Welcome to the InForm Fitness Podcast series REWIND, a listen back to the classic interviews we’ve had with the high intensity gurus & master trainers… names like Martin Gibala, Bill DeSimone, Simon Shawcross, Jay Vincent, Ryan Hall & Doug McGuff. This is the 3rd of 3 parts with veteran competitive bodybuilder, “biomechanics” expert, author and public speaker Doug Brignole. On his website Doug describes himself as “Bodybuilder on the outside & science nerd on the inside.” In part 3, ...
May 02, 2021•21 min•Season 6Ep. 77
Welcome to the InForm Fitness Podcast series REWIND, a listen back to the classic interviews we’ve had with the high intensity gurus & master trainers… names like Martin Gibala, Bill DeSimone, Simon Shawcross, Jay Vincent, Ryan Hall & Doug McGuff. This is the 2nd of 3 parts with veteran competitive bodybuilder, “biomechanics” expert, author and public speaker Doug Brignole. On his website Doug describes himself as “Bodybuilder on the outside & science nerd on the inside.” In part 2, ...
Apr 30, 2021•20 min•Season 6Ep. 76
Welcome to the InForm Fitness Podcast series REWIND, a listen back to the classic interviews we’ve had with the high intensity gurus & master trainers… names like Martin Gibala, Bill DeSimone, Simon Shawcross, Jay Vincent, Ryan Hall & Doug McGuff. This is the 1st of 3 parts with Doug Brignole. On his website Doug describes himself as “Bodybuilder on the outside & science nerd on the inside.” His competitive career spans over 40 years & he has won numerous bodybuilding titles. His...
Apr 28, 2021•28 min•Season 6Ep. 75
Welcome to the InForm Fitness Podcast series REWIND, a listen back to the classic interviews we’ve had with the high intensity gurus & master trainers… names like Martin Gibala, Doug Brignole, Simon Shawcross, Jay Vincent, Ryan Hall & Doug McGuff. Adam kicks off the series with biomechanics expert, author, weight lifter, and personal trainer Bill DeSimone. Bill penned the book Congruent Exercise: How To Make Weight Training Easier On Your Joints. Bill is well known for his approach to we...
Jan 21, 2021•9 min•Season 6Ep. 74
Welcome to the InForm Fitness Podcast series REWIND, a listen back to the classic interviews we’ve had with the high intensity gurus & master trainers… names like Martin Gibala, Doug Brignole, Simon Shawcross, Jay Vincent, Ryan Hall & Doug McGuff. Adam kicks off the series with biomechanics expert, author, weight lifter, and personal trainer Bill DeSimone. Bill penned the book Congruent Exercise: How To Make Weight Training Easier On Your Joints. Bill is well known for his approach to we...
Jan 19, 2021•13 min•Season 6Ep. 73
Welcome to the InForm Fitness Podcast series REWIND, a listen back to the classic interviews we’ve had with the high intensity gurus & master trainers… names like Martin Gibala, Doug Brignole, Simon Shawcross, Jay Vincent, Ryan Hall & Doug McGuff. Adam kicks off the series with biomechanics expert, author, weight lifter, and personal trainer Bill DeSimone. Bill penned the book Congruent Exercise: How To Make Weight Training Easier On Your Joints. Bill is well known for his approach to we...
Jan 17, 2021•11 min•Season 6Ep. 72
Welcome to the InForm Fitness Podcast series REWIND, a listen back to the classic interviews we’ve had with the high intensity gurus & master trainers… names like Martin Gibala, Doug Brignole, Simon Shawcross, Jay Vincent, Ryan Hall & Doug McGuff. Adam kicks off the series with biomechanics expert, author, weight lifter, and personal trainer Bill DeSimone. Bill penned the book Congruent Exercise: How To Make Weight Training Easier On Your Joints. Bill is well known for his approach to we...
Jan 15, 2021•12 min•Season 6Ep. 71
The idea to include physical education as part of a child’s core curriculum is as uniquely American as Edison’s light bulb and the Blues. As early as the mid 1800’s American educators argued that, from kindergarten through to 12th grade, schools should provide children with the knowledge and activities necessary to maintain a high level of physical fitness for a lifetime. In the mid 1950’s, President Eisenhower established the President’s Council on Youth Fitness (PCYF) urging schools to offer ‘...
Sep 21, 2020•44 min•Season 6Ep. 70
There are times, if you’re lucky, when you meet someone who challenges and reshapes how you think about a closely held belief. Twenty-five years ago, meeting Robert Francis was such a time for me--a true mentor, he taught me to look at exercise in a completely new way. Robert Francis—exercise historian, spinal rehabilitation specialist, machine designer and master exercise instructor--has been working in the field of exercise since 1981. A milestone of my career was when, eighteen years after I ...
Aug 02, 2020•49 min•Season 6Ep. 69
Shayla McGrady, GM and personal trainer, at InForm Fitness, has been training people virtually long before the Covid-19 pandemic made it popular. And she was kind enough to take time out of her busy schedule to share her experience and expertise with us. We discuss the three most challenging aspects of virtual training: Technology issues – is the fear of using technology for the not-so-tech-savvy warranted? Equipment issues – Is a workout with no equipment possible, particularly if you have orth...
