{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#22 - MAKE TODAY COUNT w\/ Cooper Brunner & Kirsten McCallum","description":"Today\u2019s guests are Cooper Brunner & Kirsten McCallum, co-hosts of the Cooper Brunner Podcast. Cooper is a former college baseball player and fitness coach. Kirsten is a former college volleyball player and overcame two back surgeries to become a women\u2019s physique competitor. We\u2019re talking training, diet, and ways to MAKE TODAY COUNT with episode 22! Episode Timestamps Wise-Eats.com\/Episode22 for the show notes and YouTube video (0:00) Speech from Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 announcing the assassination of MLK, Jr. (0:00) Intro! Talking health and fitness amidst economic and political turmoil (1:00) Introducing Cooper Brunner & Kirsten McCallum (2:00) Off to a great start when I mispronounce Kirsten\u2019s name \ud83d\ude0a (2:45) Talking COVID-19 life in Oregon and Michigan (3:30) Working out at home during COVID-19 (5:20) Check out the Cooper Brunner Podcast at com (7:00) How Cooper and Kirsten started podcasting and became co-hosts (7:15) Overcoming getting fat after being a division one athlete (9:45) How Cooper differentiates himself from other coaches and relates to clients (10:30) Kirsten\u2019s fitness journey \u2013 Volleyball, weight lifting and physique competing (11:40) When did you first become passionate about health and fitness? (13:00) Lowest and highest moments of their athletic careers? (15:50) How Kirsten overcame multiple back surgeries and being bedridden for 9 months (16:10) How Cooper\u2019s baseball career came to an end (18:00) How Cooper uses his baseball experience to inspire others (19:00) Kirsten\u2019s weight lifting routine since having back surgery (20:40) What attracted Kirsten to weight lifting (22:00) Advice for women who are reluctant to get into weight lifting? (23:00) Advice for someone who is interested in bodybuilding \/ physique competition? (24:40) Biggest difference between training for physique and training for general health? (25:30) Your training regimens on a typical day? (26:50) Cooper\u2019s philosophy of \u201cHigh Intensity Body Building\u201d HIBB (27:25) Inspiration from Ryan Fischer and German volume training (27:25) Why Kirsten prefers to lift weights in the evenings (28:30) The body parts Kirsten likes to focus on in the gym (Spoiler alert: No chest day!) (28:50) Lots of volume and heavy lifting! (29:40) What are your current health and fitness goals (30:50) Encouraging others to be active at com (31:05) Transitioning from competition to normal, healthy life for Kirsten (31:50) What does a typical diet day look like for you? (33:00) Intermittent fasting, warrior diet, Dr. Rhonda Patrick, Macros, My Fitness Pal (33:00) Kirsten LOVES food: Her diet routine (35:45) How she uses carbs to fuel her workouts (36:50) Quick Bites! Rapid Fire Questions (38:00) What was the biggest single factor holding you back from starting your healthy lifestyle? (38:15) What is your favorite exercise routine or program? (38:45) Favorite specific lift? (39:15) One healthy food you can\u2019t live without? (39:30) What is your favorite muscle-building recipe? (39:40) Favorite un-wise food choice? (39:50) One thing you\u2019ve been successful in because of your dedication to fitness? (40:00) What is one item in your kitchen you can\u2019t live without? (40:25) What book are you reading now? (40:50) Think and Grow Rice by Napoleon Hill and The Law of Attraction by Mike Losier (40:50) What podcasts do you listen to? (42:00) The Mindset Mentor, MFCEO, Gary Vee, Joe Rogan, Ed Mylett Max Out (42:00) What is your favorite thing to listen to when working out? (43:20) Neffex, 2Pac, Biggie Smalls, Green Day, AC\/DC (43:20) One song you refuse to take off your workout mix? (44:20) Win by Tee Grizzley, Rumors by Neffex (44:20) Something that you\u2019re passionate about right now? (45:00) Replace SR Endurance Products (45:00) Kirsten getting refocused on training and her professional life (45:45) Will we see a professional baseball game in 2020? (46:15) One last piece of advice for listeners looking to improve their health\/fitness? (46:30) Be knowledgeable about nutrition. Training is easy, dieting is hard (46:30) Find a plan, stick to the plan, surround yourself with positivity (47:00) @cbrunner37 @kirsten_m1320  com MAKE TODAY COUNT (47:40) Wise-Eats.com\/Episode22 for show notes, pictures, transcript, and more! (49 :00)   Website Link: Wise-Eats.com\/Episode22 YouTube Video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/E1e97noscWY Podcast Webpage: Wise-Eats.com\/Podcast Instagram Wes Wise: @weswisefitness Instagram Cooper Brunner: @cbrunner37 Instagram Kirsten McCallum: @kirsten_m1320 E-Mail: wiseeatspodcast@gmail.com E-Mail: mailto:cooperbrunnerfitness@gmail.com Facebook: http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/wiseeatspodcast   Articles\/Brands\/Products Mentioned in This Episode: Bobby Kennedy\u2019s 1968 Speech RFK Speaks After MLK Killed | Flashback | History com Cooper Brunner Podcast Episode 16 \u2013 Cooper & Kirsten\u2019s first show together Replace SR Endurance Products Ryan Fischer Performance Training German Volume Training Kirsten Book Recommendation: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Cooper Book Recommendation: Law of Attraction by Michael Losier Kirsten Podcast Recommendation: The Mindset Mentor Cooper Podcast Recommendation: The MFCEO Andy Frisella, GaryVee Audio Experience, Joe Rogan Experience, Ed Mylett Max Out Kirsten Song Recommendation: Rumors by Neffex Cooper Song Recommendation: Win by Tee Grizzley   Wise Eats Healthy Recipes: Wise-Eats.com\/Recipes Website Design Thank You: DoeringDesign.com Logo Design Thank You\u2019s: @this_show, MGSignsDesign.com Editing Animations Thank You: Darin Roberts aka Misteredit1 on YouTube   The Wise Eats Podcast is written, filmed, edited, produced by Wesley Wise, and shared by YOU. Your support is greatly appreciated!   Submit questions, comments, feedback to WiseEatsPodcast@gmail.com or to @weswisefitness on Instagram. Thanks for watching, listening, reviewing, liking, subscribing, and sharing. Be good to yourself, be good to others, and make wise choices! ","author_name":"Wise Eats | Recipes for Fitness. Recipes for Life.","author_url":"http:\/\/www.wise-eats.com","html":"