Podcasts by The Lifters League Podcast

PED Harm Reduction Panel: Victoria Felkar, Scott McNally, Gus Cooke&Tim Piatkowski from 2023-09-13T01:14:40

PED Harm Reduction & Health Management with Victoria Felkar, Scott McNally, Gus Cooke & Tim Piatkowski.

In this riveting episode, we delve deep into the complex world of Performan...

Programming for Powerlifting Competitions from 2023-02-05T02:47:31

The second episode of a new series, 'Rants with Gus & Sam'. Since we are both preparing athletes for ProRaw (an international invite-only powerlifting competition), we decided to talk about our ...

Rants with Gus&Sam - Episode 1 from 2022-12-26T20:23:07

Hopefully the first of many series with myself and Sam Thomasson. Two coaches having a great conversation talking shop.

Innerwork with Coach Em Stemm&Ruby Cooke from 2022-11-22T04:36:29

Hosted by Ruby Cooke, Lifters League resident Nutritionist, today had Coach Emily Stemm onto the show to discuss the importance of inner-work. How our understanding of self can better the long-t...

We consume too much protein from 2022-10-18T04:21:40

We had guest speaker Hayley Forrest, who we have had on the show before on metabolic super-compensation. The main topic of the day is protein intake. Do we consume too much protein... the short ...

Training&Nutrition While Traveling from 2022-08-19T01:01:03

This episode is about how you should approach training and nutrition whilst travelling. We share our adventures travelling around the world and talk about what we do. Lifters League is an online...

Harm Reduction for Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs from 2021-09-27T22:12:45

In this episode is speak to Tim Piatkowski, a researcher in harm reduction for Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs. We discuss the social cultural influences and the pressure it puts on both m...

Starting a coaching/pt business from 2021-08-26T02:23:42

Here is my personal experience with starting my coaching business and how I have help PTs and coaches make that start themselves into coaching. If you need help with business you should seek a b...

Finding The Why from 2021-08-11T18:00

Lifters League is an online professional service for coaching people in strength training and coaching development for passionate strength coaches and personal trainers. You can message us on ou...

Smart&Dumb ways to make weight from 2021-07-28T22:46:04

Lifters League is an online professional service for coaching people in strength training and coaching development for passionate strength coaches and personal trainers. You can message us on ou...

Recovery Management from 2021-07-14T20:42:18

Recovery Management is critical for both understand and maximising the effects of your training program. Without proper recovery management we will lose the capacity to adapt to our training. Pe...

BPC-157 peptide on Post-Surgery Pec Tear from 2021-05-13T02:00:37

I had a complete pec detachment and decided to use the research peptide BPC-157 to help with recovery.  

Autoregulation from 2021-05-02T05:17:19

RPE, RIR, Descriptors, Velocity, Percentage. All methods to regulate training load and I explain how the work and how you get program them more effectively. 

Back Pain in the Deadlift from 2021-04-07T02:39:11

Lifters League is an online professional service for coaching people in strength training and coaching development for passionate strength coaches and personal trainers.

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Stephan McMurray | Foot Mechanics for Powerlifting from 2021-03-17T23:36:44

Podiatrist Stephan McMurray on Foot Mechanics for powerlifting. After my talk on the Converse shoe episode he was able to clear a lot more up and elaborate. Controversy, we discuss if the whole ...

Sleep for Performance from 2021-03-04T02:17:48

Rant on sleep to recover and increase performance.

Lifters League is an online professional service for coaching people in strength training and coaching development for passionate streng...

How long should you rest? from 2021-02-17T22:11:47

How long should you rest between sets? Is it even important?

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Why Converse Is a Bad Shoe for Powerlifting from 2021-02-10T23:16:55

The famous powerlifting shoe and does it hold up to we want from a shoe for lifting performance. 

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Are Lifting Belts Killing Your Gains from 2021-01-17T07:15:12

Lifters League is an online professional service for coaching people in strength training and coaching development for passionate strength coaches and personal trainers. You can message us on ou...

Training Intent Matters from 2020-12-24T05:47:08

Arousal in sport psychology is a spectrum from laid back to hysterical and somewhere in the middle is ideal for performance. This usually means you need some hype or your need to calm down. This...

Christian Thibaudeau | Neurotyping for Powerlifting from 2020-12-03T03:41:31

In this episode, I speak with Christian Thibaudeau about neurotying, specifically how an athlete's neurotype can determine the best powerlifting prep and how they peak for a competition. We also...

Dr. Derek Wilcox | Russian Vs American Methodology from 2020-11-16T20:25:06

From Renaissance Periodisation we had Dr. Derek Wilcox on the show. We discuss powerlifting research, equipped powerlifting, the finding comparing Russian to American Methodology, programming, p...

Luke Leaman | Muscle Nerds from 2020-10-28T23:35:55

We talked about a lot of things but the main topic was the prep of a prep which essentially means doing a prep phase so you are able to prep better/healthier for a comp prep. I've talked about t...

Hayley Forrest | Diet Supercompensation from 2020-10-15T19:29:36

What an eye-opening episode. We talked to Sports Dietitian Hayley Forrest about super-compensation with dieting to manipulate the various metabolic processes to gain a performance advantage.  Listen

Zenia Wood | Injury Management from 2020-09-30T22:04:05

I this episode we had Zenia Wood from Swift Movement Academy and we talk about Injury Management over Injury Prevention plus plenty of other rambles. 

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Will Crozier&Mikki Wescombe | Great Coaches Chat from 2020-09-17T04:22:53

We talk to Coach Will Crozier and Nutrition Coach Mikki Wescombe from Nexus Performance. These guys are one of Australia's leading experts in the field of strength training and powerlifting. We ...

Brandon Senn&Kyle Young | Programming Chat with Kabuki Strength from 2020-09-03T03:39:18

In this special episode, we have the Head Coach of Kabuki strength Brandon Senn and Strength Coach Kyle Young. We start the conversation with a heap of programming talk from Long Term Developmen...

Coach Fuzzy | Impacts of Social Media on Lifting&Advice for Coaches wanting a gym from 2020-08-27T02:11:57

Episode 5 of the Lifters League Podcast with Coach Fuzzy. Fuzzy is a strength/powerlifting coach, gym owner of Fuzzys power gym, and a competitive powerlifter. We discuss the implication social ...

Dr. Andrew Lock | A New Method To Spine Rehab from 2020-08-12T21:14:51

In today’s episode of the Lifters League podcast we had one of the most sought after rehab spine specialist Dr. Andrew Lock. We talk about everything about his new method to spine rehab, dive in...

Sarah Rainbow | Coaching Elite Powerlifters from 2020-07-30T00:11:32

Sarah Rainbow is one of the best powerlifters in the country and world. In 2018 she beatAustralia’s longest standing records held but the G.O.A.T Bev Francis taking her bench press record of 150...

Jay Kelly | Velocity Based Training For Powerlifting with GymAware and Flex Stronger from 2020-07-16T02:46:55

I talked to Jay Kelly on our show, he is the High-Performance Liaison Officer of GymAware. The innovators of the technology behind Velocity Based Training. We talk everything powerlifting relate...

Nutrition Science for Powerlifting with Gus Cooke from 2020-06-30T01:24:13

The new and improved podcast series starting off powerlifting nutrition with renowned powerlifting Coach Gus Cooke

16: Building a Diet from 2019-02-07T23:28:41

The 16th episode of the muscle nerd podcast and we cover how we build diets for our client especially or powerlifters. We cover calories, macros, micros, supplements, food consumption, weight lo...

15: Sleep Part 2: Sleep Hacking from 2018-12-22T03:19:40

Detailed show notes will be live at http://www.musclenerd.com.au/sleep-hacking/ covering:

• Signs and Symptoms of Sleep ...
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14: Sleep Part 1: What you should know about sleep from 2018-11-22T23:27:49

For the next 2 episodes we will talk about sleep . In this episode we we will talk about the risk of not sleeping, benefits to sleep, performance benefits and lots of interesting facts. 

13: Assessing the Needs of a Powerlifter from 2018-10-19T00:50:57

Today we briefly look at some of the tools we use as coaches to assess/evaluate the needs of a powerlifting. 

1. Goal Setting
2. Assessing Competition Skill/Skill Level
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12: Principles of Building Strength from 2018-08-31T00:12:49

A muscle nerd podcast. Episode 3 of the coaching Series. To understand how to program for athletes you have to understand the scientific principles that build strength. Understanding that streng...

11: Victoria Felkar | Females on Steroids from 2018-08-22T20:56:48

in todays episode we have a special guest, Victoria Felkar. She is world leading researcher in womens’s health and female hormone manipulation within sport and medicine. She is a practitioner, c...

10: Reverse Diet Hysteria from 2018-08-16T23:32:13

What all this hysteria about reverse diet. Here is our philosphy and science based approach to "reverse diet"

9: Beyond Goal Setting from 2018-08-03T01:29:12

Episode to of the Coaching series. This series started from requests to understand programming but we believe to truely understand programming your have to understand the whole system. We provid...

8: Justified Coffee Use from 2018-07-27T01:56:44

We love coffee. Coffee is the nectar of he gods. It can make a bad day a good day and a good day a great day. Here is a little coffee science to brighten our morning and justify our absive of ps...

7: The Scientific Method from 2018-07-20T00:38:39

“Science is a way to call the bluff of those who only pretend to knowledge. It is a bulwark against mysticism, against superstition, against religion misapplied to where it has no business being...

6: Andrew Lock #2 | Advice for professionals who treat lifters from 2018-06-10T02:36:06

If your a professional, physiotheripest, chiropractor, remedial theripist, strength coach who treats lifters with pain or injuries then this is for you. Today we have guest Andrew Lock giving ad...

5: Calories in Vs calories out and why it's wrong from 2018-06-07T23:41:27

Episode 5 of The Muscle Nerd Podcast. Today's episode is based off my old blog Why the fitness industry is wrong about fat...

4: Get to know the Head Coach Gus Cooke (Interviewed by Dr. Lock) from 2018-06-07T23:09:22

Reverse Roles: This podcast is someone interviewing me (Gus Cooke) by Dr. Lock. 

3: ProRaw Wrap-Up | Attempt Selection from 2018-06-07T06:30:33

Topic of the day is attempt selection. Attempt selection makes or breaks athletes in competition. Plus we have special guest Sarah Rainbow, Pip Brown, Kit and Leoni Smith recapping ProRawX

2: Andrew Lock | Shoulder Pain and Bench Press from 2018-06-07T05:54:51

Shoulder Pain and Bench Press with world renouned genius physiolothepist Dr. Lock. We talk about shoulder pain, shoulder rehab and prehab for bench press. We also recap ProRaw and talk about som...

1: ProRaw Team | Programming for Elite Powerlifters from 2018-06-06T00:27:07

The Muscle Nerd Podcast - Powerlifting, Strength & Conditioning and Sports Nutrition Science. Our first episode of The Muscle Nerd Podcast with the Lifters League ProRawX Team of Queensland, Aus...