How do you be a badass? You listen to Joe DeFranco, thats what. Joe owns one of the most famous gyms in the world, training the elite of the elite, his gym, his methods and his opinions do not get any better. Joe is a legend and someone that highly influenced the early days of my training career.  In this episode we cover some lessons Joe has learned over his 21 years in the business, we look at some of the core values that define him, the differences between genetics and hard work, the basics of strength, the cornerstone to any gym program, auto-regulatory training, and more.  This is an AWESOME Episode, you can check Joe out at:  https://www.defrancostraining.com 

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Want to know the science about aspartame, fat loss, metabolism, insulin, weight management, nutrients effect on fat loss, and more? Tune in to this science focused podcast with James Krieger.  Check him our at: http://weightology.net 

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What have I learnt in 2016, and how will that improve 2017? What have I failed at? What have I succeeded at? What am I disappointed with? How will my diet and training change in 2017? What life goals have I got? What have I learnt about people that can help me? What do I think you need to do to have more success in 2017? Find out....  Check out myself by googling 'Ben Coomber' and Rachel by googling 'Rachel Guy' 

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Instagram has blown up fitness, but is it all positive? Does it paint a good enough picture of being strong, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally? Zanna Van Dijk is the perfect person to talk about this with, a fitness blogger and instagram celeb who co-runs the Girl Gains movement. Zanna and I discuss where and how Instagram is playing a role in young people finding fitness information, what messages need to get out there, where to start if you are just getting into fitness, the art of self love, and why everyones journey is different and we all need to find our own level of personal balance.  Oh and her book is out, and it looks awesome: https://www.amazon.co.uk/STRONG-Exercises-Recipes-Achieving-Balanced/dp/1472242343/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481646783&sr=8-1&keywords=strong+zanna+van+dijk  Find Zanna here: http://www.zannavandijk.co.uk  And for all her social profiles, search for: Zanna Van Dijk 

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Danny Lennon, aka Sigma Nutrition, joins me on the show to discuss what does evidence based nutrition actually mean? And where does this start and stop with being our guiding star in everything nutrition and training related? What are the biggest things he has learnt in his practice as a nutritionist over the years, and what are the biggest things he has learnt off his guests on his successful podcast? Where does he see the future for nutrition application with advances in technology? Does he feel nutrition is too complicated for many, and much more...  Sigma Nutrition: http://sigmanutrition.com Danny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NutritionDanny  Danny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sigmanutritionandperformance/ 

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Mike Israetel is one clever dude, and an experienced athlete, and in this episode you get the pleasure of learning from him. Mike, a professor at Temple University in Physiology, is well versed in training science, so in this episode we delve in to the application of MRV, aka maximum recoverable volume and maximising your ability as an athlete in and out of the gym. We cover the minds role in recovery and maximising human performance, and other recovery practices Mike values highly. Another Awesome episode!  Mikes Website: https://renaissanceperiodization.com  Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rpdrmike/  RP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rpstrength/ 

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Sheli McCoy is back on the show talking diet and training concepts in crossfit. I raise more questions on what is nutrition in the crossfit world and how has it evolved, how is crossfit evolving to change its approach to training, what actually is crossfit in terms of its competition testing, why do a kipping pull up and other speed variations of exercises, what is the future of crossfit, and more. Oh - and we talk about altitude training, mainly because sheli was sat in an altitude training centre at the time.  Sheli's social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cfsheli/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Completephyzique/?pnref=lhc Or Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/sheli.mccoy Blog: http://www.completephyzique.com/blog/  

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Sheli McCoy is a crossfit athlete with a powerful story, a story that not many know. Crossfit has got plenty of negative press over the years, but let's explore why, and how, and what it is doing to change that. Why is crossfit one of the most empowering disciplines you can do, and is changing things for a huge amount of people? Let's delve into the world of crossfit, part 1 podcast with Sheli McCoy.  Her social links, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cfsheli/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Completephyzique/?pnref=lhc  Or Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/sheli.mccoy  Blog: http://www.completephyzique.com/blog/ 

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In this episode we get very honest with ourselves and our situations, the daily things we deal with as people that could hold us back, but shouldn't if we choose to be honest about the why and be clear with a solution. Could 1 simple shift in our mindset be the key.... We also muse around educating the obese segment of the UK population and what it would take to change that on a mass scale, as well as other fat loss musings with this weeks Q&A. Enjoy. 

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Another training and S&C focused chat with Dave Cripps. Dave has been on the show so another dose of his training wisdom as we talk simplification in training, fundamental movements, common weakness's, where people lack success, how he coaches and more.  Check out Dave on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coalitionperformancesolihull/?hc_ref=SEARCH 

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