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The My Salty Fitness Podcast

Faith, fitness, and family for Christian men. Real conversations that challenge, equip, and inspire.

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27 episodes

Ep. 5·Jan 2026·6 min

Are special detoxes needed, or is there another way?

Clip taken from this episode: FULL EPISODE Natural Family HealthWe teach about a Christian approach to rebuilding family health & fertility through metabolic…

Ep. 4·Jan 2026·19 min

Ray Peat's Foundational Nutrition Tips for a Pregnant Mother

Natural Family Health We teach about a Christian approach to rebuilding family health & fertility through metabolic restoration. ✅ Men's Health, Women's Health…

Ep. 3·Jan 2026·13 min

Why Intermittent Fasting Mimics STARVATION, not HEALTH

This study shows us how intermittent fasting shifts our bodies to a "famine/war-time" state & away from an "abundance/peace-time" state, which leads to…

Ep. 2·Jan 2026·30 min

Who is Ray Peat? | Godfather of the bioenergetic view

In this video, I play a clip from Ray himself giving a short background and then dive into what made him unique (his anti-mainstream views) along with an…

Ep. 1·Jan 2026·19 min

Ray Peat on Reducing Mold Toxicity

Dealing with mold? In this episode, I replay a clip from Ray Peat's answer to dealing with mold & discuss his answer. Here's a summary of the clip from Ray…

Ep. 22·Feb 2025·36 min

Smart Eating Strategies for High Metabolism: Ep. 22

How should we eat our macros? What's wrong with low-carb diets? What symptoms will tell us about our metabolic health? We'll answer all these questions and…

Ep. 21·Jan 2025·37 min

Eat To Thrive: 8 Food Pillars for High Metabolism: Ep. 021

In this episode, I give my top 5 food categories to build around and top 3 categories of foods to avoid for obtaining a high-octane metabolism. Our future…

Ep. 20·Jan 2025·29 min

God, Food & Mission. Ep. 020

On this episode, we intro a series on FOOD. We talk about what IS food for & how it glorifies Christ & aids in the Christian mission to exercise dominion over…

Ep. 19·Dec 2024·32 min

Hydration: How Much Water & How Much Sodium For Optimal Health

In this episode, I do a deeper dive into the problems with drinking too much plain water & consuming too little sodium and how that affects our long term…

Ep. 18·Oct 2024·27 min

Water: Quality & Routines - Part 1

Does water quality matter? What water filters are best? How much and when should I drink water? We answer all of these questions and more in this first part of…

Ep. 17·Sep 2024·29 min

Train. Work. Restore. What We're Up To At The New Location

We recently expanded our services at our new location to include 1-on-1 and semi-private training with our gym facility. In this episode, we'll talk about how…

Ep. 16·Jul 2024·1 hr 17 min

Spartan Race Review & Doing Hard Things with Lucas Norton

My brother from CityGate Church sat down with me to talk about the Spartan Race that we ran together and some of the principles we had to embrace to push…

Ep. 15·Jul 2024·1 hr 7 min

Fighting In Negative World: The Pride Pummeling My Business Received with Guest: Pastor John Gilfillan

In this guest episode, I'm joined by Pastor John Gilfillan of CityGate Church: https://www.citygatechurch.cc/ We discuss the nature of the times we are living…

Ep. 14·Jun 2024·36 min

How To Move At Work For Longevity; Walking, Standing Desks & Resistance Training - Your Work Matters Series

As we continue in our "Your Work Matters" series, we talk specifically about the serious dangers of sitting jobs or just being sedentary in general, & then hit…

Ep. 13·May 2024·31 min

A Christian Vision of the Family, the Household & of the Common Work of Men - Your Work Matters Series

My goal in this episode is to contrast the pagan vision of the family, household & work with the Christian vision - and perhaps this is a Christian vision that…

Ep. 12·May 2024·1 hr 20 min

Owning a Business & Changing the World - Your Work Matters Series: Interview with Derek Anderson

In the episode, I sit down with Derek Anderson, owner of Amber Valley Construction and fellow churchman at Citygate Church in Portage, MI. We talk about how a…

Ep. 11·Apr 2024·21 min

Born To Work - Your Work Matters Series (Introduction)

Introduction episode to our new series coming your way. We're going to do a deeper dive into work (vocation) - what it is, what it's for, it's implications on…

Ep. 10·Apr 2024·22 min

Competition: Useful or Toxic?

In this episode, we'll talk about competition & how it can be a glorious tool for Christians. We'll also talk about kids & sports in regards to competition as…

Ep. 9·Mar 2024·40 min

Free Men Are Dangerous Men (Part 2/2) - Theology of Fitness Part 6

This is part 2 of 2 of my guest episode with Pastor Cole Brandon of CityGate Church in Portage, MI. We dive into how Christian men who bear a false humility…

Ep. 8·Mar 2024·32 min

Free Men Are Dangerous Men (Part 1/2) - Theology of Fitness Part 5

In this episode, I have one of the pastors of CityGate Church in Portage, MI on as my guest, Pastor Cole Brandon. In this part 1 of 2, we discuss how guilt got…

Ep. 7·Mar 2024·40 min

Work, Rest & Fitness - Theology of Fitness Part 4

In this episode, we review and expand a bit on our previous episode about WORK. We also take a long tangent on our day of REST, that is, the Lord's Day. And we…

Ep. 6·Feb 2024·25 min

Work Is Glorious - Theology of Fitness Part 3

David Bahnsen says that there is no such Biblical idea of a "work-life" balance. So what is the Biblical view & how might that affect how men & their wives…

Ep. 5·Feb 2024·20 min

The Spiritual & Physical Realms - Theology of Fitness Part 2

God made BOTH a spiritual (unseen) and a physical (seen) world. Many Christians today hold a dualistic view of these two worlds. But Christ is Lord of both. So…

Ep. 4·Feb 2024·17 min

Actual Hope - Theology of Fitness Part 1

In this episode, we open our series on the theology of fitness with an orientation of where we are in God's story and why we exist in this world. I lay out the…

Ep. 3·Feb 2024·8 min

My Fitness Journey

In this episode, I will give a brief summary of how fitness, and the lack thereof, played a role in my life in some significant ways. Salty Fitness exists to…

Ep. 2·Feb 2024·9 min

My Background: Made For The Challenge

In this episode, I'll give some of the background of my journey out of the big hospital system and into the glorious challenges of trying to make it on my own.…

Ep. 1·Feb 2024·20 min

Introducing Salty Fitness

In this episode, I describe WHY we are called the Salty Fitness podcast and WHAT we are about and WHY we are about it. Salty Fitness exists to guide men &…

About the Show

Why Dr. Jon
Started the Podcast

The My Salty Fitness Podcast exists because there was a gap. Plenty of fitness podcasts. Plenty of Christian podcasts. But almost none that took both seriously at the same time — with real clinical expertise and uncompromising faith.

Dr. Jon wanted to create a space where Christian men could get honest, practical guidance on physical health without having to choose between their faith and their fitness. The two aren't in conflict — they reinforce each other.

Every episode is designed to challenge, equip, and inspire Christian men to show up stronger in every arena of life — the gym, the home, the church, and the world.

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