Client: “I want to lose (insert arbitrary number) of kilos by X date” Coach: That’s great. How do you plan on achieving this goal? Client: “Ahhh, follow (insert popular FAD) diet and be stricter with my eating behaviour” Coach: “Well, that approach hasn’t worked the last 20 times you tried it...
Reverse dieting has been, and for some odd reason still is, a hot topic in the fitness industry. Some are more misguided than others in their understanding of what reverse dieting actually is, what it does and how it should be applied, which leads me to writing this article whilst on board a flight...
After attending the Jordan Peterson seminar just yesterday (3 hours ago as of writing this piece) in Melbourne, I felt compelled to share one of the key takeaways from the presentation – what it takes to be better and reach the top of a hierarchy. The topics of self development and industry success...
In this episode of the podcast, Jacob interviews Aaron Brown from Myonomics on program design for female athletes. Topics discussed include: The differences between males and females; Application of Volume, Frequency & Intensity for female training; Exercise selection for females; Practical cons...
In this episode of the podcast, Danny, Lyndon and Jacob answer questions for the JPS Online Mentorship course. Questions covered include: How to deal with overweight clients who are non-compliant and stubborn? What systems do you use for beginners to optimize their nutrition strategy? Can coaches us...
The pump… Akin to sex if you ask Arnold and for most lifters the determinant of a great workout and justification for a selfie. But what is the pump? Does it lead to muscle growth? Is the pump a useful measurement in hypertrophy training? What is the Pump The pump is the feeling within a muscl...
In this episode of the podcast, Jacob has a roundtable discussion with Danny Lennon of Sigma Nutrition and Director of Science at JPS, Lyndon Purcell on their presentations for their up-coming Australian Tour of the Optimising Body Composition Seminar. Topics include: What is body composition Defini...
In this episode of the JPS podcast, we have part 2 of the Coaching Roundtable with Steve Hall, Dave Maconi and Jacob.
