A Touch of Restoration

A Touch of Restoration

The Role that “Soft Tissue Work” Plays in Success, when you look at the cyclical nature of training whether it is for sport or personal fitness, you have to include the need for proper nutrition, rest, and restoration. For the vast majority of people that train even at the highest levels of the sport, they often don’t complete the circle of key components along the way to maximize their training success.

BIODEFINED RADIO

BIODEFINED RADIO

Derek Woodske is one of the world’s premier strength & conditioning coaches – a true individual and a key educator to many coaches from around the globe.

In this interview we discuss Derek’s system of periodization before jumping into a variety of topics including:

  • How to structure your workouts to get away with higher volume training without beating up your body
  • Best recovery modalities baring budget and time in mind
  • How to properly warm up before a workout
  • Microloading and progressive overload
  • How to structure metcon workouts properly
  • Hypertrophy training

We also break down the squat and deadlifts, where Derek drops some absolute training gems!

Finally we have a chat about coaching and Derek’s unique and very popular micro blogging inspiration.

The Sting of Steel

The Sting of Steel

In Golden for more than five months of the year, we would be locked in the deep winter freeze, with snow piling up until the universe shifted and pushed us out from our collective hibernation. The spring would then hit with its subtle and gentle warmth that breaking the frost from the mornings and gently sloughing the ice off the streets.

THE HRT CONUNDRUM

THE HRT CONUNDRUM

"As science progress along we are finally getting to a position within the medical community where the implementation of hormone replacement therapy for males, has become much more accepted and understood. At one time the mere mention of testosterone replacement regardless of dysfunction would bring about the same reaction that an athlete would receive when talking about using drugs in a sport-doping scenario."

Elite Muscle Radio EP.8

Elite Muscle Radio EP.8

Quite possibly one of my favourite shows ever. Myself and Derek talk shop on everything from:

– The neglected importance of strength training and its cross over into bodybuilding

– Peri-workout nutrition: What you maybe didn’t know about your pre-workout, intra-workout nutrition – is it worth it?

– The importance of Soft tissue work and why you need it!

– Are you Falling Prey to fitness fraudsters: Are fake Facebook likes leading you astray?

– Earning respect between other coaches in an ego entered industry

– Essential considerations as an aspiring personal trainer