https://nickburns.tv/ 2026-09-26 https://nickburns.tv/episodes 2026-09-26 https://nickburns.tv/moments 2026-09-26 https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep011-all-or-nothing 2026-09-25 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep011-all-or-nothing.jpg?v=2026-09-26 Why High Performers Go All In for 6 Weeks, Then Quit for 4 Months The trait that made you successful in your career is the same one wrecking your health. Nick sees it again and again with executives and high performers: a light switch with no dimmer, where 100 percent is a win and 70 percent registers as a loss. One missed Tuesday workout becomes a written-off week, and six weeks of going extreme turns into four months of nothing. It isn't a discipline problem. It's wiring, and wiring can be rewired. Nick shares his own version, from 270 pounds before the Army to 25 pounds gained traveling for Deloitte, and why going all in overnight didn't work. The fix comes from agile: instead of a 90-day plan that breaks the first week you travel, run two-week sprints. Pick one or two things, run them, do a five-minute retro, and go again. Failure becomes feedback instead of identity. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5qZTjQd0tjM 1508 2026-09-25T10:20:08-07:00 yes Mindset & Discipline Systems Energy Executives https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep010-matt-bachtel 2026-09-14 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep010-matt-bachtel.jpg?v=2026-09-26 6 Kids, 26-Year Business, Constant Travel — How Matt Finally Fixed His Health Matt Bachtel runs a 26-year-old excavating company in Massillon, Ohio, has six kids and is on the road more weeks than he's home. He could outwork almost anyone on a job site, but when he moved from the field to the office, the discipline disappeared from his plate and his workouts. Twice he lost 30 pounds. Twice it came back. Matt explains what finally stuck: a 4:45 to 6:45 AM window that is non-negotiable, moving every meeting an hour later so the workout never loses, body-weight Tabatas in hotel rooms, and a nine-day trip in the middle of nowhere where he still trained. Down 22 pounds and counting, he talks about leading his company with more confidence, changing what the whole friend group eats at tailgates, and why every leader needs someone to report to. https://www.youtube.com/embed/YvssK3a2eQo 1309 2026-09-14T06:59:32-07:00 yes Weight Loss Systems Training https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep009-gareth-young 2026-07-28 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep009-gareth-young.jpg?v=2026-09-26 20 Advil a Day for 16 Years. Gone in Five Weeks. Gareth Young is Senior Vice President of US Operations at EnerCorp, a technology company that does flowback, and a 13-year veteran of the business. He left high school at 138 pounds, the hard gainer reading Muscle & Fitness behind a health food store counter. A car wreck in his early 20s left him with herniated discs in his neck. Every surgeon wanted to fuse it. Instead he flew to Tijuana for a stem cell procedure, spent five weeks where nothing improved, and then, at week five, everything turned. Nick and Gareth also get into "you either have discipline or you'll get disciplined", raising daughters with a healthy body image, the cinnamon-roll workout math, and how EnerCorp built a culture where the shop guys win dead-hang contests. https://www.youtube.com/embed/TVRei912hPc 2412 2026-07-28T06:00:17-07:00 yes Energy Executives Training Mindset & Discipline https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep008-will-rollins 2026-07-14 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep008-will-rollins.jpg?v=2026-09-26 How a 42-Year-Old Veteran Lost 40 lbs Without Running Will Rollins is a Marine Corps veteran, a former auto theft detective and a dad of three who spent eight months telling himself he could figure it out on his own. Six months into the program he's down almost 40 pounds at 42, up at 4:45 every morning and training five days a week after swearing he only had time for three. Will breaks down the price of coaching versus the cost of doing nothing, why the skinny kid from boot camp became a chubby dad, and why "big boned" is a myth. Then it stops being a fitness episode: the Silver Star he was angry about for years, the culvert Nick called all clear, and what veterans are handed when they come home. Will's company, Right Wing Precision, runs long-range shooting courses at the Ox Ranch in Uvalde and sponsors a veteran on every course. https://www.youtube.com/embed/znIjJY-yEY0 2340 2026-07-14T06:37:10-07:00 yes Weight Loss Mindset & Discipline https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep007-in-shape-after-40 2026-06-30 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep007-in-shape-after-40.jpg?v=2026-09-26 What Energy Executives Get Wrong About Staying In Shape After 40 Nick met his wife in a gym, and now their four kids are watching every move. When they ask for shell noodles and then look up and say "Dad, where's the protein?", that isn't luck. It's a system. Nick gets into why fitness has to become a household