Weights and Plates Podcast
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsStarting Strength Coach and Registered Dietitian Robert Santana shares his knowledge of all things diet, training, barbells, and more.
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#74 - Training and Diet for Women
April 15, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBTo quote Mark Rippetoe, "women are not a special population, they are half the population." In other words, women fundamentally train for strength the same way that men do -- the same principles of progressive overload, using compound barbell lifts that target the whole body, and nutritional principles apply. There are a few exceptions, however, and that's what Dr. Santana and Coach Trent address in today's episode. How Birth Control Can Inhibit Strength and Performance by Lea Genders:...
#73 - Why You Missed a Rep: Four Questions to Ask
March 29, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBDr. Santana and Coach Trent wrap up their mini series on post-novice programming with an important discussion on understanding why you missed reps. The novice linear progression cannot last forevever (or else we'd all be squatting 1,000lbs!), and as the saying goes, all good things come to an end. This means that at some point, you'll miss reps. What do you do then? Some people have the impression that missing reps means it's time to change the program, and that's not necessarily true. Often...
#72 - The SRA Cycle and Intermediate Programming
March 08, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBDr. Robert Santana and Coach Trent explore the Stress/Recovery/Adapation cycle (adapted from Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome) and how it serves as a guiding model for programming decisions in the intermediate phase of training. Weights & Plates is now on YouTube! https://youtube.com/@weights_and_plates?si=ebAS8sRtzsPmFQf- Weights & Plates: https://weightsandplates.com Robert Santana on Instagram: @the_robert_santana Trent Jones: @marmalade_cream Email: jonesb...
#71 - Programming After Novice: Making the Weight, and Your Technique, Go Up
February 23, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.8 MBThe novice linear progression (NLP, or LP for short) is a fun time in the training career of a lifter. Never will you make as much progress -- and as fast! -- as you will during LP. It's also brutally hard, especially toward the end. Nevertheless, it comes to an end for every lifter, and people often spin their wheels trying to figure out what to do once the simple A/B program stops working. In today's episode, Dr. Santana and Coach Trent discuss some basic principles of post-novice programm...
#70 - No Fear, No Gain
February 12, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBFor a variety of reasons, the predominant form of exercise in popular culture is endurance training. Endurance is valorized in the media, with sports like swimming and running receiving prime position in Olympic broadcasts. Military films often depict the hero enduring through miles and miles of trackless jungle and urban wastelands. The overarching experience of endurance training is pain, and pain is relatable. Everyone suffers, or will suffer, from pain in their life. It's even in the pop...
#69 - We Command You to Grow! (With the Barbell)
February 11, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBYou've tried the templates in the bodybuilding magazines, from the bodybuilding sites. You've tried lifting like the big jacked, ripped dudes on social media... and it hasn't worked. You don't look like them, and your growth has stalled out. For some reason we accept that in sports, we shouldn't expect to perform like pro athletes without elite genetics and many years of training, but in fitness, we expect to acheive the look of people with outlier genetics, years of training, and, often, pe...
#68 - The One Thing Your Training Is Missing: Consistency
February 10, 2024 16:05 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBHappy New Year! To kick off 2024, Dr. Santana and Coach Trent discuss the biggest ingredient to success in achieiving your fitness goals -- consistency. All the talk about programming and training splits and macros is futile if you aren't taking action consistently to meet your goals. Many people struggle with consistency, however, so they dive deep into the factors that influence consistent action: environment, motivation, and discipline. Dr. Santana points out that every trainee has modifi...
#67 - Lessons Learned in 2023: Hypertrophy BS, Arm Training, Food Quality, & More
February 10, 2024 16:04 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MBDr. Santana and Coach Trent share some of the lessons they've learend about training, health, nutrition, and human behavior in 2023. Happy New Year! Weights & Plates: https://weightsandplates.com Robert Santana on Instagram: @the_robert_santana Trent Jones: @marmalade_cream https://www.jonesbarbellclub.com
#66 - What Dogs Can Teach Us About Strength Training
February 10, 2024 16:03 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBA meandering chat about dog training turned into an interesting idea for strength training. Trainees are not so different from dogs -- they have different personalities, different motivations, and different "drives" -- and therefore they will respond best to a program that most closely matches their individual traits. An enthusiastic endurance athlete who regularly runs marathons or cycles long distances, for instance, would likely struggle mightilty on a program that calls for them to frequ...
