Before we start this podcast, I just want to start with a quick apology to everyone who listens. Me and Kyle were reflecting. We've been doing this podcast now for well over five years. I don't even honestly know how long. I know it's been probably 2019, so probably about seven years. And we designed this podcast to be the fit, healthy, happy podcast. So we wanted happiness. We want health. We wanted fitness to

be at the forefront of that. But where I want to apologize is we feel like we've diluted our

message a bit to not offend anyone. And even reflecting for myself, I personally believe hard truths

are the best truths oftentimes. So a little bit hard, kind of punch you in the stomach.

They'll make you a little bit uncomfortable. So we do want to switch some of our messaging and not

hold back to the things we believe. Of course, these aren't crazy things. I believe everyone

deserves to be fit, healthy and happy. But I also think it's time. We start calling out some

excuses. We start really letting everyone know how we feel, some different opinions, some different stances. So we really want to elevate and grow this podcast. We have some amazing plans for guests. We have a lot of things on our mind. And we just want to let you know that you're going to be getting 100% real, Josh and Kyle, not that you weren't before, but I just think we were very delicate and very careful, but I think the content will actually be better if I'm speaking to you exactly how I

would have friend. And we're still incredibly positive, nice people. So it might not even sound that

different. But I did want to go ahead and start the episode with that because I believe

coddling, I believe just like lightly saying things doesn't always produce results. And like I said, even me, sometimes when someone has a real talk with me and I actually remembered like for a while, I thought I was doing really good. I was like, I just chalked it off as oh, I'm bulking when I started lifting. And one of my friends said, dude, you put on a lot of weight. Like what's going on? And it made me so mad at first. I'm like,

how could he say this to me? But I'm like, I need to hear this because if he's saying it, everyone is thinking it. Like it's a hundred percent a thing. Like I'm just lying to myself with it. So like, if you're someone who thinks like, oh, I'm just hiding in hoodies, no one can notice or I just don't buy no clothes, no one's going to tell or like I never wear jeans or I stop going to the gym.

Like people do notice right. And I think having someone on your side to lovingly call you out and we want to be there every week to not only just like call you out, but to guide you to the solutions. And like the whole tenant of my beliefs is that fitness doesn't have to be hard. And I've cracked that

code. And even for me, like I want to jump in a cut. That's no problem. Three pounds first week. It's effortless. It's no issue. And that's what we do for our clients. And I talk to my clients this way too. I'll try to be firm, but loving and supportive because I find that's the best position to be. So I just wanted to start

the episode with a little

bit change of messaging, give you some contacts, and just we want this to be the absolute best

advice. And I believe that's the best way for us to do it. And we want every single thing to actually

move the needle for you, right? I know so many of you who like the thought of taking action,

you show up, you listen, you tune in, and nothing changes. You consistently consume content. You're scrolling reels. You're getting motivated for one day. And you've never made change. So I truly believe the things we're going to say will be able to get deeper with you and just be able to actually produce that change because my ultimate mission

and you know if you were to come to me a year from now and say hey i really like you guys i listen

all the podcast but like i'm still in the same spot if not worse that doesn't make me happy

whereas if you said hey like you know some of the stuff was a bit of tough love but like you

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