Tulum Strength Club Podcast

Episode 5 - In this episode, Michelle MacDonald talks about her online coaching with JJ while she was teaching yoga in India, how far her diet and metabolism have come over the years & her advice on how to stay on track with your goals despite what may be going on in your life. She also gives us an idea about what life is like when traveling and competing in bodybuilding competitions. Podcast series sponsored and produced by Terry Tateossian of Socialfix Media.

Episode 4 - Michelle MacDonald tells us about her intro to macros and how she survived her first competition amidst her hectic schedule. Additionally, she talks about attending a west-coast advanced yoga-teaching seminar and how her collective athletic experience leads to the creation of Your Healthy Hedonista, a Trip to India & ultimately moving to Tulum, Mexico. Podcast series sponsored and produced by Terry Tateossian of Socialfix Media.

Episode 3 - Michelle MacDonald’s resume as an athlete and as a coach is outstanding. Along with her husband Jean-Jacques, she’s won numerous awards for Coach of the Year from Serious About Fitness and Top Trainer Award from Physique Canada. In this podcast, Michelle talks about her journey through the fitness world, her struggles with eating disorders & how all of her experiences (good & bad) have shaped her to be the athlete & trainer that she is today. She also outlines the less than ideal...

Episode 2 - Jean-Jacques Barrett (JJ) dives deeper into the “diet of hell” and how it affected his energy levels, sharpened his senses & ultimately lead him to find a resilient mindset that allowed him to persist through vicious cravings. He also talks about glycogen deprivation and the effects of the carb-up period that follows, how it felt to get on stage for the first time & how he felt better equipped as a personal trainer after it all. If you are someone who is thinking about tackling a...

Episode 1 - From a small suburb in Montreal Canada to the sunny shores of Tulum Mexico, Jean-Jacques Barrett’s journey through the fitness world is a genuinely unique story. Tune in to hear JJ share some facts about himself; how he got into bodybuilding, how he met his wife & gym co-owner Michelle MacDonald & what motivates him to keep crushing goals. He also discusses the dreaded “diet of hell”. If you love the fitness industry or are someone who is thinking about making fitness your...

Fitness, Food, Training, Macros and much more. Join Jean-Jacques Barrett and Michelle Macdonald as they dive deep into the word of fitness and competition from Tulum, Mexico.