EP. 20 ANDY BRANT - STABILITY, SHOES, & OUR FEET

10/07/21 • 43 min

Stability is one of the most important, overlooked variables that significantly influences how much you can get out of any exercise. When I take a look at peoples shoes at the gym, oftentimes they’re overly cushioned, do not provide stability at the sides, or do not have a flat sole.

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I don’t know who had the idea that squatting, or doing any movement on *basically* PILLOWS would be a a good idea.

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We have 104 different mechanoreceptors on the bottom of the feet. They respond to different stimuli such as texture, deep pressure, skin stretch and vibration. ⁣Roughly 80% of the receptors on the bottom of the feet are sensitive to vibration. This is actually how we detect impact forces coming in to our bodies!

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Guess what shoes and socks do? They block this powerful information from coming into the body via the nervous system making the information delayed or inaccurate.

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In order to improve balance and stability, we want to stimulate these small nerves in the skin on the bottom of the feet. Having a minimal shoe that enhances your natural foot function (not replace it) will allow this information to travel to the brain quicker and place you in a more stable position.

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In this episode of anabolic radio I had the pleasure of chatting to Andy Bryant who has been a practicing podiatrist for 10+ we dive into the nitty gritty details of feet, shoes, walking mechanics and much more! Tune into the episode for the full discussion.

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I don’t know who had the idea that squatting, or doing any movement on *basically* PILLOWS would be a a good idea.

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Guess what shoes and socks do? They block this powerful information from coming into the body via the nervous system making the information delayed or inaccurate.

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EP. 19 SHARELLE GRANT - WOMEN'S FITNESS: UNDERSTANDING YOUR PHYSIOLOGY

In our modern world, there is a false narrative that women are supposed to eat less, lift light, and do tons of cardio over, eating like a normal human, and progressive resistance training.

This can lead down a negative path of severe calorie restriction and a decreased quality of living in hopes of chasing 'the perfect' look. I think this is so silly and a toxic way of thinking. Beauty comes in many forms and there are other qualities beyond someone's physical appearance that make them beautiful.

Sometimes it’s not about eating less and doing more.

Oftentimes, it’s about eating enough to fuel performance/recovery, identifying specific goals with your body composition, or performance and enjoying your training!

In this episode of anabolic radio, I had the pleasure of chatting to Sharelle Grant. Sharelle, previously has 7+ years of experience working as a midwife/nurse whilst this was her career- she had a massive passion for fitness and taking care of her health. Eventually, Sharelle decided to peruse her passion and since then has been working for herself full-time. In this episode, we chat about the nuances of fitness for Women and extra precautions that should be taken into account when it comes to nutrition/training.

Tune into the full episode to listen to our discussion’

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EP. 21 DR. ERIC HELMS - MAX MUSCLE GAIN: OPTIMIZING PROGRAM DESIGN

In this episode of Anabolic Radio, I had the pleasure of chatting to Dr. Eric Helms. This episode was very exercise science and training theory-heavy, so put on your seatbelt.

At the heart of science lies this one small fact: one size does not fit all. While general principles apply to all individuals, putting these into practice is more art than science.

Innate differences in aerobic capacity, muscle fiber type, insertions/origins, and even proportions/ratios in our skeletal structure- affect how you will respond to a program.

Only through trial and error will you be able to determine what works for you.

Science is the framework that should guide the development and execution of your training program, but there is no substitute for experience, common sense, and effort- All of which will be common denominators regardless of the program.

In this episode, we spoke about a variety of topics ranging from exercise selection, to biomechanics and individual differences in training, to volume requirements, all the way to training to failure.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:20 Eric’s Offseason/Return to the stage

03:50 The importance of context

04:30 Efficient exercise selection

09:00 Squat mechanics/biomechanical differences

10:44 Optimizing set up/execution for movements

11:30 Volume requirements

15:00 Movement tradeoffs

17:00 Principle specificity

18:30 Exercise sequence

24:24 Effort/Proximity to failure