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Welcome back to another special edition of the Tier one podcast. I am your host, Brent Tucker, partner in human performance TRT. That's hp-trt.com use promo code tier one to get 20% off. What I want to talk to you guys. Today is a 30 day challenge that I'm going to do. I've been busy for too long. I've let my fitness get on the back burner and today it stops. I'm gonna tell you everything. I'm taking everything that I get from hp, TRT and others. No hidden gimmicks. I'm gonna tell you exactly what I'm doing, how I'm working out, what I'm eating, and I'll come back in 30 days and show you the results. And then after that, we'll do it for another 30 days and I show you the 60 and 90 day results. So please, I challenge you to stick with me on this series and I challenge you to do it with me. First off, let me tell you what I'm taking with my blood work. My blood work was in the double digits with testosterone, so I'm taking testosterone 250. I'm taking it twice a week, 1cc each dose. I'm also doing an oral of Anavar 25 milligram tablets for the first 30 days. I'm probably gonna up that to 50. I have a shoulder injury that I'm hoping to not do surgery on. So Phil, my partner in HPTRT, he got me BPC157. For the first two weeks, I'm gonna take a higher dose at 40 units and then come back to 20 units. And also I'm low on vitamin D, so I'm gonna be taking vitamin D. I know it's everything seems like a lot, but if, if your body is not an anabolic state to get gains, you're, you're not going to get gains. The body has to be in a state to improve. So I don't want you guys to be in the state that I was just a few years ago where I, I worked out all the time just because I was in the habit of working out. And I stopped because I was, I was quite frankly, just disappointed with the lack of gains and so, and lack of progress. No matter how much I worked, I got no progress. I had to drag myself into the gym every day and there's just no need for it. There is help out there and I'm going to show you exactly how to do that. I have a sweet tooth, so I take muscle milk chocolate. I Put some ice in it, whole milk, and I take it for breakfast to start my day off right. I'll take it post workout and if I get snacky at night, I'll take it then too. I'm also taking my creatine with tasty gains. I take three of those every day. The creatine will absolutely help. It helps with energy, it helps with mental focus, it'll help with recovery. I'll show you my gym. My gym is nothing special. If you think that you have to work, that you have to eat, perfect. That you, you have to work out and crush yourself one to two hours a day to get results, well, we're about to find out in 30 days if that's true. Because I'm here to tell you I've been doing it for a while. It's just time to get serious and do it again that that's not the case. I'm going to show you my home gym right here. The only thing I have in that gym is adjustable 100 pound dumbbells, an incline bench, and I get creative with all my workouts. With, with that you can, you can wear yourself out in 30 minutes to an hour. And that's what I do. And I enjoy my workouts. I want to do this to relax. I, I know it sounds a little bit ironic, but I work out to relax and I work out to focus. So I don't push myself so hard that I dread going to the gym. I enjoy my workouts. Here's my workout split. It's very basic. Mondays, chess and back, Tuesdays, buys and tries, and then Wednesdays, legs and then it starts all over again. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, the same exact routine. I'm doing a little bit lower weights than, than I used to when I was on the teams. I'm doing a little, not a whole lot, but a little bit lower weights and, and focusing on, on higher reps. I think that's going to save my joints. There's no reason to try to squat houses anymore. And even though I just told you that's my workout routine, I throw in shoulders, I throw in abs whenever I want to. On those, on those Saturdays, even though I focus on legs, I will do a circuit workout and hit my, hit my whole body. And then the Sundays is the Lord's day and it's my recovery day and I go right back to it. Monday, I listen to my body. I'll, I'll take a day off or I'll do a lighter workout because I go, I know if I want to go lighter On Monday because my body's telling me I know I can do a lighter workout. And I got another one coming Thursday of the same that I can get right back to and get after. So that is important. Listen to your body. Right now I'm at teetering right at £200. That's not where I want to be. My old team motto is you gotta be two something to do something. And that's for six foot tall. 200 pounds. That's not where I, I should be. I've been smoking a lot of cigars and