Why is there a growing need to use supplements to help our health? Is the supplement industry helping you find optimise your health and performance?

0:00 Start
2:00 The decline of agriculture and the lack of nutrition
15:20 Australian soil and lack of nutrients 
19:57 The upside and downside of milk 
23:30 Grain feed vs grass feed 
29:30 Restrictive dieting 
32:30 The supplement industry $$$
35:30 RDA’s 
40:00 High quality and low quality supplements

Check out the coaches 
James: https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/
Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch_paar/

Episode sponsored by:
Benchmark Canterbury
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#health #supplements #mitolife #healthy #selfimprovement 

We're joined by Dr Paula Basilio from my Back relief to talk all things back pain.

0:30 Intro
2:25 Back pain 60%
3:20 Blue zones 
10:10 The 3 stressors 
13:30 Paula’s examination for back pain
 21:10 Ideal posture ?
28:50 Pain and adjustments 
41:35 Chronic back pain

Paula's Socials 
https://www.instagram.com/mybackrelief/

Book to see Paula 
https://www.mybackreliefclinic.com.au/

Check out the coaches 
James: https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/
Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch_paar/

Episode sponsored by:
Benchmark Canterbury
www.benchmarkcanterbury.com

#backpain #pain #lowerbackpain #lowerbackpaintreatment #backpainrelief #backpaindoctor

Today we're joined by Tim Davies an education focused lecturer at Sydney university.
We're discussing what is advanced training ? as well as some of our favourite advanced methods to use.

0:00 Intro/ Start
0:40 What is advanced Training
5:15 Tim’s powerlifting history
13:20 What is intensity in strength training
19:20 Advanced training method VBT
29:30 Downsides of VBT
39:20 Mind muscle connection and Hypertrophy
44:30 Strength work with Bands and chains 
47:30 Partial range for strength ?
51:00 PAP post activation potentiation
54:00 Warm up for strength 

Referanced studies:
Intention to move: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8444715/
PAP: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.01359/full,

Gonzalez-Badillo research group about relationship between velocity and load (%1RM): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20180176/, current lead is Fernando Pareja-Blanco due to Juan Jose Gonzalez-Badillo retiring.

Jovanovic M, Flanagan, Eamonn. Rearched Applications of Velocity Based Strength Training. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning 22: 58-68, 2014.

Check out the coaches 
James: https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/
Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch_paar/

Episode sponsored by:
Benchmark Canterbury
www.benchmarkcanterbury.com

#training #strength #vbt #power #PAP #advancedtraining #powerlifting #getstronger #getstrong #hyperthrophy #muscle #bodybuilding #isometrictraining 

Did you know a training plateu is when you fail to make progress for 2 or more weeks.
what is holding us back and how to we fix it ?

0:10 intro 
1:30 #1 listening to dumb shittttttttt. 
11:30 #2 Nutrition to match your training goal
22:00 #3 Adherence is key
32:50 #4 Programming

Check out the coaches 
James: https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/
Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch_paar/

Episode sponsored by:
Benchmark Canterbury
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#progress #results #help #plateu #training

Today we go back to the basics of strength and conditioning training. We explore the differences between working out and training, common fallacies and social media driven fads vs. the benefits of principle based training. We also provide plenty of practical takeaways that you can start applying today to get the most out of your training.

0:45 Strength and conditioning goals 
2:10 What is strength and conditioning 
6:45 Upping your skill points 
9:20 Strength and conditioning principles 
14:10 Super-compensation 
16:50 Training vs working out 
22:00 Principles pt2 
24:40 Tracking 
30:25 Continuums 
36:25 What’s the best way to train? 
39:30 Training splits 
41:20 Recovery, frequency 

Check out the coaches 
James: https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/
Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch_paar/

Episode sponsored by:
Benchmark Canterbury
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#training #strengthandconditioning #learning #coaching #basics #101 

Winter is coming!
 
 This can be a challenging time to keep our healthy habits and maintain momentum with our health and fitness goals.
 
  In today podcast we’re exploring tactics to get on track and keep our health habits. Don’t let winter slow you down with your health and fitness goals. 


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James : https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/
Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch_paar/

Episode sponsored by:
Benchmark Canterbury
www.benchmarkcanterbury.com

Discussing pain and injuries with physiotherapist Michael Phipps.
Tackling what pain ? How is it best approached and managed. How can you best recover from your pain and injury and get back to what you to what you love to do.

0:00 Start
0:25 Michael intro and background 
 1:45 Pre poddy talk  Management vs surgery 
 7:30 Nocebo 
9:30 What is pain ?
 16:50 Biosocial model and pain 
 21:50 Push though pain ?
 26:20 When do you need to stop moving 
 27:50 Scans and next level procedures 
 29:50 What should rehab look like ?
 33:49 Anti-fragile 
 40:00 Treatment for pain 
 45:20 integrated Health networks 
 49:35 What to do after pain ?
 53:20 Short term reliefs and delayed gratification 

Michael Phipps: https://www.instagram.com/michael.phippsy/

Check out the coaches 
James : https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/
Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch_paar/

Episode sponsored by:
Benchmark Canterbury
www.benchmarkcanterbury.com

It's all connected. Your breath pattern, posture, movement potential and even your nervous system.

0:50 Breathing, survival ,gait 
6:00 How’re you suppose to breath ?
12:00 What is the ZOA ?
15:30 The power of the stack 
18:40 The undefeated king…. Gravity 
23:00 Breathing for strength 
26:40 Breathing for mobility 
34:00 Breathing for performance 
39:00 Breathing for relaxation 

Check out the coaches 
James : https://www.instagram.com/jamescbrim/
Mitch: https://www.instagram.com/mitch_paar/

Episode sponsored by:
Benchmark Canterbury
www.benchmarkcanterbury.com

#breathing  #breath #movement #breathe #breathwork