Redefining Strength Podcast

FHP 502 - Are Fad Diets Addicting? | Are BCAAs Worth it?

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode...I’ll discuss breaking those annoying patterns of sabotageI’ll chat with Michelle about how fad diets can be addictin...

FHP 501 - Better Results Faster

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Guys it’s Cori from Redefining Strength! In this new season of The Fitness Hacks Podcast I’m going to be bringing you all new segments.In thi...

Special Fitness Hacks Podcast Announcement!

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The video version of this episode is live on youtube!

FHP 452 - The Self Control Gas Tank

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we go into a New Year, we may be motivated to make some changes - to reach new goals.But all too often, only a few weeks into the New Year and new ...

FHP 451 - 5 Cold Hard Facts About Losing Weight (AND KEEPING IT OFF!)

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to lose weight and keep it off for good, you’ve got to face some cold hard facts…As much as we like to just get excited about a new go...

FHP 450 - Shed The Ego - Fail Faster

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why do we have ego, take pride, in doing things alone?Why do we fear failing?If we want to succeed, we need to overcome these hurdles. We need to embr...

FHP 449 - It Never Gets Easier

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talking to client - she’s like…“It didn’t get easier this week! You lied!”And I said back, "Did you use a harder variation? Did you fin...

FHP 448 - What Is Your Beastette Origin Story?

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Want to achieve amazing results and reach your goals?Recognizing where you’re actually starting from!Create your beastette origin story…By recogni...

FHP 447 - Scared of Gaining Weight? Try This!

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Travel…the holidays…many of us feel like gaining weight is inevitable.And in the past, it may have been.But you don’t have to feel doomed to gai...

FHP 446 - Watch Your Language

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Watch Your LanguageHave you ever considered the power of some of the words you use?I know many of us have read and listened to things discussing how i...

FHP 445 - Is Perfection Holding You Back?

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You woke up late. Your alarm didn’t go off. The kids took longer to get ready than usual. There was traffic.You’re off your game and feeling a bit...

FHP 444 - JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO!

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just tell me what to do!I know most of us have thought this when struggling to figure out what actions to take to reach our goals.Especially when we f...

FHP 443 - 5 Sucky Truths You Need To Embrace For Success

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Honestly succeeding at anything in my opinion is hard. It often means doing things we don’t like.Sticking with things even when there doesn’t seem...

FHP 442 - You Must Let Go To Move Forward

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You Must Let Go To Move ForwardA psychology professor entered the classroom with half a glass of water in his hand. The students expected the old comm...

FHP 441 - Don’t work harder

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the hardest things for me personally to do is PAUSE. Pause and assess. Pause and learn. Pause and reflect.I like action.Honestly I’m prone to...

FHP 440 - Are You Truly Ready To Make A Change?

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I think sometimes we WANT a change.We WANT a new and better result…But we aren’t truly READY to do what it takes to make a change.And so we will n...

FHP 439 - Tracking IS NOT Restrictive

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One size doesn’t fit all and tracking isn’t right for everyone.And even those that do track won’t use this tool in the exact same way or even fo...

FHP 438 - 5 Unpopular Truths - Why You’re Not Seeing The Fat Loss Results You Want

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While we each do have our own unique set of circumstances, our unique needs and goals, often there are some fundamental things we can adjust no matter...

FHP 437 - How Do You Even Know What Is Possible?

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How Do You Even Know What Is Possible?I got asked on a post about getting abs the other day…“How do you even know what is possible for you?”It w...

FHP 436 - Which Direction Are You Heading?

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Everyday we are either working toward our goals or moving farther away from them.And while I don’t think we can always be focused on the future, and...

FHP 435 - 7 Travel Hacks To Maintain Your Weight Loss

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is nothing better than going on vacation. But it is often where we feel like we sabotage our results and our diet and exercise routines go to di...

FHP 434 - TL;DR

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’m horrible with internet slang, acronyms, phrases…whatever.The first time someone posted TLDR I had to google it.I thought of this the other day...

FHP 433 - Now What?!

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve reached your goal…Now what?Now comes oddly the hardest part…MAINTAINING YOUR RESULTS!And maintenance is hard because it’s a new process...

FHP 432 - Why Ask Why?

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As kids some of us loved asking WHY…like annoyingly so.Ok…we were asking it often more JUST to be annoying, but still…as kids there is a curiosi...

FHP 431 - Where is your comfort zone?

