Training Talks

TT17: Does Strong In The Gym Mean You Are Actually Strong?

Tue, 31 May 2022 03:00:29 GMT

If you ever try to find out how much you should lift for your age or weight and you’re just a regular person in a regular gym you’ll get the impression everyone around you is weak. But the guys discuss whether or not everyone is as weak as the metrics would suggest.

Time Stamps:

00:17 The guys talk strength metrics

02:35 Why the weight you can lift is limited by your technique

03:35 Should we judge by training age?

05:00 The guys look at the numbers

08:35 Why every exercise isn’t comparable to the others

11:35 Should we judge strength relative to bodyweight?

13:15 But what if you’re overweight but can lift a lot?

18:00 Does it all come down to bodyweight? Or is strength absolute?

21:04 Do you need both relative and absolute strength as a measure?

22:40 How Richard manipulates the strength scale to hit targets

24:25 What about grip strength?

26:16 It comes back to relative and absolute strength

30:19 Is the overhead press a better strength measure than the bench press?

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TT16: Rage Against The Machines

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:36:38 GMT

Is body weight training, weight training or machine training better for weight loss? Richard and Lawrence give you the answer.

Time Stamps:

00:17 Richard correctly answers the question.

00:51 Why body weight is inefficient for weight loss

03:34 How machines can benefit your training

07:36 Are you six weeks away from a six pack?

10:44 Are free weights the golden ticket?

12:41 Straight sets, super sets or circuit style training

20:04 When would the guys focus on straight sets?

22:20 Where does rest and stretching come into play?

24:54 1 rep max testing and failing them

29:38 Conclusions

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TT15: What Supplements Should You Take? Part 2

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 04:00:03 GMT

Do you take supplements? Do you wonder which ones you should take? In this week’s episode Richard and Lawrence discuss which supplements are best for you.

Time Stamps:

00:17 Omega 3

05:59 BCAAs or Protein Powders?

11:07 Creatine

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TT14: What Supplements Should You Take? Part 1

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 04:00:22 GMT

Do you take supplements? Do you wonder which ones you should take? In this week’s episode Richard and Lawrence discuss which supplements are best for you.

Time Stamps:

Intro:

00:17 The Belle Gibson documentary

04:24 Lawrence tells us about Dr Sebe

08:52 Farmer Lawrence

11:12 Calorie counting limitations

Main Content:

13:44 Vitamin C

22:51 Vitamin D

26:48 Magnesium

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TT13: Train Your Metabolism To Lose Weight

Tue, 18 Jan 2022 04:00:30 GMT

Did you know that raising your metabolic rate will help you lose weight faster? Richard and Lawrence talk you through exactly how you can do just that!

Time Stamps:

Intro:

00:17 The London Lions success

01:58 NBA teams travelling to Europe for pre-season games

02:36 Lawrence explains why the UK is so bad at professional basketball

Main Content:

06:17 Did you see out podcasts on cardio and good and bad diet?

07:41 What is metabolism?

08:50 The Impact of under consumption of calories

10:01 How resistance training can speed up metabolism

12:02 The problem with following the research on metabolism

16:06 The value of compound movements

17:00 The challenge of standardising EPOCH and comparing metabolic affect of exercise

20:23 Why you need to abandon what research papers say and trust the anecdotal evidence on this

22:07 Resistance training is scalable and that is its value, cardio training is not and that’s it’s limiting factor

22:52 The importance of technique and consistency

27:24 Why thyroid function and digestion are so important for metabolism

29:26 How hard should you work to optimise metabolism?

Resources:

TT12: Can You Out Train A Bad Diet?

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-talks/id1579578109?i=1000544197000

TT11: Is Cardio The Best For Weight Loss?

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-talks/id1579578109?i=1000542083030

TT2: The Fundamentals: The Gym Exercises Everyone Should Do

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-talks/id1579578109?i=1000531553603

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FT1: Friday Thoughts; The Kettlebell Incident

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 04:00:25 GMT

FT1: Friday Thoughts; The Kettlebell Incident

Friday Thoughts are brief podcasts designed to discuss a short topic which doesn’t have the detail required for a full podcast. Sometimes they are anecdotal, sometimes they are insightful, but always informative.

in this Friday Thought Richard and Lawrence discuss The Kettlebell Incident…

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TT12: Can You Out Train A Bad Diet?

