Peak Studios PT: Recent Episodes
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Rich, David & Josh
Weekend roundup
Which is the most made up day?
It's ok to have aesthetic goals.
Eyebrow grooming
Rich, David & Josh talk through their own training goals.
A little run down on the new training block in studio.
A round up of this weekend Peak & Run Verity social
Rich, Josh & David
We talk about the minimum effective dose of exercise and why always chasing optimal is ruining your progress.
The full Hyrox debrief.
The positives & negatives of the new venue.
What advice would we give to taking on your first event?
Are we globally getting healthier?
Will our generation be healthier than our parents generation when we reach their current age?
What defines health?
Rich, David & Josh
We got a 3 star review.
Does walking count as exercise? & When is exercise training?
Can you overtrain?
3 weeks until Hyrox we did our first full simulation.
Rich is back from holiday and has done some reading.
David is poorly & is going under 60minutes at Hyrox!
Rich, David & Josh with their loosely based fitness podcast.
World obesity hits 1 billion.
How do you say thank you in Japanese?
How much weight did we put on when we couldn't train?
Back to all things fitness! .... Some (very little) fitness.
Online marketing and how to spot the two lies one truth on social media.
The final in the 3 part series of get to know the Peak Coaches.
Rich Higgins
Growing up in North Wales
Recovering from a stroke
Why I hate hugging
Peak PT Studio Podcast
72 hour fasting
Nutrition nutrition documentaries, fact or fiction?
This one is all about the fastest growing event in fitness: Hyrox.
A number of members & David completed Hyrox London over the weekend. What did we think?
What did we learn?
Would we do it again?
Davids review of 'Determined' - Robert Sapolsky
Is eating the cake determined?
How does understanding free will help our health & fitness journey?
Reference:
Robert Sapolsky - Determined
'The Real Science of Sport' Podcast (Reference cheating study)
'That was the first thing, in my life, that I've done and walked away and gone.. that was perfect!'
4 Time marathon runner Karen Crooks.
How changes in training and nutrition went from it all being over at half way to, the perfect marathon.
The importance of protein to marathon runners.
Carbohydrate fuelling & much more.
In this weeks mini pod;
How to train when you're dieting.
Can you gain muscle and loose weight?
Keeping your hard earned strength gains!
Rich, David & Josh
How to diet & not piss off your partner.
Psychological factors affecting weight loss. Are you hungry or just bored?
It's Davids birthday.
We talk social media, 5am club and hashtag disciplined!
How many people would come to my funeral?
Rich, David & Josh are back!
This week we are talking:
Dad bods
Do babies dream?!
& when was your first fitness experience?
Rich Higgins & David Lewis-Charlton
This week is all about sweet sweet science studies.
The good, the bad, the nuance & using them to buffer an ideology
David, Rich & Josh
This week we talk about carbohydrates; their vital roll in fuelling and performance
Rich, Josh & David
Over the weekend Rich did some more swimming, cycling & running, just in a 'race' situation.
Torridon in the far North West of the Scottish Highlands.
Rich, Josh & David from Peak PT Studio
This week: Is it easier to diet in the summer than the winter?
Who would be in your dream 'dinner in hell'
Rich, Josh & David
Paying into your long term fitness; just like you pay into a pension pot.
Wedding season fitness
Fine lines: when does diet cross into disorder
Rich, Josh & David
Fine lines: When do we take responsibility for our own actions effecting others reactions?
Moving somewhere new and making friends.
This week; we are talking about the coronation of King Charles
What items could you leave off a roast dinner
& a few thin lines coaching vs preaching
Rich Higgins, Josh Juryeff & David Lewis-Charlton
Celebrating other peoples achievements. Comparison the thief of joy?
Why won't Disney make new films?
We are back for season 3!
This week we have a chat about core training, how we programme it and why.
How many days per week should you train?
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What drives high achievers in performance?
Davids monster MEPs challenge
Burpees - Hated by class go-ers & misused by PTs
Recovery - How many times a week should I train? How many sets should I do?
Rich, Josh & David talk through their weeks.
How we train people for longevity. Why all progression doesn't need to end at 50.
Food effects on blood sugar levels
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Our new anaerobic tolerance classes!!
Rich, David & Josh talk through their tips and progressions for building towards the perfect pull up.
Rich Higgins, David Lewis-Charlton & Josh Juryeff
Is convenience of food to blame for weight gain?
More physical 100
How underrated is being content with your physique & fitness?
Rich Higgins & David Lewis-Charlton
We talk why you should never feel intimidated going to a class.
The physical 100 series on Netflix, showing aesthetics aren't everything
Myth Busters: Exercising to burn calories.
Exercise Snacking: Recent studies have shown exercise protocols of 20 second max stair climbs 3-4 times per day (with 1-4 hour breaks between) over 6 weeks, to improve VO2 max & other markers of cardiorespiratory markers in office workers.
Rich, Josh & David
This one is diverse for sure.
Myth Busters: The Burpee!
Ikea furniture or Swedish author - the quiz?! Skip to 15mins if you'd like to avoid this one!
The chimp paradox & how Rich's chimp effected his stroke rehab!
This week; Rich, David & Josh talk body recomposition.
Can you spot reducing body fat?
