In this episode, Jordan talks goal setting and how to break it down and explains to Matt why you need to have patience with anything to succeed. Jordan also talks about why you really need to experience trial and error to truly find what works, dealing with burnout in business or in training and why he isn't all about going viral. 

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In episode 24, Kevin talks about starting out on bodybuilding.com and going from powerlifting to bodybuilding and what brought him back to strength sports. He also discusses why he dislikes training squats and deadlifts but still wants to perform in squat, bench and deadlift meets. When he started to utilise his bench press arch and how he's been able to keep it up and why he focuses heavily on warming up, activation and getting his body ready moving into the session. Kevin also discusses meditation and mental health and why he uses meditation to to keep his health, stress and business in check. 

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In this episode, Rob tells Matt about how growing up on a farm built Rob's foundation and how he used to manufacture his own strongman kit before companies like Rebel Strength existed.

Rob also talks about Eddie 500kg deadlift, why Big Z is the strongest strongman of all time, how he helped Adam Bishop to Britains Strongest Man and shares his views on the beef between Thor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall. 

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In this second part, Stan tells Matt why he is so big on preparation, why he actually lowers protein levels to help hard gainers pack on mass and why carbohydrates are the secret weapon in maximising performance.He also explains how he prefers his athletes to eat and hydrate leading up to competitions and during and the steps he takes to ensure his athletes are on plan, even when competing away internationally. 

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In this episode, Dr. Jacob Harden explains why he opts for the 'lowest hanging fruit' first for his rehabiliation process and whether hot and cold treatments actually work? Jacob also talks about factors we need to take into consideration for injury prevention, his rules on pain management, how he finds out when clients can handle increased load throughout rehab and how you have to manipulate training programmes to maintain progression. 

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In this episode Dr.Andrew Lock tells Matt why there is no such thing as pain in the body, why we are all suffering with lower back problems and why you need to do real ab work to support your back. Andrew also talks about using the SAID principle and how important keeping good communication with clients is key. 

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In this episode Kayla compares strength/volume training in males and females, why we need to pay attention to the anatomical difference between the two and how we need to take the female period into account when programming.⁠

Kayla also shares why she loves educating her clients and why we need to ask "why is this part of my body tight?" and determine whether it needs to be strengthened or stretched.⁠ All that and more on today's show.

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In episode 18, Matt finds out how Aaron Kroll aka @thenimalkid1 got into Olympic Lifting from Rowing as he shares tales of the coaches that left positive influences on his life and lifting career. Aaron explains why he puts an emphasis on remaining positive in the gym environment, even on your bad days, why having a supportive team around you is key for an athlete to develop and how training can change lives.

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In this Pt1 episode, Stan Efferding tells Matt how and why the Vertical Diet came about and how to scale for bigger and smaller athletes. He also talks about why protein is so important, why we need dairy and how salt can help with cravings. Stan also explains why people aren't losing weight, even when they are tracking food, and why normal people shouldn't be following bikini competitors' diets to get in shape.

They also discuss about why you should prep meals, how sleep aids weightloss and why Stan recommends getting fasted insulin tests.

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In episode 16, Peter Bremner talks to Matt about how flitting between bodybuilding and strongman meant he didn't feel overly pressured by either and how he found training at Westside Barbell. Peter also shares his road to recovery after pulling a 385kg deadlift with a torn bicep and how he's introducing light cardio back into his training routine.

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