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:00:00 GMT

It’s one of the most asked questions in fitness; can I keep my diet the same and be active enough to offset it. In this episode Richard and Lawrence give you the definitive answer.

Time Stamps:

Intro:

00:17 Why is the NHS in bed with Slimming World

01:57 Dietary accountability

04:24 Why Lawrence thinks the NHS approach to weight loss is wrong

06:19 Peer pressure and group weight loss

Main Content:

08:28 What is a bad diet?

10:02 The Antonio Conte diet at Tottenham

14:43 The calorific impact of two glasses of wine

16:12 Why hard work doesn’t equal success

18:17 The value of rest

20:00 The value of metabolism

23:10 Is muscle tone a myth?

23:59 Why metabolism matters for out training a bad diet

25:26 How Lawrence manipulates metabolic rate

27:04 How the guys manipulate diet

28:57 Water and it’s value on what you eat

34:38 How weight loss is impacted by rest and recovery

41:39 Is a diet is only a bad diet if it impacts your training?

42:43 Are the keto and vegan diets good diets?

48:49 Conclusions

Resources:

New Spurs diet:

https://www.teamtalk.com/tottenham-hotspur/conte-confirms-rumours-fizzy-drinks-ketchup-banned-spurs-canteen

Sleep and weight loss:

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/physical-health/weight-loss-and-sleep

Metabolic speed and weight loss

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/expert-answers/metabolism/faq-20058346

Is tone a myth?

https://www.insider.com/toning-muscles-is-fitness-myth-truth-about-looking-athletic-2021-2%3famp

Hydration benefits:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/drinking-water-helps-with-weight-loss

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TT11: Is Cardio The Best For Weight Loss?

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:00:00 GMT

Cardio is the best way to lose weight… Isn’t it? And HIIT is better than steady state cardio… Right? Maybe it’s best you sit down, because this week’s episode will shock you…

Time Stamps:

00:17 The ‘formula’ and the overweight mindset

02:20 Does discomfort equal progress?

03:56 Calorie burn adaptations from cardio

06:22 The impact of your metabolic rate

10:34 Is HIIT the best method for losing weight?

14:42 The HIIT recovery issue

17:44 Using cardio machines for HIIT to reduce injury risk and the manipulation of rest time versus work time in interval training

20:26 EDT

25:15 What is tone?

27:12 What is steady state training?

29:32 The benefits of Maffetone

32:07 The fitter you get the less effective weight loss is from cardio

33:17 HIIT vs steady state conclusions

36:17 Do what makes you consistent

37:07 Step to success

Resources:

EDT:

https://www.t-nation.com/training/escalating-density-training-revisited

The tone myth:

https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/the-myth-of-toning.html

Jim Fixx:

https://www.si.com/.amp/more-sports/video/2020/05/21/jim-fixx-popular-running

Dr Phil Maffetone:

https://philmaffetone.com

Step benefits for weight loss:

https://www.healthline.com/health/how-many-steps-a-day

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TT10: Where Is The Beef?

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 04:00:00 GMT

In this week’s episode Richard and Lawrence discuss an athlete’s motor control and whether beef production is as harmful to the environment as we have been told.

Time Stamps:

Intro:

00:17 Calf or quad dominance in athletic jumping

03:32 LeBron James and quarter squats

06:59 Joint impact of running for over weight runners

08:44 How people are unable to handle ground reaction force

Main Content:

12:33 The sustainability and beef debate

15:43 Cow emissions and how changing feed reduces those emissions

17:13 Imported beef versus domestic beef

19:29 The soy myth

21:27 Is the government corrupt?

25:30 Why are we cutting out foods we’ve eaten for centuries?

27:01 The flaw of our political system

29:53 How Lawrence would change the political system

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TT9: What Is The Value Of Fasting?

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 03:00:00 GMT

In this week’s episode Richard and Lawrence discuss whether parks should charge trainers to use them, and the true value of fasting.

Time Stamps:

Intro:

00:17 Lawrence went to the park

02:19 Hyde Park costs

Main Content:

07:30 Do you train fasted?

08:35 The 5/2 diet

11:34 How Richard would hunt a woolly mammoth

13:17 Time restricted fasting

15:50 Intermittent fasting and calorie maintenance

17:50 How enzymes work and how sweeteners don’t

21:25 Longer fasts

25:26 Training and being fasted

26:22 Fasting benefits

29:46 The benefits of fasting in treating some cancers

31:26 The negatives to fasting

34:30 Conclusions

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TF2: ‘Coming Out Of University I was One Hundred And Thirty Kilos.’ Talking Fitness With Richard Kelly

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 03:00:00 GMT

In this week’s episode Lawrence interviews Richard and discusses his history degree, his love of Tottenham

Time Stamps:

00:17 What is Modern History?

6:43 Tottenham Finishing Above Arsenal

10:51 The Harry Kane Saga

15:40 What Is Special Populations?

17:59 Richard’s Accountancy Background

22:52 Why Referring Out Is So Valuable

25:57 The Most Vital Components Of A Workout

28:42 Richard’s Top Three Pieces Of Equipment

32:29 Over Focus On Intensity And Niche Training

35:10 Michael Boyle, Charles Poliquin and Kelly Starrett

37:05 Mental Health And Fitness

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TT8: Missing Limb Training and Ben Simmons

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 03:00:00 GMT

In this week’s episode Richard and Lawrence discuss the current situation with Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers and how they would train amputee clients.

Time Stamps:

Intro:

00:17 Ben Simmons Background

1:57 Deficiencies In Simmons’s Game

8:53 Simmons’s Attitude

Main Content:

11:17 Missing Limb Training Memories

13:47 Is Training An Amputee For Sport Easier Than For Day To Day Life?

17:26 The Implicit Unbalanced Nature Of Amputee Training

18:59 Dumb Bell Olympic Lifting Thoughts And Paralympic Chat

25:40 Who Would Have The Advantage, An Amputee From Birth Or Someone Who Became An Amputee In Later Life?

29:30 Are There Benefits In Using Machines With Amputees?

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TF1: ‘The Core Of Everything I Believe In Is Recovery.’ Talking Fitness With Lawrence Davis

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Lawrence Davis is the owner of LXD Fitness. He has been a personal trainer for eleven years, is qualified in both FST and massage and is a graduate of the University of Newcastle.

Time Stamps

00:38 Basketball

06:17 FST

12:02 Massage

14:30 The value of preparation and recovery

17:36 Olympic lifting

23:54 Personal Training

31:20 Training and home life

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TT7: Why Warm Ups Are So Vital Part Two

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:00:00 GMT

In Part Two Richard and Lawrence get into the nitty gritty of warm ups, and how other factors impact the warm up process.

Time Stamps

Intro

00:17 Why are the NHS discouraging people from going to the gym?

02:41 The true cost of obesity, and how you could reduce it

Main Content

08:23 The value of give and take

10:29 Lawrence’s sleep rating system

15:02 Why sleep quality impacts your warm up

17:36 How hormones can impact your warm up

19:10 The difference in warm up between a sprinter and a long distance runner

23:58 What is the difference in warming someone up for power versus warming someone up for strength?

26:29 Conclusions

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TT6: The Truth About Testosterone

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:00:00 GMT

Testosterone is a hormone that has a bad image, is widely blamed for a lot of problems in both gyms and society. But it shouldn’t, it should be lauded. Richard and Lawrence tell us the truth of it.

Time Stamps

Intro

00:17 Richard’s powerlifting update

03:18 How to blend basketball and weight training

06:21 Is it PAP, or Contrast Training?

