SS 279 - Do Elevation Masks Work?
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
Release Date: 04/14/2020
SS 315 - Diet Breaks for Fat Loss- Yay or Nay?
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
In this week’s episode of Strength and Scotch, Heavey shares the research on diet breaks for fat loss. The boys also announce a big change to the podcast format. Finally, they touch on the mental health and stress levels of high-level athletes such as Simone Biles...and how the last year has affected all of us.
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SS 314 - How Grant Lost 30 Pounds of Fat… And A Debate Over the 75 Hard Challenge
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
In this episode of Strength and Scotch, Grant shares his journey of losing over 30 pounds in the last 7 months. Addressing his 4 pillars of health, Coach Heavey walks through Grant’s progress and success. The boys also answer a listener question about the 75 Hard Challenge. Is it worth it? Is it really about mental toughness or marketing genius?
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SS 313 - Is Willpower Genetic?
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
In this week’s episode of Strength and Scotch, Grant and Heavey discuss nature vs nurture: Is willpower genetic and thus preordained at birth? The boys also debate who has the most willpower between the two of them.
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SS 312 - The #1 Reason People Fail to Lose Weight
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
In this week’s episode of Strength and Scotch, Coach Heavey discusses the #1 reason why people struggle with fat loss- it’s not what you think! Grant also shares his recent success with fat loss, a memorable 9-mile run and a sneak peek at this month’s whiskey club selection.
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SS 311 - Concurrent Training: What Happens When You Mix Cardio and Lifting
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
In this week’s episode of Strength and Scotch, Grant and Heavey chat about concurrent training: the combination of weight training and cardio. Does cardio interfere with strength gains? What’s the ideal workout order, recovery period and frequency of training when combining strength and cardio? Tune in to hear what the research says ...and to hear about the boys’ recent adventures with The Botanist Gin.
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SS 310 - All Things Running with Coach Nicole
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
In this week’s episode of Strength and Scotch, Grant and Heavey are joined by Coach Nicole of Evidence Based Athlete to answer all of Grant’s running questions. Having recently been bit by the running bug, Grant gets advice on running shoes, how to properly increase mileage, setting running goals, form tweaks and mindset.
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SS 309 - How to Use Caffeine to Boost Your One Rep Max
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
If you already have a caffeine habit, can you still use caffeine as an ergogenic aid for strength and strength endurance? In this week’s episode of Strength and Scotch, Coach Heavey shares the science on caffeine as an ergogenic aid, dosing for men vs women, and whether you should cut back on regular daily caffeine to improve pre-workout caffeine effects. Tune in to get the scoop.
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SS 308 - Are You Performing Your Lifts in the Right Order?
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
In this week’s episode of Strength and Scotch, Grant and Heavey discuss the science behind exercise order. Does it matter what movements you perform first for strength vs hypertrophy? How does an extended warmup affect training? And what is the principle of specificity? Tune in to hear all the details.
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SS 307 - Can You Get Stronger as You Age?
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
In this week’s episode of Strength and Scotch, Heavy and Grant discuss a question from listener Jim: Can you get stronger and build muscle with age? Heavy shares the research on muscle and aging, the most powerful supplement for older athletes, and variations in protein requirements for masters athletes.
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SS 306 - Kettlebell Training with the Kettlebell Warrior Bill Esch
Strength & Scotch: Get Fitter While Enjoying Life
In this week’s episode of Strength and Scotch, Grant and Heavey are joined by national long cycle kettlebell champion Bill Esch. Bill shares his tips on kettlebell training for beginner and intermediate athletes, breathing, technique work, and the mental aspect of kettlebell as a sport.
info_outlineDoes training at altitude help? Does training with an elevation mask mimic that environment?
Grant and Heavey discuss the benefits of using an elevation mask in your training.
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