Beer N Biceps Podcast

By: Matt Smith
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  • Beer n Biceps talks about fitness and nutrition issues that affect everyone, we also drink a beer each week and talk about that
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  • Calories on Menus: Are We Missing the Big Picture?

    Calories on Menus: Are We Missing the Big Picture?
    May 27 2022
    England has recently made it the law that any restaurant or pub chain that employs over 250 people must place calories on menus. This has been welcomed by some and derided by others. After reading several articles online I thought that it would be a good idea to take a look at what the science says, and give my own opinion. Calories on Menus This podcast was incredibly tough to plan, as people justifiably have strong periods for and against calories on menus. When making any decision that can benefit one group of people and negatively affect another, you are going to inevitably piss people off. And I didn't want to do that for the sake of a podcast. I'm linking to the three studies that I mentioned here in case you want to read more on the subject. Perhaps you think that I came to the wrong conclusions? Beer This is the first podcast where I didn't drink a beer during recording. One of the things that I've found is that drinking alcohol during a podcast can make me more reckless with how I communicate. This is not a discussion that would benefit from alcohol in my opinion, so I avoided it. To be honest, it was a lot easier to do the podcast this way! But perhaps the chaos of beer-influenced talk is what people listen out for? Who knows. Calories on Menus: Quick Note As I said, I have tried to make this podcast as respectful as possible. I am no expert on eating disorders, but I am responding to the criticism of other non-experts, and I have been as objective as possible. My initial reaction to the news was much less nuanced than what you will hear on the podcast, which I hope goes to show that bias hasn't affected my opinion. But if I have got something catastrophically wrong, I'm sorry. P.S. If you liked this type of podcast, then why not check out some of my articles? I try to throw science at commonly held nutritional beliefs, to varying degrees of success. References [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378635/ [2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23760909/ [3] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22918176/
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  • Fitness Influencers to Follow and Habit Forming

    Fitness Influencers to Follow and Habit Forming
    Apr 12 2021
    In today's podcast, I talk about five fitness influencers to follow, the importance of forming simple habits when embarking on a new diet or workout regime, and I drink Tangle Foot beer by Badger brewery in Dorset. Five Fitness Influencers to Follow This podcast's original point was to talk exclusively about five fitness influencers to follow, and nothing else. But while planning it out I realised that this topic would only last five minutes. In fact it lasts 10 minutes! But still, I decided to add in another topic (Habits) to help flesh out the podcast. The five fitness influencers I have picked represent the scientific side of fitness and nutrition (Brad Schoenfeld) and the more social media savvy influencer side (James Smith and Lucy Mountain). Layne Norton and Sohee Lee represent the middle ground. All five fitness influencers are unique in what they offer. Brad Schoenfeld gives you amazing scientific advice. Layne Norton combines practical knowledge (he has been a natural bodybuilder and a competitive powerlifter). Sohee Lee is wonderful at balancing scientific knowledge with humour and entertainment. James Smith has good knowledge and has a superb way of ranting about topics (absolute marmite personality, but I like it). Lucy Mountain is hilarious but really good at empowering young women to train hard and eat well. Using Habits to Master Your Lifestyle I won't go into this much here because you can just listen to the podcast. My coaching style has changed a lot since becoming certified with Precision Nutrition. I now fully subscribe to the idea that you should make small changes gradually rather than turning your life upside down all at once. This has made a huge difference to my clients, and I really love how effective it is. Tangle Foot Beer The beer I am drinking in this podcast is Tangle Foot golden ale from Hall & Woodhouse (who run Badger brewery). I've had Badger beer before on this podcast, and I absolutely love it.
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  • Are Abs Made in the Kitchen?

    Are Abs Made in the Kitchen?
    Apr 5 2021
    In this week's podcast episode, I attempt to answer the question "are abs made in the kitchen?". After last week's heavily researched podcast episode, I decided to have a more laid back approach to this one. The podcast is more of a collection of thoughts and anecdotes I've had around weight loss and body image in the fitness world, particularly for men. Not that women don't have that same issue, but 1) I am not as qualified to talk about it, and 2) I feel that this topic is pretty well covered by women. Are Abs Made in the Kitchen? It's an annoyingly smug statement, but it's also incorrect. Well, actually it's difficult to answer properly. Your abs are muscles, and muscles are built in the gym. However, you need to eat to build your muscles, so technically all muscles are made in the kitchen. This isn't what the statement is supposed to mean though. What they are saying is that you need to create a calorie deficit through diet to burn the fat necessary to see your abs. But obviously, that's a mouthful. It's pretty harmless as statements go, but I always dislike it when complex and much-debated topics are boiled down into handy catchphrases. Having a six-pack is all about diet and exercise, it's not really an either/or situation. The Heart Pale Ale Brewed by the Hop Nation Brewing Company in Melbourne, Australia. The Heart is a really well brewed pale ale, similar to a golden ale in taste and appearance. This is a subtly flavoured pale ale, and the description on Beer52s website says that it has a floral taste. Which I absolutely agree with. Though as I point out in the podcast, tell me that something tastes floral and I will then find it to be true. I was very tempted to drink a pint of Shelby IPA by Thornbridge brewery. I have it set up with my PerfectDraft at the moment, and it is wonderful. However, I already did a podcast episode while drinking the bottled version, and I don't want to repeat myself.
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