Chalk Strength by Simon Bungate

The huge success Realmvmnt is having with its online coaches platform since linking with Ben Patrick. What gyms might look like in the future? Body fat measuring devices.. Simon Bungate www.cleanshred.com.au www.chalkstrength.com.au @chalk_bungate @keeganreal    

What should your athletes be doing and how should we get them back into training to again perform at their best! We cover ball sports and olympic games as well as different types of athletes including Veteran athletes, Peaking athletes and Youth athletes. www.athletesauthority.com.au @performance_wilmot @chalk_bungate www.cleanshred.com.au  

We breakdown how to get your athlete or members back into the gym after some time off.  What to consider, how to train and what will get them in better condition then ever before.. Also how to work with elite athletes.. Its not what you expect.. www.drjohnrusin.com www.cleanshred.com.au www.chalkstrength.com.au  

We talk Female strength Coaches, Female athletes - Simone is the Athletic Performance Specialist for Giants netball, GWS WAFL and also assists the GWS AFL Team. This is a great insight into the world of S&C from one of the leading coaches in the industry.

From 19inch to 42 inch vertical Jump. Ben Patrick has used himself as a case study to fix his knees and ankles and is on track to play in the NBA! Open up your mind to what could be possible if you would do absolutely anything to achieve your goals. We chat about Youth athletes, pro athletes, coaches, lift ratios and much more..  Enjoy and share

In this episode Nolan Cody head athlete coach at Clean Shred and i chat about the 3 Athlete abilities and attitudes and how to get the best out of them for success. Elite Athlete - Middle of the Road - Battler.

This chat started with 3 top things we should do with youth athletes and ended up going down numerous rabbit holes. Hope you enjoy this chat with one of the most knowledgeable coaches in the industry. Nolan Cody Head of Athlete Strength and Performance at Clean Shred. If you have any specific topics you would like us to cover please let me know on Instagram chalk_bungate

Dr. John Rusin is one of the fitness and sports performance industry’s leading experts in the pain-free performance training model that blends the world of strength and conditioning with clinical movement based diagnostic medicine to provide the ultimate results based methods, programming and practice for an impressively diverse demographic of elite athletes and general fitness clients.

Tony Gentilcore chats about co-founding Cressy Sports Performance, writing for T-Nation and the complete hip and shoulder blueprint seminar that will be held at Clean Shred (Sydney). Great to hear about the rise of his great career through chance, finding a specific niche, hard work and really caring about results.

Coming into round 1 of the NRL season we have 2 great S&C coaches  - Last year (Pat Lane) took out the premiership with the Sydney Roosters and the (Lachlan Wilmot) took out the wooden spoon with Parramatta Eels. But 2019 is another year! In this episode we gain an insight to what its like to be a coach at these premier clubs with great athletes and passionate supporters.

Nathan held Australian records in powerlifting before joining my to work at the Wests Tigers. During this time at the tigers we both shared our dreams for the future.. His was to live on a Farm and run a fitness business.. 3 years later thats exactly what he is doing.. listen into this one to learn about how to visualise your dream, run your fit business from abroad and FB ad tips! 

One of the true positive fitness influencers Alexa Towersey talks about all things fitness and i mean all things fitness, we cover if females should lift heavy weights, How to build the booty, How to be a great PT, Charity Presenting, Changing Lives and her Personal Story of Discovery. Simon "Chalk" Bungate https://youtu.be/5mexx9tj9ik Creating Curves - female weight training http://www.alexatowersey.com/creatingcurves 98 Riley street gym - method to the madness https://www.98gym.com/  

In this episode we talk to DR Vinesh Singh of NEWAVE medical newave.com.au Discussing gut health what causes, what contributes and what can help. I personally went through a huge process to improve my poor gut health last year and i now know the importance of looking after your gut health especially if you want to perform at a high level. Dr Vinney has worked with me and many of my athletes for testing of blood markers, allergy, genome and much more to improve performance.   hope you enjoy and hit me up on Instagram at chalk_bungate with any questions or comments on the podcast.

https://freestyleconnection.com/course/freestyle-connection-seminar-sydney-australia-2/ So excited to chat to Carl Paoli. Maybe even a little nervous as i really dig the content this guy puts out there, i have not followed him for long but i feel a real connection to the way he goes about his business. Come check him out at the freestyle connection workshop at Clean Shred.

