Who I Learn From: My Favorite Fitness Experts and Podcasts
- Ryan Fritz
- Jul 31
- 4 min read
A common question I get asked by my clients is, "Who do you listen to for fitness or health advice?"
It's a great question, indeed. With countless podcasts, YouTube channels, and social media influencers sharing health and fitness information every day, it can be difficult to separate evidence-based advice from hype.
I believe in lifelong learning, and I regularly listen to experts who combine scientific research with years of practical knowledge. While they don't always agree on every topic - and that's perfectly fine - they all contribute valuable insights that help me become a better coach and provide greater guidance to my people.
Here are some of the experts I recommend following if you're interested in enhancing health, strength, nutrition, and longevity.
Dr. Andrew Huberman
Dr. Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist and professor at Stanford University whose work is focused on the brain and nervous system influence on health and performance. His podcast explores topics such as sleep, recovery, focus, stress management, exercise, supplements, and longevity.
Why I follow him: Huberman has completely changed my way of thinking about recovery. His science-based advice on sleep, blue-light exposure, and stress management has reinforced that training hard is only part of the process—recovering well is what allows you to consistently perform at your best. Strength, nutrition, overall wellness.
Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hubermanlab
Thomas DeLauer
Thomas DeLauer is a strength and conditioning expert known for making nutrition and fitness science easy to understand. His content covers fat loss, metabolic health, supplementation, and performance nutrition.
Why I follow him: Thomas does an excellent job explaining how nutrition impacts performance and body composition. His real-life strategies make it much easier to apply science to everyday eating habits without overcomplicating things. Cellular hacks, biology, strength and wellness.
Website: https://www.thomasdelauer.com
Dr. Rhonda Patrick
Dr. Rhonda Patrick is a biomedical scientist whose research focuses on nutrition, longevity, and disease prevention. She often discusses topics such as micronutrients, sauna use, vitamin D, omega-3s, and creatine.
Why I follow her: Dr. Patrick has deepened my understanding of how small lifestyle habits can improve longevity. Her research on supplementation has been especially valuable for supporting recovery and healthy aging. Specialties include: Sauna research, HITT on cellular health, longevity, creatine research for physical performance and mental cognition.
Website: https://www.foundmyfitness.com
Dr. Andy Galpin
Dr. Andy Galpin is an exercise scientist specializing in human performance, muscle physiology, and recovery. He has worked with professional athletes, military officials, and UFC/Boxing fighters.
Why I follow him: Galpin consistently provides practical advice backed by research rather than trends. His explanations of strength development, conditioning, and recovery have influenced how I approach both training and coaching. Physiology, Strength and Conditioning Expert.
Website: https://www.andygalpin.com
Dr. Eric Berg
Dr. Eric Berg is well recognized for his educational content on nutrition, ketogenic diets, and intermittent fasting. He focuses on simplifying complex health topics into practical advice.
Why I follow him: Dr. Berg has offered useful perspectives on metabolic health and nutrition that encourage looking beyond calories alone. His content has also helped me alleviate certain health and fitness problems, in a natural way. Nutrition, overall wellness.
Website: https://www.drberg.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Drberg
Christian Thibaudeau
Christian Thibaudeau is a renowned strength coach, author, and former competitive bodybuilder who has coached athletes across numerous sports.
Why I follow him: Christian provided me with excellent insights into strength programming and exercise selection. His coaching philosophy has helped me appreciate that effective training is about quality, consistency, and personalization — not just working harder. Strength, performance, Body aesthetics
Website: https://thibarmy.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THIBARMY
Dr. Peter Attia
Dr. Peter Attia is a physician recognized for his work in longevity medicine and preventive health. His podcast covers cardiovascular health, strength training, nutrition, sleep, and aging.
Why I follow him: Attia has reinforced the necessity of training and eating not just for today's goals, but for maintaining health decades into the future. His long-term perspective on fitness has had a lasting impact on how I think about exercise. Longevity, VO2, Overall wellness, Aging.
Website: https://peterattiamd.com
Jared Bidne
Jared Bidne specializes in explosive strength, vertical jump development, sprint speed, and athletic performance for athletes of all levels.
Why I follow him: Jared's coaching has expanded my knowledge of athletic performance beyond traditional weight training. His methods for improving explosiveness, speed, and power are practical and backed by years of coaching experience. Strength for Sprinting, jumping and 40 yd dash.
Website: https://www.jaredbidne.com
Dr. Stacy Sims
Stacy, is a world-renowned exercise physiologist, nutrition scientist, and women's health advocate. She is famous for coining the mantra "Women are not small men," spearheading a paradigm shift in how female athletes fuel, train, and recover across their lifespans.
Why I Follow her: Stacy serves as a research associate at Auckland University of Technology and an adjunct faculty member with the Stanford Lifestyle Medicine group. Through her extensive peer-reviewed research, courses, and books, she focuses on custom-tailoring fitness and nutrition to unique female physiology.
Conclusion
There is no shortage of fitness advice available today, but not all comes from credible sources. The experts listed above have earned their reputation through years of education, research, coaching, and experience.
Depending on your goals, choosing one of these health/fitness experts to improve your knowledge is an excellent place to be.
The best investment you can make in your health is to never stop learning - and these are some of the voices that continue to shape my own approach to coaching and fitness.
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