The Nick Burns Show · Episode #002

What Energy Executives Get Wrong About Their Bodies

Name: What Energy Executives Get Wrong About Their Bodies
Uploaded: 2026-05-12T06:00:05-07:00
Duration: 1 h 4 min

With Massiel Diaz, oil and gas podcaster and former oilfield data scientist · May 12, 2026 · 1 h 4 min

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Massiel Diaz spent more than a decade under-eating and over-training, chasing the stick-thin look of the Paris Hilton era and comparing herself to physiques that, she later learned, were built on performance-enhancing drugs.

In this crossover episode, recorded with Massiel's own show, she and Nick unpack why diets fail without accountability, why women should lift instead of living on cardio, and how protein and carb cycling fuel performance.

Nick gets candid about coming off testosterone, the truth behind influencer physiques, how fitness shows up in sales calls and promotions, and why he left a $150K job at Chevron to build PetroFit.

Chapters

0:00 Intro
0:37 Nick's military background & getting into fitness
2:55 Massiel's origin: the Paris Hilton skinny era
5:30 A 12-year cycle of under-eating and over-training
8:35 Why diets fail without accountability and a coach
13:08 The mirror effect: how fitness shapes every area of your life
14:32 Women, weightlifting & breaking the cardio trap
17:51 Nick's decision to get off testosterone
23:05 TRT, peptides & the truth about influencer physiques
32:14 Protein, carb cycling & food for performance
38:35 Behavior change & the Houston marathon CEO story
42:30 Leaving a $150K job at Chevron to build PetroFit
45:22 Building a brand in oil & gas fitness
51:14 Inside the PetroFit coaching program
55:48 No BS coaching & showing up at a client's door
1:00:07 What's next for the show & how to reach out

Topics: Guest Stories, Energy Executives, Nutrition, Training

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