Fitness Junkeez

Christy Vaccaro of FitLV Fitness and Nutrition says women need support, accountability, and a sustainable plan, not the next trendy diet or gimmicky weight-loss tool.

Clark Bartram sits down with Giovanni and talks about what 60 looks like when stress, habits, and health all start pressing at once.

The guests talk through the awkward middle ground between wellness and bodybuilding.

Rhyan Clark says qualifying for Olympia in 2024 is a rare achievement, noting that only about 300 men in his division have done it over the years.

Giovanni of Fitness Junkeez meets IFBB Pro Julia Rene the day after the Olympia Expo in Las Vegas, and she traces her path from San Antonio wrestling to bodybuilding.

Ashlyn says bodybuilding changed her from a Texas cheerleader and dancer into a fifth-time Olympia competitor who still feels like she has to prove herself.

Ayanna describes becoming obese in fourth and fifth grade, starting her first diet at 10, and later getting back up to 188 pounds at five-foot-five after marriage and grad school.

Erica Loren at Paracel Boutique Beauty & Wellness Clinic walks Gio through a 1,700-square-foot med spa with four treatment rooms, including a skin aesthetics room, injectable room, and blood-draw setup.

Fitness Junkeez #97 centers on Nina Waldman, a Pilates instructor who says she has taught since 1998 and opened her first studio in Jerusalem, Israel.

Elena Machin says she competed in the first-ever bikini competition in Las Vegas, missed the night-before paperwork, and still had to walk onstage without being judged.

Giovanni of Gio's Logic uses Fitness Junkies to introduce a refocus toward spirituality, fitness, and healing, then brings on Teresa Collier for a conversation that starts with sports, road life, and holistic health.

Fitness Junkeez episode #104 follows Erika Luren MA, MS, NP from Ohio State and NICU nursing into dermatology, aesthetics, and hormone care.

Giovanni opens "The world according to Gio's Logic" by explaining why he uses these episodes to share his own take after guest-heavy shows, then links bodybuilding discipline to public speaking and his past speech issues.

Lisa Alli, IFBB Pro bikini athlete and Elevation Fitness West Coast manager, discusses her athletic journey from multi-sport childhood through competitive bodybuilding to gym management.

Adam Bonilla ties his coaching identity to Southern California gym culture, 90s bodybuilding icons, and a 1992 “Mickey Muscles” drawing his mom framed.

Fitness Junkeez #100 brings Giovanni of Geo’s Logic, John Orlando, and Flex Lewis together to mark the show’s 100th episode.

Fitness Junkeez stages its first live panel with John Orlando, Travis, Sam Catlin, Adam, Ron Gallagher, Erica Loren, and Christy Vaccaro, all talking from Las Vegas fitness and health practices.

Emily Chanel connects a black belt in Taekwondo, a 2014-2019 active-duty military career, and a shift into bodybuilding after a therapist asked what she did for herself.

Fitness Junkeez #98 with Janine Herrera follows a Miami-based bikini competitor, nurse practitioner, and mother of three as she describes winning her first show after a COVID-era gym dare.

Adam Atkinson, founder of See You Later Leaner, traces his path from Ohio track-and-field and pole vaulting to prep coaching through the YMCA and mentorship under Dr.

Big Max says a childhood in Houston, Texas included getting picked on, fighting gangs to get to school, and lifting in a tiny gym run by Andy Mossick.

Geo opens with a blunt fitness challenge about “a bigger bum and a smaller waist,” then hands off to Erica Loren, who explains semaglutide, its “one to two pounds a week” pace, and side effects like nausea and constipation.

Giovanni opens with a sponsor-heavy welcome before bringing Dr.

Giovanni talks with a guest about show prep and what happens after the show is over.

Giovanni opens by welcoming Shannon to her first podcast and keeps the tone warm and relaxed.

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Whitney talks through the rough side of competition prep.

Host Giovanni Geels interviews Desmond 'The Matrix' Manabat, an MMA fighter known for his exceptional defensive style that minimizes head strikes.

Giovanni sits down with Sarah, who runs a meal prep business, and the conversation moves fast from fitness habits to food prep.