habit, how he got to 270 pounds on Oreos and milk, why he can't train the way he did five years ago, and why doing less, and walking more, is giving him more. Then the honest part: the family cost of the energy industry, the hollow years as a traveling consultant, and the myth that you're too old. Age has far less to do with it than you think. Habits do the rest. https://www.youtube.com/embed/U8W1Knj6k4o 1203 2026-06-30T07:22:11-07:00 yes Energy Executives Training Systems Nick's Story https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep006-nick-williams 2026-06-16 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep006-nick-williams.jpg?v=2026-09-26 What Energy Leaders Get Wrong About Discipline and Motivation Nick Williams is President of Viking Power Technologies, a company of almost 100 people, a former college football player and coach, a faith-driven servant leader and a dad of three boys. He and Nick came in as strangers and found out fast they run the same playbook. Williams breaks down servant leadership, intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation, and why he learned more from watching leaders than from any classroom. Nick admits the part most coaches won't: he talks himself out of the gym too. The fix is never more motivation. It's systems, triggers and small habits. Plus the CEO who traded his beer-and-remote routine for running shoes, why three 45-minute sessions are enough when the food is right, and what changes when you decide it isn't about you. https://www.youtube.com/embed/QtAg_DOATpg 2666 2026-06-16T12:16:51-07:00 yes Mindset & Discipline Systems Energy Executives https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep005-eat-4000-calories 2026-06-02 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep005-eat-4000-calories.jpg?v=2026-09-26 How I Eat 4,000 Calories a Day at 10% Body Fat For seven years Nick trained five days a week, did cardio almost daily and sometimes ate as little as 1,200 calories. The scale never moved. Starve a body that is working that hard and it doesn't shrink. It panics. In this solo episode Nick walks through the nutrition system he uses with energy-industry leaders: reverse dieting over a multi-year cycle, the thermic effect of food, why carbs are not the enemy, and how to eat for the life you actually live, whether that's a desk, a two-weeks-on rotation or the vendor-dinner circuit. He also has the conversation most coaches avoid with VPs and CEOs: what every twelve ounces of alcohol really costs, why drinking became part of the industry's identity, and how he quit smoking the small-steps way. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2ONu2AYd8s 1850 2026-06-02T06:00:36-07:00 yes Nutrition Energy Executives Systems https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep004-andrew-keck 2026-05-26 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep004-andrew-keck.jpg?v=2026-09-26 How an Energy Exec Lost 24 lbs in 3 Months Eating MORE Food Andrew Keck had the career handled. Mid-40s, a leader in the energy industry, at F45 nearly every day. He still couldn't move the scale. Then he fixed the one thing he had ignored for years: his food. Andrew breaks down how he dropped 24 pounds in three months while eating more than he ever had, why the office and not the weekend is where most professionals' diets fall apart, and the moment he ran the math: he'll be 60 when his youngest finishes high school. Along the way: the 14-egg first morning, the 3 PM wall that disappeared, the cousin who asked what he was taking, a closet of clothes that no longer fit, a trip to Mexico that came back half a pound lighter, and the day Nick's own daughter asked him to put his phone down. https://www.youtube.com/embed/F3e8MzVLPe4 2604 2026-05-26T06:00:35-07:00 yes Weight Loss Nutrition Energy Executives https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep003-jp-warren 2026-05-19 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep003-jp-warren.jpg?v=2026-09-26 Why Energy Executives & CEOs Still Struggle with Imposter Syndrome and How To Combat It JP Warren has spent 21 years in oil and gas, from sorting mail at Noble Drilling to working offshore to building Crew Club. He sits at tables with ten CEOs and says eight of them struggle with imposter syndrome. Including him. JP opens up about the COVID stretch of 11am vodka sodas and self-sabotage, and the two friends who pulled him onto a jiu-jitsu mat. Nick shares his own turning point: a DUI at Fort Bragg and the first sergeant who saw his potential anyway, and who is now one of Nick's PetroFit clients. They also get into why motivation runs out and only systems hold, how body language does 55 percent of your selling before you speak, faith for high performers, and the empty-nest math nobody warns you about. https://www.youtube.com/embed/0wIA2Pfo4MA 2775 2026-05-19T06:00:06-07:00 yes Mindset & Discipline Energy Executives Systems https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep002-massiel-diaz 2026-05-12 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep002-massiel-diaz.jpg?v=2026-09-26 What Energy Executives Get Wrong About Their Bodies 