The Lenko Show

Send us Fan Mail Yo! Hello and welcome to The Lenko Show.  In this episode we are discussing how often you should be strength training... inevitably this will lead us onto answering how long is a piece of string next week and how many ways are there to skin a cat the week after....  There arfe a ton of different ways toi go about your training and there isn't necessarily 1 correct approach, w...

Send us Fan Mail Yo!  Hello and welcome back to the Lenko Show, this is a strong one. We've been talking a lot recently about some of the misconceptions around strength training and hoe they can put people off from doing what is best for them.  We talk about the key components of strength training and how you might aim to target specific muscle groups and movement patterns with a key principl...

Send us Fan Mail Yo! Welcome back to the podcast. This episode is a continuation from Ep94 and is about how to handle the fear of failure and reduce the likelihood of it taking a grip of you.  In this episode I break down 10 key things you can implement to help you through along with some of my own practices and how I have personally managed to combat the fear of failure.  Realistically if you&apo...

Send us Fan Mail Yo! Hello and welcome back to the show.  This episode is all about a fundamental fear we all have or will all have experienced to some degree.  It doesn't matter who we are or what our background we come from if we are taking on an important / difficult task with an uncertain outcome we are all prone to that kick of fear and adrenaline which can either be incredibly useful or...

Send us Fan Mail Yo!  Hello and welcome back to the podcast. This episode centers around an issue that we are all susceptible to as athletes and as human beings.  Comparing ourselves with others! Looking around at others can be useful but it can also be incredibly detrimental so we will be looking into strategies to control that and make sure that we are taking what is useful and then moving beyon...

Send us Fan Mail Yo!  Hello and welcome back to the show.  In this episode I sit down with football performance coach Ben Bacon to talk through training and preparation for football performance.  Ben is an experienced coach and still manages to play alongside running his own coaching business 'Your Peak Performance'.  The main topics we talk about include; - The biggest mistakes football...

Send us Fan Mail Yo!  Hello and welcome back to the Lenko Show.  In this episode I talk through a really useful and simple shoulder mobility routine which is ideal if you do a lot of upper body work, play a throwing / ball striking sport OR you generally just struggle with your shoulders. Here is the link to the video on my YouTube channel.  https://youtu.be/axEBEUMMRgo I also talk through a simpl...

Send us Fan Mail It's true! The world is getting FATTER! Recently data has been collected which projects global obesity to be in excess of 1 BILLION people!  Obesity levels are on the rise in the UK with the adult population doubling it's levels of obesity and levels of obesity in children and adolescents has QUADRUPLED in the past 30 years! In this episode I don't go into why, inst...

Send us Fan Mail Absolutely NOT!  This weeks episode is based on something I was sent on social media about a high volume of physical activity being responsible for Coronary Artery Calcification and the author of this particular news piece decided to title her article 'Too Much Exercise Can Kill You Especially If You're White' > In fact the Research says nothing of the sort!  I a...

Send us Fan Mail Yo!  Hello and welcome back to the Lenko Show. Hopefully you've been enjoying the show recently. This episode features another fellow Great Britain Captain Sam Fossey talking about The Manchester Titans, The Great Britain Programme, what needs to happen for Britball to get to the next level, common mistakes people make with their training and MORE.  Sit back, strap in and enj...

Send us Fan Mail Yo!  Welcome back to The Lenko Show, this episode is a special one because it's the first time I've sat down with a full time pro on the podcast. I've had the pleasure of working very closely with Dean as part of Gameday Kicking over the past year or so and his story of making it to the CFL is incredible. In this episode we talk about  - Fundamentals of Kicking  - D...

Send us Fan Mail A first ever! Back to back with guest Sam Bloomfield, this time we are primarily talking about the back to back Britbowl National Champions and the journey to the very top of British American Football as the Titans look to begin their European Journey this year by playing in the CEFL competing against Europe's finest.  In this episode we talk about; - The Titans Rise to promi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode of The Lenko Show! This one was great fun as I sat down for a chat with fellow club and country team mate Sam Bloomfield.  Sam has just won back to back national titles with Manchester Titans and is fresh off an International win vs Denmark as the starting QB.  We initially start with some questions from a Q and A but very quickly go off on a tangen...

Send us Fan Mail Supercharge Your Goals and Set Your Standard for 2024 & My first podcast rant of the year is squarely based on a social media post I saw recently about low back pain and how certain exercises are 'shit'.  Before I go off on my rant I kick into gear by discussing the use of positive framing in your goal setting! Enjoy the show! Support the show Thanks for listening We...

Send us Fan Mail Yo! I hope you're doing great and you're getting ready for Christmas, whether you're enjoying a winter break OR you're in the middle of your season keep going about your business with a purpose! In this episode I take you through an overview of my current training split, Overcoming Isometrics and how you can get to using them no matter what your current phase o...

Send us Fan Mail Yo!!!  Hello and welcome back to The Lenko Show! In this episode I break down the 6 Key Ways In which people seem to beat themselves and you need to be able to get out of your own head to be able to perform.  There are also a few things which are at the forefront of my mind there is a lovely tasty recipe for you.  Some of my preferred exercises which are featuring heavily in my tr...

Send us Fan Mail Yo!  Welcome back to the Lenko Show!  In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with Josh Reilly who is a Personal Trainer and High Level CrossFit competitor.  We spoke a lot about his personal journey and how it has helped him develop into a strong, highly effective person. We did intend to speak in depth about his own training and nutrition as a high level crossfit comp...

Send us Fan Mail Yo! Hello and welcome back to The Lenko Show! This episode has come about because I was sent a video of a therapist giving their thoughts on stretching and basically advising their athletes not to do it. So, the question is, should you stretch? In this episode I will aim to answer that question with the thoughts of a specialist in the field. Louise from Performance Stretch UK offe...

Send us Fan Mail Yo!  Welcome back to the Lenko Show where today I sit down with previous guest Luke Neil (Ep75) to Quiz the absolute legend that is Matt Davies on all things Leadership.  There is an absolute ton packed into this episode and will be a valuable listen if you are a coach, an athlete or generally interested in self development / management.  Here are a couple of links to things which...

Send us Fan Mail Yo! Hello and welcome back!  In this episode I am going over some of the answers to a poll I ran on Instagram asking how people deal with losing and some of the answers are incredibly insightful and useful ways of thinking about defeat and being able to manage your emotions.  Here are my thoughts.. Enjoy! Support the show Thanks for listening We are proudly sponsored by dryrobe, f...

Send us Fan Mail Yo!  This episode is a breakdown of a training system I'm using at the moment which is reps in reserve.  The purpose I'm using it is to be able to add more strength and size through my off season to increase power and reduce risk of injury through my playing season.  If you have similar goals then I hope you enjoy this episode!  Support the show Thanks for listening We a...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back! This episode is born out of  recent stark contrast between a team I play for - The Great Britain Lions Mens American Football Team and the football team I support, Manchester United! In this episode I break down some of the key differences I have observed along with what is actually required for a team to become a winning team and be successful! Enjoy! Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail Hi and welcome back to another episode of the podcast.  Today I sit down and speak with my good friend, team mate and client Luke Neil who is embarking on a career as an ADHD coach specializing in helping and advising people with ADHD to get the best out of themselves.  Luke talks me through his experience and what it's like day to day and more or less giving me a diagnosis! ...

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Lenko Show where we speak about all things human health and performance. This week we are discussing those irritating things will will stop you from training... EXCUSES! How can you stop life stuff from becoming more than just things which happen to becoming excuses?  It's very hard to wrestle control of your mind from your emo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Alex and Chris discuss more fitness myths such as; - You shouldn't eat after 6pm  - You can turn fat into muscle and vice versa (You Can't) This kind of nonsense sets us off on emphasising the importance of doing the basics / doing the little things right on a consistent basis and it also gets us thinking about where these myths come from in the first pla...