The Breaking Muscle Podcast

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When the Fittest Among Us Get Covid-19 Aug 22, 2020

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Amanda Thebe is a fitness and women's health expert. She is a force of nature for women who are experiencing menopause hell and want to start feeling healthy and fit in their 40s and beyond. You can pre-order her upcoming book, Menopocalypse, on her website, Fit & Chips. Amanda contracted coronavirus in March, 2020. Hoping for a quick recovery, Amanda continues to deal with the long-term effects of this debilitating virus. In this podcast, Amanda talks about what it means for an active fitness professional to find themselves taken down by Covid-19.

Your host Tom MacCormick is a personal trainer and online coach whose goal is to be the curator of the greatest hypertrophy experts on the planet. If you are interested in working with Tom or finding out more about him then follow him on Instagram @tommaccormick or visit his website www.tommaccormick.com.

Get Lean, Get Strong, Get Strong Aug 13, 2020

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Mario Tomic's passion for training has taken him on a journey from being a computer programmer to YouTuber, to coach, to an entrepreneur who lives the digital nomad lifestyle.

Mario runs an online coaching service for busy entrepreneurs and professionals to get in the best shape of their lives. In today's episode, we discuss the key habits he has developed to allow him to transition through his career so smoothly.

Some top tips we cover are:

Guarding your time
Taking a data driven approach to decision making
How to build your pain tolerance
The benefit of doing things that are hard
And the most important productivity hack of all

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The Pros and Cons of Training to Failure Aug 01, 2020

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Paul Carter of Lift Run Bang specializes in hypertrophy and body re composition. He coaches pro bodybuilders and elite strength athletes and works with some of the most respected minds in a strength and physique world.

Today's episode came from an exchange that me and Paul had about a post I made on training to failure. He disagreed with some of what I said. So I invited him onto the show to explain his thoughts. Did we agree, agree to disagree, or just start calling each other names. You'll have to listen to find out.

Training For Size, Training for Muscle Mass Jul 22, 2020

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Bryan Haycock is the creator of hypertrophy specific training or HST for short. In this episode, we take a deep dive into:

Exactly what goes into HST, including what actually causes muscles to grow
The principles of program design for hypertrophy
The mistakes most gym goers are making when it comes to training for size
The misunderstood concept of strategic deconditioning and having science prove him right 20 years after he developed the concepts behind HST

How to Grow Like a New Lifter After Lockdown Jul 10, 2020

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Calvin Huynh is a trainer, online coach, and writer. He is the founder of Awesome Fitness Science. Calvin's delves deep into the scientific research and then distills the information into easy to understand and actionable guidelines. His articles teach you everything you need to know to look good naked, live healthy, and perform like a beast.

In this special episode, we discuss the best way to approach your training post-lockdown. Get a pen and paper handy to take notes as you'll learn how to determine the number of days you should train, how many exercises to do, what intensity to work at, and how many sets to do. Calvin also identifies the surprising opportunities presented from time away from the gym and how to capitalize on these to make newbie-like gains.

If you've been out of the gym for a while and relying on bodyweight workouts or minimal equipment during lockdown then you don't want to miss this!

Nerding Out on Muscle Growth, Strength, and Rep Schemes Feb 23, 2020

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Greg Nuckols is a record-holding powerlifter, fitness writer, podcaster, and all-round training nerd owner of Stronger by Science. He aims to help lifters and coaches to train smarter.

In this episode, we discuss:

The predictors of muscular potential
Training guidelines for hypertrophy
The role of strength in hypertrophy
Why he's not drinking the effective reps Kool-Aid

Muscle Dysmorphia and Building a World-Class Set of Legs Feb 12, 2020

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Adam Bisek is a coach equally at home in person or online. He describes his job as the chance to change lives. To that end, he also believes that personal training should be just as described, personal.

In this episode, we discuss:

How muscle dysmorphia shaped Adam's fitness journey
How he got perspective and found that his struggles were actually a blessing in disguise
The importance of intention if you want to achieve success
How to build a world-class set of legs

The Underpinning Reason That Stops You From Building Muscle Feb 12, 2020

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Luke Leaman is a coach, fitness educator and founder of Muscle Nerds, the company he formed after becoming disgruntled with the industry and the lack of empathy and science in it.

In this episode, we discuss:

The underpinning reason that stops people from building muscle
How to measure your overall health and stress status with three simple metrics
Why leas mode is a secret to unlocking your beast mode and a whole lot more

Getting Bigger, Getting Stronger, Getting Smarter Jan 31, 2020

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Daniel DeBrocke is a strength and conditioning coach who primarily works with powerlifters and is an educator who works hard to share his knowledge without asking for anything in return. As a competitive powerlifter, he holds a 1700 lbs raw total.

In this episode we discuss:

How he took himself from 165 to 286 pounds
How beginners can gain muscle most efficiently
How advanced lifters should sequence their training for optimal progress
Pivot blocks, strategic variation, developing work capacity, and a whole lot more

Controlling the Chaos of Training in CrossFit Jan 07, 2020

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James Fitzgerald has over 20 years of experience as a strength coach. He was also the CrossFit games champion in 2007 and is the founder of OPEX, the education provider for coaches seeking career success, longevity, and fulfillment.

In this episode, we discuss: