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Primal Path Podcast

Primal Path Podcast

By Andrew Petrulis

We talk about everything Primal Path- Weekly gym programming, upcoming events, messages from our coaches, education on movement and mindset, get to know our clients, and sit down with local businesses to help build our tribe.
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Primal Path Programming | August 29, 2022 - September 3, 2022

Primal Path PodcastAug 28, 2022

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120 | Training and Nutrition Around the Menstrual Cycle

120 | Training and Nutrition Around the Menstrual Cycle

Nadine and Andrew talk about the ups and down in training and nutrition around the menstrual cycle. As always, talk with your doctor and do your own research. tune in to here our conversation and opinions.


If you are looking to work with us:

findyourprimalpath.com

IG: @primalpathhq @primalpath.nutrition

Nov 21, 202333:32
119 | Ironmans, Cold Plunges, and Plant Based Medicine ft Dylan "Lefty" Howley

119 | Ironmans, Cold Plunges, and Plant Based Medicine ft Dylan "Lefty" Howley

Dylan "Lefty" Howley joins us to talk about the multiple attempts at finishing an Ironman, the benefits of cold plunges and how he built his own, and plant based medicine and micro-dosing.

Nov 21, 202301:13:35
118 | The Power of Mushrooms and Breathwork ft. Joe Rapisarda
Nov 21, 202301:08:09
117 | Trailblazing Transformation: An 11-Month Journey to Purpose and Friendship

117 | Trailblazing Transformation: An 11-Month Journey to Purpose and Friendship

Joey Madore talks about his 11 month long journey with no fitness background to complete a 50 mile ultramarathon to honor a friend and find purpose in his life.

Nov 07, 202301:06:47
116 | Nutrition Simplified: Building Healthy Habits for a Balanced Lifestyle

116 | Nutrition Simplified: Building Healthy Habits for a Balanced Lifestyle

IG: @primalpath.nutrition

Web: findyourprimalpath.com


Primal Path.Nutrition launching on June 20th, we'll delve into the intricacies of building healthy habits within our daily lives. We'll navigate through common challenges such as yo-yo dieting, emotional eating, sleep and stress management, and intuitive eating.


Discover a refreshing approach that goes beyond quick fixes and restrictive regimens. We'll provide you with practical tools and insights to foster sustainable lifestyle changes that promote overall well-being. With Nadine's guidance, we'll explore the profound impact of nurturing our bodies.


To further support your journey, be sure to follow our new Instagram page, @primalpath.nutrition where we'll share invaluable tips, advice, and inspiration. Together, let's unlock the secrets to nourishing ourselves, finding balance, and creating a harmonious relationship with food. Get ready to simplify your nutrition and transform your life!

Jun 19, 202316:54
115 | How Much Weight Should I Lift? - Baseline Strength and Training Age

115 | How Much Weight Should I Lift? - Baseline Strength and Training Age

If you are looking to build strength but seem to always grab the same pair of 15lb dumbbells or load the barbell with the same weight every week, it's time to start pushing your limit. Today's episode is about baseline numbers you should look to achieve in your life for the deadlift, squat, and overhead press. I touch base on how physical age and training age will impact strength. Enjoy.

May 31, 202319:43
114 | Garden of Odin- Benefits of Microgreens
Apr 11, 202322:10
113 | Forget The Science, Find Your Path

113 | Forget The Science, Find Your Path

Happy New Year! With so much science to prove everything, we are losing touch with our intuition on what feels right. I break down the correlation between physical and mental fitness, how movement carries over to other aspects of your life, and how to make movement an enjoyable daily practice.
Jan 05, 202329:47
Primal Path Programming | December 12, 2022 - December 17, 2022

Primal Path Programming | December 12, 2022 - December 17, 2022

Monday (:52) | Tuesday (8:43) | Wednesday (13:18) | Thursday (21:05) | Friday (24:46) | Saturday (27:10)

Dec 11, 202232:44
112 | Applying Our Strength Program to Fit Your Goals

112 | Applying Our Strength Program to Fit Your Goals

Our strength program kicked off today. I know a lot of people have many questions and we spent this podcast answering them for you.
Dec 05, 202229:10
Primal Path Programming | December 5, 2022 - December 10, 2022

Primal Path Programming | December 5, 2022 - December 10, 2022

Monday (1:57) | Tuesday (9:18) | Wednesday (12:00) | Thursday (21:31) | Friday (24:05) | Saturday (30:26)

