Fit to Transform Podcast with Coach Nikias

Dec 05 2024 131 ep. 44 mins 10
Fit to Transform Podcast with Coach Nikias artwork

Hosted by Nikias Tomasiello, a transgender online training and nutrition coach, the Fit to Transform Podcast is the show for you if you’re committed to transforming your physique, lifestyle, and mindset. With a mix of solo episodes and interviews with his own clients and experts in the fitness and health industry, Nikias is going to help you build science-based habits to lose weight, gain muscle, and, most importantly, maintain these results for life. If you’re ready to start your lifestyle transformation, get yourself a cup of tea (or pre-workout) and enjoy.

  Health & Fitness
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


Holiday weight gain research and top tips to navigate festive meals successfully - Ep. 126

Dec 05 2024 45 mins  
In this episode, I cover some research to help you put holiday weight changes into perspective, and my top strategies to navigate the festive season successfully. Links and resources: Research paper: “Effect of the Holiday Season on Weight Gain: A Narrative Review” by Díaz-Zavala et al. (2017) - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5514330/ Sign up for one on one coach

The latest research on volume and hypertrophy - With Dr. Eric Helms - Ep. 125

Nov 28 2024 71 mins  
Dr. Eric Helms is back to discuss the findings and practical applications of a recent scientific paper on the effects of volume and frequency on muscle hypertrophy. We talked about: What this paper can tell us How we can implement these findings into our training How much volume you need to build new tissue vs maintain existing muscle … And more! Links and resources: �

How I planned and executed on my own travel fitness goals - Ep. 124

Nov 21 2024 59 mins  
Two weeks ago, I flew to New York to spend the week with one of my younger brothers. In this episode, I use this trip as an example to illustrate how you can apply the travel tips from ep. 122 and 123 in a real-life scenario. Links and resources: Sign up for one on one coaching with me: ⁠https://www.fittotransformtraining.com/coaching.html⁠ Follow me on Instagram @nikias_fit

A practical guide to fat loss when travelling - With Brandon Da Cruz - Pt. 2 - Ep. 123

Nov 14 2024 71 mins  
Coach Brandon DaCruz is back on the podcast for a two-part episode on fat loss and travelling. Whether you’re away for a weekend or embarking on a longer trip, be it for leisure or for business, these two episodes will provide you with a step-by-step guide to the mindset you to adopt and the choices to make in order to set yourself up for success before you leave, during your tr

A practical guide to fat loss when travelling - With Brandon Da Cruz - Pt. 1 - Ep. 122

Nov 07 2024 57 mins  
Coach Brandon DaCruz is back on the podcast for a two-part episode on fat loss and travelling. Whether you’re away for a weekend or embarking on a longer trip, be it for leisure or for business, these two episodes will provide you with a step-by-step guide to the mindset you to adopt and the choices to make in order to set yourself up for success before you leave, during your tr

Nutrition Q&A: Goal weight, falling off every diet, calorie-cycling when bulking, and more - Ep. 121

Oct 31 2024 28 mins  
In this Q&A episode about nutrition, I’m covering the following questions: What should your weight goal be? Why can’t you stick to any diet, no matter how many you try? Can you have higher- and lower-calorie days in a bulking phase? Why are other people losing weight faster than you? Links and resources: Ep. 116: “How fat loss impacts muscle growth - With Dr. Eri

Training Q&A: Best rest intervals for hypertrophy, deloads, isolation vs compound lifts, and more

Oct 24 2024 26 mins  
In this Q&A episode about training, I’m covering the following questions: How long to rest between sets? Can you rest between limbs on unilateral exercises? And how do you know when to go again? Deloads: what, when, and why do them? Should I do isolation lifts for glutes or are compounds enough? If more volume equals more hypertrophy, instead of letting my reps drop set

Muscle metabolism, inflammation, insulin, skinny fat, and body fat percentages - With Dr. Allan Bacon - Ep. 119

Oct 17 2024 70 mins  
With a Doctorate in Dental Surgery from the University of Maryland, Dr. Allan Bacon is a certified personal trainer, a certified physique and bodybuilding coach, a certified nutritionist, a certified coach for USA Powerlifting, and has formulated professionally for industry-leading dietary supplement companies since 2009. In this comprehensive interview, we discuss a number of top

Why you work hard but aren’t getting results - Guest appearance - Ep. 118

Oct 10 2024 70 mins  
In this episode, I had the honour of making another guest appearance on the 100% Real With Ruby Podcast! Here’s a sneak peek into our conversation: Why you’re training hard, but not seeing the results you want The most effective training and nutrition approaches for muscle growth How your body image is holding you back from getting the results you want … And a lot more

Am I against bulking? - Ep. 117

Oct 03 2024 34 mins  
In this solo episode, I’m going to cover the types of “bulking” or muscle-building phases in a surplus that I support or advise against. Links and resources: Ep. 84: “Gaining muscle at maintenance vs a surplus - With Jeff Hoehn” - ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fit-to-transform/episodes/Gaining-muscle-at-maintenance-vs-a-surplus---With-Jeff-Hoehn---Ep--84-e2f