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Fitness Stuff (for normal people)

Ep 74 // 75 HARD, Berberine Pills, How Much Weight You Need To Be Lifting (RPE Scale), and MORE

Fitness Stuff (for normal people)

Tony and Marianna

Health & Fitness

4.9644 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Since our Round Robin style episode was such a big hit… get ready for ROUND 2! Today breaking down Berberine Supplements (what people are calling “nature's Ozempic”), how to tell exactly how much weight you need to be lifting in the gym by using a tool called the RPE scale, and taking apart the 75 HARD challenge that’s been hot for the past few years, is it good for you? Is it just what you need to break out of this rut? Tune in to find out!


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0:00.0

What is up, everyone? Welcome back to the fitness stuff for normal people podcast. I'm Mariana.

0:04.3

And I'm Tony.

0:05.2

And it's no secret. The fitness industry sucks, period. Whether it is the corrupt multi-billion

0:10.0

dollar supplement in weight loss industry or the endless life influencers promoting literally

0:14.8

anything to drive page views. The bottom line is we're not trying to provide just another

0:18.9

fitness podcast, but completely change the fitness industry for the better by providing you with the knowledge and tools

0:24.4

to give you confidence in applying the best possible training and nutrition in your own lives.

0:30.2

And today we are doing another round robin style episode, which I'm really excited about.

0:34.8

We love these ones.

0:35.5

So we're taking topics that don't need the level of detail that would require an entire episode,

0:40.3

the topics that you guys still are dying to know the answer to.

0:44.3

Specifically today, that will be berberine supplements or what people are calling nature's ozumpic.

0:50.3

The 75 hard challenge. Who should and shouldn't be doing it and why, breaking down

0:55.6

how to tell you exactly what weight you need to be lifting for each exercise in the gym or the

1:00.9

RPE scale and breaking down some MLM schemes in the fitness space like Arbonne and Herbalife.

1:08.4

No, we were going to be doing another round ramen, but with how much positive feedback we got from the first one, this one might be here to stay. I like them. I like to get it in. And who doesn't like making people happen? I do. We do. That's why we do the show. If you guys want to make Mariana and I smile ear to ear, while you're listening to this intro, just take 10 seconds to give us a five-star review on whatever platform you're listening on Spotify, Apple, whatever you're doing.

1:30.3

We will be cheeszing. While you're listening to this intro, just take 10 seconds to give us a five-star review on whatever platform you're listening on Spotify, Apple, whatever you're doing.

1:30.3

We will be cheesing to cheek to cheek.

1:32.0

Do that.

1:32.5

And if you're there too on Spotify, you can now follow your favorite podcast.

1:35.6

Hopefully it's us.

1:36.3

So every single week when we release a new episode, it notifies you and pops it up so you don't miss one.

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