The Science of Fitness Podcast

On today's episode, host Kieran Maguire sits down with Science of Fitness Co-Director and owner Joseph Agresta to chat about the evolution of our Strength class. Strength has been a core part of our class offerings since 2017, and since it's inception has evolved from 'a group of 5 lads doing PT' to a training program designed to introduce our members to a range of weightlifting techniques while increasing their overall strength in periodised training blocks. Kieran and Joe discuss the lessons learnt from constantly tweaking and improving the class, the importance of training with weights and what new members might expect when joining the program.

Settle in for a massive episode this week as host Kieran Maguire sits down with sports dietician Eliza Freney. Eliza's impressive career has taken her across Australia and the world with multiple elite sporting codes; she's been a nutrition consultant for the Penrith Panthers, a sports dietician for Cricket Australia, the Wallabies performance dietician and now the National Head of Performance Nutrition for Rugby Australia. Eliza's extensive qualifications include: In today's episode, we cover a broad range of nutrition topics that are relevant not only to the aspiring/professional athlete but also everyday people looking to make improvements to their diet and overall wellbeing.

The first in a new series that we'll be running on our podcast channels, 'The Solo Series' is all about a range of topics that our team is particularly interested in, passionate about or researching. For episode 1, podcast host Kieran Maguire dives all things running for our upcoming Running Mechanics workshops in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.

Welcome to The Science of Fitness Podcast. In this episode, host Kieran Maguire sits down with co-founder and co-director of TH7 Recovery Labs, Tom Harvey. TH7 is one of Australia's leading businesses in the recovery space, offering evidence-based recovery protocols in world-class facilities that cater to not just elite athletes but also everyday people looking to take ownership over their health and wellbeing through effective recovery tools. Key topics discussed include:

Welcome to The Science of Fitness Podcast. In this episode, host Kieran Maguire sits down with SOF Head of Performance Rehab and Head Physio Jacob Lawrence. The month of March marks the 12-month anniversary of our Platinum facility being in operation, so we wanted to take the opportunity to discuss key learnings from Platinum's first year of business and the impact that it's had on the management of sporting-related injuries and rehab. Key topics discussed include:

Welcome to The Science of Fitness Podcast. In this episode, host Kieran Maguire sits down with Alexander French, CEO of nasal health and wellness company Nadu. Nadu harnesses cutting-edge science and technology to address nasal congestion and associated challenges for people suffering from a range of health issues. From a young age, Alex struggled with compromised sinus function, breathing difficulties, and undiagnosed intolerances. An elite competitive rower, she embarked on a holistic health journey to find ways to improve her own performance and wellbeing, leading to the founding of Nadu to alleviate nasal congestion and associated symptoms for others. Key topics discussed include:

Today marks an exciting chapter for the Science of Fitness Podcast as we welcome our first ever external guest to the show! In this episode Kieran Sits down with PhD Candidate @Megdoohan to discuss all things women's health. Meg’s research is based on women’s health - in particular the effect of heat on cognitive performance during specific phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle. Key topics discussed include:

The Science of Fitness Podcast is back for 2024. Tune in as new host @kieran.r.maguire sits down with @rorytims - Head of Programming at Science Of Fitness to discuss all things group fitness programming and in particular what NOT to do/red flags to look out for.

We are officially one episode away from being in the "top 1%" according to Alex Hormozi. Which is exciting. In this episode, we do a deep dive into how the average career lifespan of people in the fitness industry is so low and why this may be the case. Joe touches on the systems he looks at when trying to ensure that his staff want to stay around and stick in the industry for as long as possible. He also dives into strategies he has used as a coach to maintain his love for it. We hope you enjoy the episode!

In this episode, we go into a deep dive on Joe's speciality, both starting and running a successful gym business. We look at high level details of running the business such as leasing, finding the right space and the importance of being on top of all your financial management. As well as Joe's key lessons he has learnt. This episode is for all of you young health professionals that are looking to own and run a gym in the future.

Why training for longevity is the way forward In this episode, Matt and Kieran discuss the longevity approach to training and why this has been popularised recently as the key to a healthy, long life. Longevity looks at a sustainable approach to training so that you can continue to train and stay healthy all the way from 15 to 85. The boys touch on how the old way of training, going in and smashing yourself through high intensity training and weights, where you’re left feeling more sore than good, is not an effective way to train for a long period of time. Over time, something has to give, more often than not, resulting in injury. If you’re a young athlete or gym goer, this is especially the case for you as you want to be able to maintain this level of function for as long as possible. If you have missed any previous episodes, click the link in the bio for all episodes.

