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

    Why We Overeat, What If Hunger Is Not The Trigger

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! If you have ever hit a weight loss goal and still felt trapped by cravings, routines, and constant food thoughts, you are not alone and the problem is probably not willpower. We dig into the real question: why do people overeat, even when hunger should be the thing that controls eating? We start by challenging the classic “lose 30 pounds” mindset. A number can motivate you, but it rarely reflects the real desire: feeling good in your clothes, walking into work with confidence, and living without obsessing over what you can and cannot eat. That is why we talk about building a goal you can keep for life, not just a temporary finish line. Then we share a simple analogy that changes everything: diets are mops, but repeated overeating is the broken pipe. If you never fix the pipe, the water always comes back. From there, we clear up the metabolism confusion that fuels endless frustration. We talk basal metabolic rate, why “my metabolism is broken” is usually the wrong story, and why adding muscle does not turn you into a fat-burning machine. Strength training still matters a lot for health, durability, and performance, but fat loss comes down to energy balance plus the behaviors that decide your daily intake. Finally, we separate hunger from cravings and land on the core insight: hunger triggers eating, but overeating is triggered by habit cues like stress, environment, routine, and comfort. If your plan requires you to force yourself to like it, it is probably not sustainable. Subscribe for more practical, no-gimmick conversations, and if this resonates, share it and leave a review. What habit cue drives your overeating most? 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. Sep 6

    Does Animal Protein Cause Cancer

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! “Does animal protein cause cancer?” is the kind of question that sounds like it should have a yes-or-no answer, and that’s exactly why it causes so much confusion. We start with what sparked today’s conversation: a recent guest living with stage four prostate cancer who had never heard of The China Study or Forks Over Knives, even though the fitness world constantly pushes “more protein” as the default solution. So we slow the whole claim down and look at what the evidence can and cannot support. We walk through the early lab research that shaped the argument, including the classic rat experiments where animals exposed to aflatoxin B1 had different outcomes depending on casein intake. Then we zoom out to the China Cornell Oxford Project and explain why huge population differences can be real and still not prove causation. If you’ve ever felt whiplash from nutrition headlines, our correlation vs causation breakdown is the anchor point, because it changes how you read every diet study from here on out. From there, we bring it up to date with modern reviews on protein intake and cancer risk, plus the distinction most people skip: protein is not eaten in isolation. Steak, bacon, fish, yogurt, eggs, lentils, and beans all contain protein, but they don’t behave the same in the body or in the research. We dig into why processed meat has the clearest link to colorectal cancer, why red meat is often treated as “probable,” and why cooking method and processing may matter as much as grams per day. We also cover the mixed findings around plant-based diets and prostate cancer progression, and why substitution research (swapping some animal protein calories for healthy plant protein) may be a smarter question than “meat vs vegan.” If you care about performance and long-term health, this conversation helps you keep the muscle-building benefits of protein while thinking clearly about food quality and risk. Subscribe, share this with a friend who argues about protein, and leave us a review with your take: do you track protein grams, protein sources, or both? 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. Aug 30

    Your Last Diet Left Clues You Ignored

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! Most weight loss advice starts with a plan and ends with blame. We’re flipping that order, because the real question isn’t “Which diet should I do next?” It’s “What happened that made my last diet stop working?” When keto works until carbs come back, intermittent fasting works until your schedule changes, or tracking works until you get tired of tracking, that isn’t laziness. It’s a signal that the strategy never addressed the behaviors, routines, environment, and triggers that actually drive your food decisions. We walk through our discovery-first framework and the idea we’re building called food decision profiling. The same visible behavior like overeating at night can come from totally different causes: habit (TV equals snacks), reward cravings (a sweet treat after a disciplined day), or stress comfort (food as the bridge from work to relaxation). If you prescribe the same nutrition solution to three different root causes, you’re not coaching, you’re guessing. Discovery helps you find the cue that starts the loop, so you can change the environment and build a replacement habit that stands up when life gets messy. We also pull key lessons from Atomic Habits: make the desired behavior obvious and easy, change the cue and not just the response, and focus on identity-based habit change. The goal shifts from “I’m on a diet” to “I’m someone who manages my eating without constant effort,” which is what real weight loss maintenance looks like. We dig into the Friday-to-Monday restart cycle, why perfection backfires, and why maintenance should be treated as the destination, not an afterthought. If this helped you think differently about sustainable weight loss, subscribe, share it with a friend who keeps restarting, and leave a review with the habit you want to change most. 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...

  4. Aug 23

    A Simple PSA Blood Test Changed Everything For A Healthy 54-Year-Old

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! He felt perfectly healthy, stayed active, and still found out he had stage four metastatic prostate cancer. That’s the gut-punch reality our friend Jeff shares, and it’s why we wanted a straightforward, non-medical-advice conversation that helps real people take action. A PSA test is just a blood draw, but Jeff’s PSA trend and follow-up imaging changed the trajectory of his life, and it raises a hard question: how many men are waiting for symptoms that may never show up early?  We talk through the moment he discovered the results through an online portal, the late-night Googling that followed, and the complicated task of telling a spouse and two daughters without letting cancer become the only thing the family thinks about. Jeff also explains androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in plain English: how testosterone suppression can “pause” prostate cancer, and what it feels like to live with side effects like hot flashes, fatigue, brain fog, mood shifts, and fast changes in strength.  From there, we get practical about prostate cancer fitness and nutrition during treatment. Jeff shares what went wrong when he tried to train like nothing had changed, how injuries forced a smarter approach, and why he now prioritizes mobility, lighter weights, tempo, and long-term function. We also dig into macro tracking, protein for muscle retention, carbs for energy, and monitoring cholesterol, heart disease risk, and bone health nutrients like calcium, vitamin D, and K2.  If you’re a man over 40, or you love one, this is your reminder to take screening seriously and advocate for your health. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review with one takeaway you’re acting on this week. 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...

    A Simple PSA Blood Test Changed Everything For A Healthy 54-Year-Old
  5. Aug 16

    One Doctor's Belief That Would Undoubtably Improve Our Healthcare System

    Thanks for listening to the show! We’d love to hear from you. Text your questions or comments here! We sit down with Dr. Richard Harris to talk about what patient-first medicine looks like when you blend traditional care with lifestyle strategy and still respect real life. We dig into how to personalize plans beyond population averages, improve follow-through, and help people build habits that match who they want to become.  • Dr Harris’s path from pharmacy to internal medicine and why prevention matters  • Evidence-informed medicine and why averages do not equal answers  • A real-world intolerance case and what it teaches about personalization  • Medication versus lifestyle and how we decide based on readiness and risk  • Using meds as a bridge and aiming for the minimum effective dose  • Panic attacks boundaries and the habit audit that changed everything  • Adherence data and why people stick with pills more than practices  • Linking behavior to long-term goals to make change stickier  • Identity-based habits and a diabetes mindset shift that drives action  • A team-based model with pharmacists coaches trainers and dietitians  • What medical school needs most: continuous learning and self-improvement  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 article 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...

  6. Aug 9

    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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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.

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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.