Trainers Talk Training

Today we record with heavy hearts as one of the if not THE MOST influential American weightlifting coaches passed this morning. Glenn Pendlay has left behind a legacy that is unparalleled in the sport. He created opportunities for weightlifters and developed them to represent the USA on world stages including the Olympic Games. Pendlay's Passion and impact are highlighted as Luis shares the experiences he's had being coached by Glenn. Youtube - Cal Strength Wonder years playlist YouTube - Muscledriver USA training footage  

Darwin, Andy, & Luis catch up and talk about what they've honed in on during the summer. Some nuggets here about intent, simplifying, and gaining ownership of your training!    

In this episode we introduce Sarah Revenig of Soho Strength Lab. She talks a bit about how she got started in the industry and we tackle some common myths surrounding women's strength training. We covered a bunch of topics in this one such as getting "bulky", differing joint angles, changes during pregnancy, and how menstrual cycles can impact your training. Sarah is a competitive weightlifter & coach, pre/post natal certified, coaches the women's strength & conditioning class at SSL's Fieldhouse & has recently launched her blog sarahmusings. Links Instagram Sign up for class Sarahmusings.com

Social media is engrained in our daily lives and professions, especially in the fitness industry. Somehow other personal trainers have used social media to call themselves experts, gurus, public figures, and other things to conceal what they really do with some clout. Some do it to carve out a niche, some do it because they are ashamed of being "just a trainer". We chat about some of the trends we see out there and what to look out for when sifting through all the noise. Thank you for listening! We really appreciate your time, give us a review, share with a friend, or tell us what you want to hear!

Building off our last conversation about specificity we break down one of the topics in the Juggernaut's "Scientific principles of strength training" ebook, Training variance. The goal is to prevent resistance to adaptation so we can keep the gains and improvements coming. We explore when and how much variance we need to keep workouts and strength gains from going stale along with the problems of too much or drastic variance. If you aren't sure when to change things up or if the change is too much, this is the episode for you.  Big thanks to Juggernaut training systems for providing such a great resource for coaches everywhere. You can check out their ebook HERE.

Today we talk about how we classify specificity and what "sport specific" means. Joe takes us through some of the latest buzz behind why it's good or bad. Lot's of good insight here so brew yourself a cup of coffee and take a seat or listen with your buddies! Joe is the Founder for Insight Performance and a trainer at Soho Strength Lab. He crushed souls playing rugby during his time across the pond. You can catch him coaching classes at SSL's Fieldhouse or Crossfit Red Hook. Thanks for tuning in and as always, rate, review, share, and feel free to send us a topic or guest from NYC that you would like to hear from!

Today we revisit a topic we covered a bit ago, cardio! We breakdown methods we use to get low-intensity steady state done in fun and engaging ways. LISS is critical to building a nice base for aerobic capacity. Unfortunately for most people especially the high intensity hamsters, this can get pretty boring. We will be covering ideas for all types of energy system work in the following parts to "Making cardio great again" As always leave us some feedback and a rating, share with fellow gym-goers. We appreciate it! Check out the previous episode where we talk about the different types of Energy system work and who can benefit from it HERE Be sure to check out luistalkstraining.com for articles & special events from Luis himself.

Fellow trainer and Spartan race enthusiast Steven Pokk joins us to talk about his most memorable moments during Spartan Race's Hurricane heats! We get into why obstacle course racing is a great way to get people out of the normal gym setting and give them something to look forward to. There's nothing better than getting a group of friends together to take on the elements with a hefty dosage of seal team inspired obstacles! Steven is an SGX coach and owner of Crossfit Kingsboro in Brooklyn NY. Go check him out here and his gym here Thanks for listening, Please leave us a rating and share us with your buddies!  Check out Luis's brand new site luistalkstraining.com for a sweet blog covering fitness, health, & performance.

We get into some of the common myths that we hear around the gym. Can you spot reduce by doing abs? What are superfoods? Should Women lift more than 15lbs? This may sound ridiculous to most people but you will be surprised how many times we have to answer these questions. Thanks for your continued support! Email us with questions or topics you want us to get into at trainerstalktraining@gmail.com!

As we approach the holidays we can start to see the mental shift that happens when Santa comes around. We talk about some things to keep in mind when balancing work & play during the holiday season along with how to take advantage of the calorie surplus. Also, a brief recap of 2018. Thanks for listening! Leave us a review or reach out to us at trainerstalktraining@gmail.com

We talk about the importance of matching personalities and energy levels with our clients and when to draw the line. Collectively we've had a handful of funny and embarrassing moments and we share those with you against out better judgement. Thanks for tuning in, leave us a rating! Submit your questions or topic ideas for us a trainerstalktraining@gmail.com Follow us on IG @trainerstalktraining The crew: @luisbnyc, @sslryan, @coach.darwin, @gp3_slizzy  

Today we talk about the importance if consistency across the board and what we think is the ideal "minimum" time you need to spend on a particular stretch of training. Enjoy the show!

Dr. Pat Davidson comes back for another campfire with us! We get to talking about what we are seeing in social media, training youth athletes, and what it truly means to train hard! If you know Pat you know he has a lot to say. Enjoy!

Friends don't let friends go on national television and demonstrate horrific kettlebell swings. Someone recently did and we talk about how it is part of our job as trainers to make sure there is a standard of quality in our field. The wealth of information comes with a lot of noise and we need to educate people on the good stuff and call out the bad. We understand everyone starts somewhere but sometimes you need to call bullshit.

Everyone seems to be on some type of "flow" lately. What is a flow? are they similar to complexes? Why do they exist? We talk about the good, bad, and ugly. 

Soho Strength Lab opens it's second location exclusively for group fitness! We get Beth Lewis & Joe Whittaker on the show to talk about classes that are offered at "The Field-House" including, Athletic conditioning, strength, speed, Glute/sled/abs, yoga, Kinstretch and Ladies strength Lab classes. The second location is located at 39 spring street in Soho, classes start at $37.  Sign up for classes using the link below! Soho Strength Lab Class schedule

4 time Crossfit Games athlete Kari Pearce and Brittany Bolella join us to talk about the sport of fitness. We talk about training leading up to and after the Crossfit games with Kari, then chat with Brittany on how recent changes to the games are impacting so many others who were trying to qualify for regionals. Imagine finally being able to see your goal in sight after switching sports, training endlessly, overcoming injuries, and career changes only to get that ripped right from under you? We try to make sense of the chaos happening over at Crossfit inc.  Enjoy the episode! Check these ladies out below: @Karipearcecrossfit http://www.karipearce.com   @Brittanymbo

How bad do you really want it? People often mistake what they wish would happen with what they REALLY want to happen. We look at behavioral changes to help us find the difference and give a few examples from the experiences of our clients and ourselves. Thanks for listening, submit your topic ideas to trainerstalktraining@gmail.com !

As the health and fitness fields continue to grow into a complex, intertwined practice, where do we draw the line? Strength coaches, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and LMT's all share and provide similar services these days. What is your role when someone comes to you for help? This week we talk about some of the good and bad that comes from this grey area. Enjoy the show and feel free to share!

Trainers sometimes get hit with requests from our clients to go HAM or heavy. There is a right time and a wrong time to do that. This episode we talk about a particular case where this happened and why it’s not a good idea to do that when you’re feeling good especiallly when you’ve been away from the gym for a bit. That all I’m saying here, there are a few gems in this episode. We suggest you sit down for this one. Enjoy!