Strength Chat

For this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by the coach behind the New Zealand Powerlifting Academy, Dominique Basabas. It was great to chat with Dominique and hear his thoughts and philosophies on programming, training, and coaching. You can see from the lifters that he works with that it’s a team effort to his approach and that shows in the results they get on the platform. Therefore, in this e...

In this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by competitive powerlifter and strongman, as well as the Founder of The TOP Strength Project, Steve Tripp. It was awesome to chat with Steve because he’s been there and done it. He leads by example and can relate to his clients, which is key when it comes to building buy in and relationships. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about competing and trai...

In this week’s episode it was an absolute pleasure to be joined by the Co-Founder of Elemental Formulations and a coach with The Strength Guys, Ben Esgro. To be able to chat with someone of Bens knowledge and experience was awesome. You can see that he has a real passion and interest for what he does by wanting to find answers, push boundaries and provide a high standard of service. Therefore, in...

For this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by a licensed psychologist helping personal trainers and strength coaches enhance their communication and motivational skills, Dr. Lisa Lewis. Communication is key when to comes to working and getting results with clients. It’s not always a case of keeping client’s motivation, as from speaking with Lisa, it’s clear that motivation can often be misundersto...

In this week’s Strength Chat, it was absolute pleasure to be joined a coach with over three decades of experience working with athletes across a variety of sports, as well as being the author of two books and being published in numerous journals, Joe Kenn. To be able to speak to a coach with Joes experience and success was awesome, not just from his time in American Football, but across a variety...

In this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by the U125kg British All Time Record Holder, online coach and some may say the Worlds Strongest Golfer, Sam Bollands. It was awesome to have the opportunity to speak a lifter of Sam’s quality and hear his story of progressing in powerlifting in such a short space of time, as well as life away from powerlifting. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on this weeks Strength Chat. In this episode I was joined by online coach, and some say the Thor of the fitness world, Ben Mudge. As a coaches, we only see the potential in clients and are there to help and support them to reach their goals. To see how Ben has does this, as well as managing his own obstacles and challenges, is awesome to see....

In this week’s episode I was joined by powerlifter, gym owner and Director at Brawn Power, Andy Smith. It was great to chat with Andy as he has been involved with some exciting projects to add value to the strength training community, as well as running his own gym and online coaching business. However, none of these things have not come without their challenges. Therefore, in this episode, we cha...

It was an absolute pleasure to be joined by strength and nutrition coach and the founder of Tailored Coaching Method, Cody McBroom. It was awesome to chat with Cody who puts some great content and information out there. It’s not just smoke and mirror content to attract views on social media. His blog and YouTube provide a great resource to educate and coach clients to long lasting results. Therefo...

In this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by the Chief Experience Officer and strength coach at Barbell Logic, competing in powerlifting and jiu-jitsu, Niki Sims. To be able to chat with Niki was awesome as she puts some great content and information out there. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about what’s important to you when it comes to training, how to stay consistent and having boundari...

In this week’s Strength Chat, I was lucky enough to be joined by two strongwomen with multiple national and international titles to their names, Donna Moore and Jenny Todd. Both women have accomplished so much within strongman and seen the sport grow massively over the last few years, especially strongwoman. It was also great to hear that strength training and getting strong didn’t just benefit th...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat back in episode 136, it was even better catching up with him again. This week I was joined by the man with the answer to all your knee, hamstring, feet and hip mobility issues, David Grey. When working with athletes, and especially when they’re coming back from injury, movement is key within that process. Therefore, in this e...

For this weeks episode it was an absolute pleasure to be joined by a Ph. D in psychology and certified health and fitness coach, Dr. Kasey Orvidas. Adding a different aspect to coaching with her knowledge and experience in psychology research and coaching in the gym, I really enjoyed chatting with Kasey. One of the biggest factors that hold people back is their mindset and it’s amazing how many ar...

In this week’s episode I was joined by former Naval Officer, having competed in powerlifting to iron mans, and the Director of the Barbell Academy at Barbell Logic, CJ Gotcher. With such a varied training background I think CJ is a great example of using training as a tool that should be enjoyed. His journey from believing there’s only one right way to train, to then being open to realise there’s...

For this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by the current French, European and World Powerlifting Champion, Lya Bavoil. To have the opportunity to speak with a lifter of the calibre of Lya was awesome. You can see that she loves powerlifting and that reflects in the success she has on the platform, as well as the work she puts in behind the scenes. It was also great to hear how powerlifting has h...

I’ve been lucky enough to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat three times before, and in this episode, he entered a special club of making a fourth appearance. This week I was joined by a man who needs no introduction, the Founder of Reactive Training Systems, Mike Tuchscherer. It was great to catch up with Mike and it was even better to see him return to the platform a few weeks ago after 6...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat this week. In this episode, I was joined by a coach with 25 years’ experience of coaching and competing in strength sports, as well as the Founder of Barbell Logic, Matt Reynolds. I have followed Matt and Barbell Logic for some time now and their attention to detail, coaching standards and results they get with their clients...

For this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by the Director of Performance & Sports Science at Athletic Lab with over 20 years’ experience in elite performance, Mike Young. Mike has such a wide range of experience and knowledge from the great coaches and various sports and athletes he has worked with. How he has applied this to get the results he has produced at the very highest level is awesome. T...

In this week’s episode, I was joined by Pro Strongwoman and the new Rogue Replica Dinnie Stones World Record Holder, Chloe Brennan. Chloe is pound for pound one of the strongest women on the planet. Having balanced her training with a full-time nursing job, since turning pro she has gone from strength to strength. This is not just as an athlete, but in her own coaching services she offers. Therefo...

For this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by a powerlifter, weightlifter and physiotherapist, Jess Sewastenko. Having recently made the transition from powerlifting to weightlifting, it was great to chat with Jess about her journey so far and how she balances being a competitive athlete with being a physiotherapist. An interesting and insightful conversation about the pros and cons she’s found c...

In this week’s episode, I was joined by the Founder of Just Fly Sports and host of the Just Fly Performance Podcast, Joel Smith. As a strength and track coach the focus is on getting his clients results and this means knowing what exercises and programming principles are going to help the athlete get there. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about power and progressions, as well as understandi...

In this week’s episode, I was joined by the CEO and Co-Founder of Acumobility, Brad Cox. With a lot of people now working from home a lot more, movement and mobility has probably never been so important. However, our understanding of movement and mobility, and why we need to keep on top of it, can sometimes be confusing or misunderstood. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about the progression...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat. In this week’s episode I was joined by one of the worlds foremost authorities on strength, conditioning, and energy systems, as well as the author of the best-selling book Ultimate MMA Conditioning, Joel Jamieson. With so much knowledge and experience, you can’t help but learn from speaking with Joel. In this episode, we cha...

In this week’s episode, I was joined by a coach with over 20+ years’ experience, having trained some of the biggest names in Hollywood such as Ryan Reynolds and Emily Blunt, as well as being featured in publications such as Muscle & Fitness and Men’s Health, Don Saladino. With the clients that Don has worked with and results he has produced in the environment he works in, there always more to it t...

In a record 4th appearance, for this week’s episode I was joined by a performance nutritionist who has worked with professional sports teams such as Wasps, Hull Kingston Rovers and Reading, Chris Lowe. It’s always good to catch up with Chris as he really is an expert in his field, and you can see that from the teams and athletes he’s worked with and the results he gets. Therefore, in this episode,...