The Supra Human Show

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Jun 2026

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This is the ultimate destination to not just get ripped, but stay ripped. Join hosts Ben Oliver, Ryan Stevens, and Dr. Taylor Waters as they bring you practical and science-backed, no-nonsense strategies for elite performance. As the fastest growing program in the training and nutrition industry, Supra Human is committed to excellence. Our elite coaches are dedicated to transforming not just bodies, but lives, empowering thousands of high performers to reach their potential. Welcome to The Supra Human Show!

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June 12, 202630 min

The All-or-Nothing Trap: How to Succeed in Stressful Seasons

Do you feel like you have to lose your fitness goals the moment life gets stressful? In this episode, we break down the "All or Nothing Trap", the common knee-jerk response to remove fitness or nutrition from your plate whenever a new challenge arises, whether it's a heavy project at work, a new addition to the family, or an unexpected life event.We discuss why turning the "fitness light" completely off is a mistake and how to use "dimmer switches" to keep your momentum moving, even if it's only by centimeters. Learn how to shift your priorities across the three key pillars of life, business, relationships, and health, without letting any of them hit zero.In this episode, you’ll learn:The Continuum of Stress: How to identify where you are on the scale and adjust your execution accordingly.The Dimmer Switch Method: Why scaling back to 5% or 10% effort is infinitely better than stopping completely.Buying Back Time: Practical ways to reduce time investment in fitness while maintaining your hard-earned results.The Power of "Doing Something": Why specific, small actions, like weighing yourself or a 20-minute walk, keep the door open for long-term success.Contextual Progress: Why you should stop comparing your stressful season performance to your "ideal" routine.Stop losing and gaining the same 10 pounds every time life gets busy. It’s time to master the skill of executing under pressure.

June 5, 202657 min

Run Your Body Like a Business

In this episode of The Supra Human Show, Supra Human CEO and Co-Founder Nineveh Madsen, talks about why so many fitness programs fail busy women.As a busy CEO, a mother, wife, and client herself, Nineveh shares why high-performing women often struggle to prioritize themselves and why cookie-cutter programs rarely work for real life.This episode dives into stress, guilt, comparison, body image, AI, accountability, and the power of having a real coach in your corner.Because transformation does not come from more information. It comes from implementation, support, and learning how to choose yourself first.

June 4, 202627 min

Is Cortisol The Reason You're Fat?

Cortisol has become the go-to excuse for why fat loss stalls, but the science does not support that claim. If you have been told your body is "too stressed to lose weight," this episode confronts that belief head on and redirects your attention to the behavioral patterns that are actually driving your results.In this episode of the Supra Human Show one host shares bloodwork showing cortisol nearly double the clinical range while actively dropping body fat. The conversation breaks down why the same stressor causes weight gain in one person and weight loss in another, why your coping mechanisms matter more than your hormone levels, and how to audit your stress behaviors instead of hiding behind lab results. Built for busy professionals and business owners who are tired of fitness advice that lets them off the hook.

May 22, 2026Episode 12644 min

#126: Kirk Jones on His Transformation from 231 to 191 Pounds and How It Inspired His Teenage Son

Losing 20 pounds five times and gaining it all back, that was the cycle for over a decade. Kirk Jones came into the program at 231 pounds, Two and a half years later he sits at 191, leaner and stronger than he has been since his twenties, training alongside his 14 year old son who now brings friends to the gym because of what he saw his dad do.This episode is a direct challenge to the belief that driven men just need to go harder. Kurt tried harder for 20 years and it broke him every time. The real shift was learning to slow down, layer changes gradually, and stop treating fitness like a problem to crush. If you are a business owner or executive who keeps restarting, this conversation will hit different. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction(02:45) His Father in Law's Passing Changed Everything(06:20) First Impressions With His Coach(16:58) How Fitness Rebuilt His Marriage(22:32) Training With His 14 Year Old(27:19) The Business Relationships Nobody Expected(32:27) Why Your Coach Needs to Know Your Real Life(40:48) Advice for Someone Thinking About JoiningKirk lost 20 pounds five times and gained it back every time. Has that been your cycle too? Drop a comment below.To learn more about Supra Human programs: ⁠https://www.suprahuman.com⁠/podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suprahumanofficialInterested in joining the team? We are always looking for high performers to join our mission to achieve elite level performance in fitness, nutrition and mindset. View our current career opportunities: https://www.suprahuman.com/careersResults may vary depending on your condition, starting weight, and commitment to the program.

