

The Revive Stronger Podcast
Revive Stronger
Welcome to the Revive Stronger Podcast your go-to podcast when it comes to evidence-based training & nutrition practices.Together we delve deep into everything related to training, nutrition, bodybuilding and much more. Talking to the brightest minds in the fitness industry, elite coaches, top tier athletes and dispensing world-class knowledge to the public. Coaches and trainees this is the podcast for you!
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Jun 12, 2017 • 1h 4min
054: Quinn Henoch - How to Avoid & Work Around Injuries
Steve chats to Quinn Henoch head of sports rehab at JTS.
03:08 What can a lifter do before seeking physiotherapy?
27:28 Quinn's tiered approach to working with injuries
31:20 How much attention do we need to put to foam rolling etc.?
43:26 How mobile do we need to be?
53:50 General everyday practices someone can do to stay healthy
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Quinn's website: http://www.clinicalathlete.com/
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COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/
WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com
SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger
MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dim1uxtV2z8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 6, 2017 • 46min
053: Bryce Lewis - Becoming an Elite Powerlifter
Steve chats to elite powerlifter Bryce Lewis.
03:18 How is Bryce's prep going for Worlds in Belarus?
06:43 What Bryce thinks allowed him to make big strides in strength over the past few years?
23:30 The main differences between the top lifters & good lifters?
32:25 Hindsight bias
40:05 Getting over the fear of going for lifts you've never tried before
41:20 What Bryce has his eye on in the research atm or new methods he is trying
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Bryce's website: http://thestrengthathlete.com/
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COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/
WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com
SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger
MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6maNDS3C-k Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 2017 • 1h 1min
052: Mike Vacanti - Making is as a Successful Personal Trainer
Steve interviews Mike Vacanti who is the previous personal trainer for Gary V and is a leading fitness content producer based in the US.
02:45 How did Mike get where he is today?
09:15 The value of taking risks
11:27 Mike's experience interning with John Romaniello & tackling self doubt
20:30 Mike's introduction to working with Gary V & lessons taken
27:20 How does Mike get the most out of his working day?
33:40 How does Mike crush it on social media?
42:40 How does Mike keep work life balance in check?
51:55 How Mike balances keeping up to date with latest research & staying on top of his work
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Mike's website: www.ontheregimen.com
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COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/
WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com
SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger
MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKP4y3WagjM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 2017 • 54min
051: Joseph Agu - Perfecting your Protein Intake
This week Steve interviews Joseph Agu.
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2:40 How much protein do you need?
11:28 Basing recommendations off LBM or total bw?
14:01 How should you distribute your protein?
25:01 How to maximise Muscle Protein Synthesis (MPS)
30:33 Protein quality considerations
39:38 Protein timing considerations
48:50 A Summary of Perfecting your Protein
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• Joseph's website: www.elitenutritioncoaching.com
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COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/
WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com
SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger
MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ8cLbXjnzs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 2017 • 58min
050: Mike Tuchscherer - Individual Differences & Coaching the Elite
This week Steve interviews Mike Tuchscherer.
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03:20 Main differences between good lifters & the best lifters?
07:55 Programming differences between novices & advanced lifters?
18:05 How to identify what's working with your training?
26:24 Identifying weak points within lifts
32:11 Does Mike keep the SBD in year round?
41:22 Attempt selection on meet day?
46:40 Project Momentum findings
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• Mike's website: http://www.reactivetrainingsystems.com/Home/Main
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COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/
WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com
SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger
MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV4gvMe9q1U Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 8, 2017 • 1h 7min
049: Lyle McDonald - Avoiding Fat Re-Gain After a
This week it is the second part of Steve interviewing the Lyle McDonald. They get into depth about why it's so easy to gain fat, especially after a diet and strategies to avoid such a thing happening.
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00:26 Behaviour of the general population
10:35 Differences in individual psychology
20:19 Why do people struggle with keeping their weight off?
28:18 The meaning and benefit of a diet break
43:25 Perception of what training and dieting really is and the mindset when dieting
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• Lyle's website: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/
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COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/
WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com
SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger
MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XObTKqwW7wY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 1, 2017 • 1h 11min
048: Lyle McDonald - Transition Phases for a Physique Athlete
This week Steve interviews Lyle Mcdonald, they talk in depth about transition phases between diets for physique athletes. Why they're so important and how to go about implementing them.
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05:38 Science based community
10:37 What should be the focus of a coach/athlete?
15:22 Transition period between gaining & cutting - how to mitigate too much fat accumulation?
34:34 Should you do a transition phase?
51:52 How to decide on when to gain/cut?
01:01:18 How to adjust your training
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• Lyle's website: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/
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COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/
WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com
SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger
MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv5oXqWLHpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 2017 • 54min
047: Mike Israetel - Exercise Selection for Hypertrophy
Mike Israetel goes over what you need to be thinking about when it comes to exercise selection for hypertrophy.
• Conference details: revivestronger.com/event/mike-israetel-conference-2017/
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2:15 Introduction to selecting exercises for hypertrophy
3:30 The importance of exercise selection for hypertrophy in the grand scheme of things
6:02 Considerations for exercise selection 1.] Specificity
13:45 There are no 'must do exercises' & the importance of learning how to perform movements & picking the ones that work
16:50 Applying the principle of overload to exercise selection
22:25 A discussion on "I don't feel an exercise in so & so muscle"
36:45 Consideration of axial loading/perception of effort on systemic MRV
44:20 Discussion on strategic variation
51:20 Take home points
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• Conference details: revivestronger.com/mike-israetel-conference/
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COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/
WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com
SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger
MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAA5_ep5bTA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 18, 2017 • 36min
046: Muscular Hypertrophy Mash-Up
Over the time, we've had some amazing guests on the show and we created a podcast episode in which we collected some of the most valuable lessons in regards to hypertrophy from the top guys in the industry such as Dr. Brad Schoenfeld, James Krieger, Mike Israetel & Eric Helms.
The crème de la crème are sharing their knowledge with you so that you can take that knowledge and apply it to your training.
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Time stamps:
00:51 Dr. Brad Schoenfeld - Training Volume
04:37 James Krieger - Is there a hypertrophy Rep-range?
08:47 Dr. Mike Israetel - Thoughts on Constant Tension
15:21 Dr. Brad Schoenfeld - Deloads
18:08 James Krieger - Optimal training frequency?
22:27 Dr. Brad Schoenfeld - Findings and thoughts on training frequency
25:36 Eric Helms - Protein intake for hypertrophy
28:30 Dr. Mike Israetel - is there an optimal rate of gaining weight?
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COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/
WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com
SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger
MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1KX_JcxfDU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 2017 • 58min
045: Mike Zourdos - How to apply DUP to Bodybuilders vs. Powerlifters
This week Steve interviews Mike Zourdos who's research focus on optimizing periodization and program design methods.
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03:30 Biggest benefit of DUP
07:55 What aspects can you undulate?
10:50 How does Mike use DUP with his Bodybuilding/Powerlifting clients?
14:25 Using DUP for more than the squat, bench and deadlift
17:32 Common misconceptions with DUP, what grinds Mike’s gears?
25:44 Mike on training to failure, using RPEs & using too much volume
25:27 How Mike structures in intro weeks & tapers
37:20 Projects Mike is now working on
48:30 How to build confidence in using RPE
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• Mike's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.zourdos
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COACHING: www.revivestronger.com/online-person-training/
WEBSITE: www.revivestronger.com
SNAPCHAT: www.snapchat.com/add/revivestronger
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/revivestronger
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/revivestronger
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/revivestronger
MYFITNESSPAL: www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/snhall1990
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8W1y0ZtYog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices