The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast/ The Heavy Metal Strength Coach Podcast

Useful Links & Talking Points:

The Article

Lee Boyce on being 'the help'

Intrigue.

Coaching cues.

The last season of Game Of Thrones- y u so bad?

Downtime.

Holidays.

Resting hard.

Anti-burnout strategies.

Strategies for reducing decision fatigue.

The importance of your gym culture.

Graft Haus Gym

Reduce your multitasking.

James Clear- Atomic Habits

Lift The Bar

Tony Gentilcore

Eat Train Progress

Patrick Umphrey on the podcast

Intro and Outro music by THE INFERNAL SEA

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The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 are joined by Matt Finney of Sulphur Nurse to discuss their incredibly interesting horror-noise album, Roopkund which was released in February 2022.

Show Notes And Useful Links

Clawing

Eeli Helin

Dan Dolby

Trephanation Recordings

H.H. Holmes

Eric Larson The Devil In The White City

Kevin Conroy

Batman- The Animated Series

Eraserhead

Martyrs

Switchblade Romance

A Headless Body In a Cave In Idaho

The story behind this song.

The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

Trapdoor Gait

Thames Running With Limbs Swathed In Burlap

The ritualistic murder of a boy in London in 2001

The Roopkund story

Sulphur Nurse Bandcamp

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In another banger of an episode, we talk with Leeds-based fat-loss PT Charles Townend who came from being sexually abused, to a dead-end-job, to having a stroke and having to learn to speak, walk and think again before becoming a Personal Trainer and winning Mr. Universe.

What a story.

Thanks for being on, Charles.

Talking Points

Having a massive stroke in his 30s while in the gym.

Inclusive PT

Sexual abuse.

Suicide.

Entering the fitness industry after losing a job he'd had for 20 years.

His mum signed him up for his first gym.

Improvements in stroke rehab since 2010.

Learning to count again.

"I love your podge" and the wound that caused.

"You'll never have a six-pack" = CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

The moments of transformative change.

Bodybuilding.

The Miami Pro.

Winning Mr. Universe.

"Having a stroke and losing my job was the best thing to happen to me"

Trauma doesn't stop the coach from feeling empathy and sympathy.

Making a clients' life suck slightly less.

The transformational experience of lifting and belief you can do it.

Reminding people that progress is possible.

The importance of public speaking.

Shout-Outs

Ben Bruno

Luke Haslett Online Coach

Graft Haus

Jason Leenaarts

Mofo Bodymechanic

Useful Links

Mac-Nutrition

INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC BY THE INFERNAL SEA

The Infernal Sea Bandcamp

The Infernal Sea Website

Charles Website: https://www.teamt.uk/

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach as we chat with the great Mike Howard, founder of Lean Minded a company designed to change lives via fat loss and mindset.

Mike has more than 20 years in the fitness industry, is a regular on many podcasts, stages, and conferences.

He is an author of the following books:

Lean Minded: 50 Days To Mind & Body Transformation

Talking Back To Diet Gurus: An Un-Revolutionary and Un-Sexy Guide To Fat Loss

He has designed a fat loss course:

The Lean Minded Fat Loss Course

Lift Free Diet Hard Podcast With Andrew Coates

Inland Empire Fitness Conference

Talking Points:

What originally drew Mike to the fitness industry?

The evolution of Lean Minded as a business name.

Attitudes towards quick fixes and difficulty.

Working on our own tendencies and triggers.

Addressing underlying causes of problematic thoughts and behaviors.

The cyclical nature of habits and routines.

"JUST TELL US WHAT TO DO ALREADY"

Gazing into a full-length mirror, ready to do the deeper work to make progress.

The meaning of looking inward to become lean-minded.

Gathering data around your responses.

Navigating feelings of shame.

The importance of getting curious about the process.

The work of Dr. Judd Brewer

Types of curiosity.

Perpetual curiosity.

Acceptance of difficulty.

Decision fatigue creeps in as a goal approaches.

Setting up your environment for success.

The meaning behind being self-compassionate.

Learning from the bumps in the road.

Mike shares a mindset exercise he uses with his clients'

The seeds we plant and the time they require to grow.

The anything-but-linear fat loss process.

The deeper meaning of 'flexible' dieting.

Transformational changes in Mike's life.

The ups and downs of Mike's career.

Mentors/Shout-outs

Brian Grasso

Jason Leenaarts

Sumi Singh

Stuart Aitken

Chris Burgess

Gregg Slater

Andrew Coates

Lee Boyce

Wendy Wood

James Clear

Socials

Facebook- /Leandminded

Instagram- @leandminded

Website: Leanminded.com

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Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we delve into part 2 of the Bal-Sagoth saga as part of our History Of British Black Metal series.

Show notes:

Released in 1995 after a long delay.

