Barbells and Banter

By STCfit

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STCfit are online coaches who provide a premium training and nutrition coaching service, for lifters who are sick of generic PDF programs.

Episode Date
Ep 213 - How you can be both strong & hot
Jul 14, 2026
Ep 212 - What the fitness industry doesn't tell you about online coaches
Jul 07, 2026
Ep 211 - Ranking the best exercises to grow each muscle group, from S to D-tier
Jun 30, 2026
Ep 210 - Five types of people who'll never build the physique they want
Jun 23, 2026
Ep 209 - Should you track macros or follow a meal plan?
Jun 16, 2026
Ep 208 - Five mentality shifts that take your training to the next level
Jun 09, 2026
Ep 207 - The missing training gap for most lifters
Jun 02, 2026
Ep 206 - Do physique athletes / bodybuilders need to be strong?
May 26, 2026
Ep 205 - What people get wrong with gut health & digestion
May 19, 2026
Ep 204 - How long does it take to get your dream physique?
May 12, 2026
Ep 203 - How much does meal / nutrient timing matter?
May 05, 2026
Ep 202 - What's the best training split?
Apr 28, 2026
Ep 201 - To get the physique you want, this is the price
Apr 14, 2026
Ep 200 - The 3 biggest training gaps lifters don't realise they're missing
Apr 07, 2026
Ep 199 - How to pack on muscle without getting fat
Mar 31, 2026
Ep 198 - Why you're training harder but still not growing
Mar 24, 2026
Ep 197 - Most common deficit & surplus mistakes lifters make
Mar 17, 2026
Ep 196 - Why you can't out-train a bad diet
Mar 10, 2026
Ep 195 - Walking away from a goal isn't failure
Mar 03, 2026
Ep 194 - Are these recovery tools a waste of your time/money?
Feb 24, 2026
Ep 193 - Choosing the right cardio to not lose your gains
Feb 17, 2026
Ep 192 - What's your muscle-building potential?
Feb 10, 2026
Ep 191 - Was Arnold wrong? Does "shocking the muscle" really work?
Feb 03, 2026
Ep 190 - Why fat loss slows down, even when you're doing everything right
Jan 27, 2026
Ep 189 - Why men feel lost right now
Jan 20, 2026
Ep 188 - Why getting in shape changes how people treat you
Jan 13, 2026
Ep 187 - What should you eat / drink, pre & post workout?
Jan 06, 2026
Ep 186 - What people get wrong about photoshoot preps
Dec 30, 2025
Ep 185 - From first prep to pro card: What it takes to compete, ft. Sandra Sancic
Dec 23, 2025
Ep 184 - What we're doubling down on, in & out of the gym (pt. 2)
Dec 16, 2025
Ep 183 - What we're doubling down on, in & out of the gym (pt. 1)
Dec 09, 2025
Ep 182 - The real issue with International Men's Day
Dec 02, 2025
Ep 181 - Has fitness become entertainment over actual results?
Nov 25, 2025
Ep 180 - Why your progress slows down & what to do about it
Nov 18, 2025
Ep 179 - Time doesn't guarantee results... These 3 skills do
Nov 11, 2025
Ep 178 - How to train through injury (without making it worse)
Nov 04, 2025
Ep 177 - The most overlooked bodybuilding phase
Oct 28, 2025
Ep 176 - Growth phase without the bloat
Oct 21, 2025
Ep 175 - Lessons from first-time bodybuilding competitors
Oct 14, 2025
Ep 174 - Don't just get your summer body, keep it
Oct 07, 2025
Ep 173 - Most under & over-rated things in comp prep
Sep 30, 2025
Ep 172 - How to progress when you've hit your limit, ft. Yiannis Kotopoulos
Sep 23, 2025
Ep 171 - Signs you're ready to compete in powerlifting / bodybuilding
Sep 16, 2025
Ep 170 - The supplements that actually matter
Sep 09, 2025
Ep 169 - What to ask yourself when you're not progressing
Sep 02, 2025
Ep 168 - The truth about protein
Aug 26, 2025
Ep 167 - How long building muscle really takes
Aug 19, 2025
Ep 166 - Stop letting weekends wipe your progress
Aug 12, 2025
Ep 165 - Sometimes the process will suck... Here's how to stay with it
Aug 05, 2025
Ep 164 - What's stopping you from losing fat
Jul 29, 2025
Ep 163 - What it takes to look like you train
Jul 22, 2025
Ep 162 - Why you keep starting again
Jul 15, 2025
Ep 161 - Does ozempic make you not natty?
