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Fresh ideas for your training, nutrition, and lifestyle to immediately put to use. Hosted by Marcus Filly, the founder and CEO of Functional Bodybuilding, and CMO Satya Khan. We'll be talking about avoiding burnout, keeping your passion alive for training, and fueling your body and mind so you can look good, move well now and for years to come. Learn more about the Functional Bodybuilding training method, lifestyle, and programs with our free weekly newsletter at https://functional-bodybuilding.com/. We would love for you to leave us a review - we value your feedback and we want to earn all five stars.
Episodes 100
The Gap Between PT and Full Strength
You've been cleared, but you don't feel ready. This episode covers why recovery is nonlinear, practical ways to rebuild capacity after rehab, and how to trust your body again when every rep feels uncertain. Get …
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You've been cleared, but you don't feel ready. This episode covers why recovery is nonlinear, practical ways to rebuild capacity after rehab, and how to trust your body again when every rep feels uncertain.
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Dropping a Training Day (Or Two)
When training is part of your identity, doing less feels risky even when more isn't working. We break down how cutting back lets you bring real intensity to every session and finally give your body room to …
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When training is part of your identity, doing less feels risky even when more isn't working. We break down how cutting back lets you bring real intensity to every session and finally give your body room to adapt.
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Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Stuck With All the Answers
Lots of people know exactly what to do and still aren't getting results. We unpack the gap between knowing and doing, and why humility beats another podcast, book, or program. Get our "Built NOT Burnt …
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Lots of people know exactly what to do and still aren't getting results. We unpack the gap between knowing and doing, and why humility beats another podcast, book, or program.Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Lazy or Overloaded? Rethinking Consistency
When you fall off, it's easy to call yourself lazy or blame your circumstances. We break down the difference, and how to define consistency so the bar is one you can actually clear. SPONSOR: LMNT …
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When you fall off, it's easy to call yourself lazy or blame your circumstances. We break down the difference, and how to define consistency so the bar is one you can actually clear.
SPONSOR: LMNT drinklmnt.com/marcusfilly
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Why Did the Last Plan Stop Working?
A super common story is getting fit at some point in your past, only to stall out when you try to repeat it. We tackle why it happens and how to avoid this the next time around. Look good, move well - try …
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A super common story is getting fit at some point in your past, only to stall out when you try to repeat it. We tackle why it happens and how to avoid this the next time around.
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Tactical, Practical Nutrition
You're hangry and out of food - what now? Breaking down strategies to stay on track with nutrition when life gets busy and messy. Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free …
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You're hangry and out of food - what now? Breaking down strategies to stay on track with nutrition when life gets busy and messy.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Can Secure Relationships Get You Fit?
Our close relationships have a massive impact on our brain's processing power and even how we perceive pain. Today we talk about using the power of secure relationships for better health and fitness outcomes …
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Our close relationships have a massive impact on our brain's processing power and even how we perceive pain. Today we talk about using the power of secure relationships for better health and fitness outcomes.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
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Lean Bulking Expectations
The timeline for adding lean muscle is much slower than losing fat. Here's how one client's lean bulk hit a bump, and what to know if you're on the gains train yourself. Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" …
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The timeline for adding lean muscle is much slower than losing fat. Here's how one client's lean bulk hit a bump, and what to know if you're on the gains train yourself.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
SPONSOR: LMNT drinklmnt.com/marcusfilly
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Blind Spots for Fit People
You know your way around a gym and a macro tracking app. But are you still losing strength and far away from your fitness goals? Find your blind spot - and finally break through. Get our "Built NOT Burnt …
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You know your way around a gym and a macro tracking app. But are you still losing strength and far away from your fitness goals? Find your blind spot - and finally break through.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Breaking Self-Sabotage
In today's special episode, we hear from two coaching clients - Ashley and Marsh - who broke the cycles of what kept them stuck. Committing to a fitness journey can be scary - here's what came up for them and …
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In today's special episode, we hear from two coaching clients - Ashley and Marsh - who broke the cycles of what kept them stuck. Committing to a fitness journey can be scary - here's what came up for them and how they've grown in the process.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Cracking the Fitness Code as a Busy Surgeon
Sachin is a dad with his own private practice, and had accomplished everything he wanted - except fitness. Here's how he not only got in the best shape ever, but profoundly changed how he approached life …
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Sachin is a dad with his own private practice, and had accomplished everything he wanted - except fitness. Here's how he not only got in the best shape ever, but profoundly changed how he approached life through the process of discovering new capacities.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Feeling Tight? Why Stretching Won't Help
Marcus's days of taking 30 minutes to loosen up are over. Here's why stretching rarely fixes tightness, how to figure out what's actually limiting you, and how to get strong and feel better without endless …
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Marcus's days of taking 30 minutes to loosen up are over. Here's why stretching rarely fixes tightness, how to figure out what's actually limiting you, and how to get strong and feel better without endless hours of stretching.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
SPONSOR: LMNT drinklmnt.com/marcusfilly
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Who Should Hire a Coach?
