Your Liquid Diet Is Quietly Destroying Your Body (And You Don't Even Know It) | Chris Ryan EP94

Most midlife men think their training is the problem. Chris Ryan says look at what you're drinking first.Former Division I track athlete, celebrity and executive coach, and Men's Fitness cover athlete Chris Ryan joins Josh Button for a conversation about what actually works past 40 — and what most guys are getting completely wrong before they even step foot in a gym.Topics covered:→ Why your dad was right: you don't know what a tendon is until you turn 40→ The liquid diet audit that changes body composition faster than any training programme→ Why beer is alcohol (and why your clients keep forgetting this)→ The hex bar: the single best strength tool for midlife athletes→ Unilateral training, barefoot work, and the BJJ-specific case for Pilates→ Why long slow miles are breaking midlife grapplers — and what to do instead→ The Norwegian 4x4: the elite protocol that's finally gone mainstream→ Echo bike, concept2 rower, and non-impact cardio that actually builds your engine→ Farmer carries, pull-ups, and the movements nobody does enough of→ Balance and stability: the training nobody does until they fall over→ Prehab vs. rehab: the back extension routine that saves spines→ Tight vs. pliable muscles: why rock-hard isn't what you think it means→ One word that explains every successful body transformation he's ever seen━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🔗 Find Chris Ryan:Instagram: @chrisryanfitnessWebsite: chrisryanfitness.comEmail: chris@chrisryanfitness.comLinkedIn: Chris Ryan Fitness🔗 Lineage Provisions — Official Podcast Partner:15% off with code JOSHBUTTON at lineageprovisions.comOr grab the link in the bio🔗 Find Josh:Instagram: @thatjiujiteiro | @stopkillingtheplantsWebsite: joshbutton.com━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TIMESTAMPS0:00 — Intro: Who is Chris Ryan?1:00 — From ServPro franchises to NYC fitness career3:40 — Why entrepreneurship in fitness has never been better6:05 — The demographic Chris loves coaching most: busy parents8:00 — What you do at 35 compounds to who you are at 759:40 — Josh on why this podcast was born11:00 — How training shifts after 40: less is more13:00 — The hex bar case for midlife athletes15:15 — Liquid diet audit: what are you actually drinking?17:30 — Beer is alcohol — and why clients keep forgetting this18:15 — Abs are made in the kitchen (and Josh's NYC happy hour era)19:05 — Longevity: delaying father time the smart way21:25 — Training age vs. chronological age22:00 — Jiu-jitsu for longevity: why it works23:20 — What to tell the midlife grappler who keeps getting injured25:00 — Pilates for guys: why it's not what you think29:00 — The Norwegian 4x4 and why long slow miles are the wrong tool31:20 — Echo bike, rower, and non-impact cardio for grapplers33:00 — Max power production for grappling performance35:00 — Farmer carries, pull-ups, and why nobody does enough pulling38:00 — Water weights and odd objects for functional training40:00 — Balance, stability, and the slip-and-fall equation46:00 — Recovery non-negotiables: foam rolling, sauna, cold plunge50:00 — Pliable vs. tight muscles — what you actually want57:00 — Prehab: back extensions, obliques, the non-negotiable stack01:01 — Consistency: the one word that explains every transformation

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