The Discover Strength Podcast

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 !