The Discover Strength Podcast

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, we're joined by Discover Strength Founder and CEO, Luke Carlson. Luke and I take some time to discuss the importance of the Leg Extension (or Knee Extension exercise). We'll chat about what makes this exercise so valuable and why a specific type of Leg Extension stands above the rest of the industry with its superior design specifications.  I encourage you to share this episode with anyone you know who has ever suffered from knee pain or had a knee surgery or injury in the past.  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.Register here for the October Body Comp Challenge!Register here if you're interested in attending the Resistance Exercise Conference 2021 in Las Vegas!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, Maria Hauger (North East) and I discuss what are the causes of DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness), why we don't always get sore from our workouts, and if soreness is even an important indicator for an effective workout. We'll also be exploring what the literature has to say about rest days in between workouts. Finally we'll chat about arguably the most important part of any set of exercise, the lowering of the weight, or the "eccentric" portion of the rep. These topics are all hotly debated in the fitness industry, and this episode is filled with a plethora of evidenced based takeaways that you can start using immediately in your own workouts. You'll learn what causes soreness, and what it actually means. How many days your body needs to fully recover from a High Intensity Discover Strength workout. And how to take advantage of the eccentric portion of repetitions in things like injury recovery to maintain and even increase strength/hypertrophy. I encourage you to share this episode with friends who may be interested in what your workouts at Discover Strength look like. We know everyone is different and we pride ourselves on meeting every client exactly where they're at with a customized routine to help them make the most out of their workouts.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.Brad Schoenfeld "No Time to Lift"Omar Valdes StudyOmar Valdes PodcastIf you've ever thought of owning your own Discover Strength Studio, please visit www.discoverstrengthfranschise.com and start the next steps towards your dream job today!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" 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, Tyler Zolczynski (Saint Louis Park) and I discuss how resistance training can impact your cardiovascular health and positively impact bone density.It's long been assumed that the only way to improve cardiovascular health is through traditional steady state "cardio". However, research has continued to mount in the recent decades which shows all the benefits attributed to traditional steady state cardio exercise, can be elucidated through resistance training. With the added benefit of adding additional lean muscle mass, which brings with it a whole host of other positive physiological changes. Tyler and I discuss some of these benefits resistance training has to offer. We also discuss the common dogma that older individuals and those who are prone to, or are currently undergoing the effects of osteoporosis should avoid lifting heavy things, and instead focus on light weights and water exercises. We discuss why this idea is simply not supported by the evidence and in fact may be highly counter productive. Instead we offer evidence based resistance training recommendations for individuals struggling with bone density. Scientific interventions that have been shown too slow, stop, and even reverse bone loss. I encourage you to take notes, and share this episode with all your friends who think cardio is the only way to keep heart healthy, or those who worry that their bones are too fragile to lift weights anymore.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. Bone HealthCardio HealthBlood PressureIf you've ever thought of owning your own Discover Strength Studio, please visit www.discoverstrengthfranschise.com and start the next steps towards your dream job today!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" 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 !