Fivex3 Radio

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I discuss some tips to finding balance in our training and eating during the holidays. You CAN train (you must!)....but be flexible with your programming. And enjoy the holiday treats without going overboard. Balance is the key.  Happy Thanksgiving!!! Stronger Together is coming up on Sunday, December 4. This is our Annual Partners Meet and Fun...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I give some tips to help you stay consistent with your training during the time of year when it gets dark earlier, the temperature goes down and all you want to do is curl up under a blanket after work. ;)  Article https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2680311 Stronger Together: A Partners Strength Meet  (A Fundraiser...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast originally aired in August of 2021. We are bringing it back for another round as it it always a good idea to step back and assess our goals in training.  In this episode, Rebecca, Diego and I discuss training the middle age lifter, where to begin, adjusting and reassessing our goals and defining success. 

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I discuss an article highlighting a study that came out about external focus having an impact on strength gains. The article came out in August 2022 by Greg Nuckols of Stronger by Science. You can read the article in the link below. While Greg goes into the science/nerdy stuff, Rebecca and I stick to simply breaking down external vs. internal c...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I discuss asymmetry and how we should try not to get too caught up in how different our bodies may function while training.  Do you need to turn out more? Less? Does your right leg need to be a little bit behind the right when you squat? Asymmetry is a part of training. Corrective exercises may not be the key. Working with your body and not aga...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I tackle a very subjective subject: The Bulky Myth. Will I get "bulky" from lifting weights? What is "bulky" mean? What are we talking about when we use the word "bulky?" We take the matter of fact approach to this subject and discuss what it takes to get "bulky," why it is so subjective and how we deal w...

Send us Fan Mail In our first episode of Season 3 of Fivex3 Radio, Rebecca and I discuss training teens, girls and boys. We don't train them too differently than our adults but there are a few considerations to think about when dealing with the 13-17 year old. Enjoy!  And as always, if you have a question or topic, do not hesitate to email us at emily@fivex3.com. 

Send us Fan Mail In part one of today's episode of Helpful Cues for the Big Four Lifts, Rebecca and I discuss the Press We do a breakdown of the grip, set up, stance, position of the elbows, etc. We find these are just some of the most helpful and important cues for our trainees. If you have a few others, we would love to hear from you. ;)  Press article - Hips in the press https://startingst...

Send us Fan Mail In part one of today's episode of Helpful Cues for the Big Four Lifts, Rebecca and I discuss the Deadlift. We do a breakdown of the stance, grip, set up, etc. We find these are just some of the most helpful and important cues for our trainees. If you have a few others, we would love to hear from you. ;)

Send us Fan Mail In part one of today's episode of Helpful Cues for the Big Four Lifts, Rebecca and I discuss the Bench. We do a breakdown of the set up, un-racking the bar, shoulder position, leg drive. We find these are the most helpful and important cues for our trainees. If you have a few others, we would love to hear from you. ;) Jen Thompson Instagram Page https://www.instagram.com/jent...

Send us Fan Mail In part one of today's episode of Helpful Cues for the Big Four Lifts, Rebecca and I discuss the Squat. We do a breakdown of the set up (bar placement, grip), un-racking the bar, stance, breathing, execution of the squat and racking the bar. We find these are the most helpful and important cues for our trainees. If you have a few others, we would love to hear from you. ;) Mik...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I talk gear....shoes, belts, wrist wraps, knee sleeves, etc. What's important, what's not, do you need X? We share our thoughts on what gear you may want to consider buying and using to help you feel confident with your training.  Charm City Strongwoman Fundraising Page https://give.ulmanfoundation.org/charm-city-strongwoman-2022/emil...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I discuss the pros and cons of online coaching vs. in person coaching. Who? What? When? Where? Why? Charm City Strongwoman http://www.fivex3.com/2022/03/01/the-11th-annual-charm-city-strongwoman-contest/ Ulman House https://ulmanfoundation.org/ulman-house/

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I get serious and discuss what is really important when it comes to your training: Curls. ;)  Accessory lifts are great to add to your program...and we give a run down of the who, what, when, where and why of these lifts. Enjoy! Charm City Strongwoman: http://www.fivex3.com/2022/03/01/the-11th-annual-charm-city-strongwoman-contest/ The Ulman Ho...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I sit down with Jennifer Satterwhite and Laurie Pagano to talk about their strength training journey and how they discovered Strongwoman training. Each came to strength training from a different place in their life but both found Strongwoman training and competing to be challenging and extremely satisfying.  Registration has opened for the 11th...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and  I discuss considerations for the master lifter, the trainee who is 60+ in age. Whether you are a coach who trains older lifters, wants to start training older lifters or you yourself are an older lifter and wants to start barbell training, this is the podcast for you. ;)  And here are some links to some pretty inspirational older lifters:  htt...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, everyone! Rebecca and I finally had a chance to sit down and start podcasting again after about a month and a half off due to Covid, life, Covid, life, animals and....Covid.  But we are now back at it! In today's episode, Rebecca and I discuss new year's resolutions and goal setting. We both listened to an awesome podcast by the Stronger By Science guys, Er...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca, Diego and I discuss *gasp* "RPE"....or more importantly, how to self regulate your training as an intermediate lifter if you don't have a coach or if you are doing online coaching.  Novices aside, intermediate lifters should learn how to self regulate. We discuss why auto regulation is important to your training. 

Send us Fan Mail Just a quick heads up that we are FINALLY recording our first podcast of 2022.....after postponing our dates due to kids, covid etc.....LIFE. Enjoy an oldie but goodie from the archives today. Auto regulation *cough* RPE. 

Send us Fan Mail In today's final episode of 2021, Rebecca and I discuss how the grass may not always be greener on the other side of the barbell. ;) Often times, we compare ourselves to other lifters instead of focusing on the task at hand...us. Someone is always going to be stronger than you, thinner than you, bigger than you. We can choose to continue to disparage ourselves or we can choos...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I discuss how we help teach our clients how to properly calculate their warm up sets as well as talk about some things to do in between those dreaded work sets instead of mindlessly scrolling through your phone. Enjoy! 

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I discuss when do I know it is time to move to a different program? Will I lose my gains? How much will I lose in terms of gains if I move to a less time consuming program rather than grinding through the last few weeks of a linear progression when sessions are going on 2 hours long? Our answer? Take a listen. ;)  Stronger Together: Sunday, Dec...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I talk to Kelly about her training post pregnancy. We interviewed Kelly back in April of 2021, one month before she was due. Today, we sit down with her and discuss how she is doing training wise since the birth of her daughter, how much different life is now for her and her husband and how her training expectations have changed. Stronger Toget...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I discuss some of the mental and psychological aspects of training.  Stronger Together: http://www.fivex3.com/2021/09/21/2021-stronger-together-a-partners-strength-meet-a-fundraiser-for-gilchrist-hospice-center-in-towson/ Gilchrist Hospice: Make a donation here and direct the gift to the Music Therapy Program https://secure2.convio.net/ghcinc/s...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Rebecca and I discuss grip with the four main lifts and why you might take a wider grip or thumbs over for the squat, why you might use straps for the deadlift and why hook grip is obviously the BEST choice. ;)  If you are interested in our Stronger Together Meet, click here for more information: http://www.fivex3.com/2021/09/21/2021-stronger-together-a-pa...