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What do you default to when things get tough? Here's how we approach mentality in training and in life. This week's topics: 1. What's the female equivalent of B.D.E. ? 4:37 2. Tips to successful relationship 35:38 3. The growth mentality 47:22 4. The ownership mentality 54:41 5. The 'be, do, have' mentality 1:06:13 Join our community and hang out: Click here As always, if you h...

As you mature, life happens and interests change. How do you go about creating / maintaining connections? This week's topics: 1. Morbid curiosity - submarines, Black Mirror 8:38 2. APL Nationals & upcoming team events 28:47 3. Getting or injured is the worst 41:12 4. Making new friends later in life 56:03 Join our community and hang out: Click here As always, if you have any questions or suggestio...

What supps do we actually take and/or recommend? You wouldn't believe what's still making the rounds! This week's topics: 1. Nutrition fads that still haven't died 10:38 2. Bert Kreischer & Arnie on the big screen 16:27 3. Gaming the air fryer system 26:15 4. The new craze - Ozempic & Berberine 5. What supps do we take / recommend? 51:07 Code EARLYBIRD for a $1 first month on our training app! htt...

Spacing volume out over a week, figuring out how to prioritise training in your schedule, and more answered in this week's Q&A. This week's topics: 1. Dieting while your family aren't 13:17 2. How often should your program change? 28:58 3. One intense leg day vs. Spreading it out 39:30 4. Struggling to fit training in your routine 58:51 5. "Coaches" working in areas they shouldn't Code EARLYBIRD f...

Here are the best ways we've personally found, to approach your dieting phase with greater success. This week's topics: 1. What we listen to while training 23:17 2. Reducing food friction while in a deficit 30:27 3. Are processed foods bad for you? 38:28 4. How to build a diet for yourself 49:52 5. Caffeine detox? Chats with god? 59:51 Code EARLYBIRD for a $1 first month on our training app! https...

Feeling sluggish in a surplus / strength phase? Or feel you don't look as good as you want? Us too... This week's topics: 1. Set the date, work towards it 19:12 2. Higher intensity vs. higher volume 32:34 3. Should you rearrange your workouts? 43:01 4. Feeling chunkier in a strength prep 53:31 Code EARLYBIRD for a $1 first month on our training app! https://www.stcfit.com/stcfit-training-app As al...

What kind of lifter are you on comp day? Or maybe you don't know yet - tune in for some game day insights. This week's topics: 1. Finding good quality gym apparel 00:00 2. Are fat-burner supps effective? 19:41 3. Yabby racing & flannos in the gym 26:13 4. The job of a powerlifting handler 35:22 5. Does your online coach have F2F skills? 52:38 Code EARLYBIRD for a $1 first month on our training app...

From Ben's pathology "deposit" visit, to Jason's rear-end puncture wounds, to bodybuilding medals and golf lessons... Strap in for this ep! This week's topics: 1. Ben's awkward medical "deposit" 4:03 2. The benefits of social training 17:52 3. From a bad prep to a gold medal 24:32 4. Anyone can prep, recovery is the key 33:40 5. Parallels in golf & training? 48:17 Check out our online/F2F coaching...

This week the boys chat all things golf, to running, to bodybuilding and powerlifting goals. This week's topics: 1. Ben's 5km hill run (& injury?) 15:51 2. Our worst golf performance ever 21:22 3. The return to bodybuilding 28:29 4. How complex do you need to train? 38:40 5. They keys to progress over time 49:22 Check out our online/F2F coaching details: https://stcfit.com/programs As always, if y...

Are you an all-in type of person? The boys chat about some of the drawbacks, but also benefits, and how you could utilise this trait. This week's topics: 1. Country stories & Project Hybrid 2:39 2. Ben's recent powerlifting team killed it! 17:21 3. A P.L. comp day - food, routine, attempts 33:28 4. When is being hyper-neurotic worth it? 44:39 Check out our online/F2F coaching details: https://stcf...

People will try to chime in with bodybuilding advice - although not always incorrect, learn to tune it out and execute the plan with your coach. This week's topics: 1. How much does genetics matter? 24:02 2. Tuning out what's not in the plan 40:49 3. Advice for your first comp prep 52:20 4. How much $ should coaching cost? 1:05:07 5. Why you can't stick to your plan 1:11:10 Check out online/F2F co...

This week, the boys sat down to chat all things from goals to coaching styles, supplements and cardio programming. This week's topics: 1. When to change your training goal 19:29 2. Should your coach "crack the whip"? 28:41 3. Supps that might help in the winter 40:57 4. Creatine - popular again? 47:35 5. How much cardio do you need? 52:10 Check out online/F2F coaching details: https://stcfit.com/p...

