Bigger Stronger Faster Coaching Podcast

Can you have great cardiovascular conditioning and also be extremely strong and muscular at the same time? Can you be strong, jacked and run a marathon? This episode talks about the interference between cardiovascular and strength training, and why it’s difficult to have the best of both worlds.

Do you feel pressure to look or stay looking a certain way, or to maintain a certain lifestyle as a Personal Trainer, Coach or someone working in the health industry? In this episode we discuss this area. Where does it come from? Is the pressure is internal, external or a mixture. Is it healthy or helpful to feel this pressure, and is it even achievable? We talk about our own experiences and about those we know and have worked with.

In this episode Aidan and Rauraidh discuss the force velocity curve and it’s relevance to powerlifting and bodybuilding. Do you need to speed work? Is there a benefit to doing dynamic effort days?

In this episode we speak to Mark Fulton. Mark place first in the 2018 World Powerlifting Championships (WDFPF), and second in 2019 in the 82.5kg class. His best lift are a 620kg total, 225kg squat, 140kg bench press and 267.5kg deadlift. Mark started the sport in 2016 after a successful hockey career. At the time of recording the podcast, he was one day out from the Scottish Summer Open (IPF) where he hit his squat P.B. of 225kg and placed first in his category. We discuss Mark's transition from hockey to powerlifting, how his training has changed over the years, and some of his favourite moments.
Mark runs a Powerlifting Club in Scotland called Paisley Barbell.

In this episode we chat to Max about his current training and nutrition along with his philosophy around training. We find out what got him started into bodybuilding and why he made the transition from natural to enhanced athlete. We discuss the benefits of being enhanced and also the misconceptions.