Benchmark Canterbury

Why is there a growing need to use supplements to help our health? Is the supplement industry helping you find optimise your health and performance? 0:00 Start 2:00 The decline of agriculture and the lack of nutrition 15:20 Australian soil and lack of nutrients  19:57 The upside and downside of milk  23:30 Grain feed vs grass feed  29:30 Restrictive dieting  32:30 The supplement industry $$$ 35:30...

We're joined by Dr Paula Basilio from my Back relief to talk all things back pain. 0:30 Intro 2:25 Back pain 60% 3:20 Blue zones  10:10 The 3 stressors  13:30 Paula’s examination for back pain  21:10 Ideal posture ? 28:50 Pain and adjustments  41:35 Chronic back pain Paula's Socials  https://www.instagram.com/mybackrelief/ Book to see Paula  https://www.mybackreliefclinic.com.au/ Check o...

Today we're joined by Tim Davies an education focused lecturer at Sydney university. We're discussing what is advanced training ? as well as some of our favourite advanced methods to use. 0:00 Intro/ Start 0:40 What is advanced Training 5:15 Tim’s powerlifting history 13:20 What is intensity in strength training 19:20 Advanced training method VBT 29:30 Downsides of VBT 39:20 Mind muscle...

Did you know a training plateu is when you fail to make progress for 2 or more weeks. what is holding us back and how to we fix it ? 0:10 intro  1:30 #1 listening to dumb shittttttttt.  11:30 #2 Nutrition to match your training goal 22:00 #3 Adherence is key 32:50 #4 Programming Check out the coaches  James: https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/ Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch_paar/ Episode...

Today we go back to the basics of strength and conditioning training. We explore the differences between working out and training, common fallacies and social media driven fads vs. the benefits of principle based training. We also provide plenty of practical takeaways that you can start applying today to get the most out of your training. 0:45 Strength and conditioning goals  2:10 What is strength...

Winter is coming!    This can be a challenging time to keep our healthy habits and maintain momentum with our health and fitness goals.     In today podcast we’re exploring tactics to get on track and keep our health habits. Don’t let winter slow you down with your health and fitness goals.  Check out the coaches  James : https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/ Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch...

Discussing pain and injuries with physiotherapist Michael Phipps. Tackling what pain ? How is it best approached and managed. How can you best recover from your pain and injury and get back to what you to what you love to do. 0:00 Start 0:25 Michael intro and background   1:45 Pre poddy talk  Management vs surgery   7:30 Nocebo  9:30 What is pain ?  16:50 Biosocial model and pain   21:50 Push thou...

It's all connected. Your breath pattern, posture, movement potential and even your nervous system. 0:50 Breathing, survival ,gait  6:00 How’re you suppose to breath ? 12:00 What is the ZOA ? 15:30 The power of the stack  18:40 The undefeated king…. Gravity  23:00 Breathing for strength  26:40 Breathing for mobility  34:00 Breathing for performance  39:00 Breathing for relaxation  Check out th...

How to best spend your time in the gym as an athlete ?  What should you work on to improve your performance ? Join us as we explore 5 of the most impactful athletic quality's to help improve your performance come game time. 0:30 Athletic qualities in the gym 3:30 Physical 100 athletes  5:15 Specificity vs general skills  9:15 Game IQ 14:20 Fitness is the ultimate weapon 19:45 Athletic quality...

Functional training is a powerful buzz word in the fitness industry but what dose it actually mean? What dose it mean to make a human truly functional ?  0:45 What is functional training  3:35 what is not functional training  14:00 Give them what they need 16:00 Theatricality and deception are powerful agents to the uninitiated  19:30 GAS and SAID 26:00 human quality’s in training  28:50 Functiona...

A comprehensive guide to improve your deadlift.  10 of the best tips to move better, feel better and perform better with the Deadlift. 0:35 Deadlift intro 3:25 Tip 1 : Pushing ground away  7:10 Tip 2: Straight bar path  12:00 Tip 3: The set up  19:10 Tip 4: Bracing  25:00 Tip 5: Get stimulated  29:50 Tip 6: Let let grip limit you 33:40 Tip 7: Intent 37:10 Tip 8: Loading the whole foot 39:40 Tip 9:...

