Welcome to The Muscle Mentors Podcast!

In this episode, Luke, James & Paul talk reminisce about their own educational journeys throughout their careers in the fitness industry.

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Also, make sure to head over to The Muscle Mentors Education Portal for 100+ hours of educational videos and early access to the podcast: www.themusclementors.co.uk/

As the guys note towards the beginning, The Muscle Mentors simply wouldn't exist if it weren't for the time, effort, and resources sunk into their education.

There's a ton of things to take away from this conversation, all of which can help you become a more successful exercise professional.

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– The Muscle Mentors

Welcome to The Muscle Mentors Podcast!

In this episode, Luke, James, Paul & Ross discuss some of the stupid things they've witnessed and done during their careers.

Needless to say, this was quite a fun one, that doesn't require much of a description other than to say: enjoy!

Pop some of your own stories in the comments below and if you share it on your IG stories so the same there!

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– The Muscle Mentors

Welcome to The Muscle Mentors Podcast!

In this episode, Luke, Paul & Alex run through some of the common mistakes they see new trainers/coaches making in the early stages of their careers.

We covered:

- Expecting to immediately be successful

- Moving into the Online Coaching realm too quickly

- Overcomplicating things for clients on the gym floor and online

- Imposing goals onto clients and not having an adaptable approach to training, nutrition, and communication

- Being unprofessional.

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– The Muscle Mentors

Welcome to The Muscle Mentors Podcast!

In this episode, Luke, Ross & Paul are back to work through some more questions from our members and followers.

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We covered:

- Books that made us better coaches: should we only spend our time reading about mechanics and anatomy? What are the best available resources in the realms of mechanics, anatomy, psychology, philosophy?

- Client Retention Strategies: how to maximise the client experience and develop a strong and long-lasting client base? Strategies for getting more clients and then making sure they stick around.

- How to do 'Back-off Sets': a common training methodology nowadays, but what actually are they, and how can we actually use them optimally within our training?

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– The Muscle Mentors

Welcome to The Muscle Mentors Podcast!

In this episode, Ross, Paul, and Alex hold down the fort whilst Luke is away teaching on one of our Practical Camps.

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We covered:

- Hip hinges and the lower back: is it possible to utilise hip hinges without significantly fatiguing the spinal erectors? What strategies are there for people who 'feel' their lower back too much during hip hinge movements?

- When and how to adjust nutrition targets: can we adjust too many things at once? If our goal is extreme, how extreme do our adjustments need to be?

- Body Dysmorphia and values: what can we do as coaches for our clients who struggle with body image? Tips for understanding our emotional reward systems, perceptions, and values, and how to use these to maximise our own and our clients' happiness and progress.

Thanks for tuning in to listen. We hope you enjoy the episode and, as usual, take some value from the conversation.

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– The Muscle Mentors

Welcome to The Muscle Mentors Podcast!

In this episode, Luke, James, Paul, and Ross spend some time recounting their individual journeys through the fitness industry and how they were first introduced to the topic of Exercise Mechanics, as the title suggests, in full Tolkien style.

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This was a super laidback episode with some great (and funny) insight into how each of our careers began and how they've all since evolved during our time in the fitness industry.

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– The Muscle Mentors

Welcome to The Muscle Mentors Podcast!

In this episode, Luke, Paul, and Ross sit down to run through some more Instagram and Education Portal community questions.

Want to learn more from us and get early access to the podcast? Head over to The Muscle Mentors Education Portal and join our epic community of coaches there: www.themusclementors.co.uk/

We covered:

- Prep vs. Offseason Programming: what are the main differences we'd need to account for when designing training programmes for clients in each phase?

- Leg Presses vs. Hack Squats vs. Pendulum Squats: what are some of the important mechanical differences between these particular lower body movements, and how do they affect our training?

- Loaded Stretches for Hypertrophy: what are they, and are they useful and/or appropriate for muscle gain.

We also got a good old Lord of The Rings discussion in at the end too!

Thanks to everyone who provided questions, and also to the rest of you tuning in to listen. We hope you enjoy the episode and, as usual, take some value from the conversation.

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Thanks for listening and see you on the next one!

– The Muscle Mentors

Welcome to The Muscle Mentors Podcast!

In this episode, Luke, Paul, and James sit down to run through some more Instagram and Education Portal community questions.

Want to learn more from us and get early access to the podcast? Head over to The Muscle Mentors Education Portal and join our epic community of coaches there: www.themusclementors.co.uk/

We covered:

- Training Splits: Is German Body Composition training good for hypertrophy? How can we fit arms training into a Push-Pull-Legs Split? How can we fit RDLs into an Upper-Lower Split?

- Optimal Body Fat for Muscle Gain: how lean do we need to be to gain muscle? Is there a perfect set-point, and can we ever get too lean?

- Tips for being a Successful Personal Trainer and/or Online Coach: What are some of the best things you can do to be successful? What avenues can you go down if you're a successful PT, but DON'T want to transition online?

Thanks to everyone who provided questions, and also to the rest of you tuning in to listen. We hope you enjoy the episode and, as usual, take some value from the conversation.

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– The Muscle Mentors

Welcome back to The Muscle Mentors Podcast!

In this episode, Luke, Paul, James, and Ross sit down to run through some more Instagram and Education Portal community questions.

Want to learn more from us and get early access to the podcast? Head over to The Muscle Mentors Education Portal and join our epic community of coaches there: www.themusclementors.co.uk/

Today we covered:

- How to analyse a Barbell RDL from a mechanical perspective

- Some basic considerations for chest training: how to effectively target your uppermost pec fibres, cables vs. free weights, how your skeletal anatomy influences chest training.

- A mechanical approach to programme design/exercise order: how can we order exercises to get the most from training and save our joints in the long run.

- Is it necessary or wise to use bands on a leg extension machine?

Thanks to everyone who provided questions, and also to the rest of you tuning in to listen. We hope you enjoy the episode and, as usual, take some value from the conversation.

Thanks to our partners & sponsors as always:

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– The Muscle Mentors

Welcome back to The Muscle Mentors Podcast! In this episode, Luke, Paul, and Ross sit down to run through some questions from our Instagram and Education Portal community.

Want to learn more from us and get early access to the podcast? Head over to The Muscle Mentors Education Portal and join our epic community of coaches there: www.themusclementors.co.uk/

We covered:

- Closed Kinematic Chains & the Pre-exhaust Concept: is there a potential benefit seen in performing knee extensions prior to a closed kinematic chain lower body movement like a leg press?

- Volume vs Intensity: during a dieting phase, should one be prioritised over another? How do we determine training volume at all?

- The Knee vs The Elbow: how many degrees of freedom do we have available at each of these joints, and how does this translate to our training?

- The importance of Time Under Tension: how useful is this for our muscle growth goals?

- Star Wars vs Tolkien's works: which is the better fantasy universe...?

And more.

Thanks to everyone who provided questions, and also to the rest of you tuning in to listen. We hope you enjoy the episode and, as usual, take some value from the conversation.

Thanks to our partners & sponsors as always:

Precision Prep UK

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Thanks for listening and see you on the next one!

– The Muscle Mentors