Oct 28, 202613 min
Hidden calories are the reason most men stall, and Andrew Menechian, Head of Fitness at FitCommit AI, has a story that proves it. This is the most valuable stretch of his conversation with Chris Anderson on The Upgraded...
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The Upgraded Man
Hosted by Chris Anderson · education · EN-US
About this Podcast:
The Upgraded Man is the podcast for men who refuse to stay complacent.Hosted by Chris Anderson, husband, dad, and fellow work in progress, it's real conversations with men who have done the work across five pillars: fitness, finances, living fully, relationships, and mindset.And every guest signs the Upgraded Man Journal. He reads what the last man left for him, responds to it, and writes his own entry for the next one. One book, one entry, one guest at a time.Three episodes a week. Monday is the full conversation. Wednesday goes deeper on one segment. Friday is the Journal Entry.If you're a driven man who wants the most out of life for yourself and the people you love, you're in the right place.If you're not growing, you're dying. Let's get to work.Instagram: @upgradedmanpodcastupgraded-man.com
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What is The Upgraded Man about?
The Upgraded Man is the podcast for men who refuse to stay complacent. Hosted by Chris Anderson, husband, dad, and fellow work in progress, it's real conversations with men who have done the work across five pillars: fitness, finances, living fully, relationships, and mindset. And every guest signs the Upgraded Man Journal.
Who hosts The Upgraded Man?
The Upgraded Man is hosted by Chris Anderson. The show has published 545 episodes to date.
What has The Upgraded Man covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Best Moment: 1,500 Hidden Calories a Day | Andrew Menechian" (28 October 2026, 13 minutes), "Stop Giving Your Family the Leftovers | Jonathan Berryhill" (26 October 2026, 51 minutes), and "Journal Entry: AI Is About to Blow Up | Dr. Tommy Rhee" (23 October 2026, 4 minutes).
How often does The Upgraded Man publish?
The Upgraded Man publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 545 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Upgraded Man?
Booking probability for The Upgraded Man is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Upgraded Man requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Upgraded Man's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
Chris Anderson hosts The Upgraded Man, an education podcast with 545 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 26, 202651 min
How to find your purpose as a man starts at home, not at work, and Jonathan Berryhill learned that the hard way. Jonathan Berryhill filed for divorce, hid the truth from his wife for two years, and today has been...
- Oct 23, 20264 min
If you are afraid of AI, Dr. Tommy Rhee says that fear is the real risk, not the technology. This is his Upgraded Man Journal entry, the handoff every guest makes at the end of the show. Dr. Tommy Rhee is a sports...
- Oct 21, 202613 min
How to quiet your mind, in twelve minutes, with a rep you can run in your truck. High performance coach Steve Barton, creator of The Game of Ten, hands Chris Anderson six sentences and makes him say them on air. This is...
- Oct 19, 202649 min
How to be more present when your head will not shut up. Brett Ashby paints two meter portraits while rolling a half pipe in front of 500 people, and he tells Chris Anderson the rule that keeps him upright: if you have a...
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- Oct 16, 20263 min
Every episode of The Upgraded Man ends the same way. There is a journal. The guest reads what the last guest wrote, answers it honestly, then leaves one line for whoever sits in the chair next. They do not get to know...
- Oct 14, 202611 min
Training after 40 does not take an hour. Dr. Tommy Rhee, a sports chiropractor who has spent nearly twenty years working on pro athletes, lays out the exact fifteen minute workout a man in his 30s and 40s should run...
- Oct 12, 202652 min
How to prepare your family if you die, before anything happens. Ray Hilbert, founder of Exhale Vault, had the insurance, the plan, and the logins all in his head. Then a life insurance letter came back stamped rejected...
- Oct 9, 20266 min
Men need more empathy, and Joel Bein says the discomfort you feel when you hear that is the proof. This is Joel's Upgraded Man Journal entry, the handoff every guest makes at the end of the show. Joel Bein is the...
- Oct 7, 202616 min
What AI can't replace is your identity and your vocation, and Florian Kemmerich says that is now your biggest economic asset. This is Florian's Upgraded Man Journal entry, the handoff every guest makes at the end of the...
- Oct 5, 202654 min
How to stop settling for mediocrity when your life looks fine from the outside. Dr. Matthew Kutz, author of Becoming EPIC, tells Chris Anderson why the man who is not failing is in the most dangerous spot there is, then...
- Oct 2, 20262 min
What to say no to. That is the question relationship coach Paul Roseberry leaves in The Upgraded Man Journal for the next guest. This is the short Friday Journal episode, the handoff from one guest to the next, with...
- Sep 30, 202617 min
How to stop feeling not good enough, done live instead of talked about. Joel Bein, founder of Human Liberation and host of The Joel Bein Show, walks Chris Anderson through clearing the "I'm not good enough" belief on...
- Sep 28, 20261h 28m
Chris Anderson sits down in the studio with Michael J. López, an organizational change consultant, keynote speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice, and author of Change: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Transform Your Brain, Body...
- Sep 25, 20265 min
Self care for men gets treated like a waste of time. Ralph B., founder of Help For Men and author of The Dead Bedroom Fix, tells Chris Anderson on The Upgraded Man why that guilt is wrong, and why the men who take a...
- Sep 23, 202616 min
How to say no to your wife without blowing up your marriage. Chris Anderson names the man listening who says yes to everything, and relationship coach Paul Roseberry talks straight to him for fifteen minutes. This is...
- Sep 21, 20261h 5m
Andrew Menechian is the guy who trains the trainers. He is Head of Fitness at FitCommit AI, a former IFBB Australasian Men's Physique champion, a powerlifter with an unofficial Australian under 90 kilo raw deadlift...
- Sep 18, 20264 min
This is The Upgraded Man Journal. It is the ritual that runs through every episode of this show. One book, passed from guest to guest. Each man reads the question the last one left behind, answers it honestly on camera...
- Sep 16, 202611 min
Sexless marriage is not really about sex. Ralph B., founder of Help For Men and author of The Dead Bedroom Fix, tells Chris Anderson on The Upgraded Man that the bedroom is the last thing to go cold, and by the time it...
- Sep 14, 20261 hour
Chris Anderson sits down with Steve Barton, a high performance coach, creator of The Game of Ten, and co-author with his son Spencer of The Father, the Son, and the Aha Moment. Steve spent about thirty years running the...
Recent guests
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Jonathan Berryhill
entrepreneur, broker, military veteran, author, America's Outdoor Realty
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Chris Anderson
Director of Advancement with the CCO and Chaplain to the Penn State men's ice hockey team, Rayburn Electric Cooperative
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Dr. Tommy Rhee
sports chiropractor, regenerative medicine pioneer, author, creator of RheeGen®, Tampa Bay Bucs
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Florian Kemmerich
impact investor, serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, author, Bamboo Capital Partners
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