Travis Jones has gone all in on building gyms! Currently sitting at 21, the goal is 50! He chat in this podcast about how he has grown it this far and how he plans on growing it to 50. He has also started a business coaching and media company to help other gyms hit their targets.

Great to have this legend Ben Murphy on the podcast.. You just feed of his energy and his passion for improving peoples wellness is infectious. He is one guy who is destined to make change. In this episode we get an insight to him leaving PT to do a high level Boot Camp which grew into multiple locations eventually opening up a facility. He also has now stepped into the wellness space opening Kula Health kulahealth.com.au where he is again looking to change the space..

In this episode Nick Davidson of Rise Performance chats about his time at Vision Personal Training and his decision to start his own retreat location in the southern highlands of NSW. Nick is a great coach, trainer and thought leader who has an infectious energy that brings the best out in others. If you want to run a retreat go to a retreat or have interest in business success than this is a great listen. https://www.riseperformance.com.au/ chalkstrength.com.au

Imagine an Aussie opening a gym in Spain! Well its on my list of things i would love to do but Kitcho has done it. I was there from the start hearing about the concept, seeing the plans and wondering if it would work? Well Kitcho has really made a name for himself in the Oviedo and is slowly building a strong reputation in Europe and America.  We chat about how to open a gym in Spain, what the challenges are and what it takes to be successful. Ps. Chalk Strength might be building a gym in Barcelona soon!

In this episode i chat through a few of the key lessons i learnt opening Clean Shred including: 1. To not let to much outside information influence your decisions. 2. To always consider your ideal client when making decisions. Backing yourself, your dreams and then understanding who your client is and creating a gym that will look, sound and feel perfect for your clients results. New Implementation program info https://www.expon.me/program    

RAW Barbell Club Podcast I chat with Simon Bungate. Simon has worked in Strength and Conditioning for a number of years most notably with the NYC West Tigers NRL Side and Olympian, and World Champion athlete, Jana Pitman.

Andreo Spina is running one of the most popular courses in the world. The FR FRC FRA and Kinstretch courses are a systemised approach to maximising your movement potential, linking Chiros and physios to coaches, PT and athletes. Teaching how find movement restrictions, how to improve movement and also how to own it for maximum performance. Its a great course that i highly recommend and i hope you can grab just a small insight into the mind of Andreao Spina in this short podcast.

Such a great insight into the mind of an outstanding Performance coach. Covering everything from starting out as a PT at fitness first Lachlan got an opportunity with an AFL development squad which turned out to be a direct path to working with the GWS giants for 7 years, now he has taken the big step across to NRL with the Parramatta Eels who have had a shocking start to the year of 6 losses and 0 wins. We chat about Youth athletes, AFL vs NRL, Player management, Training tech and loads more. Host Simon Bungate

My first experience of Wolfgangs work was his Squat holiday program and from there i had to follow up more about his training methods. In this episode we discuss about is amazing transformations, working with athletes, business, supplements and of course the squat holiday and new mass holiday programs. Enjoy!

Cody McAuliffe - Chats about your Fitness Business model whether your a sole trader or small business this podcast is full of gems to help you get to deeper understand your business and your people.Check out he PT/Coach Forum on Facebook a great resource for PTs and Coaches

Daine McDonald director of Clean Health had a big influence on my career. Post going to a Charles Poliquin seminar i realised i needed to know more about his methodologies and Daine without a doubt was the top poliquin trainer in Australia so i had to find the fastest way to learn what he knows. I signed up for personal training with Daine. He taught me another level of PT that was over the top obsessive with obtaining results for clients. Client assessment, lifestyle, nutrition, training and supplementation. Daine Tells so many lessons in covering his career thus far, I have made a list as there is so much great information in this podcast. Lessons in how to be the best Personal Trainer in Australia. Lessons learnt from Charles Poliquin Social Media advice Sticking to your niche Training fitness models like Lauren Simpson Starting a PT business Opening Clean Health Business mistakes and lessons Staff mistakes and lessons Running Internships / Certifications New Pts requiring basics All This and much more!

This Episode i interview my better half and business partner Briana Harkness. We talk about the Launch of our successful online program and how important wellness is to consider in your fitness business.

This episode talks about a big shift in my career that was initiated by attending a Charles Poliquin Course. I talk about the 5 big takeaway points that reshaped my career including Exercise Selection, Hormones, Wellness, Data and Learn more to earn more.

These 4 leadership skills have helped me go from frustrated with staff to loving and looking forward to every day. Get these right and your business will grow exponentially. Empathy It’s not an easy job to do well, it can be draining, it can involve failing and it can involve great wins To put myself in their shoes and really understand how they see something which causes their action.   Processes We only can control our actions, we can’t always control the outcomes. Concentrating on outcomes can handcuff us and stop us from reaching our full potential. We concentrate on our processes and we are accountable to our people - Numbers have been a focus for us this year but i know if we concentrate on process and people we will be successful.   Conditions and culture Leaving fulfilled, safe and satisfied Examples stories - wedding protection parents hand their kids over to the company Being a leader is like being a parent it is s learning process where you need to feel safe.     Critical and supportive. We have a big emphasis on giving each other constructive criticism. We started with positive support. I want my team to be successful, i want it to be with me but if its not i know they will kill it!

My program that dropped 5% Body fat and increased 4kg of muscle in 6 weeks - More importantly the lessons i learnt.   Having a big facility with swimming, gymnastics, yoga, sauna, free, pin, plate, machines, gas, cardio and classes.   I trained in every area of the gym and used every technique I could find and there is one main lesson that came from all this as the one main ingredient for success for experienced trainers and that is...   Volume and intent will win.   He who can do the most volume without breaking either intention or their body will get the most gains.   Context - my goal was muscle gain / but i will explain how this has flowed over to my athlete training soon.   Back from a 6 week Europe holiday with the boys I decided it was time to give it my all!   My goal was to be in the best shape I could be in and I was going to try and push the boundaries of my bodies capabilities.   Now when I started I had been away for 6 weeks overseas but I definitely wasn't back to a beginner.   I mention this because i see volume in the opposite way for beginners, i believe the least amount of volume with achieving improvements the better. Gains are easy when you are just starting training so save all the tricks up your sleeve for when you need it.   I also have the same thought patterns when working with young athletes but this episode is all about gains for the experienced trainer.   I had analysed who was getting the best results over the years of working in the gym and it was firstly the ones who spent the most time in the gym. Secondly the ones who spent the most time in the gym who actually were doing something and 3rdly that something was generally strength based.   I specifically paid attention to the gymnastics, weight lifters and swimming squads who would seem to just get stronger, bigger and fitter the more they did. Thanks to these guys i decided i would set up a program that would push my Volume through the roof.   Twice a day training. (and no i hadn't met Charles Poliquin yet or heard of this style of training)   I would keep my reps low with high intensity in the morning concerntrating on big compound moves.   Then I would get back out there again  in the afternoon hitting the same muscle groups but with less sets but way more reps 15 to 20 at least just really pumping as much bloodflow as i could into the same muscles.   I started doing this every second day and I was surprised to notice I was less sore after the double day then the single day. I put it down to increase blood flow back to those areas and therefore recovering quicker especially doing this session just before a big feed and sleep.   Next phase I stepped up to twice a day with another increase in overall volume every day. Rest Sunday only.   I had kept my intensity high in the morning session and had more than doubled my volume with the afternoon session. But the biggest bonus was with shorter sessions to my normal training i could show intent to every movement.   I was starting to get really sore as I started lifting more weight I could really feel some crazy Dom’s (delayed onset of muscle soreness) kicking in. There were days where i could barely walk down the stairs.   But from the start I decided that soreness would not be the measure to slow down instead I used strength decrease as the measure of when i should drop back but to my surprise i didn't lose strength no matter how sore i got i could still lift the same numbers.   The program would hit every body part 3 times a week and would have a full rest day on Sunday’s.   The key was every single session i went as hard as i could..   After just 6 weeks of following this plan i had gone from 14% BF and 84kg to 10% BF and 88kg.   Yes i was completely clean but my supplement and nutrition was completely on point which i will share in coming episodes.   3 main takeaways for training for gains.   1. Firstly only do what you need to do to get improvements. 2. Secondly when improvements stop change intention, variety and specificity. 3. Lastly learning to max volume without breaking is the key to top end results.

In a bit of a change up to the podcast Simon Jumps in to break down his story thus far in the journey to building 2 7 figure businesses. He chats about the early days of PT and the one big lesson learnt for success. The Art of Listening. 

A serious accident, a big "win" on crypto currency and a book on wellness. This story is amazing and you can feel that it is just the start of many big things for Jordan Travers, big tale aways right throughout on wellness, life altering events, crypto currency and authoring your first book.

