The World Class Basics Podcast
The World Class Basics Podcast
World Class Basics
A light-hearted podcast covering topics such as fitness, nutrition, supplements and business, to help enhance your performance & everyday life. 'World Class Basics' means doing things that are actually going to make a difference. We cut through the nonsense, providing you with simple take home points to improve your health, fitness & nutrition. Put together by Tom, Adam and Liam who have experience working with Professional Sports Teams & Players, 1-to-1 'everyday' clients and we all run our own businesses so our stories are worth listening to!
1.11 Intra Workout Nutrition
Want to make the most of your longer sessions or ensure you don't hit the wall on that Sunday ride?? Then this is the pod episode for you! We also debunk the myths surrounding some very popular supplements & discuss when intra workout may not be needed.
Jul 31, 2020
45 min
1.10 - Pre Workout Nutrition
It's now time to talk pre-workout nutrition and what & when you need to eat.  We cover pills vs food, myth busting and debate what is more important - pre or post workout nutrition!  In other news, we find out some more natural supplements that get people "ready for the bedroom"...
Jul 24, 2020
48 min
1.9 - Post Workout Nutrition
Find what you need to eat post-workout and when you need to eat it.  We also talk about whether the "30 minute anabolic window" is a myth, when is best to eat depending of when you workout throughout the day and how fasting can effect it all. In other news, Tom gets curious about how much The Queen can lift and Liam gets confused when Adam starts talking about Nigella's midnight snacking.
Jul 10, 2020
46 min
1.8 - How To Safely Return To Training
Gym offering classes &/or outdoor weight training?  This week we give some advice on how best to safely return to the gym & nutrition advice to best avoid DOMS. It won’t be long until all gyms will be open so time to get prepared too! 
Jun 26, 2020
30 min
1.7 - Bloopers
We're on our mid-season break this week so we've put together some funny snippets & bloopers from the moments before & after we record the pod each week. It's definitely explicit so watch out!  We guarantee to make you laugh :-)
Jun 19, 2020
6 min
1.6 The Anxiety Around Training
This week we get deep and talk about how the current situation may be giving you anxiety due to not being able to train. We give you some advice about how we're dealing with it & it gets emotional. In other news, find out what Tom is doing to make his head so smooth! Brought to you by: Tom Lowe - https://www.instagram.com/tomlowefit/ Liam Holmes - https://www.phnutrition.co.uk/ (https://www.instagram.com/ph_nutrition/ & https://www.instagram.com/liamholmesnutrition/) Adam French - https://wheyd.com/ (https://www.instagram.com/wheyduk/ & https://www.instagram.com/adamwheyd/)
Jun 12, 2020
36 min
1.5 - Meat-free vs Meat BBQ Food
Ever wondered which is better for the BBQ – meat-free or meat options? Well in this POD we look to find out! In other news, Liam calls out both Adam and Tom for saying 4g of protein isn’t enough. Find out why Adam and Liam don’t need fashion advice from Tom and why Tom thinks Adam has invested in a certain range of vegetarian food! Email – [email protected] Brought to you by: Tom Lowe (@tomlowefit) Adam French  (@adamwheyd @wheyd) Liam Holmes (@liamholmesnutrition @ph_nutrition)
Jun 5, 2020
34 min
1.4 - Fitness Trackers
We uncover how accurate fitness trackers are at tracking calories and review the main benefits & drawbacks of using them. It's surprising the results you can achieve!  In other news, Liam gives a story about "The Red Room" at Fulham FC, we find out what bet Tom & Liam have, why Adam can't track his favourite activity & we set a challenge for our listeners.
May 29, 2020
37 min
1.3. Supplements To Improve Strength
Find out what safe supplements we recommend to use that are TRIED AND TESTED to help improve strength.   In other news, Tom gives a story about his gramps boozing with the British & Irish Lions. We find out what is making Tom want to sandpaper his face and Liam unveils what the lads at Fulham FC were taking pre-match to get them pumped up for a game.
May 7, 2020
41 min
1.2. Steroid Use in Amateur & Professional Sport
In this straight-talking episode we give an honest review of performance-enhancing steroid use in professional sport, the military and by influencers in the fitness industry. Tom also comes clean for the first time on his encounters and personal stories with steroids. In other news find out what a "c*ckwatcher" is & Adam uncovers whether steroid use has benefits in the skateboarding industry.
May 7, 2020
37 min
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