#65 - Do You Need to Do High Rep Sets for Growth? Gross vs Fine Muscular Development
November 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBOne idea in the fitness community that just won't die is that you need to do high rep sets (10's, 15's, 20's) when the goal is to build muscle. What so many people miss in this conversation, however, is that the context matters. To start with, the lift matters! Squats for sets of 10 or 15 are probably not a productive use or your time, because the fatigue generated from heavy compound lifts usually causes technique breakdown as you approach failure. Lying triceps extensions, on the other han...
#64 - Reading vs Doing: Why You Can't Read Your Way to Strength and Good Training Habits
November 05, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBMark Rippetoe and Marty Gallagher Interview (3 Parts): Part 1: https://youtu.be/siaDQdpQPRQ?si=jBBEqMFP6drd1mKm Part 2: https://youtu.be/TxjibbKJ8UE?si=YilgpD6MG6bxAGZG Part 3: https://youtu.be/RIe_7ODKycQ?si=6t5M2L88a0J7DvGV Weights & Plates: https://weightsandplates.com Robert Santana on Instagram: @the_robert_santana Trent Jones: @marmalade_cream https://www.jonesbarbellclub.com
#63 - Diet Deloads: Stop the Non-Stop Dieting
October 20, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes - 50 MBWhen people hire Dr. Santana looking to lose a significant amount of weight, it's almost certain this isn't their first attempt at dieting. In fact, what Dr. Santana typically finds with overweight and obese weight loss clients is that they have been dieting for years. They are essentially always in weight loss mode. The problem is, they haven't lost the weight, which indicates that their compliance is spotty at best. Dr. Santana also points out that even if compliance is low and they haven'...
#62 - Pain, Tweaks, and Injuries: How to Overcome Training Roadblocks
September 29, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBPain and "tweaks" are an inevitable part of training. If you live an active life, both in and out of the gym, then you will eventually tweak something and experience pain. You might even (heaven forbid!) get injured, and require rehab. So learning how to deal with pain while continuing to train and get strong is a very important part of the training process. Pain is a complex experience, as much psychological and emotional as it is physical. Through their combined nearly four decades i...
#61 - Lessons from the Old School Gym
September 16, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBThere's something about the vibe of the old school, black iron gym. Whether it's a powerlifting dungeon straight out of the 80's, a bodybuilding gym packed full of machines and dumbbells, or a weightlifting hall with rows and rows of platforms, the single-purpose gym dedicated to training (not merely exercise) is a special place. A place where shit gets done, where hard effort and consistency are the primary currency. These gyms are hard to find, but you know them when you walk in the door. ...
#60 - The Non-Linear Progression
September 04, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBA common frustration for intermediate lifters in their first couple years of training is an inability to maintain their peak strength. Whether it's a 1RM, a 5RM, or even a PR for sets across, for the vast majority of people something will interrupt their strength training progression and knock them off track, and they'll miss lifts they have previously hit. On top of that, attempting new PR's will become more unpredictable, and even if they did everything right, the weight sometimes just won...
#59 - Women and Eating to Build Muscle Mass
August 21, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBDr. Robert Santana and Trent Jones address the topic of eating to gain muscle mass for women. While the physiology of bulking, as described in episodes 57-58, is no different for women than it is for men, the degree to which women need to eat for muscle mass and the total amount of muscle gain possible is different. In general, women are not able to convert surplus calories into muscle mass as efficiently as men, so Robert and Trent advocate for a slower rate of gain for women trying to buil...
#58 - Bulking, Part Deux
August 04, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBDr. Robert Santana and Starting Strength Coach Trent Jones continue their discussion on bulking, including favorite foods for amassing calories, how fast you should gain weight, and why the weight on the bar should be the main metric of progress. Weights & Plates: https://weightsandplates.com Robert Santana on Instagram: @the_robert_santana Trent Jones: @marmalade_cream https://www.jonesbarbellclub.com
#57 - Why You Should Probably Be Bulking
July 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBIt's a common debate in the Starting Strength world and the world of lifting and aesthetics in general -- do you have to get fat to build muscle? Dr. Robert Santana and his co-host Trent Jones, SSC tackle this question and explain why, if you're a male looking to improve your physique, you probably need to bulk to gain muscle, drive your barbell lifts up, and later, cut body weight to lose the fat. So, to answer the question more directly: do you have to get fat? No, but you're gonna gain mo...
#56 - Summer PSA: Change Your Environment
July 10, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MBWe know it's summer, and your busy. Kids are home from school, you're going on vacation, having cookouts... and we hope you enjoy these things! However, as a diet coach, Dr. Santana has observed a few common problems people have when trying to lose weight. One of those is snacking. Inevitably, people who keep a lot of snacks in their pantry end up overeating them and gaining weight when they're trying to lose. There's an easy solution to this, however. Throw them out! If you want to ch...
#55 - Does Technique Really Matter?
June 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBIt has become popular in the last few years for coaches in the strength and fitness world to question the concept of "technique," that is, that technique matters when it comes to getting stronger, building muscle, and injury risk reduction. One claim is that certain standardized technique hallmarks such as squat depth definied as the "hip crease below top of patella" are arbitrary, and that one could strong squatting deeper or higher than that. Others claim that certain techniques such as li...
#54 - All About Abs, and Why You Don't Have Them
June 02, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBThere's nothing more elusive and coveted in modern fitness and aesthetics than visible abs, the "six pack." For many, it's the holy grail of aesthetics. Many people, however, fail to achieve a six pack even after shedding a lot of body fat. How do you get them, then? Is it even possible for most people? Dr. Robert Santana and Coach Trent break down the mystery of "abs," discuss the relevant anatomy, anatomical variation in the population, and why most people need to worry about buildin...
#53 - A Chat with Uncle Rip on Food, The Great Fat Lie, and The Obsession with Leanness
May 19, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBDr. Robert and Coach Trent recently met up in Wichita Falls, TX, the home of the Starting Strength organization, for a strengthlifting meet at Wichita Falls Athletic Club. While they were there they sat down with the man himself, Mark Rippetoe, author of Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training 3rd Edition and many other books and articles, to chat about how much the food landscape has changed in his liftetime. They also touch on the obsession with leanness in modern popular media, a...
#52 - Intro to Strength Sports, and Why Training Isn't Competition
May 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBFor people new to barbell training, it's not uncommon to hear the process of strength training referred to as "powerlifting," or even "weightlifting." And while yes, we are lifting weights, that is not the same thing as weightlifting -- which is the sport of Olympic weightlifting, a barbell sport involving the snatch and clean and jerk. Likewise, while strength training involves the squat, bench press, and deadlift (and press), powerlifting is actually a sport in which the squat, bench, and ...
#51 - Supplements: Are There Any Worth Taking?
April 21, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBSupplements are a huge industry, and showing no signs of slowing down. The idea that a pill, or a powder, or a drink can transform your fitness and body composition is irresistible, it seems, as people continue to pour billions of dollars into the supplement industry. Do any of them actually work though? And if so, which ones? Dr. Robert Santana and Coach Trent Jones wade through the most popular performance enhancing supplements, and offer an opinion which runs counter to what most wi...
#50 - Stress, Fatigue, and the SRA Cycle
April 10, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBCoach Robert and Coach Trent discuss some recent developments in their own training, which prompts a discussion on how stressors affect the SRA cycle, and why advanced barbell training can be deceptively simple. Weights & Plates: https://weightsandplates.com Robert Santana on Instagram: @the_robert_santana Trent Jones: @marmalade_cream https://www.jonesbarbellclub.com
#49 - RPE and Autoregulation
March 24, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBRPE is a commonly used tool for programming, and has continued to grow in popularity with the rise of barbell training, barbell sports such as powerlifting, and the online coaching industry. It's a novel tool which uses the lifters' perception of their effort (RPE stands for rate of perceived exertion) on a given set, on any given day, to influence programming decisions. It's an innovative way to approach programming, and certainly convenient for online coaches that don't have the benefit of...
