The Discover Strength Podcast

In this episode, Luke discusses 9 books to shape your exercise, personal development, and work! Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

Strength training is so much more than building strength. In this episode, Luke Carlson, CEO and Exercise Physiologist, discusses the most underappreciated benefits of strength training. Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

What is your objective when it comes to strength training? Are you trying to demonstrate strength, or are you actually creating a meaningful stimulus to develop strength? In this episode, Luke talks about the differences and how we can let go of this old and popular mindset that demonstrating your strength is more important than building strength. Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this week's episode, we are joined by James Fisher PhD from Solent University in the UK, to discuss why your workouts should be based on the latest research on exercise. Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this episode, Dr. Chris Lundstrom and Olympian Dakotah Lindwurm discuss their marathon preparation, how they approach marathon training, and the Boston Marathon, which is coming up in just one week.  Luke wraps up the episode with how to strength train for distance runners. To learn more about MN Distance Elite, you can head here!https://www.minnesotadistanceelite.com/Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this episode Luke Carlson discusses the brand new study that was published around supervision. In this study, they had three groups: one group that lifted alone, one that lifted with a training partner, and one that lifted with a personal trainer. Luke talks about the benefits received by each group and why supervision (and training with a personal trainer) is essential.Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

Welcome back to the Discover Strength Podcast. After a short hiatus, we are back with a new host, CEO, and founder, Luke Carlson. In this short preview, he will share with you the new format for the podcast and what you can look forward to in the coming weeks!Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

Dr. James McKendry, a Ph.D. fellow at McMaster University, talks about a paper he was part of that explores the benefits of resistance training beyond hypertrophy and strength. The paper breaks down the other major things to keep in mind when starting and maintaining a resistance training program. Topics include mobility and function, cognition, cancer recovery, metabolic health, and overall mortality improvements.

In this weeks episode of "The Discover Strength Podcast" Dr. Westcott and I discuss the research on the plethora of benefits that resistance training has to offer that go well beyond strength and added muscle mass.Dr. Wayne Westcott, is a professor and chair of Exercise Science at Quincy College in Quincy, Massachusetts. He has authored 30 books, written strength training chapters for 4 National Strength and Conditioning Association textbooks and 5 American Council on Exercise textbooks, published 95 peer-reviewed research and academic papers, and served as the Health & Fitness columnist for ACSM’s Certified News from 2010 through 2017. Wayne has been a featured speaker for numerous professional organizations, including national meetings of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American College of Nutrition, the Harvard Medical School International Conference on Obesity, and the Harvard Medical School Lifestyle Medicine Conference. He has also been a strength training consultant for many organizations, including the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard, the YMCA of the USA, and 6 NFL football teams.Below find a link to Dr. Wayne Westcott's Paper "Resistance Training is Medicine":https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Fulltext/2012/07000/Resistance_Training_is_Medicine___Effects_of.13.aspxSchedule your FREE Introductory Workout Session in studio or online by following the link HERE.Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, I continue my conversation with protein expert Dr. Stuart Phillips.Dr. Phillips is a senior lecturer at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. He is widely regarded as one of the preeminent researchers in the world on protein. While the topic of protein and how it affects our bodies can be very wide ranging, we tried to keep this episode down to the fundamentals.In this second part of our 2-part episode Dr. Phillips and I discuss exactly how your body uses the protein you take in, and what is the ideal timing to take protein? What kind of protein recommendations should you use to support your resistance training routine. And what kind of progress is realistic for beginners and advanced trainees when it comes to a proper resistance training program.Our clients constantly hear us harp on the importance of protein, and I think this weeks episode will be an excellent reminder on the actual purpose of protein and why it's so important to our bodies, and our health.Please like and share this episode with anyone you know who struggles with understanding the importance of protein, and feel free to look more in depth into Dr. Phillips plethora of research by heading here.If you're interested in the idea of potentially owning your own Discover Strength Franchise, please visit our website HERE for more information and to take the next steps in the interview process.Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the United States. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !