Episode 68 - Training Through Pain - Coaches' Perspective

In episode 68 of the Strength System podcast, coaches Nivedhan and Cheryl discuss their respective experiences with training through pain - a 2 year o...

Episode 66 - Lifting Technique - What‘s the deal?

Episode 67 - Muscle Building with Muscle Mechanics

In this week's episode, coach Nivedhan catches up with Cheryl, who co-runs Muscle Mechanics, a YouTube channel that's established itself to be the gol...

Episode 65 - Strength System feat. Muscle Hypertrophy

In this episode, coaches Prashanti and Nivedhan catch up with he who wishes to remain anonymous aka Muscle Hypertrophy on Instagram. They discuss ever...

Episode 64 - Lessons from Lifting - A conversation with our members

In episode 64 of the Strength System podcast, coaches Nivedhan and Prashanti catch up with 5 of our most consistent and bad ass members, all of them w...

Episode 63 - Adjusting your program when things go wrong

What happens when things don't go according to plan? Maybe you lack motivation to train, or your progress plateaus, or you're dealing with pain or inj...

Episode 62 - How to actually use a training program

Episode 62 of the Strength System podcast is up! Picking up from the previous episode, Varun and Chirag discuss how to approach an actual training pro...

Episode 61 - why the fitness industry makes training unnecessarily hard

Training ought to be relatively simple, but the fitness industry loves to make it unnecessarily hard.
 
Usually with arbitrary rules like:...

Episode 60 - Strength Training During Pregnancy

Strength training during pregnancy can be a controversial topic and often heavily misunderstood!
Since our opinion will be biased when it comes...

Episode 59 - Never Judge a Study By Its Press Release

Ever been a little skeptical of those sensationalist media stories reporting the latest nutrition study? You should be. 
 Varun and Chirag discu...

Episode 58 - Practical Strategies for Fat Loss

Coaches Varun (while sipping on his fat-burning green tea) and Prashanti (trying hard not to let sleep deprivation get to her) discuss the ever-elusiv...

Episode 57 - Real Talk with CJ Murphy

Coaches Varun and Prashanti have a freewheeling chat with coach CJ Murphy - competitive strongman athlete and powerlifter, owner of Total Performance...

Episode 56 - Why We Don't Foam Roll Anymore

In this episode, coaches Varun and Nivedhan give you our current thoughts about foam rolling.

Foam rolling has been around for a good dec...

Episode 55 - Why Quick Fixes Work - Sometimes

In episode 55, coaches Varun and Prashanti talk why quick fixes, magic pills, detoxes and other far-fetched health claims might actually work sometime...

Episode 54 - The Pull-up Special

In this episode of the Strength System podcast, Varun and Prashanti talk pull ups!

We talk about:
-When we got our first pull ups (...

Episode 53: Mobility - Myth or Magic?

There's a spectre haunting the fitness world - the spectre of 'mobility'.

No one really knows what it means, but everyone feels like they...

Episode 52 - How to Make the Most of Limited Equipment

This week's podcast tackles a difficult subject: how do you make the most out of limited equipment? It's a challenge for almost everyone training now...

Episode 51 - Bench Press and Beers with Coach Tony B!

In this episode, we have a freewheeling chat with the co-owner of The Strength House, Coach Tony Bonvechio!

We discuss The Strength House...

Special 50th Episode with Coach Dan John!

If there's one person that the entire fitness industry looks up to and agrees with unanimously, it's coach Dan John! For our very special 50th episode...

Episode 49 - New to Training? Start Here!

Coaches Varun and Chirag sit down to talk all about how beginners can get started with training. They discuss:
- Who a 'beginner' is in the weig...

Episode 48 - Talking Menstrual Health with Dr. Lavangi

We're back with another quarantine episode of the Strength System Podcast and we're joined by Lavangi S, a Chennai-based gynecologist.

V...

Episode 47 - Why Progress is Not Simple

This week on the Strength System podcast, we're talking about progress and why it's often not linear.

Most textbooks and most fitpros mak...

Episode 46 - Why You Need A BS Detector

Maybe the isolation's got to us, but the Strength System podcast has had enough!

Sick and tired of all the BS health and fitness claims w...

Episode 45 - Get Stronger, Run Better

In episode 45, Varun (remotely) interviews two of our long-time clients, Praveen Ananth and Vrunda Maroo, about their experiences with combining stren...

Episode 44 - Returning To Training After A Layoff

Varun and Nivedhan discuss returning to training after an enforced lay-off and what to expect. Some of the questions they discuss:

- Will...

Episode 43 - Coaches Catch Up

It's been almost a month since our last podcast, so like everyone else in the world, we got on a Zoom call!

We talk about:
* Whethe...

Episode 42 - The Quarantine Edition

No gym? No problem! We still have a podcast for you.

Varun, Chirag and Prashanti host, all seated at a safe distance from each other.

Episode 41 - Talking Powerlifting With Coach Greg Robins

We have a special guest for this week's episode of the Strength System podcast, and it's none other than Coach Greg Robins!

Greg is the c...

Episode 40 - Deadlifts Are Awesome!

In this podcast, coaches Varun and Nivedhan talk about just why the deadlift is their favourite lift of all time. They discuss:

- Why eve...

Episode 39 - Nutrition Talk With Coach Sharmada

Coach Varun and nutritionist Sharmada Venkat discuss:

- Her background in nutrition science

- Her approach to nutrition and...

Episode 38 - It's Powerlifting Season!

t's powerlifting week at Strength System and this week's podcast is an introduction to the sport and a preview of our women's powerlifting meet this A...

Episode 37 - Coach Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

This week coaches Varun & Chirag talk all about coaching. They discuss:

- We call ourselves coaches - but what do we really do?
-...

Episode 36 - Squat More, Talk Less

We have two podcast episodes this week, and this one's all about the squat!

Varun and Nivedhan have a freewheeling discussion about every...

Episode 35 - 5 Myths That Refuse To Die

The Strength System podcast is back for the new year!

This being resolution season, we've been seeing a lot of dubious health ideas float...

Episode 34 - Top Secret Supplement Edition

You gave us feedback and we listened!

Here’s our first short format podcast episode - we talk supplements that work!

Coaches...

Episode 33 - Understanding Pain With Dr. Joe Camoratto

This week’s episode is a must-listen! We talk to Dr. Joe Camoratto about navigating the maze that is pain.

If you’re someone who has ever...

Episode 32 - Beetroots & Bench Press

Coach Varun and coach #angryprashanti review the Netflix documentary 'The Game Changers'. Did you see the film and wonder if you should switch to a ve...

Episode 31 - How to write a programme

In this episode of the Strength System podcast, coaches Varun and Nivedhan talk about the basics of writing a programme.

They discuss:

Episode 30 - Finding Your Why

It's the big 3-0 for the Strength System podcast!

In this episode, coaches Varun and Prashanti dig a little deeper into the 'why' of trai...

Episode 29 - Q&A #4

We answer your training-related questions in episode 29! Coaches Varun and Nivedhan cover:

* Transitioning from group HIIT workouts to in...