Beyond The Gym Floor

Ep 80 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Australian supplement regulation 7:44 2. Kai Greene's vegan e-book 17:40 3. One million outcomes by 2030 26:07 4. Why keto is the best diet 32:06 5. Lift-off recap / APU talk 47:38 6. Fitness is not all equal 55:31 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment.

Ep 79 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. YoPro vs. Chobani review 1:20 2. Surplus using fats vs. carbs - Why? 10:30 3. Does your coach do more than just count your calories and macros? 40:33 4. Set pass/fail goals to succeed 55:33 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment.

Ep 78 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. How to eat & train while on holidays 9:43 2. How to not lose gains while away 31:14 3. Newbie VS. athlete mentality 46:18 4. How do you define progression? 1:07:14 5. The negative impact of alcohol 1:15:57 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment.

Ep 77 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. Sometimes you can't educate everyone 4:49 2. APU Nationals recap & P.L. talk 12:35 3. Nutrition & training for females 39:40 4. Leanness and DOMS for diff. people 1:08:25 5. Managing high & low days (cals) 1:14:39 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment.

Ep 76 is out on all your favourite platforms! SYDNEY NUTRITION WORKSHOP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nutritional-programming-sydney-stcfit-learning-workshop-tickets-76707394883 This week's topics: 1. How you should warm-up and why 3:07 2. How long should PT sessions be? 30:16 3. Belts, wraps, sleeves... When / why? 43:56 4. Should training always be hard? 56:27 5. BB & PL prep at the same time...

Ep 75 is out on all your favourite platforms! SYDNEY NUTRITION WORKSHOP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nutritional-programming-sydney-stcfit-learning-workshop-tickets-76707394883 This week's topics: 1. How to deal with hardships 4:30 2. The way you talk about yourself 30:00 3. Your emotions toward nutrition 50:01 4. Should you be stronger every week? 1:00:54 5. Where are your priorities at? 1:09...

Ep 74 is out on all your favourite platforms! SYDNEY NUTRITION WORKSHOP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nutritional-programming-sydney-stcfit-learning-workshop-tickets-76707394883 This week's topics: 1. Ben's comp: Lighter, leaner, stronger 11:39 2. The beauty / intricacy of powerlifting 23:28 3. The social aspects of competing 55:17 4. Approach to caffeine / arousal in prep & on comp day 1:02:53...

Ep 73 is out on all your favourite platforms! SYDNEY NUTRITION WORKSHOP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nutritional-programming-sydney-stcfit-learning-workshop-tickets-76707394883 This week's topics: 1. The problem with studies / research 11:30 2. When information becomes identity 20:57 3. Get the most out of your coach 44:47 4. Why you need to film your lifts 59:51 As always, if you have any que...

Ep 72 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. How to set and meet expectations 4:09 2. Reading studies vs. Applying principles 32:44 3. Reverse dieting - How and why? 49:30 Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube & all your favourite podcasting apps. As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment.

Ep 71 is out on all your favourite platforms! NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nutritional-programming-stc… This week's topics: 1. Why is protein so damn important? 1:26 2. Why carbs are "protein sparing" 18:21 3. Effects of water on your weight 26:55 4. The role of fats in your diet 43:45 5. Performance enhancing drugs? 52:01 Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube...

Ep 70 is out on all your favourite platforms! NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nutritional-programming-stcfit-learning-workshop-tickets-72046702627 This week's topics: 1. Sometimes you can't beat experience 6:25 2. How should you approach 'NEAT'? 21:46 3. The harsh truth behind genetics, metabolism, food volume & gut health 42:22 Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTu...

Ep 69 is out on all your favourite platforms! NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nutritional-programming-stcfit-learning-workshop-tickets-72046702627 This week's topics: 1. Weight gain - Pros, cons... lifespan? 1:34 2. Does competing get you business? 34:26 3. Does scale weight really matter? 53:11 4. How important is a uni degree? 1:02:28 5. Is the industry actually...

