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Personal Trainers from Houston Texas cover a wide range of topics in the health, fitness, and training industry.

Garrett Theriot

  • Dec 8, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 117 EPISODES


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Hip Dysplasia

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 8:49


Hip Dysplasia is rare, but when you are born with it, you could be dealing with a ticking time bomb. Learn a little bit about it here, on Quick Sessions.

Jumping Abilility indicating change of direction capability

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 5:01


Why is jumping always getting tested, even when the sport doesn't necessarily call for the skill? I have an answer for you. 

Reliability of Load-Velocity as it Pertains to Determining your 1RM

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 8:32


"I did x for x reps so my 1RM is x" is a statment I hear way too often. I know people are just getting excited about potentially imprvoving, but this is a very flawed way of figuring out a max and can lead to so big disapointments.

DHEA - What is it?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 5:40


Dihydroepiandrosterone. An important precursor hormone and highest circulating steroid in the body.

Golf Quads

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 4:54


Quads are great, but are they actually important for golfing?

6 Meals a Day or Intermittent Fasting

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 11:56


Which is the right way to eat? People are asking, we'll see if they're listening. 

Don't Forget Your Hip Training

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 9:09


Hip training. You are probably doing some anyway, but don't forget to put an emphasis on it. This helps with EVERYTHING!!

Orthorexia

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 8:44


Orthorexia is the unoffcial term for an eating disorder where the person changes their diet and becomes obsessed with the new "healthy" choices. It comes in many different forms, and is very real, but it varies in degree seriousness which it why it is over looked until it develops into something worse.

Why won't my max go up?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 7:33


When you're going for a max, amping up the weights and dropping the reps is normal, and will normally prepare you for what the end goal ultimately is. But what happens when the same ole thing doesn't work? I've been there, and I've gotten past it. Check it out.

Bench Press Fixes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 12:28


Bench press coming off flat? This episode I'm telling you about the most common flaws in technique that I see on a regular basis. 

The Ankle Mobility Content Overload

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 9:42


The amount of ankle mobility information out there is getting a bit out of control. Self-improving fads like this drive me nuts because to creates a ton of wasted time in the gym, builds in excuses, and takes attention away from the the rel problem is (whatever that happens to be). 

Knee Instability

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 8:38


Knee instability plagues everyone as get banged up, or just get older. It is something that NEEDS to become part of your routine as soon as you start experiencing ANY decline in knee function.

Keep a Healthy Bench Press

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 9:34


Don't let bench press ruin your bench press. You're not 16 anymore, take care of your body when preparing to push the limits with your bench. Hear me out.

Working Through a Bum Shoulder 101

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 8:04


Sore shoulder? inflamed? Strained? All these injuries are annoying, but it doesn't mean you have to put shoulder training on the shelf. I got some ideas. Check it out.

The Carnivore Diet

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 10:33


The Carnivore Diet is hotttttt right now. I explain the basics and give my opinion. 

Fitness in the News

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 7:37


Covering some news in the fitness world. Chris Doyle officially canned, Ronnie Coleman videos making their rounds, and WSM Brian Shaw is a hero. Thanks for listening.

Squatting Kinematics and Kinetics and their Application to Exercise Performance - JSCR Article

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 16:38


We talk squats. Well done article explaining answers to the questions that get asked about squatting.

Iowa S&C Coach in Hot Water

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 5:38


Iowa Strength Coach Chris Doyle in hot water over some alleged racially insensitive comments.

Training with Weighted Baseballs

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 11:22


Weighted baseballs are being used more and more to help strengthen and condition young arms. Does it work? Is it worth it? We discuss.

Eccentric Training for Rehab & Prevention

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 12:37


Episode 100! I'm ditching the intro music and discussing the benefits of training eccentrically for rehab and for general joint stabilization. Thank you all for listening and these next hundred sound be even smoother than the first.

Eddie Hall vs The Mountain

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 8:57


World record deadlift and the match to be!

Back in the Gym

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 9:15


Back in the gym after two months. Many trainers attempted different ways of doing things during the 2 month break and i touch on that and more in Episode 97.

Quarantine Home Workouts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 8:49


Home workouts aren't really something I spend a lot of time worrying about, for a couple reason, and in this podcast I talk about why that is and how I think your time is best spent getting in your physical fitness during a quarantine.

Samford Women's Soccer ACL Study

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 7:41


Samford University, with Champion Sports Medicine, erases non-contact ACL injuries by recognizing deficiencies and fixing them through Champion's ACL prevention program.

Scott Cochran on the Move

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 6:41


Scott Cochran leaves the ranks of the Strength & Conditioning world to take a position as the special teams coach at the University of Georgia.

Antioxidants

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 10:38


Antioxidants. You've heard of them, and you know they are good for you. But Why? I've got some answers for you in this episode of Quick Sessions. Sorry for the background noise. Busy day at the office.

Gain Muscle, Lose Fat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 8:48


Many say it can't be done. Well....I don't buy it. We will discuss my side of this argument and ways I feel you can overcome the dilemma of "You can't gain muscle and lose weight at the same time".

