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RX'D Radio Podcast

The Pre-Script team along with special guests bring you a unique blend of science, strength, and clinical experience on the RX'D Radio Podcast. View the latest episodes below.

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PODCAST EPISODE #257: LUKE MILLER

Feb 09, 2022
 

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This week on RX’D Radio, Jordan sits down with Luke Miller, owner of No Switch Fitness. Luke’s educational/experience background includes a Masters of Science in Exercise Science from the University of South Florida, CSCS certification, PSL2 certification and an engineering degree where he found his love for biomechanics during undergrad when he was involved in research aiming to limit concussions from helmet to helmet impacts during game play. He is also a competitive bodybuilder himself, having competed seven times in the NPC; because of all of this, he takes pride in leading from the front for all of his athletes.

Luke tells us about his first show and how he got into bodybuilding after losing a golf scholarship to an injury. They go over what a “Mock Prep” would look like from start to peak week, touch every aspect of the prep. This episode is for everyone, not just those interested in the bodybuilding world, you won't...

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PRIOTIZIING STABILITY BY JAMES THAYER

Feb 04, 2022

James is an Assistant Director of Fitness and Wellness, educator, presenter and Pre-Script Coach. He believes the best approach to learning is to engage, educate and empower individuals and communities. James utilizes coaching, programming, performance and movement proficiency to set a standard for conversation to application.

Prioritizing Stability

Stability is the linchpin between mobility and strength for force transference. An inability to resist forces acting on the body creates force leakage (compensation patterns) instead of a direct path of force into the movement. When stability is the limiting factor to exercise execution or duration, utilizing the two tenants of stability creates a seamless transition of regression for the long-term goal of sustainable progression.

The two tenants of stability are:

1.        Deviate the Center of Mass (CM)

2.        Reduce/Expand the Base of Support

These concepts create a roadmap on how to best...

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PODCAST EPISODE #256: F*** Marry Kill: Excercise Edition

Feb 02, 2022
 

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This week on RX’D Radio, we find out Killian’s bottom line number to start an Only Fans and it may surprise you. This episode is an instant classic, culminating with the boys playing the world-famous game Fuck Marry Kill….only with exercises. Jiunta, Shallow, and Killian spend the second half of the episode going over why they hate running, squatting and hip thrusts and what episodes they would marry.
 

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KNEE PAIN WHEN SQUATTING BY ABDURAHMAAN SALOOJEE

Jan 28, 2022
Abdurahmaan is a Pre-Script coach from Ottawa who loves reading, traveling, and training.

Knee Pain When Squatting

This may be the first of a series, because there are a plethora of reasons that your knee may hurt in a squat. In fact, this is a good teaching point right off the bat: many coaches that are reading this have likely received a message saying “Hey coach, when I squat my knee hurts. What should I do?” You may have even been the one asking that question (guilty). The truth is, many coaches are tired of answering this question (at least the way it is currently worded) due to its lack of context. There are a multitude of factors that may contribute to knee pain during a squat, including but not limited to: Q-angle (as a consequence, gender), limb length, training age, injury history, and specific squat variation. All of this is to say, if you know you ask this question, try to provide a bit of context for the coach so that they can get more specific. And if you...

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PODCAST EPISODE #255: BIG MIKE VAN WYCK

Jan 26, 2022
 

MIKE VAN WYCK

Jordan Shallow welcomes OG Canadian bodybuilder and HD Muscle athlete Mike Van Wyck back to RX’D Radio!

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Mike Van Wyck returns in this episode of RX’d Radio

Dive into his no nonsense approach that applies to both bodybuilding and social media. Mike is one of the largest bodybuilders to hit the Pro stage, now training and running his coaching business - Wycked Training System -  out of Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

Mike brings us some of his best personal advice regarding training, nutrition, and coaching to create success in his industry.

There are even some unexpected perspectives from one of the biggest and most successful bodybuilders to ever hit the stage! 

