TRA Performance Education

Dr Stephan Guyenet - Fat Loss and The Hungry Brain

In this episode Vicky Mirceta talks to author, obesity researcher and health writer Stephan Guyenet PhD about the neuroscience, physiology and evolutionary biology of nutrition and body composition.

Travis Pollen - The Importance of Client Assessment

In this episode of the TRA Performance Podcast, MSc biomechanist, personal trainer and record-holding Paralympic swimmer Travis Pollen gives us his take on using full body assessments with new clients... and why holistic testing is key to great exercise programming.

Yas Parr - Strength and Conditioning for Combat Sports

In this episode of the TRA Performance Podcast, coach Yas Parr discusses his approach to strength and conditioning for combat sports with Vicky Mirceta.

Patrick Umphrey - An Insight Into 'Eat, Train, Progress'

In this episode, Patrick Umphrey discusses how a forum sub-thread led to 'Eat, Train, Progress' - one of the biggest online groups based on food, training, and self improvement. Patrick also shares some of his insight as a coach too, discussing how he structures training and diet to get the best results from his clients.

Dr Brandon Roberts - Natural Prep: Bodybuilders vs Powerlifters

In this episode, muscle hypertrophy researcher Dr Brandon Roberts PhD discusses the difference between contest prep in bodybuilding and powerlifting. Brandon is currently a postdoctoral researcher in muscle physiology and has a long list of peer-reviewed publications. He is also an experienced weightlifting coach at The Strength Guys and holds a CSCS certification too.