Podcasts by Building Strength

S3E2 - ”As a trainer, do you take the time to get to know your clients?” from 2022-12-21T14:08:39

In this episode, I answer Austin's question about whether or not I take the time to get to know my clients on a personal level. Thanks for the question Austin! As always, feel free to message me...

S3E1- We’re Back! / Life Recap / Listener Questions from 2022-11-07T14:38:36

We're back babyyyyyyyyy. In this episode, I recap life over the past year and address some listener questions about how my training mentality has changed over the years and how to deal with lull...

S2E5 - Stoicism and Misc Notes from 2021-03-05T17:31:08

In this episode, I share some quotes and notes from stoic philosophers Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus and Seneca that have helped me in my personal development journey. I also share a few misc train...

S2E4 - Dr. Quiet and Dr. Happiness from 2021-02-19T16:03:39

And just like that, we are wrapping up The Four Doctors series. This episode is all about Dr. Quiet and Dr. Happiness. The main questions to ask yourself are: What makes me happy? How often am I...

S2E3 - Dr. Movement from 2021-02-09T14:49:21

This episode is all about movement and training, figuring out how much movement you need daily in order to feel your best and what kind of movement that might look like. I also share the key pri...

S2E2 - Dr. Diet (The 4 Doctors Series) from 2021-01-22T10:25:31

This is part 1 of a 4-part series that will outline ‘The 4 Doctors’ as taught by Paul Chek. This episode will be all about Dr. Diet, how to figure out your individual needs, learn what works for...

S2E1 - Biggest Challenges and Lessons in 2020 from 2021-01-08T11:07:36

In this episode, I share my biggest challenges and lessons in 2020. This is the start of season 2 of the podcast and I plan to bring some awesome content your way this year. You can expect me to...

80 - How Many Days Should I Train? What Kind of Training is Best? Should I Strength Train or do Cardio? from 2020-07-29T16:44:19

In this episode, I offer some questions to ask yourself and some insights for when it comes to deciding what kind of training you should be doing in order to achieve your goals. There are many d...

79 - I'm Back from 2020-07-19T12:20:47

I’ve been away from the podcast for a few months now and I’m happy to be back! Please message me if you have any questions or topic suggestions and I will make it happen for you! Check the show ...

78 - Going For My First RUN / One-Arm Pushups / Free 15 Minute Calls from 2020-04-30T14:10:15

In this episode, I share some thoughts after going for my FIRST RUN EVER. I also talk about how I achieved my first ever one-arm pushup last week. Lastly, I am now offering free 15 minute calls/...

77 - Training, Burpees and Books (Special 420 Episode) from 2020-04-17T15:41:26

Show Notes:

3:00 - Virtual group training

5:00 - PRs and recovery

13:00 - Books I’m reading

23:00 - My stance on burpees

32:00 - Focus on the basics

36:00 - Sn...

76 - Focus on the Things You CAN Control from 2020-03-27T20:14:54

Show Notes:

In this episode, I share how I’m spending my time during this COVID-19 situation. I also encourage you to to take this as an opportunity to do the things that you’ve always wanted to...

75 - COVID-19 / Cannabis / Yoga / Movement from 2020-03-19T14:58:49

Show Notes:

This is the COVID-19 edition of the Building Strength Podcast. Hope everyone is doing well, staying healthy and taking care of their physical and mental health. Sending lots of love!...

74 - Working for a Gym vs. for Yourself / Pay Yourself First / Book Recommendations from 2020-02-29T20:09:24

In this episode, I talk about the pros and cons of working for a gym versus working for yourself and how I got this point in my training career. I also share four book recommendations that you m...

73 - Transitioning From Barbells to Kettlebells / Principles / Tracking Your Training from 2020-02-11T14:26:06

“How has training and programming changed for you as you’ve transitioned from barbells to kettlebells?”

Work with me in-person or online: from 2019-11-09T19:11:48

Show Timestamps:

2:30 - Lessons We’ve Learned From Leaning Out

68 - If You Ain't Tracking, You're Just Guessing from 2019-10-27T07:50:43

Show Timestamps:

4:00 - Tracking our training, food intake, finances, sleep and biz performance 12:00 - Tracking your training 17:00 - Food 25:00 - $$ 38:00 - Quality sleep is key 40:00 - T...

67 - On Self Care from 2019-09-28T15:22:52

Show Timestamps:

2:00 - Self care 7:00 - Sleep is key 12:00 - Feels

MBTI Test: https://...

66 - Meal Prep Guide for Lean Gains / Grocery Store Tips / Bonus Rant from 2019-08-27T13:40:47

Show Timestamps:

3:00 - Sharing my Staple Meals

8:30 - Essential Tools for Efficient Meal Prepping

10:00 - Sharing my Meal Prep Recipes

18:00 - Nobody’s Perfect Rant

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65 - How I'm Getting Leaner / How to Create a Mobility and Stretching Routine from 2019-08-10T18:46:12

Show Timestamps:

1:00 - Intro

5:40 - Book Recommendations

12:00 - How I’m Getting Leaner

30:00 - How to Create a Mobility and Stretching Routine

#64 - Performing Well Outside of the Gym from 2019-07-16T11:43:02

Show Timestamps:

1:00 - Making a positive impact

3:30 - Social media and it’s impact on our creativity

11:00 - Cellphone notifications

15:00 - Scheduling your dream week / t...

#63 - Lessons Learned From Tracking Macros from 2019-07-15T19:48:34

Show Timestamps:

1:00 - Intro

2:30 - Asking for your help :)

7:00 - Lessons learned from tracking macros

14:00 - Food volume is key

20:00 - Weight will fluctuate

#62 - I Hired My Friend / Talking About Body Image from 2019-07-15T19:40:12

Show Timestamps:

1:00 - Intro / Show Breakdown

5:00 - Theo’s 6-Week Nutrition Challenge

17:00 - Hiring my Good Friend, Coach D

23:00 - My Mental Health in May

28:00 -...

#61 - How to Work up to Heavy Weights Efficiently and Effectively from 2019-06-04T13:58:29

Show Timestamps:

3:00 - Training for LIFE

8:00 - How to work up to heavy weights

12:00 - Tracking your training progress and why it’s so important to do so

16:30 - GRRRR

#60 - Kettlebells / Learning New Skills / Ladder Training from 2019-05-06T21:20:30

Show Timestamps:

1:30 - April nutrition update

4:00 - My kettlebell journey so far

11:00 - Find the right information and pick a program to follow

17:00 - Ladder training Listen

#59 - Theo's Ultimate Guide to Handling Injuries from 2019-04-24T14:13:48

Show Timestamps:

2:30 - My Injury History

6:20 - Theo’s Ultimate Guide to Handling Injuries

9:20 - Ask for help!

16:30 - Do the work

20:00 - Keep training

27:0...

#58 - On 'Cheat Meals', Variety in Your Diet and Theo's Standards for a High Quality Meal from 2019-04-08T21:52:38

Show Timestamps:

2:00 - My gameplan for April

3:30 - What is a high quality meal?

8:00 - It’s all about compliance and sustainability

14:00 - On cheat meals

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#57 - Principles are Few, Methods are Many from 2019-03-13T11:24:24

Show Timestamps:

1:00 - Prioritize and focus on principles - not methods

3:00 - Is a body part split more effective than push, pull, legs for gaining strength and mass?

10:00 - Tra...

#56 - Breaking Down Soreness, Progressive Overload and the Central Nervous System from 2019-03-05T11:57:08

In this episode, I answer one of my client’s question regarding training and soreness. She asked, “Should I be sore from my training? How do I know I’m making progress if I’m not sore?” This was...

