Strength Chat

In this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Olympian, weightlifter and coach, Sonny Webster. With the experience and level that Sonny has competed at, you can see that he is an advocate of practising what he preaches. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about mobility and the role it plays in getting stronger, as well as developing mobility over time and how to be effective and...

I felt lucky to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat twice before, so to have him on a third time, I feel honoured. In this week’s episode, I caught up with the man, the myth, the legend, Dr. Mike Israetel. I buy into a lot of Mikes thoughts and philosophies on coaching and training. How he puts his points across and backs up what he says with science and his knowledge and experience is aweso...

I really enjoyed this episode! For this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by speed coach and good friend, Mat Cook. Mat runs Transferable Training where he coaches grassroot athletes all the way up to England internationals. I’ve worked with Mat for a long time now and to have seen his progression in terms of his coaching and knowledge skillset has been awesome. Therefore, in this episode, we cha...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat. In this episode I was joined by the Founder of ProSport Physiotherapy, having worked with England Rugby Union and Rugby League as well as being a mentor to physios not only around the U.K. but the world as well, Dave O’Sullivan. To be able to chat with someone of Dave’s experience was awesome and it was great to hear how has...

In this week’s episode I was joined by the CEO and Co-Founder of Output Sports, Martin O’Reilly. Output Sports are revolutionizing the way athletic staff optimize sports performance. Using advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques they have developed an end-to-end solution that can test multiple components of athletic performance and track training programmes with a single wearabl...

For this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by competitive powerlifter and owner of Ethos Strength, Sam Hall. This was a chat I was really looking forward to because Sam puts some awesome content and information out there and I agree with a lot of his philosophies on coaching and training. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about goal setting, mindset and what may be holding a lifters progress...

In this week’s episode, I was joined by competitive powerlifter, martial artist and the Assistant Head Coach at Kabuki Strength, Kyle Young. With experience of competing in two sports that are at opposite ends of the spectrum, and traditionally conflicting training styles, it was interesting to speak to Kyle about the lessons he has learnt from both powerlifting and combat sports. Therefore, in th...

With the first episode I had with this guy being so popular, it was awesome to have him on Strength Chat as a guest again. For this week’s episode I was joined by the Worlds Strongest Bodybuilder and Founder of The Vertical Diet, Stan Efferding. With so much knowledge and experience of working in the fitness industry, and having great success with it, there’s a lot to learn from Stan. Therefore, i...

In this weeks Strength Chat, I got to speak with a Doctor of Physical Therapy, working with The Strength Guys, Dr. Jacob Templar. Jacob provides some awesome content and information and isn’t afraid of throwing a meme or two out there. How makes complex topics surrounding pain and injury into easily digestible information is really useful. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about providing mor...

I’ve spoken to this guy twice before on the podcast back in episodes 82 and 124, in addition to keeping in touch in between as well. I always enjoy catching up with him and I always learn a lot whenever we speak, and this episode was no different. In this episode I was joined by the one and only Joel Proskewitz. As one of the worlds leading lower back specialists, the last year has been a challeng...

It was an absolute pleasure to have this guy as guest on Strength Chat. In this week’s episode, I was joined by the Director of Training at Hybrid Performance, Simon Chang. The content, information and coaching services that Hybrid Performance put out there is awesome, and Simon is a big part of that. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about the Hybrid Strength Coach app, muscle building and h...

I last spoke to this guy way back in episode 118, and it was an absolute pleasure to have him on as a guest again. For this weeks Strength Chat, I caught up with strength and conditioning coach, Dr. Pat Davidson. The content that Pat puts out there and his thoughts and philosophies on training and coaching is awesome. What he says makes sense and will lead to results in the gym and on your perform...

For this weeks Strength Chat, I spoke with competitive powerlifter and the Founder and CEO of My Strength Book, Mike MacDonald. With powerlifting becoming more and more popular, the level of professionalism is also starting to increase. It makes sense then that the systems coaches and lifters use need to improve and advance as well. What Mike has created with My Strength Book has done just that. T...

