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Barbells and Banter — 205 episodes

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Ep 217 - The habits you need to build your goal physique

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Ep 216 - How to build your perfect meal plan

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Ep 215 - What exercises expose poor vs. great lifters?

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Ep 214 - Most lifters miss out on the progress between phases

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Ep 213 - How you can be both strong & hot

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Ep 212 - What the fitness industry doesn't tell you about online coaches

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Ep 211 - Ranking the best exercises to grow each muscle group, from S to D-tier

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Ep 210 - Five types of people who'll never build the physique they want

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Ep 209 - Should you track macros or follow a meal plan?

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Ep 208 - Five mentality shifts that take your training to the next level

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Ep 207 - The missing training gap for most lifters

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Ep 206 - Do physique athletes / bodybuilders need to be strong?

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Ep 205 - What people get wrong with gut health & digestion

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Ep 204 - How long does it take to get your dream physique?

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Ep 203 - How much does meal / nutrient timing matter?

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Ep 202 - What's the best training split?

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Ep 201 - To get the physique you want, this is the price

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Ep 200 - The 3 biggest training gaps lifters don't realise they're missing

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Ep 199 - How to pack on muscle without getting fat

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Ep 198 - Why you're training harder but still not growing

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Ep 197 - Most common deficit & surplus mistakes lifters make

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Ep 196 - Why you can't out-train a bad diet

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Ep 195 - Walking away from a goal isn't failure

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Ep 194 - Are these recovery tools a waste of your time/money?

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Ep 193 - Choosing the right cardio to not lose your gains

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Ep 192 - What's your muscle-building potential?

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Ep 191 - Was Arnold wrong? Does "shocking the muscle" really work?

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Ep 190 - Why fat loss slows down, even when you're doing everything right

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Ep 189 - Why men feel lost right now

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Ep 188 - Why getting in shape changes how people treat you

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Ep 187 - What should you eat / drink, pre & post workout?

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Ep 186 - What people get wrong about photoshoot preps

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Ep 185 - From first prep to pro card: What it takes to compete, ft. Sandra Sancic

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Ep 184 - What we're doubling down on, in & out of the gym (pt. 2)

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Ep 183 - What we're doubling down on, in & out of the gym (pt. 1)

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Ep 182 - The real issue with International Men's Day

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Ep 181 - Has fitness become entertainment over actual results?

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Ep 180 - Why your progress slows down & what to do about it

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Ep 179 - Time doesn't guarantee results... These 3 skills do

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Ep 178 - How to train through injury (without making it worse)

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Ep 177 - The most overlooked bodybuilding phase

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Ep 176 - Growth phase without the bloat

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Ep 175 - Lessons from first-time bodybuilding competitors

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Ep 174 - Don't just get your summer body, keep it

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Ep 173 - Most under & over-rated things in comp prep

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Ep 172 - How to progress when you've hit your limit, ft. Yiannis Kotopoulos

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Ep 171 - Signs you're ready to compete in powerlifting / bodybuilding

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Ep 170 - The supplements that actually matter

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Ep 169 - What to ask yourself when you're not progressing

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Ep 168 - The truth about protein

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Ep 167 - How long building muscle really takes

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Ep 166 - Stop letting weekends wipe your progress

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Ep 165 - Sometimes the process will suck... Here's how to stay with it

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Ep 164 - What's stopping you from losing fat

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Ep 163 - What it takes to look like you train

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Ep 162 - Why you keep starting again

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Ep 161 - Does ozempic make you not natty?

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Ep 160 - How to prep for a photoshoot, without going full bodybuilder

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Ep 159 - Why you're still not building more muscle

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Ep 158 - How to build a great physique without giving up your lifestyle

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Ep 157 - Why motivation fails, and what actually works

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Ep 156 - Five nutrition mistakes hindering your fat loss

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Ep 155 - How to lose 4kg in 6 weeks

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Ep 154 - How to train better, instead of training more

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Ep 153 - How much training volume you need to progress

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Ep 152 - What gets you results 1 year in, vs. 5 years in

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Ep 151 - Utilising steps for fat loss - the unseen benefits

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Ep 150 - Why your physique still looks the same

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Ep 149 - What people get wrong with rapid fat loss

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Ep 148 - What we wish our younger selves knew about food & dieting

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Ep 147 - What's holding you back from your best physique, ft. Kirsty Seaborne

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Ep 146 - Can you look lean all year round & still progress?

