The Physique Factory Podcast

Today we were joined by Simon Dutton. Simon has bags of experience in the fitness industry having worked as a personal trainer for a decade, as well as online coaching, being a mentor to other coaches, and a role as head of education at Ultimate Performance. In this episode, Simon shares how he first got into the industry and a lot of what he has learned along the way.

In this episode, Conor and James discuss their thoughts and methodology when working around injuries in both their own training and with clients.

In this episode, we discuss everything fat loss. We take you through everything you need to know to achieve your dream physique. From how to get started all the way to how to finish your diet and maintain your results in the best and most efficient way possible.

Todays episode is a solo one from Conor, telling us about his plans for competing in 2023 and a little bit about his journey in bodybuilding so far.

MISTAKE - Conor wrongly refers to the shoulder axis instead of the elbow axis when talking about the bicep curl in this episode. To make it even worse he does it multiple times * facepalm * In this episode, Conor and James discussed some of the current soundbites within the fitness industry which led to a discussion on how we look at and break down an exercise. We also discuss the Mr Olympia resul...

Today's topic was some of the bullsh*t training advice you see posted over social media and why you shouldn't trust everything that you see...

On today's episode, we were joined by our good friends Nick and Dane to talk about our experiences of gaining phases/bulking. And as usual, things take a twist and we talk about everything from bulking to parasites to snorting pre-workouts.

Today we were joined by Ben Yanes who is an up-and-coming name in the fitness industry and more specifically the exercise mechanics realm. Ben has been killing it recently on his social media with his easy-to-understand posts which are aiming to help eliminate the traditional fitness industry bull s**t. Today he shared with us his journey to get to where he is today, some of his thought processes...

Today Conor & James discussed the common issue that a lot of people have after their dieting phase. We have all seen it, those people who get themselves shredded only to regain all of the fat they lost in a matter of weeks...and sometimes ending up even heavier than when they first started. In this episode, we break down how we ensure that our clients avoid this common mistake...

Today Conor and James shared their views the current rift between the old school training methods vs the more modern-day methods which we are seeing more and more in the gym nowadays.

Cows humping on CCTV, first steroid cycle stories from Nick and James, and security guards at a coffee shop...this episode really has it all. Along with all the excitement we also talked about considerations around training frequency and gave our views on the common question of how often you should hit the gym.

In today's episode, we were joined by Michael Goulden of Integra Education. Michael delivers workshops and courses that provide practical knowledge of anatomy, joint and muscle function, and exercise mechanics. This is a particularly exciting episode for us as Michael has been a huge influence on both of our careers so far.

This week James was joined by Alistair Fraser, owner of Premier Physiques. The discussion was based on training and different considerations we use personally, and with our clients.

Knee's - most of us have them. But in every gym you go to across the country you see people with knees wrapped up as if they were some sort of Egyptian emperor...knee pain is obviously a common issue in training. So today's podcast is focused on some of the considerations when it comes to the knee joint, such as should you wear knee sleeves? The movement capabilities of the knee joint and some of...

Today James made his return to the podcast and shared the story of why he didn't make it on to last week's podcast. The last couple of weeks has been difficult for James, leaving him with no choice to give up his bodybuilding prep with just two weeks to go. But as always he remains positive and there are some lessons to be learned from the experience...

Today we were joined once again by our good friend Nick Broomhead. This episode was another off-the-cuff conversation between Nick and Conor. We ended up diving into whether or not you should copy what the biggest guy or the best bodybuilder in the gym does as well as sharing some lessons from our own experience in training and bodybuilding.

Today we were joined again by Josh McHale. We talked about the diet after the diet, which can be a difficult time for anyone who has really pushed themselves in a fat loss phase from seasoned bodybuilders to people who have just completed their first fat loss phase.

Today Conor shares his thoughts on application. You could have the best training program and food plan in the world but if you don't apply what you coach asks you to do then you just simply won't get the results...

Today we waffled on about various different things such as how we manage social events and eating out for our clients!

Today we discussed the skill requirements for certain exercises and mistakes we made when we first started personal training.

Solo one today from Conor where he talks about the importance of consistency.

Paul Standell joins us to tell us a little about himself and his background as well as an insight into his future plans with his new educational background.

Nick Broomhead joins us on the podcast. Nick is a personal trainer, online coach, and competitive bodybuilder and today he shares some tales of his competitive past.

Some random waffles this week from meal prep to football.

Today we are joined by Coach Josh McHale as he talks us through how he preps some of his top female competitors. As ever guys, if you have any questions about any of the contents of today's podcast then feel free to reach out to us... @conormoranpt @JT_physiquefactory @physique factory coaching