Manders (NTP) and Lauren (CNS, LDN) continue the conversation on gut health and digestion. They cover inflammation and what causes it, autoimmune conditions, small intestine function, trauma and stress related digestive issues, food allergies and sensitivities, probiotics, delayed gastric emptying and more.…

Pelvic Floor DPT Whitney, BIN Head of P&P Nicole, and BIN coaches Maggie and Kirstie discuss planned C-sections.

In Part I, Manders (NTP) and Sam (RD) talk about the basics of gut health and digestion. They talk about what is "normal" (and what normal means), what is not "normal", what red flags you should be noticing and what actionable steps you can immediately take to improve your gut health and digestion. They also chat about how fiber, sodium, hydration,…

Acacia, Lauren, and Sabrina talk about how their nutrition, goals, and relationships with food and their bodies have changed with time. They talk about their upbringings, when they became "food aware", when they were first exposed to diet culture, different diets that have come and gone over the years, and how they have achieved more peace with foo…

Manders, Kels, Sabrina and Carly talk about best practices to prepare for the Crossfit open.By Black Iron Nutrition

Chris and Krissy talk about the science and accuracy of the different common ways to measure body fat and if/when you should be measuring your body fat percentage.By Black Iron Nutrition

Athletes and performance coaches Kelsey and Kelly chat with their nutrition coach, Morgan, following their WZA Team win. They chat about weighing the importance of every comp and either hitting the gas or pumping the brakes accordingly. They also talk about why the "off season" is a difficult thing to define, non negotiables through different seaso…

Kirstie, Ashley, Lauren and Acacia talk about all things food prep and planning for different lifestyles and seasons of life. They talk about food planning and prep for parents/families, athletes, picky eaters, and people with busy schedules. They also cover grocery shopping, easy recipe ideas, adding variety without adding effort, and more.…

Krissy, Chris and Nicole break down the new and existing Black Iron Training programs – Body, Run/Lift, Vert, Functional Strength, DB40 – in detail. They also cover our new lower price point, what to expect when you join BIT, and how the app works

Krissy and Kelsey break down the Black Iron New Year Transformation and Performance Challenges.

Krissy and Diana – who has been Ryann's client since 2018 – talk about her role at BIN as a Lifestyle & Beginner coach. They also chat about pregnancy, mom life, adventuring with a kid, living a healthy active lifestyle and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy, Maggie, and Acacia talk about their individual experiences with stress eating as people and as nutrition coaches. They share how they manage stress and the role stress and emotions can play when it comes to how or what we choose to eat.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy, Maggie, and Maria chat about the various nutrition apps available to assist with nutrition and how they use them themselves or with clients. They also breakdown the differences between tracking food/macros and food journaling.

Krissy is back with Maggie and Maria to talk about how to get the results. Spoiler alert: simplicity and consistency work long term; buzzwords, flashy new products that are too good to be true, and fad diets do not. We would say "slow and steady wins the race", but there is no race to win! So we will go with "slow is smooth and smooth is fast".…

Krissy, Maggie, and Maria chat about weight fluctuations. They discuss what's "normal", what causes them, best weigh in practices, and why they think the scale is a poor way to measure progress or health.By Black Iron Nutrition

Kels, Kelly, and Sabrina join Krissy to talk about all things nutrition for all levels of Crossfit.By Black Iron Nutrition

Nicole and Lauren interview long term BIN client, Rachael, who has had six babies during her journey with BIN. Rachael had twins and then quads. To quote Rachael directly, "twins prepare you for quads". They talk about getting pregnant, cars, fitness, finding the time to train, nutrition, work, self-care, calorie intake, bath time, sleep, and more.…

Krissy, Chelsea and Whitney break down nutrition for running. They cover pre/intra/post run nutrition, supplements, food choices, hydration, race prep, and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy, Morgan, Chris and Amanda chat about mindset and nutrition for olympic weightliftingBy Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy, Ryann, and Ashley breakdown nutrition for both recreational and competitive powerlifting. They also banter about random topics like eyeliner, ice cream, Kenny Powers, and what makes something a "sport"By Black Iron Nutrition

