The Exercise Intervention

Welcome back to The Exercise Intervention Podcast.

On this episode, Ben and Len discuss their most recent hiking challenge: Hiking 12 peaks in less than 15 hours. 
Additionally, we also discuss why we decided to take on this challenge, how to prepare for something like it, and what experience you may need. 

0:00 - Intro

1:38 - Why did we do this challenge?

4:14 - What preparation goes into it?

18:10 - What previous experience do you need?

21:00 - Side story: Hiking Mount Barney in the cold, dark and pouring rain.

26:45 - Things to consider when prepping for an overnight hike

39:00 - Future hiking plans

46:55 - Key takeaway points

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On this episode of The Exercise Intervention, we have Vevin Mathew on the podcast.

Vevin is a coach, soon-to-be accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist and father of 2.
Previously, he was an aviation engineer, having graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s in aviation in 2012.
In 2018, Vevin changed his career and started in the Fitness industry, where he worked initially as a personal trainer for 2 and a half years.
Fast-forward, Vevin is now a volleyball coach. He coaches schools and clubs across Brisbane, as well as the Queensland state team and the Volleyball Australia junior national program.
On the side, he works as a semi-professional strength and conditioning coach for a number of facilities. He currently works with St Peter’s, East Tiger’s Rugby League, and The Boxing Shop.

Our discussion with Vevin covers topics around youth athletes, training load management and “The art of coaching.”

This episode would best suit a coach looking to gain a different perspective, an adolescent athlete looking to up their game, or a parent who’s child plays team sports.


0:00 - Vevin Mathew

8:10 - Being a coach and having a mentor

12:02 - Creating buy-in and facilitating autonomy

16:37 - Communication between coaches, parents, and other support staff

22:23 - Load management and judging exertion

33:07 - Agility, change of direction and plyometrics

45:29 - The impact of age on sport performance and training

47:42 - The art of coaching

1:02:40 - Key takeaway points


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Welcoming Eli Taylor -  a soon-to-be fully accredited practising Dietician and our very first guest speaker on the podcast.
Join us as we delve into a number of topics revolving around training and nutrition for women, the menstrual cycle, and working with female clients.


0:17 - Eli Taylor

2:12 - Disordered eating

7:36 - Nutrition for women, low energy availability and losing a period.

12:10 - Weight loss and a calorie deficit.

16:20 - Bone mineral density for women.

17:43 - Tips for people at risk of osteopenia or osteoporosis.

19:20 - Exercise and bone loading. How to improve bone mineral density.

22:49 - The physiology of bone loading during exercise.

23:55 - The menstrual cycle and how it affects training and nutrition.

36:44 - Coaching and communication with female athletes/clients/patients.

42:36 - Going forward: Future prospects for women's health, nutrition and training.

47:05 - Key takeaway points.


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Welcome back to another episode of the Ben and Len Podcast!
In today's episode we cover off on different training styles and methods such as:

• Tabata
• Fartlek Training
• Powerlifting
• Olympic Lifting
• Calisthenics
• And more!

We also summarise different elements of training such as:

• Power and plyometrics
• Strength 
• Muscular endurance
• Balance
• Anaerobic conditioning
• And more!

Stay tuned for out next episode, where we get our very first GUEST SPEAKER on the podcast! 

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Hi all, after a small break Ben and Len are back with another much-needed episode. In this episode, Len and Ben touch on a number of different topics revolving around movement-related pain and soreness, as well as fear of pain and psychosocial elements.  

A few topics we touch on: 

• Pain after exercise: DOMS. What is it? When should we get it? 
• Differentiating pain and soreness.  
• The malicious topic of Lower Back Pain.  
• Benign exertion headaches. 
• Managing workload for pain and soreness. 
• Patella tendinopathy. 
• Shin splits and running. 
• Orthopedics for flat feet.  

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Adapt Movement Solutions 

In this episode Ben and Len discuss what it’s like to work in the health and fitness industry, as well as address a number of different topics that may be helpful for someone thinking about starting. 

- What does it take to be a personal trainer? 

- What should I look for when getting a coach/trainer? 

- University qualified vs a regularly qualified personal trainer: What’s the difference? 

- University qualified doesn’t make you a good coach. 

- The different roles in the health/medical field and the fitness industry: What do the titles mean? 

- Working with athletes vs general population. 

- An example of career progression towards working in high-performance sport: By people that don’t work (nor want to work) in high performance sport. 

- 1 piece of advice for passionate health professionals that want to help people.
 (Hint: It’s simple) 

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In this episode Ben and Len talk about advice they would give to their younger selves if they could go back in time and do it all again.

Some topics we touch in this episode:

• Training now vs a training as a male teenager.
  
  
• Beginner gains.
  
  
• Hitting plateaus in training: How to overcome them.
  
  
• How being overly strict on nutrition and sleep can affect workouts. 
  
  
• Mindset around training. Should you train angry, focused, socially or otherwise?
  
  
• Listening to music while working out: Beethoven, Brittany Spears or Slipknot?
  
  
• Missing a workout and wanting to catch-up: How to structure 2 missed workouts into 1 day. 
  
  
• The deep dark hole of pre-workout and caffeine reliance. 
  
  

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In this episode Ben and Len debunk myths prevalent throughout the health and fitness industry.

We debunk:

- Why lifting light weights for higher reps  doesn't make you more toned

- Why lifting heavy weights doesn't make you bulky!

- The anabolic window: Is it really a thing?

- How important is protein powder?

- Pre-workout: When should you have it?

- Creatine: What is it and what are the side effects?

- Spot reducing fat: Why you can't target specific areas of fat on the body

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In this episode Ben and Len discuss different methods of rest and recovery, which of these methods are least and most effective at increasing recovery as well as tips and tricks to increase performance.

We discuss:
- The rest differences for strength, power and hypertrophy training 
- Rest differences for compound vs isolation exercises
- What are effective supersets?
- Resting between training days and different splits
- Recovery techniques

In this episode Ben and Len discuss consistency:

- What does consistency look like?

- Why do we find it so hard to be consistent with exercise?

- Enjoyment or discipline? 

- Over-training versus under-training. 

- Identity and changing your mindset. 

- Some tips and tricks from our personal experiences to help you be more consistent!