This week's Podcast sees the return of Matthew Ibrahim.

In this podcast we discuss:

- What currently has Matthew excited when it comes to fitness, coaching, his Ph.d and public speaking.
- The importance of building lower body resiliency and durability.
- How to effectively train the lower limb, especially the Soleus, and why it is important.
- How to effectively train the adductors and why it is important.
- How to effectively build hamstring durability and why it is important.
- How Matthew programs eccentrics and isometrics for the lower body to build tolerance and capacity.
- How Matthew programs plyometric work to build lower body resiliency.
- What Books and Resources Matthew is currently into.
- Plus a tonne more great conversation.

Matthew's Bio:
Matthew Ibrahim serves as Co-Owner, Director of Strength & Conditioning, and Internship Coordinator at TD Athletes Edge in Boston, MA. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Maryville University and Endicott College, in addition to being a Ph.D. student at Rocky Mountain University in the Human and Sport Performance program. As a public speaker, he has provided presentations at Google Headquarters, Stanford University, and Equinox, in addition to speaking at several NSCA conferences and clinics. As a writer, his articles have been featured in some of the world’s largest publications, such as Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Men's Journal, TrueCoach, and T-Nation

Links mentioned in the Podcast:
Matthew's IG:
Matthew's YouTube:
Lower Body Resiliency:
Soleus IG Post:
Calves IG Post:
Adductor IG Post:
Nordics IG Post:
Razor Curl IG Post:
Askling Protocol IG Post:
Wall Sit w/ Soleus ISO IG Post:

This week I'm joined by Laura Hoggins, aka Laura Biceps. Laura is a Coach, the Director of The Foundry and Author of 'Lift Yourself'.

In this podcast we discuss:
- Laura's interesting backstory from sporty child to high-pressure executive to then finding her love for lifting and coaching.
- Why Laura works so hard to break stereotypes and which ones she truly hopes to squash.
- How Laura coaches Clients who want to do "all the things and all the classes" so that they can get the results they deserve whilst still enjoying their fitness journey.
- How Laura might structure a weekly training schedule for a General Population client and how she measures progress.
- The biggest myths and fears females face when undertaking a training journey and what the truth is.
- How Laura sees the Personal Training landscape changing in the future, especially since the impact of Covid-19

Laura was a pleasure to talk with and full of great insights.

For more from Laura:
IG
The Foundry IG
The Foundry Website
Her Book on Amazon:

Laura and I also discuss Jenny Todd, an incredible coach and Donna Moore, the World's Strongest Woman. To find more about them:
Jenny's IG:
Donna's IG: 

In this podcast, my guest is Tom Hibbert. Tom is a Strength Coach and Athlete who is the owner of Winning Strength & Winning Strength Online. Tom is also a highly decorated Strongman competitor and World Record Breaker in the Log Clean & Press.

In this episode we discuss:
- Why Tom created Winning Strength Online and how it can help Coaches and Lifters.
- Why Tom is such a patient and methodical Coach and Athlete.
- The importance of data tracking and key performance indicators.
- How Tom is currently preparing to break another World Record.
- How Tom builds out an exercise hierarchy to enhance the ability to peak a specific lift, how he tracks it and when and how to adjust.
- How Tom knows what method or system to use to achieve the desired outcome for himself and his clients.
- Tom's favourite approach for peaking a lift.
- When sleep is on point, what other recovery methods does Tom utilise and why.

For more from Tom:
- Tom's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.hibbert1/
- Winning Strength's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winningstrength/
- Winning Strength Online Website: https://winningstrengthonline.com
- Winning Strength Gym Website: https://winningstrength.co.uk