BLD Education: Where Research Meets Real Life
The coaching podcast that validates practical wisdom with cutting-edge science. Real coaches sharing breakthrough insights backed by 2025 meta-analyses.
From movement assessment to injury recovery to business sustainability - evidence-based solutions that actually work in practice.
For strength coaches, trainers & sports scientists ready to be less dumb than yesterday.
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Ribcage Assessment Revolution: Why Your Client's Chest Shape Predicts Every Movement Pattern
Discover the game-changing assessment technique that's transforming how coaches understand movement dysfunction.
In this week's BLD Education recap, we dive deep into the incredible ribcage assessment discussion from our coaching group that could completely revolutionize your programming approach. Learn why your client's infrasternal angle (the simple chest measurement you can see instantly) predicts their squat, press, and movement compensations with startling accuracy.
🎯 What You'll Learn: • The 90-degree rule that reveals inspiratory vs. expiratory bias patterns • Why tier-1 wide ribcage compensations look identical to tier-2 narrow ribcage issues • Research-backed evidence from Journal of Physical Therapy Science & Sports Biomechanics • Constraints-based exercise selection that makes corrections automatic • How to explain complex breathing mechanics to clients in simple terms • Injury prevention strategies based on ribcage type prediction
💡 Key Takeaways: • Unilateral dumbbell bench press with reach for wide ribcage clients • Overhead variations for narrow ribcage expansion • Why your "ankle mobility" client might actually have a ribcage problem • How to integrate corrective work into strength training (no extra time needed!)
Perfect for: Personal trainers, strength coaches, movement specialists, and fitness professionals who want to understand the WHY behind client movement patterns.
Based on real insights from our BLD coaching community - where evidence meets experience on the gym floor.
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16 Mar 2021
Episode #43 Be Less Dumb Vs Healthy Happy Humans
In the first of many joint episodes, I sat down with Declan Judge (Pendulum Physio) from the happy healthy humans podcast. In this episode we discuss
-Our 5 least favourite types of clients
-The stresses and pressure of running a business during covid
-Recreational drug use in Hospitality
24 Feb 2021
Episode #42 Luca Farace (Fitness by Farach)
Luca is a personal trainer & body composition expert with a degree in Kinesiology from York University. In more recent times Luca has gone on to open up his own gym, providing bespoke one on one tailored training.
In this episode we discuss the following:
-Cost/choosing the equipment for his facility
-How he built his gym from the ground up
-Marketing & promoting the gym
-His own training career (workout routines/nutrition)
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