Lift For Life with Graham and Angus
Graham Ambrose and Angus Warburton
Graham Ambrose works in Finance in London and Angus Warburton has been his Personal Trainer since 2018. Graham's weight-training journey with Angus has physically transformed him, and had a profound positive impact on his career, confidence and his attitude to life. In this podcast series they discuss how lifting has transformed their lives. They rebuff fitness myths, focus on the importance of lifting for life, and interview others who have had their lives transformed by lifting. Also see @angus_warburton and @liftforlife.gdog ;Coaching Application https://jc9cc7oe7jf.typeform.com/to/feOjPDNj
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Sep 14, 2023 • 9min
Angus And Graham Discuss The Absurdity That They Have Been Diagnosed As ‘Obese'
Scale weight. Angus and Graham are considered ‘obese’. They explain why and discuss how misleading scale weight can be. What are the different types of fat? They also talk through how you should avoid being TOFI (Thin on the Outside but Fat on the Inside)!
Sep 8, 2023 • 20min
Graham & Angus Answer Questions That They Have Received From Listeners Of The First 8 Episodes.
In this episode, Angus and I respond to some listeners questions. A listener in South Africa asks about Angus’ online training vs the Nike app, and whether it’s available globally; What is our recommended gym programme?; What is our view on alcohol and what would be the impact of going to zero?; Dry January?; How do you squeeze in exercise every day if you are a parent with a busy job?
Aug 31, 2023 • 20min
Graham Interviews His Long-Standing Physiotherapist, Ben Lombard
In this episode of the Life For Life podcast, Graham is solo with his Physiotherapist Ben Lombard. Angus introduced Graham to Ben in 2020 after a skiing accident in which Graham damaged his shoulder. Ben fixed that such that Graham now has no problem doing sets of over 50kg barbell overhead presses. Ben also fixed Graham’s left knee after a ski accident in which he tore ligaments in February 2023, compounding a long-standing snapped ACL. Calf injuries from running and hamstring injuries from waterskiing are other Ben fixes. They discuss rehab processes, some quite surprising.
Aug 24, 2023 • 21min
Angus’ Childhood, Troubles At School, And How The Gym Changed His Mindset
This episode of the Lift For Life podcast is a bit of a summer special where Graham decides to delve into Angus’ childhood to find out what has shaped him. They discuss Angus’ difficult school-life, when he discovered weight-training and what made him move from the North of England to London. They both emphasise the importance of the people you choose to surround yourself with. Graham asks Angus what he thought when he first met him.
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Aug 17, 2023 • 14min
How To Stay On Track While On Holiday
In this episode of the Lift For Life podcast, Angus & Graham discuss holidays. Angus asks Graham to describe how he has developed OCD about weight-training and the impact this has had on the structure of his overseas holidays. They describe hacks to ensure you can be relaxed about your nutrition and alcohol consumption whilst away, and what they eat and drink when they are out for dinner together.
Aug 10, 2023 • 10min
Why Weight Training Will Change Your Life
In this episode of the Lift For Life podcast, Angus describes his disappointment that many people give up on their body, as they enter their 40s and 50s, when they could see dramatic changes that would make them feel younger and stronger. Graham describes how he escaped his own training plateau. He also explains how weight training can reduce the risks of sarcopenia and osteoporosis, and how his own regime has made him better at his job.
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Aug 3, 2023 • 15min
Why People Run
In this episode of the Lift For Life podcast, Angus & Graham delve deeper into the science behind running, and their personal experiences with it. Graham describes how having Angus as his PT has given him accountability, in addition to improving his pec-popping skills. The complexities of business trips overseas and the importance of mind-muscle connectivity.
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Jul 27, 2023 • 10min
Do You Need To Sweat To Get In Shape?
In this episode of the Lift For Life podcast, Angus describes Graham’s 'G-Dog' 6 day split training regime. They describe what Graham previously got wrong and discuss how a Chelsea footballer has created a problem for Graham.
Most people Graham and Angus know run to stay healthy, so they explain how to get better at running, and some of running’s surprising side-effects.
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Jul 20, 2023 • 13min
Why Running Isn't Getting You Results
In this episode of the Lift For Life podcast, Graham explains how, after years of running and going to the gym, he discovered that weight-training could dramatically change his body and make him look and feel younger. Angus explains how he helped dispel some of the most silly myths about nutrition and diet, that Graham had previously believed.
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Jul 13, 2023 • 10min
Why We Started This Podcast
Graham works in finance in London. Angus is his 25 year old Personal Trainer. In this first episode of the 'Lift For Life' podcast, they each explain why they are doing this, how they met and how they hope to change the perception of weight-training.
They both passionately believe that lifting weights for life can benefit the mind as well as the body and have major impacts on longevity. They also want to have fun.
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