FitnessFAQs Podcast

FitnessFAQs
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Get bigger, stronger and smarter with FitnessFAQs. Your host Daniel Vadnal is a Physiotherapist from Australia with more than 15 years of calisthenics experience.  Guests include experts Dr Mike Israetel, Ben Patrick, Jeremy Ethier, Kinobody, The Bioneer, Alpha Destiny, Strength Side, Bill Maeda, Marcus Filly, Calisthenic Movement and more. Exercise can be complicated. This podcast will help.

  1. 2d ago

    How To Get Seriously Jacked With Calisthenics - Bald Omni-Man

    Bald Omni Man is a big, strong fella from the natural YouTube lifting community. . Get 10% off the best calisthenics equipment at GORNATION: ⁠https://www.gornation.com/?ref=znnsjrwo ⁠ Get 20% off my calisthenics programs at FitnessFAQs with code PODCAST20: ⁠https://fitnessfaqs.com/programs . Learn how much muscle you can build with calisthenics and how to keep progressing over time. How strict technique, pauses, deeper ranges of motion, and harder exercise variations can make bodyweight training challenging without relying on endless reps. We also cover when to add weight, how to think about training volume and proximity to failure, and why calisthenics can be combined with weights or machines for a more complete physique. Learn why exercise choice affects progress, comfort, and recovery, including why demanding lifts such as heavy deadlifts may not suit everyone. The conversation also explores injury prevention, training for size versus strength, choosing movements that fit your body, and the value of experimenting to find what you enjoy and can progress consistently. . Timestamps: (0:00) - How Big Can You Get With Calisthenics? (2:07) - Best Exercises For Chest (4:58) - Doing More Than 20 Sets Per Week? (5:43) - How To Make Bodyweight Harder (12:01) - Calisthenics Makes You Jacked (14:14)- Preventing Injury (18:13) - Big Gains Come After 3 Years of Training (23:41) - Rep Ranges Explained (28:47) - Mixing Calisthenics & Weights (34:25) - Rings Are Bad For Bodybuilding (40:23) - What Is Perfect Technique? (42:50) - Skills Won't Make You Massive (47:36) - Differences Training For Size Vs Strength (52:32) - Don't Skip Arms & Weak Links (57:11) - No Progressive Overload = Muscle Gain? (1:02:46) - Choosing The Correct Exercises For You (1:15:19) - My Theory Not Backed By Science

  2. Sep 27

    16 Harsh Truths About Calisthenics Nobody Talks About - STRIQFit

    Tariq from STRIQfit is a bodyweight training expert. Today we break down the most common calisthenics myths. . Get 10% off the best calisthenics equipment at GORNATION: https://www.gornation.com/?ref=znnsjrwo Get 20% off my calisthenics programs at FitnessFAQs with code PODCAST20: https://fitnessfaqs.com/programs . Timestamps: (0:00) - Calisthenics doesn't build muscle (2:42) - Bodyweight is just for beginners (6:48) - You need a full gym to make gains (12:58) - You must train to failure always (21:05) - Calisthenics is safer than lifting weights (24:40) - Do every progression in order to get strong (27:12) - Adding reps is all you need (28:48) - Train multiple calisthenics skill at once (31:31) - Lifting weights slows progress (35:02) - You have to start calisthenics young (40:02) - Skipping leg day is a must (43:42) - Weak core is holding you back (48:13) - Workout every day for fast progress (52:31) - The problem with training by feel (57:37) - Mobility and flexibility doesn’t matter (1:01:42) - Use perfect technique always

