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Personal trainer Cill O’Connor delves into all things strength training and the philosophy behind living a strong life.
125 Episodes
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0:00 Intro
1:35 Can you burn fat in a specific region?
3:15 Is milk healthy?
7:00 Can you turn fat to muscle?
9:15 Knees past toes in a squat?
14:04 Calories in vs out - outdated?
16:18 Should you eat before training?
18:43 Is muscle soreness caused by lactic acid?
23:45 Back pain is the most common source of pain?
27:55 How much do genetics affect training results?
29:30 Are diet drinks healthy? Is aspartame dangerous?
31:30 Frequent meals to stoke metabolism?
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0:00 Intro
2:30 Not eating enough
6:00 Not sleeping enough
8:45 Too greedy with weight jumps
11:25 Your technique sucks
15:00 Not resting enough
18:05 Not following a programme
21:10 Deloads (too often/ not often enough)
25:25 Injury
27:00 Training environment
28:50 Psychological issues
0:00 Intro
2:48 Starting Strength
11:22 5/3/1
21:00 Greyskull LP
30:08 Ivysaur 4-4-8
38:20 Final thoughts
Time stamps:
0:00 Introducing Conor
3:25 Podcasting to promote great coaches
6:45 Social media and coaching
10:50 Keeping things simple
15:56 The volume and intensity pendulum
25:10 Misinterpreting science, and does creatine cause hair loss?
35:15 Thoughts on nutrition
45:35 How much body fat do you really want to lose?
50:40 The psychology of making training a habit
65:05 Who Conor works with
68:30 Making people independent from the coach
71:05 Group training vs 1-on-1
78:00 Is bodybuilding a sport?
86:30 Biggest thing learned in the past year
91:30 Advice to your younger self
Top tips for building some guns.
I kickstart the 2nd season of Philosophy of Strength with an episode on our first 'Icon of Strength' : Sylvester Stallone! In this episode I discuss the inspiring story of how Stallone got his break as Rocky, and delve into some of the mythology about the strength training he did to create his iconic action star physique.
0:00 Why does the deadlift detrain so quickly?
2:30 Criteria for picking at-home exercises
3:55 Partner exercises
9:55 Bodyweight exercises
13:15 Bands/dumbbell exercises
19:20 Up the volume
21:40 Outro
In this episode I sit down with Conor McCabe, a strength and conditioning coach specialising in combat sports - particularly Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Follow Conor on Instagram @conormccabesc .
This episode discusses how to come back from a break in training.
0:00 - Intro
1:39 - Stop looking for motivation
09:13 - Discipline is built from habits
12:15 - Be honest with yourself
17:00 - Overcoming resistance and building momentum
21:59 - Final thoughts
0:00 Milo and the bull
03:40 Adapt or die
08:25 Why progressive is the key word
15:50 - types of overload
17:55 - How to use prog. overload in your training
In this episode I discuss why keeping a thorough training log is so critical to success.
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I delete my social media for 2 months. Here’s what I learned.
0:00- Intro, 1:10 - Why the pull-up matters, 3:43 - Pull-ups vs Chin-Ups, 5:50 - Equipment, 9:40 - Beginner training, 15:40 - Intermediate training, 20:48 - Advanced Training
Do you know the 3 cornerstones to a fit and healthy body?
Better late than never: In this episode, Cill gives an overview of who he is, what his philosophy is, and what to expect from future episodes of the podcast.
If you’ve lost motivation to do your workouts, then this is the episode for you.
In this episode, Cill explains why a pair of gymnastic rings are one of the best pieces of lockdown gym equipment you can buy.
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