The Zack Henderson Podcast

Today we discuss the ins and outs of adding calories throughout your day to pack on mass, and how to do it in a quick, healthy, and sustainable way.  Moving along…although most of us like to “move with purpose,” or keep things moving along with our workouts but short-cutting your rest periods between sets could have detrimental effects to your workouts and your progress. Andy and I take a pau...

In the last couple weeks, Andy and I have broken down and dissected the squat and the deadlift, and this week we continue the trend with the bench press. Whether with a bar or with dumbbells, the bench press is a great overall strength and muscle builder. But in order to use the bench press effectively, you need to learn the skills required to dip under a bar, the unique differences between bench...

Dad rock and deadlifts. What else do you need?

Today we have a very special guest on the podcast - our good friend Dr. Jesse Riley, owner of the Modern Movement Clinic in Denver, CO. https://modernmovementclinic.com/

Andy and I are sipping beers and listening to some great tunes down at East Nashville Beer works and we’re talking about squats. What is a squat, why is it important, and how do we go about coaching the squat?  What are some different coaching cues and tidbits we use while coaching the squat? And lastly, we wrap up with our favorite and least favorite squat variations. We’re talking all thing...

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Andy and I braved hurricane Ida and ended up at Fat Bottom Brewing, where this week we crossed paths with a gaggle of Instagram Influencers in the wild. I introduced myself and proceeded to learn all about these folks, what they do, how they built their audiences, and since they were visiting our beloved Nashville from out of town - what they do for fitness while on vacation.  This sparked a...

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Lift-A-Palooza Tickets: https://zackhenderson.com/lift-2021 Andy and I are broadcasting again from Czann’s Brewing in the Nations and we’re talking data.  Over the years, fitness has expanded from simple step counters to a whole slew of new gadgets, wearables, and data-monitoring systems.  Ostensibly, with more data related to sleep, stress, heart rate, and VO2max, we can be better coach...

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Liftapalooza tickets- https://zackhenderson.com/lift-2021/ Good morning and welcome back! Andy and I are checking in for episode 31 at Fat Bottom Brewing with a new toy! Today we're taking things a little more casually and nerd out on a wide range of topics, including cadaver anatomy, chemistry, the University of Tennessee's body farm, geology, and even a little philosophy with the "value of bored...

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Good morning and welcome to our 30th Episode!  We’ve reached a milestone and this week we’re happy to introduce our guest, Alexis Bakalakos. Alexis is a physical therapy student, powerlifter, and new coach, and this week we’re talking about training. Alexis started training about three years ago, making her a relative newbie to the lifting game and exactly the kind of voice we’ve needed on th...

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Andy and I are checking in again from Czann’s Brewing this week chatting all things fitness.  First, we tackle some #science around cardio, muscle gain, and metabolism.  How are you using these resources and are you building assets or liabilities? And lastly, we revisit "Mastery" and what it means to learn something down to the marrow.

Andy and I are tuning in from Andy's dining room table, escaping the heat and enjoying the company of Jane Bug.  This week we’re talking about goals: I turned 33 last week, and as we get older we ask the question “what do goals look like for each of us as we get older?” In other words, how do we define our goals? How do we measure progress? Are the traditional tools and metrics from the past...

Andy and I are coming in hot off the heels of July 4th with our 25th episode! We’re checking in at Czann’s Brewing in the Nations and talking about coaching, seeking to understand our clients, and falling in love with the process. It’s a doozy so grab a cold one and enjoy!

Andy shares his latest recipe - spicy shrimp over lemon basil orzo. Plus, he's got some big news for our Nashville neighbors...

Tom is a longtime client and personal inspiration when it comes to no-nonsense work ethic. He’s approaching 100 completed Spartan Races on top of decades as a marathoner and martial arts practitioner.

This week we introduce a new segment we’re calling Andy’s Eats, showcasing some of his favorite delicious recipes and how they’ve turned out. Speaking of cooking, I like to follow a recipe for a number of reasons, but after a while, I’ll start to tweak things here and there to put my own spin on it. Andy and I recognize that there are parallels with training and coaching: first, you need to know t...

Andy and I are back enjoying the sunshine, talking fitness, and cracking cold ones at East Nashville Beer Works.  We start off with a little sports psychology: what is “arousal” and how does it affect performance? What does it mean to be under-aroused when playing sports or lifting weights? How about over-aroused? When it comes to sport or lifting you can’t come in flat, but you don’t have to...

Online coaching student Molly shares her story of finding kettlebells and how we work together to develop real-world strength. 

Hey, gang! Andy and I each took a week away for some R&R but we’re back, feeling fresh, and ready to podcast!  This week we host Tania Lopez, a strength coach and fitness enthusiast right here in Nashville. We start off by discussing content creation: what we put out on the interwebz to help our clients and fellow coaches make sense of all this fitness stuff. Each of us has our own approa...

Online coaching student Emme joins the show to chat about her lifetime of athletic pursuits and how we work together to create an ever-evolving training approach.