Strength Chat

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat this week. In this episode, I was joined by a coach with 25 years’ experience of coaching and competing in strength sports, as well as the Founder of Barbell Logic, Matt Reynolds. I have followed Matt and Barbell Logic for some time now and their attention to detail, coaching standards and results they get with their clients...

For this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by the Director of Performance & Sports Science at Athletic Lab with over 20 years’ experience in elite performance, Mike Young. Mike has such a wide range of experience and knowledge from the great coaches and various sports and athletes he has worked with. How he has applied this to get the results he has produced at the very highest level is awesome. T...

In this week’s episode, I was joined by Pro Strongwoman and the new Rogue Replica Dinnie Stones World Record Holder, Chloe Brennan. Chloe is pound for pound one of the strongest women on the planet. Having balanced her training with a full-time nursing job, since turning pro she has gone from strength to strength. This is not just as an athlete, but in her own coaching services she offers. Therefo...

For this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by a powerlifter, weightlifter and physiotherapist, Jess Sewastenko. Having recently made the transition from powerlifting to weightlifting, it was great to chat with Jess about her journey so far and how she balances being a competitive athlete with being a physiotherapist. An interesting and insightful conversation about the pros and cons she’s found c...

In this week’s episode, I was joined by the Founder of Just Fly Sports and host of the Just Fly Performance Podcast, Joel Smith. As a strength and track coach the focus is on getting his clients results and this means knowing what exercises and programming principles are going to help the athlete get there. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about power and progressions, as well as understandi...

In this week’s episode, I was joined by the CEO and Co-Founder of Acumobility, Brad Cox. With a lot of people now working from home a lot more, movement and mobility has probably never been so important. However, our understanding of movement and mobility, and why we need to keep on top of it, can sometimes be confusing or misunderstood. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about the progression...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat. In this week’s episode I was joined by one of the worlds foremost authorities on strength, conditioning, and energy systems, as well as the author of the best-selling book Ultimate MMA Conditioning, Joel Jamieson. With so much knowledge and experience, you can’t help but learn from speaking with Joel. In this episode, we cha...

In this week’s episode, I was joined by a coach with over 20+ years’ experience, having trained some of the biggest names in Hollywood such as Ryan Reynolds and Emily Blunt, as well as being featured in publications such as Muscle & Fitness and Men’s Health, Don Saladino. With the clients that Don has worked with and results he has produced in the environment he works in, there always more to it t...

In a record 4th appearance, for this week’s episode I was joined by a performance nutritionist who has worked with professional sports teams such as Wasps, Hull Kingston Rovers and Reading, Chris Lowe. It’s always good to catch up with Chris as he really is an expert in his field, and you can see that from the teams and athletes he’s worked with and the results he gets. Therefore, in this episode,...

In this episode, I was joined by published scientist, adjunct professor at the University of Tampa and competitive bodybuilder, Chris Barakat. Chris puts some awesome content and information out there and has been heavily involved in the research surrounding changing body composition. I know this is a goal a lot of people are always chasing, building muscle whilst also losing body fat. Therefore,...

For this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by 9x USAPL and IPF champion over multiple weight classes, Ryan Stills. Competing equipped and raw, taking time away from lifting to play American Football, all whilst having a full-time job. It’s safe to say that it makes Ryan’s success on the platform even more awe inspiring. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about all things powerlifting and balan...

In this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by strength coach and founder of the Apex Strength Society, Sean McInroy. When it comes to strength training, it’s not always about competing in powerlifting, weightlifting or strongman. Sometimes people just want to get stronger. This is where Sean comes in, creating great content and delivering coaching to make sure people can get stronger. Therefore, i...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat this week. In this episode I was joined by the founder of Barbell Rehab and a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Dr. Michael Mash. Getting involved in strength training is a good entry point to get people moving more, however, a lot of people can be reluctant to do this. This is because of the stigma around all strength training bei...

Happy New Year and the Strength Chat podcast is back up and running! To kick of this year’s episodes, I was joined by a writer who has written for such websites as T-Nation and the PTDC, as well as a coach who has helped countless clients achieve their results. Today I was joined by Andrew Coates. With the start of a new year there can be a lot of information and content being put out there within...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat. For this week’s episode I was joined by a combat sports specialist and the owner of The Strength Box, Leeds, Reiss Silva. Reiss puts some awesome content and information out there and you can he has refined his coaching and programming over time to get the great results he gets with his clients and athletes. Therefore, in th...

In this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by IPF World Champion Joy Nnamani and IPF squat world record holder Bobbie Butters. Both lifters represented Great Britain at this year’s world championships in Sweden and gave some awesome performances, finishing first and third. With both being so successful on the platform, it was interesting to see that they both had some very clear similarities, but a...

For this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by the Founder of Barbell Medicine and elite level powerlifter, Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum. The content and information that Jordan and Barbell Medicine put out there is awesome. Not only do they get people stronger, but they also put emphasis on developing healthy and robust lifters. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about the myths surrounding injuries...

It’s always a pleasure to have this guy on the podcast. A good friend and an awesome coach, for this week’s Strength Chat I was joined by Connor Clennan. In this episode, we covered a topic that is often neglected overlooked when it comes to coaching, or clients trying to achieve their goals. That is our emotions and mindset surrounding food. Therefore, I chatted with Connor about his new project...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest for this weeks Strength Chat. In this episode I was joined by a powerlifter who has been involved in the sport for 40+ years and is still breaking records and winning national and international titles, David Ricks. At this years World Powerlifting Championships in Sweden David won his 10th World Championship, as well as setting new world reco...

In this week’s episode I chatted with the Head of Performance of British Weightlifting, Stuart Martin. With the recent success of British Weightlifters at recent international competitions and the Olympics, there’s a pretty exciting future ahead for British Weightlifting. However, outside of the day-to-day programming and training from the lifters, there has to be a bigger plan in the background....

This guy! It was a pleasure to have him as a guest on Strength Chat once before, and it was even better catching up with him again. In this week’s episode I was joined by The Australian Strength Coach and creator of The Strength System, Sebastian Oreb. When it comes to getting people stronger, this guy knows what he’s talking about. You only have to look at the clients he’s worked with. However, i...

It was an absolute pleasure having these two guys as guests on this week’s episodes. Really enjoyed hosting this weeks Strength Chat with two coaches who have multiple world and national titles to their names, simply put, they know what they’re doing when it comes to coaching powerlifting. This week I was joined by Jason Tremblay and Arian Khamesi. After completing an internship with the Strength...

For this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by a coach with over 20 years’ experience, have worked with NFL athletes and bodybuilders as well as countless gen pop clients, Nick Tumminello. With such a successful career and having worked with such a variety of clients, it’s safe to say that Nick knows what he’s doing when it comes to coaching and building relationships with clients. Therefore, in t...

In this week’s episode I spoke with powerlifter and human performance scientist, Dr. Megan Bryanton-Jones. In a world where powerlifting is becoming more and more professional in terms of training and coaching, Megan is one of the leading forces with that. Her unbiased approach allows her to use the best method to get the best of out her lifters through her knowledge of biomechanics and video anal...

For this weeks Strength Chat episode, I was joined by the Founder of JST Compete and the first UK athlete to qualify for the CrossFit Games, Steven Fawcett. From Stevens experience of competing in CrossFit, you can see he tries to pass that knowledge and experience onto the athletes he coaches. With the amount of athletes he has competing, and having success, you can see that what he does works. T...