All Things Strength & Wellness

This Episodes Guest is Bret Contreras On this show Bret and I discussed - Bret's Background, influences, problems that Bret's see's within the Strength and Conditioning industry, a recent thread on Strengthcoach.com called - Grill Bret Contreras, and much more. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This Episodes Guest is Reed Davis. Reed Davis is the founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN). On this show Reed and I discussed - Reed's Background, influences, problems that Reed see's within the health, wellness, and medical profession, FDN's philosophy, and much more. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This Episodes Guest is Nicole Rodriguez. Nicole is a strength and conditioning coach and educator at Athletes Performance in Arizona in the US. Nicole is also a former head strength and conditioning coach at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning. On this show Nic and I discussed - Nic's background, influences, problems she see's within the industry, what is the main difference between working at Athletes Performance and Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning, the overall philosophy at Athletes Performance, and much more. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB Show Notes: Athletes Performance will be hosting their Phase 1 and Phase 2 Mentorships in Dublin City University (DCU), Dublin, Ireland, this coming August. Be sure to book your place as soon as possible so you will not miss out on this great learning opportunity. Nicole Rodriguez will be instructing the Phase 1 Mentorship - August 19-22 Nick Winkleman will be instructing the Phase 2 Mentorship - August 26-29 Nicoles email: nrodriguez@athle

This episodes guest is Coach Vern Gambetta. Vern is the author of three books - Athletic Development, Following the Functional Path, and The Gambetta Method, as well as producing several DVDs. On this episode Vern and I discussed - Vern's background, influences, training philosophy, and his thoughts on the Functional Movement Screen, and many more topics. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This episodes guest is Strength and Wellness Coach Kevin Cann of Genetic Potential Nutrition. On this episode Kevin and I discussed - Kevins background, influences, nutritional philosophy, kevins take on supplementation, and his thoughts on the recent Fish Oil and prostate cancer study, and many more topics. Hope you guys enjoy the show, Stay Stay, RB

This episodes guest is Karl Safran of No Bull Training. On this episode me and Karl discussed: Running a Strength & Conditioning/Personal Training Facility, nutrition, client education, and the release of Karls first book - No Bull training - A Personal Training Fitness Guide for all! Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This Episodes guest is Jane Bennett, who is the author of - The Pill: Are you sure its for you? On this episode Jane and myself discussed - Side effects of the Pill, natural contraception methods, embracing menstruation, pre-natal nutrition and lifestyle protocols for enhancing fertility and healthy conception, and many more topics. I hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB Show Links: Francesca Naish Website: - Natural Fertility Management

This Episodes guest is Louie Simmons, who is the owner and founder of Westside Barbell - The worlds strongest gym! Louie is the author of - The Westside Book of methods, and has also produce numerous DVD products. On this episode Louie and myself discussed - The Conjugate Method, problems Louie see's with the coaches trying to get their athletes strong, why Louie believes that the conjugate method can enhance athletic and powerlifting performance, and many more topics. I hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This episodes guest is Dr. Stuart McGill, who is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Dr. McGill is also the author of two books - Low Back Disorders, and Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance. He also has produced two DVDs - The Ultimate Back - Enhancing Performance, and The Ultimate Back - Assessment and Therapeutic Exercise. On this episode Dr. McGill and myself discussed - common reasons why the low back breaks down, common problems Dr. McGill see's with core training, problems Dr. McGill see's with some rehabilitation protocols that are used to treat low back pain, and/or dysfunction, Dr. McGill's 5 stage protocol at rehabbing low back pain and/or dysfunction, and many more topics. I hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This episodes guest is Josh Rubin from East-West Healing. We discussed many topics on this episode including, problems with the health and wellness industry, is sugar really a bad guy, the dangers of poly-unsaturated fats, fish oil consumption, benefits of saturated fat, and many more topics. I hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This episodes guest is Brian Grasso, co-founder of Free Thinking Renegade (FTR) Nation, and former founder of the International Youth and Conditioning Association (IYCA). On this episode Brian and I discussed; why Brian decided to set up the IYCA, and why he decided to leave the organization in 2011. Why Brian went onto set up FTR nation and what he hopes to accomplish through it, problems Brian sees with our cultural conditioning and what may help solve this, and many more topics. I hope you guys enjoy the show, Stay Strong, RB

This Episodes guest is Strength and Conditioning Coach Lee Taft of Sports Speed Etc. Lee is one of the industry's leading experts on multi-directional speed training. On this episode Lee and I discussed many topics including Lee's influences on him as a coach, problems Lee sees within the field of strength and conditioning, problems Lee sees with the coaching of multi-directional speed training, Lee's training Philosophy, and much more. Hope you guys enjoy the show! Stay Strong, RB

This episodes guest is Brad Pilon from Eat Stop Eat. Brad is one of the foremost experts on intermittent fasting, and has authored two popular ebooks: Eat Stop Eat How Much Protein On this show we discussed the many benefits, criticisms, and misunderstandings about intermittent fasting. As always it was a great show with great information. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This episodes guest is Charlie Weingroff. Charlie is a well know strength coach and physical therapist from the US. Charlie is also well know around the world for his first DVD series - Training = rehab, rehab = Training. On this show Charlie and I discussed such topics as: Why Training = rehab, rehab = Training as the name for his first DVD project His new DVD project with Patrick Ward and Joel Jamieson Strength in Motion Why some people criticize the FMS As well as Joint Centration, High Threshold Strategies, Breathing and the Autonomic Nervous System, packing the neck and much more I hope you guys really enjoy the interview. Stay Strong, RB Ps. Link to the video that Charlie mentions during the show of the old timers with packed necks - here.

This episode's guest is Dave Tenney. Dave is the Physical Preparation (strength & conditioning) coach for the Seattle Sounders soccer team in the US. On this episode Dave and myself discussed everything and anything to do with optimal Energy System Development. I hope you guys really enjoy the interview. Stay Strong, RB

This episode's guest is Elliott Hulse of Hulse Strength. Elliott is a strength and conditioning coach from Florida in the USA who has a big following on Youtube. Elliott is known for his extremely holistic outlook on not just strength and conditioning but on life as a whole. On this episode Elliott and myself discussed topics such as: -Influences on Elliott as a coach and person -Nutrition & Intermittent Fasting -Elliott's Lean Hybrid Muscle Building Program -Spirituality -What Gods means to Elliott -And much more I hope you guys really enjoy the interview. Stay Strong, RB

This episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Roxanne Meadows and Jacque Fresco from The Venus Project. We discuss what exactly is The Venus Project, its philosophy, ideas, and inventions. I hope you guys really enjoy the interview. Stay Strong, RB

Finally!! I'm back with a great interview Dr. Jack Kruse. We discussed many things related to regaining, maintaining, and optimizing health and wellness. We also discussed Dr. Kruses Leptin Reset protocol, and many other topics. I really hope you guys enjoy the show and the information. Be sure to check out Dr. Kruses Blog. It is jammed packed with unreal information. Stay Strong, RB

This episodes guest is Mr. Mike Mahler. Mike is a world renowned Kettlebell except, as well as an except in the field of hormonal optimization. Mike recently published his first book "Live Life Aggressively" - What self  help guru's should be telling, which we discussed about on the show. I hope you guys enjoy the show. Its a one good. Stay Strong, RB

In this episode I had the plesure of interviewing Nora Gedgaudas, who is author of Primal Body, Primal Mind. In the interview our discussion was based around Nora's philosophy of health, wellness, and longevity, as well as some other interesting topics from her book. Stay Strong, RB