09:25 Why you should train for health

10:33 The value of technique in sport

15:16 The Three Sandwiches

Main Content

17:17 German Volume Training

20:57 How the lockdowns impacted Richard’s strength and conditioning

24:46 Hormone testing

26:55 The benefits of testosterone

30:42 How testosterone helps you build muscle, recover faster and reduce body fat

32:31 The signs of low testosterone

33:41 Why you shouldn’t just trust the range

34:48 How can you increase your testosterone levels naturally?

38:07 Why is low testosterone so problematic?

40:57 Conclusion

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TT5: Why Warming Up Is So Vital Part One

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 03:00:00 GMT

In this episode Lawrence and Richard discuss the value of warming up, different styles of warm ups and where they fit in for different goal types.

Time Stamps

Intro

00:17 Peloton

03:41 Lawrence’s Home Gym

05:59 Why Community Is The Secret To Peloton’s Success

08:14 The Rowing ‘Fish Game’

09:25 Watt Bike

12:39 The Next Generation Of Smart Watches

Main Content:

17:15 The M Word

18:26 Clients Not Prioritising The Warm Up In Their Own Sessions

20:07 Defining A Warm Up

21:00 Priming

21:44 Should You Static Stretch In A Warm Up?

23:01 Different Types Of Warm Up

24:31Why Warm Ups Are Important For Mindset

28:47 Intensity And Focus

29:21 Imbalances

30:36 FMS And Assessments

33:26 Raising The Heart Rate

36:55 Cold Hands

37:47 Bad Trainers Warm Clients Up On The Treadmill

39:00 The Real Benefits Of A Warm Up

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TT4: The Guys Talk About Cleaning.., And Snatches.., It’s Olympic Lifting Chat

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:00:00 GMT

In this episode the guys talk all things Olympic lifting, a particular favourite of Lawrence! Do you know your snatch from your clean? Listen in to find out more…

Time Stamps

Intro:

00:17 Sexual healing and hypertrophy

02:31 what is a healthy base point for a diet?

04:30 Have you heard of Doctor Sebi?

08:28 Lawrence talks farming (again)

10:03 Why macro numbers might be wrong

Main Content:

13:11 Why Lawrence is such a big fan of Olympic lifting

14:25 What are the Olympic lifts?

20:45 Do you need to be strong first to start Olympic lifting?

24:23 Why Olympic lifting could benefit everyone

27:14 Where should Olympic lifting sit in a programme?

29:17 the value of mobility

31:55 Lawrence’s Olympic lifting example programme

34:47 Why Lawrence isn’t a fan of kettlebells to aid Olympic lifting programmes

42:12 Who isn’t suited to Olympic lifting?

47:52 Olympic lifting equipment

50:09 Is the PT qualification process good enough for trainers to teach Olympic lifting?

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TT3: Over-Reach and Overtrain; The Do’s and Dont’s To Keep Progressing In The Gym

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 03:00:00 GMT

In this episode Lawrence and Richard discuss the difference between overtraining and over-reaching, recovery processes, and what you can do to remedy over-reaching.

Time Stamps

Intro:

Richard Talks About The Sauna 00:17

Lawrence’s Training Programme 03:32

Lawrence Tells Us About His Gardening 11:18

Main Content:

Why We Shouldn’t Call It Overtraining 14:11

Does Training Age Make A Difference? 23:55

What Are The Signs Of Over-Reaching? 28:29

What Methods Are There To Bring About Recovery? 31:01

Conclusions 39:12

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TT2: The Fundamentals: the gym exercises everyone should do

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 03:00:00 GMT

In this episode Richard and Lawrence discuss powerlifting numbers in the intro and have a lively debate over which exercises everyone should gain proficiency in and include in their regular workout routines.

Episode Details:

Powerlifting 00:17
The Fundamentals Part 1: 9:20
The Fundamentals Part 2: 25:07
Summary: 38:59

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TT1: How to stay motivated in the gym after you hit your goal

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 03:00:00 GMT

In this episode Richard and Lawrence discuss how to stay motivated in the gym after you've hit your first goal and open the episode off discussing the recent fat and sugar tax.

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