Grow with Jazz

In this episode, I let you know whether or not it's worth using a pre-workout caffeine supplement, the potential benefits and drawbacks, how much to take and some additional considerations for who might not want to take it!

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Achieving a chin up or a pull up seems to be a popular strength goal for a lot of people. It's not an easy exercise, and rakes good programming and lots of time and effort to achieve.

In this episode I'll teach you my strategy for helping 10s of Grow with Jazz clients get their first chin up, including:

• The difference between chin ups and pull ups
• Which muscles are used
• Exercise selection
• How frequently to do these exercises
• How long it might take

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Exercise tempo is one programming variable that can be useful for prescribing how a movement is done but it can be a bit confusing to read and understand! So in this episode I help you understand:

• What is exercise tempo?
• The eccentric and concentric parts of a lift
• What each number represents
• Practical examples
• A tip for how to use it in your training 

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In this episode I explain my new venture: getting good at running! I'll tell you all about where this desire came from, how I've adjusted my training to balance lifting and running, and my best advice for those wanting to start too!

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Hindsight is 20/20, but in this episode I go through the 3 things I'd do if I were starting my fitness journey today to waste as little time as possible and start seeing results straight away.

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We know we need to train close to failure if we want to build muscle and strength. In this episode, I cover:
- What is muscular failure?
- RPE and RIR
- How to judge your training intensity
- How close you need to train to failure to optimise muscle building

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12 week training programmes: https://ladiesliftingclub.com/ 

You may have been encouraged to lift weights because:
- "It burns more calories than cardio"
- "You keep burning calories once you're finished"
- "Having more muscle means you burn more calories at rest"

Today I break down each of those claims and discuss whether lifting weights and building muscle really does help us burn more calories!

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12 week training programmes: https://ladiesliftingclub.com/ 

Today I'm answering questions from some of my lovely Instagram followers! 

I tackle questions covering a range of topics including 1 rep max testing, booty bands for hipthrusts, whether squats make the core blocky and reverse dieting. Enjoy!

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There seems to be a lot of debate over how long you should rest between sets. So, in this episode I'm going to give an overview of what the current research says regarding the optimal rest periods for building strength and muscle.

The structure of the episode follows these sections:

• Tradition of short rest periods and the rationale behind them
• Benefits of longer rest periods
• Guidelines for how long you should rest
• When short rest periods might be useful
• Arguments against longer rest

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12 week training programmes: https://ladiesliftingclub.com/ 

The nature of being in a calorie deficit means that hunger is one battle that has to be overcome in order to lose fat. Whilst we can't guarantee successful fat loss with 0 hunger, there are plenty of ways we can reduce the frequency and intensity of it happening. 

In this episode I give four key tips for managing hunger:

• Food Volume
• Satiety Index
• Meal Timings
• Distractions

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12 week training programmes: https://ladiesliftingclub.com/