Jul 13, 2020•26 min•Season 6Ep. 68
Simply put, Thermography measures the temperature of a particular area of the body using a high-resolution, infrared camera, and is able to pinpoint “hot spots” without the use of radiation When you have chronic inflammation, your body's inflammatory response can eventually start damaging healthy cells, tissues, and organs. Over time, this can lead to DNA damage, tissue death, internal scarring and the development of several diseases, including, heart disease cancer. Tammy eloquently explains: W...
Jun 22, 2020•32 min•Season 6Ep. 67
Since the early 1900’s, scientists have been debating the question, “Does exercise increase or decrease our risk of catching passing infections, and the question has never been more salient than now, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. For some, self-isolation has ended their usual exercise habits; for others, a sudden excess of free time is allowing them to train longer and more frequently than ever before. Neither approach, it turns out, is ideal. The immune system is very responsive to exerci...
Apr 27, 2020•32 min•Season 5Ep. 66
Returning from a short hiatus, Mike and Adam dive right into some of the challenges, lessons learned, and surprises they’ve encountered when the world changed overnight and were thrust into the world of virtual personal training. During the first third of this episode they talk about the 180 degree turn our lives have taken: How isolation has affected our personal relationships, and how the virtual workouts are going, especially as compared to in-person workouts with access to high-end machines ...
Apr 07, 2020•23 min•Season 5Ep. 65
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training… this technique, which hit the scene in the 1990's, restricts blood flow to our limbs while exercising. It has some interesting and promising applications, particularly for people rehabilitating from certain injuries such as tendonitis. Dr. Loenneke provides a brief historical overview, the latest findings and insights as to how BFR training can be applied. Enjoy! Adam Zickerman – Power of 10: The Once-A-Week Slow Motion Fitness Revolution: http://bit.ly/The...
Dec 11, 2019•21 min•Season 5Ep. 64
Researchers have recently uncovered that ‘those who are strong, live longer.’ Moreover, people who exercise get stronger. Therefore, as logic would dictate, people who exercise should live longer. Right? Well, maybe not. On our last episode, #62- The Cardio Myth, we attempted to reframe common thinking about Aerobics. On this episode, with Dr. Jeremy Loenneke, Asst. Professor at Ole’ Miss, we discuss his recent findings that challenge long held beliefs about strength training. Does getting stron...
Sep 30, 2019•28 min•Season 5Ep. 63
Since the 1960’s, common belief is that two types of exercise exist -- Cardio and Strength training -- each having separate and distinct purposes. But is this an idea whose time has come and gone? Is there a new, emerging exercise paradigm? Mike Rogers leads an enlightening discussion with returning guest, Dr. Doug McGuff, a full-time emergency room physician and owner of Ultimate Exercise , a high intensity, personal training facility in South Carolina. They examine the history of Cardio and ho...
Sep 10, 2019•22 min•Season 5Ep. 62
This is one of our most important episodes. A must listen! Dr. Doug McGuff and I met back in 1995 at an exercise conference and we have stayed in touch ever since. He is such a brilliant thinker and teacher. I cannot emphasize enough how important Dr. McGuff has been to our understanding of the mechanisms and benefits of high intensity exercise Dr McGuff is a full-time emergency room physician and owns, Ultimate Exercise , a high intensity, personal training facility in South Carolina. In 2008, ...
Aug 09, 2019•36 min•Season 5Ep. 61
On this episode, we bring back biomechanics’ expert, Bill DeSimone, to discuss an exercise technique called ‘Negative’ Training. Negatives are performed by substantially slowing down the lowering phase (negative phase) of the repetition, thereby, increasing the intensity of the exercise you are performing. Bill starts off addressing the recent surge in popularity of Negative training and its subcategories; Negative Only training, Forced Negatives, Static Contractions and Negative Emphasized trai...
Jul 15, 2019•27 min•Season 5Ep. 60
We continue our conversation with Gary Taubes, journalist and author of the bestseller Why We Get Fat. In this episode Gary reveals a pet peeve of his: the establishment still considers Ketogenic and Low Carbohydrate/High Fat (LCHF) diets very unhealthy ways to eat, even though the recent resurgence of those diets has generated scores of clinical trials that appear to support the safety and effectiveness of this way of eating. Exasperated, he wrote an article on the subject, which was published ...
Jun 11, 2019•26 min•Season 5Ep. 59
Biomechanics expert Bill DeSimone is back by popular demand for the 3rd time! In this episode, a deep look and discussion into the latest internet sensation—the barbell hip-thrust and related movements. What is a barbell hip-thrust? What are the benefits? Does it work as advertised? Is it worth the risk? DeSimone, together with Adam and Mike go on to offer critical insight into potentially better alternatives, answer the most commonly asked questions, and moreover, remind us that not all exercis...
