All Episodes
Barbells and Banter — 192 episodes
Ep 204 - How long does it take to get your dream physique?
Ep 203 - How much does meal / nutrient timing matter?
Ep 202 - What's the best training split?
Ep 201 - To get the physique you want, this is the price
Ep 200 - The 3 biggest training gaps lifters don't realise they're missing
Ep 199 - How to pack on muscle without getting fat
Ep 198 - Why you're training harder but still not growing
Ep 197 - Most common deficit & surplus mistakes lifters make
Ep 196 - Why you can't out-train a bad diet
Ep 195 - Walking away from a goal isn't failure
Ep 194 - Are these recovery tools a waste of your time/money?
Ep 193 - Choosing the right cardio to not lose your gains
Ep 192 - What's your muscle-building potential?
Ep 191 - Was Arnold wrong? Does "shocking the muscle" really work?
Ep 190 - Why fat loss slows down, even when you're doing everything right
Ep 189 - Why men feel lost right now
Ep 188 - Why getting in shape changes how people treat you
Ep 187 - What should you eat / drink, pre & post workout?
Ep 186 - What people get wrong about photoshoot preps
Ep 185 - From first prep to pro card: What it takes to compete, ft. Sandra Sancic
Ep 184 - What we're doubling down on, in & out of the gym (pt. 2)
Ep 183 - What we're doubling down on, in & out of the gym (pt. 1)
Ep 182 - The real issue with International Men's Day
Ep 181 - Has fitness become entertainment over actual results?
Ep 180 - Why your progress slows down & what to do about it
Ep 179 - Time doesn't guarantee results... These 3 skills do
Ep 178 - How to train through injury (without making it worse)
Ep 177 - The most overlooked bodybuilding phase
Ep 176 - Growth phase without the bloat
Ep 175 - Lessons from first-time bodybuilding competitors
Ep 174 - Don't just get your summer body, keep it
Ep 173 - Most under & over-rated things in comp prep
Ep 172 - How to progress when you've hit your limit, ft. Yiannis Kotopoulos
Ep 171 - Signs you're ready to compete in powerlifting / bodybuilding
Ep 170 - The supplements that actually matter
Ep 169 - What to ask yourself when you're not progressing
Ep 168 - The truth about protein
Ep 167 - How long building muscle really takes
Ep 166 - Stop letting weekends wipe your progress
Ep 165 - Sometimes the process will suck... Here's how to stay with it
Ep 164 - What's stopping you from losing fat
Ep 163 - What it takes to look like you train
Ep 162 - Why you keep starting again
Ep 161 - Does ozempic make you not natty?
Ep 160 - How to prep for a photoshoot, without going full bodybuilder
Ep 159 - Why you're still not building more muscle
Ep 158 - How to build a great physique without giving up your lifestyle
Ep 157 - Why motivation fails, and what actually works
Ep 156 - Five nutrition mistakes hindering your fat loss
Ep 155 - How to lose 4kg in 6 weeks
Ep 154 - How to train better, instead of training more
Ep 153 - How much training volume you need to progress
Ep 152 - What gets you results 1 year in, vs. 5 years in
Ep 151 - Utilising steps for fat loss - the unseen benefits
Ep 150 - Why your physique still looks the same
Ep 149 - What people get wrong with rapid fat loss
Ep 148 - What we wish our younger selves knew about food & dieting
Ep 147 - What's holding you back from your best physique, ft. Kirsty Seaborne
Ep 146 - Can you look lean all year round & still progress?
Ep 145 - Why changing your program (again) isn't the fix
Ep 144 - How to get the best results & keep them, ft. Mimi Hong
Ep 143 - The best protein bar on the market? ft. Fodbods founder Vanessa
Ep 142 - The mentality you need for the next level
Ep 141 - Track these things if you want better results
Ep 140 - Training mistakes that are costing you progress
Ep 139 - Nutrition mistakes too many lifters make
Ep 138 - 3 things that affect your progress in the gym
Ep 137 - The best way to set good goals
Ep 136 - How to program for lagging muscles
Ep 135 - How to get strong & lean in 16 weeks
Ep 134 - Why you should prep for a photoshoot
Ep 133 - What more lifters need to do more (& less) of
Ep 132 - How getting stronger built my physique, ft. Emily Mattingly
Ep 131 - How training & cardio should change as you progress
Ep 130 - Does effort outweigh everything else?
Ep 129 - Things to remember deep in a deficit
Ep 128 - What it took to get my IFBB Pro card, ft. Matheu Orchard
Ep 127 - How to approach someone in the gym
Ep 126 - How to have a healthy contest prep, ft. Jackson Mansutti & Kayla Cerda
Ep 125 - Our first Bodybuilding Pro Card (& Pro win)
Ep 124 - Before you compete, tick these boxes
Ep 123 - Unspoken rules of the gym
Ep 122 - Where to start with fat loss
Ep 121 - First time contest prep? This ep is for you
Ep 120 - Maximising progress after your first comp
Ep 119 - Why you shouldn't skip warming up
Ep 118 - Cardio makes you bigger & stronger
Ep 117 - Why your weak muscle groups are weak
Ep 116 - It always comes back to a deficit
Ep 115 - Aspects we see in our best clients
Ep 114 - The last 10% most people miss
Ep 113 - The most vital part of a training program
Ep 112 - Missing training while on holiday
Ep 111 - What do the hard sets mean to you?
Ep 110 - Applying athlete mentality to your life, ft. Adrian Brown (Grounded Strength)
Ep 109 - Why has running become so popular?
Ep 108 - How to break through a plateau
Ep 107 - Is bodybuilding right for you?
Ep 106 - Why you should be process-driven
Ep 105 - What you need to know before you compete
Ep 104 - Strength is underrated for body comp
Ep 103 - Living the bodybuilding lifestyle
Ep 102 - The finest details of bodybuilding
Ep 101 - What it takes to obtain your dream physique
Ep 100 - The mentality required to become strong
Ep 99 - The timeline required to develop a physique
Ep 98 - The secret to getting jacked isn't sexy
Ep 97 - The best approach to warming up
Ep 96 - How to get more food/protein in
Ep 95 - The most over & under-rated tools
Ep 94 - How to fix your sleep quality
Ep 93 - Is mind-muscle connection overhyped?
Ep 92 - Why you're not seeing weekly results
Ep 91 - Struggling with your growth phase?
Ep 90 - Why we wouldn't recommend supplements
Ep 89 - The best foundation for dieting success, ft. Annie Mac
Ep 88 - Why you're constantly dieting, ft. Loz Read & Annie Mac
Ep 87 - The year of health & broccoli hair
Ep 86 - Why your niggles won't go away, ft. Laura Fox (Fox Physio)
Ep 85 - Who do you have in your corner?
Ep 84 - What would stop you from training?
Ep 83 - How strong should a bodybuilder be?
Ep 82 - We're our own worst critic
Ep 81 - Getting past body image fears
Ep 80 - How to stop accepting "normal", ft. Lauren 'Loz' Read
Ep 79 - Your gym environment matters
Ep 78 - Set goal, lift hard, lift more, repeat
Ep 77 - Why the bro split is still valid
Ep 76 - Don't be this person in the gym
Ep 75 - Our experience with body image
Ep 74. You probably shouldn't diet like this
Ep 73 - Stop wasting your time in the gym
Ep 72 - Exploring our culinary range
Ep 71 - Achieving the "daddy bod"
Ep 70 - Drop sets won't make your arms bigger
Ep 69 - How to know if you train hard enough
Ep 68 - Should powerlifting keep soft suits? ft. Jess Tirpkos
Ep 67 - Why diet soft drinks won't kill you
Ep 66 - Should we follow the Healthy Eating Guidelines?
Ep 65 - The rise of egos in the gym
Ep 64 - Our biggest announcement ever
Ep 63 - Walk into the gym knowing you'll kill it
Ep 62 - Mentality: How to become unstoppable
Ep 61 - Humans want connection
Ep 60 - Which supplements should you take?
Ep 59 - Things that actually get you results
Ep 58 - Why your diet feels so difficult
Ep 57 - You're in better shape than you think
Ep 56 - Powerlifting comp day nerves
Ep 55 - Cum in a cup
Ep 54 - Your program doesn't have to be complex
Ep 53 - When do you need to go 'all in'?
Ep 52 - How to nail your first comp prep
Ep 51 - Changing goals isn't a bad thing
Ep 50 - What they don't tell you about bodybuilding, ft. Ben & Brooklyn (Matter Athletica)
Ep 49 - How much strength work for a bodybuilder?
Ep 48 - STCfit coaching method
Ep 47 - Why your physique isn't progressing
Ep 46 - Google Pixels & boomers
Ep 45 - The body transformation guide
Ep 44 - Elite athlete mentality & physicality, ft. Anthony Krznar
Ep 43 - Developing fortitude through training, ft. Ruby Fuss
Ep 42 - More than what you do in the gym
Ep 41 - The powerlifting experience, ft. Dakoda Plumridge
Ep 40 - Nat & the boys #3
Ep 39 - How to get next level results
Ep 38 - How I became bulletproof, ft. Mel Edmonds
Ep 37 - Nat and the boys #2
Ep 36 - A healthy relationship with food, ft. Sophie Rindfleish
Ep 35 - Setting goals & achieving them
Ep 34 - Nat and the boys #1
Ep 33 - Why your glutes aren't growing
Ep 32 ft. Amy Beth - Get out of your own way
Ep 31 ft. Ruby Fraser (Eat Like Ruby) - Nutrition for your goals & preferences
Ep 30 - Should you self-coach? & How?
Ep 29 - Physique programming
Ep 28 ft. Allie Brown (Fox Physio) - Fixing things before they break
Ep 27 - Face to face, online or self coaching?
Ep 26 - Nutrition 101
Ep 25 - How to get stronger
Ep 24 - Programming
Ep 23 - Assess your own technique
Ep 22 - Training - Technique, assessing movement, load & effort/RIR
Ep 21 - Mindset - Growth, ownership, values & goals
Ep 20 - Lifestyle - Stress, sleep & recovery
Ep 19 - Becoming Bulletproof
Ep 15 ft. Kat John - The power of authenticity
Ep 13 ft. Ben Scott - Should women do powerlifting?
Ep 10 ft. Valentina Duong - Breaking your mental food barriers
Ep 5 ft. Emily Hearn - Getting on stage isn't the answer
Ep 4 ft. Rachel Bell - Internal work for external outcomes
Ep 2 ft. Kayla Lee Physio - Training & dieting around your cycle