'under The Bar'

Rawdon & Tommy are VERY excited to introduce the latest 'darkhorse' to the UTB audience... Dalton Franke. As you will discover over the next 3 episodes Dalton is a rare mind in the fitness industry with that special blend of data driven and scientific rigour, emotional intelligence, lateral thinking and 'in the trenches' real world results. In this initial instalment we look at methods for successful behaviour change to facilitate long term body recomposition. Along the way we discuss the differing qualities of endurance athletes and strength athletes, the power of visualisation, key behaviours for long fat loss, values driven goal setting, common pitfalls of weight regain, sleep tips and the biology and evolution of behaviour change.

The Evil Genius is back again with his uniquely insidious brand of murky method & madness! This episode we go through his new ebook 'Sticky Note Sports Nutrition'. If you pay attention you will walk away with a simple to follow model for diet design - all the calculations for calories and macros, food sources and choices for proteins, fats, starches and vegetation, key vitamins & minerals to supplement and when to take them and all delivered through the lens of biology..... and anger at the world...

UTB is once again graced by the ever astute Menno Henselmans, and with his new book close to completion the 'dangling carrots' were too juicy for Rawdon & Tommy to resist! This episode is jam packed with a range of great topics - the psychology of the coach / client relationship, the pygmalion effect & subliminal communication, extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation & how to cultivate motivation, performance goals vs growth mindset goals, the role of genetics in adherence to exercise & diet and much more. As always Menno backs everything up with the latest research and litters the conversation with fascinating tidbits!

The human gatling gun of gut repair Dave O'Brien is back for part 2 of his epithelium based extravaganza! In this episode we look at the different stages of his gut repair process and along the way discuss such topics as the nutritional value of organ meats, SIBO & SIFO and the impact these disorders have on energy and body composition, heavy metals in our food and environment, the impact of excessive stress on the GI lining, pros and cons of fasting, heart brain coherence and much more!

Gird your brush borders and tight junctions for this special gut repair series with Dave O'Brien - 20 year industry stalwart, co-founder of 5th Element Wellness Melbourne, functional diagnostic practitioner and all round nice guy who shaves with a butter knife! In part 1 of this 2 part series Dave speaks highly of the early inspiration he drew from the late Charles Poliquin, the fundamental pillars of 5EW, his unique correlations between blood markers and digestive health disorders, the dangers of extreme nutritional approaches before getting into Stage 1 of his 5 Stage gut repair process. Enjoy!

With the Millennium Noggin grounded indefinitely the boys have dusted off the white lab coats and returned to the cool damp of the science lab! In this special episode they blow out the cobwebs and play some excerpts from upcoming guests Dave O'Brien, Dalton Franke and Broderick Chavez. You'll hear Dave O'Brien discussing the development of his own correlations between blood markers and gut health, Dalton Franke rattles off a list of fundamentals for quality sleep and B Chavez closes the book on protein for athletes.

Traversing new territory on this episode with Biomedical Scientist Simone Sleep joining the boys to discuss oral health and the impact it has on the human organism! Simone has a very powerful personal journey with her own health and share her passion and knowledge across many areas during this interview - low carb, moderate protein nutrition for optimal oral health, the impact of sugar and high glucose saliva levels on your teeth, oral hygiene fundamentals, mercury fillings, new best practice and a very fun conversation!

Luke 'Groundskeeper Willie' Tulloch returns to educate us all! This episode Luke takes us through the MATADOR study and explains some of the key concepts that come from it - defining adaptive thermogenesis, the link between body mass and BMR, reversing metabolic adaptation, the body's mechanisms to conserve energy under caloric restriction, the impact of re-feeds and calorie cycling, metabolic flexibility and much more... There'll be a few laughs along the way as always!

This episode we are graced with the delightful Sanne Leenman, industry leader, presenter and online coach who specialises in nutrition and mindset coaching with a skill set for tackling eating disorders. Sanne gives us an overview of the more common eating disorders before we focus in on Binge Eating Disorder (B.E.D). If you've ever struggled with an eating disorder or even had the experience of feasting uncontrollably, and dealing with the associated guilt that followed you will get great benefit out of this episode. Sanne details some of the practical aspects to initially address when dealing with B.E.D before delving into the deeper psychological approaches and her use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in helping her clients restore order to their relationship with food and eating. A truly valuable episode that will help many.

From the bowels of lockdown and fashionably late Rawdon and Tom emerge to deliver Corona Cast 1. Together they discuss methods for progressive overload, different approaches to volume, training to failure for hypertrophy, sets per body part and a bit of self indulgent drivel!

Crazy times are upon us! Gyms have been closed for 2 weeks and the reality of months without gym access has set in... So what now? Clint Hill joins the boys to discuss options of how to navigate this period of time, to not just survive but thrive! In this episode we cover 3 main areas: 1. PT 'Have you done this?' Checklist. 2. Outdoor regulations and online business model options. 3. What does the future hold?

Long overdue but well worth the wait, Enterprise Fitness founder and Wolf Pack leader, Mark Ottobre finally graces the UTB airwaves! We cover a lot of territory with Maximus Mark - his nutritional philosophy, fundamentals of a great coach, the power of identity, ground rules for social media marketing, the power of a 90 day plan, cocaine & hookers, etc... Enjoy!

Of all the genius concepts Broderick Chavez "The Evil Genius" from Team Evil Genius Sports Performance has elucidated on the podcast, the AAS Family Tree as discussed in this episode is one of the most useful and applicable to the murky world of sports performance! Brods explains this concept beautifully as well as some interesting stuff on IGF1 and the fresh topic of off-label pharmaceutical use to off-set or augment the side effects of anabolic steroids - the Evil Genius doing what he does best! We also discuss Broderick's 2020 Australian tour of Tasmania, Melbourne and Sydney and the live stream of the Sydney seminar: Practical Application Case Studies where Broderick will be applying the periodisation of pharmacology to bodybuilding and powerlifting. Visit events.teamevilgsp.com and use UTBSYD2020 for discounts off the Sydney seminar and live stream!

It's only been a year or so since the boys last spoke to JF but the research and applications of peptides seems to have expanded exponentially! In this episode we revisit TB-500 and BPC-157 and explore new dosage recommendations and then JF discusses some exciting new compounds for performance and longevity and gives a glimpse into the future of this fascinating field!

Such a pleasure to have Stephane Cazeault back on the show ahead of his 2020 trip to Australia! In this episode Stephane take us into advanced program design concepts - fundamentals of exercise selection, workout structure, loading pattern progressions, rep schemes and the big picture of Undulating Periodisation over the long term. One of the best communicators on the topic!

Clinical Nutritionist, Research Writer, Natural Healthcare Practitioner and leader in her field Claudette Casey Freeman joins the Under The Bar boys for this special episode! Claudette covers a lot of territory in this interview starting with some basics around nutrition and mineral balance, organic vs non-organic foods and the key role of phytonutrients before she delves into the role of nutraceuticals and the dosages required to heal and alter a blood profile, how nutraceuticals stack up against pharmaceuticals, and she also explains her research work and education pathways for her students. A great listen!

A long time between drinks but former Olympian, world renowned strength coach and industry legend Andre Benoit is back! In this episode Andre recounts his early days working with Charles Poliquin as an athlete and then as his right hand man building the education empire that was to follow. Also we discuss the programming challenges that arise when progressing strength for advanced athletes and Andre explains his methods for tapping into 'dormant strength' in these scenarios - a great listen!

Fitness business coach & mentor Clint Hill is back for part 2 of his PT Business Fundamentals series and this session covers sales & marketing. Clint details 2 different types referral systems, unpacks social media strategies focusing on crafting your image based around your long term goal for the business and, further to goal setting, explains the importance of having 3,6,9 and 12 month goals for your business... Fist pumping stuff!

As Rawdon & Tommy don't know how to read a study they've called on resident neuroscientist Luke 'Grounds Keeper Willy' Tulloch to do their dirty work! This fascinating study compares the daily energy expenditure of a group of 'average Joe' office workers with that of African tribespeople walking up to 15km per day - the results are a surprise!