Training Talks

If you ever try to find out how much you should lift for your age or weight and you’re just a regular person in a regular gym you’ll get the impression everyone around you is weak. But the guys discuss whether or not everyone is as weak as the metrics would suggest.

Time Stamps:

00:17 The guys talk strength metrics

02:35 Why the weight you can lift is limited by your technique

03:35 Should we judge by training age?

05:00 The guys look at the numbers

08:35 Why every exercise isn’t comparable to the others

11:35 Should we judge strength relative to bodyweight?

13:15 But what if you’re overweight but can lift a lot?

18:00 Does it all come down to bodyweight? Or is strength absolute?

21:04 Do you need both relative and absolute strength as a measure?

22:40 How Richard manipulates the strength scale to hit targets

24:25 What about grip strength?

26:16 It comes back to relative and absolute strength

30:19 Is the overhead press a better strength measure than the bench press?

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Is body weight training, weight training or machine training better for weight loss? Richard and Lawrence give you the answer.

Time Stamps:

00:17 Richard correctly answers the question. 

00:51 Why body weight is inefficient for weight loss

03:34 How machines can benefit your training 

07:36 Are you six weeks away from a six pack? 

10:44 Are free weights the golden ticket? 

12:41 Straight sets, super sets or circuit style training 

20:04 When would the guys focus on straight sets? 

22:20 Where does rest and stretching come into play? 

24:54 1 rep max testing and failing them

29:38 Conclusions

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Do you take supplements? Do you wonder which ones you should take? In this week’s episode Richard and Lawrence discuss which supplements are best for you.

Time Stamps:

00:17 Omega 3

05:59 BCAAs or Protein Powders?

11:07 Creatine

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Do you take supplements? Do you wonder which ones you should take? In this week’s episode Richard and Lawrence discuss which supplements are best for you.

Time Stamps:

Intro:

00:17 The Belle Gibson documentary

04:24 Lawrence tells us about Dr Sebe

08:52 Farmer Lawrence

11:12 Calorie counting limitations

Main Content:

13:44 Vitamin C

22:51 Vitamin D

26:48 Magnesium

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Did you know that raising your metabolic rate will help you lose weight faster? Richard and Lawrence talk you through exactly how you can do just that!

Time Stamps:

Intro: 

00:17 The London Lions success

01:58 NBA teams travelling to Europe for pre-season games

02:36 Lawrence explains why the UK is so bad at professional basketball

Main Content: 

06:17 Did you see out podcasts on cardio and good and bad diet? 

07:41 What is metabolism?

08:50 The Impact of under consumption of calories

10:01 How resistance training can speed up metabolism

12:02 The problem with following the research on metabolism

16:06 The value of compound movements

17:00 The challenge of standardising EPOCH and comparing metabolic affect of exercise

20:23 Why you need to abandon what research papers say and trust the anecdotal evidence on this

22:07 Resistance training is scalable and that is its value, cardio training is not and that’s it’s limiting factor

22:52 The importance of technique and consistency

27:24 Why thyroid function and digestion are so important for metabolism

29:26 How hard should you work to optimise metabolism? 

Resources: 

TT12: Can You Out Train A Bad Diet?

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-talks/id1579578109?i=1000544197000

TT11: Is Cardio The Best For Weight Loss?

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-talks/id1579578109?i=1000542083030

TT2: The Fundamentals: The Gym Exercises Everyone Should Do

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-talks/id1579578109?i=1000531553603

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FT1: Friday Thoughts; The Kettlebell Incident

Friday Thoughts are brief podcasts designed to discuss a short topic which doesn’t have the detail required for a full podcast. Sometimes they are anecdotal, sometimes they are insightful, but always informative.

in this Friday Thought Richard and Lawrence discuss The Kettlebell Incident…

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It’s one of the most asked questions in fitness; can I keep my diet the same and be active enough to offset it. In this episode Richard and Lawrence give you the definitive answer. 