Dec 04, 202234:28
111 | Our New Strength Program: Max Strength, Hypertrophy, and Muscle Endurance/Rehab

111 | Our New Strength Program: Max Strength, Hypertrophy, and Muscle Endurance/Rehab

We’ve spent over 6 months in R&D building a strength program like no other. Whether you are looking to increase your strength, develop muscle shape, build muscle endurance, or recovering from an injury , we’ve got the program for you and it’s starting next week. Take a look at our newsletter for a visual aid from November 28th. Newsletters are posted on our FB page.
Nov 28, 202201:27:29
Primal Path Programming | November 28, 2022 - December 3, 2022

Primal Path Programming | November 28, 2022 - December 3, 2022

Monday (:10) | Tuesday (3:16) | Wednesday (6:10) | Thursday (8:17) | Friday (10:19) | Saturday (13:31)

Nov 27, 202215:19
Primal Path Programming | November 21, 2022 - November 26, 2022

Primal Path Programming | November 21, 2022 - November 26, 2022

Monday (:10) | Tuesday (4:20) | Wednesday (6:30) | Thursday (10:38) | Friday (11:50) | Saturday (17:17)

Nov 20, 202220:26
110 | What’s Your Biggest Obstacle?

110 | What’s Your Biggest Obstacle?

A new year is around the corner. Start planning your goals to make 2023 successful.
Nov 14, 202228:43
Primal Path Programming | November 14, 2022 - November 19, 2022

Primal Path Programming | November 14, 2022 - November 19, 2022

Monday (:10) | Tuesday (2:47) | Wednesday (7:07) | Thursday (11:16) | Friday (14:11) | Saturday (17:50)

Nov 13, 202222:43
109 | Supplements: A Guide to Help Determine The Supplements You Need and Why.

109 | Supplements: A Guide to Help Determine The Supplements You Need and Why.

If you’re curious on what supplements you need to take and why, we have you covered.
Nov 07, 202230:12
Primal Path Programming | November 7, 2022 - November 12, 2022

Primal Path Programming | November 7, 2022 - November 12, 2022

Monday (:10) | Tuesday (5:13) | Wednesday (9:30) | Thursday (13:09) | Friday (15:32) | Saturday (19:02)

Nov 06, 202222:44
108 | Endurance Training: How to Add Speed and Distance on Runs.

108 | Endurance Training: How to Add Speed and Distance on Runs.

We need to be doing at least one hour of consistent cardio. Today we discuss the best ways to up your training on cardio days.
Oct 31, 202220:59
Primal Path Programming | October 31, 2022 - November 5, 2022

Primal Path Programming | October 31, 2022 - November 5, 2022

Monday (:12) | Tuesday (5:38) | Wednesday (8:57) | Thursday (12:32) | Friday (16:48) | Saturday (22:30)

Oct 30, 202226:05
107 | Cold Weather Conditioning: REBUiLDing Tolerances to Cold Weather and Water

107 | Cold Weather Conditioning: REBUiLDing Tolerances to Cold Weather and Water

Tips today on how to help your body adjust to the cold weather of New England owns REBUiLDing your tolerances to cold water.
Oct 24, 202223:31
Primal Path Programming | October 24, 2022 - October 29, 2022

Primal Path Programming | October 24, 2022 - October 29, 2022

Monday (:10) | Tuesday (3:53) | Wednesday (7:41) | Thursday (12:05) | Friday (15:20) | Saturday (18:18)

Oct 23, 202220:45
106 | 3 Tips To Improve Your Fitness Outside Your Gym Routine

106 | 3 Tips To Improve Your Fitness Outside Your Gym Routine

Sleep, supplements, and movement outside of your fitness routine is what we discuss in today’s podcast.
Oct 17, 202225:30
Primal Path Programming | October 17, 2022 - October 22, 2022

Primal Path Programming | October 17, 2022 - October 22, 2022

Monday (:10) | Tuesday (3:06) | Wednesday (5:43) | Thursday (9:18) | Friday (16:11) | Saturday (21:31) 

Oct 16, 202226:46
105 | Behind The Scenes: Do Your Coaches Even Lift?

105 | Behind The Scenes: Do Your Coaches Even Lift?

We get personal on this one. On this episode we share our thought process in programming, what training looks like for us coaches, and our advantage over the other fitness disciplines.
Oct 10, 202231:06
Primal Path Programming | October 10, 2022 - October 15, 2022

Primal Path Programming | October 10, 2022 - October 15, 2022

Monday (:10) | Tuesday (3:09) | Wednesday (6:52) | Thursday (10:49) | Friday (13:48) | Saturday (17:01)

Oct 09, 202219:17
104 | Sticking to Your Routine During Vacation

104 | Sticking to Your Routine During Vacation

Hear our opinions on sticking or straying from your routine when you travel or go on vacation.
Oct 03, 202211:49
Primal Path Programming | October 3, 2022 - October 8, 2022

Primal Path Programming | October 3, 2022 - October 8, 2022

Monday (:11) | Tuesday (4:27) | Wednesday (9:45) | Thursday (17:21) | Friday (19:45) | Saturday (22:21)

Oct 02, 202226:05
103 | 5 Factors When Working On Changing Your Diet For Your Body.

103 | 5 Factors When Working On Changing Your Diet For Your Body.

Nadine walks you through 5 steps to reach your goal body composition for weight loss, muscle gain, or body composition.
Sep 26, 202234:32
Primal Path Programming | September 26, 2022 - October 1, 2022

Primal Path Programming | September 26, 2022 - October 1, 2022

Update on new focuses, changes and implementations in class workouts (:10) - New warm up structure, Emphasis on cool downs and recovery after workouts, and options to modify workout to adhere to your strength-based or endurance-based goals. 

Monday (3:15) | Tuesday (7:38) | Wednesday (10:48) | Thursday (14:18) | Friday (17:10) | Saturday (18:45) 

Sep 25, 202221:15
102 | Personalizing Group Class Workouts

102 | Personalizing Group Class Workouts

Primal Path is making your group fitness classes more personalized.
Sep 19, 202231:02
Primal Path Programming | September 19, 2022 - September 24, 2022

Primal Path Programming | September 19, 2022 - September 24, 2022

Monday (:10) | Tuesday (3:50) | Wednesday (9:05) | Thursday (12:48) | Friday (16:48) | Saturday (19:12)

Sep 18, 202221:49
101 | Coach Nadine’s First Half Marathon Experience

101 | Coach Nadine’s First Half Marathon Experience

Nadine finished a sub-2:00 half marathon in Rhode Island on Sept. 11. We talk about the good and bad, lessons learned. Finally we touch base on how fear holds us back and ways to look at fear to overcome the feeling.
Sep 12, 202229:15
Primal Path Programming | September 12, 2022 - September 17, 2022

Primal Path Programming | September 12, 2022 - September 17, 2022

Monday (:10) | Tuesday (5:59) | Wednesday (12:34) | Thursday (15:54) | Friday (21:20) | Saturday (25:14)

Sep 11, 202229:56
Primal Path Programming | September 5, 2022 - September 10, 2022

Primal Path Programming | September 5, 2022 - September 10, 2022

Monday - CLOSED | Tuesday (:58) | Wednesday (7:51) | Thursday (12:20) | Friday (17:06) | Saturday (20:13)

Sep 04, 202225:28
100 | The Battle of War and Birth of Primal Path: Beating Depression Without Meds

100 | The Battle of War and Birth of Primal Path: Beating Depression Without Meds

0:24 Intro

6:49 General info on society

9:44 Committing Suicide and SSRI's

14:19 War stories that led to depression

21:24 Kandahar VBIED

37:49 FOB Giro Firefight

43:49 Coming home and becoming a disgruntled Vet

46:44 America the handout

49:09 SSRIs, Benzos, and Alcohol

52:54 Big Pharma and Science

1:03:39 Lost touch with body's sense and surroundings

1:05:44 Doctors vs. Fitness Professionals

1:06:59 Depression is a habit and addiction

1:10:34 First thing I did to break my depression

1:11:59 Creating Primal Path 

1:14:04 What do I need to take? You don't

1:15:09 Change your surrounding + giving up comforts

1:16:04 Start anywhere to break the habit of depression

1:19:54 Social Media is destroying your brain

1:22:14 Clean out your friend's list

1:27:00 Find a hobby + be creative

1:28:24 Living for the week, not the weekend

1:29:24 Self Respect vs. Selfish

1:31:24 Setting Upper Limitation




Aug 29, 202201:37:33
Primal Path Programming | August 29, 2022 - September 3, 2022

Primal Path Programming | August 29, 2022 - September 3, 2022

Monday (1:52) | Tuesday (6:27) | Wednesday (12:56) | Thursday (16:44) | Friday (21:46) | Saturday (25:18)

Aug 28, 202230:26
099 | How To Guide for Movement in Open Gym: Building workouts based on your goals.

