The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast/ The Heavy Metal Strength Coach Podcast
By The Heavy Metal Strength Coach
The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast/ The Heavy Metal Strength Coach PodcastFeb 15, 2021
Volniir Part 2: Black Metal & Sex Magick
Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with Volniir. We loved having S.V on the show. Who would you like us to interview next?
Topics
The album writing process (0.59)
How near to completion is the new album? (2.54)
Do they want to sound like the studio album when they play live? (4.18)
Remaining shows before their live hiatus (5.58)
Most exciting recent shows (7.00)
Reaper Fest and the crowd response to live material (8.00)
Their approach to live shows (9.34)
His thoughts on the current UK black metal scene (11.29)
How should people listen to Volniir? (19.00)
Links
Episodes with Sidious Part 1 Part 2
Shrubs' Tour Bus Bangers
Band Links
Our Links
97: Sex Magick, Black Metal & Abandoning Hope With Volniir
Welcome to part 1 of our episode with Volniir. This episode has been in the works for a long time. We finally got S.V. to sit down with us and discuss their mighty 2021 release All Hope Abandon. The conversation turns to future projects and the inspiration behind the band. I think you're going to enjoy it. Volniir is one of the most exciting UK black metal bands around at the moment. I hope this is just the beginning for them.
Show Notes
Releases
Topics
Origin of their stage names (1.00)
Other members of Volniir (1.52)
Origin of the Volniir name (2.08)
Crowley (3.09)
Death is the crown of all, rebirth and ascension (3.45)
The opposite of sex is death (4.05)
The Great Enigma (5.35)
Is it still a one-man project with other people involved? (7.08)
Did you choose to make black metal? (11.20)
The origins of 'All Hope Abandon' (12.47)
The easiest song and the toughest song to get right on All Hope Abandon (14.42)
The story behind the album artwork (16.30)
Did it surprise S.V. how easily the album came together? (17.30)
Links
Other Bands
Relevant Links
For Strength Coaching: heavymetalstrengthcoaching.com
The History of British Black Metal: Bal-Sagoth- The Final Part
Welcome to The Grumpy Metalheads podcast as we embark on the 7th and final part of our Bal-Sagoth story with The Heavy Metal Strength Coach and Shrubs666. Today we explore their final album, The Chthonic Chronicles.
Tracklist
1. The Sixth Adulation of His Chthonic Majesty 04:20
2. Invocations Beyond the Outer-World Night 05:26
3.Six Score and Ten Oblations to a Malefic Avatar 06:08
4. The Obsidian Crown Unbound 05:58
5.The Fallen Kingdoms of the Abyssal Plain 04:38
6. Shackled to the Trilithon of Kutulu 04:02
7.The Hammer of the Emperor 06:58
8. Unfettering the Hoary Sentinels of Karnak 04:22
9.To Storm the Cyclopean Gates of Byzantium 04:57
10.Arcana Antediluvia 05:07
11. Beneath the Crimson Vaults of Cydonia 05:15
12.Return to Hatheg-Kla 03:28
Topics
Key Figures
Characters
Zuranthus
Publius Helvius Pertinax- real person
The Full Bal Sagoth episode saga:
40. Becoming The Heavy Metal Strength Coaching Team Ft. Joe Hoy
Welcome to The Heavy Metal Strength Coach podcast as change is afoot. Joe Hoy joins the team and we talk to him today. We talk online coaching, concussion and our plans for world domination.
New website: www.heavymetalstrengthcoaching.com
Joe Hoy (@apollo_physiqueTHMSC)
Sports Therapy
Connah Scholes
Episode Chapters
Why online coaching over 1-1 coaching? (3.20)
Isn't the industry too saturated to succeed? (4.39)
His experiences in the industry so far (6.20)
Can online coaching be as effective as 1-1? (8.15)
The online client journey (11.20)
What can be done if a client isn't achieving their goals? (15.30)
How can an online coach prevent their clients from skipping out on their program? (17.30)
What makes a good online coach? (21.00)
Why should p[eople keep a coach long-term? (23.30)
Concussions & rugby (26.49)
Future plans (37.25)
Mentors (39.36)
Further reading
Fancy gumshield concussion research
Mentors
95. In Sidious. An Evening With Sidious Part 2
Welcome to the second part of the Sidious interview. Here is when the lads really get warmed up into the interview and I give the opportunity to Shrubs to get a question in.
Before you delve into this episode, you might want to check out part 1.