#48 - Does Getting Stronger Make You a Better Runner? Client Interview with Liv Miller
March 07, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBRobert invites one of his clients, Olivia Miller, onto the show to discuss her training program for a 50k race she ran in February. Liv is a former D1 soccer player now working in the healthcare field. She turned to running after graduation as a way to keep herself physically challenged, and to stave off some of the boredom and stress of the COVID lockdowns in 2020. A natural competitor, Liv excelled in running and began training for longer and longer races, with her recent 50k being the lon...
#47 - Struggling to Get Bigger/Leaner? Strength Is Your Limiting Factor
February 17, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55.7 MBAn impromptu training discussion leads to a whole episode about why strength is limiting factor for the vast majority of people trying to get bigger and look more muscular. Weights & Plates: https://weightsandplates.com Robert Santana on Instagram: @the_robert_santana Trent Jones: @marmalade_cream https://www.jonesbarbellclub.com
#46 - What Now? Getting Lean After Novice LP (Skinny Fat Lifters)
February 03, 2023 07:00 - 48 minutes - 45 MBRounding out the January series on improving strength, muscle mass, and physique for the skinny fat novice, Coach Robert and Trent lay out what the early intermediate phase tends to look like in terms of programming and body composition. After building a solid base of strength in a well-executed novice LP, the formerly skinny fat lifter has most likely gained an appreciable amount of muscle mass. An average sized male, 5'7" to 5'10", will weigh roughly 200lbs at this point, and should be squ...
#45 - The Muscle Masterclass: Andy Baker on Hypertrophy, Common Upper Body Mistakes, and the Best Lifts for Growth
January 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 91 MBOn today's show Robert and Trent welcome guest coach Andy Baker, Starting Strength Coach and co-author of Practical Programming for Strength Training, 3rd Edition and The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After 40. Andy is a master coach with a wide range of expertise and interests. He coaches high level competitive powerlifters, bodybuilders, high school and collegiate sport athletes, and regular folks just looking to become generally fit and strong. Along the way he's lear...
#44 - Get Rid of "Man Boobs" Forever: Advice for the Skinny Fat Male
January 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBIt's the new year, and a time when many people resolve to work eat, eat better, and improve their body composition. Some guys aim to lose weight, others to gain it, but what about the in-betweener, the guy who is of normal bodyweight, normal BMI, but still appears unathletic -- low muscle tone, no visible definition, and maybe even excess fat around the pectorals (man boobs) and waist line. This condition is often referred to as "skinny-fat," and skinny fat people often mistakenly think that...
#43 - Setting Goals for Next Year: Process Over Results
December 23, 2022 07:00 - 48 minutes - 45.5 MBCoach Santana (now officially Dr. Santana!) and Coach Trent discuss their approach to setting goals for training, health, and life. It's easy to buy into the idea of resolutions and setting lofty results-oriented goals, and it feels good to do it! I'm going to squat 500 next year! I'm going to get down to 15% body fat next year! I'm going to lose 30lbs! These results or number oriented goals sound good, and setting them gets you thinking about what kind of person you'll be in the future, hav...
#42 - Liver King, The Limits of Research, and What Actually Works
December 09, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBIf you are into lifting and spend any time on social media at all, you've probably heard of, or at least seen, the Liver King. Coach Trent and Coach Santana discuss the recent "controversy" around the Liver King's steroid use, why nearly everything you see on the internet is fake, and what we actually know works when it comes to getting strong and building muscle. Weights & Plates: https://weightsandplates.com Robert Santana on Instagram: @the_robert_santana Trent Jones: @marma...
