “Creami” style option so you keep the ritual while changing the result. We also explain why our nutrition coaching starts with lifestyle discovery instead of only calories, macros, and workouts, and why long-term weight maintenance depends on understanding your patterns. We even touch on GLP-1 medications and the hard question: what happens when you stop if the habits never change?  Subscribe, share this with someone battling cravings, and leave a review if it helps. What’s one craving you want to understand instead of fight? TUT Radio is a podcast about weight loss, behavior change, and building a healthier life without pretending you’re someone you’re not. Hosted by father-and-son coaches Brian and Vincent of Time Under Tension, TUT Radio challenges many of the beliefs that have made weight loss unnecessarily difficult: that you need more discipline, that your favorite foods are the problem, or that success requires following a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. Instead, we explore the psychology behind the way people eat—the habits, cravings, environments, memories, and experiences that shape our relationship with food—and how understanding those forces can help us create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll talk nutrition, training, obesity, metabolism, food behavior, and the science of weight loss. But more importantly, we’ll talk about how to apply that science to a real human life.  The goal isn't merely getting someone to lose weight; it's designing the path so they don't have to abandon it once they get there.  Resources: Book a call // Book a call for more info about our 1-on-1 fat loss coaching. 4-Step Fat Loss Starter Guide // A simple start...

  2. Jul 26

    Why Potato Chips Can Beat Apples And Peanut Butter

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! If you are “doing everything right” and still not losing weight, the real issue might be that you are solving the wrong problem. We are Brian and Vincent, and we break down a confusion we see all the time: people mix up eating for health, eating for fat loss, and eating for body recomposition as if they are the same goal. They are related, but they are not identical, and that mismatch can make progress feel impossible. We walk through a simple framework for weight loss and body fat: energy balance. Calories are like deposits and withdrawals in a bank account, and fat loss comes from a consistent calorie deficit. That is why “healthy foods” do not automatically create weight loss, and why the scale can stall even when your meals look clean. Then we add the missing layer: nutrient density. Food quality matters because it influences hunger, satiety, recovery, performance, health markers, and how long you can stick to a plan without burning out. We also connect nutrition to training with a clear comparison of walking vs resistance training. Steps can raise daily calorie burn with low recovery cost, while lifting helps preserve and build muscle for better body composition. If your real goal is to “tone up,” we explain why that usually means body recomposition and why starting at maintenance calories, building, then moving into a moderate deficit can work better than instantly cutting hard. You will never look at apples and peanut butter the same way again. If this helped you get clear on your goal, subscribe, share the episode with a friend who feels stuck, and leave a review so more people can find Tut Radio. TUT Radio is a podcast about weight loss, behavior change, and building a healthier life without pretending you’re someone you’re not. Hosted by father-and-son coaches Brian and Vincent of Time Under Tension, TUT Radio challenges many of the beliefs that have made weight loss unnecessarily difficult: that you need more discipline, that your favorite foods are the problem, or that success requires following a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. Instead, we explore the psychology behind the way people eat—the habits, cravings, environments, memories, and experiences that shape our relationship with food—and how understanding those forces can help us create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll talk nutrition, training, obesity, metabolism, food behavior, and the science of weight loss. But more importantly, we’ll talk about how to apply that science to a real human life.  The goal isn't merely getting someone to lose weight; it's designing the path so they don't have to abandon it once they get there.  Resources: Book a call // Book a call for more info about our 1-on-1 fat loss coaching. 4-Step Fat Loss Starter Guide // A simple start...

  3. Jul 19

    Loading, Cycling, Perfect Timing...Most Creatine Advice Is Noise.