Here are some of the topics we delve into:
- The UK Black Metal scene
- Playing live
- Wearing Corpsepaint on stage
- Upcoming tours
All our Bal Sagoth episodes
Useful Links & Further Listening
Shrubs' Van Bangers
Upcoming Live Gigs
Sidious
94. Are You Being Sidious? An Evening With Sidious Pt. 1
Welcome to The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast for part 1 of our interview with UK black metal band Sidious. We are joined by Baalrath and Valdr, who, despite their repeated attempts at giving their proper names will be referred to by their stage names for the duration of the episode.
We hope you have fun listening. See you for part 2.
Let us know who you think we should have on next by dropping us a message via the Instagram page @grumpymetalheads
Show notes:
Sidious essential listening...
Topics
The sound of Sidious evolving.
The many iterations of Sidious and what made it stick this time.
The missing link.
The writing process of Blackest Insurrection
Links
93. Andracca & UK Black Metal
93. Andracca & UK Black Metal
Welcome to another edition of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast. Today, we talk to K.DWS from the mighty Andracca who are about to unleash their new album on the world. In a varied, open discussion we delve into the transformative journey of the album's creation.
Talking Points
The history of Andracca (0.58)
The importance of Tolkien to the inception of the band (4.00)
Origin of the Andracca name (6.46)
Moving on from the Tolkien universe (9.00)
Devoted to suffering (10.45)
Could anything stop him from making music through Andracca? (13.30)
The new album (14.41)
Appreciation for life (21.15)
The cathartic writing process (23.00)
Does Kieran prefer being the frontman or blending into the background? (24.30)
Favorite tours & shows (27.15)
Thoughts on the current UK black metal scene (32.38)
Cradle Of Filth (35.30)
How does he want people to feel after experiencing Andracca? (40.15)
Shrubs' Tour Bus Bangers (43.18)
Useful Links
Gary from Reaper Agency
Band Mentions
Key People
Gary from Reaper Agency
Books
The Silmarillion
Andracca
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Ep. 39 What is Sports Therapy? [Connah Scholes]
What is Sports Therapy?
Today I'm joined by my head therapist, Connah Scholes. In this introduction episode, we take a big-picture view of sports therapy and explore some of its facets and how sports therapy can help a wide spectrum of people.
Talking Points
What is Sports Therapy? (1.02)
Why did he choose Sports Therapy? (2.00)
Getting injured as a therapist (4.00)
Connah's injuries (5.36)
Blowout fracture of his eye (9.21)
Connah's experience with therapists (11.00)
When do you learn to become a therapist? (12.00)
Do people choose the right time to see a sports therapist? (14.00)
Fostering dependency or autonomy? (16.20)
Will every injury get a diagnosis? (19.06)
Continued professional development (23.05)
Upcoming education (24.35)
How new clients tend to feel at the end of a therapy session. (25.40)
Love Island (29.30)
How resilient is the human body? (30.35)
Useful Links:
92. CODESPEAKER INTERVIEW
What a episode we have for you today. We were joined by the mighty Copespeaker who recently released their debut self-titled album CODESPEAKER.
We spoke to vocalist Greg Armstrong and guitarist Bob Fraser for their thoughts, the background of the band, and many other subjects.
The musical problems of particle physics (2.00)
Foundation of the band (3.00)
The importance of the track listing (5.40)
The story behind 'Carthage' the video (7.00)
The story behind the 'Phyrric' video (10.17)
Openness issues (12.17)
Danny Champion of Nothing (16.20)
The story behing Fraktur (18.00)
Giant Squid (21.57)
The story of Vrodi (23.30)
Oriflamme (25.05)
Hireath- (27.00)
Why is Hireath the closing song? (28.29)
Why put the first clean vocals mid-way through the album? (30.45)
The importance of 'the fuzz' (32.22)
"WE ARE NOT GENRE" 37.00)
Jazz & power violence (39.00)
Artwork of the album (39.50)
Current touring plans (42.00)
Tour Bus Bangers (45.00)
clipping. (46.00)
Top 2 horror films (47.15)
Other bands:
Tiberius videos of stop motion in the kitchen
Peter Gabriel
Other important figures
Chris from Black Mass Video & Tiberius
Pedra from Frontierer
Film Name Drops
Suspiria & The Red Sheets Scene
Midsommar
Martyrs
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcist
Historical Events
Useful links
91. All The Devils Are Here
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we discuss another week of metal releases for your enjoyment.