It was an absolute pleasure to have World Clean and Jerk bronze medallist, Commonwealth Champion, and the first British European Champion in 26 years on this weeks Strength Chat. In this episode, I was joined by the one and only Emily Muskett. With everything that had gone on over the last year or so, to see Emily win gold at the European Championships was awesome. Therefore, in this episode, we c...

For this weeks Strength Chat, it was great to have not one, but two coaches who have been involved in the fitness industry for several years and are now working together taking the world by storm. In this episode, I was joined by Kyle Dobbs and Matt Domney. Both guys put some awesome content and information out there, and you can see from this episode, they bounce off each other and complement eac...

For this weeks Strength Chat, I spoke with nutritionist and strength and conditioning coach, Aidan Mackey. I really enjoyed this chat with Aidan. He spoke about his own experiences, both personal and professional, in his coaching career and how that has shaped his thoughts and philosophies on coaching. Therefore, in this episode we chatted about BMI and the pros and cons of mindset surrounding eat...

In this weeks Strength Chat, I got the opportunity to speak with the Founder of Revive Stronger and competitive bodybuilder, Steve Hall. The content and information that Steve puts out there, as well as his own podcast he produces, is awesome. From his own experiences and education, the results he gets with his clients and his approach to training is so effective, and something I buy into. Therefo...

In this weeks Strength Chat, I was joined by the Co-Owner, and a coach, at JPS Health and Fitness, Sam Schepis. I have followed JPS Health and Fitness for some time now and recognise them as a respectable and useful resource for coach education, as well as a great coaching provider as the results they get with their clients speak for themselves. Therefore, in this episode, I spoke with Sam about h...

I last spoke to this guest back in episode 110, which was an extremely popular episode, so to have her on again was awesome. In this week’s episode, I caught with a silver medallist from this year’s European Championships, as well as now holding all three British records in her weight class, Sarah Davies. With all the obstacles that have been thrown in Sarah’s way over the last year or so, and for...

In this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by two strength coaches who are the founders of Data Driven Strength, Zac Robinson, and Josh Pelland. These guys put some awesome content and information out there and are always looking to refine their coaching and programming skillset when it comes to getting the best out of their lifters. I took a lot away from this chat and really enjoyed talking all...

For this weeks Strength Chat, I had the opportunity to speak with a physiotherapist working within the NHS as well as in the gym environment, Alex Kraszewki. Alex puts some awesome content and information out there, and really makes people rethink as to what the definition of rehab is. How he can blend rehab and training together is a powerful tool, and you can that with the results he gets with c...

In this weeks Strength Chat episode, I was joined by a strength and conditioning coach who has worked in elite sport for a number of years as well as being a consultant to the PGA European Tour, William Wayland. With so much knowledge and experience within the field of strength and conditioning, William also provides some great content on how to be an effective coach outside of just programming an...

For this weeks Strength Chat episode, I got the opportunity to speak with a strength rehab professional to some of the worlds most elite athletes, as well as being an impressive powerlifter himself, Dr. Andrew Lock. As a rehab specialist who has been around strength sports for such a long time, it was great to get an insight into how Andrew has been able to keep his athletes healthy and strong. Th...

In this week’s Strength Chat, I was joined by a strength and conditioning coach, powerlifter, and Co-Owner of The Strength House, Tony Bonvechio. I have followed Tony for some time now, and it’s awesome to see how successful The Strength House has become. The content that Tony and The Strength House put out there is really useful information, and you can see that with the results they’re getting w...

For this week’s Strength Chat I had the pleasure of being joined by the creator of the Kabuki Strength coaching systems, with three all time world record holders and 100s of novice to intermediate success stories to his name, Brandon Senn. The knowledge and experience Brandon has surrounding strength training, as well the results he has got with his athletes, is second to none. Therefore, in this...