This episode I'm joined by Carly Rowena, Personal Trainer, Influencer and Winner of the Cosmopolitan Best Health & Wellbeing Influencer award.

Carly starts the podcast off with a bang by talking about how she put herself through X-Factor type YouTube auditions to find herself a career she'd be suited for and how these videos lead her to the Fitness Industry.

Carly discuss how she went from 0 Clients to fully booked in one month and the steep learning curve she went through due to this as a new trainer in the industry.

Carly breaks down how she has evolved over the past few years and why she has shifted her focus to more stress management with her clients and less focus on aesthetics.

Carly talks about why being honest with your clients, leading by example and always developing your knowledge are 3 key factors all Coaches should focus on.

Carly discusses why Strength, Confidence, Health and feeling incredible in your own skin are 4 areas she focuses on improving with her clients and how she achieves them.

Carly finishes off the podcast by talking about her Retreats and how they are having such a profound impact on those who attend and creating life changing experiences.

This Week's Q'n'A is all about how to program your Cardio and Conditioning more effectively. I breakdown conditioning for Performance VS Aesthetics and what considerations need to be made for each. I tackle the age old debate of HiiT VS Cardio and how choosing which comes down to 2 simple questions. What common issues I typically see with people's approaches to Cardio and Conditioning and what you can do to avoid them. How to maximise your Workout Finishers without detracting from your program and how, when programmed correctly, Finishers can be used for so much more than just a way to get sweaty and tired at the end of your workout.

This Week's guest is Canadian Strength Coach, Writer, Athlete and author of 'The Ultimate Pull Up Program', Meghan Callaway.

Meghan is a truly insightful Coach who shares her expertise though a Tonne of fantastic content on Instagram, Facebook and her Website and her approach to Coaching and Training is one everybody can take something away from.

Meghan starts this episode off by discussing her personal story and how overcoming a 5 year period of injury and adversity helped redirect her Life and approach to Coaching for the better.

Meghan then breaks down why she is such a huge advocate for training being about improving all aspects of your life through Empowerment, Feeling Good, Increasing confidence and Fun rather than solely being focused on Aesthetics.

We then briefly touch on what the biggest issue she still sees on Social Media is when it comes to Female Training and Female Fitness Role Models.

Meghan then explains how she programs Play into her own training and that of her clients and what approaches to take to build Play in without detracting from the Training Program.

To finish off the Podcast with Meghan we had to talk about Pull Ups and Meghan's 160+ page Ultimate Pull Up Program. You just can't have Meghan Callaway on and not talk about Pull Ups! Meghan explains the common issues with trying to achieve that first Pull Up, what the most overlooked areas of Pull Up Training are and how to maximise progress.

In this Week's Q'n'A I breakdown the 4 Reasons why your Training might not be progressing and what you need to focus on to solve them. I discuss the importance of Programming and Data Tracking to avoid getting random results and not knowing what in your training is working. How to avoid doing too much too soon, too much for too long or too much too often and how these 3 things can stop your progress in it tracks. Why seeking some form of Progressive Overload over time is the Key to progress and how it can be achieved. Why nailing your technique unlocks your full potential with a lift.

Dr. Jacob Harden is a U.S-based Chiropractor who takes an Innovative approach to Prehab, Rehab and Injury Prevention and puts out a TONNE of amazing content on Social Media.

In this episode Jacob discusses:

Why Prehab is preparation for your Life.

His unique approach to Prehab, Rehab and Movement and how Myofascial Release, Stretching and Mobility Work lead us to the goal of improved movement which is our greatest means of Prehab.

Pre-Lifting mobility considerations for the Squat, Deadlift and Pressing Movements.

How and why Jacob gets his clients lifting as soon as possible during their injury rehab and why seeing how his clients move under load is of key importance to him.

We then round off the podcast by discussing two popular topics: Glutes and Glute Activation and Core Training and Lower Back Pain.

Jacob delivered so much incredible information during the Podcast. This one is not to be missed folks.

If you'd like to see more content from Jacob you can find him on Instagram @dr.jacob.harden. Jacob is also visiting the UK in September to deliver his 2 Day Seminar. Here is link to find out more and sign up https://prehab101.regfox.com/london

In this episode I discuss why managing stress is key to our progress. Why the #unbalanced life is realistic and often necessary to achieve our goals. How Auto-Regulation methods when training are key to your lifting progress, consistency and sustainability especially during stressful times and why you must give yourself permission to have a bad Training Session.

In this episode I'm joined by Cody 'Boom Boom' McBroom a U.S-based Coach and host of the Boom Boom Performance Podcast.

We discuss:

Cody's Lifestyle Nutrition Coaching approach, why he believes it's the key to long term sustainability and success and what the most common issues he sees are when it comes to people's nutrition approaches.

How Cody applies the pillars of Lifestyle and Longevity to Training and why these considerations are important.

Why finding you niche as a Coach is key when looking to progress your career and how it allows you to take a broader, more all-encompassing approach further down the line.

Why Cody creates so much free killer content and the advice he has for Coaches looking to up their content game.

Why Habits, Mindset, Scheduling and Morning routines are so important, what Cody's approach to these are and his Top 3 Tips to maximise your own schedule, productivity and happiness.

In this episode I breakdown my exact process for taking clients from not being able to do a Chin Up to achieving that elusive first one. I discuss why I think you shouldn't use bands or assisted machines and why Eccentrics are superior to them attaining results in a shorter time. I breakdown the exact exercises I use in a client's training program to achieve this Goal, the sets and reps and how often you need to work on your Chin Ups each week. If your goal is to hit your first ever chin up this one is not to be missed.

In this week's episode I'm joined by Lucy Mountain, aka, The Fashion Fitness Foodie.

In the podcast Lucy and I discuss:

Why she takes a No-B.S approach to Training and Nutrition advice.

What the biggest Training and Nutrition mistakes were that Lucy made before she was a Coach and what she learned to change her approach to these things.

What Lucy's Top 3 Principles are when it comes to Training and Nutrition.

Lucy and I then decide to ruffle some feathers by tackling the subject of living in a world where anyone and everyone can be a blogger, start a website, social media page and create content, whether good or bad, on any subject they like regardless of whether they’re qualified or have any experience in that field at all. We discuss what the biggest downfalls we’ve seen with this issue are and what should social media/blog consumers look out for to prevent them from taking the advice of unqualified “Experts”?

Lucy's No-B.S approach is incredibly refreshing and is one I'm sure you'll all enjoy.

The Hump Day Q'n'A is a new feature on The Empowered Body Podcast where I'll be covering a Weekly Question to help guide you through the world of Fitness and Training. This week I'm discussing Core Training. What people commonly do wrong, what you should be focusing on and how to take a layered approach to programming your core to maximise its effect and help reduce lower back pain.