Show notes:
Lord Of The Lost- Blood & Glitter
Alphabet Essential Metal Listening
90. The History Of British Black Metal: Bal-Sagoth- Atlantis Ascendant (Bal-Sagoth Part 6)
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we discuss the latest part of our History Of British Black Metal series. Here, we talk about the album 'Atlantis Ascendant' from the mighty Bal-Sagoth
Key Figures
The Maudlings
Mark Greenwell
Simon Lee Photography
Fictional Characters
Professor Caleb Blackthorne III
Dr. Ignatius Stone
Key Locations
Tracklist
1. "The Epsilon Exordium"
2. "Atlantis Ascendant"
3. "Draconis Albionensis"
4. "Star-Maps of the Ancient Cosmographers"
5. "The Ghosts of Angkor Wat"
6. "Cry Havoc for Glory, and the Annihilation of the Titans of Chaos (The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire, Part III)"
7. "The Dreamer in the Catacombs of Ur"
8. "In Search of the Lost Cities of Antarctica"
9. "The Chronicle of Shadows"
10. "Six Keys to the Onyx Pyramid"2:08Total length:48:53
Other Bands
Lyric Videos
89. 2022: The Top 10 Episode
Welcome to the episode you've all been waiting for :D
We go through each of our top 10 albums of 2022 to rapturous applause and universal acclaim.
Shrubs Top 10
10. Panzerfaust- The Suns Of Perdition Chapter 3
9. Blind Guardian- The God Machine
8. Hundred Year Old Man- Sleep In Light
7. Rolo Tomassi- Where Myth Becomes Memory
4. Cult Of Luna- The Long Road North
Heavy Metal Strength Coach Top 10
10. Row Of Ashes- Bleaching Heat
6. High Command- Eclipse Of The Dual Moons
Further Links
88. The Brain Drill Society
Welcome to The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast with The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666. This week we discuss the following music and talking points:
Vocalist from Integrity
High Command- Eclipse Of The Dual Moons
Sisters Of Suffocation- Eradication
Essential Metal Listening
87. Aklash- Curry Club, Rituals & Heathen Black Metal
This week, The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 welcome UK Black Metallers Aklash to the show.
Talking Points
The origin of the name Aklash.
The Aklash curry house UK tour
The artistic melange.
Irish folk music.
The diverse UK black metal scene.
Guerilla church recordings.
Experiences playing Portugal.
A Sacrifice Of Guinness
The importance of BBC Radio 3
Useful Links
Instagram- @theheavymetalstrengthcoach @shrubs666
86. Cult Of Lunacore
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach and Shrubs666 for another grumpy week of metal recommendations featuring:
Morbikon- Ov Mournful Twilight (a mix of Municipal Waste and Finntroll
Drudkh- All Belong To The Night
Mountainscape- Atoms Unfurling
Essential Metal Listening
Discharge- Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing
38. Paul Broadbent: Fat Loss For Busy Parents
Fat Loss For Busy Parents
Talking Points
- His backstory
- His experiences as a parent
- Experiences in his early career
- Making the jump to a niche
- Dieting into a birth
- The importance of sleep
- The stress of finance
- Does everyone need a big goal as a new parent?
- Showing up for yourself.
- Should being busy stop a parent from losing fat?
- What does consistency look like?
- The first habit
- Addressing decision fatigue
- Feeling in control
- Being kind to yourself
- What to chase in the gym; calorie burn or getting stronger?
Mentors
Paul's Instagram: @paul.broadbent.fllc
Thanks for listening. Don't forget to give us a like and a share to help us reach more ears.
85. A Significant Percentage Of Zeal & Ardor
Welcome to The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast. Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach and Shrubs666 in another grumpy chat about metal, new releases, gigs and essential metal listening.
Talking Points
Gigs
Conjurer live at Key Club
Battalions/Row Of Ashes The Fenton
Grub Nap
Essential Metal Listening
Dismember- Like An Ever Flowing Stream
84. Stay Hungry!
Welcome to episode 84 of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast. @theheavymetalstrengthcoach and @shrubs666 discuss the following in another rambling episode of heavy metal goodness:
Gigs
Fatalist/Calligram gig at Boom, Leeds
Talking Points
The episode with Blood Countess
Essential Metal Listening
83. Nuns Performing Sexual Acts
Welcome to another edition of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast. Here's what we discussed today:
Gigs
Antichrist Imperium- Satan In His Original Glory
Cavernous Gate- Voices From A Fathomless Realm
Essential Metal Listening
Give us a review :)
Instagram: @grumpymetalheads
@theheavymetalstrengthcoach
@shrubs666
82. The Heaviest Cup Of Tea In The Universe
Welcome to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast.