Pete Tansley Good friend of mine who is doing great work in coaching Fitness professionals to do better with their business. I wanted to get Pete onto this podcast because i have see him as someone who has worked through all the crap thats out there and is putting together the actual content that can take the confusion out of running a business and getting more clients. We discuss your Target market and how to communicate to them through social media. Tips on reading books, listening podcast and choosing mentors to actually accelerate your growth. We also chat about How to progress from Trainer to coach, business owner and onto investor.

Tristan Rice EXOS Part 2 of this amazing chat! ESD explained Energy System Development - Method / physiology - simplified / balance and scale   Curve treadmill - puts you in a position to have to extend your hip more, if you don’t you won’t be able to control and increase the speed. Books to read Behave - Robert Sapolski Squat everyday - Matt Perryman

Tristan Rice EXOS   Want to know anything and everything about Athlete performance! Just sit back and listen to Tristan talk.. He is the education specialist at EXOS and shares his amazing insight into working  with athletes and strength coaching in general. I decided to break this up into two parts as there is just so much great information to take in. Part 1 we discuss the NFL Combine, research vs method, strength coaching tools, mindset and athlete communication. Part 2 we chat about ESD Energy System Development, the curve treadmill and what Tristan is currently reading.   So sit back and enjoy this amazing content, One i think you will come back to more than once as there is so many hidden gems   Simon Bungate.

Brett Smith - Biggest Loser winner 2017   Ex pro boxer Brett Smith chats about how getting fat snuck up on him, the 2 week process where he went from realising he had weight to loose and being thrown into the biggest loser House. He chats about his time on the show the hard part of missing his family and great friends he met on the show. He has now been thrown into a celebrity status and role model position for other dads in particular ex sports man and chat about now completing his Personal Trainer certificate with Fit College GWS he is looking to start his own business with Southpaw Athletic.   Host Simon Bungate Chalk Strength

Want to know how to push closer to your peak potential? This episode covers things that could be holding you back! Logan Gelbrich - Owner of Deuce gym LA, Author of the book Turn Right, Ex pro Baseballer, Crossfit Strongman presenter and Hold the standard summit chats about how to progress yourself your staff and your business. One to grab a pen and paper and action these great tips. Fitness School - Create a place where students are coming to learn just like a university.   Create your company into an organism Turn up as your whole self Transcend yourself No one own’s the purpose Moving through the stages of development   Reality to Peak Potential (do not accept in victory that which you would not accept in defeat) Relieve the pressure of what you can’t control Concentrate on the process and what you can control FOCUSING ON RESULTS WILL ACTUALLY KEEP YOU IN THE PLACE YOU ARE WHERE AS IMPROVING YOUR PROCESS WILL PUSH YO TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES   Coaches Prep Constructive feedback or critique   Social media Do’s and Dont’s   Simon Bungate.

Darren Bruce gives you 3 main points that will help you learn who is your ideal client, how to connect with them and how it will accelerate your business growth. We also chat about positives and negatives of having a military background, lessons learned form owning a facility and what Darren see's as the main factors required for success these days. Host Simon Bungate.

I jump in alone this week and talk about the rise of computer based programming and the effect this could have on Personal Trainers / Coaches. This one could change everything and save your job / gym, rather than sets, reps and technique i chat about gaining client buy in through the power of story.

This week on Chalk Strength Podcast we talk to Jack Zuvelek from The Body Consultants and he chats about how why has been so successful, what daily habits help him stay focused and Mentors that have helped his rapid growth to 5 gyms in 3 years.

Clint Hill is known as a scientifically based S&C coach who has worked with many elite athletes from sports such as NFL, Ironman, Rugby Union and Rugby League. He talks about the big lessons he has learnt in the ever changing fitness industry, His new passion for working with interns and some great tips for working with athletes. Special mention Ironman Kendrick Louis, Wade farmer and Chocolate Box Training for hosting.    Simon Bungate Chalk Strength

If you have your own facility or thinking about one day this is a must listen. Keegan and Simon Bungate talk about their experience with opening gyms, studios or performance facilities. Keegan Smith Real Movement Project founder has helped over 50 people open facilities from his Mentorship group. Simon Bungate owner of Clean Shred, one of the biggest independently owned performance centres in Australia and now founder of Chalk Strength. We discuss how to work out exactly what you want from your life. Is it a facility? Then what does it look like? What people will come in and train? How do they train? What is the ultimate project? How do you find your belief? Who should you surround yourself to make it successful? What will be your limiting factor? All these questions and much more are answered in this first Chalk Strength Podcast.