FUNctional MEATHEADS is a weekly training& health podcast that discusses holistic, psychological and more esoteric aspects of training and health. It also dives into the inner monologue of the personal trainer. Hosted by Froy Sanchez and Mark DiSalvo, both CPTs in NYC.
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2016-04-04 | We reflect on different ways we have evaluated, in our own lives, our levels of health, and also reflect on other ways of thinking about it in more general terms for you. Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS EPISODE 128 (MP3) |
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2016-03-28 | We share stories, framework and discuss how the mind may be the most important indicator of your success in sports, dieting, or really any accomplishment in life that involves physicality (and even those that don’t). Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS EPIS... |
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2016-03-23 | We field a lot of questions about diets, particularly the popularity of ketogenic (aka ketosis) and protein heavy diets, so we decided to revisit some of our experiences with specific diets (branded or scientifically based otherwise), with new and old ... |
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2016-03-15 | Following (and before) Conor McGregor’s loss at UFC 196, the entire “active” world came out with strong opinions on the idea of “movement coaches,” with hate and praise slung and thrown around at both ends of the spectrum. The bad part, though, was the... |
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2016-03-07 | We discuss the framework of mental coaching for sport and the analytical part of sport: from the high levels to involving children. We also discuss ways we might bring physicality, in an inclusive way, back to elementary school-middle school aged kids.... |
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2016-02-23 | We also get into an interesting digression on what art can tell us about fitness? We should have posted this a few weeks ago, considering it was recorded the day after the Super Bowl, BUT, a good discussion nonetheless! Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS E... |
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2016-02-17 | In what turns out to be two podcasts of musings over various subjects, we keep returning to the power of the mind and when it intersects with reality. What realities are too strong to overcome… if any? Download: FUNCTIONAL MEATHEADS EPISODE 122 (MP3) |
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2016-02-03 |
#121: Minimalist Training and Weight Loss Advice (and also, we go DEEP) Sharing personal experiences is a powerful way to communicate: it’s never something we’ve shied away from on this show. In today’s episode, we hit this idea from a different light, using Jack Kornfield’s book “A Path with Heart” as a reference point. T... |
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2016-01-27 | … and other practical advice for training this winter. A lot happened in the past few weeks: we try to make sense of it all, and talk about our favorite topic: mindfulness. However, this time, we do so with the theme being evolution; from your training... |
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2016-01-21 | We discuss a lot of things that workout that all important part of your body- your brain! We get into a brief history of physical culture as well. There’s a lot in life’s intellectual pursuits that can be applied to fitness. Like what, you ask? Find ou... |
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