Shots to the Dome

SHE-E-O and the OG fitness influencer, Erin Dimond joins the show to share the steps YOU can take to become the Beyonce of your world. From in-person trainer to online coach, Erin talks about the perspective shifts and REAL WORLD steps she had to take to build not only her business but herself as a strong female. We break down the stigma of "bossy" and "intense" women and show how the steps are taken to become successful as a female can be applied by ANYONE to level up in life. If you're a fan of Dala and her #BeAnAdult mentality, you're gonna LOVE our friend Erin! Don't forget to check out the helpful links in the show notes, as Erin provides a plethora of resources during the show in efforts to help you become a better version of yourself. Thanks for listening! Time Stamps: (1:02) Erin's Fitness Coaching Start (4:40) Back of the Nutrition Store (9:57) Bossy as a Compliment? (14:04) Sports Growing Up (15:51) Self-Awareness (21:23) Women's Intuition (31:02) Sales (37:00) Law of Attraction (40:20) Books Erin is Currently Reading (41:40) Where to Find Erin ---------------------------- Follow Us on Instagram! @erindimondfitness @impactfitnesscoachingacademy @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation ---------------------------- Check out the books mentioned in today's podcast! The Road Back to You The War of Art Expert Secrets ---------------------------- Check out our website for freebies, amazing client results, and more! DLDNation.com ---------------------------- We have helped over 1,400 people transform their lives through sustainable health! If you want to be the next, click here to apply for coaching!

The 1980's called and they want their diets back! DLDNation coach and registered dietitian Amanda Ahlenius joins the show to enlighten us about WHY the low carb diets promoted in the past DON'T get you closer to your fitness goals and why carbs are actually beneficial for female hormonal health. Are you living with Hypothyroidism or PCOS? We also dive into what exercises are beneficial for those dealing with these challenges. Killing yourself with MASSIVE amounts of cardio every day to reach your goals? Find out why that might actually be DETRIMENTAL to your progress and what you can do to fix it. Learn why you don't need to starve yourself to reach your goals and what exercises to do to get the most "bang for your buck" in this HIGHLY educational episode! Time Stamps: (1:45) Amanda's Story and Background (3:43) Amanda's Reasons for Becoming an RD (6:24) Nutrition Knowledge in High School (7:37) Why Carbs Aren't the Enemy (11:06) How the Body Reacts to Low Carb (18:24) Coaching in DLD Nation (19:56) Cortisol and Low Carb (23:14) Carbs=Energy? (26:12) Right vs Wrong Carbs? (32:26) PCOS and Hypothyroidism (38:00) LISS Examples (44:46) Where to find Amanda ---------------------------- Follow Us on Instagram! @the_onlinedietitan @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation ---------------------------- Check out our website for freebies, amazing client results, and more! DLDNation.com ---------------------------- We have helped over 1,400 people transform their lives through sustainable health! If you want to be the next, click here to apply for coaching!

Your vibe attracts your tribe, right? Find out why that isn't just a saying and how YOU can build a friendly and supportive group of friends you've always wanted. Relationship coach Adrian Ellison joins the show to talk about one of Sean's FAVORITE topics and how she coaches her clients in creating communities around them that allow them to best reach their goals and live their best lives. Have you recently moved to a new city and don't know many people? Are you new to a fitness journey and your current friend group "just doesn't understand?" Or if you're simply on the lookout for good people to add to your tribe, you're gonna find this episode of Shots to the Dome extremely educational and helpful! Don't forget to check out the resources below talked about in this episode and THANK YOU for listening! Time Stamps: (0:43) What Adrian "Does" (3:53) What Texas was Like (16:30) Transitioning and Being the Weirdo (20:00) Dad Passing (37:00) True Nature of Vulnerability (55:05) Adrian's Retreats (59:30) Hero's Journey and Leveling Up (1:04:57) Where to Find Adrian ---------------------------- Follow Us on Instagram! @adrianellison @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation ---------------------------- Resources That We Discussed in the Podcast! The Alphas Project Brene Brown TED Talk The 4 Agreements ---------------------------- Check out our website for freebies, amazing client results, and more! DLDNation.com ---------------------------- We have helped over 1,400 people transform their lives through sustainable health! If you want to be the next, click here to apply for coaching!

Like so many careers in 2020, personal training has seen a MASSIVE shift this year with many in-person trainers looking to take their businesses online. In efforts to help those who are new to the online coaching space, Dala and our good friend Chad Molyneux started the Next Level Coaching Academy (NLCA) to share what they know about online coaching to help make others successful in the digital world! Are you new to online coaching? Did you used to train clients in person and are curious about how to transition to a virtual platform? Then this episode is for YOU! Dala and Chad dive into the 6 biggest mistakes new online coaches make and why you want to avoid them so you can help more people faster AND support yourself and your family in our ever-changing world. Time Stamps: (0:54) What is NLCA? (5:40) Collapsing Time (6:30) The Myth of Large Audiences (10:30) Posting on Social Media (16:25) Comparing Yourself to Big Coaching Brands (20:45) The Problem with Free Coaching (25:10) Sales Skills (26:50) Getting Comfortable with Sales (34:46) Treating Your Business Like a Business (37:37) Taking Yourself Seriously (42:49) Where to Find Chad ---------------------------- Follow Us on Instagram! @the_fitceo @nextlevelcoachingacedemy @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation ---------------------------- Check out more information on Next Level Coaching Academy and Apply Here! ---------------------------- Check out our website for freebies, amazing client results, and more! DLDNation.com

Do you feel bloated on the regular? Does your digestion just feel "off" most days? Do you want to know what you can do to remedy these issues? If you answered "yes" to any of those questions, this episode is for YOU! One of Sean and Dala's oldest friends, Steph Lovato, joins the show to talk about how you can heal your gut AND your body from the inside out. Want to know foods that negatively impact gut health? What about supplements you can add to your daily routine to improve bloating and digestion? Find out the answers to these and MORE in this very educational episode of Shots to the Dome! Time Stamps: (2:40) Who is Steph? (7:38) Steph's Landing in LA (9:20) Nontraditional Wedding (16:44) Flipping the Narrative on COVID (24:40) Gut-Brain Axis (26:48) Possible Inflammatory Response Foods (33:58) Recommended Supplements (38:33) Catalyst for Learning (48:41) Western Medicine and Fasting (52:08) More Recommendations (57:22) Where to Find Steph ---------------------------- Follow Us on Instagram! @stephjlovato @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation ---------------------------- We have helped over 1,400 people transform their lives through sustainable health! If you want to be the next, click here to apply for coaching! ---------------------------- Check out our website for freebies, amazing client results, and more! DLDNation.com

Whether you're traveling for business or for party pleasure, travel is incredibly stressful, especially right now. The last thing you want to add on top of that stress is "how am I going to track everything and what happens if I slip up on my plan?" We are here for you! Dala and Sean break down their recent trip to Mexico, explain the different mindsets of business travel and pleasure travel, and how to practically live your best life while on the road. Time Stamps: (0:17) Travel Hacks (1:20) Success While Traveling (4:42) Traveling While Staying on Track (7:00) Sean's Example Trip to Vegas (10:13) Planning for Success (13:19) Protein Bars and Snacks (18:18) Ordering at Restaurants (23:00) Transforming a Sandwich (24:53) Maps and Highlighters (30:30) Dala's Intention During the Trip (41:30) Dessert ---------------------------- Follow Us on Instagram! @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation ---------------------------- We have helped over 1,400 people transform their lives through sustainable health! If you want to be the next, click here to apply for coaching! ---------------------------- Check out our website for freebies, amazing client results, and more! DLDNation.com

Ladies, this episode is for you! Sean sits down with one of the best training programmers in the online coaching space (and Dala's coach #FunFact), Bryce Calvin, to talk all things women in the weight room. How to get over gym anxiety, make new friends for those new to the gym, dispelling the myth that women will get bulky from lifting, and If "boredom" in training can be helpful are only a few of the areas Sean and Bryce cover and SO MUCH MORE in this episode! Time Stamps: (1:09) Advice to Beginner Lifters (5:47) Gym Partners (9:40) Recent Study (15:28) Training Women (21:00) Contextual Understanding of Training (27:35) Optimization vs Enjoyment (33:45) Boredom in the Gym (39:20) What Cardio Actually Is (49:00) Perception vs Reality (55:10) EDM Love (1:04:16) Where to Find Bryce ---------------------------- Follow Us on Instagram! @brycecalvin23 @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation ---------------------------- We have helped over 1,400 people transform their lives through sustainable health! If you want to be the next, click here to apply for coaching! ---------------------------- Check out our website for freebies, amazing client results, and more! DLDNation.com

