40fit Radio

May 22 2022 66
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40fit Radio is THE source for fitness, health, and lifestyle for 40+ aged Masters individuals. Hosted by Dr. Darin Deaton, DPT, Starting Strength Coach, and CrossFit Certified Trainer, Darin brings a refreshing science and experiential based viewpoint. He also hosts content experts on everything involving fitness and health. Whether you're just getting started on your journey to fitness and health or you're a pro, 40fit Radio has something to offer you!

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#122 - Don't Call It Come Back! Power Cleans for the Masters Lifter

May 22 2022 35 mins  
Coach D and Coach Trent are back (finally) with a new episode, broadcasting from THE Wichita Falls Athletic Club, the home of Mark Rippetoe and the birthplace of the Starting Strength model. Today they discuss the role of the power clean for the Masters lifter -- should you be doing it? Should you skip it? What's the point anyway? While the power clean is a very useful tool for t

#121 - We're Back!

Sep 03 2021 33 mins  
After a several month hiatus, Darin and Trent are back with 40fit Radio!

#120 - ALL or NOTHING: Getting Away from the Extremes in Your Health and Fitness

Mar 29 2021 22 mins  
Coach Darin has said it before, humans like to "complicate to validate." The bigger, faster, more complex, more "science-y," the better! Right? Likewise, the idea that fitness is an intense, all-in pursuit pervades media and popular training programs. Frankly, it's exhausting! Health and fitness doesn't come easy, and requires hard physical training to obtain and maintain. On the

#119 - Coaches' Corner: Low Stress Programming for Intermediate Lifters

Mar 07 2021 56 mins  
Darin, Trent, and Charity convene for another coaches corner, this time offering some strategies for lowering systemic stress while programming for the intermediate lifter. The intermediate lifter with some training history on her belt -- we sometimes refer to these lifters as "middle intermediates" -- has a problem when it comes to programming. On one hand, since they are pretty

#118 - Exploring the Micronutrients: Vitamins and Minerals

Feb 27 2021 36 mins  
Coach D and Trent discuss the most important vitamins you should be getting from your diet and supplements. Connect with 40fit Radio 40fit website Facebook 40fit Nation 40fit Radio on Instagram

#117 - Why You Should Stop Worrying About PR's

Feb 05 2021 30 mins  
Coach D, Trent, and Charity discuss the tendency of strength coaches and athletes to get hung up chasing PR's on the bar, and missing the forest for the trees -- that is, the greater PR's in life such as raising good families, growing mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. You can find Charity on Instagram at: @charity_silverstrength Connect with 40fit Radio 40fit website Fac

#116 - Cardio Is Not a Magic Bullet

Jan 29 2021 23 mins  
It's January, and that means there are millions of people trying to make good on their New Years' Resolutions. For many, this resolution involves losing weight, cutting body fat, and "leaning up." And predictably many resolutioners first instinct is to hit the cardio machines -- treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, etc. Losing fat, or rather body recomposition as we like to c

#115 - Getting Back Into the Gym After COVID

Jan 15 2021 58 mins  
Coach Charity Hambrick returns to the show to discuss her experience contracting COVID-19 and her slow road to get back into training afterward. Though she contracted COVID back in October 2020, Charity had lingering fatigue and muscle cramps for weeks, and loss of smell that lasted for over three months. Despite the mental blow of losing her training momentum -- she had been setti

#114 - Masters Programming: Volume vs Intensity for Longevity

Dec 31 2020 46 mins  
The last episode of 2020! Thanks for tuning in, and we look forward to keeping the conversation about health and fitness going in the New Year. In today's episode, Coach D and Coach Trent discuss the concept of selecting appropriate volume and intensity for a Masters athlete. These are two of the main programming variables, and all athletes need a blend of intensity (heavy-ness)

#113 - Getting Warm When the Weather Is Cold

Dec 11 2020 26 mins  
In the strength community, the typical advice about warmups is to start warming up with the first barbell lift you will be performing. For many people, especially novices, this will be the squat, so the warm-up would consist of a couple sets of five with the empty bar, then a few progressively heavier sets until the lifter is ready for his or her working sets. It's quick, efficient