Gains & Pains

This week Colin and Scott discuss the life expectancy of a PT......not when they kick the bucket but career life expectancy. We're invincible and will never die.

This week Colin and Scott discuss quite a lot of things ranging from mixing up your training being wary of items with PROTEIN splashed all over them as more often than not they're loaded with a ton of calories,

This week Colin and Scott discuss how to prepare mentally for a competition and how to remove unnecessary stress factors.

This week Colin and Scott discuss how to train and plan when your schedule goes t*ts up due to school holidays, changes in work schedules and generally when life throws your a curve ball.

This week Colin and Scott discuss coaches and trainers that end up losing the plot and totally lose their minds offering courses in breathing through you balls and building water charging rock stations....yes thats right!!

This week Colin and Scott (at some point...they think) discuss the importance of investing in your recovery.

In episode 14 Colin and Scott discuss why you're only as strong as your weakest link and why targeting those areas is vital to all round performance.

Episode 13 sees Colin and Scott discuss what is a very sensitive topic.....overweight children. The views of Colin and Scott are strictly their own and not of the the establishments they work for.

Episode 12 Colin and Scott talk injuries, stretching and rehab as well as giving a little early birthday treat to our number one listener Kathleen ;-)

Episode 11 is all about training intensity / time under tension and the importance it plays in achieving your goals. We had also hoped to talk about injuries but Colin needed a piss so we had to cut it short so tune in for episode 12 for some injury chat.

This week Colin and Scott talk about embellishment and bullshit within the fitness industry. Episode 10 was recorded in our 'B' studio which we're looking for a name for so drop us with your suggestions.

This week on Episode 9 Coin and Scott drink way too much coffee and ramble on about Avengers: End Game and fat shaming. MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT!! If you haven't seen End Game then we strongly suggest you don't listen to this episode until you get your ass to the cinema!

This week Colin and Scott discuss modern day training programmes that originated from the former Soviet block and why you should take the numbers with a pinch of salt due to the strong influence of performance enhancing drugs!!!

Episode 7 sees Colin and Scott discuss protein powders, the pros and cons as well as intermittent fasting and training in a fasted state. Is it more beneficial or is it detrimental? This is a shorted than normal episode so if you want more on this please get in touch.

This week in episode 6 Scott and Colin discuss weight training for women, why its beneficial and how to lose weight even though you hate cardio and love chocolate.

Always trust your coach even when they're an asshole! Today Colin & Scott discuss the benefits of having a good coach as well as some warning signs of a bad coach!

This week Colin and Scott celebrate their birthdays (26th March) and discuss why people aren't losing weight, eating too much and the dog shit diet!

This week in episode 3 Scott and Colin discuss behaviours and consequences for fat loss. Due to the opening part from Colin, Gains & Pains take no responsibility should anyone wet themselves if they are driving to work and can't make it to the toilet.

Welcome to episode 2 "Friends, enemies and training partners" In this episode Scott and Colin discuss the benefits of having training partners and how they can help push you forward with your training and how some folk are just a pain in the ass. Excuse the mayhem halfway through as guest lurker Brian drops his pants in the gym while we're recording causing us to totally lose it!

Welcome to episode 1 - "What the f**k are they wearing" where Scott and Colin discuss people who wear weightlifting belts and gloves to do bicep curls.