What makes a great team a great team? This episode sees the return of Joseph Agresta to talk about all things hiring, managing and growing staff through their career journey. Science of Fitness has a unique internship progression model where you can shape and mold young health professionals into highly qualified and knowledgeable health practitioners that are able to carry forth the businesses values and standards. The boys look at how to effectively grow staff from within, identify areas that you may need to hire someone for and also once you have all your staff, how do you turn them into a well functioning and efficient team. If you have missed any previous episodes, click the link in the bio for all episodes.

In this episode, Matt and Kieran discuss the evolution of the group fitness classes that are offered at Science of Fitness. Growing from high intensity 'primal' sessions, which was the foundation for the rest of the group fitness classes, Science of Fitness has evolved into a one stop shop for all your health and fitness desires. With yoga, pilates, and strength and conditoning classes being the base with specialty classes like breathing, core and move all complimenting this. We discuss the importance of longevity when it comes to health and fitness and why smashing yourself all day, every day in strength classes or high intensity classes may be doing more harm then good. Doing the hard work which may look like actually slowing down and completing a yoga or breathing class, is what a lot of people may actually need.

The final part of this three part series is finally here! So far we have discussed the mechanics and neuroscience of breathing and today we tick off the chemistry portion of breathing. Simply put, breathing is an exchange in gases, oxygen and carbon dioxide. But that exchange in gases impacts so many different aspects of how we function and feel. We take a deep dive into the importance of balancing between enough oxygen and carbon dioxide and why carbon dioxide isn’t the bad guy after all. If you missed any of the other episodes, please check them out above.

THE NEUROSCIENCE ABOUT HOW WE BREATHE In the last episode, we covered all things breathing mechanics. In this episode, Kieran goes in depth about the neuroscience around the importance of breathing and how this impacts our overall health. Our bodies are essentially governed by our nervous systems and one way we can directly influence which system is dominating is through our breath. We can increase our 'readiness' and 'arousal' through breathing but we can also settle down and calm ourselves through our breathing. This is part two of our three part series about breathing. If you missed the earlier episode, make sure you listen to that and stay tuned for part three. If you liked this episode, please leave a rating above.

Welcome to our three part series about all things breathing. This part one, where Kieran Maguire goes into depth about the specific mechanics that are necessary to breathe effectively. Breathwork has taken the world by storm, mainly popularised by Wim Hof, so much so that it is being integrated into peoples daily health regimes. Although breathing is something we do from our first moment until the last, we rarely stop and think about how we breathe. In this episode, we dive into the musculature of how we breathing and how it can be a whole body movement, the difference between chest breathing and diaphragmatic breathing and the chronic effects if we are breathing incorrectly plus so much more. Stay tuned for the next two parts where we discuss the neuroscience and chemistry of breathing. Huberman Lab post about how breathing can slow down your heart rate: https://www.instagram.com/p/COeSxVGnTF0/

In this episode, Matt is joined by Billy Rutherford, the Head of Athletic Performance at Science of Fitness to talk all things Athletic Performance and the most recent athletic performance testing day that was held at SOF. There were over 80 athletes at the athletic performance testing day the other day to see where they currently rate in terms of their athleticism. From across all different ages and sports, these athletes were tested using state of the art equipment and taught from professionals within the field. We discuss the importance of a good off-season and how if you want to become a professional athlete, why you need to be part of a program to get you there. For any aspiring athletes, this is perfect for you. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a rating.

Matt and Joey sit down again today to discuss the importance of goal setting, both professionally and personally. Both as a business owner and a trainer, Joe has had to set a lot of goals with himself and his clients. So, he has created systems and processes that he has figured out what works best for certain tasks and goals. We discuss the importance of process vs outcome and how to breakdown a big scary goal into small daily actions that you can take to get you closer towards that goal. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a rating.

We have our first SOF Sprint episode. A bitesize version of the podcast where we keep things short and sharp. In this episode, we are talking all things content when it comes to running a gym and marketing yourself in a noisy world social media these days. Content has taken the world by storm and everything can be 'content' these days. In the world of gyms and fitness, content is so important. These days, your social media feeds are filled with influencers all producing different types of content to grab your attention. We discuss what works and what doesn't and everything in between. If you enjoyed this episode, please give us a rating.

In this episode, we step inside the brain of Jacob Lawrence, the head physiotherapist at Science of Fitness. When SOF physio launched, so did a new way to treat clients through our physiotherapy service model. A membership style approach to seeing clients has been implemented aiming to increase adherence and consistency to their rehab journey. None of this would've been possible without Jacob. This creation of a community to assist clients through the rehab journey has been so important for increasing positive outcomes from injuries. We discuss the reason behind this type of service model, the challenges that have come from it but also the massive benefits from this. This is one for everyone. Enjoy and please leave a rating if you enjoyed it!