Which fitness tracker is the best to get? Should you even spend your money on one? Dala and Sean weigh in with their research and opinions, along with how you may be able to replace them FOR FREE! Their friend and neighbor Mike Seaton plays host in this episode and asks the hard questions about wearable tech and...why they might suck. Time Stamps: (1:00) Thanks Mike! (2:14) Wearables (4:50) Step Counts (7:19) Pushing the Limit (10:53) CNBC Article (14:46) Apple Watch (25:40) Individual Differences (27:35) Biggest Takeaways (35:20) Wearables vs Coaching (39:50) Where to Find Mike ---------------------------- Follow Us on Instagram! @seatonstrength @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation ---------------------------- We have helped over 1,400 people transform their lives through sustainable health! If you want to be the next, click here to apply for coaching! ---------------------------- Check out our website for freebies, amazing client results, and more! DLDNation.com

Have you ever wondered what makes an RD special? In episode 22 of Shots to the Dome we sit down with Registered Dietician (RD) and DLDNation Head Assistant Coach, Maleah Staton, to find out! Maleah educates us on what makes an RD so unique, especially in the online coaching space, along with how she went from aspiring professional singer to online coach changing hundreds of lives. You won't want to miss this episode! Time Stamps: (0:45) Maleah's High School Days (6:00) College Transition (10:05) Positive Self-Talk Through College (16:55) What a Registered Dietitian Really Does (20:35) Imposter Syndrome and Being Young in the Industry (22:42) Perfectionism (30:05) Nutrition Guidance (32:45) Psychedelics (34:15) The Path to Woo-Woo (41:03) LA Experience (47:00) Current Reading and Listening (51:00) Moving to Japan (53:20) Where to Find Maleah ---------------------------- Follow Us on Instagram! @maleahgracestaton @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation ---------------------------- We have helped over 1,300 people transform their lives through sustainable health! If you want to be the next, click here to apply for coaching! ---------------------------- Check out our website for freebies, amazing client results, and more! DLDNation.com

Are you curious about how to consistently overcome the challenges in your life? You'll come away with strategies to do just that as I sit down with my good friend James Manley to talk about how he earned a D-1 scholarship to The Ohio State University, picked himself up after being hit by a drunk driver, and started his own online coaching business. Oh, and did I mention this is all while raising two 13-year-old twin boys? The long overdo episode with the legend James Manley is here! ------- CONNECT WITH US! @jamesmanley._ @fitnessshaman @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

You requested it and we listened! Episode 3 on relationship strategies Dala and I use on the daily was so popular, we recorded a sequel. You asked for specific changes we've made for approaching conflict and resolution in our marriage and we go DEEP in this episode about our old habits and how we're fixing them to have the BEST relationship and marriage possible. I know you're gonna LOVE this one! -------- CONNECT WITH US! @dalalovesdumbbells @fitnessshaman @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

Founder & CEO of Cured Nutrition, Joseph Sheehey, joins the show to talk about how organic and all natural products (including CBD) are changing the way we look at supplementation. Need an edge at work? Looking to improve gut health? Or simply wanting better sleep, this episode is for YOU! And don't forget to use code 'dldnation' to save on ALL Cured Nutrition products #shamelessplug -------- CONNECT WITH US! @josephsheehey @curednutrition @fitnessshaman @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

The founder of Morphogen Nutrition, Ben Hartman (aka @morphogenben) joins Shots to the Dome to talk about how he and his wife started the most trusted supplement company in the fitness industry! If you're wondering where to start with supplementation on your fitness journey (plus a deep conversation on fresh kicks), this episode is for you! And don't forget to use code DLDNATION to save on ALL Morphogen products #shamelessplug ------- CONNECT WITH US! @morphogenben @morphogen_nutrition @fitnessshaman @dldnation ------- DLDNation.com

Carter lost an UNREAL 145lbs on his fitness journey and shares the perspective shifts he made to accomplish his transformation. Learn how to create lasting habits to be successful with your weight loss AND why Chuck Bass is the best character on Gossip Girl! -------- CONNECT WITH US! @cartergood @fitnessshaman @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

The homie Jordan Dugger is BACK for round 2! The response to our first podcast together was SO positive, we decided to record a second episode while he and his fiancée Erin Dimond were visiting us in Austin last week. We dive into current events, including COVID-19 updates and the growing BLM movement, giving our take and opinions on these very important topics! This episode was recorded on June 10th, 2020 and as always, things may have changed since we recorded this episode. -------- CONNECT WITH US! @duggaesthetics @erindimondfitness @fitnessshaman @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