Fitness coaching can be an intense process where you come out an entirely new person. What should you know before you make the big commitment? Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" …
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Fitness coaching can be an intense process where you come out an entirely new person. What should you know before you make the big commitment?
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
The Mental Gymnastics of Lean Bulking
So you hit your goal weight - now what? Well, you can't stay in a deficit forever. We answer a listener question about how to teach your body to eat more fuel while maintaining the look you love. Get our "Built …
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So you hit your goal weight - now what? Well, you can't stay in a deficit forever. We answer a listener question about how to teach your body to eat more fuel while maintaining the look you love.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Calorie Quantity or Quality?
Nutrition debates are heavy with intermittent fasting, clean eating, fermented foods, and the role of hormones. But is all of that a distraction from what really drives fat loss and health? Get our "Built NOT …
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Nutrition debates are heavy with intermittent fasting, clean eating, fermented foods, and the role of hormones. But is all of that a distraction from what really drives fat loss and health?
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Caffeine and Nicotine
After heightened anxiety and worsening sleep, Marcus gave up both this year. Here are the pros and cons and how to do it if you're interested in cutting back. Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" …
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After heightened anxiety and worsening sleep, Marcus gave up both this year. Here are the pros and cons and how to do it if you're interested in cutting back.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
SPONSOR: LMNT drinklmnt.com/marcusfilly
Is Taking a GLP-1 Cheating?
Do you judge someone differently if they lose weight with drugs vs. without? Is a GLP-1 in the gym like taking steroids? Today we debate whether doing it "the hard way" is really better. Get our "Built NOT …
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Do you judge someone differently if they lose weight with drugs vs. without? Is a GLP-1 in the gym like taking steroids? Today we debate whether doing it "the hard way" is really better.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free L
ook good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Making a Meal Plan
Overwhelmed and off track? Create more consistency with a meal plan that takes overthinking off the table. Here's what goes into meal plans that you can actually stick to. Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" …
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Overwhelmed and off track? Create more consistency with a meal plan that takes overthinking off the table. Here's what goes into meal plans that you can actually stick to.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
How Low is Too Low?
