Push Pull Legs Podcast

53. Tony Gentilcore - Part One - Assessments - Training - Nutrition?

Big Show - We are joined by Mr Tony Gentilcore This is part one... (tune in next week for part 2) So we chatting about a range of topics... - Being a coach - Tony's assessments - The state of personal training assessments - Training for general population - Training for athletes - dysfunctions that are common for tony to fix - Flow warm ups Get here next week for... everything about... well tune in next week...

52. The Gym in January - First Gym Experience - Facebook Listener Group Launch

We have launched our listener group on Facebook - go find it now. The gym in January is a treacherous place... So we... well dan got annoyed with some of the attitudes of trainers online about the amount of people in their gyms this month. we ranted a bit.. but gave the possibility of making them new clients? getting new business and trying to make them feel welcome. We were all in their shoes once Tom and Dan share their first gym experiences. Catching up on Tom and Dans Training. Stupid things - Shakeology ... yep you read that right.

51. Dr Lisa Lewis - Psychology for Everything Fitness - Men and Women

First show of 2017! - its a great one. Dr Lisa Lewis joins the boys for some real qualified talk on psychology. Lisa has a private clinic in Boston - Lectures at University - Speaks Publicly and runs workshops about getting women in to strength training. She is one of the people to watch out for in 2017 So our discussion covers... - Im not afraid to lift - workshops with Artemis Scantalides - Experience in strength sport - Clients she has worked with that are awesome - How to go from average to awesome - Why men and women are different in training... should they be? - Pregnant training and more important topics.. - Best Egg Preparation - Best Protein bar in the US - Favourite Meats - Top People to follow in Psychology - Favourite Exercise

50. The Pulley Awards

The Pulleys! The First award show... covering all the important fitness... and not so fitness topics of the year. The Awards are as follows - - Best Guest - Worst Guest - Best Protein Bar - Worst Training Fad - Best Machine Based Exercise - Best Free Weight Exercise - Best Gym Attire - Best Coffee House - Best - Bad Coffee - Best Burger Joint - Best Cereal And the 2 most important .. Best Listnener and Most Stupid thing of the year,

49. How do you Progress? - Christmas Nutrition

So in a recent semina - tom got ask a question on how he devises his progressions. most of his progressions in mind fall into a technical - mechanical - movement progression... but just how many ways can we progress an exercise? Dan gives his view on what should be happening in the christians holidays with your nutrition. and a couple of old favourites have riled us in stupid things on the internet.

48. Size Versus Strength?

This week we argue about the importance of both size and strength... why tom sucks at high reps.. why dan is just weak... How important is muscle growth for strength gains? we look over what percentages to use, will they match up with your ranges. what muscle fibre types are in use, can you focus on both or do you have to pick one?? we answer a listener question about triathlons and endurance training in general Dan goes off on stupid things.

47. Starting Your Lean Bulking and Gain Phase - Thoughts on Level 2/3 PT Courses

We start off discussing why tom went as a client for his own client... He participated in his clients level 2 fitness coaching exam - mainly so he could see what people are tested for how the instruction was given ... and how we could make it better!!! we move on to discuss lean bulking and lean gaining for physique and strength athletes. and some thing about Instagram is on stupid on the internet this week - well not Instagram but ... something that pops up frequently on it

46. My First Powerlifting Comp - Stupid Things Extended Edition

Dan is back from his travels - Tom competes in his first powerlifting event - Stupid things goes crazy as dan has been away for 3 weeks... We learn what dan has been up to, keeping everything in check Tom talks about the Highs and the Lows of the first comp he entered - What was Good - What was Bad - Improvements? Stupid things... Where do we start ... Green Tea Health benefits Waist Trimmer Belts Flat Whites Angry Vegans not tracking Tracking Cortisol Try to stick to what your an expert in... and if you go out of your comfort zone, make sure its dam right!

45. Steve Hall - Flexible Dieting AND Flexible Training?

Joined by Steve Hall, this week tom and steve, with dan having one more week travelling around... sit down to discuss a couple of things Steve is the founder of Revive Stronger, and also has his own podcast! Flexible dieting - what our definition is? Good Practice and Bad Practice, common failings and who should be doing it. Flexible training - what do we mean? who should be doing it? will it make much of an impact to me? how we can be smart! For all stoves followers... we find out, gravy or icing powerlifting or bodybuilding Favorite exercise favorite machine worst exercise given to a client who to follow in the industry Lastly he joins the game of stupid things on the internet this week... our favourite bane guys are back... and steve has his own...

44. Rakhesh Martyn - Client-Cast - Everything about Online Coaching - From a Clients Point of View

What is it like to be an online client? Both Tom and Dan are online coaches and are online clients. but we decided to bring on a client with no background in fitness to talk about the experience of online coaching to give the a great perspecticve on the whole journey. We learn - How did he hear about it? What made him approach his coach? How were his expectations managed? How did a coach help nutritionally, training and lifestyle? What to look for in a coach? What is a coach looking for in a client? How was the whole things set out? Week to Week - Month to Month Why Online? not real life? How Much should you pay? What could be improved about the whole process?