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Gymchat 208(b) – How Do You…V
Written By : Scott Bird
Filed In : Gymchats (formerly twitterchats)

Whitehouse Gym, Truman Administration

Whitehouse Gym, Truman Administration.
If this one looks familiar – it’s the conversation we were initially going to have on Aug 7th. A roundtable discussion about our various training techniques, equipment and approaches.
If you love talking about training (particular why do do things the way you do) – join us on the hangout. See you there.
Scott



One of the many fascinating aspects of strength-training is that everyone has a slightly different approach; based on their own goals, available equipment and information. Love it.


This week we’ll be returning to our discussion on training approaches, looking at many aspects of fitness as well as the lifting itself. What’s your current diet like, and do you take any supplements? What sort of music do you listen to whilst training, or do you prefer to lift in silence? Other than getting a good nights’ sleep, how do you recover after a heavy session?

However you train, we’d love to hear about it. Join us for part five of the incredible ‘How Do You …’ series. Fantastic.

Helping keep us on track is Personal Trainer Kirk Fontaine. If you love talking about training (particularly the way you do things), join us on the Hangout. Details below.


Details –
Who : Personal Trainer Kirk Fontaine and You
Topic : How Do You…V
When : Wed Aug 21, 9pm EST (here’s how to find out when that is in your timezone)
URL : Join us at https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/ciq4jtoqt529ed29lclh27k6bdo and in the Straight to the Bar Community on Google+.
How : Here are the details. Alternately, just mention to Kirk that you’d like to join us, and he’ll help you get set up.
See you there.

Josh Hewett

Josh Hewett.

Previously : In Gymchat 209 we talked about ‘Setting up a Home Gym‘, with Strongman Josh Hewett and Personal Trainer Kirk Fontaine. Great discussion.
If you missed the broadcast, the video is available over on Kirk’s Youtube Channel. That’s also the best place to subscribe to the videos directly, and to see previous discussions.

If you’d like to suggest a future topic, or schedule an interview for one of the upcoming discussions, you can send us a message privately here, or swing by our Community site on Google+. Look forward to hearing from you.

Over to you. Drop us a line on Twitter ( @scottbird ), or add a comment below.

Cheers.

 

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Written By Scott Bird
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