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! We break down what creatine actually is, how it supports the ATP energy system, and why it helps performance without acting like a steroid or a shortcut. We also lay out simple dosing guidance, clear up common myths, and bring the focus back to training, protein, sleep, and long-term consistency. • creatine basics, including what it is and what it isn’t  • the ATP to ADP cycle and why phosphocreatine matters for hard efforts  • muscle saturation explained with simple analogies  • who benefits most, including resistance training, sprinting, and repeated high-intensity work  • creatine loading, why it’s optional, and what it actually changes  • best form to buy, why creatine monohydrate is the default choice  • daily dosing range, timing flexibility, and why consistency wins  • cycling myths and what happens when you stop taking creatine  • women and creatine, including the “bulky” fear  • over-50 considerations, sarcopenia, and preserving strength and independence  • myth busting on kidneys, steroids, dehydration, cramping, and expensive forms  Feel free to leave your comments in the show notes. And as always, you can find us on all socials at Time Under TensionPT and for weekly blog posts, visit Substack.com. TUT Radio is a podcast about weight loss, behavior change, and building a healthier life without pretending you’re someone you’re not. Hosted by father-and-son coaches Brian and Vincent of Time Under Tension, TUT Radio challenges many of the beliefs that have made weight loss unnecessarily difficult: that you need more discipline, that your favorite foods are the problem, or that success requires following a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. Instead, we explore the psychology behind the way people eat—the habits, cravings, environments, memories, and experiences that shape our relationship with food—and how understanding those forces can help us create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll talk nutrition, training, obesity, metabolism, food behavior, and the science of weight loss. But more importantly, we’ll talk about how to apply that science to a real human life.  The goal isn't merely getting someone to lose weight; it's designing the path so they don't have to abandon it once they get there.  Resources: Book a call // Book a call for more info about our 1-on-1 fat loss coaching. 4-Step Fat Loss Starter Guide // A simple start...

    Loading, Cycling, Perfect Timing...Most Creatine Advice Is Noise.
  4. Jul 11

    If You Want To Improve Your Golf Game, Here's How The Pro's Train

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! You can spot it a mile away: someone decides they “need to get in shape,” grabs a random workout off the internet, goes way too hard, and then disappears for three months. We wanted to cut through that cycle with someone who’s lived the athlete side of it, so we brought on our friend and former PGA professional Eric Levine to talk about what training actually looks like when performance matters and what changes when real life takes over. Eric shares how he got into golf, what it was like chasing tournaments, and the lesson he learned the hard way: lifting heavy to look strong can be the fastest path to feeling broken if it doesn’t match your sport. We get into golf fitness fundamentals like functional strength, mobility, and the stabilizer muscles that help you control your swing. If you’re a weekend golfer searching for strength training for golfers, golf workout routines, or how to protect your lower back, the big takeaway is clear: distance and consistency come from timing and control, not just “more weight.” We also zoom out to fitness and nutrition for normal schedules. Eric talks about travel, late-night workouts, and why sleep often becomes the most realistic recovery tool. On food, we dig into sustainable habits instead of perfectionism, including his approach to intermittent fasting, breaking a fast with more nutritious choices, cutting sodas and juices, and staying hydrated with water, green tea, and black coffee. We wrap with the most overlooked beginner wins: listen to your body, find an accountability partner, and make a plan you’ll actually enjoy enough to repeat. If you want a smarter way to train for your goals and your lifestyle, hit play, then subscribe, share this with a golf buddy, and leave us a review with your biggest fitness sticking point. TUT Radio is a podcast about weight loss, behavior change, and building a healthier life without pretending you’re someone you’re not. Hosted by father-and-son coaches Brian and Vincent of Time Under Tension, TUT Radio challenges many of the beliefs that have made weight loss unnecessarily difficult: that you need more discipline, that your favorite foods are the problem, or that success requires following a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. Instead, we explore the psychology behind the way people eat—the habits, cravings, environments, memories, and experiences that shape our relationship with food—and how understanding those forces can help us create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll talk nutrition, training, obesity, metabolism, food behavior, and the science of weight loss. But more importantly, we’ll talk about how to apply that science to a real human life.  The goal isn't merely getting someone to lose weight; it's designing the path so they don't have to abandon it once they get there.  Resources: Book a call // Book a call for more info about our 1-on-1 fat loss coaching. 4-Step Fat Loss Starter Guide // A simple start...