Talking Points
Behemoth polish black metal and make it ok.
Essential Metal Listening
37. Do Androids Dream Of Anabolic Sheep?
Welcome to another episode of The Heavy Metal Strength Coach Podcast. Today, we are joined by my good friend, Alex Sheep (@anabolic_sheep.) I loved this episode. We chat about everything online coach related and put to bed a couple of myths about how to be a great online coach.
We talk about:
Alex's injury history
The importance of social skills.
Qualifying as a UEFA B football coach.
Starting online coaching during covid.
Covid opportunities.
Podcast with my first client Cookie.
Short-sighted aims of the UK gym industry.
Do you need a lot of time coaching on a gym floor to be a good online coach?
How do you create engaging social media?
Why pick an online coach over an in-person coach?
Our idea of a pathway from in-person to online.
Program design for the gen pop.
Comparisons to other online coaches.
The hostile world of online coaching.
Shout-outs
Online coaching mentor: @danmacfitness
Layne Norton (@biolayne)
Eric Helms (helms3dmj)
Socials
Instagram: @anabolic_sheep
My Socials
@theheavymetalstrengthcoach
For Personal Training
www.gainsglutesglitter.co.uk
81. Blood Countess: Elizabeth Báthory, UK Black Metal & Occulta Tenebris
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we talk to The Cuntess & Istvan (otherwise known as Steve Blackwood & Nina Blackwood) about their band Blood Countess, who recently released their debut album Occulta Tenebris.
Talking Points
Torturing virgins to attain eternal youth
Steve Blackwood's 7 active bands
Other members: Tamas, Nihilanth & Atok
The UKBM scene
Darkthrone: Transilvanian Hunger
Blood Countess
Thanks for listening :D
80. 45 Minutes Of Bludgeoning Death Metal
In what is actually a 22-minute episode, The Heavy Metal Strength Coach and Shrubs666 dig into some new metal releases and some essential listening for your desperate ears.
Useful Links
Bloodbath- "Survival Of The Sickest"
Marc Grewe of Insidious Disease
Blood Countess- Occulta Tenebris
Steve Blackwood & The Cuntess
Essential Metal Listening
79. An Absolute Banger
78. THE POWER COSMIC (Bal-Sagoth Part 5)
Join myself and Shrubs666 for another deep dive into the history of British Black Metal as we proceed with part 5 of the Bal-Sagoth saga, The Power Cosmic.
Talking Points & Useful Links
The obscure Russian lyric book of The Power Cosmic
THE BAL SAGOTH WEBSITE RETURNS
Cover art by Martin Handford
The Prime Voyager
Song List
1. The Awakening of the Stars
2. The Voyagers Beneath the Mare Imbrium
3. The Empyreal Lexicon
4. Of Carnage and a Gathering of the Wolves
5. Callisto Rising
6. The Scourge of the Fourth Celestial Host
7. Behold, the Armies of War Descend Screaming from the Heavens!
8. The Thirteen Cryptical Prophecies of Mu
Bal-Sagoth
Follow Us!
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@theheavymetalstrengthcoach
@grumpymetalheads
77. Man Dies On Podcast
Welcome to another Grumpy Metalheads Podcast.
Today's delightful talking points and big listens were:
Lustre- A Thirst For Summer Rain
Essential Metal Listen
Instagram:
@Shrubs666
@grumpymetalheadspodcast
@theheavymetalstrengthcoach
76. Mattress Smasher
Welcome to another edition of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast. We have another bangin' episode for you today featuring the following delightful metal:
Amon Amarth- The Great Heathen Army
Essential Metal Listening
Thanks for listening :D
36. Nick Winkelman- The Language Of Coaching
Nick Winkelman, author of The Language Of Coaching joins us for an episode I was super -excited for. As many of my clients know, I love finding the coaching cue that WORKS and today, I got to speak to one of the foremost experts on the subject.
Nick was an incredible guest. I hope you get as much from the episode as I did.
Talking Points
- Defining our terms: What Is A Coaching Cue?
- When Nick realized the cue was a game changer
- The essence of coaching
- Common communication points to establish a better coaching relationship
- The body, the task, and the environment
- How to go from coaching cue to subconscious performance
- Gabriele Wulf, Ph.D.