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. https://www.youtube.com/embed/PocQ2YCThxo 3840 2026-05-12T06:00:05-07:00 yes Energy Executives Nutrition Training https://nickburns.tv/episode/ep001-nick-burns-story 2026-05-04 https://nickburns.tv/media/og/ep001-nick-burns-story.jpg?v=2026-09-26 The Nick Burns Story: Systems, Discipline & Building PetroFit Nick Burns grew up as the fat kid, 270 pounds before the military. He failed the Army PT test three times, then went on to six years of active duty, two combat tours and Soldier of the Year for the state of Texas. In the first episode of the show, Nick tells the whole story: finding his faith, meeting his wife in a gym, quitting smoking, gaining the weight back as a traveling Deloitte consultant, a data science job with Chevron in Midland, and walking away from a $120K salary to go all in on PetroFit. He also lays out what the show is for: systems over quick fixes, nutrition as 90 percent of the game, and habits that last 20 to 30 years for the people who run the energy industry. https://www.youtube.com/embed/vfhsOyKhd3g 2529 2026-05-04T06:01:37-07:00 yes Nick's Story Weight Loss Mindset & Discipline Systems https://nickburns.tv/results/greg-cio-oil-company-lost-20-lbs-of-fat 2026-10-01 https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/greg-cio-oil-company-lost-20-lbs-of-fat.jpg?v=2026-09-26 Greg, CIO at an oil company: lost 20 lbs of fat Greg, a 50-year-old CIO at an oil company, lost 20 lbs of fat after being warned of pre-diabetes. Greg is 50, a husband, a father of two and the CIO of a major oil company. His annual physical showed very high cholesterol, high blood pressure and pre-diabetes. He started simple: hitting his calorie and protein targets. Now he has more energy for his family, his mood has improved, he handles stress better at work and he sleeps better than he has in years. His only regret is not starting sooner. A PetroFit client on The Nick Burns Show. https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/greg-cio-oil-company-lost-20-lbs-of-fat.mp4 112 2026-10-01 yes https://nickburns.tv/results/david-oil-site-manager-dropped-17-lbs-in-7-weeks 2026-10-01 https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/david-oil-site-manager-dropped-17-lbs-in-7-weeks.jpg?v=2026-09-26 David, oil-site manager: dropped 17 lbs in 7 weeks David, a 49-year-old oil-site manager, dropped 17 lbs in 7 weeks after years of drinking a 6-pack a day. In July 2021 David spent 18 days in the hospital and eight weeks on oxygen, and a year ago he was in a really bad place. He went back to work, but he still wasn't healthy. Almost seven weeks into the program he is down 16 to 17 pounds and sleeping better. Coming off 30 hours at work, he was up to see his wife and daughter off to school with his cardio, breakfast and journal already done. His advice: look at what you spend on good food as an investment. A PetroFit client on The Nick Burns Show. https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/david-oil-site-manager-dropped-17-lbs-in-7-weeks.mp4 94 2026-10-01 yes https://nickburns.tv/results/ivan-oil-engineer-down-42-lbs 2026-10-01 https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/ivan-oil-engineer-down-42-lbs.jpg?v=2026-09-26 Ivan, oil engineer: down 42 lbs without giving up travel Ivan, a 40-year-old oil and gas engineer, is down 42 lbs without giving up his travel-heavy lifestyle. Ivan is a facilities engineer in the oil and gas industry. His job takes him to the field often, where there are not a lot of healthy options, and over time he gained weight, his blood pressure rose, he got more tired through the day and his asthma got worse. Within the first two to three weeks of the program his body composition started to change, his blood pressure came down and his asthma got better. In his words, it teaches you the tools to succeed now and well into the future. A PetroFit client on The Nick Burns Show. https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/ivan-oil-engineer-down-42-lbs.mp4 43 2026-10-01 yes https://nickburns.tv/results/steve-energy-company-ceo-corrected-his-mindset 2026-10-01 https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/steve-energy-company-ceo-corrected-his-mindset.jpg?v=2026-09-26 Steve, energy company CEO: corrected his mindset Steve, the CEO of an energy company, corrected his mindset with Nick, and his energy levels are better than ever. Steve works in oil and gas and has a family with a couple of kids. He put his work and his family way ahead of his own health, and he was out of shape, tired all the time, stressed and even depressed. Nick built small daily habits into his routine and, most of all, corrected his mindset. Now his body looks totally different and he jumps out of bed at 5 a.m. to work out. His advice: you're worth it, and it's never too late. A PetroFit client on The Nick Burns Show. https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/steve-energy-company-ceo-corrected-his-mindset.mp4 74 2026-10-01 yes https://nickburns.tv/results/blake-cfo-dropped-50-lbs-in-8-months 2026-10-01 https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/blake-cfo-dropped-50-lbs-in-8-months.jpg?v=2026-09-26 