Jul 08, 2025
Ep 160 - How to prep for a photoshoot, without going full bodybuilder
Jul 01, 2025
Ep 159 - Why you're still not building more muscle
Jun 24, 2025
Ep 158 - How to build a great physique without giving up your lifestyle
Jun 17, 2025
Ep 157 - Why motivation fails, and what actually works
Jun 11, 2025
Ep 156 - Five nutrition mistakes hindering your fat loss
Jun 03, 2025
Ep 155 - How to lose 4kg in 6 weeks
May 27, 2025
Ep 154 - How to train better, instead of training more
May 20, 2025
Ep 153 - How much training volume you need to progress
May 13, 2025
Ep 152 - What gets you results 1 year in, vs. 5 years in
May 05, 2025
Ep 151 - Utilising steps for fat loss - the unseen benefits
Apr 29, 2025
Ep 150 - Why your physique still looks the same
Apr 22, 2025
Ep 149 - What people get wrong with rapid fat loss
Apr 15, 2025
Ep 148 - What we wish our younger selves knew about food & dieting
Apr 08, 2025
Ep 147 - What's holding you back from your best physique, ft. Kirsty Seaborne
Apr 01, 2025
Ep 146 - Can you look lean all year round & still progress?
Mar 25, 2025
Ep 145 - Why changing your program (again) isn't the fix
Mar 18, 2025
Ep 144 - How to get the best results & keep them, ft. Mimi Hong
Mar 10, 2025
Ep 143 - The best protein bar on the market? ft. Fodbods founder Vanessa
Mar 04, 2025
Ep 142 - The mentality you need for the next level
Feb 25, 2025
Ep 141 - Track these things if you want better results
Feb 18, 2025
Ep 140 - Training mistakes that are costing you progress
Feb 11, 2025
Ep 139 - Nutrition mistakes too many lifters make
Feb 04, 2025
Ep 138 - 3 things that affect your progress in the gym
Jan 28, 2025
Ep 137 - The best way to set good goals
Jan 21, 2025
Ep 136 - How to program for lagging muscles
Jan 14, 2025
Ep 135 - How to get strong & lean in 16 weeks
Jan 07, 2025
Ep 134 - Why you should prep for a photoshoot
Dec 26, 2024
Ep 133 - What more lifters need to do more (& less) of
Dec 17, 2024
Ep 132 - How getting stronger built my physique, ft. Emily Mattingly
Dec 10, 2024
Ep 131 - How training & cardio should change as you progress
Dec 03, 2024
Ep 130 - Does effort outweigh everything else?
Nov 26, 2024
Ep 129 - Things to remember deep in a deficit
Nov 19, 2024
Ep 128 - What it took to get my IFBB Pro card, ft. Matheu Orchard
Nov 12, 2024
Ep 127 - How to approach someone in the gym
Nov 05, 2024
Ep 126 - How to have a healthy contest prep, ft. Jackson Mansutti & Kayla Cerda
Oct 29, 2024
Ep 125 - Our first Bodybuilding Pro Card (& Pro win)
Oct 22, 2024
Ep 124 - Before you compete, tick these boxes
Oct 15, 2024
Ep 123 - Unspoken rules of the gym
Oct 08, 2024
Ep 122 - Where to start with fat loss
Oct 01, 2024
Ep 121 - First time contest prep? This ep is for you
Sep 24, 2024
Ep 120 - Maximising progress after your first comp
Sep 17, 2024
Ep 119 - Why you shouldn't skip warming up
Sep 10, 2024
Ep 118 - Cardio makes you bigger & stronger
Sep 03, 2024
Ep 117 - Why your weak muscle groups are weak
Aug 27, 2024
Ep 116 - It always comes back to a deficit
Aug 20, 2024
Ep 115 - Aspects we see in our best clients
Aug 13, 2024
Ep 114 - The last 10% most people miss
Aug 06, 2024
Ep 113 - The most vital part of a training program
Jul 31, 2024
Ep 112 - Missing training while on holiday
Jul 23, 2024
Ep 111 - What do the hard sets mean to you?
