Forever Strength

Dr. Susie Spirlock aka Dr. Susie Squats joins us to share how she got into strength training and how that path led to working in physical therapy. Susie dispels some myths about how physio treatments work and the importance of how we use language around injuries and training. Susie also shares her thoughts on what the consumer should be focused instead of most supplements, with the exception of the powerful benefits of creatine. Enjoy Susie's first ever podcast appearance, the first of what should be many. 

People often hop between programs the moment they no longer feel sore. Some people crave constant novelty. But is this actually helping you progress? We explain why it's beneficial to wait a little longer and some tactics for keeping your program from getting stale while optimizing your progress. Share this with someone in your world who needs it. 

We deep dive into the reasons you would benefit from hiring a coach. This isn't a push to suggest that everyone needs one. We also give a lot of detail in how to carefully research and choose the right coach for you.

A common question with a nuanced answer. What's the best time of day to workout? It invariably answers as, the time that best fits into your day so that you'll consistently do it. But we go through some expanded thoughts and the pros and cons of mornings, afternoons, evenings, and our own personal preferences.

Defining "what is healthy" is a tricky endeavour. We take a walk through factors that affect physical and emotional health, from blood sugar and blood pressure, to environment and access to health care. We can't look at a person and determine how healthy they are, or know whether their relationship with nutrition and exercise is healthy. We also need to understand there is a strong base of evidence to indicate that long term health outcomes are significantly affected by higher levels of body fat. We want to create access to knowledge and resources that can help someone engage in healthy lifestyle behaviour, regardless of where they come from. 

You've probably heard of "functional training". We explain what fitness marketing sells it as, vs what being functional truly means. Bailey explains how strength training is functional in everyday life and as we get older. 

Angela Gargano guests to share her knowledge and experience in coaching women how to train for and perform pull-ups. Angela has more than a little authority on pull-ups given her 4 appearances on American Ninja Warrior. Hope you enjoy this one.

We dive into the importance of warmups and cooldowns, what matters, what doesn't, methods for each, and why long warmups aren't helping as much as you might think. 

We explain what DOMS is, why it happens, why it's not a good indicator of a good workout, and everything else related to muscle soreness. 

We dive into the similarities and differences between training for strength and for hypertrophy. We break down the science and practical implications of training at different rep ranges.