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Ep 145 - Why changing your program (again) isn't the fix

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Ep 144 - How to get the best results & keep them, ft. Mimi Hong

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Ep 143 - The best protein bar on the market? ft. Fodbods founder Vanessa

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Ep 142 - The mentality you need for the next level

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Ep 141 - Track these things if you want better results

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Ep 140 - Training mistakes that are costing you progress

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Ep 139 - Nutrition mistakes too many lifters make

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Ep 138 - 3 things that affect your progress in the gym

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Ep 137 - The best way to set good goals

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Ep 136 - How to program for lagging muscles

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Ep 135 - How to get strong & lean in 16 weeks

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Ep 134 - Why you should prep for a photoshoot

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Ep 133 - What more lifters need to do more (& less) of

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Ep 132 - How getting stronger built my physique, ft. Emily Mattingly

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Ep 131 - How training & cardio should change as you progress

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Ep 130 - Does effort outweigh everything else?

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Ep 129 - Things to remember deep in a deficit

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Ep 128 - What it took to get my IFBB Pro card, ft. Matheu Orchard

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Ep 127 - How to approach someone in the gym

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Ep 126 - How to have a healthy contest prep, ft. Jackson Mansutti & Kayla Cerda

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Ep 125 - Our first Bodybuilding Pro Card (& Pro win)

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Ep 124 - Before you compete, tick these boxes

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Ep 123 - Unspoken rules of the gym

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Ep 122 - Where to start with fat loss

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Ep 121 - First time contest prep? This ep is for you

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Ep 120 - Maximising progress after your first comp

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Ep 119 - Why you shouldn't skip warming up

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Ep 118 - Cardio makes you bigger & stronger

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Ep 117 - Why your weak muscle groups are weak

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Ep 116 - It always comes back to a deficit

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Ep 115 - Aspects we see in our best clients

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Ep 114 - The last 10% most people miss

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Ep 113 - The most vital part of a training program

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Ep 112 - Missing training while on holiday

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Ep 111 - What do the hard sets mean to you?

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Ep 110 - Applying athlete mentality to your life, ft. Adrian Brown (Grounded Strength)

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Ep 109 - Why has running become so popular?

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Ep 108 - How to break through a plateau

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Ep 107 - Is bodybuilding right for you?

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Ep 106 - Why you should be process-driven

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Ep 105 - What you need to know before you compete

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Ep 104 - Strength is underrated for body comp

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Ep 103 - Living the bodybuilding lifestyle

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Ep 102 - The finest details of bodybuilding

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Ep 101 - What it takes to obtain your dream physique

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Ep 100 - The mentality required to become strong

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Ep 99 - The timeline required to develop a physique

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Ep 98 - The secret to getting jacked isn't sexy

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Ep 97 - The best approach to warming up

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Ep 96 - How to get more food/protein in

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Ep 95 - The most over & under-rated tools

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Ep 94 - How to fix your sleep quality

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Ep 93 - Is mind-muscle connection overhyped?

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Ep 92 - Why you're not seeing weekly results

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Ep 91 - Struggling with your growth phase?

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Ep 90 - Why we wouldn't recommend supplements

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Ep 89 - The best foundation for dieting success, ft. Annie Mac

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Ep 88 - Why you're constantly dieting, ft. Loz Read & Annie Mac

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Ep 87 - The year of health & broccoli hair

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Ep 86 - Why your niggles won't go away, ft. Laura Fox (Fox Physio)

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Ep 85 - Who do you have in your corner?

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Ep 84 - What would stop you from training?

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Ep 83 - How strong should a bodybuilder be?

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Ep 82 - We're our own worst critic

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Ep 81 - Getting past body image fears

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Ep 80 - How to stop accepting "normal", ft. Lauren 'Loz' Read

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Ep 79 - Your gym environment matters

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Ep 78 - Set goal, lift hard, lift more, repeat

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Ep 77 - Why the bro split is still valid

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Ep 76 - Don't be this person in the gym

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Ep 75 - Our experience with body image

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Ep 74. You probably shouldn't diet like this

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Ep 73 - Stop wasting your time in the gym

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Ep 72 - Exploring our culinary range

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Ep 71 - Achieving the "daddy bod"

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Ep 70 - Drop sets won't make your arms bigger

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Ep 69 - How to know if you train hard enough

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Ep 68 - Should powerlifting keep soft suits? ft. Jess Tirpkos

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Ep 67 - Why diet soft drinks won't kill you

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Ep 66 - Should we follow the Healthy Eating Guidelines?

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Ep 65 - The rise of egos in the gym

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Ep 64 - Our biggest announcement ever

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Ep 63 - Walk into the gym knowing you'll kill it

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Ep 62 - Mentality: How to become unstoppable

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Ep 61 - Humans want connection

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Ep 60 - Which supplements should you take?

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Ep 59 - Things that actually get you results

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Ep 58 - Why your diet feels so difficult

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Ep 57 - You're in better shape than you think

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Ep 56 - Powerlifting comp day nerves

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Ep 55 - Cum in a cup

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Ep 54 - Your program doesn't have to be complex

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Ep 53 - When do you need to go 'all in'?

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Ep 52 - How to nail your first comp prep

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Ep 51 - Changing goals isn't a bad thing

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Ep 50 - What they don't tell you about bodybuilding, ft. Ben & Brooklyn (Matter Athletica)

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Ep 49 - How much strength work for a bodybuilder?

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Ep 48 - STCfit coaching method

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Ep 47 - Why your physique isn't progressing

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Ep 46 - Google Pixels & boomers

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Ep 45 - The body transformation guide

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Ep 44 - Elite athlete mentality & physicality, ft. Anthony Krznar

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Ep 43 - Developing fortitude through training, ft. Ruby Fuss

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Ep 42 - More than what you do in the gym

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Ep 41 - The powerlifting experience, ft. Dakoda Plumridge

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Ep 40 - Nat & the boys #3

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Ep 39 - How to get next level results

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Ep 38 - How I became bulletproof, ft. Mel Edmonds

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Ep 37 - Nat and the boys #2

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Ep 36 - A healthy relationship with food, ft. Sophie Rindfleish

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Ep 35 - Setting goals & achieving them

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Ep 34 - Nat and the boys #1

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Ep 33 - Why your glutes aren't growing

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Ep 32 ft. Amy Beth - Get out of your own way

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Ep 31 ft. Ruby Fraser (Eat Like Ruby) - Nutrition for your goals & preferences

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Ep 30 - Should you self-coach? & How?

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Ep 29 - Physique programming

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Ep 28 ft. Allie Brown (Fox Physio) - Fixing things before they break

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Ep 27 - Face to face, online or self coaching?

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Ep 26 - Nutrition 101

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Ep 25 - How to get stronger

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Ep 24 - Programming

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Ep 23 - Assess your own technique

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Ep 22 - Training - Technique, assessing movement, load & effort/RIR

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Ep 21 - Mindset - Growth, ownership, values & goals

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Ep 20 - Lifestyle - Stress, sleep & recovery

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Ep 19 - Becoming Bulletproof

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Ep 15 ft. Kat John - The power of authenticity

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Ep 13 ft. Ben Scott - Should women do powerlifting?

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Ep 10 ft. Valentina Duong - Breaking your mental food barriers

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Ep 5 ft. Emily Hearn - Getting on stage isn't the answer

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Ep 4 ft. Rachel Bell - Internal work for external outcomes

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Ep 2 ft. Kayla Lee Physio - Training & dieting around your cycle