Useful Links:
Theheavymetalstrengthcoach Instagram
Outro music by THE INFERNAL SEA
Check out their MUSIC/MERCH/GIGS/THE INFERNAL TEA
Thanks for listening!
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35. Mike Bennett [OLD NOT DEAD]
Welcome to The Heavy Metal Strength Coach Podcast. Today we're joined by my good friend, Mike Bennett.
Mike is a shredded, mentor figure at the gym we work out of.
He's built a large following on Instagram with his personal diary-like posts of his physique and life.
I think we could all learn something from him as he continues to be in great shape aged 57.
Show notes:
A long interest in fitness a very short history in bodybuilding.
Running.
The importance of tracking diet.
Will Dyson, The Anabolic Scientist (@theanabolicscientist)
Coming from an academic background and struggling with perfectionism.
Good habits and sustainability = as little energy spent on thinking as possible
When numbers get stuck in your head.
Connah Scholes (@connah92)
Biggest lessons from lifting over the last 7 years.
Decision-making & lifting.
Instagram: @im.old.but.not.dead
@theheavymetalstrengthcoach
My website: www.gainsglutesglitter.co.uk
Outro Music By The Infernal Sea
75. Wonderful Moments Of Brutality
Welcome back to The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast.
Shrubs had fun on his new mattress last week but now we are back.
Talking Points:
The incredible UK sludge scene.
Conjuror- Those Years Condemned
Panopticon- The Death of Baldr and The Coming War
Belphegor- Bondage Goat Zombie
Panzerfaust- The Men Of No Man's Land
Releases:
Panopticon- And Again Into The Light
Misfire- Sympathy For The Ignorant
Further Listening
Our history of British Black Metal Venom Episode
UK Sludge- Row of Ashes on the podcast
Essential Metal Listening
Mayhem- De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Thanks for listening.
34. Chris Sutcliffe- Endurance Training, Frank Bruno & Doing Things You've Never Done Before
Today, we're joined by my good friend Chris Sutcliffe (@cssfitness), a Leeds-based PT and endurance athlete to give his perspective on endurance training, the lessons we can learn from extremely tough endurance events, and Coronation Street. This episode was great fun. thanks for coming on, Chris.
Talking Points
- A lifelong interest in sport, competition, and education
- Starting from a commercial gym as a personal trainer
- The importance of being likable as a Personal Trainer
- When your gym floods and you have to move your business overnight
- The Edge Gym
- JD Gyms
- Taking an endurance training client from zero to hero
- Getting fit for the London marathon
- What do people get from doing huge events like the London Marathon?
- Doing things people have never done before
- The journey, not the destination
- Mistakes endurance clients make
- Executing on the day of a big event
- What is the coach's role on the run day?
- Be patient during a race.
- Preparing a client for a less than ideal race day situation
- Overcoming huge obstacles in a step-by-step manner
- Being able to do things you've never done before
Shout-outs
Website: www.cssfitness.co.uk
Instagram: @cssfitness
Outro Music By THE INFERNAL SEA
74. Jon Krieger: BlackBraid, Native American Black Metal & The Adirondack Mountains
In episode 74, we talk to Jon Krieger. Jon is the man behind BlackBraid, a Native American black metal project straight out of the Adirondack mountains.
This is my favourite episode I've ever recorded. Give it a listen, check out Blackbraid and get the album BlackBraid I in your ears when it drops on August 26th, 2022.
Show Notes & Talking Points:
Singles & Videos
The River of Time Flows Through Me
Barefoot Ghost Dance on Blood Soaked Soil
The River of Time Flows Through Me (Lyric Video)
Topics
[Topic] Origin of the name Blackbraid.
[Topic] Why a solo project?
[Topic] The Adirondack Mountains and their importance to BlackBraid
[Topic] Native American history in the Adirondack Mountains
[Topic] First contact with Europeans in the Adirondacks.
[Topic] The Mohawk People
[Topic] The Iroquois People
[Topic] What about the harsh wilderness creates such amazing black metal?
[Topic] The influence of summer, love, and happiness on his BlackBraid.
[Topic] Did he choose black metal, or did black metal choose him?
[Topic] Norse Paganism
[Topic] Finnish black metal
[Topic] Satanic black metal
[Band] Wolves In The Throne Room
[Band] Panopticon
[Band] Winterfylleth
[Topic] Using black metal as a way to spread knowledge, mythology, and awareness.