Complete tracklist:

1."Hatheg Kla

2."Dreaming of Atlantean Spires" 

3."Spellcraft & Moonfire (Beyond the Citadel of Frosts)" 

4."A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria" 

5."Enthroned in the Temple of the Serpent Kings" 

6."Shadows 'Neath the Black Pyramid" 

7."Witch-Storm" 

8."The Ravening" 

9."Into the Silent Chambers of the Sapphirean Throne (Sagas from the Antediluvian Scrolls)" 

10."Valley of Silent Paths" 

Total length: 54:57

Cacophonous take over a year to release the album.

Producer Mags (Robert Magoolagan) and his formidable track record.

Cradle Of Filth

Hecate Enthroned

Anathema

Paradise Lost

Primordial

My Dying Bride

More narration, more keyboards, more drama.

Occult connotations of the black moon.

Lilith, head witch? She is considered by some to be a dark moon goddess.

Keith Appleton plays keyboards on the intro. 

Who was he and how did he end up playing on the album?

Lyrics and lyrical themes

"a serpentine priestess baring her pale flesh"

Album artwork by Byron Roberts

Re-issued front cover of the album by Martin Hanford

Black Pyramid & Witch Storm Illustrations

Orange Goblin

The antediluvian stage of the bal-sagoth saga-arc.

The antediluvian map

A BLACK MOON BROODS OVER LEMURIA

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John Sheridan owner and coach at Burley Strength, Home of Strength in Canberra Australia joins us for an incredible podcast. We talk about some profound subjects around gender, life, and the idea of strength as an important thing to foster both physically and emotionally. I found this conversation to be truly moving, inspiring and gave me a lot to think about, which was exactly why I wanted to start this podcast.

Talking Points

John says "No Dickheads Allowed" at his gym, and it is one of the first things you see on his WEBSITE. We explore what that means.

John tells the story of how he got into fitness, powerlifting, and the gym game via Rugby.

He chats about breaking his hand punching someone, the punch being terrible, and the other person being fine.

He chats about his beginnings as a Personal Trainer in a commercial gym

He tells the tale of how he bought the gym he was working in far earlier than expected.

John Sheridan Openpowerlifting

His first powerlifting competition where he "didn't know what depth was."

How he fell for equipped lifting and how it "became everything."

John talks about the worst decision he made as a powerlifting athlete.

Westside Barbell.

Elitefts

Dave Tate

"The illusion of strength"

He talks about his goal of being the first person to squat 1000lbs in Australia and whether he achieved it.

PRs vs. PBs

The idea of never hitting a PR again (in powerlifting)

When training switches focus.

De-prioritising powerlifting

Training is therapeutic, not therapy.

Owning a gym DOES NOT mean you get to train whenever you want.

His transformative experiences via bouldering.

Re-finding the passion for human performance.

When you are defined by a hobby, when a hobby should probably just be an aspect of you.

The gym culture over at Burley.

Everything should be in moderation, even moderation.

The surprising benefits of having a partner with zero interest in training.

He talks about the profound moment he changed his Instagram handle

HVIII goods/ Matt Vincent 

no talking about lifting at social events :D

Selling the myth of constant progress.

Increasing your PR variety.

Rekindling the love for the training process.

Income orientation vs outcome orientation goals.

Mountain biking.

Running.

John talks about his ONLY training goal in life.

Should training be fun? John gives his opinion.

When powerlifting is your boss and you don't want or like having a boss.

Type I vs. Type II fun

Did every meathead want to be the same meathead as John was?

Some tips for how to foster a love of training.

"You don't have to be strong all the time"

The definition of 'meathead' and being better and realizing when you're being an idiot.

The deeper meaning behind "powerlifting for everyone"

The beauty in seeing your client competing and progressing.

Dickheads in the powerlifting community.

Being the first sporting outlet in Aus to have a third gender category in their powerlifting competitions.

How toxic masculinity has shaped John's life in a positive way.

When people forget that they can make progress

Links

John Sheridan Instagram: @justsherro

Burley Strength: www.burleystrength.com

Peakspeak Podcast: @peakspeakpodcast

ZeroW: @zero_weakness

Join THe Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we continue our exploration of British Black Metal by beginning our series on Sheffield-based black metal band Bal-Sagoth who made 6 albums and created a universe of their own.

Show notes:

The main man: Byron Roberts

The original conception of the band circa 1989

The band is fully formed by 1993

"unsuitable collaborators"

Members 

Byron Roberts

Alistair Maclatchy

Chris Maudling

Jonny Maudling

Links/Talking Points

The Gods Of Bal Sagoth By Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard

H.P Lovecraft

J. R. Tolkien

Bal Sagoth Artwork

Bal-Sagoth Universe

Bal-Sagoth lyrics

We chat about how the band 'The Police' have influenced British Black Metal.

We chat about Byron's favorite composers.

