Strength Training Archives - Page 2 of 5

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018

EP 20 Luke Leaman: Learning, teaching and making enemies

Luke Leaman is the founder of the company muscle nerds, which is a valuable online resource for coaches and trainers looking to upskill. Which also offers seminars, mentoring amongst many other things.

He is an incredible resource of information pertaining to nutrition, coaching, science and training. I first came across him through the Poliquin group where he was teaching and have followed his work since. Continue reading “EP 20 Luke Leaman: Learning, teaching and making enemies”

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June 12, 2018June 12, 2018

EP 19 Andrew Read: Cutting through the BS of the fitness industry

Andrew read is a veteran of the Personal training and coaching industry in Australia and has been for 20 plus years.

He is a prolific blog writer for several big online publications, including breaking muscle, blitz, inside MMA, Oxygen, Ultra Fit and many more. Andrew’s writing is his cranky and no BS policy. He has a refreshing outlook and a strong voice of reason in an otherwise very consussing industry. Continue reading “EP 19 Andrew Read: Cutting through the BS of the fitness industry”

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June 6, 2018October 2, 2019

Easy-strength: Increase strength without fatigue

There is a complete misnomer that in order to get stronger, you need to push yourself to grind out sets and reach fatigue on each training block and this couldn’t be further from the truth with easy-strength.

We often forget (myself included) that strength and strength training is as much as a skill as it is a physical trait… Yes, at some point you need to lift heavy shit to get strong, but the point is you don’t have to be drowning in fatigue to make significant improvements. Continue reading “Easy-strength: Increase strength without fatigue”

April 21, 2018April 21, 2018

EP 15 André Benoit: Conquering fear, competing in the Olympics and coaching

André is a 2x Olympian in 1988 and 1992, in Luge. He is close to a 3-decade veteran of the strength and conditioning field. André has worked with several of the Canadian national teams, NHL and NFL players.

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April 8, 2018April 12, 2018

Ep 14 Jason Stacy: High performance coaching & being present

Jason is a High Performance Coach, Mentor, Athlete and Educator. He has over 20 years of professional experience in the Allied Health, Fitness and Strength & Conditioning industries.

Jason’s Mindset & Movement Mentorship brings a unique and holistic approach to coaching. His program has developed some of the world’s best athletes and coaches. Many becoming Olympic, World and National Champions in their respective sports/fields. Continue reading “Ep 14 Jason Stacy: High performance coaching & being present”

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March 26, 2018April 12, 2018

Ep 12 Christian Maurice: body transformations, intuitive coaching and fat cycling

Christian is a certified Functional Medicine practitioner who has trained everyone from weekend warriors to Olympic athletes.

He’s rehabilitated injured high-level athletes and stunt performers, prepared national, world and Arnold’s Classic Fitness winners and regularly performs drastic Hollywood actor/actress body transformations.

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March 3, 2018March 3, 2018

How to use your smartphone for strength training

The quickest way to destroy your training session is to pull out your smartphone after each set and check your emails, social media and text messages.

If you are someone that has busy work deadlines and feel like you MUST be doing work at the same time, you’re being incredibly unproductive on both fronts!

Studies have shown multi-tasking is not only bad for accuracy, but also negatively impacts productivity as well. (1)

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February 6, 2018February 7, 2018

Create a plan B for fitness and health

There are countless methods to get you from point A to point B when it comes to your health and fitness.

More diets and training plans are created than people have the time to implement… And the funny thing is, most of these programs (assuming they are credible) work! That is…IF you follow them correctly.

Therin lies the magic! You MUST be able to follow the plan or diet for it to work. Continue reading “Create a plan B for fitness and health”

January 23, 2018January 23, 2018

Setting new standards for movement and strength

With emerging science, nutrition, information and progress over the last 100 years, we all know much more than we used to. Additionally, the average age that people live to has significantly increased.

And that’s great! Power to the people!

However, the smart phone, refined carbs and the time spent sitting on a chair has drastically regressed the ability for people to move properly, be pain-free and have only one chin.

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January 12, 2018January 14, 2018