The Strength Academy

In this episode we sit down with Olympic weightlifter and Pro powerlifter, Heather Fass to discuss her first Super Total meet at The Arnold this year.  We also dive into how CrossFit and weightlifting has improved her powerlifting and how she manages ALL of the hats she wears in life. You can find Heather on Instagram: @mrs_fitfass and @titus_strengthandfitness For programming and all the strength gains, join the Thompson’s Gym app: https://thompsonsgym.programs.app Get stronger faster by dialing in your nutrition: Apply to work with Kristin and her team: https://forms.gle/qsQZLwzpk9fyJTRQA Sign up for The Strength Academy Membership & join LIVE us for our bi-weekly interactive podcast recordings. Follow the hosts: Dr. Kristin Lander: @drkristinlander Jen Thompson: @jenthompson132 Follow us on Instagram   

Join us as we breakdown what the gut microbiome is, what it does, how it influences sports performance, and how you can improve it.  We also discuss the validity of greens powders and if they are worth your money.  Scientific literature referenced in the episode: https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-020-00353-w https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21954333/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732245/ Get stronger faster by dialing in your nutrition: Apply to work with Kristin and her team: https://forms.gle/qsQZLwzpk9fyJTRQAJoin the Thompson’s Gym app: https://thompsonsgym.programs.app Sign up for The Strength Academy Membership & join LIVE us for our bi-weekly interactive podcast recordings. Follow the hosts: Dr. Kristin Lander: @drkristinlander Jen Thompson: @jenthompson132 Follow us on Instagram

From track star, to crossfitter, to powerlifter, and coach Bonnie Schroeder has lived a lot of life! In this episode she also fills us in on the fun things she’s up to now and updates us on her recovery from her preventative mastectomy.    Follow Bonnie on IG: @bonschro and visit her website at www.bonschro.com   Get stronger faster by dialing in your nutrition: Apply to work with Kristin and her team: https://forms.gle/qsQZLwzpk9fyJTRQA   Join the Thompson’s Gym app: https://thompsonsgym.programs.app Sign up for The Strength Academy Membership & join LIVE us for our bi-weekly interactive podcast recordings. Follow the hosts: Dr. Kristin Lander: @drkristinlander Jen Thompson: @jenthompson132 Follow us on Instagram   

You’ve likely heard the terms linear periodization, undulating periodization, powerbuilding,  and HIIT before.  In this episode we spell out what they are, why and when they may be useful, and give our experiences with each of them. Join the Thompson’s Gym app: https://thompsonsgym.programs.app Get stronger faster by dialing in your nutrition: Apply to work with Kristin and her team: https://forms.gle/qsQZLwzpk9fyJTRQA Sign up for The Strength Academy Membership & join LIVE us for our bi-weekly interactive podcast recordings. Follow the hosts: Dr. Kristin Lander: @drkristinlander Jen Thompson: @jenthompson132 Follow us on Instagram   

In this episode we’re joined by the GOAT, Ed Coan.  We discussed what powerlifting was like back when he started, where it’s at now, and what the future may hold for the sport.  This episode is packed with tons of informative gems from one of the best powerlifters ever.   Get stronger faster by dialing in your nutrition: Apply to work with Kristin and her team: https://forms.gle/qsQZLwzpk9fyJTRQA Join the Thompson’s Gym app: https://thompsonsgym.programs.app Sign up for The Strength Academy Membership & join LIVE us for our bi-weekly interactive podcast recordings. Follow the hosts: Dr. Kristin Lander: @drkristinlander Jen Thompson: @jenthompson132 Follow us on Instagram   

In this episode Jen & Kristin share all their favorite cues and form tips for squat, bench, and deadlift.  Over their combined 40+ years of lifting, they’ve come up with some hysterical and outrageous ones that work for them. Join the Thompson’s Gym app: https://thompsonsgym.programs.app Need some guidance? Apply to work with Kristin and her team on your nutrition! https://forms.gle/qsQZLwzpk9fyJTRQA Sign up for The Strength Academy Membership & join LIVE us for our bi-weekly interactive podcast recordings. Follow the hosts: Dr. Kristin Lander: @drkristinlander Jen Thompson: @jenthompson132 Follow us on Instagram 

The holidays mean a break from normal routines for a lot of us.  Today we cover hot to get back into the swing of things after a break in training and nutrition.  We also talk about athletic goal setting for the new year. Need some nutrition guidance and accountability? Apply to work with Kristin and her team on your nutrition! https://forms.gle/qsQZLwzpk9fyJTRQA Join the Thompson’s Gym app: https://thompsonsgym.programs.app Sign up for The Strength Academy Membership & join LIVE us for our bi-weekly interactive podcast recordings. Follow the hosts: Dr. Kristin Lander: @drkristinlander Jen Thompson: @jenthompson132 Follow us on Instagram 

With the recent change in USAPL’s weight classes, we’ve all got body weight on the brain.  Today Jen & Kristin sit down to walk through how they help athlete’s make the decision about what weight class to compete in.   Need some guidance? Apply to work with Kristin and her team on your nutrition! https://forms.gle/qsQZLwzpk9fyJTRQA Join the Thompson’s Gym app: https://thompsonsgym.programs.app Sign up for The Strength Academy Membership & join LIVE us for our bi-weekly interactive podcast recordings. Follow the hosts: Dr. Kristin Lander: @drkristinlander Jen Thompson: @jenthompson132 Follow us on Instagram 

In this episode we discuss why recovery matters so much, how to set up your nutrition for good recovery, how to monitor your recovery, and how to make nutrition changes when you see a decline in recovery. Need some guidance? Apply to work with Kristin and her team on your nutrition! https://forms.gle/qsQZLwzpk9fyJTRQA Join the Thompson’s Gym app: https://thompsonsgym.programs.app Sign up for The Strength Academy Membership & join LIVE us for our bi-weekly interactive podcast recordings. Follow the hosts: Dr. Kristin Lander: @drkristinlander Jen Thompson: @jenthompson132 Follow us on Instagram   

In this episode we are joined by coaches Mike Tuchscherer and John Garafano of Reactive Training Systems.  Mike is credited with bringing RPE to the lifting community so when we wanted to do an episode on what RPE is all about, we knew they were our guys. We discuss what RPE is, how it works, common misconceptions about it, how to get started using it, and who should definitely NOT be using RPE in their training.  Jen also fills us in on some similarities and differences in how she regulates her training.   To learn more about Reactive Training Systems and RPE visit their website: http://reactivetrainingsystems.com Apply to work with Kristin and her team on your nutrition! https://forms.gle/qsQZLwzpk9fyJTRQA Join the Thompson’s Gym app: https://thompsonsgym.programs.app Sign up for The Strength Academy Membership & join LIVE us for our bi-weekly interactive podcast recordings. Follow the hosts: Dr. Kristin Lander: @drkristinlander Jen Thompson: @jenthompson132 Follow us on Instagram