It was a real pleasure to have such a legend of powerlifting as a guest on Strength Chat this week. In this week’s episode, I was joined by a guy who is widely regarded as the greatest powerlifter of all time, setting over 71 world records, Ed Coan. As someone who has been there and done it, using methods that have stood the test of time, it was great to chat with Ed about all things training and the key to getting stronger. We covered why the small details in training are so important when it comes to getting stronger, as well as why you should take your time and make sure you get your technique dialled in.

You can follow Ed via the following links;

Instagram: @eddycoan

You can follow myself, Coach Cuthbert, via the following links;

Instagram: @coach_cuthbert

Facebook: Coach Cuthbert Training Systems

Website: http://www.coachcuthbert.co.uk/

In this weeks Strength Chat episode, I had the opportunity to speak with IPF World Champion, holding the most Open world records, Blaine Sumner. Blaine is at the very top of his game, lifting some crazy weights, having squatted the most weight in IPF history with a 515kg squat back in March! Obviously as spectators, we only see the final lifts on the platform from Blaine. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about his training, how he manages his fatigue around heavy sessions, as well as his exercise variation in his programmes.

You can follow Blaine via the following links;

Instagram: @thevanillagorilla92

You can follow myself, Coach Cuthbert, via the following links;

Instagram: @coach_cuthbert

Facebook: Coach Cuthbert Training Systems

Website: http://www.coachcuthbert.co.uk/

For this weeks Strength Chat, I had the pleasure of speaking with biomechanics and rehab specialist, David Grey. To have the opportunity to speak to David was awesome. For topics that from the outside looking in can look too complicated to understand, he does a great job of putting across the information and content in a more digestible way for people to understand. From my point of view as a coach, David has helped me understand the world of pre/rehab a bit more. Therefore, in this episode, we chatted about foot health and why it’s so important, as well as his thoughts on activation exercises and long-term vs short term fixes.

You can follow David via the following links;

Instagram: @davidgreyrehab

Website: https://www.davidgreyrehab.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidgreyrehab

You can follow myself, Coach Cuthbert, via the following links;

Instagram: @coach_cuthbert

Facebook: Coach Cuthbert Training Systems

Website: http://www.coachcuthbert.co.uk/

This was probably one of my all-time favourite episodes hosting Strength Chat. To have this guy as a guest was awesome as I have followed his work for such a long time and have a massive amount of respect for what he does. In this week’s episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with the coach to some of the strongest athletes in the world, Sebastian Oreb. It was clear from the start of the episode I was pretty excited about this one. How Sebastian puts across his knowledge and content has massively helped me as a coach, as well as in my own lifting. You can see from the athletes he works with that his methods are tried and tested and elicit awesome results. Therefore, in this episode we spoke about all thing’s strength training. This included working with a variety of strength sport athletes, how to tap into an athlete’s full-strength potential, as well the importance of technique.

You can follow Sebastian via the following links;

Instagram: @australianstrengthcoach

Website: https://www.australianstrengthcoach.com/about/

You can follow myself, Coach Cuthbert, via the following links;

Instagram: @coach_cuthbert

Facebook: Coach Cuthbert Training Systems

Website: http://www.coachcuthbert.co.uk/

What an episode! In this week’s Strength chat, I had the opportunity to speak with the Head of Athletic Performance & Science for the Irish Rugby Football Union and author of The Language of Coaching, Nick Winkelman. It was awesome to have Nick as a guest in this week’s episode and talk all things coaching. From reading his book, and following the content and he produces, it has opened my mind on how I think about how, and why I coach. An interesting chat with lots of great content that will only help you as a coach. Therefore, in this episode, we covered the same topic as Nicks book, the language of coaching.  

