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Philosophy of Strength — 136 episodes

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#136 Dean Somerset on how to succeed in coaching

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#135 Melody Schoenfeld talks vegan diet myths, strongman, AI in fitness, and more.

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#134 Compound vs isolation exercises: how to use them properly

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#133 Reddit Rambles 14: Doing everything right but no progress, convincing your significant other to get healthy, and how to measure muscle gain.

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#132 Reddit Rambles 12: Stalling on overhead press, gaining weight after starting training, and waking in the middle of the night.

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#131 Why the smartest people need the simplest plans.

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#130: Reddit Rambles 11: Proper gym clothing, back strength imbalances, and lack of motivation.

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#129 Reddit Ramble 10: Non-linear bench progress, intermediate strength standards, and 'suboptimal' training splits.

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#128 From first client to full-time coach: our path to online coaching, and business tips

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#127 The pros and cons of sport science education and strength and conditioning, with Rick Nally

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#126 Not every season is a peak: lifting when life gets messy.

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#125 Maximising strength on a two-day schedule - how to make full-body training work for your busy life

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#124 Reddit rambles 9: Toning, S&C for BJJ, and plateaus.

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#123 How to form healthy habits

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#122 Reddit Rambles 8: Is incline bench vs flat, figuring out your fiber type, and the best beginner split.

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#121 Why this coach got coached: the strength gains he never expected.

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#120 How to become an online coach

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#119 I attempted a nuzlocke of Pokemon Fire Red

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#118 Reddit Rambles 7 - Being weak at curls, starting weight for deadlifts, and elbow pain on tricep work.

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#117 Award-winning coach Conor Galgey on the 5 habits of successful trainers

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#116 Alex Sterner on training with pain, S&C for jiu jitsu, and science-based clickbait

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#115 Gym etiquette 101: Stop being THAT person

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#114 6 things beginner coaches NEED to know

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#113 Reddit Rambles 6: AI taking our jobs, is protein overrated, and why eating healthy is hard.

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#112 Top 5 Death Metal Albums

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#111 Reddit Rambles 5: Worst client excuses, alternatives to back squats, and managing leg DOMS

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#110 GAME REVIEW: The Last Of Us

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#109 Megadeth Discography Retrospective

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#108 How to get a stronger deadlift

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#107 Will Ratelle and Angus Bradley discuss RPE

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#106 Reddit Rambles 4: Anti-ageing foods, are deadlifts a back exercise, and how many days for abs

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#105 Adam Meakins talks physio misinformation and evidence based practice

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#104 How Conor fixed his back pain

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#103 Reddit Rambles 3: Bodyweight-only training, what makes a great coach, and biggest nutrition lesson

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#102 How I rehabbed my back injury

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#101 How to become a personal trainer

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#100 Reddit Rambles 2: Machines-only training, shin pain in running, and how to approach rest days.

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#99 Reddit rambles: Full body vs PPL, arching in the squat, and dealing with client nutrition struggles

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#98 BATHORY: Full discography review

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#97 What happened to rock music?

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#96 The Cave

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#95 Hallowe'en Movies

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#94 Josh Percival on continuum thinking vs all-or-nothing diets, and obesity as a disease

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#93 How Martina got multiple chin-ups and weighted push-ups

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#92 Functional training destroyed my gains. Here's how I got them back.

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#91 Andrew Coates on the fitness industry, social media, and evidence based training

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#90 What WW2 fighter planes can teach us about training

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#89 Strength and kindness with Dave Hagerty

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#88 Alec Blenis talks hybrid training and movement optimism

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#87 Are you training too heavy?

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#86 Good, fast, or cheap. Pick two.

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#85 Q&A 9

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#84 Should gyms allow cameras?

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#83 How to rehab your shoulders, and KEEP them healthy.

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#82 Hypertrophy 101

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#81 Getting back on the horse

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#80 Andy's Story: "I'm a different person"

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#79 Q&A 8

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#78 Q&A 7

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#77 Recap of 2023

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#76 Q&A 6

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#75 Overcoming plateaus

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#74 Q&A 5

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#73 Iron Ian on going from Irish pro wrestler to powerlifting coach.

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#72 Most overrated and underrated metal albums

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#71 What people get wrong about progressive overload

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#70 Back Pain and Lifting

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#69 Q&A 4

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#68 Why functional training is bullshit

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#67 Q&3

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#66 Greatest video games of all time

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#65 Q&A 2

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#64 Hellfest '23 Retrospective

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#63 Q&A 1

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#62 Rating Loudwire's Best Albums of the 2000s

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#61 How Aran gained 10kg of mass in five months

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#60 How to get into black metal

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#59 Rick Nally

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#58 Dave Hagerty and I go DEEP

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#57 Make your training 'antifragile'

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#56 - Mark Doherty on powerlifting, memes, and evidence based thinking

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#55 Conor Galgey Returns

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#54 How to Set Goals for '23

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#53 A Guide to Pantera, with Ian Darragh

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#51 Get Better Chin-Ups

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#50 How to Get Into Metal, with Ian Darragh

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#49 James MacConville Talks Running, Physio, and ADHD

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#48 Dave Hagerty

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#47 Cian O'Brien on Quad Tears, James Smith, and Thinking Long Term

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#46 Jack Ryan

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#45 Alexis Léveillé/@nobullsh*tphysio on Combating Physio Misinformation

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#44 Bench Press Every Day, with David Ryan

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#43 @certifiedpersonneltruths / Mark Doherty

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#42 - Will Walshe

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#41 Ian Darragh - Lessons Learned from 15 Years of Training

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#40 Rethinking S&C with Cian O'Brien

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#39 Conor Galgey

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#38 Rich Kelly

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#37 Strength Training for Women and Body Image, with Emily Morrin

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#36 Chatting Strength and Skepticism with Luke McCardle

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#35 Training Your 'Weakpoints' ?

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#34 Fitness Clickbait - Good or Bad?

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#33 Talking Nutrition with Richard Kelly

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#32 Squat U Controversy, Perfect Technique, and the Physio War

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#31 Talking Hypertrophy, Strength, and Bulking with Conor Galgey

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#30 Training to Failure

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#29 Dealing with Failure

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#28 Understanding DOMS / Muscle Soreness

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#27 A Deep Dive on Progressive Overload

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#26 Who's Telling the Truth?

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#25 Maintaining Deadlift Strength in Lockdown

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#24 Training for Combat Sports with Conor McCabe

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#23 Nutrition - The Basics

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#22 - Instagram Quiz Answers

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#21 How to Progress Bodyweight Exercises

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#20 - Ten Reasons Why You've Plateaued

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#19 The Four Best Beginner Programmes

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#18 - Chatting with Conor Galgey

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#17 How to Grow Your Arms

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#16 Overcomplicating Things

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#15 Injury: Everything You Need to Know

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Strength Icons #1 - Sylvester Stallone

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#14 - Coming Back from a Lay-off

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#13 - On Discipline

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#12 - Progressive Overload | TRAINING PRINCIPLES

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#11 - Why You Need to Log

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#10 - Specificity | TRAINING PRINCIPLES

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# 9 Deleting Social Media - What I Learned

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#8 - All About Pull-Ups

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#7 - The Fitness Pyramid

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#6 A Philosophy of Strength

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#5 - Three Keys to Staying Motivated in Lockdown

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#4 Gymnastic Rings

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#3 - How Many Exercises?

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#2 - Essential Home Gym Equipment

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#1 - Staying Sane in Quarantine