Lunge & Lift Podcast

This week @robstubbspt and @ashgrossmann.coach help you with identifying and understanding what your limiters are and why you may have hit a roadblock in your training. We go through some key principles that may influence them, and dish out some top notch tips to help you bust through plateaus, continue to progress with your training, and improve your performance.   We shed some light on ⬇️ 📍 How...

This week on @lunge.lift @robstubbspt and @ashgrossmann.coach get to unpicking what the optimal amount of mixing it up in your training is. When can variation turn into a barrier or be beneficial to your training goals, and is there a Goldilocks amount to implement into your programming?   We discuss ⬇️ 🎲 Do repetition and randomness both have a valid place in a programme? 🤯 Why using resistance...

This week on the show @robstubbspt and @ashgrossmann.coach give their humble opinions [read: unqualified commentary] on the CrossFit Games and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. With sporting events and competitions back in business, the recent weeks have shown us some incredible athletes putting all their hard graft to the ultimate test once again.   We chat about ⬇️ 🏋🏾 Our top takeaways from the Cro...

This week on @lunge.lift, @ashgrossmann.coach and special guest @chloesalt93 talk all things women’s health and performance! From dabbling in the fitness realms of bodybuilding, CrossFit, running and beyond, Chloe’s passion and knowledge surrounding female performance and nutrition really shines through in this episode! We dig deep into - How to tune into the phases of your cycle to maximise your...

This week on @lunge.lift @robstubbspt and @ashgrossmann.coach answer do another round of questions and bring us the second part of the Q&A. Discussing all things from CrossFit being an egotistical sport, where your training focus should be, and a debate on why static stretching utterly useless... or is it? We hope you enjoy the light we shed on your queries.   We help you with: ⬇️ 🚫 Why you shoul...

This week on the podcast we tackle some pertinent questions like, “Would you rather eat   that tastes like chocolate, or chocolate that tastes like  ?”, to topics like nailing your first ever pull ups and push ups, the trade offs you’re gonna have to give if you’re an serial bencher. Gandhi Grossmann even makes an appearance and delivers some solid food for thought on coping with failure.  We give...

This week on the podcast, @robstubbspt and @ashgrossmann.coach are joined by CrossFit Masters athlete @kelfriel; co-owner of CrossFit Southampton, double podiumed CrossFit Games athlete, and an absolute super Mum. We chat with Kelly about how she keeps all the plates spinning in work, life, bringing up children, and managing a business. What’s a Masters athlete’s secret sauce to be able to throw i...

This week on @lunge.lift, @robstubbspt and @ashgrossmann.coach are joined by special guest, Chief Medical Officer for @fawales, Team Doctor of @surreycricket, Sports Medicine Consultant, Dr. Jon Houghton. From working with military personnel, to city workers, to footballers that fall to their knees from a tiny tap to the shin; we hear about Houghton’s incredible experiences throughout his career,...

This week on @lunge.lift @robstubbspt and @ashgrossmann.coach get down to the core of core training.   We chat about the upsides and downsides to CrossFit movements like toes to bar & GHDs, and sing praises for kit like the Yoke or D-balls.   But do you need any of these things for core strength, even if it’s just so you can take your top of for a WOD with your mates? Or, like Rob, should you be t...

This week on @lunge.lift @robstubbspt and @ashgrossmann.coach chat about Percentages, RPE and Rx as methods for choosing your working weights, and divulge which they like, which they don't and why...   We deload our brains about ⬇️ ☝🏼It’s called your 1 REP MAX for a REASON 🔗 The link between your mindset and RPE 👨🏽‍🍳 Why competing against your mates may be a recipe for disaster 🤷🏼‍♂️ The pr...

Today on the Lunge & Lift podcast Ash & Rob tackle another buzz word topic and discuss hyper mobility. In the context of a CrossFitter, to a dancer, yogi, or just your average avid gym goer, hyper mobility is a common thing we hear about. However, is it necessarily a bad thing? As Rob puts it, “we’re all individual butterflies”, and if you understand ‘what’ you’re training and ‘why’, then you just...

This week on @lunge.lift, @robstubbspt and @ashgrossmann.coach are joined for a second time by Former Royal Marine Commando, now Competitive Ultra Runner, @bw_commandofitness!   Brad sheds light on all things to do with why anyone can and should run, when we should do it, how much running volume is good for you, what we should wear when pounding the pavements!   Whether you're a seasoned long dist...

Why do we wear them, what are you actually measuring, and what you can do with the data. Having the understanding that the data you can obtain from your wearables is an individual thing, can help you stop and think before you go comparing your performance and numbers to someone's insta story.   Effectively utilising your wearable's functions can also be a great way to upgrade your daily habits and...