[Topic] Did he expect to be answering questions about Native American culture when he was working on this album?
[Topic] "The first time I've done vocals for anything"
[Topic] Why call it BlackBraid I?
[Topic] The very successful pre-order.
[Quote] "The day I day, bury me amongst the stars and worship my memory as the warm autumn wind"
[Topic] The story behind the album artwork
[Topic] Taking BlackBraid on the road
[Topic] Is singing and playing guitar live a compromise he's willing to make?
[Topic] BlackBraid in the Uk and Europe?
[Topic] Making a show a ritual ala Watain and Wolves In The Throne Room
[Topic] What is the best way to listen to the album?
Tracklist
1. The River of Time Flows Through Me
2. As the Creek Flows Softly By
3. Sacandaga
4. Barefoot Ghost Dance on Bloodsoaked Soil
5. Warm Wind Whispering Softly Through Hemlock at Dusk
6. Prying Open the Jaws of Eternity
73. Peter Crushing
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we discuss another week of crushing metal goodness.
Today's talking points:
Failed Humanity- The Sound Of Razors Through Flesh
Werewolves- From Cave To The grave
Essential Metal Listening
Dimmu Borgir- Death Cult Armageddon
Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse Video
Intro music by WITCHERY
72. The History Of British Black Metal (Bal-Sagoth Part 4 THE BATTLE MAGIC ERA)
Join The Heavy Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we discuss the Bal-Sagoth album BATTLE MAGIC. This is part 4 in our series about Bal-Sagoth and part of the larger series, THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BLACK METAL.
Useful links & Further Reading
Tracklist:
Battle Magic 2:45
Naked Steel (The Warrior's Saga) 4:44
A Tale From The Deep Woods 5:36
Return To The Praesidium Of Ys 6:29
Crystal Shards 2:17
The Dark Liege Of Chaos Is Unleashed At The Ensorcelled Shrine Of A'zura-Kai (The Splendour Of A Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath The Blazon Of The Hyperborean Empire Part II) 4:14
When Rides The Scion Of Storms 6:16
Blood Slakes The Sand At The Circus Maximus 8:53
Thwarted By The Dark (Blade Of The Vampire Hunter) 6:18
And Atlantis Falls... 2:22
Inro Music By Witchery
71. Sing-Along Thrash Metal
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we discuss some lovely new releases from the world of metal featuring:
Avarsa- Ascending Into Perdition
Hundred Year Old Man- Sleep In Light
Essential Metal Listening
The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast: @grumpymetalheads
The Heavy Metal Strength Coach: @theheavymetalstrengthcoach
Shrubs: @shrub666
Intro Music By Witchery LIVE/LISTEN/MERCH
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70. [INTERVIEW] Bleaching Heat, ROW OF ASHES & Heavy Metal Laundry
In today's banger of an episode we have Chris Wilson & Dan Arrowsmith on to talk about their latest album BLEACHING HEAT. Chris & Dan are two of the three members of the British sludge trio Row Of Ashes. This album is a piece of masterful heaviness that few albums get near. We delve into the following talking points:
Let The Long Night Fade old song, with previous lead singer
Surviving Sounds Label. "Total Catharsis through heavy sounds"
Before & After Bleaching Heat Mixing Comparison
Digital and cassette release of Bleaching Heat
Where did the lyrics come from?
The influence of hip hop on the album.
The laundry-based origin of the album title.
The laundry sample.
Breakthrough moments.
Useful Links
Intro Music By WITCHERY
@theheavymetalstrengthcoach
69. Summoning The Slayer
Join Shrubs666 & The Heavy Metal Strength Coach as we discuss another week in metal featuring such classic listens as:
Doldrum- The Knocking Or The Sound That Preceded Their Disappearance
Casket Feeder- Servants Of Violence
Temple Of Void- Summoning The Slayer
Essential Metal Listen
Triptykon- Eparistera Daimones
Intro Music By Witchery
33. Reanne Francis- Living Up To Our Potential
Living Up To Our Potential
Reanimate Coaching
Talking Points:
Realizing you are only operating at 40% capacity.
Overcoming fear.
Suffering increases the empathy of a coach.
The amount of suffering required to learn a lesson is different when someone has pushed themself all their life.
The fear of not living up to our potential.
Transitioning from online coaching back into 1-1.
The loneliness of online coaching.
Similarities between online coaching and online gaming.
Lisa Lewis and fostering autonomy.