    If You Want To Improve Your Golf Game, Here's How The Pro's Train
  5. Jul 5

    How Many Sandwiches Until Mayo Wins

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! One comment about weight loss medication turns into a much bigger problem: strangers throwing out quick fixes while skipping the one concept that actually decides whether weight changes energy balance. We walk through a real-world scenario with “Sally,” who’s already lost weight, trains hard five days a week, and swaps mayonnaise for avocado because it feels healthier. Then we zoom out and ask the uncomfortable question: is that swap helping, or is it just another form of restriction that makes the plan harder to stick to? We break down maintenance, surplus, and deficit in plain English, then use the mayo vs avocado debate to show how “healthy” foods can still sabotage fat loss if you don’t track the big picture. The deeper point is sustainability: removing foods you love often creates cravings and rebound eating, while learning to budget those foods into your calories keeps you consistent. We also share a practical approach to recreating comfort meals, cutting a few hundred calories without stripping the meal of what makes it satisfying. Finally, we separate three goals people constantly mash together: weight loss, healthy eating, and body composition. If you want to look lean and athletic, you’ll need a different strategy than just “do more cardio,” including resistance training, enough protein, and realistic expectations about how many calories the gym actually burns. If this hits home, subscribe, share with a friend who’s stuck in the restrict-and-rebound loop, and leave a review telling us what food you refuse to give up. TUT Radio is a podcast about weight loss, behavior change, and building a healthier life without pretending you’re someone you’re not. Hosted by father-and-son coaches Brian and Vincent of Time Under Tension, TUT Radio challenges many of the beliefs that have made weight loss unnecessarily difficult: that you need more discipline, that your favorite foods are the problem, or that success requires following a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. Instead, we explore the psychology behind the way people eat—the habits, cravings, environments, memories, and experiences that shape our relationship with food—and how understanding those forces can help us create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll talk nutrition, training, obesity, metabolism, food behavior, and the science of weight loss. But more importantly, we’ll talk about how to apply that science to a real human life.  The goal isn't merely getting someone to lose weight; it's designing the path so they don't have to abandon it once they get there.  Resources: Book a call // Book a call for more info about our 1-on-1 fat loss coaching. 4-Step Fat Loss Starter Guide // A simple start...

  6. Jun 27

    The Truth Nutrition Experts Fail to Apply

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! If your “successful” diet ends with you wondering when you can eat cheesecake again, you’re not solving the real problem. We’re digging into why most weight loss plans collapse at the exact moment they’re supposed to become maintenance and how the classic restriction model turns food into a battle you eventually lose. Sustainable weight loss isn’t just about willpower or white-knuckling grilled chicken and broccoli for 12 weeks; it’s about building a lifestyle you can actually live. We talk about the emotional attraction to food and why cravings are often about memories, comfort, and identity, not just calories. Birthday dinners, holidays, Friday nights, and family recipes are part of real life, and pretending they don’t matter is a recipe for rebound weight gain. When a plan forces you to “break up” with the foods tied to togetherness, it can feel like giving up parts of yourself, which is exactly why so many people end up losing the same 30 pounds over and over again. Our solution is simple but powerful: keep the experience and change the recipe. We walk through the mindset of flexible dieting, energy balance, and practical recipe modification so your favorite meals can fit a calorie deficit without feeling like punishment. The goal is a “forever menu” you’d be happy eating from for years, with foods that still taste amazing but are altered to be less calorie-dense and more supportive of your health. If you want weight loss that lasts, hit play, then subscribe, share this with a friend who’s stuck in the diet cycle, and leave a review. What’s the one dish you refuse to give up and would love to remix? TUT Radio is a podcast about weight loss, behavior change, and building a healthier life without pretending you’re someone you’re not. Hosted by father-and-son coaches Brian and Vincent of Time Under Tension, TUT Radio challenges many of the beliefs that have made weight loss unnecessarily difficult: that you need more discipline, that your favorite foods are the problem, or that success requires following a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. Instead, we explore the psychology behind the way people eat—the habits, cravings, environments, memories, and experiences that shape our relationship with food—and how understanding those forces can help us create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll talk nutrition, training, obesity, metabolism, food behavior, and the science of weight loss. But more importantly, we’ll talk about how to apply that science to a real human life.  The goal isn't merely getting someone to lose weight; it's designing the path so they don't have to abandon it once they get there.  Resources: Book a call // Book a call for more info about our 1-on-1 fat loss coaching. 4-Step Fat Loss Starter Guide // A simple start...

