Stacked Strength Podcast

In today's episode, Daniel sits down with Dr Mel Davis from Renaissance Periodization. Topics of discussion include why habits are so difficult to change, environmental triggers, changing behaviour, food reward and addictive behaviour, the role of social support, motivation vs discipline, the intention-behaviour gap, self-determination theory, and more.

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00:09 Introduction

01:27 Why are habits so difficult to change?

04:00 Environmental triggers and reactive eating

06:48 Changing eating behaviour 09:15 Food reward and addictive behaviour

11:50 Process-oriented goals vs outcome-oriented goals

13:37 How to determine the best starting point for your diet

16:35 The role of social support

17:38 Effective communication strategies

19:06 Goal setting

23:24 How do you monitor your clients progress

24:50 Setting timelines for your goals

26:41 Evolving goals

29:33 Motivation vs discipline

32:07 Role of genetics on behaviour change

33:33 The intention-behaviour gap

35:20 Rewarding yourself for productive behaviour

39:37 Self determination theory

44:20 Affirmations and self efficacy

47:40 What’s a controversial opinion you have?

49:49 Where can people find you?

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In today's episode, Daniel sits down with Dorrell Petties. Topics of discussion include common mistakes people make when deadlifting, which exercises Dorrell uses to increase his deadlift, training frequency, injury prevention, different styles of deadlifting, his mental approach to lifting heavy, and more.

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00:09 Introduction

02:10 What are common mistakes people make when deadlifting?

06:24 How has your training evolved?

07:47 How did you find which exercises worked best for you?

09:14 What impact did westside barbell have on your approach to training? 13:20 Variation in exercise selection.

17:27 Which exercises reliably increase your deadlift?

21:10 Training frequency for deadlift.

27:03 How to use touch and go deadlifts.

31:30 What are some of your competitive goals in powerlifting?

33:16 What’s your mindset when approaching a big deadlift?

38:12 How have you managed to stay injury free?

54:32 Your mindset when lifting heavy.

01:04:50 Recommendations for lifters to follow.

01:07:20 Where can people find you?

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In today's episode, Daniel sits down with JM Blakely. Topics of discussion include individualizing training and effort level, programming, staying centered, and identifying blind spots, breaking through self-limiting beliefs, perfecting technique, and more.

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00:09 Introduction

04:24 What do you individualize?

13:16 Programming, effort, injury and progress

19:18 How do you approach the development of a powerlifter?

27:04 What books do you recommend to develop a strong mind?

37:26 Avoiding confusion and staying entered

46:25 Identifying your blind spots

50:14 How do you develop dedication and mental fortitude?

01:02:18 Breaking through self-limiting beliefs

01:10:25 Perfecting technique

01:16:33 JM’s training

01:28:10 Utilizing top sets

01:33:23 What’s a controversial opinion you have?

01:45:09 Where can people find you?

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In today's episode, Daniel sits down with Danny Lennon. Topics of discussion include Dietary differences between strength and physique athletes, body fat percentage and nutrient partitioning, slower vs faster weight loss, goal setting, individualizing your diet, managing gut health when bulking, and more.

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00:05 Introduction

02:33 What are some of the primary differences between strength vs physique athletes?

06:38 Differences in diet between bodybuilder and powerlifter?

11:50 High rep phases and strength expression

14:30 Common muscle building mistakes of intermediate and advanced lifters.

23:01 Does body fat percentage impact nutrient partitioning?

27:14 Slower vs faster weight loss for strength athletes.

29:25 Setting the right goals and expectations

33:32 Evaluating your progress.

43:10 Individualizing your diet.

52:53 Managing gut health, bloating, and GI issues when bulking.

57:07 Food quality and dietary patterns.

01:01:39 Where can people find you?

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In today's episode, Daniel sits down with Jose Antonio Ph.D. Topics of discussion include how the research process works, the impact of funding on research, changes to make in research, limitations of research, how to make research more accessible to general public and more.

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00:09 Introduction

00:30 How does the research process work?

05:26 Different types of research

10:16 How does funding impact research?

18:44 What limitations do researchers face?

22:55 What changes would you like to see in sport science research?

25:10 How can we make research more accessible to the public?

26:41 What’s a controversial opinion you have?

33:08 Where can people find you?

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In today's episode, Daniel sits down with Gabrielle Fundaro. Topics of discussion include artificial sweeteners, the link between stress and gut health, probiotics, common misconceptions about gut health, strategies to improve gut health, and much more.

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00:09 Introduction

06:02 What are some of the more common gut issues experienced by both active and inactive demographics?

