The Garage Athlete Show

00:00 - Introduction catching up with Rachel 06:35 - The comedown after prep and the plan moving forward 10:30 - Deej got his bloodwork done 21:09 - What’s your favorite exercise and most hated exercise? 25:52 - You are opening your own gym whats the first piece of equipment you buy? 31:45 - Any tips on getting through a workout after a stressful day? 37:35 - Any tips on how to get up early withou...

00:00 - Introduction 01:35 - Being a dad of twins 03:00 - Lateral flowing a toddler is hell & an update on the other kids 05:30 - Finished prep and getting back to normal 09:03 - Training has taken a backseat for dan. 13:00 - The PT/coaching industry isn’t saturated it just has a low barrier to entry 15:40 - What’s the most effective plan to build muscle at home? 19:25 - How do you stay motiva...

00:00 - Introduction  01:35 - Buy this read this do this. 03:15 - What intermittent fasting protocol do you use 04:40 - what did your diet look like before intermittent fasting 08:45 - How many meals do you have per day 11:00 - IS it the energy deficit or the fasting that is having the major benefits 16:15 - Feast and famine mode and returning to a more natural state 20:30 - 5/2 diet. 24:40 - Flex...

00:00 - Introduction to grant 02:00 - Grants story - Military service - 03:30- Close protection  being kidnapped 05:00 - Initial business’s 12:00 - lockdown hits and screws over a lot of small business 17:30 -  starting recharge with Ryan 21:30 - what’s happening in the gym kit market at the moment 25:00 - developing a resilient mindset 29:00 - making it through royal marines training 34:44 - Serv...

00:00 Introduction - catching up with the boys 01:50 - Kids can be a reasonable excuse to not train 06:00 - prep update with don & aspirations for the future 17:00 - I blame Rachel for the changes in the podcast 19:00 - Hex barbell is there a benefit to them over regular barbell 23:00 - Should I train through shoulder pain? 25:32 - Can I get stronger while in deficit - 39:00 - Stop trying to d...

00:00 - Introduction to Sophie 02:00 - Sophoes journey to being a 2 x UKBFF winner 04:30 - sorry about the sound issues 05:30 - Eating disorders and bodybuilding Letting go of being lean 09:36 - Training as a female bodybuilder 14:30 - Programming should be a little dynamic 16:40 - Diet and prep as a female competitor 25:30 - Bodybuilding isn’t healthy, 27:00 - What are your plans for the future w...

00:00 - Introduction and catchup with dan 01:30 - Getting back into training after time away 03:45 - Deej went to the Arnold sports festival 06:00 - Some companies from the group were there 09:00 - There was a LOT of vloggers there 13:00 - Getting to be on a stand next year 20:00 - What would I do differently next time 24:00 - Bringing down caffeine content and withdrawal symptoms 27:00 - Highligh...

00:00 - Introduction - Raches big move 05:30 - Deej’s prep plans for the next 6 weeks lessons learned from this prep 12:00 - Managing expectations 18:00 - Fitness Sports and Health. 22:00 - What encourages you to help people achieve their goals? 34:15 - has the grass been cut? 35:00 - What’s your next garage gym upgrade? 38:00- Why can you drink a drink but not food a food? 39:20 - Can you build m...

00:00 - Introduction & breakdown of Dons bodybuilding show 11:00 - How did you deal with your mum passing 5 weeks out from your show?# 15:00 - Letting go of the negative people around you during prep. 21:00 - Introduction to a superhuman strong mo Sulayman 23:00 - Fresh of the nationals numbers and the breakdown 27:30 - How long did you prep for nationals? 30:00 - Programming and peaking 35:00...

00:00 - Introduction to Richard 02:30 - Moving into online coaching(being forced into it) 05:00 - Do you feel a lot of trainers have transitioned into online before they are ready? 05:30 - Why did you decide to coach people from a home gym? 14:00 - the Fundamentals of coaching is what is important 19:00 - Overthinking the small stuff stepping over pounds to pick up pennies. 25:00 - Arguing with pe...

00:00 - Introduction catching up with dan and rach 02:00 - getting back into drumming (dan) 04:15 - Rachels move and getting on with life 08:00 - Arnolds comments on the Covid jab and generally talking to Americans 11:30 - Don’s prep10 months of dieting  and the curse of being a natural bodybuilder 16:00 - Cardio is NOT the driver of changing body composition change 21:00 - The Gamification of tra...

0:00 - Introduction  01:11 - Catching up with rach  04:00 - Don’s prep progress - 12:00 - Respecting someone's decisions without judging them for it 15:00 - Rachels training and recovering from covid  20:00 - Fitness isn't a priority right now is OK to say. 26:00 - Managing load and Maximum recoverable Volume with hormones 29:00 - 3 wishes got to be training or gym-related wishes. 32:00 - What's y...

(make sure to check out the youtube video too) Apologies about the lateness prep have kicked my butt. So looking forward to bring back weekly episodes. 00:00 - Introduction - Kids & theme parks 05:15  - Does training convention deadlift help your sumo deadlift 15: 34 - training in a commercial gym again & unsolicited advice 20:29 - Is getting protein from a supplement as good as real food?...

0:00 - Introduction  03:00 - Chris introducing himself  05:30 - what is a natural bodybuilding pro card  10:00 - How Chris got his pro card 12:30 -Genetics how are you so jacked at 22? 17:00 - Wrestling and bodybuilding 20:30 - You have a female coach how did you find her? 25:30 - Competing for a as a teenager and what he learned 30:00 - Training split and training modality 40:00 - training at hom...

0:00 -Introduction - Life, the transformation group and covid 07:00 - Doing a Powerlifting meet & strongman comp in the same weekend 11:00 - Lifting suites & raw lifting 13:30 - Pressing frequency & pauls approach to overhead & bench 20:15 - bodyweight in strongman & powerlifting 38:00 - Training at home for strongman and powerlifting 45:00 - How strongman has changed over the...

00:00 - Introduction & traps training 1:30 - Building shoulders 05:00 - Adverts are taking the piss 12:00 - the middle isle of Lidl 19:00 - lucozade and powerade craze 23:00 - 2000 plays on anchor 25:00 - Strategies for when the weight loss stalls Dan's approach 31:00 - Diet breaks and Deej approach 39:00 - Cardio became a dirty word 43:00 - T-shirt competition - Give us your favorite quote fr...

00:00 - Introduction & cringe watch TV 03:30 - Dan’s training 08:30 - Bedtime routines with toddlers & Deej prep 11:35 - Is being shredded worth it? 17:30 - flexible dieting to a certain point then onto a diet plan 21:30 - Being the partner of an athlete is hard work 24:10 - The mentality of a professional athlete, and how it sticks around after retirement 30:30 - The mental health aspects...

00:00 - Introduction and catchup with Rachel 04:00 - Always leveling up our coaching business 08:30 - I maxed out my dumbbells should I change the exercise or do more reps? 14:05 -If I have been running at a kcal deficit for months but my coach is giving me more kcals what should I do? 21:15 - When training for hypertrophy what % of 1Rm should we be working to? 24:19 - Are we tracking girth measur...

Episode 48 - Dan and don -  How to go out drinking and still lose body fat 01:00 - Introduction & dan's training progress 03:00 - we made dan a bodybuilder 09:00 - Partial ranges do they have a place in training? 13:00 - getting shown up by a female powerlifter 16:00 - How is dons prep going? 22:00 - spot reducting bodyfat 26:00 - Intermittent fasting & Dans approach & also hidden calo...

Episode 47 - Levi walker - Men's physique Natty pro - 00:00 - Introduction  02:00 - Introduction to Levi  05:25 - The drive to compete 08:00 - Why did you decide to stay natural? 14:30 - How do you balance bodybuilding and life? 24:00 - When was the last time you competed and when are you looking to compete 29:00 - do you prep yourself or do you have a coach? 36:30 -  your prep diet protocol &...

00:00 - Introduction  03:15 - Introduction by Stephen 05:45 - bipolar diagnosis & mental health 20:15 - victim mentality and the problems with the internet age 25:45 - Trolling flat earthers  30:00 - the IPF and playing the politics of powerlifting  32:00 - getting hyped up for lifts & competing at worlds 37:00 - decided to get a world record… so he did 43:00 - Why did you switch to bodybu...

00:00 - Introduction the very British weather & the difference between your 20s & 30s 02:20 - Shoutout to James Edwards 07:30 - Dan experimenting with intermittent fasting 09:30 - Introduction to Aled Zachary & His background 13:36 - the inspiration and sources you would go to. 16:20 - Is it important for a coach to be a good athlete? 22:00 - If you could hold a lifting world record wh...

This week the boys caught up with jake Brailey, jake is a natural bodybuilder and coach in the UK and has a roster of guys competing this year. very interesting conversation about training and building a physique from home. 00:00 - Introduction to jake  1:50 - Jakes journey and how he got started 07:15 - Early years of competing 13:20 - Do you find it easier to coach other coaches? 18:00 - Is a co...

This week the boys interviewed British and European junior powerlifter, Ben Wharton. they go in-depth on training, calibrated plates and much much more. 00:00 - Introduction Feds for Bodybuilding and Powerlifting 03:45 - Don’s prep update 06:45 - can a weight cut mess with your performance? 13:02 - You can't stay stage lean and grow as a natural athlete 15:30 - Podcast Sponsors inserted here… 16:1...

This week Rachel and Don delve into, The ending of lockdown #3 in the UK, what will happen to the gym equipment market and the lessons that have been learned from the past 12 months of being in and out of lockdowns.  00:00 - Introduction and explaining dans absence 01:00 - Rachels Open gym setting 05:00 - True alpha program launch and clients returning to the gym and how to adjust training 08:00 -...