#55 - Theo's Favourite Exercises for Overall Health / Mastering the Basics / Introducing Movement Variability from 2019-02-27T13:07:51

In this episode, I answer some questions regarding my favourite exercises for overall health and I share my philosophy and outlook on nutrition and movement variability and how that affects our ...

#54 - Q&A / Strength Training and Progress / Nutrient Timing and Supplements / Learning New Skills from 2019-02-13T13:05:30

In this episode, I deep dive on a set of listener questions based on strength training, how to establish and work towards certain goals, nutrient timing, supplementation and learning new skills....

#53 - Managing Recovery to Optimize Performance in the Gym and in LIFE from 2019-02-09T16:15:31

In this episode, I share how I recover from my training through proper programming, sleep and nutrition. I dive into the importance of sleep and how it affects my performance in the gym but more...

#52 - The Minimalists Guide to Meal Prep from 2019-01-25T15:44:38

In this episode, I share my experience with meal prepping and what I’ve learned over the last 8 years. Over the last 8 years, I’ve teared down the process to make it as efficient and effective a...

#51 - Building a Power Physique with Coach D from 2019-01-16T14:33:41

In this episode, Coach D (@powerphysique) joins me and proceeds to drop knowledge bomb after knowledge bomb regarding training, coaching clients to successful transformations, how neurotyping ha...

#50 - Personal Finance / Tracking your Income and Expenses / What I've Learned from 2019-01-09T14:35:47

In this episode, I share what I’ve learned through the process of tracking my income and expenses and WHY I think it is so important to face your finances head on. I also share HOW I track my ex...

#49 - How I Approach Setting New Goals from 2019-01-04T13:53:45

In this episode, I share how I am approaching my goals for 2019 and how I decided on these items. By reflecting on what I did well and didn’t do well in 2018, what area of life I want to improve...

#48 - Getting Burnt Out / Reflecting on 2018 from 2018-12-29T15:37:48

In this episode, I share what I’ve been working through over the last 4-8 weeks. I definitely got burnt out from working too much and not recovering enough from that workload. I’m feeling a lot ...

#47 - Attending the Strongfirst Kettlebell Course from 2018-11-30T11:23:08

In this episode, I recap my experience taking the Strongfirst Kettlebell Course with Louka Kurcer. I travelled to Montreal to take this one day course because I needed someone to critique my tec...

#46 - Smith Machine vs. Free Weights / Full-Body Strength Training Template from 2018-11-09T11:40:34

In this episode, I share my most recent fuck-ups just to show you that I am not as perfect and 'on it' as instagram stories might show you. I dive deep into whether or not we should be using the...

#45 - Education vs. Experience / How to Become Better? from 2018-10-30T11:49:57

In this episode, I share with you why I think both education and experience are equally important when it comes to honing your craft. I also share my personal experiences regarding both and what...

#44 - How to Cultivate your Physical and Mental Environment from 2018-10-23T14:21:57

In this episode, I talk about how to cultivate your environment (both physical and mental) in order to improve your mental health. This is a very important topic that not a lot of people talk ab...

#43 - How to Improve Front Squat Mobility / Why Every Athlete NEEDS to Strength Train / Dealing with Elbow Tendinitis from 2018-10-19T12:38:19

In this episode, I share how to improve your front squat mobility, why strength training is so important for sport performance and injury prevention, how to deal with elbow tendinitis and some t...

#42 - Low-Rep Training for Strength / Increase your Chinup Strength / Frequency, Volume and Intensity from 2018-10-11T15:13:27

In this episode, I talk about approaching your strength training with intent and focus, the value of low-rep training for making insane strength gains and I share the format from a strength clas...

#41 - Building Daily Habits to Achieve Your Goals [Q&A Session] from 2018-10-04T15:05:24

In this episode, I answer your questions regarding habits, pre-workout fuel, motivation, supplements that I take (or don't), real estate and training barefoot. 

As always, thank you for l...

