The Movement, Strength & Play Podcast

In this episode we go deep into Jacko's experience of his first multi-day ultra-marathon event the Ring O Fire. A gruelling 135 miles over 3 days around Anglesey coastal path in North Wales was the task back at the start of September. The full story unfolds throughout the podcast...! LINKS MENTIONED: Petals Charity JustGiving page - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/david-jackson-breathwork

Holly Middleton is a movement coach specialising in biomechanics and breathing. She has an holistic approach to movement with a specific specialism on rehabilitation and restoring movement with the feet, gait and breathing. . Find out more from Holly at Flow Movement Therapy - http://flowmovement.ca Latest course - https://findingcentre.co.uk/

This week we have a slightly different podcast episode where you hear Tim & Jacko getting interview on how the are 'built by calisthenics!' as we were guests on The Ultimate Athlete Podcast, hosted by GotROM. . For those that haven't heard our 'background story' before will know that are training isn't purely built on calisthenics, we've played many sport, especially rugby before starting calisthenics by in 2014. . A lot has happened since 2014, find out exactly what and how it all began and...

When you start something new there can be an 'alarm reaction' from the body. A new training stimulus or maybe it's the time of your life that is the 'new thing'! Either way it can be as equally challenging as exciting and motivating to start something new. Over the years we've both (Tim and Jacko) played with many different types of training and sports and often made similar mistakes! . But we have learned some lessons over the years and we are both embarking on some new challenges at the...

This week in the podcast we get into both the science and the practical experiences of programming reps and sets for your training. We look at it both from a perosnal experience as well as a coahcing experience with professional athletes we've programmed for in the past. . Sponsor OFFER // Get your FREE place at a Spartan Race with us! [Only 50 available] Simply take a training photo or video of you getting 'serious' about the Spartan race, then on Instagram tag @spartan and #SpartanRace as...

This week on the podcast we are talking about how we can improve performance and recovery using breathing techqniues Jacko has been teaching with professional rugby teams. Learn some simple but practical principles you can use to stay in control of your breath during high intensity training and conditioning work you might do whether that is calisthenics conditioning work, crossfit or high intensity sports specific training. . Links mentioned: Find out more about breathing techquies with...

This weeks epsiode is answering a much asked question around periodising training from the podcast audiance. It's a question that gets asked within the School of Calisthenics often... How do a training for multiple things like strength, power, endurance in one week? . Is it even possible? That's exactly what we unravel in this week's podcast! . Sponsor OFFER // Get your FREE place at a Spartan Race with us! [Only 50 available] Simply take a training photo or video of you getting 'serious'...

This week on the podcast two worlds collide! Those that have been paying attention to some of the projects both Tim and Jacko have been exploring will be delight that the areas of expertise from Tim in 'shoulders' and from Jacko in 'breathwork' combine today to discuss and explain how your breathing affects your shoulder performance. . Find out more about 'Dynamic Shoulder' with Tim at www.dynamicshoulders.com Find out more about 'Pro Breathwork' with Jacko at www.probreathwork.com . Sponsor...

This week we go deep into a subject which goes beyond just what to do in your training but the WHY behind your training. . It's something that has changed for us over the years and something we are fascinated to see how it keeps evolving in our own minds. One area we talk about more today is how your training impacts your physique and the mental barriers we have around the perception of how we look and how that makes us feel. . We'd love to hear what you think and to share your own...

This week we take a deep dive into uncovering how our philosophy on training has changed over the years and how that has impacted the evolution of our own training. We hope that by sharing this and our perspective it gives you the chance to reflect and freedom to enjoy your training in whichever direction you feel 'pulled'. . Sponsor OFFER // Get your FREE place at a Spartan Race with us! [Only 50 available] Simply take a training photo or video of you getting 'serious' about the Spartan...

You know you can trust us...! But we won't be the only people you seek training advice from and we wanted to have a discussion on the podcast today to help give some tips of things we'd suggest questioning and looking out for when deserning whether you can trust some of the advice you see on social media. . Sponsor OFFER // Get your FREE place at a Spartan Race with us! [Only 50 available] Simply take a training photo or video of you getting 'serious' about the Spartan race, then on...

This week on the podcast we take a trip down memory lane to set the scene for why 'too much impossible' can be a problem and give you some take aways for your training to ensure you're less likely to get injured and more likely to achieve your goals whatever they are. . Sponsor OFFER // Get your FREE place at a Spartan Race with us! [Only 50 available] . Simply take a training photo or video of you getting 'serious' about the Spartan race, then on Instagram tag @spartan and #SpartanRace as...

You might think picking up really head objects in your mouth is pretty weird but D J Murakami from Strong Camps as research showing the importance of bite and jaw strength as part of what he calls 'Human Strength Training' . We are excited to share this episode of the podcast with you as we explore yet another potential training area or modality that many of us won't have even considered let alone dismissed! . We progressively overload many aspects of our strength but typically not our...

This conversation was long overdue and it didn't fail to disappoint. . John and Leon AKA the Lean Machines have been in the fitness industry for over a decade and were amongst the early pioneers of content creators who sought to help people digitally. . This podcast is an open and honest chat about the good, the bad and the ugly of the online fitness space. . We talk about their journey so far and have a great discussion about how to be successful on social media. Be warned, what you think...

Our favourite doctor is back on the podcast for the third time - a record! Dr Sally Bell is a private GP with over 20+ experience and using lifestyle medicine to change the lives of her patients. . She is specialising in women's health and we explore in this podcast why and how that has come about as well as why women's health hasn't previously had the individual attention it requires... but that's all changing now with Dr Sally Bell's new Women's health specific online platform...

Jenz Robinson from the Professional Fitness Coaches Association (PFCA) is one passionate guy when it comes to people and coaching. He knows a good coach when he see one and in this episode we discuss what was the driving force behind himself and Ollie Marchon starting the PFCA in the first place. . Throughout the podcast Jenz dropped pure gold nuggets of information for all of us whether a coach already looking to improve for ourselves, our clients and those around us as well as anyone new...

Strap yourself yourself in for this one and prepare to go deeeeeeeep! And we mean deep. Not surface level, we mean deep sub-conscious level with the amazing Santina Giardina-Chard who has an incredible story and powerful message of why you need to 'dance like a dick-head' and understand yourself deeper through movement! FOLLOW Santina on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/santina_mercurial_mind_/ website: https://insanyoga.com Business: InSan Yoga

This week we have the pleasure of the amazing Daria Albers helping us all to become more 'mindful athletes'! . The is so much emphasis on how we training physically, which Daria as a former professional kickboxer and now coach knows, BUT what she also has expertise in is training the mind. Helping her athletes and fighters to learning how to control their mind, their focus, their attention... that's the 'game changer' she is helping all of us listening to engage in today! . We hope you enjoy...

Ever had pain in your elbow from calisthenics...? Although the pain might be in the elbow it's highly unlikely that it's the elbow causing the pain, particularly if like in the case study we discuss it occurs in something like a ring or bar muscle up. . This episode is jam packed with practical advise for anyone working through any pain, injuries or niggles whether it's the elbow or not! But we do unpick a case study where we 'fixed' someones elbow pain during muscle ups within 10 minutes at...

It's true that we have some phenomenal guests on the podcast and we are extremely grateful for all the phenomenal wisdom, knowledge and advice they share with us all. . Yet we appreciate that it's a phenomenal amount of informations and trying to incorporate all of it into our daily lives is totally unrealistic! . So prompted by a great question from one of the listeners, in this episode with no guests we share how we ourselves dissect the information we get from guest and how we apply it to...