Barbells and Banter

Ep 37 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Our dogs' personalities 3:28 2. It's wedding season! 16:42 3. Sleep necessities 48:38 4. Talk of Europe travels 53:20 5. Goku, crossfit & wings 58:40 Join the Lifters Circle: https://stcfit.com/circle

This week's special guest is dietitian Sophie Rindfleish! https://instagram.com/healthybodhealthymind This week's topics: 1. Distinction of eating disorders 8:07 2. Dealing with overeating 12:23 3. Healthy ways to plan food 16:59 4. Weight gain & overeating 21:15 5. Bloating, gut health, bowels 29:13 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment or get in touch!

Ep 35 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. More than the goal itself 24:15 2. Write your goals down 28:40 3. What do you value? 35:55 4. Setting great goals 47:37 5. Be, do, have 51:577 6. Vision boards 59:40 Check out our free Goal-setting Guide: https://stcfit.com/goal Register for the Lifters Circle: https://stcfit.com/circle

Ep 34 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Separating work, personal & social 13:59 2. Deserted island - What 3 items? 23:18 3. What body part would you lose? 36:53 4. Different decade you would live in? 40:34 5. Pick any sport as your profession 50:01 6. The good in the fitness industry 58:55 Pre-register for the Lifters Circle: https://stcfit.com/circle

Ep 33 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Common misconceptions 9:54 2. The importance of posture 15:57 3. Choosing glute exercises 24:48 4. Setting volume & frequency 35:57 5. Is your effort sufficient? 43:54 Check out our free glute guide: https://stcfit.com/glute Pre-register for 'Be Bulletproof': https://stcfit.com/prereg-bb

This week's special guest is mindset coach Amy Beth! https://instagram.com/AmyBethAU/ This week's topics: 1. Limiting beliefs & self-talk 5:20 2. All-or-nothing mindset & self-sabotage 17:22 3. "I'll be happy when..." 26:04 4. Stress, journaling, mindfulness 34:48 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment or get in touch!

This week's special guest is coach & nutritionist Ruby Fraser! https://instagram.com/eat_like_ruby/ This week's topics: 1. Changing nutrition beliefs 7:53 2. Ending diet rigidity 10:52 3. Maximise compliance for success 18:30 4. Eat more, train better 23:24 5. Muscle building mistakes 33:48 6. Importance of education 37:30 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a co...

Ep 30 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Mindset 10:59 2. Training 23:56 3. Programming 35:24 4. Nutrition 44:31 5. Lifestyle 56:20 Pre-register for 'Be Bulletproof' late Feb 2022: https://stcfit.com/prereg-bb Find out where you're killing it, and where you could improve: https://stcfit.com/quiz

Ep 29 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Contextualising physique goals 8:22 2. Determining & prescribing effort 26:37 3. Individualised exercise selection 35:11 4. Intricacies of rest periods 44:10 5. Does tempo hold significance? 48:47 6. Your training age / experience 57:01 Find out where you're killing it, and where you could improve: https://stcfit.com/quiz As alwa...

This week's special guest is osteopath and strength + rehab coach Allie Brown! https://instagram.com/alliebrown.osteo https://instagram.com/fox.physio This week's topics: 1. Common lifting injuries & issues 3:37 2. How to warm up sufficiently 8:13 3. Defining mobility & stability 14:26 4. Skill & goal considerations 27:15 5. Working around injury & pain 42:22 As always, if you have any questions o...

Ep 27 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Should you get a FTF coach? 10:05 2. Should you get an online coach? 33:04 3. Should you coach yourself? 47:10 4. The 'Be Bulletproof' program 56:21 Take the Bulletproof quiz https://stcfit.com/quiz As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment or get in touch!

Ep 26 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. What's the best diet? 5:13 2. The calorie / carb stigma 11:47 3. Where should you start? 20:36 4. Lifestyle & compliance 31:43 5. How to continue learning 42:51 Macro Guide https://stcfit.com/macro More Than Macros https://stcfitlearning.com/articles/more-than-macros As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free...

Ep 25 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. What is strength? 5:43 2. The concept of skill 16:12 3. Ties to hypertrophy 25:41 4. Force production / Disinhibition 41:25 5. Psychological considerations 59:05 Lean & Strong Blueprint https://stcfit.com/blueprint   Be Bulletproof https://stcfit.com/bulletproof As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to dr...

