Physical Culture

Follow me on this off season bodybuilding journey.  I debrief my week and discuss the process as an athlete.  sharing some anecdotes and hopefully valuable insight.  enjoy the ride!

Episode 4: Mastering Discipline, Defining Balance Sal and Sandrine share their take on discipline, unraveling its role in their fitness journeys and daily lives. Delve into their contrasting views on balance, exploring how it shapes their dynamic lifestyles. In this episode, the duo opens up about post-competition realities, discussing their evolving relationships with food. Gain practical insight...

Welcome to episode 3 of "Physical Culture: Taking Inventory"! Join Sal and Sandrine as they dive into Sweetdrine's journey through her first workout block post-competition. Discover one of Sweetdrine’s milestone’s that shattered one of her greatest limiting beliefs when it comes to lifting weight and explore the uncommon perks of training high reps.  Embrace the warrior within, push...

Welcome to Episode 2 of "Physical Culture." In today's episode, we're diving into Sal's world. I had a chance to ask him three insightful questions that will help us get to know him better and gain a deeper understanding of his views on the sport of bodybuilding. We kick things off by discussing mini cuts, then we shift our focus to what bodybuilding truly means to him, an...

• Welcome to “Physical Culture - Taking Inventory” podcast, where Sal and Sandrine explore bodybuilding, self-mastery, and the highs and lows of their journeys. • Topics covered include sacrifice, unwavering devotion to their passion, and commitment to their core beliefs of dedication, hard work & fostering personal development. • Join them on this journey, get inspired and prepare to be empow...

We talk about nutrition, coaching, entrepreneurship and how to overcome adversity.  I get the chance to pick Sandrine’s brain and luckily you get to hear it! Enjoy!

Moments before stepping on stage for the first time in 5 years and the first time as a Classic physique competitor.  I discuss a few things that this prep thought me and share a quick dive into my peak week protocol. Enjoy the ride. 

Clark and I had the privilege to spend some time with IFBB pro Desrick Walcott.  He’s a Pro bodybuilder, coach, artist, motivator and forever inspiration of mine.  It was awesome to get the chance to pick his brain and have some great conversations about the sport as well as about life in general, discovering one self and facing adversity.  It’s was so hard to pick sound bites of this episode beca...

Can you actually boost your metabolism to fast track your way to your goals? If you count on using spices to achieve that the unfortunate answer is NO.. I present two studies using a variety of spices to boost metabolism and the results were an underwhelming 50 cals extra per day at most. That’s not gonna take you super far.  I also discuss if theres actual differences between young VS older peopl...

In this episode I tackle three bullet points. Mostly all nutrition related. 1. Study review  - Study Reviewed: Energy Deficiency Impairs Resistance Training Gains in Lean Mass but Not Strength: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression. Murphy et al. (2021) 2. Study review: - Study Reviewed: Reduced Adaptive Thermogenesis During Acute Protein-Imbalanced Overfeeding is a Metabolic Hallmark of the Human T...

In this episode Clark and I discuss a lot about the “process”. Every fitness journey has a couple things in common and theres a few that are worth knowing before starting your own journey in order to better your chances of success. We dive in deep into the early moments and give a couple recommendations. 

In this new episode, we introduce our new trainer Mel! Followed by a cool round table discussion about  (03:52) Rep range, load and hypertrophy (10:51) Defining terms like volume, intensity, ROM (17:32) Is a meal plan mandatory when new to training?

In this first episode of bullet points I discuss, an interesting study about the impact of yo-yo dieting on your metabolism, how fascinating satellite cells are and finally a few informations about different type of learners.  I hope you enjoy this episode. 

Learn to dissociate yourself from the number on the scale. Listen up if you want to alter your perspective on the subject. 

My perspective going through the pandemic year one

Everyday there seems to be a bit more hope that gyms will open back again. That’s why I felt like it was a great opportunity to bring our professional athletic therapist, Helen, to share some knowledge and wisdom about going back to resistance training in a safe way. I’m sure many of you are excited to throw those bands and 10 pounders away in a closet forever, so here’s some great information on...

I’m very excited to share our first TeamSalomon Coaches Round Table with Clark, Helia and I. In this first episode we discuss our opinions and recommendations for home training and nutrition during quarantine. We understand that it’s everyone’s reality at the moment and even if sometimes it feels like that’s all people talk about, we still wanted to share our own perspective with you guys. Hopeful...

Sharing a document that we've been working on for quite some time now: -Add-ons that don't affect your caloric intake -How to satisfy cravings without busting your macros 

Robert, is a Team Salomon athlete who is two weeks out of his first national classic bodybuilding competition in Vancouver. On this special episode I ask Robert questions about: his fitness and competition journey his reasons to be part of this sport some funny anecdotes  AND he even drops a motivation speech 

On this episode, we answer questions from you guys Personal questions:  01:43 Q: is Salomon ever ashamed of Helia's behaviour? 12:37 Q: How was our first date and How did we MEET?  20:40 Q: Does Helia ever get tired of Salomon's nerdy talk? 24:15 Q: Who said "I love you" first? Fitness questions:  04:00 Q:Our opinion on SARMS 17:00 Q: Important things to remember when BULKING 2...

Today we go over the basic science behind carbs - What are carbs  - What are they used for  - Where are they stored  - Complex VS Simple carbs  - Glycemic index  - Carb Timing  - Carb Cycling  - Water retention Carbs related - Fiber

This time, we reverse the roles! I'm asking Helia questions about her journey, how she makes it work for herself an what it has brought her so far. We talk about:  How she got started with fitness Why she stuck to it  How she find her meal prep/ cooking style How she manages her time then vs now: what fitness brought to her life

In this episode we discuss:  Training muscle frequency the concept of hypertrophy continuum training 3x VS 5x/ week 5 important things in your journey 

In this episode, we cover many subjects such as:  defining caloric intake, impacts of different food types, weight loss, calorie intake, macro distribution, energy expenditure, Cardio and when it's more useful, spot fat reduction and more.