Pilates Elephants

Raphael Bender
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Dec 17, 2023 • 1h 8min

202. How to start your own online reformer training business, with Nathan Ross Rees and Raphael Bender

Resources mentioned in the episode:Connect with Nathan Ross Rees on Instagram here Check out the Nathan Ross Rees Reformer Podcast here Find Nathan’s Reformer Academy online and on IG hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy
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Dec 14, 2023 • 13min

201. Start a studio in Brighton not Collingwood, with Raphael Bender

Lessons for Pilates studio owners from the restaurant businessConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy
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Dec 10, 2023 • 1h 22min

200. Can Introverts be successful Pilates Instructors? With Kyle Marsh, Natalie Wilson, and Raphael Bender

3 self-diagnosed introverts discuss the powers and perils of being an introverted Pilates instructor.Resources mentioned in the episode: Connect with Kyle Marsh on Instagram and Natalie Wilson on Instagram Find Breathe Education here and on InstagramFind True II Form online here and on InstagramConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy
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Dec 7, 2023 • 21min

199. New research on diastasis and ab exercises, with Raphael Bender

Resources mentioned in the episode:Benjamin et al., 2023 systematic review of conservative interventions for diastasis hereTheodorson study on immediate effect of exercise on diastasis hereGluppe randomized controlled trial of abdominal strengthening for women with diastasis hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy
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Dec 3, 2023 • 1h 32min

198. The Missing Pilates Principle - Progressive Overload, with Nathan Ross Rees and Raphael Bender

Resources mentioned in the episode: Connect with Nathan Ross Rees on Instagram here Check out the Nathan Ross Rees Reformer Podcast hereConnect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy
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Nov 30, 2023 • 11min

197. If you can’t find good staff its because you lack skill in hiring, with Raphael Bender

Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy
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Nov 26, 2023 • 1h 24min

196. Prenatal Pilates is (still) just Pilates, with Natalie Wilson and Raphael Bender

Resources mentioned in the episode:ACOG guideline hereAb curls don’t make diastasis worse here and here and hereThere is poor evidence of a relation between relaxin and pelvic pain in pregnancy hereConnect with Natalie Wilson on Instagram Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy
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Nov 23, 2023 • 33min

195. Why you should not offer unlimited memberships, with Raphael Bender

My experience offering unlimited Pilates classes, why you should not do it, and what to do instead. Plus, how to transition out of offering unlimited memberships if you’re already doing it.Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy
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Nov 19, 2023 • 59min

194. Feeling a muscle working doesn’t mean it’s getting stronger, with Natalie Wilson and Raphael Bender

Resources mentioned in the episode: PE episode 160 Can we even feel muscles activating? hereGlute activation drills don’t increase glute activation hereHigh levels of mechanical tension on individual muscle fibers is the main stimulus for strengthening here and here and hereDOMS is caused by unaccustomed exercise including longer muscle lengths or eccentric components hereDOMS is not a good indicator of whether your workout was effective hereThe repeated bout effect means that as you get used to a particular workout it causes less and less soreness hereIn the prone leg extension test there is high variability in the order of muscle firing between healthy pain-free people hereConnect with Natalie Wilson on Instagram Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy
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Nov 16, 2023 • 19min

193. How to stop jumping between studios, with Raphael Bender

If you’re a Pilates instructor and you’re sick of juggling your time between several studios, listen to this.Connect with me on Instagram: @the_raphaelbenderDownload a free course guide:Pilates CertificationVisualized AnatomyBecome a Breathe Education Mentor Affiliate: Program infoThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: AdBarker - https://adbarker.com/privacy

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