Bulk Boys

Max Shethar is a twenty-one year old phenom, but only the second strongest bencher in his household. He's squatted 766.1, benched 462.9, and deadlifted 804.7 in competition; since then he's pulled 820 and benched 500 in the gym. Listen to HIS podcast, Large Lads, follow  @ShetharTraining  , and find him on Instagram @the_one_rep_max TIMESTAMPS 00:20 Introducing Montana’s strongest little b...

Freakie D is a Youtuber, powerlifter, coach, mentor, father, and diversely strong dude. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Pretty hype intro 00:40 I attempt a pec pop in Dennis’s honor 01:00 Dennis Arnold is in fact the second 01:15 His best lifts 01:30 Freakie D doesn’t get anything out of straps 02:00 It’s mainly an issue of engaging the lats 02:30 BIG FITNESS is lying to you about bicep tears from mixed grip 03...

 @bucktowtruck4993  is a guitar virtuoso, YouTube legend in the making, and almost certainly the world's strongest landscaper. That's his music in the intro and outro. He's also really fucking funny. I edited out about twenty minutes of laughter in this one. TIMESTAMPS: 1:00 Jeff Nippard-approved BCAAs. Also, my balls are out 1:45: Buck is 7 feet tall and 500 lbs 2:15 Buck’s early vide...

Brett Fain is a pro strongman who has competed in the U80 and U90 class, placing 7th at OSG in 2017. He's also the founder and owner of Iron Vault gym in Tallahassee. We talk about his penchant for building unusual equipment, water cutting, and the strongman community. TIMESTAMPS: 00:20 I signed up for my first strongman competition without doing any research 00:35 The Iron Vault Classic 01:30...

At this point, the broad boy from Albuquerque needs no introduction. Give him a follow  @JSStrength  TIMESTAMPS: 00:30 THE PAINTING HAS EYES 1:00 Jakob’s program to squat 300(+)x20 1:30 Cat cameo 2:45 Pete Rubish gave Jakob 20-rep squats 3:30 How Jakob eliminated elbow pain from low bar squats 4:00 Starting Strength’s hidden agenda is to turn you into a pterodactyl 5:00 We parrot wisdom from @Shet...

 @JSStrength  is back and jacked. We recorded this a little over a month ago, prior to Jakob's epic 20-rep squat set. Check out the story behind that side quest on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PuPGYk0gJ4 Timestamps: 00:15 Jakob forgives me for interrupting his training 00:45 Jakob’s home gym 01:15 I stopped summoning Paimon 01:30 We become art historians 02:00 THE ELEPHANT IN...

Rob Austin is a Tallahassee-based powerlifter, USAPL ref, and front squat enthusiast.   Timestamps: 0:10 How Rob found his way into the weight room 01:30 How Rob found his way out of the weight room 01:40 How Rob found his way into the weight room yet again 02:00 Man walks into a commercial gym, gets Shane Hunt as his trainer 03:00 Joining Capital City Barbell 04:50 The infamous Coach Curling  06:...

Patrick Maguire is still a professional powerlifter, voice actor, Ghost Clash broadcaster, polyphasic sleep researcher, coach, and aspirational foot model. He has totaled 2342 raw with wraps, sporting competition bests of a 1014 squat, a 635 bench, and a 771 deadlift. His training ebook is dropping this week; he’s also writing a really epic progression fantasy that involves familiars, bone runes,...

*PLS CONSULT TIMESTAMPS* Patrick Maguire is a professional powerlifter, voice actor, Ghost Clash broadcaster, polyphasic sleep researcher, and aspirational foot model. He has totaled 2342 raw with wraps, sporting competition bests of a 1014 squat, a 635 bench, and a 771 deadlift. His training ebook will be available on Kindle this week; he’s also writing a really epic progression fantasy that invo...

Josh Chamblin is the founder and owner of Capital City Barbell, the strongest gym in Tallahassee. (http://www.thecapitalcitybarbell.com/) You can find Capital City on Facebook and Instagram at The Capital City Barbell. Email josh@thecapitalcitybarbell for membership inquiries. Intro and outro music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio TIMESTAMPS 00:30 Basement weights 1:20 The Youtube salad days 02:00 Zo...

Austin Ferrier was a nationally competitive collegiate lifter for Ohio University. These days he’s working a grownup job, but still snatching and jerking for the soul. He talks about self-coaching, the skill aspect of Olympic lifting, and how his relationship with the sport has changed after leaving the platform; we also reminisce about the Misc, 70’s Big, and old school TNation. We’re trying to b...

Join Sam’s Patreon: @Shethartraining Follow Sam on Youtube: @Shethartraining Follow Sam’s Instagram: @Shethar Follow Max’s Instagram: @the_one_rep_Max Intro and outro music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Timestamps: 00:00 The best Bulk Boys intro yet 00:50 Sam’s upcoming strongman competition 1:30 Viper pressing the log ladder is jock mode 2:15 One weird trick to bench 600; Sam actually isn’t the b...

Join Sam’s Patreon:  @ShetharTraining  Follow Sam on Youtube: @ShetharTraining Follow Max’s Instagram: @the_one_rep_Max Timestamps: 00:00 Hype-ish intro 01:08 Moment of silence for our brother in bulking, Jakob S 1:40 Sam’s annual sumo pull; how to be a natural spread-legged tugger 4:10 Abusing rep PRs; testing vs. training 8:10 A quality single is worth more than a shitty double 11:40 Programming...

Part two of my interview with Jakob S of  @JSStrength  . We cover his implementation of conjugate, the strategies he employed to skyrocket his bench, his strongman aspirations, his origins as Charmander, and the fire that drives him. Timestamps: 00:15: Jakob shows us what’s under his hoodie 00:30 Jakob’s take on conjugate 2:00 accessories to bring up weak points 3:00 how Jakob implements max effor...

On the first installment of the Bulk Boys podcast, I interview Jakob S of @JSStrength, a powerlifter and coach who's already putting up staunch numbers at the age of twenty. (Correction: I said he was twenty-one in my introduction, but his birthday isn't until April 1st.) Our conversation covers the impact of temperament on training, how to progressively overload your mindset, our mutual f...