Is there a lower limit to how many calories to eat while trying to lose fat? Here's what really goes into low calorie prescriptions. Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" …
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Is there a lower limit to how many calories to eat while trying to lose fat? Here's what really goes into low calorie prescriptions.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Powerlifting x FBB
Marcus takes on the big lifts to hit some big goals by his 42nd birthday. How to get strong and build technique - without breaking your body down. Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" …
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Marcus takes on the big lifts to hit some big goals by his 42nd birthday. How to get strong and build technique - without breaking your body down.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Things We Judge You For (With Love)
It made sense at the time - until it didn't. We've all taken some wrong turns when we were first learning more about fitness. But because we care, we're here to set you straight on common fitness advice we hear …
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It made sense at the time - until it didn't. We've all taken some wrong turns when we were first learning more about fitness. But because we care, we're here to set you straight on common fitness advice we hear that make us raise an eyebrow - and what we'd do instead.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
SPONSOR: Transparent Labs https://athlete.transparentlabs.com/marcus7
Code: MARCUS for 10% off
I Gained 5 Pounds Overnight
Why the scale fluctuates so much, even when you're doing the right things - and how to use this info to make sure you stay on the right track. Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" …
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Why the scale fluctuates so much, even when you're doing the right things - and how to use this info to make sure you stay on the right track.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
SPONSOR: LMNT drinklmnt.com/marcusfilly
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
Tracking Tough Love
At some point on the path to changing your body, health, or fitness, tracking your food stops being optional — it becomes the only logical next step. And yet people resist. We make the case for going all in on …
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At some point on the path to changing your body, health, or fitness, tracking your food stops being optional — it becomes the only logical next step. And yet people resist. We make the case for going all in on tracking, at least for a period of time: why it works every single time when you actually commit to it, what you're missing when you don't, and the rewards waiting on the other side.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
1 Thing to Double Down On
We asked a group of clients what one thing they want to double down on to make the most impact this month - and all of them said the same thing. But first, you'll need to weigh the pros and cons of actually …
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We asked a group of clients what one thing they want to double down on to make the most impact this month - and all of them said the same thing. But first, you'll need to weigh the pros and cons of actually changing it. If you're always getting sidetracked with your fitness this episode is for you!
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The Effort Gap (And How to Bridge It)
Knowing what intensity is required to actually change your body is a skill - and most people never develop it. Today we cover warmup strategy, auto regulation, understanding failure safely, and why these habits …
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Knowing what intensity is required to actually change your body is a skill - and most people never develop it. Today we cover warmup strategy, auto regulation, understanding failure safely, and why these habits make training more engaging for athletes who want more than just checking a box in the gym.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
SPONSOR: LMNT drinklmnt.com/marcusfilly
The Long Game: Mental Breaks In Fitness
Real body transformation isn't a straight line - and the mental game matters just as much as the physical one. Sometimes the most strategic move - a mini cut, a diet break - doesn't match your ultimate goal …
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Real body transformation isn't a straight line - and the mental game matters just as much as the physical one. Sometimes the most strategic move - a mini cut, a diet break - doesn't match your ultimate goal. But it will keep you in the game long enough to get there.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Doing What Works VS. Doing More
More workouts, steps, and cardio sound like the right answer - but what if it's actually keeping you stuck? Today we share how a client broke through a months-long plateau not by adding more effort, but by …
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More workouts, steps, and cardio sound like the right answer - but what if it's actually keeping you stuck? Today we share how a client broke through a months-long plateau not by adding more effort, but by pulling back. If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right and still not progressing, this one's for you.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Look good, move well - try Functional Bodybuilding free with a 2 week trial of my Persist training program: https://functional-bodybuilding.com/persist/
From Abs to Present Dads
Fitness is often the door, not the destination. Today we take you inside some of the client journeys that started as a quest for a better body, and transformed into something way more - spanning career …
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Fitness is often the door, not the destination. Today we take you inside some of the client journeys that started as a quest for a better body, and transformed into something way more - spanning career, relationships, and becoming better parents.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
The Gift of Fear (In Fitness)
There's a version of training that stays comfortable forever. And then there's what happens when you step into something that scares you - a competition, a change in your body, being seen. Here's what fear in …
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There's a version of training that stays comfortable forever. And then there's what happens when you step into something that scares you - a competition, a change in your body, being seen. Here's what fear in fitness feels like, what it's for, and what becomes possible when you face it fully.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
Longevity Blueprint For Less
You don't need to spend $2m per year on longevity like Bryan Johnson does - and it doesn't have to take a ton of time. Here's what to do in your training and lifestyle to live well longer. Get our "Built NOT …
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You don't need to spend $2m per year on longevity like Bryan Johnson does - and it doesn't have to take a ton of time. Here's what to do in your training and lifestyle to live well longer.
Get our "Built NOT Burnt Blueprint" - https://functional-bodybuilding.com/free
SPONSOR: LMNT drinklmnt.com/marcusfilly
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