The Discover Strength Podcast

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 !

In this episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" legendary HIT practitioner Roger Schwab and I discuss his career and history in bodybuilding, and safe, evidence-based exercise. Roger Schwab is a Legend in the field of High intensity Training. The Founder of Mainline Health and Fitness, and most recently X-Force Philadelphia, and is often regarded as one of the finest fitness experts in the US. Roger is a best-selling author, the first strength and conditioning coach at Penn State University, and was the former IFBB head judge between 1977-82, judging 5 Mr. & Ms. Olympia contests.Schwab’s quest for sensible physical fitness began at Penn State University, where his interest in Olympic power lifting quickly led him to championship status. Early injuries taught Schwab to seek out the common sense truth about training the human body. Schwab developed his philosophy of improving functional ability, through a basic, twice-a-week regimen that delivers optimum results with a minimum of time spent in the gym. He still carries that same mentality and enthusiasm into his own workouts today,  for himself and his clients. Roger had a very close relationship with Nautilus and MedX Founder Arthur Jones. We talk a lot about Roger’s vast experience in the fitness industry, things he’s learned over the decades, and some things that he learned early on that he’s still committed to to this day. 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" Dr. Thomas Dreisinger and I discuss the importance of direct strengthening for the spinal muscles with technologies like the MedX Lumbar Extension Machine. Dr. Thomas Dreisinger has over 40 years of clinical and consulting experience on the treatment and management of back and neck pain.Dr. Dreisinger is an educator and researcher. He has written articles published in peer-reviewed medical journals, such as Orthopedics, Spine, and The Spine Journal, and has taught physiology courses in the Department of Biology at Pima Community College.He is a Managing Partner of Therapy Advisors, a consulting firm with expertise in spine pain. He has led injury prevention programs for several Fortune 500 companies and has owned and operated multiple spine rehabilitation clinics.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" Dr. James Steele and I discuss trainees ability to predict their own proximity to Momentary Muscular Failure. Dr. James Steele is Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Science at Solent University and the Principal Investigator at the UKactive Research Institute. He has extensive research and consultancy experience in physical activity, exercise, and sport; working with elite athletes across a range of sports, the general population across the lifespan, and both those who are healthy and diseased. His experiences are varied and interdisciplinary with a focus on problem solving across domains; as such he has expertise in a wide range of research methodologies, study designs, and both quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method approaches to data analysis and synthesis. James has led across numerous large research projects, published and provided invited talks across a range of areas relating to physical activity, exercise, and sport, he’s served on a number of national expert panels and working groups, is an editor and reviewer for several journals, and has been involved in the founding of several societies within the field.If you're interested in reading the article we discussed here, please use the link below to read the article in its entirety:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.565416/fullDiscover 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" Dr. Westcott and I discuss the research on the plethora of benefits that resistance training has to offer that go well beyond strength and added muscle mass.Dr. Wayne Westcott, is a professor and chair of Exercise Science at Quincy College in Quincy, Massachusetts. He has authored 30 books, written strength training chapters for 4 National Strength and Conditioning Association textbooks and 5 American Council on Exercise textbooks, published 95 peer-reviewed research and academic papers, and served as the Health & Fitness columnist for ACSM’s Certified News from 2010 through 2017. Wayne has been a featured speaker for numerous professional organizations, including national meetings of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American College of Nutrition, the Harvard Medical School International Conference on Obesity, and the Harvard Medical School Lifestyle Medicine Conference. He has also been a strength training consultant for many organizations, including the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard, the YMCA of the USA, and 6 NFL football teams.Below find a link to Dr. Wayne Westcott's Paper "Resistance Training is Medicine":https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Fulltext/2012/07000/Resistance_Training_is_Medicine___Effects_of.13.aspxDiscover 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" Dr. James Fisher and I discuss some of the most pervasive myths still prevalent in the Exercise & Fitness Industry. Dr. James Fisher is a senior lecturer and researcher at Solent University in the UK. He has extensive experience with elite athletes, including coaching at the London 2012 Olympic games. He also has published a comprehensive range of peer-reviewed research publications with both clinical, asymptomatic, and elite populations. Dr. Fisher has authored several funding bids and is an editor and reviewer for numerous high-impact journals. He has been a key-note speaker at an array of academic and industry conferences, most notably a repeat keynote presenter at the Resistance Exercise Conference for 8 straight years! He is on the board of directors for the Strength and Conditioning Society, and has been a featured expert on television programs, podcasts and webinars discussing his own research and other similar themes. At present, his ambitions surround the progression and delivery of theoretical and practical knowledge for health, fitness and sporting success, as well as enjoying time with his son, and trying to keep up with his wife on a bike.Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !