Empower Fitness and Nutrition Podcast

In this episode of the Empower Fitness and Nutrition Podcast, we talk about how you can use positive psychology to build a positive mindset using bright spots and celebrating your wins, to push yourself to make more positive changes in your lifestyle! (00:00) Embracing Positive Psychology and Wins (06:58) Finding Bright Spots for Growth (20:05) Setting Positive Expectations for Success (24:23) Har...

Coach Tom talks us through the Spoons Theory, and how you can use it to better manage your daily stress and energy so you can live life with more energy, better prioritise what you want to do and achieve and make positive changes to your life, nutrition and training to build more confidence! --- Have questions about Stress? Kieran@empowerfitnessnutrition.co.uk Want to work with us to manage your s...

In this episode we're talking about the 2024 CrossFit Open! We're talking about our experience across the past 11 years in CrossFit. Our first CrossFit Open experiences, favourite workouts, least favourite workouts and why you can and should get involved in the CrossFit open at your gym to be part of the community! (11:37) - Benefits of Participating in CrossFit Open (14:33) - Fitness Enth...

This is the final piece of our 3 part series on building muscle. In this one Amy, Tom and Kieran dig into the expected rate of muscle building depending on how long you've been training and how well you've been consistent with your nutrition and training. (00:01) Building Muscle and Expected Gains (06:59) Muscle Gain Expectations for Beginners (17:34) Progression and Muscle Gain in Weightl...

In this episode of the Empower Fitness and Nutrition podcast, we delved into the crucial topic of fueling for training. We covered everything from what to eat before training to the importance of post-workout nutrition. With the CrossFit Open on the horizon, we shared valuable insights on how to fuel yourself for optimal performance. We discussed the significance of carbohydrates as a primary ener...

In this episode we continue the discussion on all things muscle building! (00:01) - Eating for Muscle Building Tips (06:19) - The Problem With Bulking and Cutting (11:29) - Cooking Varied and Flavorful Meals (16:01) - Cheap Meat and Veggie Protein Options (25:15) - Ideas for Enhancing Food and Nutrition (31:50) - Healthy Snacking and Muscle Building Strategies (39:10) - Achieving Sustainable Muscl...

Join us as we unravel the intricacies of building muscle and understanding hypertrophy, taking you beyond the realm of bodybuilding aesthetics and into the sphere of optimal health and functionality. We tackle the pervasive myth of 'toning,' particularly among women, and broaden the conversation to include diverse training modalities like pole dance and calisthenics. Resistance training, w...

Welcome to the Empower Fitness and Nutrition Podcast. Who are Empower Fitness and Nutrition - Kieran Douglas Jones and Amy Gorman. We talk about our experience, why we have a podcast and what we do at Empower fitness and Nutrition. We talk about why Empower and the meaning behind it. And dig into what we will have coming up on the podcast in future episodes --- Empower Fitness & Nutrition is a...