Cillian O’Connor

Philosophy of Strength

Health EN ↓ 139 episodes

Personal trainer Cill O’Connor delves into all things strength training and the philosophy behind living a strong life.

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Cillian O’Connor

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Health

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Latest episode

Jun 11, 2026

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Episodes

#114 6 things beginner coaches NEED to know 06.06.2025

The course: https://www.cillianoconnor.net/single-post/beyond-the-textbook 4 spaces left as of this being posted. Intake closes on Wednesday 11 June, at midnight Irish time.

#113 Reddit Rambles 6: AI taking our jobs, is protein overrated, and why eating healthy is hard. 29.05.2025

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#112 Top 5 Death Metal Albums 12.05.2025

Myself and Ian's picks for our 5 favourite death metal albums. You can find all the albums in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ErPjRiFG1bO4lh9nZSGM5?si=64dac05a5bae4d03

#111 Reddit Rambles 5: Worst client excuses, alternatives to back squats, and managing leg DOMS 24.04.2025

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#110 GAME REVIEW: The Last Of Us 18.04.2025

My impression of the first part of this classic video game series.

#109 Megadeth Discography Retrospective 02.04.2025

I give a full breakdown of one of my favourite heavy metal bands' discography, along with the history of the band itself.

#108 How to get a stronger deadlift 17.03.2025

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#107 Will Ratelle and Angus Bradley discuss RPE 28.02.2025

RPE stands for 'Rating of Perceived Exertion'. It has gained popularity year on year within the lifting community as a means of approximating intensity/proximity to failure. However many have criticised it for its accuracy and utility with beginners. Angus and Will are two coaches on the cutting edge of evidence based practice, who have amassed large followings with their no BS approach. In this e...

#106 Reddit Rambles 4: Anti-ageing foods, are deadlifts a back exercise, and how many days for abs 12.02.2025

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#105 Adam Meakins talks physio misinformation and evidence based practice 05.02.2025

Follow Adam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adammeakins/ Adam's website: https://www.thesports.physio/

#104 How Conor fixed his back pain 31.01.2025

Conor came to me with recurring back pain that was preventing him from being able to run, and do basic things like play with his kids. Here's what we did to get him stronger than ever and out of pain.

#103 Reddit Rambles 3: Bodyweight-only training, what makes a great coach, and biggest nutrition lesson 25.01.2025
#102 How I rehabbed my back injury 19.01.2025

Over a year and a half, I experienced numerous setbacks of back pain and nerve issues. From having to go back to the empty bar on squats and deadlifts, to building back up to where I'm at now, this is what I've learned so far. If you want to try strength training for your own back pain, you can message me on Instagram @dysfunctionalpatterns

#101 How to become a personal trainer 06.01.2025

I give you advice on who personal training is and is not for, and the most viable paths for creating a career in this highly saturated field.

#100 Reddit Rambles 2: Machines-only training, shin pain in running, and how to approach rest days. 30.12.2024

I do a 2nd round of answering the sometimes silly yet often relatable questions of the various fitness subreddits. As well as some musing about my thoughts on hitting 100 episodes.

#99 Reddit rambles: Full body vs PPL, arching in the squat, and dealing with client nutrition struggles 20.12.2024

I give my take on some questions from the various fitness related subreddits.

#98 BATHORY: Full discography review 16.12.2024

Myself and Ian review every album of the legendary metal band Bathory. We also give our thoughts on the disputed history of the band, and Quorthon's influence on black metal and viking/folk metal.

#97 What happened to rock music? 07.12.2024

In this episode I discuss the disappearance of rock music from the mainstream, along with the changed value of music in our digital society.

#96 The Cave 19.11.2024

Learn how to embrace complexity and the 'good enough' strategy, so you can stop being confused about what programme to do Logical Muscle free beginner programme: https://mcusercontent.com/095c1022358e82c3c8c01fb05/files/c36c18b6-5d06-e755-8033-0695f6ba924d/Logical_Muscle_1_compressed.01.pdf Dysfunctional Gains: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/dysfunctional-gains?attrib=568586...

#95 Hallowe'en Movies 31.10.2024

My favourite movies for the Hallowe'en mood

#94 Josh Percival on continuum thinking vs all-or-nothing diets, and obesity as a disease 24.10.2024

Josh Percival is a registered dietician and personal trainer. He has a uniquely empathetic and evidence based approach to nutrition. In this episode we chat about how you can use continuum thinking to improve your results and relationship with food, as well as some of Josh's thoughts on managing the obesity epidemic, Ozempic etc. Subscribe to newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/fe5aa1452f25/subscribeno...

#93 How Martina got multiple chin-ups and weighted push-ups 16.10.2024

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#92 Functional training destroyed my gains. Here's how I got them back. 05.10.2024

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#91 Andrew Coates on the fitness industry, social media, and evidence based training 16.09.2024

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#90 What WW2 fighter planes can teach us about training 03.09.2024

00:00 Intro 01:24 The bullet hole problem 04:05 Survivorship bias in fitness 06:54 Where to look for optimal training approaches

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