  3. Sep 24

    Nutrition, Muscle & Longevity: What Actually Matters - Stan Efferding

    Stan Efferding is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder, world-record-holding powerlifter, and creator of the Vertical Diet, with over 25 years experience coaching athletes such as Jon Jones and Hafthor Bjornsson. Expect to learn why the best diet on paper is useless if you can’t digest it, why losing fat is often easier than keeping it off, whether lifting matters more than dieting for body composition, how to balance food tracking with intuition, what Stan’s training looks like approaching 60, the health markers to monitor in your 30s, the truth about pain and injury, and much more . Get 10% off the best calisthenics equipment at GORNATION: https://www.gornation.com/?ref=znnsjrwo Get 20% off my calisthenics programs at FitnessFAQs with code PODCAST20: https://fitnessfaqs.com/programs . Timestamps: (0:00) - Why Keeping Fat Off Is So Challenging (9:01) - The Best Diet Is Useless If You Can’t Digest It (16:50) - Tracking Everything vs Eating Intuitively (28:39) - Competing In Sport Isn't Healthy (35:29) - What Matters For Longevity (45:35) - Lifting Matters More Than Dieting (49:54) - The Truth About Pain And Injury (56:49) - How Stan Avoided Surgery With Exercise (1:02:46) - Health Tips For People In Their 30's

  4. Jul 14

    The Art of Hybrid Training - Jake Williams

    Jake Williams is a sports chiropractor from Australia. Expect to learn why hybrid training (calisthenics + weights) is one of the most effective ways to build strength, muscle, and long-term athleticism. How weighted calisthenics solves the biggest progression limitations of bodyweight-only training. Why lower rep ranges consistently outperform high-rep training for strength while remaining just as effective for muscle growth. How to combine skill work with free weights and machines to accelerate progress on movements like the handstand push-up, front lever, muscle-up, and pull-up. Which gym exercises best complement calisthenics—and why movements like overhead presses, rows, lat pulldowns, and bench presses deserve a place in your program.How to use progressive overload, rep ranges, and exercise selection to become stronger without wasting time on junk volume or unnecessary fatigue. . (0:00) - Why Mix Calisthenics And Weights?(08:10) - Downsides Of High Rep Training (25:25) - Handstand Push-Ups Or Overhead Press? (40:52) - Pull-Ups Or Lat Pulldowns? (44:48) - Best Pull-Up Alternatives Minimal Equipment (48:50) - The Best Row Variations With Weights (59:44) - Dips or Bench Press? (1:02:27) - Barbell or Dumbbell Bench Press Angle? (1:08:33) - What's Missing From Bodyweight Exercises? (1:11:50) - Calisthenics Makes You Stronger At Everything (1:15:48) - Why You Need To Isolate With Weights . Get 20% Off FitnessFAQs workout programs: Use Code PODCAST20 at checkout - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fitnessfaqs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ . Sponsors: ✅ Get 10% Discount on the best calisthenics equipment by Gornation at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gornation.com/?ref=fitnessfaqs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (automatically applied at checkout) . Stay in touch: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fitnessfaqs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/FitnessFAQs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fitnessfaqs.com/contact/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow Jake: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube

  5. Jun 10

    Getting Jacked Naturally, Mindset & Social Media - Tanner Shuck

    Tanner Shuck is a strength coach, entrepreneur, and one of the most honest voices in the fitness industry. His message is simple: get brutally strong, master the basics, and the physique will follow. . Expect to learn why many natural lifters struggle to get jacked, the biggest mistakes people make, why strength remains the foundation of long-term muscle growth. We also discuss the problem with machines, benefits of calisthenics and barbell training, specificity, overcoming plateaus, and the trade-offs that come with pursuing different fitness goals. We also explore the realities of natural training, the mindset required to stay motivated for decades, the impact of social media on fitness education, and how Tanner's experiences with multiple major injuries shaped his outlook on resilience, gratitude, and personal growth. . (00:00) - Why Most People Fail To Get Jacked Naturally (06:20) - The 7 Movement Patterns Everyone Needs (10:14) - How To Break Through Plateaus (14:24) - Just Get Strong To Get Big (20:00) - Being Well Rounded Trade Offs (33:36) - The Reality Of Advanced Strength Progress (36:25) - Content Creation, Growing On YouTube, Fitness Business (57:54) - Injuries And Staying Motivated (1:02:40) - Mindset & Mental Health . 💪 Get 20% Off FitnessFAQs workout programs: Use Code PODCAST20 at checkout - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fitnessfaqs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ . Sponsors: ✅ Get 10% Discount on the best calisthenics equipment by Gornation at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gornation.com/?ref=fitnessfaqs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (automatically applied at checkout) . Stay in touch: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fitnessfaqs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/FitnessFAQs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fitnessfaqs.com/contact/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow Tanner: ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube

  6. Mar 23

    Get Flexible Without Stretching Every Day - Tom Merrick

    Tom Merrick is well known for offering honest, practical advice on flexibility and mobility training. His work keeps it simple without overcomplicating the process, and he will help you understand common myths around stretching. . (0:00) - Does lifting weights make you stiff? (7:26) - I'm naturally inflexible (10:28) - The reality of stretching (21:47) - Stretching makes you weaker (23:18) - What is perfect techinque? (27:03) - Advice for training as you get older (30:56) - Should you stretch everyday? (37:27) - Can everyone learn side splits? (41:47) - Stretch harder to improve faster (46:24) - Injury stories and stupid mistakes (51:46) - Bulletproof exercises don't exist (54:39) - Longevity training looks like this (58:52) - How many stretches do you need? (1:03:08) - Posture and pain explained (1:08:41) - Muscle imbalances should be fixed? . 💪 Get 20% Off FitnessFAQs workout programs: Use Code PODCAST20 at checkout - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fitnessfaqs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ . Sponsors: ✅ Get 10% Discount on the best calisthenics equipment by Gornation at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gornation.com/?ref=fitnessfaqs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (automatically applied at checkout) . Stay in touch: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fitnessfaqs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/FitnessFAQs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fitnessfaqs.com/contact/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow Tom: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube

  7. 12/10/2025

    Why Old School Calisthenics Workouts Make You Stronger - Saibov

    Saibov has 16 years of calisthenics experience, and he’s one of the most respected endurance and skills coaches in the world. In this episode, we break down the real principles behind high-rep calisthenics, smarter progression, and building strength that actually lasts. . (0:00) - Endurance calisthenics mistakes (5:00) - Do you need basics before skills? (7:33) - Benefits from high reps and volume (13:41) - How to progress strategies (21:18) - Saibov’s exact routine he follows (27:55) - One arm pull-ups advice (31:44) - Endurance + skills? (38:51) - Does weighted calisthenics actually help? (42:10) - Try this method to boost your strength (49:51) - Muscle-up masterclass (1:06:26) - Best endurance routine + nostalgia . 💪 Get 20% Off FitnessFAQs workout programs: Use Code PODCAST20 at checkout - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fitnessfaqs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Sponsors: ✅ Get 10% Discount on the best calisthenics equipment by Gornation at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gornation.com/?ref=fitnessfaqs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (automatically applied at checkout) . Stay in touch: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fitnessfaqs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/FitnessFAQs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fitnessfaqs.com/contact/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Follow Saibov: ⁠⁠Instagram

  8. 11/29/2025

    Why Hybrid Training Is the Future of Fitness - Marcus Filly

    Get My Calisthenics Programs: fitnessfaqs.com . Marcus Filly is an ex competitive CrossFit athlete, placing 12th in the world at the CrossFit games in 2016. Functional bodybuilding is the method Marcus teaches - Looking good, moving well and training for longevity. . (0:00) - Big fitnessfaqs news (0:15) - Why hybrid training? (8:39) - Interference effect killing gains? (16:40) - Why people lose motivation (20:13) - Intelligent variety for gains (29:05) - Dealing with training as you age (41:25) - Juggling hybrid goals (48:44) - Sharing funny workout stories (57:30) - Mixing weights and cardio effectively . Follow Marcus - Instagram

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Get bigger, stronger and smarter with FitnessFAQs. Your host Daniel Vadnal is a Physiotherapist from Australia with more than 15 years of calisthenics experience.  Guests include experts Dr Mike Israetel, Ben Patrick, Jeremy Ethier, Kinobody, The Bioneer, Alpha Destiny, Strength Side, Bill Maeda, Marcus Filly, Calisthenic Movement and more. Exercise can be complicated. This podcast will help.

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  • Creator
    FitnessFAQs
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    86
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    Explicit
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    © FitnessFAQs
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