In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" I sat down with Exercise Physiologist Logan Morrison (Saint Louis Park) to discuss the truth about fat loss. More specifically, how to maximize fat loss through exercise, and what the research has to say about the best ways to do so.

We discuss a massive study from 2015 in the Journal Obesity about the differences in fat loss over a 12 year period between traditional "cardio" exercise and resistance training. This longitudinal study included over 50,000 participants and had some extremely interesting findings.

The see more on the study find the link to read it in its entirety HERE. To find out more about the best ways to lose body fat according to the research listen to this week's episode!
 
One of the best ways to get started on your fat loss journey is to know where you stand. You can use the gold standard of body composition testing equipment, the BodPod© at our Chanhassen location. Setup an appointment HERE.

And while you're there, be sure to also check out our MedX Medical Low Back Training System.

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On this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" we are joined by one of the premier researchers in the field of Exercise Science, Dr. James Fisher, PhD.

Dr. Fisher is a Senior Lecturer at Solent University in the UK and one of the leading authorities on Exercise Science research in the world. He's collaborated with a number of our other guests including Dr. Brad Schoenfeld, Dr. James Steele, Dr. Stuart Phillips, and more.

This week Dr. Fisher and I discuss the extremely interesting area of research on Dynapenia vs. Sarcopenia.

Dynapenia as defined by "PubMed":
Dynapenia (pronounced dahy-nuh-pē-nē-a, Greek translation for poverty of strength, power, or force) is the age-associated loss of muscle strength that is not caused by neurologic or muscular diseases. Dynapenia predisposes older adults to an increased risk for functional limitations and mortality.

Sarcopenia as defined by "PubMed":
Sarcopenia is a syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength and it is strictly correlated with physical disability, poor quality of life and death. Risk factors for sarcopenia include age, gender and level of physical activity.

While our listeners are probably familiar with discussions with their own trainer around Sarcopenia (age related muscle loss). There's reason to think that Dynapenia (age related strength loss), could be a more important indicator of overall health and functionality as we age.

If you've ever wondered about the importance of strength training as you age, DON'T miss this episode!

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In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" I sat down with Exercise Physiologist and trainer Logan Morrison (Saint Louis Park) to discuss some exciting findings wrapped around short workouts.

Firstly,  we discuss some information in more detail from one of our previous episodes with Dr. Martin Gibala based on his book "The One-Minute Workout". A study that showed one bout of interval training per week was enough to greatly mitigate cardiovascular disease risk over the course of a 16-year study. More importantly, MORE exercise, didn't improve your decreases in risk, one workout was all that was needed. To brush up on our previous episode with Dr. Gibala click HERE.

In the second half of the episode Logan and I discuss the importance of VO2 max and decreases in all cause mortality. Essentially the higher your VO2 max, the less likely you are to die from all causes. This becomes especially important because research indicates that the main driver of improvements in VO2 max is intensity of exercise, not the length. So shorter, higher intensity efforts are correlated with marked improvements in VO2 max, and a higher VO2 max is correlated with lower incidence of death from all causes.

Just another reason to train harder, not longer. If you're interested in checking out this article in its entirety, please follow the link HERE to read more.

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Welcome back everyone for Season 2 of "The Discover Strength Podcast".

To kick off this season we brought on veteran trainer, and part of the new "Discover Strength MedX Medical" Team Tyler Zolcynski. On this week's episode we talk about the MedX Core Lumbar System Machine (The Low Back), and why it's such a unique piece of equipment thanks to it's patented hip restraint system.

Then, Tyler and I have the opportunity to discuss in detail the newest addition to Discover Strength, the MedX Medical Low Back Machine, exclusively at our Chanhassen location. This machine is a huge step up from the already powerful exercise version you see in all Discover Strength Studios. We've recently launched a whole program around this particular piece of equipment and have a staff of veteran Discover Strength exercise physiologists to take you through a world class back strengthening workout, like nothing you've ever experienced before.

If you've ever suffered low back pain before, this is an episode you DON'T want to miss!

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On this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" I was joined by six senior trainers at Discover Strength. We discussed the biggest takeaways from the first full year of the podcast. Things we didn't know before listening, things we've shared most with our clients this year, and things we hope to learn more about in the future. 

If you haven't listened to these episodes we discussed, this is a great opportunity to go back and learn more. 

I wanted to say thank you to all of our listeners to supporting this show in its first full year. Thank you for all the wonderful feedback, comments and questions... please keep them coming in 2022. 

Thank you as well to all of our guests, we literally could not do this without you, and I've been humbled to talk with many of the leaders in the field of Exercise Science. 

If you haven't had the chance already, it would mean the world to us if you could like, review, subscribe and share "The Discover Strength Podcast" on your favorite podcasting platforms and social media. Help us spread the word of smart, efficient, evidence based exercise this year and beyond.

Happy New Year everyone! We'll see you in 2022 for Season 2!

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This week on the "Discover Strength Podcast" I had the privilege of sitting down with world renowned exercise scientist Dr. Brad Schoenfeld.

Dr. Schoenfeld is widely regarded as the world's leading expert on strength and hypertrophy. He's published well over 300 papers and multiple best selling fitness books. His work has been cited over 1,000,000 times on Researchgate, and he's been a highly sought after keynote speaker at exercise conferences around the world.

Dr. Schoenfeld joined me this week to discuss his recently published position stand for the IUSCA (International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association) "Resistance Training Recommendations to Maximize Muscle Hypertrophy in an Athletic Population: Position Stand of the IUSCA". The paper outlines the six most important factors to maximize muscular growth and what the research has to say about how to optimize this change in an athletic population. With little regard for time investment, this paper is still a fascinating look at how to get the absolute most out of your human potential.

Though very impractical from a time investment standpoint, this position stand still offers many fascinating insights on optimizing muscle growth. What's of more interest to our listeners in the second paper we discuss, also published this year, entitled "No Time to Lift? Designing Time-Efficient Training Programs for Strength and Hypertrophy: A Narrative Review". This paper has many more practical applications to our listeners as it targets the general population as opposed to athletes. It also focuses on what will give trainees the most "bang for their buck" from a strength and hypertrophy perspective in regards to abbreviated training.

For long time clients, you may not be surprised to hear that many of the recommendations in this paper sound eerily similar to what you already do on a regular basis in your own Discover Strength workouts. Workout hard, brief, and infrequent, and you'll get the vast majority of the hypertrophy and strength benefits that resistance training has to offer.

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Position Stand on Hypertrophy

No Time to Lift

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In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" we continue our multi-part series featuring trainers from all the Discover Strength locations. In this series, which will air over the next few months, we talk about some of the most important things all of our new clients should know. These topics are also a great reminder for clients who've trained with Discover Strength for years, and serve as the foundation of the "Why" behind the "How" of what we do.

This week, Tyler Zolczynski (Saint Louis Park) and I discuss meeting clients wherever they are along the intensity spectrum.

We discuss what the research says about intensity. Arguably the most important controllable variable in your resistance training workouts. However, this important factor can vary depending on where you are in your training career and where you are personally, emotionally and physically on any given day. At Discover Strength we want to always tailor the intensity to the client in front of us. It's about providing the most effort you can possibly muster, not what any other client is capable of. It's a genuinely customized workout, specific to the client at hand. One Set, One Rep, and One Client at a time.

I encourage you to share this episode with friends who may be interested in what your workouts at Discover Strength look like. We know everyone is different and we pride ourselves on meeting every client exactly where they're at with a customized routine to help them make the most out of their workouts.

Let's show everyone that you can work harder and smarter just 2x/week for 30 minutes and get the same or even better results with a "Discover Strength Style" approach to your resistance training routine.

If you've ever thought of owning your own Discover Strength Studio, please visit www.discoverstrengthfranschise.com and start the next steps towards your dream job today!

If you or someone you know needs some high quality equipment to take their virtual training to the next level. Send them HERE. Use code "Discover" and save 10% of all of your virtual workout needs. 

Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" we continue our multi-part series featuring trainers from all the Discover Strength locations. In this series, which will air over the next few months, we talk about some of the most important things all of our new clients should know. These topics are also a great reminder for clients who've trained with Discover Strength for years, and serve as the foundation of the "Why" behind the "How" of what we do.

This week, Tyler Zolczynski (Saint Louis Park) and I discuss how and why we track your progression at Discover Strength.

The principle of "Progressive Overload" is foundational in all forms of resistance training and really all exercise. This principle simply states that over the course of your training career you must incrementally increase the intensity of the exercise being performed in order to continue to see improvements. Essentially you can't lift the same weight for the same reps every time you workout and expect to keep getting stronger. Tyler and I discuss the finer points of what we call "double progression" at Discover Strength to insure that we are always steadily and incrementally working harder every session.

I encourage you to share this episode with friends who may be interested in what your workouts at Discover Strength look like. We know everyone is different and we pride ourselves on meeting every client exactly where they're at with a customized routine to help them make the most out of their workouts.

Let's show everyone that you can work harder and smarter just 2x/week for 30 minutes and get the same or even better results with a "Discover Strength Style" approach to your resistance training routine.

If you've ever thought of owning your own Discover Strength Studio, please visit www.discoverstrengthfranschise.com and start the next steps towards your dream job today!

If you or someone you know needs some high quality equipment to take their virtual training to the next level. Send them HERE. Use code "Discover" and save 10% of all of your virtual workout needs. 

Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, I continue my conversation with protein expert Dr. Stuart Phillips.

Dr. Phillips is a senior lecturer at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. He is widely regarded as one of the preeminent researchers in the world on protein. While the topic of protein and how it affects our bodies can be very wide ranging, we tried to keep this episode down to the fundamentals.

In this second part of our 2-part episode Dr. Phillips and I discuss exactly how your body uses the protein you take in, and what is the ideal timing to take protein? What kind of protein recommendations should you use to support your resistance training routine. And what kind of progress is realistic for beginners and advanced trainees when it comes to a proper resistance training program.

Our clients constantly hear us harp on the importance of protein, and I think this weeks episode will be an excellent reminder on the actual purpose of protein and why it's so important to our bodies, and our health.

Please like and share this episode with anyone you know who struggles with understanding the importance of protein, and feel free to look more in depth into Dr. Phillips plethora of research by heading here.

If you're interested in the idea of potentially owning your own Discover Strength Franchise, please visit our website HERE for more information and to take the next steps in the interview process.

If you or someone you know needs some high quality equipment to take their virtual training to the next level. Send them HERE. Use code "Discover" and save 10% of all of your virtual workout needs. 

Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, I had the pleasure of being joined by Dr. Stuart Phillips.

Dr. Phillips is a senior lecturer at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. He is widely regarded as one of the preeminent researchers in the world on protein. While the topic of protein and how it affects our bodies can be very wide ranging, we tried to keep this episode down to the fundamentals.

- What is protein?
- Why do we need it?
- How do we use it?
- And finally can we use resistance exercise to help make the most of the protein we take in?

Our clients constantly hear us harp on the importance of protein, and I think this weeks episode will be an excellent reminder on the actual purpose of protein and why it's so important to our bodies, and our health.

Please like and share this episode with anyone you know who struggles with understanding the importance of protein, and feel free to look more in depth into Dr. Phillips plethora of research by heading here.

If you're interested in the idea of potentially owning your own Discover Strength Franchise, please visit our website HERE for more information and to take the next steps in the interview process.

If you or someone you know needs some high quality equipment to take their virtual training to the next level. Send them HERE. Use code "Discover" and save 10% of all of your virtual workout needs. 

Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !