In this episode, David answers some of the common questions submitted by you, the listeners!

Conor asks:

"Is the term metabolism used wrongly by people? What role do slow or fast metabolisms play?"

Karen asks:

"What strategies can be used to increase recovery during intense training cycles?"

Chris asks:

"What should nutrition look like on the day of a meet?"

Eoin asks:

"Is talent genetic? Are certain people at a higher chance of being better at certain sports than others with less favorable genetics?"

Make sure to check out the links in the show-notes at www.hpascience.com/episode55 and get in touch if you have any questions you would like answered in future episodes. 

In this episode, David is joined by Bryce Lewis. Byrce is an elite level powerlifter, having won silver in the IPF world championships in 2017 in the -105kg class. 

Bryce is also an experienced coach and founder of The Strength Athlete, a premium coaching and education service. 

Bryce displays a perfect blend of research knowledge and practical experience.

David & Bryce discuss:

Q1. What type of cues should we use in coaching?

Q2. How important is communication as a coach?

Q3. What methods of goal setting & visualization can be beneficial to performance?

And much more...

For full show-notes: www.hpascience.com/episode54

In this episode, David is joined by the founder of Reactive Training Systems, Mike Tuchscherer. Mike is an elite level powerlifter having achieved gold medal wins in both the world games and IPF world championships, 8 USA national championships and setting multiple IPF world records.

Reactive Training Systems offer elite level powerlifting coaching and education for coaching. Mike’s meticulous approach to coaching has led many of his athletes to outstanding success on the world stage.

Reactive Training Systems are a progressive company and continually innovating through in-house research projects.

For full show-notes see: www.hpascience.com/episode53