Podcasts by NFJ Podcast
The National Fitness Junto (NFJ) is a club of mutual improvement for health, wellness, fitness, nutrition, therapy, and sports business professionals. Members gather to exchange knowledge and ideas, debate issues, and support and improve all the practices and businesses that the NFJ can influence. Investigating and discussing a wide range of topics to further understanding, promote curiosity, spur creativity and improve their standards of practice has been the goal of many of their collaborations. An enthusiasm to invite other open-minded professionals to join them in this pursuit is what inspired the creation of the NFJ Podcast.
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029 – Nutrition&Body Composition 2 from 2018-03-07T10:38
A discussion on nutrition and body composition with a couple new expert members. If simply having more muscle doesn't dramatically increase one’s metabolism, what part of gaining muscle makes i...
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028 – Questions>Answers from 2018-02-07T08:31
"The motto of the NFJ. A discussion around questions that a few members have been considering recently. How do high doses of sugar make children hyper? Why or when should we label ANY resistan...
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027 – Movement Focused Methods from 2018-01-03T20:13
"If forced to choose, would you focus on improving one’s strength or movement? How quickly and easily should we expect “good movement” to be restored once limitations are removed? How do we lear...
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026 – Steroids from 2017-12-06T10:35
"The stigmas, side effects, and potential upsides of steroid use are discussed. For the military, would the potential upsides out-weigh the potential down-sides? If allowed within certain realms...
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025 – Hypertrophy&Growth from 2017-11-01T11:25
"The works of Vladimir Zatsiorsky & Brad Schoenfeld fuel much of the discussion. What THREE occurrences at the muscle make any training method used to elicit hypertrophy effective? Drop sets...
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024 – Incentive Strategies from 2017-10-18T09:47
"Members struggle distinguishing between intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. The Self-Efficacy Model, modeling, and "being heard" seem relevant and may influence motivation within a training env...
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023 – Effect Size&Exercise Selection from 2017-10-04T08:40
"Clarification on the definition of effect size and how it may relate to our practice. How does it differ from statistical significance? For exercise selection, where in the order does it fall w...
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022 – Readiness from 2017-08-26T15:15
"Refining a patient, client or athlete’s awareness to their own level of readiness seems to be the primary goal of many NFJ members. However, is everyone mature enough to handle the awareness of...
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021 – Prescribing Intensity from 2017-08-26T15:05
"Which is a more robust driver of fitness - intensity or volume? How do you pronounce “voluminous”? How do we perceive and prescribe intensity when considering the response from all the bodily s...
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020 – Inspiring from 2017-08-12T14:26
"What’s the difference between motivation and inspiration? How does enlightenment fit in?… if at all. Eliciting awe, humility, gratitude, and rage are some of the many tools utilized to inspire....
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019 – Self Preservation from 2017-08-12T14:07
"A majority of us want to preserve our health. But there’s more to the “self” then just our health. Can our identity interfere with our ability to improve and change? Our vague, often inaccurate...
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018 – Power from 2017-08-12T12:45
"Power, strength, and size are often used interchangeably. How does power differ? Are the intentions behind training strength and power the same? Which exercises and intensities are utilized? Ca...
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017 – The Back Squat from 2017-06-23T16:06
"Achieving the "correct" depth in the back squat exercise continues to be debated; more of that here. Babies, basketball players, power-lifters, and Crossfit all seem to complicate the issue. Ar...
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016 – Monitoring from 2017-06-17T13:47
"Early considerations on monitoring technology in health & performance. What do we monitor now and what will we be monitoring in the future? The discussion reverts to familiar, low-tech moni...
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015 – Programming from 2017-06-11T12:51
"A “back to basics” discussion on programming. A review of the principles underlining any training program with a focus on the interaction between variation and progressive overload. Inevitably,...
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014 – Body Composition from 2017-04-25T14:52
"What are some instances where body fat should be maintained or gained? Considering body composition's effect on health, how much of the problem is caused by deficiencies in vitamins and mineral...
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013 – Reactive Agility from 2017-04-19T16:34
"Which kind of drills or exercises may make an athlete more reactive? Isn’t all training essentially reactive? What role does “decision-making-speed” play? Can one be primed to be more reactive ...
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012 – Periodizing Speed&Conditioning from 2017-04-02T13:33
The line between speed training and conditioning is often blurred. What four variables determine whether one is training for speed or conditioning? Is there a misalignment in perceptions of fati...
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011 – Open Discussion from 2017-03-25T12:43
"An open discussion between three previous athletes and current fitness professionals. A professor of exercise physiology jumps in late with a valuable contribution. Included are thoughts on the...
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010 – Gender Differences from 2017-03-12T23:24
"There are many obvious and some not-so-obvious differences to acknowledge when coaching females and males. Do preferences for coaching styles differ between genders? If so, are the differences ...
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009 – Industry Projections from 2017-03-04T21:37
"Best guesses on the future of the industry. What’s the current environment and how will it change? Which populations are currently served well. Which ones will need better attention? In what se...
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008 – Dosage from 2017-01-29T22:00
"Members discuss this challenge of determining “how much” in exercise prescription. Are there lessons to learn from pharmacology? How can exercise professionals first determine and then safely s...
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007 – What Is Health? from 2017-01-29T21:50
"What is “good” or “bad” for you? These are old questions that aren’t easy to answer. Regardless, there have been and continue to be many proposed answers. Members discuss and critique several o...
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006 – Montessori Fitness from 2017-01-15T21:17
"A Montessori education emphasizes independence and a limited freedom to choose. Coaching this self-guided approach may also apply well in fitness. As professionals, is it our duty to coach peop...
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005 – Coaching Expectations from 2016-11-24T12:20
"Setting expectations, and managing them with care, is essential to sustaining our personal and professional relationships. Members share their perspectives on how to do this successfully. Consi...
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004 – Complex Training from 2016-11-17T14:32
"A brief review on complex training. What variables can and should be manipulated when programming complex training to maximize effectiveness? Is the true value of complex training in it’s refle...
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003 – Method&Style from 2016-09-07T14:06
"NFJ members try to distinguish the difference between coaching methods and coaching styles. The all-important “defining of terms” begins the discussion. What follows is a thorough analysis of t...
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002 – Evidence Based Practice from 2016-09-07T13:43
"There are data suggesting that many ACSM certified exercise professionals lack knowledge on the ACSM guidelines. How important is it to have and know guidelines? What other sources should profe...
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001 – Introduction&Nutrition from 2016-07-21T19:32
"The first meeting of The National Fitness Junto (NFJ) begins with an introduction and description of the NFJ followed by a discussion on nutrition." Meeting Date: 12/3/14 - Attending Members: H...
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