All Episodes

#139 Rick Nally and I answer your questions

#138 Dave Hagerty talks high performance in your thirties

#137 Tony Gentilcore on writing, simple training, and nuance in fitness.

#136 Dean Somerset on how to succeed in coaching

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

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

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

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

#131 Why the smartest people need the simplest plans.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#123 How to form healthy habits

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

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

#120 How to become an online coach

#119 I attempted a nuzlocke of Pokemon Fire Red

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

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

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

#115 Gym etiquette 101: Stop being THAT person

#114 6 things beginner coaches NEED to know

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

#112 Top 5 Death Metal Albums

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

#110 GAME REVIEW: The Last Of Us

#109 Megadeth Discography Retrospective

#108 How to get a stronger deadlift

#107 Will Ratelle and Angus Bradley discuss RPE

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

#105 Adam Meakins talks physio misinformation and evidence based practice

#104 How Conor fixed his back pain

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

#102 How I rehabbed my back injury

#101 How to become a personal trainer

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

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

#98 BATHORY: Full discography review

#97 What happened to rock music?

#96 The Cave

#95 Hallowe'en Movies

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

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

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

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

#90 What WW2 fighter planes can teach us about training

#89 Strength and kindness with Dave Hagerty

#88 Alec Blenis talks hybrid training and movement optimism

#87 Are you training too heavy?

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

#85 Q&A 9

#84 Should gyms allow cameras?

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

#82 Hypertrophy 101

#81 Getting back on the horse

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

#79 Q&A 8

#78 Q&A 7

#77 Recap of 2023

#76 Q&A 6

#75 Overcoming plateaus

#74 Q&A 5

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

#72 Most overrated and underrated metal albums

#71 What people get wrong about progressive overload

#70 Back Pain and Lifting

#69 Q&A 4

#68 Why functional training is bullshit

#67 Q&3

#66 Greatest video games of all time

#65 Q&A 2

#64 Hellfest '23 Retrospective

#63 Q&A 1

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

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

#60 How to get into black metal

#59 Rick Nally

#58 Dave Hagerty and I go DEEP

#57 Make your training 'antifragile'

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

#55 Conor Galgey Returns

#54 How to Set Goals for '23

#53 A Guide to Pantera, with Ian Darragh

#51 Get Better Chin-Ups

#50 How to Get Into Metal, with Ian Darragh

#49 James MacConville Talks Running, Physio, and ADHD

#48 Dave Hagerty

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

#46 Jack Ryan

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

#44 Bench Press Every Day, with David Ryan

#43 @certifiedpersonneltruths / Mark Doherty

#42 - Will Walshe

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

#40 Rethinking S&C with Cian O'Brien

#39 Conor Galgey

#38 Rich Kelly

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

#36 Chatting Strength and Skepticism with Luke McCardle

#35 Training Your 'Weakpoints' ?

#34 Fitness Clickbait - Good or Bad?

#33 Talking Nutrition with Richard Kelly

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

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

#30 Training to Failure

#29 Dealing with Failure

#28 Understanding DOMS / Muscle Soreness

#27 A Deep Dive on Progressive Overload

#26 Who's Telling the Truth?

#25 Maintaining Deadlift Strength in Lockdown

#24 Training for Combat Sports with Conor McCabe

#23 Nutrition - The Basics

#22 - Instagram Quiz Answers

#21 How to Progress Bodyweight Exercises

#20 - Ten Reasons Why You've Plateaued

#19 The Four Best Beginner Programmes

#18 - Chatting with Conor Galgey

#17 How to Grow Your Arms

#16 Overcomplicating Things

#15 Injury: Everything You Need to Know

Strength Icons #1 - Sylvester Stallone

#14 - Coming Back from a Lay-off

#13 - On Discipline

#12 - Progressive Overload | TRAINING PRINCIPLES

#11 - Why You Need to Log

#10 - Specificity | TRAINING PRINCIPLES

# 9 Deleting Social Media - What I Learned

#8 - All About Pull-Ups

#7 - The Fitness Pyramid

#6 A Philosophy of Strength

#5 - Three Keys to Staying Motivated in Lockdown

#4 Gymnastic Rings

#3 - How Many Exercises?

#2 - Essential Home Gym Equipment

#1 - Staying Sane in Quarantine