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I was one of these people…So I always sympathize with this comment, “I’ll workout all day. It’s just so hard to change my diet.”Or…“I ca...

FHP 430 - Fast vs. Sustainable

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I think something we too often like to gloss over is the sacrifices and challenges involved in achieving results.Getting a new and better result, maki...

FHP 429 - Oversell The Negative

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Often when we start a new program, we tell ourselves it's going to be THE THING. The lifestyle change we've been looking for.We tell ourselv...

FHP 428 - 6 Things That Hold You Back From Achieving Lasting Results

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Honestly the more we want overnight results, the less likely we are to truly see the results we want and deserve.Fad diet results often not only aren’...

FHP 427 - We Make Things IMPOSSIBLE

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yup you heard that right. We make things impossible because we tell ourselves they aren’t possible.And guess what?Sure…everything isn’t possible...

FHP 426 - Do You Value Yourself?

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Body acceptance…Loving your body…I’m going to be brutally honest, I don’t think we’ll ever be 100% happy with ourselves or content. I think...

FHP 425 - Can You Gain Muscle As You Get Older? (THROWBACK)

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The video version of this episode is live on youtube!

FHP 424 - Stop Overcomplicating Simple

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I got an email saying “What about the stubborn belly fat? Yeah I know macros, but what else can I do?”My reply - “Why add complication to someth...

FHP 423 - Can You Give More?

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Raise your hand as high as you can.Go ahead...do it right now.Now raise your hand higher....You did didn't you?Funny how I told you to raise your...

FHP 422 - If You Try To Please Everyone...

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You end up pleasing no one. Especially not yourself.I personally believe we will ALWAYS care about what other people think…it’s how we can actuall...

FHP 421 - Has It Really Worked Before?

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Often we DEFEND previous dieting and exercise practices as having “worked” for us because we did see potentially an immediate result from them.Yet...

FHP 420 - The Elephant and The Rope - Question Your Boundaries

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Elephant and The Rope - Question Your BoundariesQuestion your limitations!I had a woman tell me that she was told women can’t get the ab definit...

FHP 419 - 15 Fat Loss Tips To Kickstart Results

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to lose weight? Need that little tip to kickstart your results? Well let me save you a lot of wasted time and effort experimenting to find...

FHP 418 - 3 Reasons Your Progress Has Stalled

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I focus a ton on mindset on the podcast because I think our mindset behind things ultimately dictates our success or failure.We can have all the right...

FHP 417 - Q&A With Cori (Plus a Special Guest)

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Some fun questions to learn everything you want to know about Cori of Redefining StrengthThe video version of this episode is live on youtube!

FHP 416 - You Don't Have To Deal With...

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I know I’ve personally been guilty of this even…The comparing where you see someone else’s success in, well, really any aspect of life and you t...

FHP 415 - Why Change Is Such A Challenge

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I definitely come at this from a personal perspective and one of a person who really freaking hated change growing up.My mom loves to tell stories abo...

FHP 414 - Do It Anyway

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do It ANYWAY!Motivation is fleeting. When we are just motivated other things easily take priority. We do things when they are convenient for us.Now di...

FHP 413 - You Don't Know Until You Try

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all do this…We say “It won’t work.”“I can’t do…”“I’ll never be able to…”“I’ll get turned down….”But we don’t actu...

FHP 412 - Someone Always Has It Easier

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Guess what?Someone always has it easier than you. And someone always has it harder than you.But also guess what?It doesn't MATTER IN THE FREAKING...

FHP 411 - "I Don't Need Accountability"

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So it’s interesting the words that illicit not so favorable responses from people.Like beginner for instance.No one wants to be called a beginner, w...

FHP 410 - Stop Comparing

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is one thing I think really is what success boils down to and I want to share why I think this…It actually came off of seeing a variety of res...

FHP 409 - Starting From Scratch

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I’m telling you this as an incredibly stubborn, at times very pigheaded, person that definitely likes to learn by doing…and failing.However, over ...

FHP 408 - How Old Are You?

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

PODCAST: Struggling With Your Age? These 5 Tips Will HelpI’ll admit, there is nothing I hate more than when someone asks my age on a photo…because...

FHP 407 - A Lifestyle Isn't Forever

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Often when we talk about creating a lifestyle with our diet, we act like we’re going to do one thing for the rest of our life.Which is interesting b...

FHP 406 - Stop Fighting The Process

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So often we are our own worst enemies. Not intentionally but we are.We’ve all been guilty of this…fighting the process.We start a program but we k...

