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Now displaying: December, 2020
(repost) Eric Helms: Advice to His Younger Personal Trainer Self 0
Dec 28, 2020

In this episode, we have a reposted episode from back in 2018 where Stuart chats to Eric Helms from 3D Muscle Journey. The conversation is centred around Eric's experiences of being a personal trainer back in 2005-2012, what this has taught him and how it's shaped how he coaches and teaches now. Other topics covered include time management, use of social media, improving introspection, book recommendations and more.

Happy New Year everyone and thank you so much for listening to the LTB Podcast!

P.S. No timestamps for this one but the interview with Eric starts at 02.10

 
 
 
 

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Reflections on 2020 w/ Alex Pearson 0
Dec 24, 2020
In today's episode, Stuart welcomes back on Alex Pearson. They go straight into a conversation about some of the things they've done well, not done as well and learnt from 2020. The framework they use is based on James Clear's Yearly reviews available on his website. 
 

 

 

 

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Cathy MacDonald: Stories From a Career in Suicide Intervention 0
Dec 21, 2020
In today's episode, Stuart welcomes back on Cathy MacDonald. Cathy has been on the show 2 times before (both in 2017) discussing different things related to her current career in communication. Her career prior to that was in Crisis Negotiation for Police Scotland and that's where we focus our attention today. We discuss what her work involved, some of the specific cases she remembers being involved in, what she wishes everyone knew about suicide and what to do if you encounter a situation in which someone is saying they are going to, or are thinking about, taking their own life. 

 

 

Timestamps:
  • [02.40] - What it's like reflecting on her previous career as a crisis negotiator for Police Scotland now she's 5 years beyond it?
  • [07.57] - What the majority of her work was in crisis negotiation?
  • [10.27] - How she would describe how she felt walking into a negotiation of some kind?
  • [19.20] - Cathy tells us about one of the memories she has over losing someone during a suicide intervention.
  • [21.50] - How quickly Cathy would be redeployed after one negotiation?
  • [23.05] - Specific cases that stick out during her time in crisis negotiation?
  • [34.00] - How often you learn the reason someone wants to kill themselves?
  • [35.35] - The core emotional concerns.
  • [38.25] - What does Cathy wish everyone knew about suicide?
  • [45.57] - Suicide statistics deaths in Scotland.
  • [51.00] - What to do if you encounter a situation in which someone is saying they are going to commit suicide?
  • [53.50] - Where to go if you need help.

 

 

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Gregg Slater: Hypertrophy And The Science of Programme Design 0
Dec 14, 2020
In today's episode, Stuart welcomes LTBs head of education, Gregg Slater. Gregg has just created 50 lesson course called hypertrophy: the science of programme design. In this conversation, we cover what he's learned in the creation of the course, why hypertrophy is for everyone, what he hopes to see in the research over the coming years, how to start planning out long term programming, why the psychology of programme design is as important as the physical and how he would approach a career in PT if he was starting tomorrow.

 

 

Timestamps:
  • [01.33] - How would Gregg approach a career in personal training just now?
  • [02.53] - How would he approach building relationships with potential clients?
  • [07.53] - Why he finds personal training mentally draining?
  • [09.03] - Why hypertrophy is for everyone.
  • [12.18] - Why PTs should talk more about how great resistance training is for everyone.
  • [14.13] - Has he changed his mind on anything with regards to hypertrophy training?
  • [23.43] - Where does he see the hypertrophy research going?
  • [26.43] - Does he think programming needs to be complicated?
  • [31.53] - How to start mapping out long term programming?
  • [40.13] - How much does he tell his clients when it comes to programming?
  • [41.53] - How to keep programming fun for you as the trainer?

 

 

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Sophie Carrigill: Creating a More Inclusive World for People With Disabilities 0
Dec 7, 2020
In today's episode, Stuart welcomes Sophie Carrigill. Sophie is a Team GB wheelchair athlete who has won silver medals at both the world and European stage. In the interview, they discuss what she loves about sport, what some of her biggest challenges are living in a wheelchair, the accident that led her to becoming paralysed, misconceptions around disabilities, creating a more inclusive world and more specifically, fitness industry for people who live with disabilities and much more. 

 

 

Timestamps:
  • [01.36] - What Sophie loves about sport?
  • [06.31] - What some of her biggest challenges are living in a wheelchair?
  • [11.31] - Sophie tells Stuart what happened to her 10 years ago.
  • [17.46] - How she got through the period after her accident when she was in so much pain?
  • [20.01] - How she came to terms with having a disability?
  • [26.21] - Misconceptions that able-bodied people have around disabilities?
  • [30.56] - The importance of having conversations around creating a more inclusive world for people with disabilities.
  • [34.11] - A discussion around the fitness industry and being more inclusive towards a community of people who have a disability.
  • [42.41] - Wheelchair basketball.

 

 

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