Untitled Bal Sagoth demo (1993)

Tracklisting:

1. Intro

2. Dreaming Of Atlantean Spires

3. By The Blaze Of The Fire Jewels

4. A Shadow On The Mist

5. Hyperborean Requiem

6. Beyond Hatheg-Kla

Re-release as Apocryphal Tales in 2013

Godreah Records Bandcamp

We chat about similarities to Emperor's demo which was out at a similar time (1992)

We chat about the influence of Bathory and Celtic Frost in the riffs.

We talk about the underground release of the initial '93 demo

Cacophonous Records

Things To Look Out For In Future:

Kull

Citations

Founding and conception of the band: http://www.bal-sagoth.co.uk/#

Fully formed band by 1993: http://www.bal-sagoth.co.uk/#

Original publication in 1931 " Weird tales": http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?62118

On episode 24 of The Heavy Metal Strength Coach Podcast, we have a banger of an episode for you. We talk to Daniel Bedford, a powerlifting coach from Yorkshire who is very much on the rise.

Show notes:

Prevail Performance

We discuss his rugby background.

Daniel's Educational background.

Sport & Exercise Science.

Masters in Sports Physiology.

Strength & Conditioning Internship.

UKSCA.

His experiences coaching Olympic athletes 1-2-1.

His experience dipping his toes in the strongman waters.

His Powerlifting competition experiences.

Daniel Bedford Openpowerlifting results

His experiences competing internationally.

The importance of university education increasing the credibility of coaches and powerlifting coaches.

Jordan Greenwood.

Jordan Eastwood.

531

Wendler Programming

His journey from S&C to engineering to coaching.

His beginning as a PT with general population clients.

Taking the initial leap into coaching.

The importance of a support network and mentors in his early career.

The deeper meaning of the name 'Prevail Performance.'

Differences between in-person and online coaching.

The three most important skills to possess as a powerlifting coach.

Patience.

Teaching.

Technical understanding of the lifts.

Competition handling vs training in the gym.

How many competitions does Dan need with someone before he handles them optimally?

Perspectives on when a client bombs.

The importance of fun and variation in the powerlifting coaching process.

Going big on a 2nd attempt to make a statement.

The post-competition debrief.

Post-competition analysis.

Tim Garrett/ Graft Training Principles

Jason Coultman

Jason Coultman on the podcast

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Tony Gentilcore joins us on The Heavy Metal Strength Coach Podcast today. Tony is among the best coaches in the world, and he brings his 'Coaching Competency Workshop' to northern England in Spring 2022. We use this episode to discuss that, we discuss assessment protocols, meeting clients where they are, and, of course, 600lb deadlifts.

You can find the relevant links below to sign up for the workshop.

I'll be at the Leeds event. I hope I see you there too.

Show notes & Topics:

EDM/90's hip hop

Luke Worthington

Sarah Moorman

Implexus Gym Leeds

Coaching up the squat and deadlift.

COACHED: RAISE THE BAR CONFERENCE

Dan John

Dr. Lisa Lewis

Brett Bartholomew

Molly Galbraith

Ali Gilbert

Charlie Weingroff

John Berardi

Mike Robertson

FMS

Brett Jones

Dean Somerset

"Leaning into asymmetry"

Tony & Dean's Even More Complete Hip And Shoulder Blueprint

Cressey Sports Performance

Where did the coaching competency workshop come from?

Keeping the assessment protocol simple.

How busting his Achilles was used as an opportunity to show others 'the way.'

Self-determination theory.

Crossfit and the concept of relatedness.

Being an extraverted introvert.

Coach Greg Robins

Use your initial questionnaire to break the ice with a new client.

Deep diving into upper and lower limb assessments.

Motor control and strength.

BENCH PRESS.

The trainable menu

Links

Workshops London HERE/Leeds HERE

Tony's blog

Website

Instagram

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What an episode this is. Fitness professionals and many of our clients struggle to manage their finances and secure their future resulting in poorer mental health, physical health and results in the gym.

This episode begins to path the way towards changing that as we interview Alexander Fenn, an accountant, money mentor and author of the book Financial Freedom (It's Easy When You Know How)

Massive thanks to Alex for being on.

Our Guest

Alex Fenn- Financial Freedom (It's Easy When You Know How)

Author

Chartered Accountant

Chartered Treasurer

alexfennmoneymentor.co.uk

The Financial Freedom Framework

Subjects Discussed

The lack of personal finance education in the UK

Taking control of your finances and your time

Becoming comfortable with auditing your own finances

Building trust and rapport as a money mentor

Laying your finances bare

Initial fears

The biggest barrier to making change

Building autonomy until you no longer need a money mentor

Different types of client

Personal growth is the aim, building personal wealth provides many opportunities to achieve it. The wealth is a bonus.

Investing

Your options for building wealth quickly

Clearing your debts

Insurance

The magical effect of compound interest

pensions

the coaching obstacle race

Stock market

bonds

index funds

Vanguard

Stocks & shares isas

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