Lift For Life with Graham and Angus
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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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United States
Description:
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
Language:
English
Episodes
Why Your Weight Loss Diets Fail
5/16/2024
Angus and Graham discuss ‘weight-loss diets’. Unsurprisingly they are sceptical and prefer sustainable long-term nutrition habits, rather than quick fixes.
They list some very bizarre examples of diets, including the ‘God Diet’, ‘Zero Point Foods’, and delve into keto. They discuss the problems with salads, and Graham emphasises the need for nutrition education to avoid profiteering corporations..
Duration:00:23:43
HYROX
5/9/2024
HYROX has been transforming group fitness since it was founded by Moritz Furste and Christian Toetzke in Hamburg, Germany in 2017. Last year 23,000 people attended the London events. There are now more than 40 ‘races’ taking place in cities across the world per year. Angus & Graham discuss the phenomenon - and Angus throws down a challenge.
Duration:00:12:12
How To Get Better At Running
5/2/2024
Recorded on the day of the London marathon, Graham & Angus discuss running, and how to improve your performance. Graham also details some extreme running taking place in Japan, and highlights the regime of ultramarathon runner Jake Barraclough, who famously ran 281 miles from Rugby School in the UK to Paris ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Duration:00:19:26
How To Make The Most Of Hotel Gyms
4/25/2024
Graham & Angus discuss hotel gyms, how to optimise and stay on track when travelling and what do if if your hotel gym is sub-par. Graham highlights some of the best hotel gyms in the world. Angus discusses there challenges of his very long arms when using machines in hotel gyms. They also discuss how gyms are now moving into the hotel business.
Duration:00:17:47
How To Turn A Bad Training Session Into A Good One
4/18/2024
Angus & Graham discuss how to turn around a bad training session. When you dont have a plan, things often go wrong. They also discuss an array of hacks and motivational tools.
Duration:00:12:42
How To Eat On The Move
4/11/2024
Graham and Angus discuss how they manage their diet when travelling. Graham has challenges on business trips, especially on British Airways Business Class. He has solutions though, and discusses them.
Angus talks about UK motorway service stations and how to plan ahead to ensure you don’t go off-track. Graham also discusses the content of the backpack he takes to the office each day, and Japanese breakfasts.
Duration:00:16:36
How To Recover From Injury
4/5/2024
Graham & Angus discuss sports injury rehab. Graham recently strained his elbow tendon ('Golfers Elbow’) and they discuss how he has adapted.
Duration:00:16:01
Is Whoop Really Worth It?
3/28/2024
Graham’s Whoop experience was not as positive as he had hoped. Angus was correct, again. They discuss what happened and Graham connects the situation to the teachings of Aristotle.
Duration:00:11:13
Why 8-12 Week Transformations Do More Harm Than Good
3/21/2024
Graham and Angus discuss the self-defeating process of short term “transformations”. It’s tempting to look for quick fixes. However finding the training programme that you love and want to do forever is the goal and what will really transform you in a sustainable way. Listen to how they managed to do this.
Duration:00:16:08
Fitness Accessories
3/14/2024
Graham & Angus discuss their training gear. To Angus’ frustration, Graham has just bought a Whoop bracelet. They also discuss lifting shoes, socks, how to carry your phone when running, the Apple Watch and other accessories.
Duration:00:22:27
Group Gym Classes
3/7/2024
Angus & Graham debate group gym classes. How dangerous can they be? How can you better prepare yourself for them? What are the aspects?
Duration:00:13:01
Creatine, Protein Shakes, and Other Supplements
2/29/2024
Graham & Angus discuss the advantages of supplements for training, what they use and what the medical community says about their use. Angus explains how his skin has reacted badly to some varieties of protein, and Graham gives tips to enhance your biceps and deltoids.
Duration:00:20:55
Graham’s Annual Medical Assessment
2/23/2024
Angus asks Graham to explain why he has an annual BUPA medical assessment, what it involves and what the trends and conclusions have been. To Angus’ great amusement, they discover that, in some aspects, G-dog is ’normal’ and not ’superior'.
Duration:00:17:58
Cryotherapy - What Is It And What Are Its Benefits?
2/16/2024
Angus discusses his personal cryotherapy experiences. Graham runs him through the history and how it can help in your weight-training journey. Gua Sha comes up too.
Duration:00:12:57
Calorie Burn - Cardio vs Lifting
2/8/2024
Graham discusses his new, slightly terrifying, social media activity. He and Angus then go on to discuss the science behind how many calories are burnt performing cardio exercise (running, cycling, rowing etc) vs lifting weights. There are some very exciting conclusions. Graham’s pre-Angus mistakes are also discussed.
Duration:00:17:52
Muscles & Immunity
2/2/2024
Angus and Graham ponder why they don’t seem to get ill very much. Neither of them had bad Covid symptoms when it was a thing a couple of years ago.
Graham’s regular fact checking soon explains why: weight-training!
Duration:00:10:29
Cycling. What Does It Do To Your Body?
1/26/2024
Graham & Angus discuss the pros and cons of cycling. It’s becoming more and more popular, and is a very convenient way of exercising.
What are the different types and how does each impact your body differently? What can we learn from weight-training regime of iconic British cyclist Sir Chris Hoy MBE? Which are the best bikes?
Graham also describes some embarrassing moments, cycling in London.
Duration:00:14:20
How Movie Stars Train - With Stu Walton
1/19/2024
In this weeks episode Graham & Angus interview Stu Walton who was the Cast Trainer on the ‘Justice League’ movie and Lead Cast Trainer on the ‘Aquaman’ movie. He trained Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, amongst others. We discuss the nuances of training such movie stars and the many lessons the average gym-goer can derive from the processes.
Duration:00:41:15
It’s January. Where On Earth Do You Start?
1/12/2024
Day 1. In this weeks Lift For Life podcast, Graham does some role play. Angus asks him to act as if he knows nothing about the gym. Angus gets a little bit bemused about some very basic questions. We actually had to pause recording because we laughed a lot recording this episode.
We think it could be very useful for all you newbie gym Gods and Goddesses!
Duration:00:27:15
Christmas Special Episode With Angus And Graham
12/15/2023
Angus and Graham discuss their Christmas morning running traditions. We encourage our listeners to start their fitness journey before New Year's Day for a more enjoyable experience.
Duration:00:10:26