High Intensity Business

In this episode, I am interviewed on The Deskbound Podcast (iTunes) by podcaster, entrepreneur and my good friend, Brandon Olin. Brandon is also the founder of Movility, which provides products and resources to help the desk-bound busy professional to improve their health and fitness.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The benefits of high intensity strength training
• Resistance training and anti-aging
• Why HIT is a great fit for a busy professional
• The importance of adding one new habit at a time
• The Slow Carb Diet
• Common training mistakes
• How to manage volume and frequency
• And more ...

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Dr James Fisher is a Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Sports Conditioning and Fitness at the Southampton Solent University in the UK. In addition to a huge body of work in exercise science, James is the lead author on 2 of the most important papers published in resistance training:

• Evidence-Based Resistance Training Recommendations
• Evidence-Based Resistance Training Recommendations for Muscular Hypertrophy

Contact James:

• Email: james.fisher [at] solent.ac.uk
• Facebook

In this episode, we discuss:

• The problems within the HIT community - how we can get along a little better, reconcile our differences and become more productive
• Why HIT can sometimes be a problematic label
• James's current workout routine, volume and frequency
• James's favourite life lacks
• ... and much more

This episode is brought to you by Health IQ. A life insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclists, weight lifters, HIT participants and more get a lower rate on their life insurance.

Go to healthiq.com/cwarrior to support the show and see if you qualify. If you take care of yourself, you do smart strength training, you eat well, and you're life insurance company doesn't seem like they care, there's an answer for you: Health IQ actually gives savings to people who take care of themselves. About 56% of Health IQ customers save between 4-33% on their life insurance. Health IQ customers can save up to a third because physically active people have a 56% lower risk of heart disease, 20% lower risk of cancer and a 58% lower risk of diabetes compared to people that are inactive, but your life insurance company probably just doesn't care, you care, and there are companies out there that care.

To see if you qualify, get your free quote today at healthiq.com/cwarrior or mention the promo code CWarrior when you talk to a health IQ agent.

Are you interested in optimising muscle gain, fat loss and overall health or starting a HIT personal training business? Get 10% off HITuni.com HIT courses with coupon code CW10 - Click Here

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Drew Baye is one of the top high intensity training experts. He's also a prolific writer, researcher, an elite level personal trainer and the founder of Baye.com, the most popular high intensity training blog.

In this mini episode, we discuss the problems inherent with a lot of the current exercise science, which attempts to identify the optimal protocol for muscle hypertrophy, strength, etc.

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Dr. Stuart M. Phillips is an award-winning professor at McMaster University's Department of Kinesiology, the Director of the Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE) and the McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research, and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health.

Dr Phillips is one of the most sought after and well-respected researchers on the impact of nutrition and exercise on muscle and muscle protein turnover.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Periodization
• Common misapplications when implementing the "science"
• How important is time-under-tension for optimal gains?
• Are carbohydrates required to maximise muscle gain?
• Protein quality
• … and much more

This episode is brought to you by the Resistance Exercise Conference – The Science and Application of Strength Training for Health and Human Performance. You will learn from the top strength training researchers, connect with exercise professionals from all over the world, get a workout from an expert trainer and get inspired, rejuvenated and focused on your strength training business.

You will get the chance to chat with people like Dr James Fisher, Luke Carlson, and Jim Flanagan. I will be attending with many of the Corporate Warrior listeners and I'd love to meet you in person. The resistance exercise conference will be held on the 9th and 10th of March 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at The Graduate Hotel.

I'm very excited about this and have wanted to attend for years. Sign up now at ResistanceExerciseConference.com, get 10% off your entry fee with promo code corporatewarrior10 and I look forward to meeting you in person!

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Dr James Steele is an Associate Professor in Sport and Exercise Science at Southampton Solent University (United Kingdom). James teaches across both exercise physiology, biomechanics, and research methods, is an active researcher and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on a variety of areas relating to health and fitness.

Listen to my previous episodes with Dr Steele here: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

Dr James Fisher is a Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Sports Conditioning and Fitness at the Southampton Solent University in the UK. He is the lead author on 2 of the most important papers published in Evidence-Based Resistance Training.

Listen to my previous episodes with Dr Fisher here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Early January 2018, I took a flight back to my homeland (UK) to visit the James's over at Southampton Solent University for the most gruelling workout ever, a meat feast and some very engaging and intellectual conversation.

Here's the workout routine they put me through:

• MedX Knee Extension (1 timed-static-contraction maximum force output test following by 3 drop-sets to failure)
• Z-Bar Bicep Curls (3 drop-sets to failure - on the third set, I had to ask for a bin incase I puked ... )
• Chin-up (Single-set-to-failure)
• Chest press (Single-set-to-failure)
• Dips (Single-set-to-failure)
• Chest press (Single-set-to-failure)
• MedX Lower Back (Single-set-to-failure)

This episode is an in-person 3-way podcast. Unfortunately, I did not have any microphones and we ended up using VoiceRecorder (which is pretty decent) on my iPhone 7 to record the podcast. The sound quality is okay but it might be a little difficult to listen to if you're dealing with other noise. Next time I do an in-person interview, I'll bring microphones or and/or use a Zoom H6!