Jul 09, 2024
Ep 110 - Applying athlete mentality to your life, ft. Adrian Brown (Grounded Strength)
Jul 02, 2024
Ep 109 - Why has running become so popular?
Jun 18, 2024
Ep 108 - How to break through a plateau
Jun 11, 2024
Ep 107 - Is bodybuilding right for you?
Jun 04, 2024
Ep 106 - Why you should be process-driven
May 28, 2024
Ep 105 - What you need to know before you compete
May 21, 2024
Ep 104 - Strength is underrated for body comp
May 14, 2024
Ep 103 - Living the bodybuilding lifestyle
May 07, 2024
Ep 102 - The finest details of bodybuilding
Apr 30, 2024
Ep 101 - What it takes to obtain your dream physique
Apr 23, 2024
Ep 100 - The mentality required to become strong
Apr 16, 2024
Ep 99 - The timeline required to develop a physique
Apr 09, 2024
Ep 98 - The secret to getting jacked isn't sexy
Apr 02, 2024
Ep 97 - The best approach to warming up
Mar 26, 2024
Ep 96 - How to get more food/protein in
Mar 19, 2024
Ep 95 - The most over & under-rated tools
Mar 12, 2024
Ep 94 - How to fix your sleep quality
Mar 06, 2024
Ep 93 - Is mind-muscle connection overhyped?
Feb 27, 2024
Ep 92 - Why you're not seeing weekly results
Feb 20, 2024
Ep 91 - Struggling with your growth phase?
Feb 13, 2024
Ep 90 - Why we wouldn't recommend supplements
Feb 06, 2024
Ep 89 - The best foundation for dieting success, ft. Annie Mac
Jan 31, 2024
Ep 88 - Why you're constantly dieting, ft. Loz Read & Annie Mac
Jan 23, 2024
Ep 87 - The year of health & broccoli hair
Jan 16, 2024
Ep 86 - Why your niggles won't go away, ft. Laura Fox (Fox Physio)
Jan 09, 2024
Ep 85 - Who do you have in your corner?
Dec 19, 2023
Ep 84 - What would stop you from training?
Dec 12, 2023
Ep 83 - How strong should a bodybuilder be?
Dec 05, 2023
Ep 82 - We're our own worst critic
Nov 28, 2023
Ep 81 - Getting past body image fears
Nov 21, 2023
Ep 80 - How to stop accepting "normal", ft. Lauren 'Loz' Read
Nov 14, 2023
Ep 79 - Your gym environment matters
Nov 07, 2023
Ep 78 - Set goal, lift hard, lift more, repeat
Oct 31, 2023
Ep 77 - Why the bro split is still valid
Oct 17, 2023
Ep 76 - Don't be this person in the gym
Oct 10, 2023
Ep 75 - Our experience with body image
Oct 03, 2023
Ep 74. You probably shouldn't diet like this
Sep 26, 2023
Ep 73 - Stop wasting your time in the gym
Sep 19, 2023
Ep 72 - Exploring our culinary range
Sep 12, 2023
Ep 71 - Achieving the "daddy bod"
Sep 06, 2023
Ep 70 - Drop sets won't make your arms bigger
Aug 29, 2023
Ep 69 - How to know if you train hard enough
Aug 22, 2023
Ep 68 - Should powerlifting keep soft suits? ft. Jess Tirpkos
Aug 15, 2023
Ep 67 - Why diet soft drinks won't kill you
Aug 08, 2023
Ep 66 - Should we follow the Healthy Eating Guidelines?