Is A.I the way to lead us forward with our health and fitness or is this the start of the robot uprising ? 0:35 Is AI the answer to health and fitness ? 5:00 Questions 1:  How to lose Fat loss  18:00 Question 2: How to put on muscle mass as quick as possible  28:00 Question 3: Can AI build you a training program  36:00 Question 4: How can I best improve my recovery for performance  46:50  Question...

Everything you need to know about your shoulders. From anatomy to how to get them jacked and feeling great. Join the team as they explore everything you need to know about training your shoulders. Time stamps 1:00 Anatomy 8:10 Global movement  10:30 It’s all connected 15:20 Limb arc model 20:50 Shoulder Injuries 34:10 Training for shoulder hypertrophy 47:30 Considerations for healthy shoulders Che...

There is strength in numbers. Training in a group can help you with your adherence to training. Building friendships and being in a like-minded community. Group training has been shown to help increase mental, physical health over training alone. The power of being a part of a team.  2:30 The rise of group training 4:00 Group training v commercial training gym  13:40  30 day challenges mindset 15:...

A divisive topic in health in the fitness industry ..... to screen or not to screen ? We exploring the pros and cons of using screening and how to best execute a screening. 0:00 intro  2:00 Screenings /assessments/ evaluations  3:00 Who used screenings  6:30 The rise of the FMS  8:00 Why screen someone ? 13:30 Reasons to screenings  20:20 Reasons against screenings 26:00 guidelines for a successfu...

Ever wondered why you should warmup before training? What are the benefits and what is the best way to do it. Today we will be exploring these questions and sharing our systems at Benchmark to get the best results out of the warmup. 0:00 Intro  2:45 Temperature effects  and non temperature effects  8:00 Assessing from the door and self assessments  10:00 Get warm to increase performance  12:00 The...

2023 is here! The start of the year is a perfect time for reflection and planning. Join the boys as they discuss the best way to taken on 2023! 1:56 The intention behaviour gap  4:00 A time for reflection   9:50 Stress and habits  14:40 success though osmosis  22:00 Mitch and James 2023 goals  30:00 Technology and progress  33:40 good and bad habits   Check out the coaches   James : https://www.in...

Today we’re joined by Grant Mealey to explore all things youth development.    Grant is the Owner of Sunshine Coast Strength - the Sunshine Coast’s premiere youth contact sport training facility. Grant uses new school techniques with an old school mentality to ensure his members succeed in reaching their goals while becoming better people along the way.  0:35 Grants intro and background  8:20 Crea...

  Find out the best hacks to survive the holiday!  Join the boys as we chat all things Christmas, favourite holiday foods , holiday plans and best hacks for the Christmas break.  Check out the coaches  James : https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/ Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch_paar/ Powered by: www.benchmarkcanterbury.com   #christmas #holidays #party #food #celebration 

“I’ve never seen a strong person with a small ass”  - Louie Simmons    Today, a comprehensive dive into all things glutes. We’re looking at the most efficient ways to build big, strong, powerful glutes! In this discussion we’ll break down the anatomy to find the best exercise methods for the best results and will also do a bit of myth busting. Ever heard of “glute amnesia”, “lazy glutes” or “needi...

Today we are joined by advanced sports  dietician Jessica Spendlove, chatting all things performance and lifestyle nutrition. Jess gives us her insights on the “big rocks” to focus on when it comes to food, goes in depth with macros, gut health and guides us through the minefield of creating healthy habits to have us living our best lives in and outside of the gym. 2:00 Big rocks 6:58 Gotta get th...

Today we explore fatigue and recovery.  Stimulus + recovery = adaptation, aka the basis of our ability to get fitter and stronger. Perhaps in your own training journey you’ve had bumps in the road where you’ve noticed your performance slow down, you seem stuck and unable to make improvements? This can be the perfect time to harness the power of a great recovery strategies to help  boost your gains...

Today we explain the body’s energy systems and how they have a major impact on the way we train and what we get out of our training. Having an understanding how these systems work will have you maximising your return on investment when it comes to movement, building a stronger, leaner body and outrunning the reaper! 0:00 intro 1:00 The Who view on cardio  3:50 Any idiot can make anther idiot tired...