FHP 405 - There Is No Starting Over

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a Monday. A new month. A New Year.We tell ourselves we’re “starting over” yet again.But we aren’t starting over.We’re just moving for...

FHP 404 - Positivity In Pain

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What drives us to make a change?Pain.Pain is an incredibly powerful motivator.And by pain I mean also often FEAR.It’s an odd thing, but we humans ar...

FHP 403 - The Chicken or the Egg Dilemma...Does it Even Matter?

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Did the chicken or the egg come first?The question really is…does it ultimately matter?This thought occurred to me because of the cycle I see often ...

FHP 402 - Is Obsession a Bad Thing?

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to reach the highest level, you need to be obsessed.Obsession really just means you’re willing to do what others won’t even when you d...

FHP 401- Embrace The Suck

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

So often the easy decision is just repeating the same habits and routines and patterns that haven’t moved us forward.If we’re feeling challenged a...

FHP 351 - New Year, Same Old You?

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

New Year, Same old youWell I’m about to give you a dose of reality.It’s a new year…but it’s still the same old YOU.So often I know we go in fe...

FHP 350 - I HATE Goal Setting

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I HATE Goal SettingI’ve honestly never been a huge fan of traditional goal setting as I feel like it can make us very rigid in our thinking.And the ...

FHP 349 - The Definition Of Insanity

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.”We all nod in agreement when we hear this.W...

FHP 348 - How Do You Stay Lean Year Round?

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There will ALWAYS be ups and downs.That includes cycles in our leanness.I do NOT stay one weight, one exact leanness all year around.Have the ups and ...

FHP 347 - Step Outside Your Comfort Zone

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are what we tell ourselves we are.I wrote that line above and sat here for a bit really thinking on that because so much of who and what I've ...

FHP 346 - Help! I'm Traveling And I Can't Eat Well!

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve gotten a ton of questions about eating out and traveling and sticking with your macros. It’s funny how much we LOOOOOVE to overcomplicate th...

FHP 345 - Be Curious

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I don’t know about you all, but I love Ted Lasso.In the episode Ryan and I were watching last night, he talked about people underestimating him his ...

FHP 344 - The Best Training Schedule In The History Of The World

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Best Training Schedule In The History Of The WorldI often get asked what the best training schedule is. And I’m generally getting asked because ...

FHP 343 - Embrace Your Negative Emotions

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I’d love to tell you there was a way to be happy 24/7.But that’s just not the reality of being human.Negative emotions are a part of life and a VA...

FHP 342 - It's YOUR Choice

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's YOUR ChoiceThings in our life are going to happen. Things outside of our control.There’s no denying that.But we also have to stop blaming ...

FHP 341 - Am I Too Old?

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Am I Too Old?Are there changes that happen as we get older?100%!But so often we blame our age for things within our power to change.We also blame our ...

FHP 340 - Do The Minimum

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So we’re entering the time of year that well…we often slack a bit on those healthy habits. We get busy. There are tons of work things and family e...

FHP 339 - Progress Brings Setbacks

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Funny how any time there is a blip or bump in the road toward results we feel like we’re failing.But we often ignore the fact that technically we ca...

FHP 338 - Are Certain Exercises Bad?

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you look at comments on different exercise posts, you can honestly start to believe that EVERY move is bad for you and super dangerous. But I thin...

FHP 337- How Do You Stop The Spiral?

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You know that downward spiral of negativity that can happen?Where one bad thing happens, maybe even something minor, and then stuff just seems to be p...

FHP 336 - Stop Overcorrecting

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Overcorrecting... You know when you've done too much of something so in an attempt to "correct" the situation you almost go overboard ...

FHP 335 - You Don’t Get Something For Nothing

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Results aren’t owned. They’re rented. And rent is due every freaking day.It’s due in the form of those habits.Because we can never stop doing wh...

FHP 334 - 4 Tips To Build Muscle Without Gaining Fat

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gaining muscle can be HARD. There are also those of us that tend to struggle more than others.And it only gets harder as we get older because we can b...

FHP 333 - Is It Possible To Find Balance?

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There never really is “balance.”Life is a constant balancing act.We are always learning how to improve things and I think there will always be tim...

FHP 332 - You Are What You Believe

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I think most often we hold ourselves back.Plain and simple.It’s not that we didn’t have the ability. It’s not that we couldn’t learn the syste...