In an evolving landscape littered with endless distractions like selfies and content creation, Mike draws on his lifetime of experience and IFBB pro bodybuilding career.

From novice to top level athletes, Mike applies technical cues and coaching...

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DEADLIFTS AND BICEP TEARS BY JAKE LARSEN

Jan 21, 2022

 

Beginning with wrestling and soccer, Jake has been immersed in fitness nearly his whole life.  Personal training and studying exercise in college were the natural progression of that passion.  Competing locally in bodybuilding and powerlifting, Jake currently studies exercise at university and does online coaching at Jackalstrength.com.

 

Deadlifts and Bicep Tears

 

The deadlift: king of lifts, right?  Do it right and the benefits are numerous, do it wrong… well, it is infamous.

 

Regarding conventional deadlifts, you’ve probably heard that alternating grip (sometimes called the over-under grip) is “bad”.

 

First off, what does bad mean?  “Bad” is an ambiguous term that people use to describe things that they don’t understand.  Does that mean it will negatively impact your goals?  Will it be effective at creating the desired stimulus?  Will it increase risk of injury? ...

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PODCAST EPISODE #254: TRAINING WOMEN

Jan 19, 2022
 

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This week on RX’D Radio, Dr. Jordan Shallow and Dr. Jordan Jiunta sit down to discuss the controversial topic of training across genders. Today Shallow receives a lesson in “mansplaining”, and the boys discuss the objective differences seen in the majority of female vs. male strength clientele. In addition, the boys remind us as coaches and clients that honesty is the most important variable in training success. Once again, sticking to our lane of experience is probably the best choice when working with a particular subset of clientele.


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WHAT'S MEASURED IS MANAGED - ASKING BETTER QUESTIONS

Jan 14, 2022

By James Macintosh

James is an ex powerlifter, online coach, educator and Pre-Script coach. He believes that education is not just theory but, more importantly, applying what we are taught. James takes a detailed approach to the art of coaching by facilitating conversations to improve communication, programming and training protocols for coaches to develop their services.

 

What’s measured is managed, but more importantly, Asking better questions of what we are measuring.

 

We all know that there’s so much more to coaching than giving someone a spreadsheet. 

As a coach in this day and age, we get told we have to consider biofeedback markers and performance metrics when assessing clients’ progress within their micro/macrocycles. This “full system” approach to evaluating and understanding the body can be vitally important in our decision making when writing programs to align with your client’s goals. BUT if we aren’t able to...

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PODCAST EPISODE #253: JOE DEFRANCO

Jan 12, 2022
 

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Joe is a world-renowned Strength & Conditioning Coach, educator, and owner of DeFranco’s Gym. His experience with athletes includes some of the top players in the NFL, NBA, MLB, UFC fighters, Olympic athletes, and more! He is also a co-creator of the Certified Physical Preparation Specialist certification course (CPPS). Tune in for the key moments that defined DeFranco’s impressive career, his mentality around managing burnout as a coach, and how his shoulder surgery led the transformation into his now SHREDDED physique.

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HAMSTRING CONSIDERATIONS

Jan 07, 2022

By Kyle Coogs

Kyle is a strength & conditioning coach residing in Massachusetts. He's spent the past few years working primarily alongside hockey athletes, among others. More recently he had the opportunity to assist with pre-season testing for an NHL organization. He also has some skin in the strength game, having competed in powerlifting for the past 6 years.

Hamstring Considerations

One of the more undervalued and under-trained muscle groups, the hamstrings, can be a complex addition in the programs of most athletes and lifters. In the athletic population, implementation in their programs revolve around Nordic hamstring curls and various stretches. Whereas the hardened lifter resorts to deadlift variations and avoids providing the muscle any relief. Before choosing a training method, it’s important to familiarize yourself with the structure around the muscle group. The hamstrings (which consist of three muscles) originate at the bottom of the pelvis and insert below the...

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