Ep 24 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Specificity & the S.R.A. curve 6:47 2. Progressive overload 12:40 3. Intensity & effort 22:10 4. Volume, rest & frequency 32:18 5. Exercise selection & order 44:10 6. Does tempo matter? 52:38 Lean & Strong Blueprint https://stcfit.com/blueprint   Be Bulletproof https://stcfit.com/bulletproof As always, if you have any questions o...

Ep 23 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. What is "technique"? 8:52 2. Reference lines 18:18 3. Why lifts break down 32:43 4. Progression & regression 43:24 360 Degrees of Movement Assessment ft. Fox Physio https://www.stcfit.com/articles/360-degrees-of-movement-assessment-ft-fox-physio Progress and Regress For Success https://www.stcfit.com/articles/progress-and-regress...

Ep 22 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Technique & execution 5:25 2. Self-assessing movement 24:00 3. Load selection, effort & RIR 35:45 Be Bulletproof: https://stcfit.com/bulletproof STCfit articles: https://stcfit.com/articles STCfit Learning Articles: https://stcfitlearning.com/articles As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a commen...

Ep 21 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Growth & ownership mindset 13:45 2. What are your core values? 31:55 3. How to set better goals 44:14 4. What this looks like in action 55:40 Be Bulletproof: https://stcfit.com/bulletproof As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment or get in touch!

Ep 20 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. If it's easy, why aren't most doing it? 4:13 2. Managing stress - The good and the bad 11:20 3. Sleep - Underrated & underestimated 21:42 4. Effects of caffeine, light & water 36:35 5. Recovery - Putting it all together 45:46 Be Bulletproof: https://stcfit.com/bulletproof As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel...

Ep 19 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Mindset 13:58 2. Training 24:37 3. Programming 36:09 4. Nutrition 49:52 5. Lifestyle 56:20 Learning: https://stcfitlearning.com/resources STCfit: https://stcfit.com/resources As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment or get in touch!

This week's guest is Kat John! https://instagram.com/kat.john This week's topics: 1. From repressed trauma to freedom 2:04 2. Questioning ego vs. growth 21:33 3. Be, do, have - Applying > Learning 27:32 4. Meditation - Appearance vs. actuality 31:41 5. The choice to ditch your ego 47:49 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment or get in touch!

This week's guest is Ben Scott! https://instagram.com/BenScottSTC This week's topics: 1. Newbie barrier to powerlifting? 9:38 2. Shifting focus away from you 18:36 3. What is P.L. prep & comp like? 23:52 4. You can be strong & look good 37:23 5. How you can enter powerlifting 47:17 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment or get in touch!

This week's guest is Valentina Duong! https://instagram.com/TheStrengthDietitian This week's topics: 1. Breaking the frustrating diet cycle 9:35 2. Deep-rooted beliefs surrounding food 16:46 3. Making the decision to gain weight 25:03 4. I need to eat more for my health? 31:29 5. Healthy food relationship strategies 43:35 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a com...

This week's guest is Emily Hearn! https://instagram.com/Emily. Hearnn This week's topics: 1. 0-100 mentality detriments you 8:45 2. Better metrics than bodyweight 21:22 3. Checklist before you compete 26:32 4. Do you always need a coach? 37:35 5. Pre & post competing advice 40:44 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment or get in touch!

This week's guest is Rachel Bell! https://instagram.com/RachelBell This week's topics: 1. The one character trait for success  9:55 2. What it takes to become a top coach  13:30 3. Freedom vs. Struggling for control  20:23 4. Mistakes many online coaches make  31:22 5. The inner work required for results  39:23 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment or get...

This week's special guest is Kayla Lee Physio! https://instagram.com/KaylaLeePhysio This week's topics: 1. Living and dieting with your partner 20:09 2. Dieting around your menstrual cycle 27:41 3. Training around your menstrual cycle 41:56 4. Hormonal cravings & binge eating 51:17 5. Common dieting misconceptions 1:01:20 6. Why women should strength train 1:05:04 As always, if you have any questi...