FHP 331 - Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities - The Power Of PerspectiveWe can’t always control what happens, but we CAN always control our attitude about wh...

FHP 330 - 4 Reasons Tracking Isn’t Working For You

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What we measure we can manage.If you don’t have clear data about what is going on, you can’t make accurate changes.Tracking provides us that data....

FHP 329 - Just Because You're Struggling Doesn't Mean You're Failing

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I think often when we're struggling, we feel like we're failing.But that honestly isn't the case.To succeed, you have to face struggles...

FHP 328 - Do Less, Achieve More

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s so easy to fall into the “more is better” attitude.Because taking action, “doing more,” allows us to feel like we have more control ove...

FPH 327- The Master Was Once The Beginner

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I did a podcast a while ago about “how long does it take to achieve (insert result here)?” since I get that question a lot. And I said in that po...

FHP 326 - 4 Things Successful People DON'T Do

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I was thinking about what most often leads to a client being successful…and honestly it never boils down to the fact that they really have more will...

FHP 325 - Perfection Hinders Progress

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Guess what? You’re human. You’re never going to be perfect.I know it’s hard to believe but it’s true.And honestly, if you ever look back at a...

FHP 324 - It's Going To Be Hard

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ok so we all do this…when talking with someone, looking back on the path we had to take for results, we’ll say, “It wasn’t that bad.”Because...

FHP 323 - Don't Confuse Effort With Results

13 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The simple truth is, you can work really hard and not achieve the results you want.And I see this becoming more and more the case as people want to po...

FHP 322 - Stop Lying To Yourself

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Feelings aren't data. How we "feel" about what we are doing often isn't the same as the actual data showing what we are doing.And...

FHP 321- Help! My Results Aren't Adding Up!

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Don’t Quit Before Results Add Up!It can be hard to keep putting in the work when we don’t feel like results are adding up.But the sucky part is…...

FHP 320 - How Long Will It Take To Get Results

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I often get asked, "How long did it take you to get to (insert the result I've achieved that they want here)?"My answer is, "My en...

FHP 319 - Tweak Before You Freak

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s easy to start a new program and get overwhelmed by all of the changes you feel you have to make.And so..well…we freak out and never end up mo...

FHP 318 - STOP Cheating Yourself

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I think often in our workouts in an attempt to do more or that harder variation and last the entire interval of work, we CHEAT ourselves out of the fu...

FHP 317 - I HAD to Step In Front Of The Camera

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I refused to demo the moves and made friends or co-workers do it.I was comfortable sharing my knowledge behind the scenes.But I also really really rea...

FHP 316 - You’re Not In Control

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You know that urge to do MORE? To make more changes?Search for a new macro ratio? Workout longer? Train harder?I think this focus on doing MORE stems...

FHP 315 - 4 Macro Hacks To Implement Today

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tracking our macros isn’t just about restricting what we’re eating to lose weight. It’s about truly learning how to FUEL.Because no matter what ...

FHP 314 - Legend-wait-for-it-dary! Legendary!

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Legend-wait-for-it-daryI love hearing Barney say this in How I Met Your Mother.And almost every time I try to repeat the line, I somehow butcher it ha...

FHP 313 - The Leaky Ceiling Effect

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So on my Unicorn coaching call this last week, I was trying to figure out another way to describe what I see as the issues we often blame on “age.”...

FHP 312 - When Life Gives You Lemons...And You're All Out Of Glasses

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of my amazing Unicorns  Ellen commented this in the group last week..."Maybe things are not going a 100% as I want them to go, maybe I am no...

FHP 311 - Progressions are EARNED!

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Progressions are earned…Often we feel like because we “can” do something? We should do it or we deserve to do it.But the question is…are you r...

FHP 310 Self Control Vs. Habits

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Motivation that will burn out…especially often the more intense and restrictive we are to start.As cliche as it is…it really is true you’ve got ...

FHP 309 - Shift Before You Drift

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of my amazing Unicorns asked, “I was wondering if there were general “success” habits that you’ve noticed yourself and/or all clients who’...

FHP 308 - Expectations Can Make Or Break Your Success

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When we start a new program we of course have “expectations” about what we’ll get out of it.But what if the reason we’ve never fully seen the ...

FHP 307 - Three Misunderstood Nutrition Terms

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With our nutrition, it can be hard to make changes. For some reasons, any time we seek to make a change, we see any sort of tracking or logging as res...