In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" we continue our multi-part series featuring trainers from all the Discover Strength locations. In this series, which will air over the next few months, we talk about some of the most important things all of our new clients should know. These topics are also a great reminder for clients who've trained with Discover Strength for years, and serve as the foundation of the "Why" behind the "How" of what we do.This week, Taylor Melvin (Plymouth) and I discuss one on the foundations of your workouts at Discover Strength. "What is MMF (Momentary Muscle Failure) and why is it important?" and "Why do we only do one set of each exercise?" These two topics are of great interest to new clients who've never been exposed to the principles of High Intensity Training before. While the common theme in most exercise routines is multi-set training, the research (specifically in the last few decades) has come to point to single set training as an extremely efficacious and time efficient way to resistance train. The key ingredient to get the most out of a single set style of training however, is intensity, and the best way to ensure a high level of intensity is going to momentary muscular failure. I encourage you to take notes, and share this episode with all your friends who think 3 sets of 10 reps is the only way to strength train. Let's show everyone that you can work harder and smarter just 2x/week for 30 minutes and get the same or even better results with a "Discover Strength Style" approach to your resistance training routine. Links to articles:"No Time to Lift" - Schoenfeld"1-RM Strength in Powerlifters" - PAK"Fit 20 Paper" - SteeleIf you or someone you know needs some high quality equipment to take their virtual training to the next level. Send them HERE. Use code "Discover" and save 10% of all of your virtual workout needs. Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" we continue our multi-part series featuring trainers from all the Discover Strength locations. In this series, which will air over the next few months, we talk about some of the most important things all of our new clients should know. These topics are also a great reminder for clients who've trained with Discover Strength for years, and serve as the foundation of the "Why" behind the "How" of what we do.This week, Colton Haight (Chanhassen) and I discuss one of the most common questions we get from new clients at Discover Strength, "Should I be doing cardio to assist in my weight loss?". While the standard answer within the exercise industry is that cardio is vital  for weight loss, Colton and I discuss what the science actually has to say on the topic. We also take a deep dive into how improving your body composition through resistance training, can help make you a more efficient calorie burner acutely (short-term), and chronically (long-term). I encourage you to take notes, and share this episode with all your friends who say cardio is the only way to burn extra calories, they may be in for a surprise. If you or someone you know needs some high quality equipment to take their virtual training to the next level. Send them HERE. Use code "Discover" and save 10% of all of your virtual workout needs. Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" I sat down for the first part of our multi-part series featuring trainers from all the Discover Strength locations. In this series, which will air over the next few months, we talk about some of the most important things all of our new clients should know. These topics are also a great reminder for clients who've trained with Discover Strength for years, and serve as the foundation of the "Why" behind the "How" of what we do.This week, Rick Rignell (Plymouth Location) and I discuss a few topics of interest. Firstly, we chat about the efficacy of Bodyweight training. Specifically in regards to how effective it was and still is for many of our clients who participate in our virtual training offering (book virtual training here).We also discuss a long held myth in the fitness industry that Free Weights (Barbells and Dumbbells) are somehow superior to training on machines. We look at some studies that debunk this myth, and why machines might even maintain a small advantage, simply from a safety perspective.Lastly, Rick and I spend some time discussing the heritage and history of many of the machines that clients will have the privilege of using at any of our Discover Strength locations (Nautilus, MedX, HammerStrength, etc.). What makes these machines so unique, and why we are so fortunate to have the opportunity to use them. We're so excited to share this with you, and to continue to bring you more education from all of our Discover Strength Trainers.Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

Dr. Sara Oikawa from Gatorade Sports Science Institute discusses the impacts of step reduction on muscle health. They explore strategies to mitigate negative consequences of decreased activity levels on aging and younger populations, emphasizing exercise and supplementation to combat age-related sarcopenia. The podcast also highlights the importance of strength training, recovery, and making the right choices for long-term muscle health.