099 | How To Guide for Movement in Open Gym: Building workouts based on your goals.

Do you ever think about trying Open Gym, but you don’t know where to start or what to do?  Do you find you stick with what you are good at because you enjoy performing those movements? Maybe you ask yourself, what movements should I do? How many rounds? How long should I work out?

We answer all these questions in this week's podcast. 

Aug 22, 202221:18
Primal Path Programming | August 22, 2022 - August 27, 2022

Primal Path Programming | August 22, 2022 - August 27, 2022

Monday (:54) | Tuesday (4:52) | Wednesday (9:51) | Thursday (13:15) | Friday (20:35) | Saturday (25:09)

Aug 21, 202228:27
098 | TRiBE Update: New Open Gym Hours, Individualized Programming, and Warrior Day Retest

098 | TRiBE Update: New Open Gym Hours, Individualized Programming, and Warrior Day Retest

We are providing more access to our Open Gym with all new time slots starting next week. We discuss individualized programming and the upcoming Warrior Day Retest on Saturday. 

Aug 15, 202213:25
Primal Path Programming | August 15, 2022 - August 20, 2022

Primal Path Programming | August 15, 2022 - August 20, 2022

Warrior Day Retest (:10) - August 20, 2022 @ 9AM-11AM - NO 9AM CLASS. 

Monday (1:18) | Tuesday (5:08) | Wednesday (7:49) | Thursday (12:22) | Friday (16:55)

Aug 14, 202222:31
097 | Our Adaptive Programming: Why You Need Goals and Not Skip Gym Day

097 | Our Adaptive Programming: Why You Need Goals and Not Skip Gym Day

If you are injured, it's easy to skip a day at the gym. We're here to provide reasons why your should go during your injury, how Primal Path adapts programs to clients, and how our clients can achieve set goals in their weekly classes. 

Aug 08, 202217:59
Primal Path Programming | August 8, 2022 - August 13, 2022

Primal Path Programming | August 8, 2022 - August 13, 2022

Monday :10 | Tuesday 4:38 | Wednesday 10:09 | Thursday 15:28 | Friday 18:57 | Saturday 24:00

Aug 06, 202229:56
Primal Path Programming | August 1, 2022 - August 6, 2022

Primal Path Programming | August 1, 2022 - August 6, 2022

Monday 2:08 | Tuesday 9:42 | Wednesday 14:36 | Thursday 17:50 | Friday 23:50 | Saturday 28:10

Jul 30, 202232:16
096 | Hydration or Dehydration: How to workout in The heat

096 | Hydration or Dehydration: How to workout in The heat

Do you get dizzy in the summer during your workouts? This might be caused by lack of hydration. We answer a few common questions on how to hydrate properly and how to identify if you are dehydrated.
Jul 27, 202212:33
Primal Path Podcast | July 25, 2022 - July 30, 2022

Primal Path Podcast | July 25, 2022 - July 30, 2022

Monday :13 | Tuesday 8:22 | Wednesday 12:56 | Thursday 16:41 | Friday 20:29 | Saturday 27:57

Jul 24, 202235:57
095 | Running Barefoot: How To Build Bulletproof Feet.

095 | Running Barefoot: How To Build Bulletproof Feet.

Today’s topics include: Running a 5K barefoot, how to fix the pain in your feet from standing all day, and what you can do on the daily to build bulletproof feet.
Jul 18, 202237:35
Primal Path Programming | July 18, 2022 - July 23, 2022

Primal Path Programming | July 18, 2022 - July 23, 2022

Monday :10 | Tuesday 4:46 | Wednesday 13:00 | Thursday 16:07 | Friday 21:07 | Saturday 25:05

Jul 17, 202229:14
094 | NUTRITION- How To Burn Calories Without Changing Your Diet or Lifestyle

094 | NUTRITION- How To Burn Calories Without Changing Your Diet or Lifestyle

Do you find yourself jumping from one diet to the next without losing weight? Maybe you go to the gym more often and still not seeing the change. Nadine helps you understand why this is happening and what you can do about it to get the results you want.
Jul 11, 202238:20
Primal Path Programming | July 11, 2022 - July 16, 2022

Primal Path Programming | July 11, 2022 - July 16, 2022

Monday :10 | Tuesday 6:36 | Wednesday 13:54 | Thursday 17:44 | Friday 21:32 | Saturday 27:00 

Jul 10, 202230:51