Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life

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SS 274 - How Many Sets and How Often Should You Lift for Gains? Mar 10, 2020

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Grant and Heavey talk about how many sets you should be lifting for muscle gain – and how often. The studies presented in this episode have been conducted both over short-term periods and long-term periods. Tune in to hear the results and find your own sweet spot for working sets and frequency of training.

If you like Heavey's take on health and fitness be sure to subscribe to his weekly emails where he shares his favorite tips and tricks.

SS 273 - The Top 20 Nutrition Myths That Won't Die Mar 03, 2020

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Grant and Heavey discuss The Top 20 Nutrition Myths of 2020, which was an article released recently by Examine.com. Find out their take on each and discover if you've actually been believing any of these all this time.

If you like Heavey's take on health and fitness be sure to subscribe to his weekly emails where he shares his favorite tips and tricks.

SS 272 - Listener Roundup Questions: Timing, Resistance Bands and Grip Training Feb 25, 2020

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Today, Grant and Heavey are doing a listener question roundup (with a twist!) as they discuss a grab bag of exercise topics including whether time element is crucial in exercise, should resistance bands replace your gym equipment, and the correlation between grip strength and overall health.

If you like Heavey's take on health and fitness be sure to subscribe to his weekly emails where he shares his favorite tips and tricks.

SS 271 - Why Glute Training is Probably for Everyone (And How to Do It Right) Feb 18, 2020

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Today, Heavey is joined by his wife and Evidence Based Athlete Coach Nicole, as they talk about glute training. They specifically talk about the different movement patterns you can perform, the different reasons for training them, and whether this is something you would want to incorporate into your training program.

If you like Heavey's take on health and fitness be sure to subscribe to his weekly emails where he shares his favorite tips and tricks. Also, if you want to learn more about Nicole and the cool stuff she does, head over to Evidence Based Athlete.

SS 270 - How to Use Data to Be a Better Endurance Athlete with Adam Pulford Feb 11, 2020

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Grant and Heavey talk about how endurance athletes can use data to improve performance. They're having Adam Pulford on the show. He is a CTS (Carmichael Training Systems) coach from TrainRight.com.

If you like Heavey's take on health and fitness be sure to subscribe to his weekly emails where he shares his favorite tips and tricks.

SS 269 - The Doctor's Office of the Future with Dr. Ryan Greene of Monarch Athletic Club Feb 04, 2020

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Grant and Heavey take a closer look at this new approach to health and fitness. Today's guest is Dr. Ryan Greene from Monarch Athletic Club. Ryan is an osteopathic physician (D.O.) with a master's degree in exercise physiology, immunology, and human nutrition. He did a fellowship in integrative medicine.

If you like Heavey's take on health and fitness be sure to subscribe to his weekly emails where he shares his favorite tips and tricks.

SS 268 - Our Top Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep and Stress Tips & Apps for 2020 Jan 28, 2020

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The U.S. News & World Report recently released its results for Best Diets for 2020. But there's nothing like the "2019 Best Of" list, the Strength & Scotch way. The list is based on their pillars of health – Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, Stress Reduction, and Relationship/Human Connection. They're also giving out some great tips in each category for 2020!

If you like Heavey's take on health and fitness be sure to subscribe to his weekly emails where he shares his favorite tips and tricks.

SS 267 - How to Choose Your Lifting Split Jan 21, 2020

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Grant, Heavey, and Coach Nicole talk about training splits (Nope, not the kind of splits gymnasts do ;). They also touch on some factors that influence what kind of training split you should be doing.

If you like Heavey's take on health and fitness be sure to subscribe to his weekly emails where he shares his favorite tips and tricks.

SS 266 - Food as Nourishment with Chef Jeff Mahin of Split Nutrition Jan 14, 2020

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Grant and Heavey chat with Chef Jeff Mahin from Split Nutrition as he talks about his inspiring journey as a chef, being more conscientious about the food he cooks, and the perfect healthy, real snack on-the-go!

If you like Heavey's take on health and fitness be sure to subscribe to his weekly emails where he shares his favorite tips and tricks.

SS 265 - How To Fix Imbalances In Your Back Squat Jan 07, 2020

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Grant and Heavey talk about how to fix imbalances in your back squat. Today, they will help you determine what it looks like if you're leg-dominant or back-dominant in your squat and some accessory movements to improve imbalances.

Interested in having a coach? See if Heavey is a great fit for you (and your squat). www.strengthandscotch.com/coaching.

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