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This section was created to bring more education and empowerment to the everyday fitness enthusiast. 'Strong' Jon Vlahogiannakos is a coach based out of Barrie, Ontario, Canada dedicated to dispelling common fitness and nutrition myths, and providing real-world strategies to help you get in great shape!

The blog

Fat Loss Supplements That ACTUALLY Work

Now, the only way to lose body fat is through a calorie deficit. This is when you’re burning more than you’re eating. If you feel like you’ve been duped I apologize but this blog is going to help you not

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Is Starvation Mode Real?

Starvation mode.  Does it exist? I ran a poll on my Instagram last week that was conflicted. A lot of people still believe that starvation mode exists. By definition, let’s just say that starvation mode is when you’re eating so

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Willpower Is Bullshit

Motivation can get some shit done. I won’t lie to you there. It’s the reason why we all listen to music while we train (or at the very least, so we don’t have to hear other people chit chat). Motivation

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You Don’t Have to Suffer

We all fail at some point. It’s inevitable. How we react to that failure is what is going to set us apart from our old selves. At the end of the day, isn’t that what we are trying to do?

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3 Tips to Track Your Nutrition

As a coach and an athlete, I’ve seen a wide variety of nutrition plans, tips, devices, secrets, and so on. Everywhere you turn there is a new product or trend that guarantees you success in your weight loss endeavors. It

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5 Reasons Why Everything Seems To Stop Working

1.How often do you train each body part? Depending on your goals, each body part needs to be stimulated a certain amount of times (frequency). Training them too often, however, will not allow them to recover and repair themselves fully

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the podcast

EP 041 - Navigating Your Period-ization w/Shannon & Kat

This was an incredible episode! Honestly was such a learning experience for me and I hope you take a ton of information away from this one as well. Menstruation and women’s cycles are not discussed enough in fitness and I was very lucky to have Shannon & Kat from Lifts & Cycles come on the […]

EP 040 - Major Lessons I've Learned Over the Years

I wanted to briefly talk about some major lessons I’ve learned over my years as a personal trainer and business owner.⁠ Hopefully, this helps motivate you to keep showing up for yourself, avoid the bullshit, and see the results you’re looking for. Take a listen and leave me a review and/or share it with someone […]

EP 040 - Major Lessons I've Learned Over the Years

I wanted to briefly talk about some major lessons I’ve learned over my years as a personal trainer and business owner.⁠ Hopefully, this helps motivate you to keep showing up for yourself, avoid the bullshit, and see the results you’re looking for. Take a listen and leave me a review and/or share it with someone […]

EP 039 - Do You Have Shiny Object Syndrome?

Today’s episode is about shiny object syndrome and how it can negatively affect your progress. Social media and other outlets alike are promoting a ton of quick fat loss “solutions” with exceptional marketing and persistent advertising. While these can definitely be tempting as hell, they are taking your mental energy away from where it needs […]

EP 039 - Do You Have Shiny Object Syndrome?

Today’s episode is about shiny object syndrome and how it can negatively affect your progress. Social media and other outlets alike are promoting a ton of quick fat loss “solutions” with exceptional marketing and persistent advertising. While these can definitely be tempting as hell, they are taking your mental energy away from where it needs […]

EP 037 - 6 Sure Fire Ways to Lose Fat & Keep it Off Forever

You’ve struggled long enough. It’s time to take back control of your fitness, health, and body composition once and for all. In today’s episode, I talk about the 6 things you need to be able to shed fat and keep it off without having to revert to restrictive diets or extreme workout strategies. Enjoy! —- […]

EP 037 - 6 Sure Fire Ways to Lose Fat & Keep it Off Forever

You’ve struggled long enough. It’s time to take back control of your fitness, health, and body composition once and for all. In today’s episode, I talk about the 6 things you need to be able to shed fat and keep it off without having to revert to restrictive diets or extreme workout strategies. Enjoy! —- […]

EP 036 - Real Self Care for Long Term Results w/Ruby Cherie

I will start by saying, the first 20 minutes of this episode was the greatest intro I’ve had on this podcast.⁠ Ruby goes IN on so many different topics that you really need to hear. She has been an amazing coach for many years and really knows her shit. Her clients are getting results and […]

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