Our friend and client Heather Piehl joins Shots to the Dome to talk about what it's like being a DLDNation client (for both fitness and life coaching)! Find out how she's using the knowledge gained from being a client with us to start her own coaching business to help those like her reach their health and fitness goals! -------- CONNECT WITH US! @bodyblissxheather @fitnessshaman @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

Kendall (@fearstofit) joins Shots to the Dome to share how she evolved from an online fitness coach to an online business coach and what she learned along the way (and how YOU can apply it to YOUR life). Plus, we prove why age is just a number. We got DEEP on this one y'all with one of my favorite guests to date!

Strap yourself in as my good friend Jordan Dugger and I get into history, conspiracy theories, the Plandemic documentary, when to bring sports back, and if the internet was a person in this unique episode. Both Jordan and I are avid history buffs and we wanted to talk like we do when we just talk 1-on-1, making this episode some of the most fun we've EVER had on a podcast! I know you'll really enjoy this episode. Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro (6:00) Conspiracy Theories (15:08) If the internet was a person (22:00) Sports (30:00) COVID19 Situation (36:30) Wuhan Research (42:55) Common Theories (56:56)Getting Our Shit Together -------- CONNECT WITH US! @fitnessshaman @duggaesthetics @flowstateofmind @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

Fitness & nutrition expert Sam Miller joins Shots to the Dome to talk about all things metabolism and how you can take responsibility over yours. He has a new audiobook, The Metabolism Blueprint, out now and we're lucky to have such a wealth of knowledge on the show! --------CONNECT WITH US! @sammillerscience @fitnessshaman @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

Relationships, business, and (the responsible use of) drugs with our good friend Megan Davis. Need we say more?! -------- CONNECT WITH US! @fitnessshaman @megandavis6 @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

DLDNation coach Vanessa Burke joins Shots to the Dome to talk about overcoming Imposter Syndrome and how we can ALL use our previous experiences of triumph to conquer obstacles now, and in the future! -------- CONNECT WITH US! @fitnessshaman @veganbeats @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

Fitness & nutrition expert Joelle Samantha joins us on this VERY informative episode about women's hormones and her own journey living with PCOS! Books on PCOS recommended in this episode include: The Fifth Vital Sign, The Period Repair Manual, Beyond the Pill. --------CONNECT WITH US! @joellesamantha @fitnessshaman @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

Learn how to THRIVE during uncertain times + everything you need to know to take advantage of this multi-trillion dollar stimulus package! -------- CONNECT WITH US! @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

Yearning for normalcy during a global pandemic? Dala and I got you covered with tips, tricks, and strategies we've used working with hundreds of clients! -------- CONNECT WITH US! @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

In this episode we learn from our friend Chad Molyneux (@the_fitceo) about how to go from waiting tables to a coach who owns a 6-figure business (and why SALES is the most important aspect of starting a business)! -------- CONNECT WITH US! @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

Learn how to cultivate a healthier and more positive mindset in Episode 5 of Shots to the Dome! -------- CONNECT WITH US! @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

Our friend Caitlin Horvath (@caitlinmichellefit) opens up about overcoming her eating disorder and how she learned to be vulnerable online as part of building her own health and fitness business! -------- CONNECT WITH US! @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

In this episode, Dala and I discuss relationship strategies we use to support our marriage and how YOU can use the same tactics to improve your relationships, romantic or otherwise! This was one of the MOST requested topics for our podcast and we know you'll find this valuable -------- Connect with us! @fitnessshaman @dalalovesdumbbells @dldnation -------- DLDNation.com

In Episode 2 of Shots to the Dome, we catch up with DLDNation assistant coaches Kristy Walters and Monika Zeps! Find out more about their passion for fitness and how they became online coaches themselves, helping clients realize the same amazing results on their fitness journeys that they did! Follow Kristy on IG @_krisstylee Follow Monika on IG @muscleswithmonika Follow @dldnation , @dalalovesdumbbells & @fitnessshaman for ALL your online coaching needs, podcast updates, and more! www.dldnation.com

Learn about the DLDNation coaching team from their co-owners, Dala and Sean! How DLDNation was founded, "why" we called it DLDNation, and exciting things to look forward to from the team in 2020 are ALL covered in the VERY FIRST EPISODE of our podcast, Shots to the Dome!