Push Pull Legs Podcast

...opening a can of worms.... having a the conversation about losing weight can be the toughest one of all, when will it become socially acceptable to talk about it and "point it out" to a friend? just as maybe someone is "a bit skinny" or "very muscly" is this the same thing? let us know!

Top Episode right here! Ross Edgely joins Tom and Dan for a chat about his new book, "the worlds fittest book". discovering whats inside and what can you get from it! also ross is mental... he has swam towing a tree for over 30 hours.... completed the strongman marathon.... completed the TREEathlon... also introduced us to the best burger possibly ever.... must listen

we chat switching career to the fitness industry after having a previous career... maybe finding fitness later in life than some others! but loving it! also we give some tips on how to set yourself apart from other trainers... and to make sure you clean up on clients. further into the show we had a have a giggle at some online content that was just plain funny... an not for the right reasons!

we dive straight into dans refeed... and his diet brain. what is happening leading up to his shoot? how many carbs? what does his intake look like? also the leading question... how long should we expect to train or commit to see progress or get to our goal. why have successful people stayed with us for over 3 years... why have people left us after 3 months?

We look into some research, as by popular demand... you guys like that... so, 8 of the best heart rate activity trackers, we discuss the accuracy of them all. and what you should be doing with them. the next bit is how young is too young to start training? Pre-adolence? Puberty? Teenager? adult? lastly what is happening at the hip when knee flexion happens in a squat... form 30 degrees... to 105 degree knee flexion. oh... and we have some poor cereal choices...

Top 3's and 5's Top 5 dieting foods... Top 5 bulking games... Top 3 strength, Hypertrophy and anything else... exercises... Top 5 diet drinks and deserts... oh an its dans birthday enjoy

Whats the best Egg Preparation? What are some of the worst bits of advice we have heard and you guys have heard? from coaches and clients. Some bad nutrition in crossfit.... and we have the 7 worst exercises ever to do.... that we only agree with 2. enjoy

Andrea Valdez from Uni... all the way to now... We discuss pretty much everything that makes andrea a great person in our industry, Uni education, physique coaching and competing The GRID?!?!!? how has her training evolved from then until now? enjoying your training. coping after a competition ... the 2 years to get back to eating "normally" whats the future... what podcasts does she do... who is the best out of the 3dmj guys oh an what does eat...

We go totally anecdotal for this episode... well not totally... discussing a bit of training and nutrition talk, RPE, Reps to failure, training by numbers, mistakes we made have made in nutrition comp prep...

So a big story happening over in the UK with Cancer research this week... and of course we had to "whey" in... the awareness campaign by cancer research on obesity. also dan put together an awful list of protein bars.... should stick to his day job.

Another review of research.... the tom and dan come from the lab to review and research review.... all about dispelling bro science and excess protein. it was a mad tuesday as well. loads happening. Tom goes into a bit of a how to on mini band placement, also we answer a little listener question. Stupid things is just brilliant

A slight delay but... as dan has found the internet.... hiding in bath... We chat about a couple of recent journal articles, Low fat vs Low carb dieting.... what was the outcome. also, training considerations for muscular strength, hypertrophy and power adaptation. oh, an we chat some easter eggs and cupping!

Part 2 of our back to basics. Dan is away eating himself huge in the Alps.... How many fondues can you guys eat? We talk about how to set up your diet for weight loss, gain and maintenance. Also with a few little "hacks" and "tricks" for easy dieting yes we hate using both those words... lets say good practice and habits...

Back to basics... With dan away on holiday, we thought we would actually educate... so as part one we talk about how we start to put together a clients programme so you can do it for yourself! Talking exercise selection, rep schemes, loading, progressions, order, training splits.... you name it... its there!

So when the boys do business meetings... they do them well... They made the trip to the Cereal Killer Cafe in Camden, London. obviously confessing our obsession with cereal many times this place is a dream. Dan has a rant on squat depth... tom trys to give an analytical view.... we also talk pull ups? what exercises are harder when your in a calorie surplus?! And 6 figure fit pros have not gone away......

A few topics this week... Tom has tried his first halo top aswell! The ban on energy drinks for the under 16's is happening in the UK, what are our thoughts?! We talk about 5 exercises that are cool but given out or performed badly by the population that gets them.... or maybe does need them... What supplements have the boys taken in the past that were just plain stupid...

This week we delve into the recent influx of diet shows in the UK. Looking at them in a bit of depth... and in the eyes of our clients... trying to understand and give answers too the questions they have from these shows... Tom confuses dan with a philosophical fitness question... and we have a chat on neck gains.....

We are back in 2018, the first show of the year. So what better time to recklessly speculate about what are going to be the nutrition, health and fitness trends for the coming year... remember you heard it hear first! Will the vegan diet keep rising? Whats happening for new fitness concepts? Best new protein product Random superfoods?? Just weird trends that should ... die... Thanks for listening!

The 2017 Pulley Awards... The Oscars do the movies... The Baftas and Tonys do the TV... The Brits and Grammys of the Music... The Pulleys do everything in-between with Fitness and Nutrition Thrown in. We look back on 2017 to all the awards... Best Guest Worst Guest Health and fitness Fad of the year Best Machine Best Exercise Best Gym Attire Best Coffee Best Burger Joint Best Protein Bar And our most coveted 3... Best Cereal - Best Listener - Most Stupid thing. Thanks For Listening and see you in 2018.

99 not out. Dan described your body as a furnace in a recent instagram live with tom.... he could not live that down.... but seriously we talk about how your body reacts to having more energy in a surplus and the heat by product. we also give our best glute exercises we give out... as there are some questionable ones that people rate, obviously this is our own opinion! We have a chat about who we follow or have followed in the past to shape our fitness industry careers. Lastly we have a bit of a rant about the role of genetics in body composition.