The Improvement Season Podcast

We're back with another episode talking about mental barriers, ego at the gym, personal attacks and whether you want to do a Mini Cut or Normal Cut? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:57 Repeating the same performance 03:43 Mentally drained 07:17 Ego at the gym 15:03 Feeling offended by social media comments 19:41 Attack person instead of the argument 25:32 The importance of contradicting ideas 35:32 Mini...

We're back again with another episode of the Coaching Corner. This time we have coach Harry & Physio Mike on board with Steve, talking about Mental Health & Body Dysmorphia. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:30 Mental Health and self-perception 06:47 Definition of success 08:43 Realistic expectations 10:40 Identity 17:45 Experience cures anxiety 23:34 Values analysis 30:42 Emotional attachment 34:53 Help...

We're back with another episode talking about feeding windows, planning next year, imposter syndrome, what to do after a fat loss phase and much more. Timestamps: 00:00 Cups and portion sizes 03:59 Fasting and satiety/hunger windows 13:17 Imposter Syndrome 19:08 Uncertainty of next year and plan moving forward 26:35 Idiotic things we've done when cutting in the past 32:18 Static holds, Static stre...

This time we're talking about the current situation in the UK, overcomplicating things and Self-Coaching, whether it's a mistake or worth it? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:35 What is the lockdown situation in the UK? And just a ramble about the situation 10:40 Steve shares insight into his meso 14:51 The demands of 2xDay training 18:27 "Overcomplicating" things 22:24 Next year competing? Does it beco...

This time we're talking about whether the bros have been right all along? Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:45 Pumps 05:56 Metabolite training 10:46 Nutrition for Pascal & Steve 22:08 Sleep and its impact on overall wellbeing 26:22 Struggling with eating more food 33:48 Have the bros been right all along? 47:27 Thinking in a box 49:38 Broish mentality and tribalism 52:01 Staying true to yourself, innovato...

We're back again with another episode of the Coaching Corner. This time we have coach Jess & Ryan on board with Pascal, talking about motivation, willpower and overall adherence. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 05:05 Motivation 07:02 What if you never achieve your goals 10:34 Doing it for other benefits 12:31 Why you can't rely on motivation 19:39 Peer pressure 28:31 Unrealistic expectations 37:57 Before/...

This episode we're talking about overreaching, maintenance and refeed periods, what foot stance for the biggest quad activation and much more! Timestamps: 00:00 Overreaching feelings 05:17 Reactive deloads 08:55 When training & nutrition takes over your life 10:56 Adaptive resistance 13:25 External stressors impacting performance 18:25 Steve's plan moving forward 25:15 How much quad activation wit...

We're back with a discussion about why you're not accurate with your RIR, the typical argument of "complicating things" and just lift hard. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:59 Pimples 05:14 Adaptive resistance and programming 07:50 Concentration 15:24 Making things complicated 19:43 Not doing things arbitrarily 27:09 What is true regression? 29:55 What does a metabolite block look like? 33:21 Intensity...

We're back with another episode! This time we're talking a lot about being a bit more robotic, palatable vs. highly nutrient-dense food, strength loss during a cut and much more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:06 What's Pascal's actual age 04:14 Training with others 06:23 Bro-Off 10:09 Argument of "Complicating things" 20:29 Week 4 and eeking out another rep & breathers 26:45 Overtraining symptoms 33:...

We're back again with another episode of the Coaching Corner. This time we have coach Harry, Pascal & Steve on, talking about the three biggest mistakes with their training & nutrition. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:28 Steve's first biggest mistake, no idea about nutrition 07:26 Thinking being the smartest and not making progress 21:15 Dunning Kruger effect 25:15 Not doing the basics 27:18 Perception...

We're back with another episode. This time, we're talking about very hard training, testing the limits, overall set progression and much more. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:00 Way too overreached 07:17 Training too hard 11:27 Testing the limits 17:12 Productive Sets 20:29 Time investment of adding sets 23:37 Highest number of sets for a bodypart 26:53 Considerations for set numbers 31:06 Decline Pres...

This week we're back with another episode and covering a lot of questions. We speak about maturing as a lifter, secrets for delt growth, planning in sessions with friends and much more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:15 Week 5 overreaching symptoms 04:12 Questioning how to survive an overreaching week 05:56 Maturing as a lifter 08:54 How was it to be back at the gym? 15:51 Steve's secret for his delt...

We're back with another episode in which we're talking about things such as soreness, strength carry-overs and worst and frustrating athletes ever coached. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 25:15 Pump and training when sore 32:00 What's the impact on implementing lifts in the lower rep range in a hypertrophy block 41:33 How sore do you get in an overreaching week? 47:23 Worst and frustrating athletes ever c...