Should you run further or faster?
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This week we talk social media & our OPINIONS!
Myth busting - what time of day is better to train?
This episode is an Interview with local run coach & club founder Verity Wright from Run Verity.
We talk about Verity's background, why she started the club.
The incredible, welcoming & supportive atmosphere created at the club.
Typical barries to running as well as women specific barriers to running.
This was a really interesting interview, please enjoy.
All the big hitting topics in the fitness industry around Christmas:
Christmas films that aren't really Christmas films.
Our Christmas Day traditions.
Heroes, Roses, Celebrations or Quality Street
This week we talk about energy systems.
Myth busters - Tabatha training. 4 minutes to super fitness?!
How aerobic fitness can help your strength training and vice versa.
Myth busting: 10,000 hours
This week we talk about habit building. What has worked for us, what works for clients and how everyone is different.
Plus the IPO acronym for habit building!
Our own injury history how we rehab.
The pillars of recovery, what can really help and what is just gimmick. How long to take off and how much fitness can you lose.
Goal setting
Most people can achieve most general population goals. HOWEVER what it takes to get there, time, commitment sacrifice, training frequency is what you need to consider, we cover them in todays episode.
Myth busting - 'Training to failure is the only way to make progress.'
Myth Busting - Starvation mode!
This week we talk all things dieting.
The simple science & the not so simple multitude of factors affecting it.
Myth Buster - Are we really that busy all the time?!
External judgement on your fitness journey.
Our experience & our clients experience
Is it ok to pass judgement on others food & training process?
Why do people do it & how can you deal with it?
The Supplements episode
Myth Buster - DOMs (soreness) after training & Fat burners!
Supplements
Performance/macronutrient - Protein shakes, creatine, carb gels & electrolytes
Stimulants - Caffeine, pre workouts
Health - Vitamin D, Fish Oils, Vitamin C & Multi-vitamins
Rich Higgins, David Lewis-Charlton & Josh Juryeff on how they set up a diet plan for their clients.
Myth Busters - Does cardio stop you gaining muscle?
How to create a diet plan
The basics - Calories
Macronutrient breakdown - Protein, Carbs & Fats
Implementation
Rich Higgins, Josh Juryeff & David Lewis-Charlton bring you another week of fitness myth busting & hopefully some useful actionable advice to support your fitness journey.
This week we talk Weekend eating; is it derailing your progress? Does it matter? What methods can help you manage it.
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Body fat scanners? Any good or expensive guess work?
Myth busting - Can you eat after 6pm?!
Defining fitness success & client stories
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Why does Jeff call himself Jeff?!!!
Richard Higgins, Josh Juryeff & David Lewis-Charlton talk through their backgrounds in fitness, introduce and outline the podcast for future episodes.
We hope everyone is listening & tell everyone!
In this episode we talk through the basics of setting up your nutrition:
Calories
Macronutrients
Tracking pros & cons
Dieting without tracking
Enjoy! Any questions get them to use via social media Instagram: @peakpt_studio Facebook: Peak PT Studio
We are back & we thought what better way than to start from the beginning.
So we are kicking off our 'Basics series' with lifestyle - Time management & Sleep.
Sharing some tricks & tips we use ourselves and with our clients to master the basics.
Season 2 - Episode 2
We talk Josh's visit to IFS; talks from Paul Mort, James Smith, Alan Barratt.
Whats going on at the studio & does achieving goals always feel the same?
Season 2 of the Peak PT Podcast.
Josh & Rich are back talking fitness, goings on at the studio & Olympics!
Rich Higgins & Josh Juryeff from Peak Studios
We are back to discuss why WE train and the 'all or nothing' mentality that is stopping your progress.
Rich Higgins & Josh Juryeff from peak PT studios.
This week we are talk:
Do you need to snack?
Why are you snacking and what are the best 'healthy snacks?'
What are the health benefits to more muscle mass?
And gym playlists!
Rich Higgins & Josh Juryeff are back from Peak PT
This week we talk successful mini diets for summer
Training for performance over aesthetics
& of course LINE OF DUTY!!
Rich & Josh from Peak studios.
This week gyms are open! Our first few days back in the gym.
When should we 'be kind to ourselves' & when do we need to crack the whip. Social media & the fitness industry.
Rich Higgins & Josh Juryeff from Peak PT Studio.
This week we talk about; some pretty dumb fitness testing, a 100km walk and why you might feel hungry the day AFTER your workouts.
Also easter chocolate.
Rich Higgins - Peak PT Studio
Talking high protein marketing, the new low fat?
Meal timings when muscle building.
B-Stance exercises for returning to the gym.
Rich Higgins & Josh Juryeff from Peak PT Studio
In this episode we talk unpopular opinions
With gyms reopening how should you approach your training? We share our thoughts
The benefits of resistance training - health, injury prevention, looking good!
Rich Higgins & Josh Juryeff from Peak PT Studio
We talk through of the questions we've had via social media?
Should you foam roll your IT band?
How important is posture?
Anchorman & Step brothers... overrated?!
Hello! Welcome to the podcast, this is a short episode to introduce the podcast, ourselves (Josh & Rich) what we do, why we started and what you can look forward to coming up! Enjoy
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