The Robbie Bourke Podcast

This Episodes Guest is Coach Mike Boyle. Mike Boyle is the Co-Founder of  Mike Boyle Strength & Conditioning , which has been voted the number 1 gym in America by Mens Health for the past number of years. Mike is currently the head strength and conditioning coach to the Boston Red Sox, and the US Womens Ice Hockey team. Mike is one of the most sought out experts in the field of strength and condit...

This episodes guest is  TS Wiley . TS Wiley is author of "Light Outs", one of my favorite books. On this show myself and TS discussed how optimizing Circadian Rhythms are critical to health and wellness. This was a great show, definitely one of my favorites. Enjoy. Stay Strong,RB

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This episode I talk about how the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) course is a great introductory course for those looking to get into Functional Medicine. Enjoy! Stay Strong, RB

Just me again on this episode. This time I just talked about the athletic development hierarchy that I adapted from Al Vermeil. I also spoke about objective markers and baselines (Testing) of each quality and bio-motor oh the hierarchy. Enjoy. Stay Strong,RB

On this episode it is just me talking for the hour and a bit on the following areas: Fetal DevelopmentPreconception HealthNutritionCircadian RhythmsEnvironmental ToxinsMental, Emotional, Spiritual HealthExercise I hope I made some sense.  I am trying to convey what I currently believe to be essential area's to optimize to be able to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilled life. Stay Strong, RB

This episodes guest is  Mike Robertson . Mike is a strength and conditioning coach based out of Indianapolis in the US. He is also the co-founder of  Indianapolis Fitness And Sports Training (IFAST) . On this episode Mike and I discussed many topics including, Mikes background, Mikes take on assessment and corrective exercise, and how Mike has incorporated corrective strategies from the  Postural...

This Episodes Guest is Gray Cook. Gray Cook is the co-creator of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), and the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA).  On this episode I wanted Gray to address and answer a lot of the criticisms (that are base of false assumptions mainly) about the Functional Movement Screen. This was a really great interview, Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This Episodes guest is Strength and Conditioning Legend Al Vermeil. Coach Vermeil is the only Strength and Conditioning Coach to have won World Championship rings from both the NFL and NBA. He is also the only Strength and Conditioning Coach who has been in the NFL, NBA, and Major League Baseball. On this episode Coach Vermeil shared a lot of his knowledge and wisdom on many areas of strength and...

This Episodes Guest is  Nick Winkelman Nick Winkelman is a strength and conditioning coach and educator at  Athletes' Performance , in Phoenix, AZ, in the USA. On this show Nick and I discussed - Nick's Background, influences, training philosophy, speed development, hypertrophy development, program design and periodization and much more. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB Show Notes: At...

This Episodes Guest is Aisling Fitzgibbon  (a.k.a. The Girl Against Fluoride) On this show Aisling and I discussed her campaign against the Irish Government to ban water flouridation from Irish water supplies. We also both discussed at length the potential dangers of fluoride on overall health and wellness. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This Episodes Guest is Bret Contreras On this show Bret and I discussed - Bret's Background, influences, problems that Bret's see's within the Strength and Conditioning industry, a recent thread on Strengthcoach.com called - Grill Bret Contreras, and much more. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This Episodes Guest is Reed Davis . Reed Davis is the founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) . On this show Reed and I discussed - Reed's Background, influences, problems that Reed see's within the health, wellness, and medical profession, FDN's philosophy, and much more. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This Episodes Guest is Nicole Rodriguez . Nicole is a strength and conditioning coach and educator at Athletes Performance in Arizona in the US. Nicole is also a former head strength and conditioning coach at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning. On this show Nic and I discussed - Nic's background, influences, problems she see's within the industry, what is the main difference between working at A...

This episodes guest is Coach Vern Gambetta . Vern is the author of three books - Athletic Development, Following the Functional Path, and The Gambetta Method, as well as producing several DVDs. On this episode Vern and I discussed - Vern's background, influences, training philosophy, and his thoughts on the Functional Movement Screen, and many more topics. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong...

This episodes guest is Strength and Wellness Coach Kevin Cann of Genetic Potential Nutrition . On this episode Kevin and I discussed - Kevins background, influences, nutritional philosophy, kevins take on supplementation, and his thoughts on the recent Fish Oil and prostate cancer study, and many more topics. Hope you guys enjoy the show, Stay Stay, RB

This episodes guest is Karl Safran of No Bull Training. On this episode me and Karl discussed: Running a Strength & Conditioning/Personal Training Facility, nutrition, client education, and the release of Karls first book - No Bull training - A Personal Training Fitness Guide for all! Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This Episodes guest is Jane Bennett , who is the author of - The Pill: Are you sure its for you? On this episode Jane and myself discussed - Side effects of the Pill, natural contraception methods, embracing menstruation, pre-natal nutrition and lifestyle protocols for enhancing fertility and healthy conception, and many more topics. I hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB Show Links: Fran...

This Episodes guest is Louie Simmons, who is the owner and founder of Westside Barbell - The worlds strongest gym! Louie is the author of - The Westside Book of methods , and has also produce numerous DVD products. On this episode Louie and myself discussed - The Conjugate Method, problems Louie see's with the coaches trying to get their athletes strong, why Louie believes that the conjugate metho...

This episodes guest is Dr. Stuart McGill , who is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Dr. McGill is also the author of two books - Low Back Disorders, and Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance . He also has produced two DVDs - The Ultimate Back - Enhancing Performance, and The Ultimate Back - Assessment and Therapeutic Exercise . On this episode Dr. Mc...

This episodes guest is Josh Rubin from  East-West Healing. We discussed many topics on this episode including, problems with the health and wellness industry, is sugar really a bad guy, the dangers of poly-unsaturated fats, fish oil consumption, benefits of saturated fat, and many more topics. I hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This episodes guest is Brian Grasso, co-founder of Free Thinking Renegade (FTR) Nation , and former founder of the International Youth and Conditioning Association (IYCA) . On this episode Brian and I discussed; why Brian decided to set up the IYCA, and why he decided to leave the organization in 2011. Why Brian went onto set up FTR nation and what he hopes to accomplish through it, problems Brian...

This Episodes guest is Strength and Conditioning Coach Lee Taft of Sports Speed Etc. Lee is one of the industry's leading experts on multi-directional speed training. On this episode Lee and I discussed many topics including Lee's influences on him as a coach, problems Lee sees within the field of strength and conditioning, problems Lee sees with the coaching of multi-directional speed training, L...

This episodes guest is Brad Pilon from Eat Stop Eat. Brad is one of the foremost experts on intermittent fasting, and has authored two popular ebooks: Eat Stop Eat How Much Protein On this show we discussed the many benefits, criticisms, and misunderstandings about intermittent fasting. As always it was a great show with great information. Hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB

This episodes guest is Charlie Weingroff . Charlie is a well know strength coach and physical therapist from the US. Charlie is also well know around the world for his first DVD series - Training = rehab, rehab = Training . On this show Charlie and I discussed such topics as: Why Training = rehab, rehab = Training as the name for his first DVD project His new DVD project with Patrick Ward and Joel...