Aug 02, 2023
Ep 65 - The rise of egos in the gym
Jul 26, 2023
Ep 64 - Our biggest announcement ever
Jul 18, 2023
Ep 63 - Walk into the gym knowing you'll kill it
Jul 11, 2023
Ep 62 - Mentality: How to become unstoppable
Jul 04, 2023
Ep 61 - Humans want connection
Jun 28, 2023
Ep 60 - Which supplements should you take?
Jun 20, 2023
Ep 59 - Things that actually get you results
Jun 14, 2023
Ep 58 - Why your diet feels so difficult
Jun 06, 2023
Ep 57 - You're in better shape than you think
May 31, 2023
Ep 56 - Powerlifting comp day nerves
May 23, 2023
Ep 55 - Cum in a cup
May 16, 2023
Ep 54 - Your program doesn't have to be complex
May 09, 2023
Ep 53 - When do you need to go 'all in'?
May 02, 2023
Ep 52 - How to nail your first comp prep
Apr 25, 2023
Ep 51 - Changing goals isn't a bad thing
Apr 18, 2023
Ep 50 - What they don't tell you about bodybuilding, ft. Ben & Brooklyn (Matter Athletica)
Apr 06, 2023
Ep 49 - How much strength work for a bodybuilder?
Mar 21, 2023
Ep 48 - STCfit coaching method
Jan 31, 2023
Ep 47 - Why your physique isn't progressing
Nov 22, 2022
Ep 46 - Google Pixels & boomers
Nov 15, 2022
Ep 45 - The body transformation guide
Oct 30, 2022
Ep 44 - Elite athlete mentality & physicality, ft. Anthony Krznar
Jun 19, 2022
Ep 43 - Developing fortitude through training, ft. Ruby Fuss
Jun 05, 2022
Ep 42 - More than what you do in the gym
May 22, 2022
Ep 41 - The powerlifting experience, ft. Dakoda Plumridge
May 08, 2022
Ep 40 - Nat & the boys #3
Apr 24, 2022
Ep 39 - How to get next level results
Apr 10, 2022
Ep 38 - How I became bulletproof, ft. Mel Edmonds
Mar 27, 2022
Ep 37 - Nat and the boys #2
Mar 13, 2022
Ep 36 - A healthy relationship with food, ft. Sophie Rindfleish
Feb 27, 2022
Ep 35 - Setting goals & achieving them
Feb 13, 2022
Ep 34 - Nat and the boys #1
Jan 27, 2022
Ep 33 - Why your glutes aren't growing
Jan 20, 2022
Ep 32 ft. Amy Beth - Get out of your own way
Dec 16, 2021
Ep 31 ft. Ruby Fraser (Eat Like Ruby) - Nutrition for your goals & preferences
Dec 02, 2021
Ep 30 - Should you self-coach? & How?
Nov 18, 2021
Ep 29 - Physique programming
Nov 04, 2021
Ep 28 ft. Allie Brown (Fox Physio) - Fixing things before they break
Oct 21, 2021
Ep 27 - Face to face, online or self coaching?
Oct 07, 2021
Ep 26 - Nutrition 101
Sep 23, 2021
Ep 25 - How to get stronger
Sep 09, 2021
Ep 24 - Programming
Aug 26, 2021
Ep 23 - Assess your own technique
Aug 12, 2021
Ep 22 - Training - Technique, assessing movement, load & effort/RIR
Jul 29, 2021
Ep 21 - Mindset - Growth, ownership, values & goals
Jul 15, 2021
Ep 20 - Lifestyle - Stress, sleep & recovery
Jul 01, 2021
Ep 19 - Becoming Bulletproof
Jun 17, 2021
Ep 15 ft. Kat John - The power of authenticity
Apr 22, 2021
Ep 13 ft. Ben Scott - Should women do powerlifting?
Mar 25, 2021
Ep 10 ft. Valentina Duong - Breaking your mental food barriers
Feb 11, 2021
Ep 5 ft. Emily Hearn - Getting on stage isn't the answer
Dec 17, 2020
Ep 4 ft. Rachel Bell - Internal work for external outcomes
Dec 17, 2020
Ep 2 ft. Kayla Lee Physio - Training & dieting around your cycle
Dec 17, 2020