Chris, Maggie and Acacia breakdown how to discern and interpret studies and research. They talk about Chris' PhD program, what "doing search" truly is and means, strategies for searching for research studies and experts, separating the BS from the good stuff by identifying reliable information vs "red flags" and more.…

Krissy and Chloe talk about her role at BIN as a Lifestyle & Substitute coach. They also chat about her experience as a client, different coaching styles, Austin living, pregnancy & postpartum, motherhood, not being into makeup, travel, culture and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy and Joyce talk about her role at BIN as a Lifestyle and P&P coach. They also chat about motherhood, training/movement during pregnancy & postpartum, Joyce's decade spent in the fitness industry, "triaging" client check-ins, family, being in the moment, letting go of expectations and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy and Margaux chat about her journey at BIN as both a coach and a client. They also talk about competitive rowing, CrossFit, trail running, learning how to coach, when to give a client tough love, Kels, Swiftie dads, Shania Twain, Vegas Residencies, book clubs and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy and Carly talk about Carly's role at BIN coaching Lifestyle, Performance and P&P Nutrition. They also chat about Carly's athletic history, pregnancy, transitioning from being a competitive athlete to a mom, how Kelly and Manders always look to put together, Calry's favorite recreational activities and more.…

Krissy and Ryann chat about Ryann's journey at BIN as both a full-time coach and a client. They talk about the Performance program, Ryann's internship process, how far BIN has come as a business in 7 years, being dog moms, running, hand tie-dying over 100 t-shirts, Doughnuts & Deadlifts and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Kirstie and Krissy chat about Kirstie's role at BIN as a Condensed Lifestyle coach. They talk about why the Condensed program is awesome, family & motherhood, traveling with kids, competing at a high level, eating more, owning small businesses, and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy and Manders talk about Manders' lengthy history as a BIN coach. They talk about Manders' education, her coaching style, and the Thrive program. They also talk about all things dogs (of course), Manders' new media venture, why you should subscribe to her YouTube channel and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy and Sabrina chat about Sabrina's role at BIN as a Lifestyle and Performance Coach. They talk about Sabrina's education, athletic history, coaching style, and how she has built her dream life. They also discuss being a Swiftie, Cat Mommy and reader.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy and Lauren chat about Lauren's role at BIN as our Certified Nutrition Specialist and Licenced Dietitian Specialist. They talk about the Thrive program, Lauren's education, rowing, CrossFit, hiking safety, Sofar Sounds, hair and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy chats with Ashley about her journey at BIN as both a client and a coach. They talk about Ashley's coaching style, BIN's different programs, training, Ashley's 120lb weight loss journey, coffee, plants, cooking vs baking, meal prep/planning and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy and Kelly chat about Kelly's journey at BIN as both a coach and a client (she was Krissy's client in 2015!). They also chat about Kelly's athletic history, performance & lifestyle nutrition, changing lives, teamwork, running, CrossFit, hair, last name changes and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy and Amanda chat about her journey with BIN as both a coach and a client. They talk about the different BIN programs and Amanda's coaching style. They also talk about gaining weight, Amanda's extensive athletic history, what getting diagnosed with Lupus was like, travel, backpacking, weightlifting, painting and more.…

Maggie and Krissy chat about Maggie's role at BIN. Maggie was the first BIN coach Krissy, Kels, and Ashley brought on to grow the team!! They talk about Maggie's journey at BIN, the Lifestyle + program, being a mom to teenagers, travel, CrossFit, Maggie's amazing recipe Reels, cereal, photography, BASE jumping, Tom Cruise and more.…

Description: Krissy and Maria chat about Maria’s journey at BIN—as both a coach and a client—and what her life is like when she’s not helping people with their nutrition. They talk about Maria’s education, Thrive vs Lifestyle coaching, her job with a social justice nonprofit, family, different forms of movement, travel, the weather and more.…

