Strength Matters

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The Strength Matters podcast is a weekly show for health and fitness professionals who want the systems, tools, and resources to grow and scale a successful fitness business. Hosted by Head Coach Josh Kennedy and Strength Matters founder, James Breese. Join the world’s leading experts in helping personal trainers and coaches uncover cutting-edge training solutions and share them with you. Strength Matters is a system of training and education for fit pros and experienced enthusiasts who want to optimize performance and enhance their health span. The central question that drives our work is, “...

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Feet First and the Future of Footwear Design w/Asher Clark [Vivobarefoot] 24.03.2021 36:41

Asher is the design director for Vivobarefoot and in this episode shares some exciting future plans that may just change the way we buy shoes. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality...

Should You Count Calories? 09.03.2021 39:13

Counting calories… Is it worth the time and effort? Does it actually help the process of getting healthy and losing weight (or hurt it)?Josh and James discuss this controversial topic, getting into the good, the bad and the ugly of counting calories as part of nutrition and weight-loss. As the Strength Matters guinea pig for their new nutrition-based program, James has some great insights and shar...

Secrets of Elite Obstacle Course Racers with Taylor Starch 11.02.2021 1:10:16

Taylor Starch who shares his incredible wealth of knowledge about how the human body functions and what that means for the way we should be training for obstacle course racing. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more peopl...

How to Get Into Running and Stay Injury Free 02.02.2021 30:29

Discover the Strength Matters methodology for determining whether you can and should be running and then also what to do if you are ready to run but want to avoid injury. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and...

Guts and Brains Go Together with Perry Nickelston 26.01.2021 1:14:20

Join the Strength Matters team as they interview Dr. Perry Nickelston about the importance of gut health and the effects it has on the brain... Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality...

[Case Study] How I Lost 20kg and Became Pain Free with Jeroen Westra 19.01.2021 56:45

In this episode, Jeroen shares his toughest challenges of the process and how he overcame them. He also notes the specific reasons he believes he lost weight successfully this time (and is keeping it off) when he has failed with diets in the past. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or...

How to Train for Fat Loss 13.01.2021 24:24

Discover the four elements of fat loss workouts, how much you should be lifting, and what a fat loss training program looks like over the course of a week. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even...

The Strength Matters Fat Loss System 07.01.2021 30:44

One thing people often don’t think about when they start a diet is how they’re going to stop. What’s the exit strategy that will allow you to stay healthy and maintain your weight? How do you prevent the yo-yo dieting cycle? Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to...

Interview: The Importance of Barefoot Shoes with Galahad Clark 29.12.2020 35:19

Did you know that wearing the wrong shoes can actually change the shape of your feet from foot-shaped to shoe-shaped? Today’s guest has learned a lot about the anatomy of feet and how shoes affect your feet. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your su...

Fat Loss: Where to Start with Nutrition 26.12.2020 31:03

While fat loss and diets are not an exact science, there are ways to still achieve your weight loss goals with a little focus and hard work. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality co...

My Six Month Diet Experiment and The Surprising Results I Learned… 21.12.2020 27:33

The team share details on the updated fat loss training program they developed for Strength Matters and the reasoning behind the change. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality conten...

The Importance of Non-Digital Learning 16.12.2020 16:57

Discover why we went back to print magazines... Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality content. Click the link below to rate and review us now! Rate and Review us on Apple Podcasts F...

Introducing the Everyday Athlete Scoring System 10.12.2020 27:41

Discover our everyday athlete scoring system and how it can help you make better training decisions. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality content. Click the link below to rate and...

Season 3: We’re Back! 07.12.2020 15:00

Season 3 of the Fit Over Thirty Podcast has arrived! Find out what's been happening behind the scenes at Strength Matters. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality content. Click...

Strength Training for the Intermediate Everyday Athlete 01.12.2020 19:11

How to approach strength training for intermediate athletes compared to beginners. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality content. Click the link below to rate and review us now! Rat...

Stop Training Like the Elite! 25.11.2020 22:55

Have you ever tried a training program from a magazine promising that you’ll be looking like the elite athlete or actor on the cover in a few months? These articles make it sound easy… Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach mo...

How fit are you really? Strength & cardio tests for people over thirty. 27.01.2020 45:04

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing basic tests and assessments that can help you understand where your current strength and cardio levels stand and what you need to work on. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more peo...

How To Ensure That You Get The Fat Loss Results You Want 20.01.2020 46:07

What can you do to ensure that you get the fat loss results you want? How does food logging help you lose weight? And why don’t more meal plans work? Let's find out... Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people an...

How To Start Your Brand New Fitness Plan The Right Way 13.01.2020 31:20

There's one thing that all levels of everyday athletes do prior to starting a new workout routine... and that is they get assessed. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality conten...

How To Make Your New Year’s Fitness Resolution Stick 06.01.2020 26:07

A new year is a good time to set new goals for yourself, and many of those goals revolve around fitness. However, it’s well known that New Year’s resolutions aren’t always effective – a very large number of them fail every year. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen...

Over 30? Here’s How To Approach Cardio Training… 02.01.2020 24:43

You hear a lot about the importance of cardio, but how do you get started with cardio if you’re a beginner over 30? You may have noticed that it’s harder to do things that you previously did easily. You may even be telling yourself that you “used to be able” to do those cardio-related exercises, but not anymore. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please con...

Is Online Personal Training Right For Me? 30.12.2019 32:47

Is online training right for you? The answer is: it depends. In today’s episode, you’ll hear more about online training, including the benefits and the disadvantages of this type of training. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us r...

Strength Training Principles For People Over 30 26.12.2019 36:55

Here's how we approach strength training with people over 30. We don't hold back in this one... Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality content. Click the link below to rate...

The Pitfalls of Thinking Short-Term In Fitness 16.12.2019 1:00:58

Why is it more important to chase volume than intensity? This is just one of many questions addressed in today’s episode with Andrew Read. Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality cont...

[Case Study] Training With Insomnia 12.12.2019 45:38

Insomnia is debilitating. But how do you train when you're constantly exhausted. Here's what we discovered... Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality content. Click the link...