Training Partners
Training Partners
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Hot Takes Held Loosely - Two Fitness Professionals, Weezy Shumaker and Justin McClintock, talk all things training and fitness. Funny, Strong, and In-Depth Conversations to make you think, laugh, and progress your fitness journey.
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The podcast centers around various aspects of training and fitness, featuring episodes that explore unconventional topics such as the benefits of unique hydration strategies, strengths and weaknesses of different training methodologies, and the balance between fitness and life goals. Specific episodes may include discussions on protein sources and their impact on performance or humorous takes on fitness fads.

Hot Takes Held Loosely – Two Fitness Professionals, Weezy Shumaker and Justin McClintock, talk all things training and fitness. Funny, Strong, and In-Depth Conversations to make you think, laugh, and progress your fitness journey.
Most people don’t hire a coach because they need more information. They already know they should probably move more, eat better, sleep more, stress less. The problem isn’t knowing — it’s doing.
In this episode, Justin and Weezy break down why coaching exists in the first place, and why the reasons people think that they need a coach almost never match the real reason(s).
They dig into:
Why “discipline” is overrated
The difference between structure and motivation
How information overload actually stalls progress
Why confidence gap — not knowledge gap — holds people back
What happens when identity starts to change
The emotional side of coaching most people miss
This isn’t about yelling at clients or telling them what to do (or what not to do). It’s about building a life they can actually live inside — not a template, not a fantasy version—the real one.
If you think you “should be able to do it yourself”… this episode might sting. Listen anyways.

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