The Discover Strength Podcast

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with a world-renowned expert on the benefits of resistance training for metabolic health. Dr. Giessing is a professor of Sports Science at the University of Koblenz-Landau. He's also a coauthor on a number of research papers we've discussed on this podcast in the past. Dr. Giessing has worked...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are thrilled to be joined by NYT Best Selling Author Christie Aschwanden. Christie is a prolific writer for a variety of different media outlets, including but not limited to the New York Times, the New York Post, Runner's World, Men's Journal, and more. She is also the host of the "Emerging Form" podcast, availab...

n this Episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" Dr. Thomas Dreisinger and I discuss the importance of direct strengthening for the spinal muscles with technologies like the MedX Lumbar Extension Machine. Dr. Thomas Dreisinger has over 40 years of clinical and consulting experience on the treatment and management of back and neck pain. Dr. Dreisinger is an educator and researcher. He ha...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, I had the pleasure to sit down with Dr. Jose Antonio, Ph. D. to talk this week about creatine. Dr. Antonio is an Associate Professor at Nova Southeastern University. He's also a founding member of the ISSN (the International Society of Sports Nutrition), along with the Editor in Chief of the Journal of the ISSN and a former Vice Pr...

On this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" we discuss a new article on the impact of resistance training on test scores and academic outcomes in American Youth populations ( HERE ). I'm joined this week by Discover Strength Founder and CEO Luke Carlson. Luke has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Exercise Science from the University of Minnesota. He al...

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In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" we are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Martin Gibala, PhD. from McMaster University in Canada. Dr. Gibala is a Senior Professor of Kinesiology at McMaster, and one of the world's foremost experts on High Intensity Interval Training (H.I.I.T.). His research starting in the early 2000's has helped inspire and lead the wa...

In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" I sat down with Exercise Physiologist Logan Morrison (Saint Louis Park) to discuss the truth about fat loss. More specifically, how to maximize fat loss through exercise, and what the research has to say about the best ways to do so. We discuss a massive study from 2015 in the Journal Obesity about the differences in fat loss...

This week on the "Discover Strength Podcast" I had the privilege of sitting down with world renowned exercise scientist Dr. Brad Schoenfeld. Dr. Schoenfeld is widely regarded as the world's leading expert on strength and hypertrophy. He's published well over 300 papers and multiple best selling fitness books. His work has been cited over 1,000,000 times on Researchgate, and he&...

In this weeks episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" we are thrilled to have Dr. Doug McGuff join us on the show. Dr. McGuff is widely regarded as one of the brightest minds in the field of evidence based exercise. His book "Body By Science" with Co-Author John Little, has served as an inspiration, and a manual of sorts for High Intensity enthusiasts and practitioners since...

On this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Sara Oikawa from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI). Dr. Oikawa earned her Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD. from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. At McMaster she had the distinction of studying under Dr. Stuart Phillips, widely regarded as the preeminent r...

In this episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" Dr. James Fisher and I discuss some of the most pervasive myths still prevalent in the Exercise & Fitness Industry. Dr. James Fisher is a senior lecturer and researcher at Solent University in the UK. He has extensive experience with elite athletes, including coaching at the London 2012 Olympic games. He also has published a comprehe...

We're thrilled to share that "The Discover Strength Podcast" will be undergoing some reformatting. Starting this Fall, we'll be changing the structure of the show, and we couldn't be more excited to share that with YOU, our listeners.  In the meantime, we'll be taking a brief hiatus. While we do, we'll be re-releasing some of our most popular, most informative ep...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, I had the chance to sit down with Ph. D. candidate Daniel Plotkin. Daniel received his Master's from the world-renowned exercise science lab at Lehman College in New York, under the instruction of Dr. Brad Schoenfeld. Daniel is currently pursuing his Ph. D. at one of the premier physiology labs in the world at Auburn University und...

On this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are joined by Dr. James McKendry from McMaster University in Canada. Dr. McKendry is a researcher and Ph. D. fellow at McMaster University and part of former guest Dr. Stuart Phillip's world-renowned lab on protein metabolism. Dr. McKendry joined me this week to discuss a recent paper he was a part of from that lab looking at th...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, I'm thrilled to be joined by a friend of the program and "Minimum Dose"™ expert Dr. PAK. Dr. Pak has been on the show multiple times before, discussing things like the minimum effective training dose for powerlifters, and if training to failure is really necessary. This week Dr. Pak joins us to discuss a new paper that wa...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with a young up-and-comer in the field of exercise science to discuss drop set training. Max Coleman is a Master's student at Lehman College in New York, under the tutelage of Dr. Brad Schoenfeld. He's already starting to make a name for himself in the strength and conditioning space and we w...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are excited to continue with our Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. We'll discuss another prevalent myth in the fitness industry: the idea that "more is better" when it comes to exercise and results. These two friends and colleagues were kind eno...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are excited to continue with our Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. We'll discuss another prevalent myth in the fitness industry: that exercise comes with inherent risks. We're excited to be talking about exercising safely, and what that means for you...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we take a short break from our Mini-Series to share some exciting news and potential opportunities for our listeners. Have you ever thought about what it would be like to own and operate your own Discover Strength Franchise? If so this is the episode for you. I sat down with Discover Strength CEO Luke Carlson for an in depth conversatio...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are excited to continue on with our Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. We'll be discussing another prevalent myth in the fitness industry: single-set vs. multi-set training. These two friends and colleagues were kind enough to sit down and discuss, in thei...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are excited to continue on with our Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. We'll be discussing another prevalent myth in the fitness industry: cardio versus resistance training for weight loss. These two friends and colleagues were kind enough to sit down and...

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are excited to kick off our Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson by discussing heavy vs. light weights. These two friends and colleagues were kind enough to sit down with me and discuss in their own words, some of the most pervasive myths still running rampant in...

Welcome back to another season of The Discover Strength Podcast! On this week's episode, I'm delighted to be joined by world-renowned exercise science researcher, and one of the most prolific authors in the resistance training field, Dr. Brad Schoenfeld. Dr. Schoenfeld has been a previous guest on our podcast, discussing ways to maximize hypertrophy. You can find that episode HERE . In t...

As we close out 2022, at the Discover Strength Podcast, we wanted to first and foremost thank all of our listeners for another great year. As an end to this season, we thought it would be appropriate to have a recap of some of our favorite episodes from this past season. If there's anything on this list that you missed, make sure to check it out and share it with your friends, family, and any...