11:21 Nutrient processing in the gut microbiome and athletic performance.

16:52 Common misconceptions about gut health.

25:35 What role do genetics play in gut health?

32:05 Recommendations to reduce GI distress for individuals looking to gain weight.

39:46 Vegetable intake and gut health

46:38 The link between stress and gut health.

54:47 Artificial sweeteners

01:04:55 Strategies to improve gut health

01:09:17 Pharmaceuticals and gut health

01:13:55 Probiotics

01:18:34 What’s a controversial opinion you have?

01:20:55 Where can people find you?

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In today's episode, Daniel sits down with Greg Potter. Topics of discussion include chronobiology, sleep deprivation and athletic performance, how sleep regulates hormones, sleep extension, polyphasic sleep cycles, and more.

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00:09 Introduction

01:26 What is chronobiology and how does it relate to athletics?

04:27 Monophonic vs polyphasic sleep

09:44 What variables influence our sleep cycle?

14:46 Impact of sleep deprivation on performance outcomes

23:12 Sleep extension on athletic performance

30:13 Chronotypes and plasticity

37:01 Sleep, hormones and body composition?

48:02 What’s a controversial opinion you have?

55:12 Where can people find you?

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In today's episode, Daniel sits down with Jimmy Bagley. Topics of discussion include limitations to muscle growth, muscle fiber differentiation, PED's and gene doping, AMPK and mTOR, blood flow restriction training, improving tendon strength, and more.

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01:47 How does muscle growth occur?

08:23 What are the leading theories explaining the upper limits of muscle growth?

12:26 How is muscle growth impacted by biological age and training age?

13:49 At what age do muscle fibers start to differentiate between type I and type II?

18:30 When regaining lost muscle will the muscle fiber distribution match what you had previously?

20:37 How far can an individual develop athletically in spite of not having optimal genetics?

26:13 What physiological factors outside of muscle fiber type impact force production?

28:30 How do PED’s help an individual exceed their natural limit for muscle growth?

33:02 Gene doping

35:35 AMPK and mTOR signaling

38:29 Muscle fiber types and substrate utilization

42:10 What research are you currently working on?

48:08 Recommendations for improving tendon strength

51:44 Blood flow restriction and tendon health

53:00 Relationship between the rate of force development and 1RM strength

55:48 What’s one controversial opinion you have?

01:03:30 Where can people find you?

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In today's episode, Daniel sits down with Matt Wenning. Topics of discussion include primary contributing factors to injury, competition frequency, metrics to inform programming, autoregulation, keeping tendons and ligaments healthy and more.

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00:09 Introduction

03:45 What are the primary contributing factors to injury?

10:10 How many meets should an athlete aim to compete at each year?

11:20 How do you manage program design to minimize the risk of injury?

17:38 What programming metrics do you monitor to inform future programming decisions?

22:44 Autoregulation and individualization in program design

26:40 What strategies do you have to keep tendons and ligaments healthy?

33:11 What’s one belief you have that goes against the grain?

34:29 Where can people find you?

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In today's episode, Daniel sits down with Bryce Lewis. Topics of discussion include overcoming psychological hurdles, developing confidence as an athlete, brining awareness into your training, building mental toughness, how to approach competitions, dealing with burnout, and more.

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00:09 Introduction

02:37 What psychological hurdles have you had to overcome as an athlete?

04:33 How did you overcome anxiety related to lifting very heavy weights?

07:56 How do you instil confidence and consistency with an athlete?

12:57 How do you find the balance between maintaining an intrinsic focus during competition while simultaneously being cognizant of the competition and what you need to do to win?

15:48 How do you build a strong coach/athlete relationship?

19:01 How do you bring more awareness and focus into your training sessions?

22:32 Is there a difference in how you mentally approach training vs the competition?

23:40 What mental process do you use to prepare to lift a weight you’ve never attempted before?

25:59 How do you deal with lingering doubt during a competition?

27:28 Is there a particular area of research that’s helped you gain a better understanding of your own psychology?

29:57 How do you build mental toughness?

36:31 What’s the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation?

40:25 How do you avoid burnout as a competitive powerlifter?

44:50 The influence of your social circle on performance

47:12 How did you overcome burnout?

51:55 Making decisions quickly to move past setbacks

54:53 Utilizing a blinded approach to weight selection

01:00:10 At the 2018 world championships did you know you were fighting for first place on the podium?

01:01:52 Defensive pessimism and recalibrating your level of effort

01:10:37 Where can the listeners find you?

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