#40 - Pavel Tsatsouline / Simple and Sinister / Grease The Groove from 2018-09-26T15:38:06

In this episode I talk about Pavel Tsatsouline and what I've learned from him, the Simple and Sinister program that I'm currently running and I give a quick summary/analysis of a podcast that Pa...

#39 - Ten Minute Workouts / Working Around a Busy Schedule / Should I Run Every Day? from 2018-09-19T10:41:29

In this week's episode, I answer these questions:

• I want to gain some muscle and shed some fat. I've been inactive for a while but I'm thinking of running every day. Wha...

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#38 - 12 Questions to Ask Yourself from 2018-09-14T15:09:25

In this week's episode, I share with you 12 questions to ask yourself that a friend of mine shared with me. This was a very effective and enlightening self-discovery exercise and I think you wil...

#37 - What I've Learned After 3 Years of Coaching from 2018-09-09T12:42:58

In this episode, I share with you the key lessons I've learned over the past 3 years of coaching. I also answer 2 great questions about how to build awareness with clients as well as how I stay ...

#36 - True Strength Lies Beyond the Gym Walls from 2018-08-30T16:10:21

In this episode, I share with you how I build 'systems' into my daily life in order to move towards my goals. I also talk about the importance of structure and a daily schedule. Whether you're s...

#35 - How I Built my Garage Gym for $1500 from 2018-08-23T21:32:59

In this episode, I share with you the process I went through to purchase what I needed for my garage gym. I share some tips that will help you if you're ever looking to get some equipment for a ...

#34 - Theo's Top Nutrition Tips / Low Carbs or High Carbs?! from 2018-08-09T15:33:01

Hi everyone, I had a few questions from some clients and members at the gym this week and I answer them all in this week's episode. I think this was my best nutrition episode to date and I hope ...

#33 - Personal Training, Small-Groups, Large-Groups or Online Coaching?! from 2018-08-02T20:18:29

In this episode, I talk about the four main services that I provide - personal training, small-group training, large-group classes and online coaching. I discuss the pros and cons of each and my...

#32 - How I Approach Training Older Clients from 2018-07-26T22:36:02

In this episode, I discuss the strategies I use when I train older clients. I discuss my main priorities when it comes to training this demographic as well as the similarities between the older ...

#31 - There is No Substitute for Consistency from 2018-07-19T15:26:13

In this episode, I discuss the difference between someone who is only focused on the short-term versus someone who understands the big picture and the fact that our health and fitness is a long-...

#30 - Q&A - Start With Why / Handling Mental Breakdowns / Marketing Yourself from 2018-07-11T10:50:16

In this episode, I answer YOUR questions regarding mental breakdowns, marketing yourself as a trainer, skin care, training with time constraints and much much more.

As always, th...

#29 - Instagram Q&A - Birthday Plans / Low Carbs/ Cannabis from 2018-07-04T13:31:13

In this episode, I answer some questions from instagram regarding birthday plans, low carb diets, starting strength programs, cannabis and many more!

As always, thank you guys for listeni...

#28 - Theo's Non-Negotiable Gym Commandments from 2018-06-27T21:44:34

Short and sweet episode for you guys today. Y'all know that I'm all about being flexible and adaptable with training. I am big on autoregulation and making sure we modify our training when neede...

#27 - Mid-Year Review / Struggling with my Dad's Brain Injury from 2018-06-21T21:09:07

In this episode, I share the 5-day mid-week review that I'm currently doing (courtesy of @before5am). I also share with you a journal entry I wrote two years ago in the early stages of my dad's ...

#26 - How Small Changes Can Make a Big Impact / Movement Variability / Feeling Good About Yourself from 2018-06-13T21:18:05

In this episode, I talk about how small changes can make a big impact, the importance of movement variability and why I think feeling good about yourself is UNDERRATED.

As always...