We're back with another video. This time we're talking about deadlifts and hypertrophy (again). That's basically all we're covering :D Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 07:10 Beauty of twice-daily training 24:06 Deadlift for hypertrophy 33:10 Needs analysis and looking at it in a vacuum 39:02 Cost of deadlifting 45:51 Anecdote vs. a belief 50:34 This is not against Deadlifts or you! DON'T take it personal 5...

We're back again with another episode of the Coaching Corner. This time we have coach Jess and Physio Mike on the podcast, talking about female athletes. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:39 The Female Athlete Triad 09:37 Bodyfat and health 12:09 Bodyfat settling range and post show period 18:20 Mike's experience with competing 22:37 Leanness, self-perception and mindfulness around food 29:45 Relationshi...

We're back with another episode in which we're talking about ego lifting, set progression, intensity and much more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro Scale weight talk and how the gaining is going 09.49 Twice daily training set progression 10:57 Autoregulative approach with set increase 13:33 Getting complacent in the gym 17:51 Mindset, psychological health and training with the right intensity 30:39 When d...

We're back with another episode talking about the gyms...not having reopened in the UK, direct trap work, rep ranges and the single biggest thing for training. Timestamps: 04:09 Gyms not reopening in the UK 08:02 Taking deloads when appropriate 14:10 Relationship with the scale 19:45 Pictures vs. Mirror 23:07 Bodybuilding shows and privilege 31:44 Selfishness 40:45 Rep ranges and how to approach i...

We're back with another episode! This time we're talking about Steve's 10 year transformation, fructose to help glucose uptake & Research and Bodybuilding. 00:10 Henry Cavill, Standing desk, new home and new gym! 10:05 Gyms re-opening in the UK 15:34 Joe Rogan & Ronnie Coleman 18:54 Steve's 10 Year Transformation 37:47 Fructose to help glucose uptake 42:47 What are our Strength & Weaknesses and ho...

Welcome to Coaching Corner! Join the coaches of team Revive as they venture into different topics around coaching each and every month. This podcast is to give you, the listener, a view into how coaches approach their work, the challenges, the beauty about it, the methodologies and much more. From the nutritional considerations to the periodisation of training & all the struggles/rewards of workin...

We're back with another video. This time, we're talking about that gyms are Re-Opening all across the globe and what you can/need to expect when getting back to the gym. Timestamps: 12:35 What to expect when getting back to the gym 14:25 Strength drop after lockdown 17:01 Three takeaways of what to expect 20:23 Changes to gym-culture 22:42 Gym equipment nerding 30:11 Quick nutritional overview and...

We're back with another episode. This time we're talking about gyms reopening, what makes a successful mass and does being stronger automatically mean you're bigger? Timestamps: 00:10 Gym are reopening 10:07 Steve talks about his mass 13:34 Not feeling like an adult 18:52 The great benefits of having a recording device 22:34 Strength carryovers to hypertrophy, ie. Strength=Hypertrophy? 33:24 Minds...

We're back with another video. This time we're talking about soreness as an indicator for hypertrophy, mini cuts and the last dance! Timestamps: 05:31 Soreness as an indicator for hypertrophy 16:24 The last dance 27:30 Myo Reps for isolation movements in a low volume block 30:37 How much does skipping breakfast/Lunch have on hyper 34:18 mini cut as a Resensitisation block 45:41 Protein in addition...

We're back with another episode. This time, we're talking about overcoming barriers, slow vs. fast rate of weight gain and G-Flux. Timestamps: 00:20 Scope of practice 12:53 MFP calories inaccurate 19:06 Slow vs. Fast gain 26:40 Overcoming barriers 30:53 Taking progress pics during the offseason to keep yourself accountable 34:50 G-Flux 45:58 Stronger equals more muscular? 53:06 RDL's vs. Hyperexte...

We're back with another episode! This time, we're talking about the fallacy of cutting too often, enhanced vs. natural bodybuilding, adapting to walking and much more. Timestamps: 00:58 Beginning of the gaining phase 03:49 Silver lining of having started a contest prep 07:40 Progress with minimum equipment at home 13:20 Do you REALLY want it?! 19:07 Purchasing equipment now or wait? 22:17 Pascal t...

We're back with another episode! This time, we're talking about the age old question, to gain or to cut? How to decide what rep range to use & Deadlift for back development? Timestamps: 00:20 To gain or to cut? 29:08 Left the gym pushed too hard? 32:33 Busy schedule and set progression 39:13 Deadlift for back development? 44:37 How to decide what rep range to use 49:21 Protein intake dependant on...