May 15, 2026Episode 12544 min

#125: The Science Behind Fitness for Mental Wellbeing

Fitness content sometimes treats exercise like a mental health cure-all. Train harder, feel better, repeat. But the research tells a different story, and so does lived experience. If you are already training consistently and still struggling, this episode explains why more volume is not the answer and what the evidence actually supports for mental health challenges.On this episode of the Supra Human Show Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens discuss the relationship between exercise and mental health. They confront the belief that the gym can replace therapy, examines why fitness influencers often have the worst mental health behind the scenes, and draws a clear line on the dose of exercise that actually moves the needle. They also share personal experiences with anxiety and depression after a broken engagement, and the obsessive training habits that made things worse. Chapters: (00:00) Introduction(01:32) How Lifting Built Discipline Early(06:00) Why Hard Training Beats Walking(13:09) Exercise Won't Solve Depression(18:09) The 45 Minute Dose Effect(28:16) When Influencers Fall Apart(38:54) Why Being Lean Removes One ProblemThey said the mental health benefits of exercise cap out at about 4 hours a week. Drop a comment if you think more training helped or hurt you.To learn more about Supra Human programs: ⁠https://www.suprahuman.com⁠/podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suprahumanofficialInterested in joining the team? We are always looking for high performers to join our mission to achieve elite level performance in fitness, nutrition and mindset. View our current career opportunities: https://www.suprahuman.com/careersResults may vary depending on your condition, starting weight, and commitment to the program.

May 8, 2026Episode 12439 min

#124: How Elite Coaching Helped Jeff Janker Through Life's Biggest High and Lowest Low

You reconnect with your daughter after 23 years of separation. The next day, you open a medical portal and find out you have cancer. That is not a hypothetical scenario for content. That is what happened to this week's guest in the middle of a coaching transformation that had already changed his body composition, his blood markers, and his daily habits.His coach had to scrap the entire plan overnight. No more pushing for muscle. No more training to failure. Every controllable stressor had to come down. This episode is not about fitness programming. It is about what real coaching looks like when life tries to take everything from you, and why the relationship you build with your coach matters more than any protocol ever will. If you are a high performer who thinks coaching is just macros and sets, this conversation will change how you see it.Chapters: (00:00) Introduction(04:01) Jose's First Impressions(09:46) Going All In on Health(21:06) Pivoting Training After Cancer(27:56) Coaching as a Team Effort(30:33) Advice for Those on the Fence(37:59) Grip Strength TestJeff said people on the fence just are not in enough pain yet. Comment below: do you agree or is that too harsh?To learn more about Supra Human programs: ⁠https://www.suprahuman.com⁠/podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suprahumanofficialInterested in joining the team? We are always looking for high performers to join our mission to achieve elite level performance in fitness, nutrition and mindset. View our current career opportunities: https://www.suprahuman.com/careersResults may vary depending on your condition, starting weight, and commitment to the program.

May 1, 2026Episode 12333 min

#123: We Tried Hyrox for the First Time: What Surprised Us, How We Trained, and Why We're Hooked

Hyrox exposes how narrow gym fitness really is. If you've been training the same way for years, chasing body composition without a performance goal, this episode is the wake up call that shows what you're missing and why fitness might feel stale.In this episode of Supra human, Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens discuss their first Hyrox race in Phoenix, from getting overtaken by unlikely runners to discovering that Hyrox is a running race disguised as circuit training. They cover how training for performance accidentally improved body composition without dieting and why every lifter needs a goal that scares them. This one is for high performers who train hard but haven't been challenged in years.Chapters: (00:00) Introduction(03:59) Why Hyrox Gets Love and Hate(07:09) How Hard Was the Race Really(13:36) It's a Running Race, Not Circuit Training(17:01) Planning for Cardiff in Ten Weeks(21:40) Why a Performance Goal Changed Everything(28:36) Better Body Comp Without Trying(30:31) Getting Humbled by Everyday RunnersBen said his body comp got better when he stopped training for body comp. Has that ever happened to you? Comment below.To learn more about Supra Human programs: ⁠https://www.suprahuman.com⁠/podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suprahumanofficialInterested in joining the team? We are always looking for high performers to join our mission to achieve elite level performance in fitness, nutrition and mindset. View our current career opportunities: https://www.suprahuman.com/careersResults may vary depending on your condition, starting weight, and commitment to the program.

