Lifting and Life
by Cameron HolmesI'm Cam, the host of the Lifting and Life Podcast. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, I'm a Personal Trainer and I work 9-5 in IT. The ethos that guides the podcast is 'You Make You'. At a macro level that means your decisions and your actions create the person you become. At a micro level it speaks to the times when you have to make yourself do the things you know you should do. I chat to a wide range of people from coaches, to business owners and even my own mates - the aim is to educate and enable you to pursue your own self improvement journey.
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Episodes
Ultra Runner, Chef and DJ: an insight into identity and pursuing passions with Pat Bowring 43
51m · PublishedPat Bowring AKA Ultra Chef is an Ultra runner from Aussie, a chef and he also makes house music.
In this episode we dive into how he’s able to pursue these different passions, how he got into trail running and also how he trains and fuels for ultra events.
As always, I appreciate you tuning in and any support you can show for the podcast goes a long way and helps me continue getting these awesome people on.
And remember, you make you.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:00 Pursuing multiple passions
14:00 Pat’s ultra running journey
28:50 Training for ultras
38:20 Nutrition component of ultras
42:10 Weight training for running
Exploring Gut, Hormones, and Female Holistic Health with Sheree Beaumont - 42
1h 18m · PublishedSheree is a nutritionist and coach who specialises in gut, hormone and holistic health.
We explore a whole bunch of interesting topics in this episode from stress, to sleep and managing our blood sugar levels and the importance meal timing.
As well as that, Sheree talks about female hormones and provides some practical tips for losing body-fat as a female
Lastly, we finish off by discussing the connection between the gut and the brain and the best cost effective ways we can take care of our wellbeing.
As always, I appreciate you tuning in and any support you can show for the podcast goes a long way and helps me continue getting these awesome people on.
And remember, you make you.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:00 Sheree’s journey and what she does now
06:30 What does ‘balanced hormones’ mean?
08:50 Sleep and cortisol levels
22:50 Managing blood sugar levels
34:30 Meal frequency tips
38:50 Female hormones + menstrual cycle
46:50 Calorie deficit and being female
59:00 Gut health and the brain
01:06:20 Harmful things for the gut
01:11:00 Taking care of the gut
01:13:50 Cost effective ways of taking care of our wellbeing
Moving from New Zealand to UK 11 months later - Chloe and Cam - 41
1h 12m · PublishedOvercoming superstitions and breaking powerlifting world records with Karlina Tongotea - 40
1h 5m · PublishedKarlina Tongotea is a powerlifter from NZ, a world record holder in the 76kg class and she recently competed at Sheffields.
In this episode we learn how Karlina was able to improve on her last Sheffield competition, what her mindset was like coming into this year’s comp and a big overarching theme of our chat is letting go of superstitions and overcoming challenges.
As always, I appreciate you tuning in and any support you can show for the podcast goes a long way and helps me continue getting these awesome people on.
And remember, you make you.
Time Stamps:
00:00
03:00 Breaking world records
06:50 Improving on last year
17:10 Mindset coming into this Sheffields
122:40 Energy management for competitions
25:50 Pre-lifting backstage routine
27:50 Nutrition for this Sheffields
30:50 Missing the second deadlift attempt
38:30 Positive impacts from Sheffields & competing
57:00 Karlina’s social media
59:30 Upcoming plans
Improve your rugby strength and conditioning with ex London Irish S&C Coach Rob Palmer - 39
1h 18m · PublishedRob was the head S&C coach for London Irish for 10 years, which had a squad of 70 plus players.
We cover a bunch of topics in this episode starting out with the role of an S&C coach, then we delve into specific tools for improving momentum or power and also cardiovascular fitness.
Then we explore injury mitigation, nutrition and an example training week for someone wanting to improve their strength and condition for the rugby field.
As always, I appreciate you tuning in and any support you can show for the podcast goes a long way and helps me continue getting these awesome people on.
And remember, you make you.
Time stamps:
00:00 Intro
04:00 What is the role of an S&C coach
14:30 Specific training tools for rugby S&C
35:30 Improving momentum and cardiovascular fitness
42:00 Staple exercises for rugby players
42:00 Flexibility and mobility
48:20 Injury mitigation
01:01:00 Red and yellow cards
01:05:30 Nutrition for rugby players
01:12:20 Weekly split for rugby players
Building mental toughness and cardiovascular fitness with Pro Ironman Matt Kerr - 38
1h 3m · PublishedMatt Kerr is a Professional Ironman athlete from NZ. He was also the 2021 age group Ironman World Champ.