Great city, not such a great exercise? This week we give our thoughts and opinions on some in vogue exercises 🚨 spoiler alert - they think some are 💩 We brainstorm about: 👨🏽‍⚖️ How to judge the relevance of an exercise to your desired outcome/goal 🧱 Does building bigger muscles equal greater power output or injury resilience? 👌🏼 The spectrum of specificity 👖 Why you shouldn’t slut drop in...

On the podcast this week @robstubbspt  and  @ashgrossmann.coach  chat with Co-Founder of WIT Fitness  @samwitlondon . Recently recognised by  @forbes  on their prestigious 30 Under 30 list, we hear about Sam's journey from ditching uni, to falling in love with retail and building a brand that is now paving the way for training as a sport in its own right on a global level... all because he took hi...

This week on the @lunge.lift podcast: @hallmightyone of @ph.nutrition rejoins @robstubbspt and @ashgrossmann.coach to dissect their VO2 max test results. Rob and Ash compare their data against one another and dive into the detail with Luke to understand what might be holding back their performance, and how to use this insight to improve it, both from a nutrition and training perspective. There are...

On the podcast this week, we discuss when does poor movement actually become a problem? We cover: - Does anyone move perfectly? - The most common compensation patterns (in the gym) - Is there anything actually wrong with a roundback deadlift - Squatting vs hinging - when does one become the other? And much more! SHOW SPONSOR Save yourself 15% at checkout using code:  LL15 https://www.wit-fitness.c...

On the podcast this week, André Houdet joins us for a fun, fascinating and inspiring chat. We cover: 🏈  His roots in American Football 👨‍🍳  How his family serves as inspiration and taught him the value of hard work 🏋️ What change in approach had him bust through a 6 year strength plateau 📺 Why learning to love Netflix has been important for him And much more! SHOW SPONSOR Save yourself 15% at...

It’s a bit of a buzzword and gets banded around willy nilly. Tune in to find out: 👜What an accessory exercise actually is 👝How to pick the best accessory exercise for you 👒Typical accessories for bodybuilding, weightlifting and running 🕵️How to figure out if an accessory exercise is actually helping 💪 A Deep dive on bicep curls And much more  SHOW SPONSOR Save yourself 15% at checkout using co...

“It’s complicated” - not just a facebook relationship status In this week’s @lunge.lift episode we do a deep dive with Liam @ph_nutrition on the reality of weight loss and the nuanced factors that actually affect the process; making what’s thermodynamically simple, not that easy in real life. Expect knowledge bombs and mics dropping left right and centre 💥 💣 🎤⬇️ Including: 🤯 How can eating MOR...

On this week’s episode we dig into the common characteristics of the best of the best athletes across all sports to discuss which are applicable to us mere mortals, and what decision points separate those who achieve and those who achieve greatness, such as: - Sacrifice - do you REALLY want it? - Why do you want to succeed so much? The links between childhood experiences and relentless drive to be...

Today we discuss our biggest blunders. We share the stupid stuff we've done along the way, and the lessons we've learnt the hard way including: 🤕  Injuries - torn quads and hamstrings, broken ankles and blown out backs 🏃‍♂️  How not to train for a marathon 🫁 Why SOME cardio might be a good idea 🎈 Nutrition nightmares - how not to reverse diet and why keto and CrossFit isn’t a thing and (sadly)...

Loads of fun chatting with returning guest, Jamie Lau on all things CrossFit Open. We discussed: >This year’s workouts - are they good tests of fitness? >The new qualifying process - is it fair for non-American athletes? >Why most people screw up their Open performances >Optimal pacing vs race strategy And lots more! SHOW SPONSOR Save yourself 15% at checkout using code: LL15 https://www.wit-fitne...

🎉🎂ANNIVERSARY EPISODE🎂🎉 Todays 1 year anniversary episode, we tackle some awesome listener QnA topics including: 1:00 Ash and Rob play "Would you rather??" 5:30 Is Klokov doing CrossFit a risk to the sport's reputation 11:40 How do you juggle running with lower body training sessions? 16:00 How do I fix shin splints? 18:00 Will long distance running stop me putting on muscle 20:55 Do we trust...

Dan Williams is the CEO of WIT Fitness, a World Leading Training Footwear & Apparel Specialist company In todays episode we discuss: - Going from cleaning student houses to CEO of a globally recognised brand - His 400m PB - Key milestones in the evolution of business - Dan's surprising daily habits NEW SHOW SPONSOR Save yourself 15% at checkout using code: LL15 https://www.wit-fitness.com/ Extra B...