In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" I sat down with Dr. James Steele, & Luke Carlson, the Founder and CEO of Discover Strength to discuss a recently published paper in collaboration with over a dozen other Exercise Physiologists from around the world. The paper was the collective brainchild of Dr's Fisher and Steele from Solent University in the UK, and the survey was used last year to see how the pandemic was affecting people's training habits and experience.Along the way, 20 other researchers from across the globe became involved, and hundreds of Discover Strength clients participated to share their experience training during the lockdown. We're so excited to share the findings with you, and have these two discuss what the implications are of this study. Find the study HereDiscover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" I had the pleasure of sitting down with a Research Assistant at Solent University in the UK. Patroklos Androulakis-Korakakis (PAK) is mere weeks away from becoming Dr. Androulakis-Korakakis, and was kind enough to share some of the research he's using for his Doctoral Thesis. PAK's main focus for his research work has been on "Minimum Effective Dose" training for powerlifters. In this episode we talk about some of his research and other similar projects that investigate this idea of what is the least one can do to still effectively gain or maintain strength.His research is extremely applicable to clients and listeners who feel that if they ever miss a workout, it's the end of the world. PAK and I discuss what you can actually expect to achieve training as little as once a week, and just six exercises. Though it may not be "optimal", there is evidence to suggest at the very least you can maintain all your hard work during those times when life gets the busiest. For anyone who is interested, please reach out to myself (logan@discoverstrength.com) or to PAK (pak.androulakis@solent.ac.uk) and we'd love to chat more about this topic with you. Check out the articles mentioned in this episode below:PowerliftersSystematic Review (Resistance Trained Men)Powerlifter Pilot StudyFit 20 StudyDiscover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this week's episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" we are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Martin Gibala, PhD. from McMaster University in Canada.Dr. Gibala is a Senior Professor of Kinesiology at McMaster, and one of the world's foremost experts on High Intensity Interval Training (H.I.I.T.). His research starting in the early 2000's has helped inspire and lead the way for numerous other authors to publish thousands of papers on the topic of Interval Training. In this episode Dr. Gibala and I talk about just want constitutes Interval Training, why it's so effective and efficient, and reasons why busy people who are interested in improving their health may look to incorporate its principles into their exercise routine. For more information on Dr. Gibala's work, you can see a list of his peer reviewed publications on Research Gate, here. I would also highly recommend his best selling book "The One-Minute Workout", which details his history with Interval Training, and some of his own preferred methods for training. Purchase the book here. Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

On this week's episode of the "Discover Strength Podcast" I had the pleasure of sitting down with some colleagues and researchers from Chile. Omar Valdes is a student and research assistant at Universidad Finis Terrae in Chile. With the help of his professor Luis Penailillo for his graduate thesis he wrote a wonderful paper that has huge implications for recovery on an injured limb. We've long known that performing exercise on the "non-injured" side of the body, has cross transfer (contralateral) benefits on the opposing immobilized limb. However, in his paper Valdes showed that performing Eccentric only (negative) work with the uninjured limb provided significantly greater cross transfer benefits to the injured side. Decreasing atrophy (and in fact adding some size), as well as maintaining proprioception, and maximum strength output. The implications of this work are tremendous for any of our clients/listeners who have or will ever suffer an injury that might otherwise keep them from exercising. Not only should you exercise your non-injured limb, you can actually maintain and even see increases in strength in the injured side, following your recovery.The big takeaway, never let an injury be an excuse to miss your training. Exercising during an injury is just an important, if not more, than exercising when you're totally healthy. If you're interested in contacting Omar or Luis, they would love to hear from you and you can find their emails below. Omar Valdes: ovaldest@uft.eduLuis Penailillo:lpenailillo@uft.clDiscover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this weeks episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" we are thrilled to have Dr. Doug McGuff join us on the show. Dr. McGuff is widely regarded as one of the brightest minds in the field of evidence based exercise. His book "Body By Science" with Co-Author John Little, has served as an inspiration, and a manual of sorts for High Intensity enthusiasts and practitioners since it's publication in 2009.Dr. McGuff is an E.R. Physician in South Carolina, as well as owner/operator of Ultimate Exercise, a High Intensity Training studio which has been in operation for more than two decades.Dr. McGuff and I chat this week about his Keynote Presentation at the 2019 Resistance Exercise Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Where he spoke on the current state of the health care industry, and how it was on the brink of collapse (before the introduction of COVID-19). He shares his experiences over the last year working in the Emergency Room, and how his view on the importance of smart, efficient exercise, has been even more validated by the recent state of events over the last 12 + months.Doug's insights are incredibly poignant and his view on the power and purpose behind your workouts will motivate you to keep giving 100% every single session.To learn more about Dr. Doug McGuff visit his website: http://www.drmcguff.com/Books by Dr. Doug McGuff:"Body By Science" "The Body By Science Question & Answer Book""The Primal Prescription"Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" I sit down with researchers Dr. James Fisher and Dr. James Steele. We're also joined by Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson, to discuss an exciting new study launching with our clients at Discover Strength in April of 2021. We discuss the history of "Project Discover", the research branch of the Discover Strength brand, that has focused on publishing peer-reviewed literature in a variety of scientific journals for the better part of the last decade. Dr. Steele and Fisher, discuss the impetuous of this most recent  research undertaking, and why working with Luke and Discover Strength makes such wonderful contributions to the scientific literature.Finally we discuss the design of this new study investigating the metabolic adaptations of "Low-weight/High-rep" protocols, versus "High-weight/Low-rep" protocols. We also discuss how the listener and current Discover Strength client can become part of this research study, and receive a hugely discounted training rate in doing so. If you live in the greater Minneapolis area and are not currently a Discover Strength client, but are interested in participating, or if you are currently a client and have any questions regarding the study as a whole, please feel free to reach out. Let us help you become part of the most important research in the field of evidence-based exercise.If you are interested in signing up for the study please click the link below or reach out to concierge@discoverstrength.com.https://info.discoverstrength.com/en/pdandbcc2021Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !