Strength Chat

What a way to mark Strength Chats 250th episode! This week I had the pleasure of being joined by the Founder of the Personal Trainer Development Centre and the Online Trainer Academy, as well as an author and Personal Trainer, Jonathan Goodman. Jonathan has helped literally thousands of coaches and trainers development their businesses and progress in their careers, all based on strategies he been...

In this weeks Strength Chat I was joined a award winning nutritionist, personal trainer, and online coach, Sophia Harris. Sophia puts some awesome content and information out there and answers a lot of questions about nutrition that people struggle with. Now we’re in February and the January motivation may be dropping off, we chatted about why and how nutrition is such a minefield, what to do with...

What an episode! In this weeks Strength Chat I was joined by a true legend in the world of strength sports. Today I had the pleasure of being joined by 2x Powerlifting World Champion and 3x Worlds Strongest Man, Bill Kazmaier. After recently seeing Bill at a seminar in Leeds, it was great to dive deeper into some of this stories and how he became such a giant in the world of strength. This is an e...

In this week’s episode I was joined by a Strength Chat veteran, being a part of the famous Powerlifting Roundtable episodes. This weeks guest was coach, powerlifter, and the new Head of Strength & Conditioning at Oldham Rugby League, Dan Bedford. I’ve known Dan for some time and have know he’s competed to a good level in both rugby league and powerlifting. However, changing from one sport to anoth...

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome this guest back to Strength Chat. We last spoke back in Episode 196, which was a really popular episode. This week I caught up with Andrew Coates. I’ve followed Andrew’s content for quite a while now and feel like a lot of my philosophies and values are aligned with his. In this episode we chatted about how to develop your career as a coach or trainer, common...

Here’s an episode from the archives for this weeks Strength Chat. In 2018 I had the pleasure of hosting this guy for a seminar in Leeds, U.K., fresh from winning the 2017 Worlds Strongest Man title. Here is the footage of the chat from before that seminar with first man to pull 500kg, Eddie Hall. It was great to hear how open and honest Eddie was, as well as getting a great insight into his mindse...

It was absolute pleasure to welcome this guy back on Strength Chat for this week’s episode. We last spoke back in Episode 115. He’s a physical preparation coach and the Co-Owner of IFAST, Mike Robertson. When it comes to developing systems and knowing what to programme that is going to get results, Mike has so much knowledge and experience. In this episode we chatted about programming, and can we...

In this week’s Strength Chat, it was awesome to be joined by the Owner of Diesel Strength & Conditioning and the CPPS Director of Personal Training, Jim Smith, and Brian Oberther. Both guys put some great content and information our there and have established themselves as a really useful coaching resource. In this episode we chatted about assessing, programming, and how to develop as a coach. You...

For this weeks Strength Chat, it was awesome to be joined by the deadlift king, pulling a mind blowing 487.5kg at The American Pro this year, Danny Grigsby. This feat of strength is even more impressive as Danny is also a full time US Marine and as we discuss in the episode, it’s not always straightforward with managing training. We also covered how he balances training the other lifts in his trai...

In this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by two awesome guests, the Founder of INDI Performance and a Sports Dietitian, Paige Mills and Leah Higl. Nutrition is important for performance; however, it often falls down the list of priorities behind training and life getting the way. In this episode we covered the difference between nutrition for performance versus life, common mistakes and how to f...

In this week’s Strength Chat, it was an absolute pleasure to be joined by an IFBB Pro Bodybuilder with over 10 years of coaching and competitive bodybuilding experience, Kuba Sylvester Cielen. The content and information Kuba puts out there is awesome. Not only that, but as a source of motivation and leading by example, he sets the standard. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about balancing t...

I last spoke to this guest in Episode 152, and it was great to welcome her back in this weeks Strength Chat as the 2022 IPF World Champion! In this episode I was joined by the one and only, Meg Scanlon. It was awesome to catch up with Meg as the last time we spoke we touched on her goals and what we could expect to see from her on the platform. She did not disappoint. In this episode we chatted ab...

