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Natty News
by Natty News
Natty News is a podcast to provide fitness information to Natty lifters. Natty news is hosted by Pat Wu a certified strength and conditioning coach and Anwar your typical gym bro. Together they will explore bro science and find what's Natty and what's fake Natty.
Episodes
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Natty News 63: Training to Win in Life
Is it ever worth sacrificing your health in pursuit of some immediate goals? Today we answer this on another episode of Natty News. Welcome back to the show. We apologize dearly to our listeners for being out of routine lately. As we will discuss in this episode, getting back into routine is...
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Natty News 62: The Role of Stress in Fitness
Progressing in both life and training is a tricky hand. On one hand, we need to push the limits just enough to break old barriers and reach new limits. Push too hard, though, and we aren’t able to recover from the stress and end up burning out. Check us out on this week’s episode as we discuss...
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Natty News 61: The BEST Workout for Strength & Flexibility
Time is of the essence, and many of us fitness enthusiasts would like to get stronger AND become more mobile. Tune in to this episode of Natty News as we give you the three best exercises for your upper and lower body to improve your strength and flexibility all in one!
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Natty News 60: Goal Setting for Sleep, Nutrition, and Mental Health
New year, new goals to make all kinds of natty gains… On this episode, we check in on the January 25 minute daily cardio challenge. Tune in to find out if whether Pat can run a block yet and if Anwar has survived 15 straight days of running. In this second half of the episode, we have a really...
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Natty News 60: Goal Setting for Sleep, Nutrition, and Mental Health
New year, new goals to make all kinds of natty gains… On this episode, we check in on the January 25 minute daily cardio challenge. Tune in to find out if whether Pat can run a block yet and if Anwar has survived 15 straight days of running. In this second half of the episode, we have a really...
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Natty News 59: A New Natty Year
After a long hiatus, Natty News is back! We are back in 2023 with an exciting new challenge between Anwar, Pat, and our highschool friends. We outline a daily 25 minute cardio challenge for the month of January. Tune in as we discuss the benefits of cardiovascular training from a health, mood,...
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Natty News 58: Measuring health?
As our local math and engineering extraordinaire, Natty New host Anwar is a big fan of measuring health to assess his fitness progress. In this episode, we answer the question of whether we should be measuring our health, and how to do it! We go into our opinions and some evidence behind…
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Natty News 57: Exercise is Medicine??
Welcome back to Natty News! On this episode, we start with a movie analysis of the Netflix doc Ronnie Coleman: The King. It was fascinating to look at the life of a legend after their glory days. This brought us into an opening discussion on the ends of some of our favourite athletes’ careers.…
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Natty News 56: Changes to IPF Bench Pressing…
In this episode of Natty News, we provide an update on the IPF upcoming changes to the bench press rules. Anwar and Pat debate whether strength sport needs to be aesthetically pleasing, as well as ways to make powerlifting and other strength sports more viewer friendly. To finish off the show, we...
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Natty News 55: Why You’re Not Improving
It’s been a long time, but Natty News is back! Our apologies for all the delays, as it seems your hosts alternate crazy and busy times in their lives. We’re back today with not one, but two topics! We start with a talk on volume vs intensity. Can we make good muscle gains doing one set per…
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Natty News 54: Teaching, Learning, and Feedback
The best way to learn is on your own….?? On this episode of Natty News we dip outside our usual discussion on lifting content and talk about how we learn! Expect to learn about the difference between implicit and explicit learning, and why having too much coaching and feedback in the learning...
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Natty News 53: All About the Deep Squat
For the past year Anwar has put in hours stretching, training, and sweating to unlock his full depth, ass to grass squat. Was it worth it? On this Natty News we discuss the deep squat. We lead with a discussion on our most time efficient method to improve mobility, including the...
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Natty News 52: NUTRITION TIPS and TRICKS
its time for Natty News
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Natty News 51: Training Around Injury
It's time for Natty News!
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Natty News 50: Nationals, Texas, and Tendon Rehab!
We are FINALLY back with some Natty News! Tune in to hear what your hosts have been doing for the last month. Pat recaps his Nationals performance in Kelowna and the steps moving forward. Anwar talks about his move to Austin, and how it has affected his fitness and training. In the second half…
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Natty News 49: Becoming Explosive
Is explosiveness a genetic gift, or is it something we can all train? We’ll address this question in detail on this episode of Natty News. We’ll discuss the factors that affect explosiveness, including muscle fiber typing, force production, tendon stiffness, and skill proficiency/coordination....