We had a great sitdown with Ben & Brooklyn in Queensland, chatting all things bodybuilding/prep mentality, what newcomers should expect, and all the warning signs (and how to avoid them). https://instagram.com/matter_athletica This week's topics: 1. Getting stage-lean isn't for everyone 13:30 2. A healthy prep VS. social media 23:41 3. Contest prep as a female first-timer 42:32 4. Managing life co...

Wondering why your joints feel beat up? Or have a physique orientated goal but curious how you could incorporate strength/barbell work?  This week's topics: 1. Birthday benders on borrowed time 3:59 2. Our physique, golf & running goals 14:04 3. Balancing strength & bodybuilding? 24:49 4. What our competitors are up to 29:16 Check out online/F2F coaching details: https://stcfit.com/programs As alw...

Sick of "generic"? Want to know you're killing it in and out of the gym? This is how. This week's topics: 1. Are we the right fit for you? 3:59 2. Mentality 8:56 3. Approach 16:27 4. Sustenance 22:32 5. Training 30:47 6. Recovery 35:28 7. The result 41:52 Check out online/F2F coaching details: https://stcfit.com/programs As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comm...

Training & nutrition, the basics. But how do you fully maximise something so simple?  This week's topics: 1. Are you training hard enough? 10:04 2. When & how to increase load 20:00 3. Nutrition around workouts 27:00 4. Meal / protein frequency 37:06 5. Why your biceps won't grow 48:03 Check out our free transformation guide: https://stcfit.com/Transformation As always, if you have any questions o...

This week the boys discuss all things from reality TV to "crossbuilding" (TM), to phone brand wars... enjoy! This week's topics: 1. Setting goals & expectations 12:42 2. Configuring your deficit 25:20 3. Training/cardio - What & how much? 30:33 4. Your diet - Calories & macros 40:16 5. What metrics to track & assess 48:38 Check out our free transformation guide: https://stcfit.com/Transformation A...

Ready to get shredded? We've considered all the moving parts of training, nutrition, programming, recovery, and more. This week's topics: 1. Setting goals & expectations 12:42 2. Configuring your deficit 25:20 3. Training/cardio - What & how much? 30:33 4. Your diet - Calories & macros 40:16 5. What metrics to track & assess 48:38 Check out the free guide: https://stcfit.com/Transformation As alwa...

This week's special guest is coach, elite powerlifter and gym owner Anthony Krznar! https://instagram.com/The_Australian_Yeti This week's topics: 1. Living life with ADHD 7:06 2. Longevity as a 125kg powerlifter 20:20 3. The state of Australian powerlifting 35:48 4. Transparency around PED use 54:55 Join the STCfit Lifters Circle: https://stcfit.com/circle As always, if you have any questions or s...

This week's special guest is coach & Australian Defense Force physical training instructor Ruby Fuss! https://instagram.com/RubyFuss_RFPC This week's topics: 1. Fitness & discipline in the ADF 11:35 2. Femininity in a masculine space 17:55 3. Fortitude through training 27:48 4. High performance mentality 42:52 5. "Too" healthy achieves the opposite 56:05 6. The minimum is not enough 1:07:15 Join t...

Ep 42 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Fashion choices & pet fur 5:55 2. To use lifting straps or not 16:20 3. More fun - Lemon races, jiu jitsu 25:27 4. Influencers/athletes on PEDs 40:37 5. Underactive thyroids & fat loss 50:41 6. Jason vs. food & bad gym equipment 1:00:23 Join the Lifters Circle: https://stcfit.com/circle

This week's special guest is powerlifting & nutrition coach Dakoda Plumridge of Dak Strength! https://instagram.com/DakodaPlumridge This week's topics: 1. Why do you train? 5:13 2. It's ok for priorities to shift 8:55 3. Powerlifting prep mentality 14:25 4. Why 'dieting' isn't everything 24:53 5. You should be more selfish 31:22 6. Your first powerlifting comp 36:15 Join the STCfit Lifters Circle:...

Ep 40 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Ben's Europe honeymoon 3:39 2. Top 3 places in the world to live 21:38 3. Travel horror stories 35:01 4. Our biggest pet peeves 1:04:15 5. Our worst personal traits 1:11:22 6. What breed of dog we'd be 1:16:26 Join the Lifters Circle: https://stcfit.com/circle

Ep 39 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Why your results stopped 19:35 2. Mindset 42:25 3. Approach 56:38 4. Sustenance 1:07:01 5. Training 1:18:30 6. Recovery 1:22:46 Join the Lifters Circle: https://stcfit.com/circle

This week's special guest is nutrition advisor Mel Edmonds! https://instagram.com/mel.getsstrong This week's topics: 1. Realisation / shift in perspective 5:49 2. Binge-eating & anorexia disorders 10:30 3. Maintenance & performance goals 23:24 4. Importance of support & mindset 29:17 5. Perfect eating habits don't exist 40:18 6. Who is the scariest STCfit coach? 49:47 Be Bulletproof / Lifters Circ...