Aerobic Powerbuilder

The Aerobic Powerbuilder Coaching Team blow up the airwaves with a rotating game of questions. 

Amanda, Rye, and Ryan talk about Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) and its cousin, NEAT, with regard to positive body composition change. They cover what these two concepts mean; what they've observed as common pitfalls for Clients in terms of not getting enough daily activity, in spite of consistent workout compliance; good practices for increasing one's daily energy output; and helpful tips they've found to be effective in increasing in individual's control over their physique.

The APB Coaching Team tackles some of the most popular listener-submitted questions. They address judging how long to rest between sets; the applications and limitations of Supersets within Hypertrophy-focused training; the necessity and efficacy of stretching and foam rolling; and how to best structure and apply Rest or Non-Training Days.

Amanda, Rye, and Ryan discuss how one can tell the difference between being hurt versus the normal soreness than can often be expected, following resistance training. Additionally, they talk about best practices for mitigating soreness, as well as avoiding less effective or counterproductive recovery modalities. Finally, they examine how to address whether one is overreaching in training, or not training hard enough.

Amanda, Rye, and Ryan discuss the highlights and opportunities for growth coming out of Rye's recent Powerlifting Meet. They talk about Rye's months-long preparation to make his competition weight, the thought process behind choosing attempts, as well as how this particular Meet's outcome might affect choices about future training, technical adjustments, and goals. Finally, they cover the general approachability of Powerlifting to an individual not previously involved in the sport. 

Amanda, Rye, and Ryan discuss the story behind Rye's upcoming Powerlifting meet, including his history in competitive CrossFit, how he transitioned from a period of Hypertrophy-focused training to a Block focused on building general and specific strength to improve his Powerlifting total, and how he approaches weak points. Additionally, they discuss the nature of Phase Potentiation, or how one block of training is, in the best case, used to facilitate the success of the next block of training.

In this episode, Amanda, Rye, and Ryan talk about the common issue of allowing technique to fall by the wayside as a lifter attempts to best a previous session's numbers. They discuss the importance of Overload within Strength and Hypertrophy training, the pitfalls of "chasing reps," and best practices for progressively overloading your training while maintaining high standards for technique and mind:muscle connection.

Amanda, Rye, and Ryan tackle the hotly contested topic of whether or not (or in what cases) an individual should take sets to concentric or technical failure, when engaging in Hypertrophy-focused training.  They discuss the difference between technical and concentric failure, understanding the Stimulus to Fatigue Ratio of a given exercise, and in what cases a lifter might consider taking a set to failure.

Amanda, Rye, and Ryan discuss the history of using food and alcohol to celebrate events big and small, across human history; as well as its prevalence, today.  They examine common views on these events, including feelings of lust and guilt that often preclude and follow them, and how those views often lead to negative outcomes.  Finally, the trio give some pointers about optimal mindsets with food and alcohol, with an eye toward attaining health, physique, and performance goals in an effective, efficient, sustainable manner.

In this episode, Amanda, Rye, and Ryan discuss nutrition as the most important single factor in achieving one's performance and aesthetic goals. They touch upon common missteps, common misconceptions, basic realities, and simple, actionable items everyone should have in their daily and weekly nutrition planning.