Ep 68 is out on all your favourite platforms! This week's topics: 1. What Ben & Jason have been up to 3:05 2. Highest & lowest moments as a PT 20:22 3. How & why STCfit came about 51:01 4. The "vanity" of bodybuilding 1:10:26 5. How much does genetics matter? 1:23:57 6. The principles will never change 1:30:46 Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube & all your favourite podcasting apps. As always, i...

This week's special featured guest is Flex Success coach Dalton Franke! Instagram.com/DaltonFranke FlexSuccess.com.au THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. Treating some clients differently 28:58 2. Markers of "health" you should use 34:32 3. What are you willing to sacrifice? 50:01 4. Processed food... Good, bad, ugly? 1:01:20 5. When to use which diet? 1:07:56 Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube & all your f...

Ep 66 is out on all your favourite platforms! Get your ticket to our programming workshop: https://www.facebook.com/events/942637622780646/ THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. Why you should have a program 7:29 2. What impacts your recovery? 18:38 3. Volume / frequency considerations 24:10 4. Periodising - Micros, mesos, macros 51:55 Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube & all your favourite podcasting apps. A...

This week's special featured guest is powerlifting coach and gym owner Thomas Lilley! Instagram.com/TomBro7 ZeroW.com.au PeakSpeak.podbean.com THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. The subjectiveness of the industr 8:09 2. How PL & BB can mix and match 18:55 3. Getting into powerlifting isn't scary 31:20 4. The standards of strength in PL 43:43 Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube & all your favourite podcastin...

This week's special featured guest is Flex Success coach Shannon Beer! Instagram.com/ShannonBeer_ FlexSuccess.com.au THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. The life of a full-time online coach 4:05 2. Nutrition approaches for beginners 14:48 3. How food companies control you 27:44 4. What is "informed" eating? 34:01 5. The psychological side of dieting 44:30 Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube & all your favour...

Ep 63 is out on all your favourite platforms! THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. Comparing gym lifts to comp lifts 10:43 2. Bodybuilding peaking - How & why 24:28 3. When to say no / ask for help 41:10 4. Ben's powerlifting prep approach 49:07 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment. Happy listening, team!

Ep 62 is out on all your favourite platforms! THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. Would good deeds still be done without social media? 10:30 2. Does steps equate to cardio? 18:15 3. PTs that make clients lift for IG 25:41 4. What do clients look for in a PT? 40:28 5. Is the fitness industry f*cked? 52:38 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment. Happy listening, team!

Ep 61 is out on all your favourite platforms! THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. Squats don't have to be scary 8:14 2. Don't forget clients' goals 21:59 3. Does squat depth matter? 36:24 4. Squat variations / progressions 47:03 5. Novice vs. intermediate squatters 1:08:38 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment. Happy listening, team!

Ep 60 is out on all your favourite platforms! THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. Does the anabolic window exist? 4:13 2. How much should your surplus be? 21:19 3. Do experts need to look the part? 34:59 4. Gain muscle while losing body fat? 48:43 5. Resuming training after time off 52:16 6. Getting good "plant-based" results 59:56 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a commen...

Ep 59 is out on all your favourite platforms! THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. You won't know if you don't ask 2:34 2. How to get a good night's sleep 12:30 3. Sympathetic vs. parasympathetic 36:31 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment. Happy listening, team!

Ep 58 is out on all your favourite platforms! THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. Do pineapples belong on pizza? 1:00 2. Ben / Jason's training updates 16:59 3. Dumb sh*t that powerlifters and bodybuilders do 24:55 4. Pros and cons of every diet 49:36 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment. Happy listening, team!

Ep 57 is out on all your favourite platforms! THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. How to become good & last as a PT 4:20 2. Scaling your business & knowledge 25:34 3. Backing & selling your own value 44:50 4. Biochem... Nutrition... What's needed? 5. The ability to think critically 1:29:00 As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment. Happy listening, team!

This week's special featured guest is Nexus Performance coach Zac Kongonis! Instagram.com/Zac_Kongonis Instagram.com/NexusPerformance. Aus THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: 1. Learning & failing as a young lifter 7:18 2. Aspire to do better, not just more 29:21 3. Show me your least gifted client 45:06 4. The desire to elevate your circle 1:06:27  Available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube & all your favourite podca...