Ep1: Welcome to JustAskMarc
Hey, it's Marc David, and welcome to the very first episode of "Just Ask Marc Fitness and Bodybuilding." I'm back, and I'm here to share my passion for fitness, bodybuilding, and honest dialogue with you.
What to Expect:
- A Fresh Start: I'm not here to make friends or enemies; I'm here to share information, answer your questions, and have real discussions about fitness.
- Q&A Format: I love the question-and-answer approach, and I'm ready to answer your questions, find experts who can, or direct you to reliable resources.
- No Hucksters Allowed: I'm all about the truth, the basics, and the fundamentals. I'll disclose any vested interest and keep things transparent.
- A Focus on You: This podcast isn't about promoting products or programs; it's about helping you with your fitness journey.
Highlights:
- Relearning the Squat: I recently relearned the squat, and I want to share how the Q&A format helped me.
- 20 Years of Fitness Questions: With over two decades of experience, I have a wealth of knowledge to share.
- An Experiment in Fitness: I'm not a fan of the fitness industry's money-driven approach, but I'm here to share what I like, what works, and why.
- Financial Advice and Disclosure: I believe in being upfront and honest, especially when there's a vested interest involved.
- Your Internet Concierge: I want to be a resource you can trust, whether I'm answering your questions directly or pointing you to someone who can.
How to Contact Me:
- Website: justaskmarc.com
- Email: marc@justaskmarc.com (Put "podcast" in the subject line)
I invite you to join me on this journey. Whether you're a longtime listener or new to the show, I'm here to have fun, learn together, and see you on the other side.
Subscribe: Find subscriber links on my site, add to your podcast player, or listen on the web players on my site.
Transcript
Welcome to episode one of the Just Ask Marc Fitness
Marc:and Bodybuilding audio podcast.
Marc:I decided I needed to start podcasting again.
Marc:Mainly because I enjoy it.
Marc:I like to get the information out there.
Marc:And I am sure that this podcast is gonna change a lot.
Marc:Now I've, even after 20 years and just the invention of the internet and I,
Marc:it doesn't really matter, fitness is still a primary focus for most people.
Marc:And what I found that works for me, and maybe for you as well, is that
Marc:bodybuilding, fitness, health, whatever.
Marc:If it's done in a question answer format, until you reach a point
Marc:where you know the very basics, then you can work within that framework.
Marc:So recently I started thinking about the squat, and I wanted to
Marc:go back and relearn the squat.
Marc:Now just follow me on the story here.
Marc:The point is, I really like the q and A format.
Marc:How does you know?
Marc:Where should my hands be?
Marc:What should I be doing?
Marc:Now granted, I could go out and buy a book or watch a million videos on it,
Marc:which I did, but initially the q and a format works very well and that's
Marc:what I did with the podcast years ago.
Marc:And I believe it's the same method right now where if you have a question
Marc:and you ask it, and you can find the contact information on the webpage.
Marc:Then I either can go out and find you the answer, I already know the
Marc:answer, or I can point you to somebody who probably has a better answer.
Marc:And therefore you have a concierge, so to speak.
Marc:And if you don't have a keen understanding of the fundamentals, then let me
Marc:tell you this, you're gonna be a sucker for every huckster that sells
Marc:you gluten-free diet or convinces you that hard gainers do exist.
Marc:One way or the other, I'm just here to disseminate some information, have
Marc:some dialogue, have some discussions, and like I said in the very beginning,
Marc:I do like me a good podcast.
Marc:To be honest, when it comes to bodybuilding, the most, the worst
Marc:critic has always been myself.
Marc:Now, I did pull a 500 pound deadlift and I'm proud of that, but this
Marc:podcast slash video, whatever, we're gonna call this right now.
Marc:It's not gonna be about me, it's morally focused about you.
Marc:I like to hear my, like I said, I like to hear myself talk, but
Marc:I also want to answer questions.
Marc:And help you if I can.
Marc:And that leads me to the next section.
Marc:Look, if you have questions, maybe I know the answer and if I don't,
Marc:I've had over 20 years collecting fitness related questions.
Marc:I can post them,
Marc:There's just a lot of things that stay the same and fundamentals, and
Marc:basically this site's gonna be more of an experiment than anything else.
Marc:I don't really care for the fitness industry as a whole.
Marc:And basically it's just a business like anything else.
Marc:And I, and by that I mean I think a lot of people have a very biased me method
Marc:to their madness in that the information that they are telling you, they definitely
Marc:have a reason for telling you that.
Marc:And it usually involves money.
Marc:I'm not, now, that's not to say that we don't all have bills to
Marc:pay, but disclosure upfront, Is a good thing, and I will do that.
Marc:If I'm going to tell you about a link or promote some kind of a program, I'll
Marc:be as upfront and honest as I can so that you know that I have a, some type
Marc:of an interest in telling you about it.
Marc:Now, for the most part, I'm gonna tell you about things I like.
Marc:I've tried workouts, whatever, but I also will disclose that bias so that
Marc:you understand where I'm coming from.
Marc:I remember my dad used to tell me, he said, and this is, this pertained
Marc:to financial advice, but if the financial advice you're getting.
Marc:Is based upon somebody's, they have a vested interest in giving you that advice.
Marc:Then you gotta, you really should be wary or be cautious of them.
Marc:And I probably screwed up that quote or whatever, but basically if
Marc:there's a vested interest in it, I'm gonna disclose that because I think
Marc:that's important that you understand my reasoning for saying something.
Marc:So I'll let you know about that.
Marc:But regardless, there's truth, there's basics, there's fundamentals that we can
Marc:all use every day to lead a better life.
Marc:Depend whatever your goal is.
Marc:So I wanna invite you along on this journey.
Marc:You're welcome to ask a question any time.
Marc:Hopefully I'll be able to answer it in a podcast.
Marc:It's what I used to do.
Marc:A few years ago, people would just send an email with a question and I'd spend
Marc:the next few minutes answering it.
Marc:And a lot of times it happened to be a question that other listeners had as well.
Marc:So this won't be just a.
Marc:Podcast where I invite a bunch of guests on and we talk about a scientific subject
Marc:or something at length, or I invite somebody on just to talk about their
Marc:bodybuilding program and send you a link.
Marc:That's not really what this podcast is gonna be about.
Marc:It's like I said, it's for me to get back into podcasting and for you to
Marc:hopefully get some Q and As individually.
Marc:And if nothing else, be an internet concierge where I can tell you A, a
Marc:resource that I'm confident in that could help you answer a question or
Marc:get you help that you need, and maybe we can learn something together.
Marc:Now, if you have any questions, you can either go to the site, which is
Marc:just Ask Mark, mark with a c.com, or you can simply send me an email at
Marc:mark, m a r c at, just ask mark.com.
Marc:Put podcast or something in the subject.
Marc:That way I know that it's directed at.
Marc:What I'm doing here, and hopefully I can answer your question or direct
Marc:you to somebody who can, and I'd like to start doing podcasts that
Marc:pertain more to what you want to hear and the subjects that you want to
Marc:hear, as opposed to just me randomly.
Marc:And picking things, although I'll occasionally do that.
Marc:So hopefully you'll find the subscriber links on the site.
Marc:You can add yourself, put this in your podcast player, iTunes
Marc:whatever the heck you want.
Marc:Listen on the site as well.
Marc:I've got some web players on there, and I'm here to have a whole lot of fun and
Marc:hopefully you can have some fun as well.