the nicotine will drive down your, your appetite. So on this, I'm not gonna do anything crazy again. I'm at, I'm at just, just above 200 pounds. Just above 20% body fat. 22% body fat, which is, which is unsat. In 30 days, I believe I can get closer to 208, maybe even 210. And for two reasons. With this stack, you're not going to throw on 10 pounds of muscle in the, in the first month. But my body naturally wants to be at 205 pounds. So if I eat a little bit more because I take away that appetite suppressor of cigars, I think my body will jump up to 204, 205 naturally. And then with my body being an anabolic state, ready to receive and doing what I'm supposed to be doing in the gym and, and tearing down these muscles so they can be rebuilt, I think I can get an additional four to five pounds. So that is the goal. I don't know if I'll hit it, but in 30 days, I want to come back to you. I want to say I'm at 210 and I'm going to do a DEXA scan again. I'm going to tell you where my body fat is, and then we'll adjust off those 30 days and we'll see what the next 30 days looks like. I think the reason why a lot of people don't stick with it is because you're asking too much too soon. I'm not going to eat a ridiculously clean diet. Yes, I'm going to eat better. Am I going to have a dessert every once in a while? Sure. Am I going to have a slice of pizza every now and again? Sure. Of those bad foods, I'll just eat less of it and less of the time, But I'm still going to enjoy myself. Am I still going to have a drink? Absolutely. But not very often and not very much. I'm still going to enjoy life, everything in moderation. And that goes with my workout program too. I'm not going to absolutely annihilate myself in these first 30 days. I'm going to ease into it. I'm going to enjoy my workouts and I'm still going to eat gains. So I'm not looking to set a PR anytime soon. In fact, I think those days are behind me. I don't see myself benching 3:45 anytime soon. And I think that's why I have shoulder problems and Maybe squatting and deadlifting 5 and 600 pounds is why I have back problems. So I'm gonna do it smarter as well. I'm just going to ease into it both physically and with diet and with the right gear to, to make sure that I am capable of getting results. Now, human performance trtp-tt.com is overseen by a doctor. The only thing you have to do is sign up. You'll have a zoom call with a doctor. He'll look at your blood work. You tell him what you want, what your goals are, and he will help get you there. But you have to do the rest. So thanks for tuning in. Like I said, I showed you everything I'm doing. No hidden gimmicks, no hidden tricks. I'm not going to go to some globo gym when I say that's where I'm going. I'm going to work out in the garage. I'm going to eat right, and I'm going to stop making excuses of why I'm not in the best shape of my life. It's like we talk about with a Tier 1 mentality. I want to be a Tier 1 boss. I want to be a Tier One dad, a Tier One brother, and I want to be Tier One to myself. And I, I can't. I can't get on here and look at you guys every day and say, hey, be the best at everything you do. And yes, you have time to do it all correctly and then not do everything correctly myself. So I'm putting my money where my mouth is and I'm challenging both you guys and myself to take this 30 day challenge with me. I know that I'll be glad I did it and I know that you'll be glad that you did it, too. You can also go to our Patreon. Our Patreon has a HB form in it where we talk about our workouts, we talk about our diets. It's a community. We hold each other accountable. And I'm going to get on there right now and talk to them as well about what I'm doing. So thanks for tuning in. See you in 30 days, SA.
Host: Brent Tucker
Date: June 9, 2026
Producer: Drew Tucker
In this special solo episode, Brent Tucker (former Delta Force Operator and host of Tier1 Podcast) embarks on a personal 30-day fitness and performance challenge, leveraging hormone replacement therapy (TRT), diet changes, and a back-to-basics workout regimen. Brent outlines his transparent, no-excuses approach, inviting all listeners to join him, dispelling myths about elite fitness, and sharing both the science and mentality behind his approach.
Brent Tucker’s 30 Day Challenge episode sets a transparent, realistic, and motivational path for listeners inspired to reclaim their fitness. He dismantles common myths about needing perfect conditions or extreme routines to make progress, advocating for sustainability, enjoyment, and meaningful self-improvement—whether you're a veteran, athlete, or regular listener. The episode delivers tactical advice on supplementation, training, nutrition, and (most importantly) the mindset to achieve "Tier One" status in all areas of life.