Fitinfoclub

Its good to finally be back!   In this episode Dan Morgan from Melbourne Strength and Conditioning comes on the show to discuss how he got into his role as head of programming at MSC, defining your role in a very broad industry, programming, and more!

For episode 59 S&C coach Mick Stierli comes on the show to talk about his experience in working in the police force, and more specifically implementing training initiatives and program from the entry level to the elite special forces. Mick covers a wide range of topics including the background policy work, the impact of the S&C program, the program itself, and more!

For this episode I took a bit of a different angle, interviewing John Harder - a photographer from Missouri who through RP coaching lost a significant amount of weight. In this episode we talk about how he did it, why did it, what he went through, lessons for coaches and those seeking weight loss alike, and much, much more!

For episode 57 Alex Viada from Complete Human Performance came on the show to share his knowledge and opinion on a wide range of topics, including hybrid training, lessons he learnt and wishes he knew prior to starting, what initiated his interest in becoming a hybrid athlete, nutritional considerations, and more!

For episode 56 strength coach Matt Jolley from BANG fitness comes on the show from a different angle – outdoor adventures. Matt shares his knowledge and experience on training himself and others for big outdoor trekking adventures including the Kokoda Trail. We cover almost everything including programming, preparation, most common mishaps, and more!

Dr Silvernail comes on the show for episode 55 to discuss the science of pain, posture, scope of practice and more. Some interesting points included: Is there a difference between injury and pain? How can good posture be defined? Can we fix 'bad' posture? Is foam rolling an effective warmup modality?

For episode 54 I finally got the charismatic and humorous Georgia Dow on to talk mindset around competition, how to avoid 'psyching' out, why people do it, common strategies she employs to manage it, and more!

For episode 53 Brett Bartholomew from Bartholomew Strength comes on the show to talk about his experience working with all ranges of populations from professional athletes to the general population. We touch on a number of topics, most notably Brett's passion and expertise in precise communication and the development of client-coach rapport and its effect on adherence, motivation, and hence results. Plenty to be taken away and applied for all!

Marcus Bondi comes on for episode 52 to give a different spin on fitness for the podcast. We discuss a range of topics including how Marcus got involved in developing the community at the Bondi outdoor gym, setting world records, improving outdoor bar skills, and more!

In this episode strength coach and PTDC supervisor Meghan Callaway comes on the show to talk about her path into strength training and coaching, her philosophies, innovative exercise ideas, strength training for women, personal development, and more!

Milestone episode 50 comes in with two big names in the industry: Mike Israetel & Nick Shaw from Renaissance Periodization. What were Mike's biggest takeaways from his recent cut and bulk phases? Are there benefits to eating organic? What is organic? Artificial sweeteners, Muscle building, diet composition, and more! So much good stuff in this episode!

In this short, information packed episode, Darren Burgess comes on the show to talk about his stint as head S&C coach at Liverpool Football Club. In the episode he covers his programming principles, his experience working with top level athletes (Gerard, Suarez, Skrtel, Torres, and more) and how he managed to overcome the dogma of resistance training in football. Plenty to take away from this action packed episode with more to come in the near future!!

For episode 48 Menno Henselmans, known for his science driven approach to all things training comes on the show to talk programming, effective methods for growing lagging muscle groups, tailoring different dieting strategies to athletes/clients, coaching, continuing ed, and more!

Lisa Lewis comes on the show to talk about the mindset side of fitness - setting goals, dealing with fluctuations in progress, dealing with clients' goals, and more!

Nick Shaw comes onto the Fitinfoclub Podcast to talk about establishing Renaissance Periodization and branding the company, RP's hiring protocol, their programming, and more!

For episode 45 of the podcast, author of 'Mass' Pat Davidson comes on the show to talk about his newest resource, experience in training a wide range of athletes, programming principles, and more!

For episode 44 of the podcast I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin Larrabee, producer of the most popular fitness podcast on iTunes (The Fitcast). Kevin and I cover a range of topics, including the CFSC and what's new in the CFSC level 2, everybody's role in the fitness industry, helpful resources, and more!

In this episode Christian Thibaudeau - one of the biggest T-nation authors - came on the show to talk about his experience in working with bodybuilders, olympic lifters, and everyone in between. We also discussed his best strategies for developing lagging body parts, and how the two former training styles can compliment eachother!

MBSC strength coach Dan McGinley comes onto the Fitinfoclub podcast to talk about his current experience in Guangzhou, China working with Chinese Olympic-hopefuls. We cover a range of topics including programming, coaching, the challenges involved with communicating with others despite significant language barriers, and more!

You guessed it - for epsiode 41 I got Bret Contreras on to talk shop on... Glutes! In this episode Bret first discusses how he got into the industry (fascinating story!), his phd study, and more!