Mature Muscle Podcast

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.3 Ep.8 - Progress Goals, Coaching, and Beginner Priorities Today I'm joined by two experienced coaches; James Parker an ex-army PTI and bootcamp maestro who now owns and operates two facilities in the South East of England, and Josh Bell, a successful online coach who is developing his own rehab programming, and operates the Progress Project. W...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.3 Ep.7 - Tips For A Healthy Gut with Jo Terzaki Today I speak to Giovanna (or Jo) Terzaki. She is a Greek national, but is currently based in Dallas, Texas. She is a qualified Dietician with a Master of Science Degree in Public Health and Epidemiology and works as a consultant in a US hospital specialising in Gut Health.  We chat about general gut h...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! The Muture Muscle Podcast S.3 Ep.6 - Q & A Reunited with my good friend Phil Agostino. In this episode we dive into a Q & A which is always fun, we cover amongst much more; Calories on menus Viceral fat and poor sleep Is a Calorie always a Calorie? Artificial sweeteners  I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Watch for the next episode soon, please s...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.3 Ep.5 - The Psychology of Motivation & Managing Emotions with Sally McGinn Sally McGinn is a sports psychologist who works with individuals and teams including the GB Women's lacrosse, the GB Wheelchair Rugby team and a major league Rugby Team. She works with people struggling with motivation and performance, helps people improve focus and...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.3 Ep.4 - INTERVIEW: IFBB Bodybuilding Pro Ryan Baptiste In this episode I interview Ryan Baptiste, great talked about how he got into bodybuilding through modelling, how he approaches competitions and what he thinks of todays mass monsters, compared to the pioneer physiques of old such as Frank Zane, etc.  You can contact Ryan: Instagram: @ryanjohnb...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.3 Ep.3: Interview with Sleep Scientist - Dr Sophie Bostock In this fascinating episode, I interview Dr Sophie Bostock about sleep, optimal sleep hours, how regular poor sleep directly affects you, what sleep Hygiene is, the effects of meditation, and what happens in the brain physiologically during sleep. Plus some listeners questions around: sleep...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.3 Ep.2: Interview with Martin Fenn & Functional Medicine In this fascinating interview I talk to Martin Fenn about the complex field of Sports related Functional Medicine, Fasting, Injury/Illness Diagnosis and the Lymphatic System. You can find Martin at: www.mfperformancecoaching.co.uk Instagram: @mfperformancecoaching We hope you enjoyed the p...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! Phil is taking a break to spend more time with his Dogs! (joking) seriously though, he's very busy with his online work, so I welcome in Season 3 with the professors! We talk again to Greg Whyte OBE (Sports Science) and Andy Lane (Psychology) Covid 19 update, what is SAD, and Saving the Nations Physical and Mental health....again! Please join the...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! Final Episode of Season 2: Science news: 1. Exercise helps medication resistant Hypertension. 2. Genes identified with Obesity...BUT should we be focussing on sorting bad lifestyle before reaching for the pills? STEP BY STEP - FAT LOSS: Those wanting to shed a few pounds, this episode is for you. 5 steps to get you started on an effective plan to lose...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.2 Ep.19 - Mobility v Stretching Science News: Strength Training Burns fat! (Duh!), and want better, deeper sleep? Train later in the evening at high intensity. Stretching v Mobility Stretching: Improves flexibility of the muscle You don't get longer muscles Increase Stretch tolerance of muscles Works by allowing the stretch reflex (golgi tendon...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.2 Ep.18 - Ask Us Anything In todays episode, we go through listeners questions. They vary from  questions concerning nutrition, to stunting children's grwoth with weights (you won't!) We hope you enjoyed the podcast. Watch for the next episode soon, please SHARE and subscribe when you can and please leave us a rating or review. Click the l...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! The Mature Muscle Podcast - S.2 Ep.17 INTERVIEW: Gold Medalist Weightlifter, Delroy McQueen In todays episode we chat to Del Mcqueen. Del won three gold medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games - Snatch, Clean and Jerk and the Combined total. The latter earned him a Commonwealth Record which still stands today. After a few years, he switched his skills t...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.2 Ep.16 - Calorie Shifting & Carb Cycling Science News: Metabolism changes with age,  just not when you might think. Phil rants about the ridiculous use of sweat-suits! The main discussion focusses on the practice of cycling carbs, and calorie shifting.  Cycling carbs basically means increasing and decreasing the amount of carbohydrates you take...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.2 Ep.15 - An investigation into the "Mind-Muscle Connection" Science news: Resistance training and fat burning. Plus a sad death in the fitness industry Mind muscle connection (attentional focus) What is it? Isolates the muscles which are working, and consciously feeling the muscle work through a full range. Moves the weight or resistance...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! Season. 2 / Episode. 14 Calories, Protein and Training for Muscle Building We cover two new related science news stories from from the world of health and fitness, then our main subject is how to move effectively from a calorie deficit for Fat Loss, to a calorie surplus for Muscle Gaining. The protein needed for this, the changes in training required...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.2 Ep.13 - Injury Prevention and Treatment with Dr Brian Winfrey, Osteomyologist. Today we talk to Dr Brian Winfrey, who has been treating clients with sports injuries for over 20 years. We talk to him about: Which areas of the body are physiologically more prone to injury. From a clinical point of view, which are the most damaging but avoidable inju...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! Olympic issues: Laurel Hubbard. Plus, the case for Caffeine and Pre-Workouts Today we chat about the New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, a transexual (Male to Female) athlete. We discuss the fairness of of competing with the proven physiological advantages of going through puberty, and living and training as a Male for the majority of their life....

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.2 Ep.11 - DOMs, The Facts & Muscle Memory, Fact or Fiction? Health and Fitness NEWS: 2 Studies looking at Protein: A new study showing the importance of dietary Protein early for muscle building  Another study looking at protein, specifically how a high (800 plus calories per day) surplus calories, coming from protein did NOT show an increase in...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.2 Ep.10 - It doesn't have to be "All or Nothing"  Health and Fitness NEWS:  A study highlights the danger of too much Omega 6 in your diet & how women mentally struggle more with concepts around diet and tracking...   The Sugar Tax could be coming back, this time for all foods not just sugary drinks.  A great question from one of...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.2 Ep.9 - Identifying Overtraining Syndrome Health and Fitness NEWS:  A receptor that helps conserve energy when food is scarce may be the key to a safer approach to treating diet-induced obesity, research led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has revealed.... and...a short breathing exercise which is effective at reducing blood pressure. F...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! S.2 Ep.8 - The Power of Music & What/How are YOU Eating? New research shows listening to music has a boosting effect for endurance training (in this case running). Confirming what we already know, a good soundtrack helps gets you through a tough workout.  Our main topic this week is some easy meal ideas, techniques for meal planning and ways to bo...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! Please join the Mature Muscle Podcast  Facebook Group , and also please subscribe and share the podcast far and wide! This will really help us spread the word. In Season 2, episdode & : News from the world of Science and Fitness; Hormones controlling athletic performance and why some people respond well to exercise, and others don't. Skinny-F...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! Please join the Mature Muscle Podcast  Facebook Group , and also please subscribe and share the podcast far and wide! This will really help us spread the word. In Season 2, episdode 6 : Excuses for our last 2 weeks absence! Fitness News and Questions followed by a delve into how important it is to get the balance right with getting the maximum out of...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! Please join the Mature Muscle Podcast  Facebook Group , and also please subscribe and share the podcast far and wide! This will really help us spread the word. In Season 2, episdode 5 - In this episode we talk to Dr Deepak Ravindran, a renowned specialist in chronic pain and long covid based at Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading and also talk to Nick H...

Have a comment? I'd love to hear from you! Please join the Mature Muscle Podcast  Facebook Group , and also please subscribe and share the podcast far and wide! This will really help us spread the word. In Season 2, episdode 4 - Fitness News: some interesting stories which we have spotted. Then we discuss the structure and failings of the back and essentially the spine. What we can do to impro...