Fitness Contrarian

Join Mike Cola as he outlines a tailored, step-by-step approach not just to lose 50 pounds but to do it in an effective and sustainable way. We'll cover essential strategies that respect your body's needs, ensuring that you're not just following a diet but changing your lifestyle for the better.

Tune in, get inspired, and let’s embark on this journey to health together. Don't forget to subscribe and share your own stories of transformation with us.

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In this installment of The Fitness Contrarian Podcast, Mike Cola delves into the transformative power of the OMAD (One Meal A Day) diet for individuals aged 50 and above, focusing on its potential for effective weight management.

This episode offers an incisive exploration of how adopting the OMAD diet can simplify weight loss efforts, emphasizing the importance of meal timing and nutritional balance. Discover essential strategies for incorporating the OMAD approach into your lifestyle, ensuring a nourishing and sustainable path to shedding pounds post-50.

Be sure to subscribe for continued insights and share your experiences with the OMAD diet. Your stories inspire us! #OMAD #WeightLossOver50 #over5o #intermittentfasting

In this episode of The Fitness Contrarian Podcast, Mike Cola will discuss how people over 50 can lose weight effectively by eating the right amount of protein.

This video podcast cuts straight to the chase, offering clear guidance on optimal protein intake and the best protein sources for weight loss as you age. Learn the key to balancing your diet with high-quality protein meals to support your weight loss journey after age 50.

Don't forget to subscribe for more insightful episodes, and share your weight loss journey with us on social media—we love hearing from our listeners!

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In this episode of The Fitness Contrarian Podcast, Mike Cola will go over how to get started with intermittent fasting in order to lose body fat and improve your health.

First, Mike will explain intermittent fasting and its benefits and then map out a 4-week program to get you started losing weight and improving your health.

Mike goes live on his YouTube Channel every Sunday morning at 11:00 EST; this episode is a video recording of the Livestream.

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In this episode of The Fitness Contrarian Podcast, Mike Cola will go over the carnivore diet. He tried the diet for seven days and will talk about his carnivore diet results.

Mike will go over what the carnivore diet is, who might want to try it, and all of the pros and cons of eating just animal foods. Plus, he references some other experts in the field, such as Dr. Paul Saladino and Dr. Sean Baker.

Mike followed a tier-one carnivore diet protocol and a time-restricted eating strategy (16:8 fasting) for seven days that he will explain in great detail in this Podcast.

Mike also recorded a video version of this Podcast on his YouTube Channel.

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In this episode, Mike Cola will go over a workout and diet program that he will follow to get his body fat back down below 10% over the next ten weeks before he turns 59.

Mike will go over a ten-week program that you can easily follow to lose fat, build muscle and improve your health. He discusses in great detail the perfect plan if you are over the age of 50.

Mike recorded this Podcast while taking a two-hour walk through the woods, so if you hear a little background noise, it's just nature. If you like this podcast, make sure you give it a review and share it with anyone you think might find it helpful. Plus, Check out Mike's

In this episode, Mike Cola talks about getting started with the 5/2 Diet to lose weight and improve your health.

Mike will go over a four-week program that you can easily follow to lose fat and improve your health. He discusses the 5/2 diet in great detail and goes over simple strategies to make sure you get the results you want while avoiding common mistakes.

Mike recorded this Podcast while taking a two-hour walk through the woods, so if you hear a little background noise, it's just nature. If you like this Podcast, make sure you give it a review and share it with anyone you think might find it helpful. Plus, Check out Mike's YouTube channel Mike Cola 📺.

In this episode, Mike Cola talks about getting started with intermittent fasting if you are over 50 years of age to lose weight and improve your health. 

Mike will go over an eight-week program that you can easily follow to lose weight and feel amazing. He discusses intermittent fasting (IF) in great detail and goes over simple IF strategies to make sure you get the results you want while avoiding common fasting mistakes. 

Mike recorded this Podcast while taking a two-hour walk through the woods, so if you hear a little background noise, it's just nature. If you like this Podcast, make sure you give it a review and share it with anyone you think might find it helpful. Plus, Check out Mike's YouTube channel Mike Cola 📺.

In this episode, Mike Cola talks about calorie counting and how it's beneficial for lowering body fat for physique enhancement athletes like bodybuilders but is a failing model for the general population.

Mike will go over why counting calories works for a bodybuilder but does not work for most other people. He discusses how diet affects metabolism and how the average person initially loses weight counting calories, but most often gains it all back over time. After Mike explains all the mistakes the average person makes counting calories, he goes over a permanent weight loss solution.

Mike recorded this Podcast while taking a two-hour walk through the woods, so if you hear a little background noise, it's just nature. If you like this Podcast, make sure you give it a review and share it with anyone you think might find it helpful. Plus, Check out Mike's YouTube channel Mike Cola 📺.

In this episode, Mike Cola talks about exercise intensity. How hard should you be working out to strengthen and condition your body if you're over 50 years of age?

In this Podcast, Mike will go over the most effective and time-efficient way to strengthen your cardiovascular system and put muscle on your body if you're over 50 years of age. He talks about the mistakes most people make by over-training and potentially damaging their heart and body. He gives numerous examples and maps out an ideal training cycle to develop your body safely and effectively.  

Mike recorded this podcast while taking a two-hour walk through the woods, so if you hear a little background noise, it's just nature.  If you like this podcast, make sure you give it a review and share it with anyone you think might find it helpful. Plus, Check out Mike's YouTube channel Mike Cola 📺. 

In this episode, Mike Cola talks about an Intermittent Fasting Food plan to lose weight, lower your cholesterol and improve your health in 4 short weeks. 

In this Podcast, Mike will go over the most effective intermittent fasting schedule along with what foods you should and shouldn't eat to get the best results. One of Mike's personal training clients followed this program and lost 14 pounds in four weeks and dramatically improved his cholesterol numbers.  The power of this program is the combination of intermittent fasting every day (Time-Restricted Eating) along with a low carb whole food diet.

Mike also made a video about this program on his YouTube Channel - Intermittent Fasting For Weight Loss | What To Eat When Intermittent Fasting!

In this episode, Mike Cola talks about what to do when stretching is not working. If you have chronic tight muscles that are not responding to static stretching, Mike will give you some strategies to increase the flexibility of your body.

You will learn all about the pros and cons of static stretching, passive stretching, and active stretching. In addition, you will find out some practical techniques to finally increase the flexibility of chronic tight hamstrings and calves.

Mike also filmed some videos on this subject that can be helpful. These include:b

1- How To Fix Tight Calves And Hamstrings (Why Stretching Doesn't Work)  https://youtu.be/jwlYZGtQSZs 

2- Static vs Active Stretching https://youtu.be/KVuI9R-xygI

3- Reciprocal Inhibition Explained https://youtu.be/tSdrb0u-F28

In this episode, Mike Cola talks about the advantages and disadvantages of machine resistance training. Free weight movements like the squat, deadlift and olympic quick lifts are very popular right now but they are not for everyone. Mike takes the contrarian point of view in this podcast and explains how the traditional 12 piece machine circuit with a few accessory movements are a great option for the majority of the population. 

In this episode, Mike Cola talks about the pros and cons of intermittent fasting (IF) vs time restricted Feeding (TRF). 

Learn about all the health and weight loss benefits of fasting along with some IF and TRF protocols to follow.