{"podcast":{"title":"The Better Man Podcast","slug":"the-better-man-podcast-5344990","podcast_index_feed_id":5344990,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/404744/rss","website_url":"https://manflowyoga.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/f/f/d/7ffda4e2b8d13990d959afa2a1bf1c87/The-Better-Man-Podcast-Dean-Pohlman.jpeg","author":"Dean Pohlman","episode_count":181,"summary":"The Better Man Podcast is a podcast redefining what it means to be better as a man. In it, we'll discuss how to balance success with our overall well-being, take on a more comprehensive understanding of fitness to include our physical, mental, and emotional well-being, and strive to align our actions with who we are at our cores. We can be successful and proud of who we are without sacrificing our core values or our well-being. Dean Pohlman is known as THE yoga expert for men. His unique fitness-centric, strength-based approach to yoga—exemplified in his yoga workouts, programs, books, videos, blogs, and more—has helped to transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of men [and women] worldwide. Join Dean as he explores the habits, mindsets, tools, and tactics that lead to health, happiness, and fulfillment for men. You'll hear interviews with world-class experts who pull back the curtain and share their proven strategies for taking your body and mind to the next level. More significantly, we'll discuss the challenges they faced that truly tested them on an emotional level, and work to better understand what they did to work through those events, and how it helped them to grow fo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T20:20:58.087303+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-better-man-podcast-5344990"},"episode":{"title":"159: You Can't Out Exercise A Bad Diet (Member Interview: Dan)","slug":"159-you-can-t-out-exercise-a-bad-diet-member-interview-dan","published_at":"2026-01-30T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-better-man-podcast-5344990/159-you-can-t-out-exercise-a-bad-diet-member-interview-dan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-better-man-podcast-5344990","url":"https://f6d0de76-c646-4c1b-a139-27635e6276b3.libsyn.com/159-you-cant-out-exercise-a-bad-diet-member-interview-dan","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/f6d0de76-c646-4c1b-a139-27635e6276b3/Ep._159_-_Dan_Gnat_-_The_Better_Man_Podcast.mp3?dest-id=3345071","summary":"Despite being consistent with his fitness for most of his adult life, Dan has an Achilles heel you might be able to relate to too: Ice cream (and other carb-heavy foods). After being tagged in a picture on Facebook, Dan had to learn the timeless lesson the hard way: You can't out exercise a bad diet. Instead of beating himself up for it, he saw it as a challenge, made a few tweaks to his diet (like intermittent fasting and being more mindful of carbs), and lost 37 pounds in a year. But then another obstacle happened: He went to his doctor for a routine checkup and learned his A1C was 11.6 and he was a type 2 diabetic! And now he's determined to be one of the few people who actually get off Metformin. Here's what Dan and I discuss in today's episode: Why exercising without addressing your diet isn't enough How he made his body, particularly his hips, feel young again (he thought he'd have to give up biking and golfing for good) The simple tweaks he made to his diet and the timing of his meals that led to him dropping 37 pounds Listen now. The highlights include: Why low impact exercise like Man Flow Yoga is a superior option if the number on your scale is too high (6:03) How to make your muscles, joints, and tendons feel 20 years younger (7:40) Dan learned the hard way that you can't out-exercise a bad diet… but here's the simple tweak he made that led to him dropping 37 pounds last year (12:36) How the \"Carb Monster\" slowly crept up on Dan and ratched up his A1C to 11.6 (and how he got it back down to 6.2) (13:08) The easiest way to stop feeling hungry that gets overlooked because it's too simple (16:34) Can't play golf because of your hip pain? The good news is it doesn't have to permanent when you do this… (18:18) Resources mentioned in this episode: 1. 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