Are we doing things to feel validated by ourselves or seeking validation from our parents?
Differences from cut to cut.
Managing an extreme cut while in a relationship.
Where to find Reanne online:
Instagram: @reanne_reanimatecoaching
Outro Music:
68. Striving Towards Oblivion
Join the Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 for another week of banging metal releases and some grumpy chatter as we discuss the following music and talking points:
Anti-Inferno- Antidiluvian Dreamscapes
Sacred Son- The Foul Deth Of Engelond
Misery Index- Complete Control
Vorga- Striving Towards Oblivion
Vimur- Transcendental Violence
Essential Metal Listening
Intro Music
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Episode 32: Kyle Dobbs [Introversion, Innovation And Adaptation]
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach for one of the most mindblowing podcasts I've done.
Today, we welcome Kyle Dobbs of Compound Performance
Talking Points
Kyle's experiences working at all levels of the fitness industry.
The growth of compound performance.
Navigating change in the industry.
Starting from a place of anxiousness due to being an introvert.
From farm to fitness.
Not being prepared to train general population clients and pushing out of his comfort zone.
Transitioning towards coaching other coaches.
His experience with Peak Performance, being unexpectedly without a job and having to adapt quickly.
Kyle is a petty man, stubbornly striving for success.
"An unhealthy amount of pride."
Stress is stress and a stimulus is a stimulus
Becoming amygdala dominant rather than cortisol dominant
Building a platform where you can regularly fail in a low-risk way.
Familiarity is the opposite of threat.
Graded exposure and its application to many areas of life.
Training based on the level of stimulation.
Are you a more power-based or capacity-based athlete?
Concurrent training.
Basing the assessment on the client AND the goal.
Communicating feedback based on someone's level of extroversion.
Critical feedback vs criticism. The difference.
Level of extraversion, how experiential someone is, and how they approach conflict. -My mind is blown by this.
Positive vs negative feedback.
Kyle can't take a compliment.
Kyle struggles to give compliments.
Hiring to fill the gaps.
Understanding someone enough to help them.
Time management.
Anita Golden
Talking to as many people outside of the industry as possible.
Instagram: @compoundperformance
App: Get Compound
Website: www.compoundperformance.com
OUTRO MUSIC BY THE INFERNAL SEA
67. Depressed Mode
The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 discuss a delicious new batch of metal this week as they delve into the following music and talking points:
New Releases & Talking Points
Depressed Mode- A Decade Of Silence
Singer from Fleshgod Apocalypse Veronica Bordacchini
Tomarum- Ash In The Realm Of Stone Icons
The Artwork of Mariusz Lewandowski
Essential Metal Listening
Trevor Strnad from Black Dahlia's death
The Black Dahlia Murder- Miasma
The Black Dahlia Murder- Nocturnal
INTRO MUSIC BY WITCHERY
31. Talking About Cable
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach for another solo episode as we chat through my latest article 'It's Time To Talk About Cable.'
The Article: It's Time To Talk About Cable
Talking Points:
Cookie, my first client, appears on the podcast.
The progress of Jo Rhodes.
Language around "being broken"
Is it safer to have a coach?
Getting a 6-pack.
WHEN YOU SNAP A BICEP AND THE HOSPITAL MISDIAGNOSE IT.
66. Let's Go Neanderthal
Join THe Heavy Metal Strength Coach and Shrubs666 as we delve into another week of metal. We chat about some huge releases and some obscure ones. Check it out.
Talking Points
Watain- Agony And Ecstasy Of Watain
The Spirit- Of Clarity And Galactic Structures
Essential Metal Listening: Crowbar- Crowbar
65. Vim & Vigour
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we delve into another joyous week of metal featuring:
Rolo Tomassi- Where Myth Becomes Memory
Non Est Deus- Christ Raping Polka
Artwork by Mariusz Lewandowski
Essential Metal Listen-
64. Egg All Over The Kitchen
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach and Shrubs666 as we delve into our listening this week.
Bands & Talking Points
Weigedood- There's Always Blood At The End Of The Road
1914- Where Fear And Weapons Meet
Essential Metal Listen:
Vader- When The Sun Drowns In The Dark
63. Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule
Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach and Shrubs666 as we embark on another journey into the wonderful, over the top world of Bal-Sagoth
Today we cover the period around their second album, Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule.
Talking Points
How do say Thule?
Cacophonous Records in the 90's
"A monumental milestone in the annals of metal"
So much more spoken word.
