Author: Scott Hambrick

18 Oct #117 – Matt and Scott Answer Your Questions: Q&A #1

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[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7223915/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/558153" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]Matt and Scott answer your questions in the first ever podcast Q&A. Listeners submitted questions via Instagram and the boys will tackle them over the course of several episodes. This week they answer: ...

15 Oct #116 – Advanced Programming Methods for Strength: An Intro

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[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7181543/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/558153" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]Matt and Scott have touched on advanced programming a few times during the show -- most notably with Andy Baker's approach to advanced programming in episode #104 -- and today they walk through their own...

11 Oct #115 – What is RPE? And Why You Don’t Need It (If You’re a Novice)

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[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7154322/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/558153" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]Matt and Scott dive into the concept of RPE, or Rate of Perceived Exertion. Popularized by powerlifter and coach Mark Tuscherer, RPE refers to a numerical descriptor (between 1 and 10, though only 6-10 apply...

08 Oct #114 – Accessory Lifts for the Advancing Lifter

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[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7139583/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/558153" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]Matt and Scott address accessory lifts and how they fit into a well-designed training program. As Matt says, supplemental lifts -- which he first discussed in Episode 21 -- are variants that closely resemble the...

04 Oct #113 – Profile of a Model Client: A Chat with Sean Richardson

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[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7124986/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/558153" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]Matt and Scott chat with SSOC client Sean Richardson, visiting the Reynolds' household from across the pond (Leicestershire, UK to be precise). Sean is a speech pathologist by trade, and an SSOC client of Scott's....

01 Oct #112 – Nick D’Agostino: A Skeptic’s Approach to Strength Training and Physical Therapy

Posted at 09:10h in Podcast

[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7109923/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/558153" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]Perhaps the most genetically gifted (and certainly one of the strongest) Starting Strength Coaches joins us today, Mr. Nick D'Agostino. Nick has been an SSC since 2012, and will soon call himself a Physical Therapist...

27 Sep #111 – Eric Shugars: Bringing Starting Strength to the Schools

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[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7082641/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/558153" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]Matt and Scott bring on Eric Shugars of Westminster Strength to talk about his path to becoming a Starting Strength Coach through Beau Bryant's internship program, and how he has developed inroads with local high...

24 Sep #110 – How to End Dad Bod: The Secret No One Is Talking About

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[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7080829/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/558153" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]Matt and Scott talk once more to frequent guest Robert Santana, RD, SSC, about a common complaint of middle aged trainees...

20 Sep #109 – Mike Burgos: Navigating the Work-Life Balance

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[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7066619/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/558153" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]Scott and Matt interview Starting Strength Coach Michael Burgos about his transition from occupational therapy into the field of strength coaching. Burgos trained as an occupational therapist and certified hand specialist, but despite his dedication...

17 Sep #108 – Robert Santana: Building Better Eating Habits with Online Nutrition Coaching

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[iframe style="border:none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7052009/height/100/width/480/thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/standard/tdest_id/558153" height="100" width="480" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen]Our good friend Robert "Bob-tana" Santana, RD, SSC, is back on the podcast to talk more about nutrition and diet. Since joining Starting Strength Online Coaching as the head nutrition coach, Santana has evolved his...