You can follow Nick via the following links;

Instagram: @nickwinkelman

Website: https://www.thelanguageofcoaching.com/

You can follow myself, Coach Cuthbert, via the following links;

Instagram: @coach_cuthbert

Facebook: Coach Cuthbert Training Systems

Website: http://www.coachcuthbert.co.uk/

For this week’s Strength Chat, I had the pleasure of speaking with  US Army Veteran, and the CEO of OPEX, Carl Hardwick. OPEX produce consistent, quality content that helps coaches develop their skills and systems they can use with their clients. To have the opportunity to speak with Carl, who has so much experience of different coaching environments and influences, as well as having great success after getting involved with OPEX, provided some great content on coach development. In this episode we chatted about how a coach can change and develop over time, as well as increasing the level of professionalism within the fitness industry.

You can follow Carl via the following links;

Instagram: @hardwickcarl

Website: https://opexfit.com/

You can follow myself, Coach Cuthbert, via the following links;

Instagram: @coach_cuthbert

Facebook: Coach Cuthbert Training Systems

Website: http://www.coachcuthbert.co.uk/

In this weeks Strength Chat episode, I had the opportunity to speak with the founder and CEO of Renaissance Periodization, Nick Shaw. I have followed Renaissance Periodization for quite some time now, and the quality of content and information they provide consistently is awesome. I know it’s massively helped me in my own training and coaching. In this episode, I chatted with Nick about negotiable and non-negotiable when it comes to fat loss and changing body composition, as well as how to make sure you stay consistent to achieve your goals.

You can follow Nick via the following links;

Instagram: @nick.shaw.rp

Website: https://renaissanceperiodization.com/

You can follow myself, Coach Cuthbert, via the following links;

Instagram: @coach_cuthbert

Facebook: Coach Cuthbert Training Systems

Website: http://www.coachcuthbert.co.uk/

For this weeks Strength Chat, I had the pleasure of speaking with the former CEO of OPEX who has mentored coaches and gym owners to develop successful careers and businesses, Jim Crowell. This was a first for a Strength Chat episode as Jim and I covered some topics that haven’t been covered on the podcast before, but which I feel are very important for the development of coaches. In this episode we chatted about where coaches can sometimes go wrong when it comes to the business side of coaching, as well as some best practises and tips to help improve a coach’s business.

You can follow Jim via the following links;

Instagram: @crowelljim  

You can follow myself, Coach Cuthbert, via the following links;

Instagram: @coach_cuthbert

Facebook: Coach Cuthbert Training Systems

Website: http://www.coachcuthbert.co.uk/

It was awesome to have this guy as a guest on Strength Chat back in episode 56, and it was even better to catch up with him in this week’s episode. This week I spoke with coach and deadlift lover, Tony Gentilcore. I have followed Tony for much of my career and the content and information he produces, as well as his philosophies on coaching and training, have massively influenced how am I as a coach myself. Therefore, in this episode we chatted about the impact COVID-19 has had on coaches and clients during lockdown, the process of returning to the gym, and how the fitness industry may have changed going forward.

You can follow Tony via the following links;

Instagram: @tonygentilcore

Website: https://tonygentilcore.com/  

You can follow myself, Coach Cuthbert, via the following links;

Instagram: @coach_cuthbert

Facebook: Coach Cuthbert Training Systems

Website: http://www.coachcuthbert.co.uk/

In this weeks Strength Chat it was awesome to talk about all things training, nutrition, competing and a whole host of other topics with former CrossFit athlete turned weightlifter, winning the 2019 Pan American Championships, Alyssa Ritchey. This episode was probably one of my favourites to record as Alyssa provided some awesome content and gave a real insight into the world of a top-level athlete. We chatted about her transition from competing in CrossFit to taking on weightlifting full time, maintaining her weight and having a team around her for an individual sport, as well as how to balance life and training. A great episode and really enjoyable chat.

You can follow Alyssa via the following links;

Instagram: @alyssaritchey1

Website: https://www.alyssaritchey.com/

You can follow myself, Coach Cuthbert, via the following links;

Instagram: @coach_cuthbert

Facebook: Coach Cuthbert Training Systems

Website: http://www.coachcuthbert.co.uk/