TRACKLIST:
1. Black Shadows Soar Over A Mountain Of Shadows
2. To Dethrone The Witch Queen of Mytos K'unn (The Legend of the Battle of Blackhelm Vale) 6:46
3 As the Vortex Illumines the Crystalline Walls of Kor-Avul-Thaa 6:35
4 Starfire Burning Upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule 7:23
5 Journey to the Isle of Mists (Over the Moonless Depths of Night-Dark Seas) 1:12
6 The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire
7 And Lo, When the Imperium Marches Against Gul-Kothoth, Then Dark Sorceries Shall Enshroud the Citadel of the Obsidian Crown (Episode: VIII) 6:29
8 Summoning the Guardians of the Astral Gate 6:09
9 In the Raven-Haunted Forests of Darkenhold, Where Shadows Reign and the Hues of Sunlight Never Dance
10 At the Altar of the Dreaming Gods (Epilogue) 2:30
Talus Ebonfyre
The caverns of eternal mist.
THE DARK LIEGE OF CHAOS.
The quest for originality.
Keyboards as the central element of their musical approach.
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30. Andrew Coates [The Importance Of Showering]
In a shorter than usual episode, Andrew Coates gives us 25 minutes of gold. I might lean into these shorter blast episodes as I enjoyed it once the shock of getting the timing wrong had worn off.
Thanks to Andrew for being on. It was a banger.
Talking points:
Nailing the client experience.
The importance of being liked by your clients.
The client we don't like working with.
The idea of forgotten progress.
The importance of noticing the familiar.
Good relationships+good experiences+good results= client retention
How to not be intimidating as a huge Personal Trainer.
The importance of body language.
Letting people come to you.
Your bio photo is important.
Invisible lat syndrome.
Switching off from education and consumption mode.
Andrew and his cat Ozzy.
The importance of showering for Andrew's content creation.
Turning on and switching off creativity.
Exposing yourself to a huge spectrum of ideas.
Forever Strength.
Books
How To Win Friends And Influence People
Useful Links
Andrew Coates' T-nation articles
Intro & Outro Music by THE INFERNAL SEA. LISTEN>LIVE>MERCH
29. Carolyn Garritt- A Guide To Exercising With The B*ST*RD That Is Cancer
Today, The Heavy Metal Strength Coach is joined by Carolyn Garritt. Carolyn is the author of 'Get Your Oomph Back: A Guide To Exercising After A Cancer Diagnosis. What a great episode this was. Thanks to Carolyn for being on.
Talking Points
- Her background working within the NHS
- Early Specialisation as a coach
- Cancer Survivorship
- The legacy of side effects from cancer
- Her love of writing
- Some cancer stats
- Should a trainer be afraid to train someone with cancer?
- Carolyn's own experience with breast cancer
- Dealing with cancer-related fatigue and being protective of your energy
- Protective postures relating to different cancers and it's exercise implications
- Decommissioning the cancer-affected side
- Prostate cancer
- Pelvic floor and incontinence
- The importance of strength training to prevent, treat, and deal with cancer
- Primary vs secondary cancers
- Death
- Living with and beyond cancer
- "Cancer is a complete bastard"
- Remembering that progress is possible
- Her 12 week lifting program for people at all stages of cancer
- Exercise reducing the risk of cancer coming back
- The plank controversy
- Exercise progressions for a weight training program for someone dealing with cancer
- What does someone with cancer want to be called?
- "losing the battle with cancer"
- Cancer prehab
- Putting an exercise bike in a chemo treatment room
- Planning training around treatment cycles
Useful Links
Getting Your Oomph Back AMAZON, WATERSTONES
Carolyn's social media accounts:
Thanks for listening.
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28. How To Enjoy Coaching FOREVER
Useful Links & Talking Points:
Intrigue.
Coaching cues.
The last season of Game Of Thrones- y u so bad?
Downtime.
Holidays.
Resting hard.
Anti-burnout strategies.
Strategies for reducing decision fatigue.
The importance of your gym culture.
Reduce your multitasking.
Patrick Umphrey on the podcast
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62. Sulphur Nursing In The Skeleton Lake
The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 are joined by Matt Finney of Sulphur Nurse to discuss their incredibly interesting horror-noise album, Roopkund which was released in February 2022.
Show Notes And Useful Links
Dan Dolby
Eric Larson The Devil In The White City
A Headless Body In a Cave In Idaho
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Thames Running With Limbs Swathed In Burlap