Krissy and Morgan chat about her role at BIN. They talk about Morgan's involvement in the Performance program (including coaching Kels), her move to Mexico, balancing aesthetic/performance goals, her athletic journey with CrossFit and olympic weightlifting, her coaching style and more.By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy and Chris chat about his role at BIN and his background as a coach and athlete. They also discuss his ability to balance his full time career in the Army with getting his PhD, coaching clients, his own training, and being a father and husband (he does a lot and does it all well).By Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy and Nicole chat about Nicole’s role at BIN, pregnancy & postpartum, motherhood, training, Cheesecake Factory recipes, home projects, Nicole’s viral Reels, and moreBy Black Iron Nutrition

Krissy sits down with coach Kels Kiel to discuss her role at Black Iron Nutrition, as well as what Kels' life looks like outside of coaching and running the BIN Performance program.By Black Iron Nutrition

Sabrina and her client, Kaley, joins us to talk about her journey. Kaley walks us through the last decade of her life, which included phases of rigid compliance to diet and exercise, pushing her limits, doing everything “right” but still having life catch up to her, why she celebrates the old versions of herself, and how she learned to give up all …

Emi and Sabrina join us to talk about body image. It’s a topic we could talk about endlessly, because body image and body image issues are something we confront every day, both as coaches and as human beings. We talk about the social pressures we are willingly and unwillingly subjected to, how (social) media diets can affect the perceptions of ours…

Carly and her client, Michelle, join us to share Michelle’s journey. She talks about navigating one of the most difficult periods of her life, the challenges of listening to nutrition advice that she knows is true, settling into the different seasons of life, and what it’s like to grow through it all.…

Emi and Maggie join us for a good conversation on the need to be realistic in your journey. Building a set of skills and habits that set you up for success over a lifetime will more than likely take longer than a few days or weeks. More importantly, your desired results will as well. It’s worth it to settle in and do the hard work. Of course, you w…

Whitney and Ashley T. join us to give us a primer on winter sports- mainly skiing and snowboarding. We talk about how to navigate the very real barriers to entry-the high costs and location limitations- and all the secret hacks they’ve learned along the way on how to find great gear for cheap, ways to get mountain passes cheaply, what you’ll need o…

Chris, Emi and Kiefer stop in to talk about periodization- what it is, how it’s used, why it’s so important and necessary for successful progress in strength and fitness (we also advocate periodization for diets too! A topic for another time). We talk about how it’s used in various strength sports and explore the divergent ways in which it is imple…

We get to know two of our newest coaches, Jason and Chloe and invite them to discuss strategies for a successful holiday season. From how to plan for travel to how to eat on the big day, they got you covered!By Black Iron Nutrition

It’s cold and flu season! Be careful out there. Practice caution. But if you happen to catch a case, Margaux and Carly join us to talk about what to do about it. Primarily we want you to do what you can as you recover. Don’t stress about macros, don’t stress about eating right. Just get rest and hydrate. That’s the main takeaway.…

Yo-yo dieting, crash dieting, whatever you want to call it is taking a short duration and sometimes extreme approach to calorie restriction with a goal of weight loss. And more often than not, a thing that brings only temporary results. Lauren and Sam join us to talk about yo yo dieting, why yo yo diets don’t work long term and what mindset changes…

Sabrina and one of our newest coaches, Jason, join us to talk about injuries, limitations and general circumstances that might arise that cause setbacks in life and training. Sometimes giving your all means giving 40% of what you would normally have, but it’s still 100% in the circumstance.By Black Iron Nutrition

Coach Chris is in the midst of attaining his PhD, so in addition to having a full time job in the military and being a coach for us, he spends most of his time studying. Because of this, this is the last (for now) of our “Study of the Week” series. In this episode, we talk about the idea of Flexible Training, and look at two studies that investigat…