Blake, CFO and father of 2: dropped 50 lbs in 8 months Blake, a 33-year-old CFO and father of two, dropped 50 lbs in 8 months while working 60-hour weeks. Blake works in oil and gas and is married with two kids, ages three and six. Before joining he lacked energy, wasn't in the gym and paid no attention to what he ate. He had lost weight before, but it always came back. In the program he learned what to eat, how to track macros and how to plan ahead. He has seen a huge change in energy and mood, his wife says he is more positive and more confident, and she is hitting the gym too. A PetroFit client on The Nick Burns Show. https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/blake-cfo-dropped-50-lbs-in-8-months.mp4 87 2026-10-01 yes https://nickburns.tv/results/john-director-of-operations-down-20-lbs-in-4-months 2026-10-01 https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/john-director-of-operations-down-20-lbs-in-4-months.jpg?v=2026-09-26 John, Director of Operations: down 20 lbs in 4 months John, a Director of Operations, is down 20 lbs in 4 months, turning on his metabolism. John has worked with Nick and PetroFit since January. Blood tests had shown potentially fatty liver, and exercising on his own was taking weight off without building muscle. Nick changed how he eats: five times a day, three real meals plus snacks, with quality protein. He feels his metabolism turning on, and instead of coming home dead tired he now has the energy to keep up with his son after school. A PetroFit client on The Nick Burns Show. https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/john-director-of-operations-down-20-lbs-in-4-months.mp4 130 2026-10-01 yes https://nickburns.tv/results/joey-business-development-manager-regained-his-energy 2026-10-01 https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/joey-business-development-manager-regained-his-energy.jpg?v=2026-09-26 Joey, business development manager: regained his energy Joey, a Business Development Manager, regained his energy and reconnected with his kids. Joey was almost 300 pounds, without the energy to play ball with his sons and on a short fuse at home. Dieting on his own took off 10 to 15 pounds, then nothing moved for four months, so he joined PetroFit to be accountable, did what he was told and changed his nutrition. Now he is happier, has more energy and plays with his kids until it gets too dark to stay out. He liked it so much that he brought his wife into the program too. A PetroFit client on The Nick Burns Show. https://nickburns.tv/media/testimonials/joey-business-development-manager-regained-his-energy.mp4 118 2026-10-01 yes https://nickburns.tv/clips/ep011-not-a-discipline-problem 2026-09-27 https://nickburns.tv/media/clips/ep011-not-a-discipline-problem.jpg?v=2026-09-26 1 Missed Workout, 5 Missed Days: Not a Discipline Problem I see this constantly with executives: one client fire kills Tuesday's workout, and the whole week gets written off. 1 missed workout. 5 missed days. That's not a discipline problem. It's wiring, and wiring can be rewired. A clip from The Nick Burns Show, episode #011. https://nickburns.tv/media/clips/ep011-not-a-discipline-problem.mp4 33 2026-09-27 yes https://nickburns.tv/clips/ep011-going-all-in-is-the-easier-path 2026-09-27 https://nickburns.tv/media/clips/ep011-going-all-in-is-the-easier-path.jpg?v=2026-09-26 High Performers Don't Lack Intensity. They Lack Patience. Going all in on your health for six weeks feels like effort. It's actually the easier path. The hard part is 80% for two years: good, not perfect, and being OK with it. For guys like us, it's not the intensity. It's the patience. A clip from The Nick Burns Show, episode #011. https://nickburns.tv/media/clips/ep011-going-all-in-is-the-easier-path.mp4 29 2026-09-27 yes https://nickburns.tv/clips/ep011-25-pounds-going-all-in-failed 2026-09-27 https://nickburns.tv/media/clips/ep011-25-pounds-going-all-in-failed.jpg?v=2026-09-26 I Gained 25 Pounds Traveling for Work. Going All In Failed. I put on 25 pounds in three and a half years at Deloitte. On the road Monday to Thursday, client dinners every week. When I finally decided to fix it, I went all in and overhauled everything overnight. It didn't work. It never does. What worked was small, consistent, and OK with imperfect weeks. That was harder to accept than a month of grinding. A clip from The Nick Burns Show, episode #011. https://nickburns.tv/media/clips/ep011-25-pounds-going-all-in-failed.mp4 31 2026-09-27 yes https://nickburns.tv/clips/ep011-2-week-sprint-for-travel-weeks 2026-09-27 https://nickburns.tv/media/clips/ep011-2-week-sprint-for-travel-weeks.jpg?v=2026-09-26 The 2-Week Fitness Sprint for Execs Who Travel Travel weeks kill the "eat perfect, train every day" plan by the first client dinner. Run a 2-week sprint instead: 3 sessions a week wherever you are (20 minutes counts) and protein at every meal you control. Hit it? Add a target. Missed it? Drop to two. No shame. Just data and adjustment. A clip from The Nick Burns Show, episode #011. https://nickburns.tv/media/clips/ep011-2-week-sprint-for-travel-weeks.mp4 48 2026-09-27 yes