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Brandon Polk

Personal trainer and Nutrition Coach at Eden
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Brandon Polk is a personal trainer and nutrition coach at Eden, where he brings a unique combination of elite athletic experience and a passion for empowering individuals on their fitness journeys. As a former professional basketball player (for the Casey Cavaliers of the Big V) with over a decade of international success, including championships and individual accolades across Europe and Australia, Brandon uses his deep understanding of discipline, performance, and well-being to help Eden members achieve their health goals. A skilled communicator and motivator, Brandon specializes in creating personalized strategies that blend exercise, nutrition, and mindset coaching to promote sustainable, long-term wellness. His dedication to health and his dynamic background make him an integral part of Eden’s mission to redefine metabolic health and overall fitness.

Certification:
Landmine Certification
Turbulence Training Cert
Training for Warriors
FBBC Certification
ISSA certification
Kettlebell certification 1 & 2
Diaphragmatic Breathing Training
Steel Mace Certification 1 & 2
ASFA Training Cert
NASM

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  • Master Core Strength with the Hollow Body Hold
    Brandon describes the hollow body hold as an "upside-down plank" that builds core strength, improves posture, and is gentle on the shoulders and back. To perform, lie flat, lift arms and legs slightly, and keep the lower back on the floor. Modifications include bending one knee or resting the head. This exercise is a simple yet effective core workout.
  • Goblet Squats: The Underrated Full-Body Power Move
    Brandon highlights the goblet squat as a superior move for posture, back health, and functional strength. "The goblet squat still builds strength, keeps your joints happy, and lets you train pain-free." Unlike barbell back squats, it reduces lower back strain and offers real-world strength benefits using versatile weights.
  • Transform Your Body: Combine Strength Moves with Indoor Walking
    Brandon suggests push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, and burpees for a full-body workout. He advises using treadmill walking as active rest between strength sets. "By combining the two, you increase cardiovascular endurance and muscle growth." Adjust reps and weights to challenge yourself, and ensure a balanced diet for optimal results.
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  • In my personal opinion, the top five exercise movement stacking be performed inside your household for total body transformation and no order I’d say push-ups. Push push-ups because we get to utilize some core and some arm and we have a lot of push variations that we can perform with this movement and a ton of ways to progress and regress push-ups.

    Next, I’d say some type of pool variation like a pull-up or finding something in a supinated position where you can pull your body weight up again just activate the arm and a very large group of back muscles. For the lower body, the obvious ones are going to be squats and lunges. I chose both of these because the squats you can perform a lot of depth and also get some glue activation. And lunges because this way we can focus on leg strength and muscle development per leg as in a squat sometimes the dominant leg can.

  • ''A 30 day period of cold plunging can significantly help you grow and build muscles simply because you’re practicing recovery at an elite level when it comes to cold plunging. Even though it may be a little bit uncomfortable while cold plunging, it allows you to mentally let go of other things and focus on being present in the tub while plunging, and it relaxes you in a sense. Enough cold plunging can also make you more alert and happy because you’re recovering properly hence it helps you increase your mood which therefore can help you treat depression because you’re so happy ha!''

  • ''Stress can cause muscle tension, fatigue and it makes it difficult for you to want to work out or engaging physical activity. Also stress can clog your mind and makes it harder for you to stay focused, which ultimately can lead to you wanting to quit and being less motivated. So having a more laid-back approach can be very beneficial and less overwhelming.

    Having a higher protein diet can help with weight loss and building muscle. Protein is the building blocks of muscle without protein you can’t build muscle. The more muscle that we carry on our body, the more fat and calories we burn at rest doing nothing.

    My top recommendations for protein is chicken, fish, egg whites, because these pack the most protein with the least amount of fats therefore we’re getting and consuming lean protein to build lean quality muscle. And as far as protein drinks go, I would recommend a weight protein isolate shake.'' – Brandon Polk, a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach at Eden (tryeden.com).

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