Australian Fitness Podcast

Damon Hayhow – Mr. Anti-Fitness Ok, the heading is a little bit of click-bait, guilty as charged, but this Episode is a fascinating and somewhat detailed behind the scenes discussion with Damon Hayhow, an individual who is President of Recomp (www.recomp.com.au) He’s a Powerlifter, Bodybuilder and expert in helping people lift heavy things and recompose their bodies, hence the name. His stats: 42y.o, 173cm, 86kg, Has seen his weight go from 56-110kg over his lifetime. On the traditional BMI scale, he’s now categorised as very overweight to obese. He trains 2 days per week. This Podcast explains the truths and misconceptions around building muscle and mass, and lifting heavy loads, often seen as separate capacities and abilities, but actually very much directly linked. Some of the key points we discuss in this Podcast….. • Genetic potential and predisposition to various training stimulus, the flaws and vagaries around training to improve body composition. • Limitations of the medical approach and their lack of