May 23, 2019•29 min•Season 5Ep. 58
Dr. James Fisher is a researcher & senior lecturer in sports conditioning & fitness at Southampton Solent University in the United Kingdom. He went on to complete his PhD, titled “The Scientific Application of Resistance Training” , through Nottingham Trent University. On this episode, Adam, Mike & James discuss exercising for health & strength vs. exercising for sports & fitness. Off the top, James clearly states that resistance training is essential to both good health &...
Apr 25, 2019•25 min•Season 5Ep. 57
Gary Taubes’ groundbreaking book “Good Calories, Bad Calories,” is stimulating and challenging , yet requires substantial time and attention to fully grasp. Hence, in 2010 Mr. Taubes wrote national bestseller, “ Why We Get Fat” highlighting the key points of his first book and making it accessible to everyone. In this episode, Adam and Mike and guest host, InForm Fitness instructor, Neil Holland, interview Taubes to reveal his simple message: The widespread theory of caloric intake exceeding exp...
Apr 08, 2019•29 min•Season 5Ep. 56
An indepth dive into single joint and multi joint exercise movements with Dr. James Fisher, researcher & senior lecturer in sports conditioning & fitness at Southampton Solent University in the United Kingdom. https://www.solent.ac.uk/staff-profiles/academic-profiles/james-fisher/james-fisher Adam Zickerman – Power of 10: The Once-A-Week Slow Motion Fitness Revolution: http://bit.ly/ThePowerofTen For a FREE 20-Minute strength training full-body workout and to find an Inform Fitness locat...
Mar 26, 2019•23 min•Season 5Ep. 55
Adam Zickerman and Mike Rogers of InForm Fitness dispel some exercise myths that are often touted as truth by some popular TV trainers who are vying for ratings or authors who are looking to sell books. While some fitness myths are harmless, others might cause injury or simply just waste your time. Adam Zickerman's Book – Power of 10: The Once-A-Week Slow Motion Fitness Revolution: http://bit.ly/ThePowerofTen For a FREE 20-Minute strength training full-body workout and to find an Inform Fitness ...
Jul 31, 2018•38 min•Season 4Ep. 54
In our latest Podcast, Adam Zickerman and Mike Rogers welcome Laura Crump Anderson, InForm’s Equestrian Fitness Specialist, to discuss the importance of being your strongest and fittest for your athletic sport. Whatever your sport may be, all athletes need to train smart if they want to stay in the game! Specific to this Podcast, however, Laura’s shameless obsession is clear – the Equestrian Athlete. Laura unwaveringly asserts that your horse is not the only athlete and excellence takes two to T...
Jul 01, 2018•41 min•Season 4Ep. 53
Our guest today is a longtime client of the Manhattan InForm Fitness location and who’s name is Michael Derchin. Michael is a cancer survivor who shares his story of profound loss, perseverance, and a lesson that proves you are never too old to make some positive changes and progress in your life. Bon Jovi - One Wild Night (featuring our guest, Michael Derchin on backing vocals!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaNi8j36Gio 2:30 mark in the song you can hear Mike’s primal scream ion the song Adam...
Jun 16, 2018•34 min•Season 4Ep. 52
Adam Zickerman is joined by personal trainer, author, and speaker Simon Shawcross to discuss the state of high-intensity training methods across the globe. What are the different philosophies associated with high-intensity training and some of the commonalities regarding this protocol as practiced around the world. http://simonshawcross.com Adam Zickerman - Power of 10: The Once-A-Week Slow Motion Fitness Revolution: http://bit.ly/ThePowerofTen For a FREE 20-Minute strength training full-body wo...
Jun 10, 2018•37 min•Season 4Ep. 51
Cathryn Jakobson Ramin who is an investigative journalist, a Lecturer, and the Author of the book Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery, which is a brilliant and comprehensive book that is essential to millions of back pain sufferers and health-care professionals. Cathryn Jakobson Ramin shatters assumptions about surgery, chiropractic methods, physical therapy, spinal injections, and painkillers and addresses evidence-based rehabilitation options describi...
May 17, 2018•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 50
“There are three pillars to living a healthy and balanced life. Exercise - Nutrition - Rest & Recovery” - Adam Zickerman Board-certified Head and Neck Surgeon and Transcendental Meditation Instructor Dr. Benjamin Asher join Adam Zickerman and Mike Rogers to discuss the value of rest and recovery through mindfulness and meditation. http://benjaminashermd.com Mindfulness Resources: Learn to meditate with our free basics pack, a 10-day beginner’s course that guides you through the essentials of...
May 04, 2018•36 min•Season 4Ep. 49
Exercise/Recovery/Nutrition. The three pillars necessary to build muscle, burn fat, and to supercharge your metabolism. Episode 48 of the InForm Fitness Podcast focuses on nutrition. Adam Zickerman is joined by celebrity chef, Judson Todd Allen who presents the diet that helped him lose 160 pounds, featuring 60 guilt-free recipes packed with powerhouse flavor created especially for The Spice Diet. Chef Judson's diet plan is heaven for food lovers. Using the principles of food science, he offers ...
Apr 22, 2018•31 min•Season 4Ep. 48
