Ep 55 / Inside The Supplement Industry with Mike Mathews
Fitness Stuff (for normal people)
Tony and Marianna
4.9 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2023
⏱️ 99 minutes
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Summary
Try not to freak out.. CEO and Owner of Legion Athletics is the guest host today! Mike Mathews walks us through his journey of creating mulitple businesses and outlets, opens eyes to industry scandals, and explains how to find supplements that are healthy for you. He is an open book about his opinions and what he has learned within the industry. Tune in for a very unique perspective.
Quick Stops:
Mike’s Cliff Notes (5:00)
Starting Legion (12:44)
Mike’s Decision Making Mindset (26:00)
Mike’s “Actual Goal" (28:27)
Maneuvering Staying True To Values (34:00)
Moral Bending (37:00)
Shady Manufacturing (43:23)
Under The Public Radar (52:32)
How is this legal? (1:00:00)
What To Look For When Shopping (1:05:00)
Mike’s Approach On Deciding What Supplements He Takes (1:21:00)
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| 0:00.0 | What up, everybody. My name is Tony and welcome back to the fitness stuff for normal people |
| 0:06.4 | podcast. I'll give a loose intro for Mariana. She had to jump real quick, but she will be joining |
| 0:11.1 | us in about five minutes now. It's no secret. The fitness industry, the one that we're in right now, |
| 0:16.6 | it sucks, whether it's the corrupt multi-billion dollar supplement in weight loss industry, |
| 0:20.8 | which you will get to know a lot better today at the end of this conversation or the |
| 0:24.8 | endless supply of influencers promoting literally anything to drive page use and a little extra |
| 0:31.2 | cash from affiliate links. |
| 0:32.7 | The bottom line is we're not just trying to provide another fitness podcast. |
| 0:36.2 | We're trying to completely change the fitness |
| 0:38.1 | industry for the better by providing you with the knowledge and tools to give you confidence |
| 0:43.0 | in applying the best possible training and nutrition into your own life, where today we sit |
| 0:48.2 | down and have a conversation with our good friend Mike Matthews. That name should and maybe sounds |
| 0:54.1 | familiar. The author of the New York |
| 0:56.2 | Times bestselling books, bigger, leaner, stronger, thinner, leaner, stronger, and several |
| 1:01.5 | others in the shredded chef, the little black book of motivation and muscle for life. Also, |
| 1:06.0 | the owner and CEO of the number one natural supplement brand in the World Legion Athletics. |
| 1:11.9 | You might have heard that one before. |
| 1:13.4 | We've been partnered with them since the beginning of this show and have used the products |
| 1:16.9 | a lot longer than that. |
| 1:18.9 | But more specifically today, we got to sit down and talk to Mike. |
| 1:21.6 | Now, I've had a handful of conversations with him. |
| 1:24.7 | I got to be a guest on his show, Muscle for Life, a few weeks back. |
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