    The Truth Nutrition Experts Fail to Apply
  7. Jun 18

    NCAA All American Speaks Out

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! Wrestling has a way of stripping life down to the essentials: work, belief, discipline, and the decision to keep going when you’re tired and everyone’s watching. We sit down with Coach Jason Nase, a decorated wrestler and respected coach, to trace how a kid who started in third grade turned motivation into a lasting legacy through high school championships, a Ryder University career, and becoming an NCAA Division I All-American. Along the way, we talk about what actually fuels progress when talent stops being enough.  We also get honest about how youth sports and student athletics have changed. Early specialization, private coaching, strength and conditioning, and the money behind it can create better training while also shifting kids toward a “me first” mindset. Jason shares how he fights that trend with deliberate team culture, clear standards, and a program identity that puts the unit ahead of any one athlete. If you care about coaching, leadership, or building a healthier sports environment, there’s a lot here to steal and apply.  Then we hit two of the biggest topics in modern wrestling: the rise of girls wrestling and the life skills that come from living in discomfort. Jason explains why treating girls as serious athletes changes everything, and why wrestling can reduce anxiety by giving athletes proof they can handle hard things. The episode closes with an unforgettable NCAA “cold roll” story about trust, repetition, and hitting the right move at the only moment it truly mattered. If this resonates, subscribe, share it with a coach or parent, and leave a review so more people can find the show. TUT Radio is a podcast about weight loss, behavior change, and building a healthier life without pretending you’re someone you’re not. Hosted by father-and-son coaches Brian and Vincent of Time Under Tension, TUT Radio challenges many of the beliefs that have made weight loss unnecessarily difficult: that you need more discipline, that your favorite foods are the problem, or that success requires following a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. Instead, we explore the psychology behind the way people eat—the habits, cravings, environments, memories, and experiences that shape our relationship with food—and how understanding those forces can help us create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll talk nutrition, training, obesity, metabolism, food behavior, and the science of weight loss. But more importantly, we’ll talk about how to apply that science to a real human life.  The goal isn't merely getting someone to lose weight; it's designing the path so they don't have to abandon it once they get there.  Resources: Book a call // Book a call for more info about our 1-on-1 fat loss coaching. 4-Step Fat Loss Starter Guide // A simple start...

    NCAA All American Speaks Out
  8. Jun 13

    A Real Client’s GLP-1 Journey

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! Watching GLP-1 weight loss drugs explode in popularity has created a weird mix of hype, shame, and bad information, so we wanted something simpler: a real story from a real person. Our client Chris joins us to share what four-plus months on Mounjaro has actually been like, starting at roughly 380 pounds and working down into the 330s while focusing on health, not just the scale. Chris walks us through his long dieting history, the familiar cycle of losing 30 to 70 pounds, hitting a plateau, and gaining it back, and why this time feels different. After a serious blood sugar spike and a diabetes diagnosis, he had to confront a hard truth: trying to “tough it out” alone wasn’t working. We talk about what changed when he stopped treating help as weakness and started treating medical support as one more tool in a bigger lifestyle plan.  We also dig into what many people don’t hear when they get prescribed a GLP-1: clear guidance on calories, protein, fiber, and nutrient quality. Chris explains how appetite suppression and getting full faster can be a game-changer, but also how easy it is to misuse that benefit if your food choices stay the same. He shares the side effects he’s noticed as his dose increases, how portion sizes had to recalibrate, and why “lose weight to be healthy” is the only goal that actually holds up.  If you’re curious about GLP-1 medications, Mounjaro, appetite control, side effects, and how to avoid rebound weight gain, this conversation will give you practical angles to think about and questions to bring to your doctor. Subscribe for more honest client stories, share this with a friend who’s considering GLP-1s, and leave a review with the biggest question you still have. TUT Radio is a podcast about weight loss, behavior change, and building a healthier life without pretending you’re someone you’re not. Hosted by father-and-son coaches Brian and Vincent of Time Under Tension, TUT Radio challenges many of the beliefs that have made weight loss unnecessarily difficult: that you need more discipline, that your favorite foods are the problem, or that success requires following a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. Instead, we explore the psychology behind the way people eat—the habits, cravings, environments, memories, and experiences that shape our relationship with food—and how understanding those forces can help us create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll talk nutrition, training, obesity, metabolism, food behavior, and the science of weight loss. But more importantly, we’ll talk about how to apply that science to a real human life.  The goal isn't merely getting someone to lose weight; it's designing the path so they don't have to abandon it once they get there.  Resources: Book a call // Book a call for more info about our 1-on-1 fat loss coaching. 4-Step Fat Loss Starter Guide // A simple start...

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TUT Radio is a podcast about weight loss, behavior change, and building a healthier life without pretending you’re someone you’re not. Hosted by father-and-son coaches Brian and Vincent of Time Under Tension, TUT Radio challenges many of the beliefs that have made weight loss unnecessarily difficult: that you need more discipline, that your favorite foods are the problem, or that success requires following a restrictive diet for the rest of your life. Instead, we explore the psychology behind the way people eat—the habits, cravings, environments, memories, and experiences that shape our relationship with food—and how understanding those forces can help us create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll talk nutrition, training, obesity, metabolism, food behavior, and the science of weight loss. But more importantly, we’ll talk about how to apply that science to a real human life.  The goal isn't merely getting someone to lose weight; it's designing the path so they don't have to abandon it once they get there.