In this episode we chat with Dr. Jacob Harden. Jacob is one of the world leaders in the area of physical medicine, having a doctorate in chiropractic and years of experience in the field. Jacob is the owner of Prehab 101 and Orlando Sports Rehab.

We talk about the big rocks to keeping powerlifters injury free.  Some of what we discuss include programming, recovery, autoregulation and much more. We also talk on the topic of pain science and what exactly is happening when we feel pain. This was a highly informative episode with lots of practical tips for powerlifters, strength athletes and coaches. 

In this episode Darragh & Geina take us through the 3 core values of Raise The Bar Training Systems, discussing all things Health, Happiness and Strength! 

In this episode we are joined by French Powerlifting Coach; Panagiotis Tarinidis. The French Powerlifting community has taken the world by storm the past few months, and Pana has been a important figure in doing so through his own lifting and coaching of world class lifters. In this episode we discuss coaching philosophies, individualizing your program, the importance of communication with your athlete and much more. Pana is a very humble and  engaging person and makes this episode an enjoyable and informative. 

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In this episode David Nolan dissects the important aspects of GAA Strength & Conditioning. David has a vast experience in both the practical application of performance but also academic understanding through his PHD. He explains the best ways to approach your strength & conditioning programme to ensure it carries over to the pitch. Both David and Darragh go through the importance of body composition, exposures to maximal sprinting, ques for speed training and much more.  For any GAA player or coach looking to upskill there knowledge, this is full of great content!

Fantastic episode with City Gym Limerick Owner and Sigma Nutrition Coach Gar Benn. Here Gar provides practical and applicable methods to lose fat. He dives into great detail on the topic of adherence and how to start a fat loss approach. He provides an insight into how he has helped people transform the lives of people who had given up hope on losing weight. Within this episode we chat around more extreme diets and their validity. 

In this episode which was recorded during the week from a live from a zoom presentation Darragh did discussing all things related to sports nutrition . Below are some of the topics that were discussed along with much more!

We are joined by Arthur Lynch for this episode! Arthur is a PhD student in the University of Limerick, a competitive powerlifter and an online coach.  His diverse background in skills provides us with an excellent episode on the basics of resistance training. This episode is ideal for anyone starting their health and fitness journey, anyone who has hit a wall of plateau in training or anyone who wants to know about the scientific basics of resistance training!

On our first episode Darragh chats to two of Ireland's International powerlifing coaches.

Sean Crowe & Stephen Cusack. They discuss training during this global pandemic and how to return safely when it all ends!

On this episode we get a quick introduction/background check and run down of Darragh and Geinas background, and the idea behind Raise The Bar Training Systems in Tramore!