Time Stamps:

Intro: 

00:17 Why is the NHS in bed with Slimming World

01:57 Dietary accountability 

04:24 Why Lawrence thinks the NHS approach to weight loss is wrong

06:19 Peer pressure and group weight loss 

Main Content: 

08:28 What is a bad diet? 

10:02 The Antonio Conte diet at Tottenham 

14:43 The calorific impact of two glasses of wine 

16:12 Why hard work doesn’t equal success

18:17 The value of rest

20:00 The value of metabolism 

23:10 Is muscle tone a myth? 

23:59 Why metabolism matters for out training a bad diet

25:26 How Lawrence manipulates metabolic rate 

27:04 How the guys manipulate diet

28:57 Water and it’s value on what you eat 

34:38 How weight loss is impacted by rest and recovery 

41:39 Is a diet is only a bad diet if it impacts your training?

42:43 Are the keto and vegan diets good diets? 

48:49 Conclusions

Resources: 

New Spurs diet:

https://www.teamtalk.com/tottenham-hotspur/conte-confirms-rumours-fizzy-drinks-ketchup-banned-spurs-canteen

Sleep and weight loss:

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/physical-health/weight-loss-and-sleep

Metabolic speed and weight loss

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/expert-answers/metabolism/faq-20058346

Is tone a myth? 

https://www.insider.com/toning-muscles-is-fitness-myth-truth-about-looking-athletic-2021-2%3famp

Hydration benefits:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/drinking-water-helps-with-weight-loss

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Cardio is the best way to lose weight… Isn’t it? And HIIT is better than steady state cardio… Right? Maybe it’s best you sit down, because this week’s episode will shock you…

Time Stamps:

00:17 The ‘formula’ and the overweight mindset

02:20 Does discomfort equal progress? 

03:56 Calorie burn adaptations from cardio 

06:22 The impact of your metabolic rate

10:34 Is HIIT the best method for losing weight? 

14:42 The HIIT recovery issue 

17:44 Using cardio machines for HIIT to reduce injury risk and the manipulation of rest time versus work time in interval training

20:26 EDT

25:15 What is tone?

27:12 What is steady state training?

29:32 The benefits of Maffetone 

32:07 The fitter you get the less effective weight loss is from cardio

33:17 HIIT vs steady state conclusions 

36:17 Do what makes you consistent

37:07 Step to success

Resources: 

EDT:

https://www.t-nation.com/training/escalating-density-training-revisited

The tone myth:

https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/the-myth-of-toning.html 

Jim Fixx:

https://www.si.com/.amp/more-sports/video/2020/05/21/jim-fixx-popular-running

Dr Phil Maffetone:

https://philmaffetone.com

Step benefits for weight loss:

https://www.healthline.com/health/how-many-steps-a-day

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In this week’s episode Richard and Lawrence discuss an athlete’s motor control and whether beef production is as harmful to the environment as we have been told.

Time Stamps:

Intro: 

00:17 Calf or quad dominance in athletic jumping

03:32 LeBron James and quarter squats

06:59 Joint impact of running for over weight runners

08:44 How people are unable to handle ground reaction force

Main Content: 

12:33 The sustainability and beef debate

15:43 Cow emissions and how changing feed reduces those emissions

17:13 Imported beef versus domestic beef

19:29 The soy myth

21:27 Is the government corrupt? 

25:30 Why are we cutting out foods we’ve eaten for centuries?

27:01 The flaw of our political system 

29:53 How Lawrence would change the political system 

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In this week’s episode Richard and Lawrence discuss whether parks should charge trainers to use them, and the true value of fasting. 

Time Stamps:

Intro: 

00:17 Lawrence went to the park

02:19 Hyde Park costs

Main Content: 

07:30 Do you train fasted? 

08:35 The 5/2 diet

11:34 How Richard would hunt a woolly mammoth

13:17 Time restricted fasting

15:50 Intermittent fasting and calorie maintenance

17:50 How enzymes work and how sweeteners don’t

21:25 Longer fasts

25:26 Training and being fasted

26:22 Fasting benefits 

29:46 The benefits of fasting in treating some cancers

31:26 The negatives to fasting 

34:30 Conclusions

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