Fitness Education By Ian Findlay PFT: Recent Episodes
Ian Findlay PFT
Breaking down and explaining in Lehmann's terms everything you need to know to work towards your goals. Leave feeling more confident, knowledgeable and with direction towards your goal.
An in depth discussion surrounding the physiological adaptations and processes which occur whilst aiming to build Strength, & how to do this more optimally. Discussed is rep ranges, correct load to use, the force velocity curve explained & more - all with an aim of allowing you to train with intent, knowledge and purpose.
Progressive Overload sounds like a fancy term. It really isn't and doesn't need to be confusing. I've explained in Lehmann's terms, exactly what and how to action progressive overload, for you to get MORE results from the same time spent in the gym. HINT - in 6 minutes time, you will know EXACTLY what. and how to action progressive overload!
The Oral Contraceptive Pill's implications to training performance and recovery and whether you lose some adaptations as a result of taking the pill.
Covering motivation drops, how to reset motivation and how at the end of the day, its discipline that's going to get you to your goal.
Most binging occurs in-between meals or late at night. Explained within this podcast, is simple tips to implement to combat this, and make it easier to reach your goal and stay on track.
3 options to use your calories to plan around nights out so that you're still on track to hit your weekly goal.
From Protein intake, to the key driving mechanisms behind progress and muscle growth, included in this podcast.
Without progressive overload, no progression will be made. This is the single most important thing behind safety, to implement to reach your goals.
An explanation of how sleep impacts body composition from irregular hunger hormones, to substituting food for the energy you are deprived from due to lack of sleep.
A collection of common myths, explained and concluded to clear things up and stop you being confused by the fitness industry.
A breakdown of the fat loss influence comparing bad food vs good food and WHY it is easier to lose fat eating healthier foods which are higher in volume and lower in calories.
Have you been perfect with your calories and activity yet your weight has increased instead of dropped? This podcast explains the reasons for this.
An explanation of how to gain weight correctly if you're looking to build muscle and how to work out how many calories to eat.
An explanation and analogy of the 'fat burning zone' (low intensity training vs high intensity training and their impacts on Fat Loss).
Two of my best friends, Ian and Craig, are identical twins, eat the same amount per day, exercise the same amount, and do the same activities, yet have different levels of body fat, as a result of their job.
A totally different outlook and understanding of a Calorie Deficit, explained clearly by resonating it with my holiday to Ibiza and my Credit Card.
A breakdown of the importance of a calorie goal and how this will assist in achieving your goals in line with the 3-step process, as well an analogy to best help you understand the concept.
The importance of a daily step goal / weekly step goal and a breakdown of where the calories expended per day comes from, as well as the mistakes made if you don't track steps and how this negatively impacts Fat Loss.
An explanation of the methodology behind why my programmes are focused around repeating the sessions in phases and the reasoning behind this why gives better opportunity for adaptations.
A simple 3 step process broken down into Lehmann's terms simplifying the 3 main things to track in order to guarantee long term Fat Loss.
An in depth explanation of the impact and implications the Menstrual Cycle has on Fat Loss, Training and Progress. Included is a discussion on PCOS and fat loss mistakes.