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Natty News 48: Return of the Natty
It’s been long anticipated, and Natty News is back in full force! Dearest apologies to our listeners as we went on abit of a planned hiatus. Employment and athletic opportunities got in the way of the show for a minute there! Today we’re back with a talk on peaking and periodization, AKA how we...
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Natty News 46: Back at it with Training Back
Welcome to another Natty News
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Natty News 45: Year End Natty News Recap!
Happy holidays to all our Natty News listeners! We cant believe we’ve done 45 episodes in our first year starting this passion project together. This week we thought we would recap some of our favourite episodes, as well as some of the amazing lessons we have learned from our guests. Anwar and…
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Natty News 44: Mindful Training
The mind-muscle connection...sounds absurd but it can give you some absurd gains! Join us this episode to hear the latest on the mind muscle connection, and why it's a big reason your weak muscles never grow! Anwar and Pat as usual tell plenty of stories about their own mistakes training, so that...
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Natty News 43: It’s Stressful Being Healthy!
In this episode Anwar and Pat explore the stresses of being fit and the constant struggle of measuring and tracking your health.
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Natty News 42: Super Total Training with Andy Liao
Andy Liao is an interior architect by day, and a Supertotal competitor by night. As a 70ish kg lifter, he is Nationally qualified in weightlifting, can clean and jerk 140kg, deadlift 227+ kg, and bench 165kg. This makes him highly qualified to speak about both sports, but particularly what it…
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Natty News 41: Competitive Lifting
Pat and Anwar discuss Competitive Lifting
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Natty Halloween
Happy Halloween! This Halloween, your hosts the Natty Ninja and the Nattiest superhero Spiderman uncover the Gain Goblins that are killing your progress. We discuss the terrors of commuting, and the challenge of being a gymrat while maintaining relationships and a social life. A break from the...
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Natty News 39: Pains, Strains, & Gains
What if we told you advil, rest, and ice was NOT the solution to recovering from an injury? Join us this week to find the answer to this question and more. On this episode of Natty News, we discuss pain, and challenge the idea that pain is always bad. We discuss how painful training needs to be…
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Natty News 38: Leg Training...Beyond Squats and Deadlifts!
The old gym anecdote is: Squats and deadlifts are all you need to grow your legs. Wrong! On today’s Natty News, our resident strength coach & student physio Pat presents a little masterclass on how to comprehensively train your legs. You’ll learn to understand your leg anatomy without any of the...
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Natty News 37: Concurrent Training
Today Anwar and Pat explore concurrent training!
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Natty News 36: Special Guest Janella!
We’re excited to introduce our first female guest Janella! Janella is a World, National, and Provincial champion in Masters weightlifting, all while starting weightlifting after 40 working 12 hours a day and raising a daughter. We gain some very unique insight into the experience of training as a...
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Natty News 35: Paralympics Recap & Muscle Building 101!
Can you guess how many separate events are in the Paralympics? It’s more than you could imagine! Today on Natty News, Anwar and Pat cap off a long week with a paralympic recap. We cover some Canadian highlights, as well as our favourite sports from the games! We invite anyone who has not watched...
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Natty News 34: Kane Sumabat (aka. Timbahwolf)
Welcome to an exciting episode of Natty News, featuring the one and only Kane (@ Timbahwolf). Boasting one of the most amazing physiques ever by a natural bodybuilder, Timbahwolf needs no introduction. He is an amazing athlete, making movements like front and back levers look easy, and completing...
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Natty News 33: Why Be Strong?
We believe strength training is one of the best investments you can make not only for your health, but for your quality of life. Better yet, it can be extremely simple and consume minimal time to get amazing results. Here at Natty News, we’ve talked all about how to train, but why do we continue…
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Natty News 32: Ryan Jefferson Booth
Both acting and personal training are tough jobs to make a living on, and Ryan Jefferson Booth has found success in both over the last 25 years in Vancouver B.C. We really appreciated having Ryan on Natty News this week. We get to learn how a film conservatory graduate became a personal trainer...
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Natty News 31: Memories from the Tokyo Olympics!
In today’s episode, join us as we recap our most memorable experiences from the Olympic games that you may not have heard of! We start with our favourite performances from Team Canada, then dive into some incredible performances around the world. Learn About: Which countries got their first gold...
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Natty News 30: Owen Chau
Wushu champion, gym owner, kettlebell master, sword lover, and upcoming actor! We were so pleased to have Owen Chau come onto our show. Owen is the owner of AmpFit in Richmond, B.C. He was formerly a high level national wushu athlete, who later became a true master of strength training. If you…
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Natty News 29: The Olympics Begin and a Discussion on Crossfit!