#25 - Dealing with Burnout from 2018-06-07T21:40:54

In this episode, I talk about how I deal with mental fatigue and burnout from business, training and life. I discuss the 4 things that I look at and address when the fatigue starts to set in. If...

#24 - Exercise Variations that you MUST try / Training and Nutrition Update from 2018-05-30T21:52:06

In this episode, I give a short recap of my day of eating and activity. I also talk about the exercise variations that my clients and myself have been enjoying for the last 6-8 weeks. These incl...

#23 - My Current Training and Nutrition Protocol / Q&A from 2018-05-23T21:00

In this episode, I explain what I've been doing with my own training and nutrition and how it's affected my energy levels and overall feeling of wellness. I also answer two great questions regar...

#22 - Personal Finances and Getting Your Money RIGHT from 2018-05-17T05:28:09

In this episode, I talk about what I've learned about MONEY and my approach regarding how to make money, save money and multiply money. I discuss steps that you can take TODAY in order to get yo...

#21 - Early Mornings / Should my Kids be Training? from 2018-05-10T09:22:23

In this episode I reveal my current morning routine, how I get up early in the morning and the importance of formal movement/physical preparation training for your kids!

As always, thank ...

#20 - How to Program your Training / How to Pick Exercises from 2018-05-02T20:49:44

In this episode, I answer a question regarding how to plan or adopt a training program and how to know which exercises to pick. I hope this episode is helpful and I would appreciate any follow-u...

#19 - Sticking to your Program / My Morning Journal / Shitty Excuses from 2018-04-25T21:30

In this episode, I answer a question regarding sticking to programs, I touch on how I organize my morning journal and I express my disgust on the excuse 'I don't have time'. 

As ...

#18 - Building Awareness / Sleep Hygiene and Stress Management from 2018-04-18T22:17:31

In this episode, I touch on why I think warming up is so important - not just for the physical benefits but for the mental ones as well. Also, I touch on how to determine whether you got a good ...

#17 - Q&A - Relationships and Fitness / Testing Strength vs Building Strength / Cutting Weight for Competition from 2018-04-11T22:00

Big Q&A session this week! I answer questions regarding relationships and getting your partner into training and eating right. I talk about why I 'hold my clients back' in terms of weight select...

#16 - Becoming a Better Coach / Improving Breathing Mechanics from 2018-04-04T21:40:46

In this episode, I talk about what I've been working on as a coach and why autoregulation is so important. At the end of the day, results and longevity are the two things that matter when it com...

#15 - Attending the CPPS Certification with Joe Defranco and Jim Smith from 2018-03-29T09:31:17

In this episode, I give a brief overview of the CPPS (Certified Physical Preparation Specialist) course that I took over the weekend with Joe Defranco and Jim Smith. I also go into the topic of ...

#14 - Speaking to a Dietitian / Loving-Kindness / Finding Balance from 2018-03-21T22:00

In this episode, I talk about my exerience consulting with a dietitian, the loving-kindness meditation that I've been practicing as well as my current struggle to find balance in life. Hope y'al...

#12 - Carlo Torres / Loaded Bar Collective / Hustle and Perspective from 2018-03-07T22:38:43

In this episode, I chat with Carlo about how he started Loaded Bar Collective, his recent travels, what he's working towards and much much MORE.

Loaded Bar Website : 

#9 - Reading 52 Books in 52 Weeks / My Favourite Fiction and Non-Fiction Books from 2018-02-14T21:30

In this episode, I talk about how I read 52 books in 52 weeks, how books have helped me shape who I am and which ones are my favourite so far. I hope you enjoy!

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#8 - Strength, Movement, Awareness and Injuries from 2018-02-07T23:17:08

In this episode, I talk about why I believe strength, movement and awareness should be our top priorities when it comes to training, longevity and overall health.

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#7 - Coach D Returns to talk Nutrition, Supplements and MORE from 2018-02-01T07:59:11

Power Physique Website: https://www.powerphysique.com/

Coach D's Instagram: Band of Barbells

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