What's Fueling the Obesity Epidemic

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 16:19


Dr. Robert Lustig leads a presentation on fructose being the leading factor in the rise of obesity across the world. Title Fat Chance: Fructose 2.0, is a long one, but a good one. This episode is a summary of that lecture.

February Pull Up Challenge

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 8:59


Pull-ups. They can be done several different ways, but this month 500 Dead Hang pull-ups was the goal. This inspired me to breakdown this king of body weight movement on the 90th episode of QS.

Ladies....You Won't Get "Bulky"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 10:22


I don't know who started this rumor that if women lift weights they will get bulky, but whoever did has single-handedly pulled off the greatest spread of misinformation in fitness history.

The Importance of Unilateral Training

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 8:29


Unilateral Training is an often overlooked aspect of developing young athletes and regular joes alike. Here's Why.

Cluster Sets

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 10:50


Cluster sets are a way of lifting near maximal weight for a volume higher than you would normally program into your routine. Be warned, this is not for the beginners though.

Ice Baths

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 11:46


Cold Water Immersion, or ice baths, are a popular process people partake in with the goal of muscle recovery, among other thing. Good? Bad? Pointless? Check it out!

Intensity & Strength Sets

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 9:55


When you start to get into the rep range and weight necessary to increase strength and power, continuously improving becomes a matter of the relative intensity you can maintain through your sets.

Pumping Iron

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 12:28


Pumping Iron is a documentary featuring #arnoldschwarzenegger and other elite bodybuilders on there way to the 1975 Mr. Olympia.

Clashing of Strength Coaching Cultures

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 12:41


New school vs the old school. What changing times mean to the profession of leading people in there fitness journeys.

Myostatin Deficiency

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 9:25


Reading about this 9 year old power lifter in Louisiana got me thinking about individuals with a mutated myostatin gene. This rare condition has no negative side effects (that we know of), so it is a very interesting topic that, if it could be manipulated by scientists, could bring about this super-hero-esq human, in theory, of course.

NEJM Review Article on Intermittent Fasting - Part 3

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 11:00


We wrap up the 3 part series on Intermittent Fasting

NEJM Review Article on Intermittent Fasting - Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 14:11


Part 2 of our discussion on the NEJM Review Article on Intermittent Fasting, this time covering clinical results and effective adaptation in the bodies of humans and (mostly) animals.

NEJM Review Article on Intermittent Fasting - Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 9:05


Part 1 of my 3 part (maybe 4) series on Intermittent Fasting as researched by tons of doctors and reviewed in the New England Journal of Medicine. This episode focuses on the effects of the fasting diet on a cellular level.

The Pros and Cons of Resistance Bands

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 14:27


Resistance Bands have become and increasingly popular in fitness, but I'm not sure I am sold. In this episode I breakdown the pros and cons of training with resistance bands as I see it.

The Game Changers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2020 12:13


My thoughts on the Netflix documentary sweeping the nation.

Kinematic Differences Between the Front and Back Squat and Conventional and Sumo Deadlift

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 7:58


Cool experiment performed at Logan university in the health and science department measuring the velocities of men and women of the front squat, back squat, conventional deadlift and sumo deadlift.

Velocity Based Training

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 9:05


Velocity Based Training is a workout method focusing on creating the greatest level of speed and explosion on the upward phase of your lift. This is awesome for increasing your explosiveness and using it as a tool to figure out your max weight so that you know which loads to use for X amount of reps gives you ton of help when it comes to efficiency. 

The Warm-Up

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 8:50


The Warm-up. The most underappreciated, taken-for-granted part of the workout that is often given as much thought as which plain-white towel you’re going to wipe your sweat with. The warm-up though, which you learn as you age, is truly the first brick to be laid down for this proverbial wall we are calling a workout. The base of anything can make or break a day, and the older I get, the more necessary a proper warm-up has become.

Deadlifts for Everyone!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 10:26


Deadlifts aren’t just for the powerlifters anymore. This exercise has been a staple for anyone who has ever stepped in a weight room with the goal of becoming their strongest selves, but with the growing demographic of people working out, the deadlift has adapted, and I don’t just mean in variation, but in volume of usage. So, who can benefit from the deadlift and why?

New Year, New Goals

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 8:17


Not everyone is in to New Year's resolutions, but I am, and they don't need to be over complicated or extremely complex. Just a few small changes can make a world of difference.

Keeping Long-Term Clients Engaged

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 13:42


How do we keep the clients who have figured out this whole working on thing engaged going forward? Well I have some ideas, which I put into practice.

The Russian Ban

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 10:48


The world’s top antidoping authority on Monday banished Russia from international competition — including next summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo — for four years, the latest and most severe punishment yet connected to a years long cheating scheme. Under the ban, Russia’s flag, name and anthem would not be allowed at the Tokyo Games next summer or the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, though the competitive effects may be minimal: Russian athletes not implicated in doping are expected to be allowed to compete in the Olympics and other world championships, but only under a neutral flag. So how did this all happen?

Your Brain on Steroids

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 12:28


We discuss the link between steroids and depression.

Microbiome

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 8:19


Microbiome, specifically the kind that live in your gut, are complex systems of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and a few other things that help with vitamin absorption, food processing, energy storage, and can even affect your mood and fat stores. How do we even control these 4 trillion little biomes? Diet, of course. Check it out!

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