#41 - Thanksgiving PSA: It's a Holiday, Not a Season
November 24, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 37.4 MBTo all the folks in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving! Once again we have entered into the holiday season, which for many people involves eating...a LOT of eating! Some amount of overindulgence is kinda the point of feast days like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, as part of the celebration of things for which we are thankful. However, for too many people these holidays turn into multiple days or weeks of overindulgence that inevitably lead to weight gain. In fact, as Santana poin...
#40 - Coaching Is More Than Just Information
November 14, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBCoach Robert and Coach Trent discuss a misunderstanding that sometimes comes up in a coaching relationship -- the idea that coaching is just a program, or a template, or a set of information that will get you to your fitness goals. The reality is that information is cheap, often free, and there's not a whole lot of information that a good coach can provide that you can't find on the internet these days. Information is rarely the road block for trainees struggling to make progress, however. W...
#39 - Eating In a Time Crunch
October 29, 2022 07:00 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBIt's that time of year again. The holiday season looms with Thanksgiving and Christmas on the horizon, and the inevitable work deadlines and travel stresses that go along with that. When time is short and stress is high, it's easy to make bad food decisions because -- let's face it -- most of the food available to us in the world is high in calories and low in nutrients. With a few basic strategies, however, you can avoid hitting the fried chicken sandwich for lunch and instead eat (mostly) ...
#38 - Getting Fat to Get Strong? What to Do If You're a Skinny Fat Novice
October 15, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBThe so-called "skinny fat" novice may have the toughest road to body recomposition of all trainees beginning their strength training journey. A skinny-fat person is a person of normal BMI and "normal" bodyweight for their height, but a high body fat percentage. This person usually looks normal in a t-shirt, but with their shirt off appears soft and undefined. Male skinny fat novices may complain of having man boobs, or a smooth stomach, with no visibl separation in the arm muscles. The...
#37 - A to Z Accessories for Putting on More Muscle
October 02, 2022 07:00 - 2 hours - 115 MBYoked, stacked, swole, diced... who doesn't want to get jacked? While the basic barbell compound movements -- the Squat, press, bench press, and deadlift -- are the backbone of any good muscle building program, sometimes certain body parts need more help to grow. Coach Santana and Coach Trent offer up their favorite accessory lifts for hard-to-grow muscles after a lifter has exhausted their novice gains on a quality barbell program. They also dispel some myths about "hypertrophy," particular...
#36 - Alcohol, Body Fat, and Breaking the Bad Habits
September 09, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBAlcohol is fun. We don't need to tell you that. It also tastes good! We all know the reasons for drinking it, but what about not drinking it? Is it possible to drink alcohol and be strong and lean? Coach Santana and Coach Trent tackle this question in today's show. The biggest takeaway is planning. Just like you should plan the rest of your day of eating around going out to eat, you should plan your eating (and training) around your alcohol consumption. If you know you're going to the ...
#35 - Hydration, Halting Deadlifts, and... Booze
August 26, 2022 19:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBAfter a detour to discuss the merits of halting deadlifts, Coach Robert and Trent explain the basics of hydration and fluid intake and why it matters for lifters in the gym specifically. If you're an early morning trainee, there's a good chance you are rolling into the gym not hydrated as well as you could be, and possibly with low blood sugar too. If this is you, it's important to understand that hydration isn't just a function of water intake, it's also dependent on sufficient electr...
#34 - Easy Doesn't Work: An Interview with Stef Bradford (Starting Strength)
August 13, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBCoach Robert and Coach Trent interview the woman behind the curtain at the Aasgaard Company, publisher of Stating Strength: Basic Barbell Training 3rd Edition (and the popular training method by the same name), Practical Programming, several other books, and thousands of articles about barbell training, programming, nutrition, the sport of weightlifting and powerlifting, and much more. Stef Bradford holds a PhD in Pharmacology and decades of strength training and competitive weightlifting ex...
#33 - How Much Training Do YOU Need?
July 30, 2022 23:56 - 46 minutes - 43.8 MBA lot of templates and programming talk for the advanced lifter out there focuses on competitive lifters, or lifters seeking to become competitive, and competition comes with a few assumptions. One, that getting as strong as possible, and pushing for new 1RM's, is the most important thing in training. Having one clear goal (getting stronger on 1RM's) certainly makes programming easier to talk about, but is that really what the average lifter is concered about? If you're not a competito...
#32 - 3 Ways to Condition, Improve Your Work Capacity, and Burn More Fat
July 15, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 39.1 MBCoach Robert and Coach Trent discuss the value of conditioning in a strength program, and three ways to implement it based on your goals. While the idea that you can "condition" or exercise off excess calories persists (unfortuantely), though we know fat and weight loss are primarily driven by your diet, there is a role for conditioning in the life of a lifter and general purpose athlete. Regular exercise, such as walking, hiking, or riding a bike, increases metabolic rate and improves...
#31 - The Emotions Behind Eating Disorders, Body Dysmorphia with Dr. David Puder
July 01, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 46.4 MBDr. David Puder, a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, athlete, lifter, and fan of the Starting Strength model, joins the podcast to discuss the emotions and drives that underly eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and the subclinical dissatisfaction with food and body composition that we often encounter in the gym. In addition to seeing patients and doing therapy, Dr. Puder hosts a highly successful podcast about psychiatry, psychotherapy, and the broader world of mental health called Psychi...
#30 - How to Program after Novice LP: Intensity, Periodization, and Nutrition
June 17, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MBThe novice linear progression as detailed in Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training 3rd Edition is attractive to novice lifters for a lot of reasons. It's simple, it's easy to track progress, and most importantly it works extremely well -- every novice has the capacity to add a lot of weight to their lifts in just a few months. Alas, all goods things come to an end, and novice LP is no exception. Many lifters struggle to determine what to do when their novice gains run out, so Coach Sant...
#29 - Preparing for Success: How to Meal Prep Healthy & Delicious Food
June 03, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIt's been said many times on the show, compliance and actually executing your eating plan is the biggest factor in meeting your body composition goals. Many people fall short on meal prep, and tired and exhausted from a long day of work, parenting, and other obligations, end up hitting a restaurant instead of cooking healthy food at home. Some basic meal prep strategies can help you avoid the fast food and restaurants, however. To that end, Coach Trent's wife Jordan joins the show to dis...
#28 - Stop Weighing Yourself, and Embrace the Tape (and the Iron)
May 20, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBCoach Santana and Trent discuss the many reasons the scale is a poor tool for measuring and tracking body composition changes, and can even lead to psychological issues: obsessing over a target body weight number, minor fluctuations in weight day to day. The better tools are measuring tapes, skinfold calipers if you have them, and, most importantly, the weight on the bar! So stop weighing yourself every day, and put your energy and focus into improving your performance in the gym. Weig...
Novice Linear Progression: The Big Picture
May 06, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 75 MBCoach Robert and Trent discuss the essence of the novice linear progression, and how this simple model of progressive overload can help a wide variety people with different goals. Whether you are looking to lose weight, gain weight, get leaner, improve your joint function, or become a powerlifter -- the novice linear progression is the best first step you can make and NEED to make in your fitness journey. Weights & Plates: https://weightsandplates.com Robert Santana on Instagram: @th...
#27 - Novice Linear Progression: The Big Picture
May 06, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 75 MBCoach Robert and Trent discuss the essence of the novice linear progression, and how this simple model of progressive overload can help a wide variety people with different goals. Whether you are looking to lose weight, gain weight, get leaner, improve your joint function, or become a powerlifter -- the novice linear progression is the best first step you can make and NEED to make in your fitness journey. Weights & Plates: https://weightsandplates.com Robert Santana on Instagram: @the_...
#26 - How to Get the Most Out of Online Coaching
April 22, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBOnline coaching is a very popular choice these days, for good reason -- the internet allows people who otherwise would not have access to a qualified coach to get regular feedback on their technique, custom programming, and a sounding board for discussing their health and fitness. That said, there are a number of limitations to online coaching that you need to be aware of if you're going to do it. Robert and Trent break down what you need to know to find a competent online coach and ho...