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Philosophy of Strength

Cillian O’Connor

Personal trainer Cill O’Connor delves into all things strength training and the philosophy behind living a strong life.

health & fitness fitness

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#69 Q&A 4

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/09/06

1:07 Evidence for 'explosive' reps? 05:37 My current training split 08:23 How to get a muscle-up 13:02 Breaking a running plateau 17:01 Barbell press a bad option for hypertrophy? 23:15 Why wear a belt? 25:00 How much weight loss impacted my bench 27:46 Tips for golfer's elbow 30:05 Back pain on RDL 33:19 Submax slow eccentrics vs supramax 35:50 Advice for S&C coach moving into PT

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00:42:37

#68 Why functional training is bullshit

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/08/24

Functional training has become an industry buzzword. But rarely has its dubious claims about 'good' and 'bad' movement ever been challenged in the mainstream. Conveniently, functional training tends to be more entertaining and easier than traditional resistance training, making it a huge hit on social media. In this episode, I dismantle the common arguments used to defend this giant distraction from effective training.

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00:40:59

#67 Q&3

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/08/15

0:00 Intro 1:31 My thoughts on the internal rotation craze 06:00 Periodisation of training for fat loss 11:40 The last thing I changed my opinion on 16:55 Squat U's gains 18:30 Is the smith machine for pussies? 23:35 Do I ever wish I had a different job? 28:24 Popping noises in joints 32:00 Easiest way to break a bench plateau 35:30 What RPEs do I prescribe for gaining strength?

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00:58:43

#66 Greatest video games of all time

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/08/09

0:00 Intro 05:25 Honourable mentions 20:25 Secret of Monkey Island 24:57 Super Mario World 28:07 Halo 31:36 Pokemon Red/Blue 37:30 Oblivion 45:19 The best game of all time

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00:30:13

#65 Q&A 2

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/08/01

00:50 What are my favourite arm exercises? 02:00 Is the back raise safe for back rehab? 03:53 What bench grip width to use for hypertrophy? 06:10 A thank you message 07:11 What's my take on barefoot training? 10:13 What's wrong with optimising? 16:10 What's the most fun thing about being a coach? 18:17 How do you deal with the BS in the industry? 23:06 Back pain on dynamic effort deadlifts 25:30 What's my opinion on 'MoveU'? 27:28 What are my current favourite games

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00:43:11

#64 Hellfest '23 Retrospective

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/07/25

Interested in attending Hellfest? Here was my experience attending what's quickly becoming one of the biggest heavy festivals in the world.

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00:26:03

#63 Q&A 1

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/07/22

The first instalment of a segment where I provide in depth answers to questions I've gotten from Instagram.

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00:56:31

#62 Rating Loudwire's Best Albums of the 2000s

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/07/17

Join me as I rip on Loudwire's best albums of the 2000's, and provide my own suggestions.

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00:36:21

#61 How Aran gained 10kg of mass in five months

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/06/27

In this episode I sit down with one of my most successful clients to discuss how he went from being underweight and a complete beginner to lifting, to gaining 10kg of mass and essentially doubling his strength across the board.

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00:29:58

#60 How to get into black metal

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/06/02

Here are three albums I think are good introductions to the most upbeat and fun loving music genre out there.

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01:11:12

#59 Rick Nally

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/05/24

Rick Nally is a coach and an accomplished runner, with years of experience and sport science education. In this pod we delve into how he went from sucking at sports to finding his talent for running, his time as an athlete on a scholarship in the states, reflection on the S&C field and the service he now offers to his online coaching clients.

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01:03:39

#58 Dave Hagerty and I go DEEP

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/05/12

Prepare for some deepery

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00:25:09

#57 Make your training 'antifragile'

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/03/07

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01:40:33

#56 - Mark Doherty on powerlifting, memes, and...

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/02/09

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01:22:12

#55 Conor Galgey Returns

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/01/29

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00:26:43

#54 How to Set Goals for '23

Philosophy of Strength ·

2023/01/12

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01:13:01

#53 A Guide to Pantera, with Ian Darragh

Philosophy of Strength ·

2022/12/22

Here's a rundown on the discography of one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time. Getcha pull.

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00:31:39

#52 Debriefing the Liver King Story

Philosophy of Strength ·

2022/12/12

The Liver King controversy is a perfect case study of why the fitness industry isn't helping anywhere near as many people as it could.

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00:23:13

#51 Get Better Chin-Ups

Philosophy of Strength ·

2022/12/06

Beginners and intermediates need to take distinctly differently approaches to improving on chins, although the basic principles remain the same!

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01:48:05

#50 How to Get Into Metal, with Ian Darragh

Philosophy of Strength ·

2022/11/16

For a special 50th episode, myself and Ian delve into our album recommendations and the order you should listen to them for getting into the most unholy and badass of music genres. Fair warning: this one is long and involved us putting away quite a few beers.

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