In this episode we explore a bunch of different topics from Matt’s training and nutrition, to overcoming challenges and having mental toughness. Then I also ask Matt for tips on building cardiovascular fitness and what he’s doing to improve.
As always, I appreciate you tuning in and any support you can show for the podcast goes a long way and helps me continue getting these awesome people on.
And remember, you make you.
Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:00 How Matt got into Ironman
07:20 Peak of a training block pre-race
17:40 Matt’s nutrition
25:10 Overcoming challenges
39:00 Race day mentality
43:30 Tips for building cardiovascular fitness
48:40 What Matt’s doing to improve
51:30 Nature vs nurture for cardio fitness
53:30 What beginners get wrong when they first start
1:01:40 Matt’s upcoming plans
Managing a sheep milking business and achieving fitness goals with Cameron Ravenwood - 37
1h 20m · PublishedCam Ravenwood is a sheep farmer and business owner from NZ, based in Riversdale.
In this episode we explore his journey and understand how he’s built a sheep milking business, how he maintains his fitness levels and also how training has helped with his well-being particularly in tough times like lockdown when the business lost about 70% of its revenue.
As always, I appreciate you tuning in and any support you can show for the podcast goes a long way and helps me continue getting these awesome people on.
And remember, you make you.
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
3:10 Growing up in Riversdale
15:30 Studying at Canterbury Uni
18:20 Controlling your own destiny
21:20 Benefits of sheep milk
30:20 The reality of starting a business
41:50 Getting through tough challenges
55:40 Time management and goal setting
Diet and training methods for fat loss and muscle gain with Nath AKA Heck Rules - 36
1h 19m · PublishedNath AKA Heck Rules is a coach and a bodybuilder.
In this episode we cover quite a few topics with the main ones being tips for losing body fat and gaining muscle. We also delve into more specific competing stuff like supplementation, posing practice and the mindset that’s required to step on stage.
As always, I appreciate you tuning in and any support you can show for the podcast goes a long way and helps me continue getting these awesome people on.
And remember, you make you.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Intro
03:00 Why Nath chose bodybuilding
09:50 Mindset for training & progressive overload
12:10 Cardio during prep
13:40 Muscle building methods
21:00 Bringing up lagging muscle groups
26:10 Nutrition for muscle growth
37:50 Initiating a diet phase
43:40 When to implement a change in a cut
55:30 Lifestyle clients
59:30 Male vs female competing clients
1:09:20 Posing
1:11:10 Water depletion
1:13:50 Staple supplements
1:15:50 Conclusion
Achieving your fitness goals with a Personal Trainer - Aran Isik-Jones - 35
1h 21m · PublishedAran is a personal trainer at the gym I go to here in Manchester.
We talk about what it’s like to start with a personal trainer, managing habit change, how to feel confident in a busy gym and because Aran specialises in training Muslim clients we also delve into the aspects of fasting and training during Ramadan.
As always, I appreciate you tuning in and any support you can show for the podcast goes a long way and helps me continue getting these awesome people on.
And remember, you make you.
Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
02:00 What it’s like onboarding with a PT
08:20 Personal training niche
15:30 Fasting
23:40 Nutrition plans during Ramadan
30:00 Common misconceptions from clients
35:28 Managing habit change
51:40 AMCC and avoiding temptation
55:30 Mental health and fitness
57:25 Confidence in a busy gym
1:07:50 Importance of cardio fitness
1:10:35 How Aran structures training plans
How to build strength with 10 x British Powerlifting champ Rob Palmer - 34
1h 36m · PublishedRob is a hugely accomplished powerlifter being 10 x British champ, 2012 European champ and also the Director of Performance for British Powerlifting.
Rob discusses his 3 pillars of performance model strength, mobility and technique. We also talk about muscle growth and how you want to grow the muscle fibre and not just have more fibres and then we go over the ideal frequency you should be training to build strength.
As always, I appreciate you tuning in and any support you can show for the podcast goes a long way and helps me continue getting these awesome people on.
You Make You.
Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
2:20 What does strength mean
12:00 3 pillars to strength building
17:40 Increase muscle fibre size
27:20 Mobility and strength training
44:50 Training frequency for strength
50:50 Technique
58:05 Accessory strength transfer
1:00:40 Speed vs Accuracy
1:06:10 External variables
1:20:00 Powerlifting split for beginner
Lifting and Life has 44 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 57:52:01. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 23rd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 23rd, 2024 10:41.