Three Phase Podcast

What's up everyone! Andrew Russell has been an elite athlete and found himself at the pinnacle of the sport in 2008 competing at the Beijing Olympics for Canoe-Kayak - Sprint C2 1000m - Men. Where he and his partner Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny finished 5th overall.  After sport Andrew transitioned to business, notable receiving is MBA, creating Fan Fit and joining his wife Sheena to help expan...

Welcome to the Three Phase Podcast my name is Joe LaLeune and today's guest is Leanne Taylor. She is currently the world number 3 for the Para-triathlon and is currently training for the Paris Olympics she has had many trials and tribulations and today we dive deep into her journey going from injured to elite athlete. I hope you enjoy the conversation we had together. You will get some insigh...

Exploring Wearable Technologies: Advancements, Implications, and Psychological Aspects" In this episode, we explore wearable technologies that monitor physical attributes like heart rate and steps. We discuss the pros and cons, including convenience and health benefits, accuracy concerns, and privacy issues. We delve into the psychological aspects, such as self-awareness, goal setting, and th...

More than strength and conditioning I have created a holistic program that tackles fitness from all angles. It was something I have done for myself and clients because it works. I wanted this type of approach to be accessible to more people at more fitness levels. It is a 52-week program that includes strength training, conditioning, meditation, mobility, nutrition, community and tracking. I dive...

When it comes to building muscle, nutrition is a critical factor that cannot be overlooked. Proper nutrition is essential to support muscle growth and repair, and it is just as important as exercise when it comes to achieving your fitness goals. In this article, we will explore the best nutrition tips for effective muscle growth and the one key tip you don't want to miss. Support the show www...

Whats up everyone, This episode was a great dive into water. Chris is a coach who is committed to helping you commit to yourself and to help you remember how powerful you truly are as a divine creator God intended us always to be. He has been diving deep into the things that seem to be right under our noses that have profound impact on your health. I hope you enjoy the episode. If it gets a thumbs...

 What's up everyone, On episode 14 I talk to Lou Bombardiere  a coach, helping people find their own strength and using his unique background to speak candidly with his clients about how to overcome challenges and get the most out of their personal progress. Lou has been a Marine, an addict, jailed and has taken those experiences to build himself into the person he is today. Lou has been divi...

Jenn Mansell is a breath-work coach who initially found breath-work as a last ditch effort to overcome many different skin and respiratory illnesses she had  in her youth. She has seen the transformations for people first hand and is committed to the rest of her life helping people free themselves from feeling trapped in their bodies and by their past. I wanted to bring Jenn on to share another to...

Dr. John Rusin is one of the fitness and sports performance industry’s leading experts in the pain-free performance training model that blends the world of strength and conditioning with clinical movement based diagnostic medicine to provide the ultimate results based methods, programming and practice for an impressively diverse demographic of elite athletes and general fitness clients. On this ep...

What's up everyone! Thanks for tuning in to episode 011 The trial and error of an injury can be really frustrating. If you've been there you know what it's like. Taylor has gone through it all and shares her experiences to give you some other ideas to try if you're in a similar situation. Taylor is a personal trainer in Winnipeg who has gone through a handful of injuries over t...

What's up everyone! Michael Patella is the owner and founder of COMMXN, a training, lifestyle and fitness brand set for global recognition, but don't paint him into one box. He has been in the fitness industry for 17 years and has gone through several big developmental shifts to land where he is today. We talk pain points around goal setting and how to make commitments to change especial...

He's Back!  Nsuani Baffoe returns to the Three Phase Podcast.  On episode 009 we talk about adapting training approaches as you earn your stripes. I didn't call him old but like everyone another trip around the sun means we found a way to adapt again. We talk about sage advice we have received over the years and how that has impacted the way we each train as we have crossed over our resp...

On episode 008 I talked to Coach Smooth a strength and conditioning coach currently based in Tennessee. We had an awesome and fun discussion about the state of fitness on the internet versus training in person, connecting with your community, and developing leadership amongst your closest circle. We break down training principles and what you can start paying attention to with your own training wh...

On this episode I talk with Pat Boileau who recently represented Canada at the Canadian Invitational Weight lifting competition we  talk about prep for competing how to get prepared to peak on the day and all the food sleep mental prep that goes into showing up your best plus some hilarious stories from our first weightlifting competitions. On Instagram he is the @storyofpattyb check him out. Show...

Today's guest is a former client of mine, we worked together back in 2018 and stayed connected through social media. Recently he has taken on a gruelling challenge running four miles every four hours for 48 hours straight when I saw he was doing this it sparked my imagination and I wanted to ask a lot of questions. After making the decision to turn his life around and get tough on himself and...

James Macintosh a world class powerlifter who represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Championships in 2015 and at world championships where he finished in the top 10 and at the Arnold Classic in Africa finishing first overall. After sustaining injuries, surgery and subpar care, James has made it his mission to help other avoid the same fate. This episode we talk training, nutrition, competin...

Nadia Vandal is a fitness professional who recently won her IFBB Pro Card in the Women Physique category. Her passion for the body, movement and physical health started with dancing. She relocated to Toronto from Quebec where she studied at the prestigious National Ballet School. Due to a debilitating injury, Nadia prematurely retired from her career in Ballet. Nadia started Team Training and Pers...

Part 2 Ste I discuss regaining manhood a subject that he has been pursuing for several years after seeing a necessity to speak out and provide a safe space for men to speak, be heard, and learn about how to reconnect with themselves. He has created and helped a community of men and women who were stuck to find new direction and purpose.  We will talk about this subject in depth and come up with so...

Ste I discuss regaining manhood a subject that he has been pursuing for several years after seeing a necessity to speak out and provide a safe space for men to speak, be heard, and learn about how to reconnect with themselves. He has created and helped a community of men and women who were stuck to find new direction and purpose.  We will talk about this subject in depth and come up with some acti...

If you haven’t experienced burn out from covid, training or anything else you are among the few. Covid fatigue is a real thing that is happen because people are getting to a breaking point, this can happen with working out and anything else. I know i’ve experienced this recently. On this episode we will talk about the signs of burnout, and how to heal so you can return through discipline to get ba...

In the last year and a half covid has afforded us the time to question our jobs and if you’d rather be doing something different. On this episode we talk with Nsuani Baffoe a highly successful trainer, manager and gym owner about leaving a corporate job, the challenges and the benefits that come out of asking the big question “should I stay or should I go?” Support the show www.threephasefitness.c...