My take on some 'essential' albums I found disappointing, versus the ones I think are often overlooked compared to the rest of that band's catalogue.

Progressive overload is a very important principle for good training, yet trainees often misunderstand what it is and how to use it.

Hurt your back? Congratulations, diagnosis: human. The good news is it's probably not serious and you'll be able to get back to lifting much sooner than you think.

1:07 Evidence for 'explosive' reps?

05:37 My current training split

08:23 How to get a muscle-up

13:02 Breaking a running plateau

17:01 Barbell press a bad option for hypertrophy?

23:15 Why wear a belt?

25:00 How much weight loss impacted my bench

27:46 Tips for golfer's elbow

30:05 Back pain on RDL

33:19 Submax slow eccentrics vs supramax

35:50 Advice for S&C coach moving into PT

Functional training has become an industry buzzword. But rarely has its dubious claims about 'good' and 'bad' movement ever been challenged in the mainstream. Conveniently, functional training tends to be more entertaining and easier than traditional resistance training, making it a huge hit on social media. In this episode, I dismantle the common arguments used to defend this giant distraction from effective training.

0:00 Intro

1:31 My thoughts on the internal rotation craze

06:00 Periodisation of training for fat loss

11:40 The last thing I changed my opinion on

16:55 Squat U's gains

18:30 Is the smith machine for pussies?

23:35 Do I ever wish I had a different job?

28:24 Popping noises in joints

32:00 Easiest way to break a bench plateau

35:30 What RPEs do I prescribe for gaining strength?

0:00 Intro

05:25 Honourable mentions

20:25 Secret of Monkey Island

24:57 Super Mario World

28:07 Halo

31:36 Pokemon Red/Blue

37:30 Oblivion

45:19 The best game of all time

00:50 What are my favourite arm exercises?

02:00 Is the back raise safe for back rehab?

03:53 What bench grip width to use for hypertrophy?

06:10 A thank you message

07:11 What's my take on barefoot training?

10:13 What's wrong with optimising?

16:10 What's the most fun thing about being a coach?

18:17 How do you deal with the BS in the industry?

23:06 Back pain on dynamic effort deadlifts

25:30 What's my opinion on 'MoveU'?

27:28 What are my current favourite games?

Interested in attending Hellfest? Here was my experience attending what's quickly becoming one of the biggest heavy festivals in the world.

The first instalment of a segment where I provide in depth answers to questions I've gotten from Instagram.