April 24, 2026Episode 12232 min

#122: Adam Cole Was Told to Never Lift Again. His Coach Proved Them Wrong | EP __

A surgeon looked at his shoulder and said "never lift heavy weights again". Ten years later, that same man is 195 pounds of lean muscle in his 50s, training harder than most guys half his age, and completely pain free. Adam came into Superhuman at 230 pounds with a bad back, a deteriorating shoulder, and the image of his parents at 70 struggling to stay independent. What changed was not just the training. It was the coaching relationship, the phased programming that worked around his limitations instead of surrendering to them, and a level of communication most people never commit to. His coach Jose built strength around a joint that a surgeon wanted to replace. This is what fitness after 50 actually looks like when the goal is body recomposition and longevity, not just weight loss. If you have been told your best years are behind you, this episode is your proof they are not.Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (05:59) Finding Superhuman(10:06) Early Challenges in Training(17:03) Training Around a Wrecked Shoulder(22:28) The Full Transformation Timeline(27:47) Advice for New Clients(31:00) The Grip Strength TestHe brought a food scale to a restaurant on his first meeting with his coach. leave a comment: what is the most dedicated thing you have done in your fitness journey?To learn more about Supra Human programs: ⁠https://www.suprahuman.com⁠/podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suprahumanofficialInterested in joining the team? We are always looking for high performers to join our mission to achieve elite level performance in fitness, nutrition and mindset. View our current career opportunities: https://www.suprahuman.com/careersResults may vary depending on your condition, starting weight, and commitment to the program.

April 17, 2026Episode 12140 min

#121: The 5 Worst Fitness Influencers To Take Advice From

Fear mongering fitness content is everywhere, and the biggest health influencers are often the worst offenders. If you have ever felt guilty about eating bread, confused by someone demonizing vegetables, or convinced that a supplement was the missing piece, this episode is the intervention you need.Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Ryan Stevens host Supra Human, a show built to challenge weak thinking in fitness and health. In this episode, they name five specific health influencers, break down exactly how fear-based language manipulates audiences, and explain why none of these figures have ever admitted being wrong. From carnivore diet reversals to injecting your own urine, the hosts expose the pattern: extreme claims, zero accountability, and always something to sell. Built for high performers and busy professionals who are tired of health misinformation polluting their feed.(00:00) Introduction(01:38) Paul Saladino: Fear and Broccoli(04:49) When Bad Advice Hurts Real People(08:56) Eddie Abbew: No Context, Just Rage(12:43) Dave Asprey: Bulletproof Nonsense(15:16) Asprey's Wildest Claims(17:01) How to Spot Red Flags(17:27) Liver King: Genius or Fraud(23:36) Gary Brecka: Jargon Over Substance(32:47) Follow, Fight, or Friend for a Day Leave a comment: out of all 5 Influencers which one do you think is the worst?To learn more about Supra Human programs: ⁠https://www.suprahuman.com⁠/podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suprahumanofficialInterested in joining the team? We are always looking for high performers to join our mission to achieve elite level performance in fitness, nutrition and mindset. View our current career opportunities: https://www.suprahuman.com/careersResults may vary depending on your condition, starting weight, and commitment to the program.

April 10, 2026Episode 12036 min

#120: Why Are Men of Today's Society So Soft? The Data Behind Declining Male Fitness Standards

The Average population of men are sedentary, overfed, undertrained, and completely fine with it. In this episode Ben Olliver, Dr. Taylor Waters, and Jose Espinoza discuss the real population data on the average American male: body fat, daily movement, calorie intake, and training compliance. The numbers are worse than most people realize, and they argue that using that average as your reference point is not perspective, it is a slow surrender. This one is for anyone serious about high performance fitness who suspects the bar around them has been quietly getting lower.Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (06:33) Training Compliance After 35 (10:38) When Average Becomes Your Target (18:44) Convenience, Resilience, and the Soft Life (25:33) Changing Your Environment Changes Your Standards (31:53) The Fix: Be Intentional, Not Reactive (35:15) What the Recommendations Actually Mean Only 20 percent of men over 35 hit basic activity guidelines. Comment below where you actually think you land on the four stats.To learn more about Supra Human programs: ⁠https://www.suprahuman.com⁠/podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suprahumanofficialInterested in joining the team? We are always looking for high performers to join our mission to achieve elite level performance in fitness, nutrition and mindset. View our current career opportunities: https://www.suprahuman.com/careersResults may vary depending on your condition, starting weight, and commitment to the program.

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