In this episode, we discuss:

• The role of effort in resistance training
• Are multiple sets not-to-failure just as effective as single-sets-to-failure?
• How to motivate loved ones to exercise
• Workout frequency
• The value of supervision
• Nihilism vs training optimisation
• When is more more volume more effective?
• The value in resting between exercises

This episode is brought to you by the Resistance Exercise Conference – The Science and Application of Strength Training for Health and Human Performance. You will learn from the top strength training researchers, connect with exercise professionals from all over the world, get a workout from an expert trainer and get inspired, rejuvenated and focused on your strength training business.

You will get the chance to chat with guys like Dr James Fisher, Luke Carlson, and Jim Flanagan. I will be attending with many of the Corporate Warrior listeners and I'd love to meet you in person. The resistance exercise conference will be held on the 9th and 10th of March 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at The Graduate Hotel.

I'm very excited about this and have wanted to attend for years. Sign up now at ResistanceExerciseConference.com, get 10% off your entry fee and $50 off your stay at the Graduate Hotel (normally $160 per night) with promo code corporatewarrior10 and I look forward to meeting you in person!

Quickly! The Graduate Hotel discount is only available till February 9th 2018

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Dr Doug McGuff (@DougMcGuff / Instagram: ultimate_exercise_) is frequently labeled as one of the world's top experts on exercise and in particular, high intensity strength training. Doug practices full-time emergency medicine with Blue Ridge Emergency Physicians and owns, Ultimate Exercise, where he and his instructors continue to explore the limits of exercise through their personal training of clients. Doug regularly posts his exercise thoughts and findings on his blog and YouTube channel, and provides consultancy and other products and services via DrMcGuff.com.

Doug's popularity exploded with the release of his ground-breaking book, Body By Science, which he published with John Little. Soon after, Dr McGuff and Dr Robert P. Murphy published The Primal Prescription: Surviving The "Sick Care" Sinkhole, an expose on medical care, how to get the best care when you really need it, and a prescription for wellness, longevity and personal accountability.

This was an eclectic episode that touched on a number of different areas. As this may be the last interview I do with Doug for a while (he's incredibly busy), I took this opportunity to go beyond strength training to talk about things like investing, cryptocurrency, success and even relationships. Doug provides a very intelligent and thoughtful perspective on all of these topics and more. I look forward to listening to this interview again and again. I hope you will feel the same.

This was one of the most profound conversations I've had in my entire life.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Entrepreneurship
• Workout Volume and frequency
• The Placebo Effect
• Neck training (machine vs manual resistance)
• The practical application of scientific literature on exercise (and in general)
• Cryptocurrency
• What calorie surplus is required for optimising muscle gain?
• Extreme fat loss and losing that "last bit"
• Relationships with women
• The ultimate reading list
• ... and more :D

This episode is brought to you by the Resistance Exercise Conference – The science and application of strength training for health and human performance. You will learn from the top strength training researchers, connect with exercise professionals from all over the world, get a workout from an expert trainer and get inspired, rejuvenated and focused on your strength training business. You will get the chance to chat with guys like Dr James Fisher, Luke Carlson, and Jim Flanagan. I will be attending with many of the Corporate Warrior listeners and I'd love to meet you in person. The resistance exercise conference will be held on the 9th and 10th of March 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at The Commons Hotel.

I'm very excited about this and have wanted to attend for years. Sign up now at ResistanceExerciseConference.com, get 10% off your entry fee and $50 off your stay at the Graduate Hotel (normally $160 per night) with promo code corporatewarrior10 and I look forward to meeting you in person!

Quickly! The Graduate Hotel discount is only available till February 9th 2018 - Only 5 days left!

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Dr. Wayne Westcott has written more than 20 books, 400 articles, and 600 newspaper columns on the topic of muscle-building exercise. He has spent thousands of hours in the research lab, presented his findings to tens-of-thousands of seminar attendees, personally educated, tested, and certified many thousands of fitness trainers from around the globe and consulted to some of the most prestigious organizations interested in this business - including The United States Navy, The United States Air Force, several national League Football Teams, General Motors Corporation, The Nautilus Corporation, and the President's Council on Sports and Physical Fitness.

I loved recording this episode. Wayne is one of the most charming, delightful and modest individuals I've had the pleasure to interview. We had a lot of fascinating chit-chat on strength training in this edition.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why is it important to strength training?
• How to optimise and balance elevation in metabolic rate with strength training frequency
• Why Wayne advocates people train twice per week in most cases
• Can someone use the same routine for a lifetime?
• How to stimulate optimal gains (of course - mustn't forget that old chestnut)
• What has Wayne changed his mind about regarding exercise and nutrition?
• … and much more

This episode is brought to you by the Resistance Exercise Conference – The science and application of strength training for health and human performance. You will learn from the top strength training researchers, connect with exercise professionals from all over the world, get a workout from an expert trainer and get inspired, rejuvenated and focused on your strength training business. You will get the chance to chat with guys like Dr James Fisher, Luke Carlson, and Jim Flanagan. I will be attending with many of the Corporate Warrior listeners and I'd love to meet you in person. The resistance exercise conference will be held on the 9th and 10th of March 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at The Commons Hotel.

I'm very excited about this and have wanted to attend for years. Sign up now at ResistanceExerciseConference.com, get 10% off with promo code corporatewarrior10 and I look forward to meeting you in person!

Subscribe to my emails to get a FREE HIT workout progress sheet and eBook with 6 podcast transcripts with guests like Dr. Doug McGuff, Drew Baye, and Skyler Tanner – Click here

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Deepak Tailor is the founder of LatestFreeStuff.co.uk and LatestDeals.co.uk. He started his first internet website aged just 16, by his university graduation he had over 70 websites. With his firm pursuit in 100% automation and outsourcing he managed to travel to over 24 countries in 1 year and managed to launch his own book teaching people how to live for free and it got to #1 in the Amazon charts. Today, his websites now attract over 800,000 visitors a month and one of the sites has even featured on the BBC TV show "Dragons Den".

I've known Deepak for years and I've been looking forward to interviewing him for a while. Having him on my show gives me the opportunity to ask him all of the stalker-like questions without seeming too creepy, I hope. I knew Deepak before all of his success, and it hasn't changed him one bit. He's humble, respectful and keen to share everything he's learned, I mean everything.

In this episode, we cover:

• How to start a niche business
• How to grow a business fast with zero budget
• The most effective marketing tactic you can use today (the new email)
• ... and much more

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Drew Baye is one of the top high intensity training experts. He's also a prolific writer, researcher, and elite level personal trainer and the founder of Baye.com, the most popular high intensity training blog.

In this episode, Drew and I go right back to basics. If you are a beginner to high intensity strength training and/or a little confused about how it differs from conventional resistance training, you will find this really valuable. However, even advanced HIT trainees or trainers will find this a very helpful reminder on how to make the most of a HIT workout.

In this episode, we cover:

• What is HIT?
• How to construct workouts
• How to perform exercises
• How to measure progress
• How to manage volume and frequency
• ... and much more

I had an epiphany during the conversation: improvements on paper are not the goal. Mastering the workout is the goal. Improvements in the numbers on the paper are a by-product and not a goal.

In The 4-Hour Body, the author, Tim Ferriss featured Drew to demonstrate how it's possible to get to 3-4% body fat with no "cardio".

This episode is brought to you by Hituni.com, providers of the best online courses in high intensity training that come highly recommended by Dr. Doug McGuff and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. Course contributors include world-class exercise experts like Drew Baye, Ellington Darden and Skyler Tanner. There are courses for both trainers and trainees. So even if you're not a trainer but someone who practices HIT, this course can help you figure out how to improve your progress and get best results. Check out Hituni.com, add the course you want to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code 'CW10' to get 10% off your purchase!

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Mark Strough is a High-Intensity Trainer, Serial Entrepreneur, and Life-Long Martial Artist. He's an extraordinary human being who I've been following on social media for a while.

I've always found Mark to be very open-minded, supportive and helpful in terms of educating the layman community on diet and exercise via:

• Facebook
• Mark of Health
• Instagram
• Email - Mwstrough [@] gmail.com

In this episode, we went deep on martial arts, HIT and diet but there is so much more to this man - including his impressive accomplishments as an entrepreneur and what I feel is a very mature and wise demeanour that exudes kindness, optimism and gratitude.

In this episode, we also cover:

• The most effective martial arts for general self defence
• Mark's horrific injury and the health transformation that followed
• Mark's controversial training and diet protocol which consists of 1 meal a day and a 48-72hr fast following his weekly HIT workout
• And much more...

This episode is brought to you by the Resistance Exercise Conference – The science and application of strength training for health and human performance.

Would you like to:

• Learn from the top strength training researchers?
• Network and connect with other exercise professionals from all over the world?
• Join a welcome reception on Friday night to build relationships with other strength training professionals?
• Experience an early morning workout from an expert trainer to kick start your Saturday?
• And get inspired, rejuvenated and focused on your strength training business?

I certainly do and that is why I am attending and interviewing all of the speakers at the event.

The resistance exercise conference will be held on the 9th and 10th of March 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at The Commons Hotel.

To get 10% off your entry fee, head on over to ResistanceExerciseConference.com, click the registration button and enter corporatewarrior10 in the promo code field in PayPal.

I'm very excited about this and have wanted to attend for years. Sign up now at ResistanceExerciseConference.com, get 10% off with promo code corporatewarrior10 and I look forward to meeting you in person!

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