It’s a big week in sports. The Olympic games have started in Tokyo, and the CrossFit games are also underway shortly! In this episode, we bring to you a Natty News Olympics recap and a deep dive into the culture, benefits, and detriments of CrossFit. One of our favorite bits from this show was...
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Natty News 28: Bulking
Today on Natty News Anwar and Pat talk about bulking, they go over their own experiences as well what the science says about making those Natty gains.
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Natty News 27:Recapping Pat’s Nationals Meet
Welcome back to Natty News, as we debut a new episode format this week! We start with a Natty News Recap, where we discuss news from the world of sport and fitness! We discuss updates with Tokyo 2021, Wimbledon, and USA Basketball’s shocking exhibition loss. The real gem of this episode is a…
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Natty News 26: Body Weight Training
Can you make gains without any weights? On this Natty News, we dive into bodyweight training. Bodyweight work got a boom during the quarantines, as people were forced to train without weights. Now that things are opening up, these movements have once again become the lost art of the fitness…
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Natty News 25: RPE and Intensity
RPE, RIR, HIT. What does training intensity mean, and how do we measure it? In this episode, Anwar continues to document his journey through Juggernaut AI, and how he has felt prioritizing volume for the first time over intensity! Today we will discuss how learning how to understand, estimate…
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Natty News 24: PED Talk with Zain
What are steroids, how do you get them, and is it worth taking them? Today we bring on our long time good friend, and registered pharmacist Zain Kanani. We took this opportunity to dive deep into the world of anabolic steroids, HGH, testosterone, and other muscle building PEDs. If you’ve ever...
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Natty News 23: Home Gym
Today, Anwar and Pat envision their dream home gym setups, at three different price points! If you like the idea of working out at home, while staying under your intended budget, this discussion will have great value for you. Anwar and Pat debate how to spend their money if they had $200, $1000…
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Natty News 22: Tom Sroka
Today on Natty News we are excited to have Tom Sroka, a highly accomplished strength athlete who has competed at the national and international level in numerous strength sports, including weightlifting, strongman, highland games, as well as being a champion in MAS wrestling and strongman. We…
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Natty News 21: Personal Record (PRs)
Today Anwar and Pat have a special in person episode, after training together and hitting there own respective PR's they decided now would be a great time to talk about the importance of PR. As well as how go for your next personal record is really the fun of lifting. You can interact with us on...
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Natty News 20: Personal Trainers
Today Anwar and Pat discuss personal training and is it worth it? Pat and Anwar go head to head discussing when a personal trainer is needed and when it is not. Pat working full time as a personal trainer brings the importance of having a professional. While Anwar as a staunch believer in cheap...
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Natty News 19: Equipment
The fitness industry is all about buying stuff. Hiring a trainer, buying supplements, and definitely getting equipment. Today we dive deep into several common pieces of gym accessories, including gloves, belts, wraps, sleeves, and straps, Anwar and Pat will debate the efficacy of each accessory,...
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Episode 18 - Bro Splits
Before you go off on your Monday chest day...let’s talk about bro splits and isolation movements. Today we discuss the bro split, your classic 5-6 day a week program focusing one one large body part a day (eg. chest, back, legs, shoulder + abs, arms). We will get a little bit into how media has...
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Episode 17 - Special Guest Ice1Cube
Over 100k subs on YouTube, 315 clean and jerk, 66 inch box jump, engineer, and husband. Frank Hwang, aka ice1cube is an amazing man, and we were so lucky on Natty News to get a chance to speak with him. On this episode we dive into Frank’s 10+ year YouTube career, discussing why he left (twice!)...
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Episode 16 - StrongMan
Today Anwar and Pat discuss the wonderful world of StrongMan! A sport that pushes athletes to there limits, listen in to learn the history, highlights, and tips to include StrongMan training to your routine.
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Episode 15 - Pumping Iron
Today Anwar and Pat talk about everyone's favorite lifting movie Pumping Iron. Pat and Anwar talk about the impact of this movie, scenes they enjoy, and some of the deeper analysis of the movie and its portrayal of masculinity and bodybuilding. Join in and listen about the quintessential...
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Episode 14 - Gaining Weight and Fitness Mistakes ft. Levi
In todays episode Anwar and Pat are joined with a good friend Levi! Levi talks about his story of getting to the gym after feeling "too skinny" he talks about falling for fad diets and hardly helpful supplements. Anwar and Pat comment on there own experiences as well as help decode what's true…
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Natty News is a podcast to provide fitness information to Natty lifters. Natty news is hosted by Pat Wu a certified strength and conditioning coach and Anwar your typical gym bro. Together they will explore bro science and find what's Natty and what's fake Natty.
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