Strength Chat

In this episode, I was joined by published scientist, adjunct professor at the University of Tampa and competitive bodybuilder, Chris Barakat. Chris puts some awesome content and information out there and has been heavily involved in the research surrounding changing body composition. I know this is a goal a lot of people are always chasing, building muscle whilst also losing body fat. Therefore,...

For this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by 9x USAPL and IPF champion over multiple weight classes, Ryan Stills. Competing equipped and raw, taking time away from lifting to play American Football, all whilst having a full-time job. It’s safe to say that it makes Ryan’s success on the platform even more awe inspiring. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about all things powerlifting and balan...

In this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by strength coach and founder of the Apex Strength Society, Sean McInroy. When it comes to strength training, it’s not always about competing in powerlifting, weightlifting or strongman. Sometimes people just want to get stronger. This is where Sean comes in, creating great content and delivering coaching to make sure people can get stronger. Therefore, i...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat this week. In this episode I was joined by the founder of Barbell Rehab and a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Dr. Michael Mash. Getting involved in strength training is a good entry point to get people moving more, however, a lot of people can be reluctant to do this. This is because of the stigma around all strength training bei...

Happy New Year and the Strength Chat podcast is back up and running! To kick of this year’s episodes, I was joined by a writer who has written for such websites as T-Nation and the PTDC, as well as a coach who has helped countless clients achieve their results. Today I was joined by Andrew Coates. With the start of a new year there can be a lot of information and content being put out there within...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat. For this week’s episode I was joined by a combat sports specialist and the owner of The Strength Box, Leeds, Reiss Silva. Reiss puts some awesome content and information out there and you can he has refined his coaching and programming over time to get the great results he gets with his clients and athletes. Therefore, in th...

In this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by IPF World Champion Joy Nnamani and IPF squat world record holder Bobbie Butters. Both lifters represented Great Britain at this year’s world championships in Sweden and gave some awesome performances, finishing first and third. With both being so successful on the platform, it was interesting to see that they both had some very clear similarities, but a...

For this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by the Founder of Barbell Medicine and elite level powerlifter, Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum. The content and information that Jordan and Barbell Medicine put out there is awesome. Not only do they get people stronger, but they also put emphasis on developing healthy and robust lifters. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about the myths surrounding injuries...

It’s always a pleasure to have this guy on the podcast. A good friend and an awesome coach, for this week’s Strength Chat I was joined by Connor Clennan. In this episode, we covered a topic that is often neglected overlooked when it comes to coaching, or clients trying to achieve their goals. That is our emotions and mindset surrounding food. Therefore, I chatted with Connor about his new project...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest for this weeks Strength Chat. In this episode I was joined by a powerlifter who has been involved in the sport for 40+ years and is still breaking records and winning national and international titles, David Ricks. At this years World Powerlifting Championships in Sweden David won his 10th World Championship, as well as setting new world reco...

In this week’s episode I chatted with the Head of Performance of British Weightlifting, Stuart Martin. With the recent success of British Weightlifters at recent international competitions and the Olympics, there’s a pretty exciting future ahead for British Weightlifting. However, outside of the day-to-day programming and training from the lifters, there has to be a bigger plan in the background....

This guy! It was a pleasure to have him as a guest on Strength Chat once before, and it was even better catching up with him again. In this week’s episode I was joined by The Australian Strength Coach and creator of The Strength System, Sebastian Oreb. When it comes to getting people stronger, this guy knows what he’s talking about. You only have to look at the clients he’s worked with. However, i...

It was an absolute pleasure having these two guys as guests on this week’s episodes. Really enjoyed hosting this weeks Strength Chat with two coaches who have multiple world and national titles to their names, simply put, they know what they’re doing when it comes to coaching powerlifting. This week I was joined by Jason Tremblay and Arian Khamesi. After completing an internship with the Strength...

For this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by a coach with over 20 years’ experience, have worked with NFL athletes and bodybuilders as well as countless gen pop clients, Nick Tumminello. With such a successful career and having worked with such a variety of clients, it’s safe to say that Nick knows what he’s doing when it comes to coaching and building relationships with clients. Therefore, in t...

In this week’s episode I spoke with powerlifter and human performance scientist, Dr. Megan Bryanton-Jones. In a world where powerlifting is becoming more and more professional in terms of training and coaching, Megan is one of the leading forces with that. Her unbiased approach allows her to use the best method to get the best of out her lifters through her knowledge of biomechanics and video anal...

For this weeks Strength Chat episode, I was joined by the Founder of JST Compete and the first UK athlete to qualify for the CrossFit Games, Steven Fawcett. From Stevens experience of competing in CrossFit, you can see he tries to pass that knowledge and experience onto the athletes he coaches. With the amount of athletes he has competing, and having success, you can see that what he does works. T...

In this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Olympian, weightlifter and coach, Sonny Webster. With the experience and level that Sonny has competed at, you can see that he is an advocate of practising what he preaches. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about mobility and the role it plays in getting stronger, as well as developing mobility over time and how to be effective and...

I felt lucky to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat twice before, so to have him on a third time, I feel honoured. In this week’s episode, I caught up with the man, the myth, the legend, Dr. Mike Israetel. I buy into a lot of Mikes thoughts and philosophies on coaching and training. How he puts his points across and backs up what he says with science and his knowledge and experience is aweso...

I really enjoyed this episode! For this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by speed coach and good friend, Mat Cook. Mat runs Transferable Training where he coaches grassroot athletes all the way up to England internationals. I’ve worked with Mat for a long time now and to have seen his progression in terms of his coaching and knowledge skillset has been awesome. Therefore, in this episode, we cha...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat. In this episode I was joined by the Founder of ProSport Physiotherapy, having worked with England Rugby Union and Rugby League as well as being a mentor to physios not only around the U.K. but the world as well, Dave O’Sullivan. To be able to chat with someone of Dave’s experience was awesome and it was great to hear how has...

In this week’s episode I was joined by the CEO and Co-Founder of Output Sports, Martin O’Reilly. Output Sports are revolutionizing the way athletic staff optimize sports performance. Using advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques they have developed an end-to-end solution that can test multiple components of athletic performance and track training programmes with a single wearabl...

For this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by competitive powerlifter and owner of Ethos Strength, Sam Hall. This was a chat I was really looking forward to because Sam puts some awesome content and information out there and I agree with a lot of his philosophies on coaching and training. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about goal setting, mindset and what may be holding a lifters progress...

In this week’s episode, I was joined by competitive powerlifter, martial artist and the Assistant Head Coach at Kabuki Strength, Kyle Young. With experience of competing in two sports that are at opposite ends of the spectrum, and traditionally conflicting training styles, it was interesting to speak to Kyle about the lessons he has learnt from both powerlifting and combat sports. Therefore, in th...

With the first episode I had with this guy being so popular, it was awesome to have him on Strength Chat as a guest again. For this week’s episode I was joined by the Worlds Strongest Bodybuilder and Founder of The Vertical Diet, Stan Efferding. With so much knowledge and experience of working in the fitness industry, and having great success with it, there’s a lot to learn from Stan. Therefore, i...

In this weeks Strength Chat, I got to speak with a Doctor of Physical Therapy, working with The Strength Guys, Dr. Jacob Templar. Jacob provides some awesome content and information and isn’t afraid of throwing a meme or two out there. How makes complex topics surrounding pain and injury into easily digestible information is really useful. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about providing mor...