N1 Fitness Podcast

Israel Halperin PhD is on the show today and we’re chatting all about getting the most out of your personal training clients and clients getting the most out of their trainers. Specifics include…

• Internal and external focus during a set (how to cue effectively)
• Knowledge of repetition endpoints prior to exercise
• Allowing clients to make choices during their session
• Using language and cueing effectively for individuals
• When to use more or less feedback during a session
• Take home tips and practical implications for trainers and clients

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Research Gate – Research Website

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Today I’m answering the question of whether you should lose fat or build muscle first!

• Definition of a beginner & intermediate/advanced trainee
• Whether beginners can lose fat and build muscle at the same time
• The reasons for my recommendation
• Potential caveats and exceptions
• Body fat ranges for leanness and muscle gain

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Dr. Mike T. Nelson and I are talking all things body composition, insulin, exercise as well as performance! Specifics include…

• What is metabolic flexibility?
• Measures of metabolic flexibility
• Low carb and Ketogenic diets and performance
• Using carbs or fat for fuel
• Insulin sensitivity
• HbA1C and glycomark testing
• How Mike coaches his clients
• The distinction between performance and body composition

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Website – Extreme Human Performance

Certification – Flex Diet

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Greg Potter PhD (c) is on the show today and we’re chatting all about body rhythms, light and dark cycles and how to get the best sleep possible! Specifics include…

• Our natural body rhythms
• Light/Dark cycles
• Melatonin production
• The master clock (SCN)
• How to shift your body clocks
• Chronotypes – owls and larks
• Camping studies and sleep timing
• Melatonin supplementation (dose and type)
• Meal timing and its impact on sleep
• Caffeine intake and sleep quality
• Managing travel between time zones
• Social jet lag
• Greg’s sleep routine

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Website – humanos.me

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Greg Lehman is on the show today and we’re chatting all about pain science! Specifics include…

• The biopsychosocial model
• The relationship between pain and damage
• Phantom limbs
• Predictors of future pain and injury
• The role and response of nociceptors
• How are beliefs impact function
• The role of posture in daily life
• Form while using heavy loads
• The ‘neutral zone’ of a joint
• The biomechanics of running
• The myth of symmetry
• Visualization and single leg training
• Loading injuries for recovery
• Pain tolerance
• Practitioners setting people up to fail
• How fear impacts movement patterns

Greg in regards to posture in daily life – “Don’t care about it, I’m a movement optimist.”

My favourite line of the interview - “Poke the bear don’t hump the shit out of it, no bear babies.”

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Website – greglehman.ca

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Eric Helms PhD is back on the show and we’re talking all about how to train for hypertrophy! Specifics include…

• Adherence - Optimal vs practical programming
• Volume – How many sets & reps you should be doing
• Intensity – What sort of loads produce growth
• Frequency – How often you should train
• Progression – Adding more weight to the bar
• Exercise Selection – How to prioritize certain exercises
• Rest Periods – Resting between sets
• Tempo – Faster vs. slower reps
• Eric’s current training routine and goals

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Website – 3DMJ

Muscle & Strength Pyramids

MASS Research Review

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Andy Morgan is on the show today and we’re talking about coaching clients online and what you should look for if you choose to work with someone! Specifics include…

-What to do BEFORE you work with a coach

-Coach and client trust

-Overlooked aspects of coaching

-Establishing a meaningful why

-Why Andy doesn’t post selfies

-What drove him to start blogging

-The potential harm of ‘sweeping statements’

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Website – RippedBody

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Dan Pardi PhD is on the show today and we’re chatting all about one of my favourite topics, sleep! Dan is one of my favourite people in the health industry and he’s got a real knack for being a scientific translator of sorts. I think you’re going to really enjoy this one!

Specifics include…

• What is sleep?
• Sleep stages
• What defines quality sleep?
• Light intensity and why it matters
• Sleep and decision making around food
• Sleep debt and performance
• The meaningful but invisible distinction
• Sleep drugs
• Alcohol and sleep
• How to set yourself up for the best sleep possible

“You’re giving yourself chronic disease by taking sleep drugs long term.” – Dan Pardi

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Website - HumanOs

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Today is a myth busting episode, I’m dispelling 40 fitness fallacies that just won’t seem to go away!

• Eating more fat burns more fat
• Weight training makes you bulky
• Breakfast is the most important meal
• Eating at night is bad
• High protein diets harm the kidneys
• Eating for your blood type
• Bulletproof coffee
• Fat burners
• Training with muscle soreness
• Fat burning foods
• Meal skipping is harmful
• Menopause and fat gain
• Starve or feed a cold

And plenty more!

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Austin Malleolo is on the show today and we’re talking about his transformation from a troubled youth to Reebok’s head CrossFit coach, 8th fittest man in the world in 2012, travelling 40 weekends a year and running 4 gyms...this dude has A LOT going on!

‘I had two options at the time, either go to jail or go to the woods.’

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Reebok CrossFit One - Website

The HAM Plan Website – Ham Plan

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