Benchmark Canterbury
Trying to find the solutions behind optimised human movement and holistic health. Speaking to industry leaders from various disciplines and ideologies around human movement, health and performance. Exploring various topics and providing impactful takeaways that you can use to improve your training and lifestyle.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
Christmas special
Find out the best hacks to survive the holiday!
Join the boys as we chat all things Christmas, favourite holiday foods , holiday plans and best hacks for the Christmas break.
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All about the glutes!
“I’ve never seen a strong person with a small ass” - Louie Simmons
Today, a comprehensive dive into all things glutes. We’re looking at the most efficient ways to build big, strong, powerful glute…
Eat like the elite Ft Jessica Spendlove
Today we are joined by advanced sports dietician Jessica Spendlove, chatting all things performance and lifestyle nutrition. Jess gives us her insights on the “big rocks” to focus on when it comes t…
Fatigue and recovery
Today we explore fatigue and recovery.
Stimulus + recovery = adaptation, aka the basis of our ability to get fitter and stronger. Perhaps in your own training journey you’ve had bumps in the road whe…
Fitness and conditioning
Today we explain the body’s energy systems and how they have a major impact on the way we train and what we get out of our training. Having an understanding how these systems work will have you maxim…
How to get STRONG!
Today’s episode takes a deep dive into how to get strong! Looking at all facets of strength training including programming, mechanisms of strength, different modalities, food and sports. And most im…
Dr John Rusin interview
Dr. Rusin is an internationally recognised strength coach, speaker, and writer, whose work has been popularised throughout the sports performance and fitness industries in some of the most prestigiou…
A guide to fat loss
The minefield that is fat loss can be overwhelming to say the least. Avoid the BS, pitfalls and common traps of the diet industry. Join us in this week’s episode for a discussion that will increase y…
What makes a great coach
Your coach can be the defining support that allows you to reach your health and performance goals. Today we discuss what makes a really quality coach, in a flooded industry. Useful for those out ther…
Sleep
sleep researchers suggest you ask yourself five simple questions:
1 .Are you satisfied with your sleep?
2. Do you stay awake all day without dozing?
3. Are you asleep between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m.
4. Do you…
The power of habits
“All of our life is but a mass of small habits, practical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual that bear us irresistibly toward our destiny.”- William Jam. In the is Episode we explore the power of…
Women's Health Ft Holly Sinclair
Women’s health ft Holly Sinclair
This is a must listen episode with Holly Sinclair from The Women’s Series.
Join us and be ready to get pissed-off with the societal constraints placed on women’s heal…
Muscle Gains
The pursuit to increase muscle mass can lead to some profound changes to our physiology and performances in and out of the gym. In this podcast we explore the major mechanisms that drive muscle mass …
Breathing and locomotion
Our breath and how we walk are the foundations of how we move as humans.
In this podcast we explore how it’s not just our biomechanics that are influenced with our breath and locomotion but how it af…
Pet peeves with the fitness industry
The Fitness industry can be a well-oiled marketing machine designed to target misinformed individuals with grand delusions of quick and easy fixes to complicated problems. Join the gents from Benchma…
Injury - Rehab - Return to play Ft Simon Hall
In today's podcast we welcome sports and exercise physiotherapist Simon Hall. Simon has been a physiotherapist for the Sydney Kings in the NBL for three years and prior to that has worked in semi-pro…
10 guidelines for programming success
Date: 29/8/22
Tetra Health and Performance podcast
10 guidelines for programming success episode #3
We discuss all things programming and look to empower you with 10 guidelines that will lead you to m…
Episode #2 What is Health?
In this episode, we’re exploring various factors of health.
What impacts health from a holistic lens to a more nuanced level?
How do we measure our health from a subjective vs. objective level?
What do…
Episode #1 Understanding your training why
In this episode you’ll get to meet the team as we explore and try to understand the true why behind your training goals. How do different training modalities and training environments affect your su…