Ascension Strength

In the fourth and final instalment, Pete talks with the registered psychologist who lifts, Aleesha, on anxiety, mindset coaching, and the pari then answer some questions from the IG Fans. Don't forget to follow Alesha on IG at @thegeekpsych

In the third of four episodes in the series, Pete talks with Aleesha Shimeld, a registered psychologist. This episode get into coping with no progression, perceptions of diet, and goals.

The second of four episodes featuring psychologist Aleesha Shimeld. In this episode Pete and Aleesha talk about anxiety and arousal, and how these factors interplay with performance.

In this episode, the first of four in a series, Pete talks with Aleesha Shimeld, a registered psychologist who also happens to lift. Pete and Aleesha discuss: - Women in strength training - Aleesha's experience competing in a powerlifting competition, with a remote coach (Pete) on the other side of the world, with 3 week's notice!

In this episode I talk with Todd Peut, Head Coach and player from the London Chargers Rugby League Football Club. Todd is an Australian ex-pat, living in the UK and we talk about his experience with playing and coaching rugby league, as well as what can be done to grow the sport in an area like London.

In this episode Pete discusses some fundamental concepts related to training to establish a common baseline of knowledge. In order to design useful training and nutrition plans, these fundamental aspects need to be understood. Topics covered include: - Homeostasis and Allostasis - Health and Fitness - Why athletes are not good role models for health - Stress and Stress Dosage - General Adaptation Syndrome and Stress-Response-Adaptation - Training is more than just muscular development - Training effects - The Law of Diminishing Returns - Performance vs Fitness

Pete talks about his thoughts on mental toughness as it relates to training for fitness.

Today's #whiteboardwednesday is on the topic on how to track training load. Thanks for the question Jared!

Coach Pete defines and then discusses the relationship between health and fitness.

Today’s #whiteboardwednesday is an overview of nutrition. Nutrition is a pretty massive and really confusing topic. A lot of people ask me if certain foods are good or bad, or what supplements they should buy. Others tell me they eat healthy but are frustrated that they aren’t seeing the results they were expecting or were promised by some product or diet book. We don’t subscribe to the idea of foods being good or bad but instead consider nutrition with a broader viewpoint. In this podcast, Coach Pete will be looking at 5 main priorities, prioritised by the size of the effect they have. The first priority is the one that will have the GREATEST impact on supporting your health or fitness goals, the second priority will have the second greatest impact and so on.

In today's #whiteboardwednesday, Coach Pete Tarling​ considers the relationship between strength and hypertrophy when commencing a resistance training program. Whilst many get into resistance/strength training on the expectation of hypertrophy and imporved body composition changes, in reality it takes a longer time to build up the training capacity that actually leads to noticeable differences in hypertrophy. So can you, or even should you, try to improve hypertrophy whilst initially starting strength training?

Arousal is simply the intensity of your motivation. Understanding what arousal is and how it works can help you get in the right zone. This then leads to better performances in training and competition. The relationship between arousal and performance be be described as an inverted U. This is a simplification, but provides a good overview. Other aspects such as choking and individual differences should also be considered. Find the right amount of arousal that works for you. You might respond better to high, medium, or low levels fo arousal. By recording what works, you can work out where you sit as an individual.

In this #whiteboardwednesday Pete looks at goal setting. Knowing how to design your goals adds to accountability as well as your direction in training. Understanding the types of goals helps you build them more effectively. Not achieving a goal isn't failure, it simply highlights a modification to the plan must be made in order to realise it.

In this #whiteboardwednesday, Pete looks at over-reaching. Often considered to be a minor case of over-training, over-reaching can actually be beneficial if applied correctly to lead to an increased adaptation.

In this #whiteboardwednesday, Pete looks at the concept of Maximum Recoverable Volume.

Pete talks with Ascension client Caitlin, on her experiences competing in a physique competition for the very first time. We talk about training, nutrition, as well the psychological aspects of her preparation.

In this #whiteboardwednesday, Coach Pete looks at Stress. Stress is an important part of training but getting the right amount of stress to elicit an adaption without going into a state of distress is key.

Coach Pete looks at the differences between how to approach and testing.

In this #whiteboardwednesday Coach Pete looks at Program Compliance, something more important than any training variable.

Coach Pete talks about Work Capacity in the latests episode.

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In this #whiteboardwednesday Pete discusses Individual Differences

Coach Pete Level oks at the fundamental fitness qualities that make up mechanical work conducted by the body.

Pete gives a run-down on training maturity.

Pete breaks down some guidelines for rest between sets and bouts.

Coach Pete gives a run down on how to sequence different exercises in a resistance program.

Coach Pete gives run down on Fatigue Management

Pete gives a run down on muscle fibre types

Coach Pete gives a run down on training load.

Pete gives a run down on wk on the body’s energy systems, an important consideration for training.

Coach Pete gives a run down on training frequency.

Coach Pete gives a run down on the training principle of variance.

Coach Pete gives an overview on the often misunderstood training principle of Specificity.

In this #whiteboardwednesday Coach Pete gives a run-down on Bannisters Fitness-Fatigue Model.

In #whiteboardwednesday Episode 2, Coach Pete explains progressive overload.

#whiteboardwednesday No 1: Supercompensation