It was an absolute pleasure to be joined in this weeks Strength Chat by a strength and conditioning coach, who, for the last 15 years has worked with the New Zealand All Blacks, Nic Gill. To be able to speak with someone of Nic’s knowledge and experience was awesome. In this episode we chatted about working with athletes in camps, when to push and when to maintain, as well as how not to overcompli...

In this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by registered dietitian, personal trainer, and competitive powerlifter, Dan Feldman. As more people start to participate in strength sports and training, it’s only natural that they look at information on nutrition as well. However, there can be a lot of misleading information out there to filter through. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about the mi...

It was great to catch up with this guy in this weeks Strength Chat after last speaking with him back in episode 107. Today I was joined by The Barbell Physio, Zach Long. The content and information that Zach puts out there is awesome. He strikes that balance between still getting his clients and athletes to still train hard, but also work around, manage, and progress from their injuries or niggles...

I last spoke to this guy back in episode 57 and 101, which were really popular episodes. This week I caught up with the one and only, Jordan Syatt. Having followed Jordan for some time, I really buy in to his approach to coaching. He doesn’t beat around the bush and says it how it is, even if that means that some people may not like it. With that in mind, in this episode, we chatted about why work...

In this week’s episode I was joined by 4x Paralympian, winning a silver medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Ali Jawad. The success Ali has had in Para Powerlifting is awesome, competing at the highest level and breaking numerous world records, so to be able to chat with him and hear his story was great. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about how he started Para Powerlifting, his career a...

It was an absolute pleasure to be joined this week on Strength Chat by strength coach and the Co-Founder of Jailhouse Strong, Josh Bryant. With the entry level to start to strength training being so low, and the benefits to a persons physical and mental health being so great, it’s sometimes surprising how overcomplicated it can be made. Ultimately, what we talk about in this episode, there are som...

In this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by a Doctor of Physical Therapy, strength and conditioning specialist, and one of the minds behind The Prehab Guys, Craig Lindell. It was great to chat with Craig as I have followed The Prehab Guys for some time now as they put some awesome content and information out there. In this episode, we chatted about the thought process behind what prehab is, inju...

I always enjoy catching up with this guy and it was an absolute pleasure to have him as a guest on this weeks Strength Chat. In this episode I was joined by the Founder of Built Strong Online Coaching, John Cunningham. I’ve known John for some time now and we share a lot of the same philosophies on training and coaching which is always a good position to be in when wanting to bounce ideas off one...

In this week’s Strength Chat, it was a pleasure to be joined by one of the worlds leading authorities on strength and power training for sports athletes, as well as the former President of the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association, Dan Baker. To be able to chat with someone of Dans experience, knowledge, and success was awesome. From working with a variety of sports to the success he th...

In this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by an athlete and coach who has competed in strongman, powerlifting, and bodybuilding, Brittany Diamond. Having competed in such a variety of strength sports, it was great to hear the lessons that Brittany had learnt from them all and how she has applied those lessons to her own training, but also to the work she does with her clients. Therefore, in this...

I last spoke to this guy way back in Episode 170 and it was great to catch up with him again in this week’s Strength Chat. In this episode I was joined by the creator of Compound Performance, Kyle Dobbs. I have followed Kyles content for some time now and buy in to a lot of his coaching and training philosophies. There’s a lot of information out there and sometimes, for clients and coaches, it can...

In this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by the creator of Whiteboard Daily, Karl Eagleman. To be able to chat with Karl was awesome. The content he shares is really useful and practical which you can apply on the gym floor. The fact he’s been able to put these cues and tips down in a book is great and can be a really good go to resource for exercises people may, or can, struggle with. Therefore...

In this week’s episode I had the pleasure of being joined by the Founders of Athletes Authority, Karl Goodman, and Lachlan Wilmot. To be able to chat with both these guys was awesome. What they have created at Athletes Authority is great to see and you only have to look at the results they are getting with their athletes. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about nature vs nurture, creating a c...