Barbells N Bourbon

We are a little late to the game when it comes to New Year’s resolutions but we wanted to share what we are looking forward to in 2025 and how we think about them. It doesn’t always have to be a New Year, it could be all kinds of different options; birthday, new month, any given Monday. Hear what we have to say and if anything helps it set up for your life. Drinks Featured: +Willet +Kona Big Wave...

We are a little late to the game when it comes to New Year’s resolutions but we wanted to share what we are looking forward to in 2025 and how we think about them. It doesn’t always have to be a New Year, it could be all kinds of different options; birthday, new month, any given Monday. Hear what we have to say and if anything helps it set up for your life. Drinks Featured: +Jim Beam Bourbon +Bond...

Well, it only took us 11 months this time to record another episode…we are at least moving in the right direction. A lot has happened since that time. Andy is basically a doctor at this point, AJ is now all in helping wrestlers work with their weight classes and doing it safely, and Joel has a new job. All while our parent non-profit has made some great strides. We are happy to be back again (agai...

After another short break (ok, it was several years) we are back with another installment of Barbells N Bourbon. In this episode, AJ Jagim joins us as a new host and we all catch up. Andy passed comprehensive exams and is officially on to dissertation work. After catching up and reviewing a few bourbons, we jump into a couple ideas around training and what type of training seems to be the best (hi...

Busy seems to come with every work territory in this day and age. There are times when things can become so much it produces overload and different people handle that differently. Andy has worked in some extremely productive lab settings where there are constantly multiple research projects and associated writing occurring. Joel oversees two departments that help the athletic department achieve it...

The more you get into a field and develop your thoughts and ideas on how things might be, the more you are likely to encounter almost endless differing opinions. How you handle and work with those differing opinions can impact how you react, work and ultimately interact with other professionals. It can be hard to disagree or be disagreed with and that is what we chat about in this episode of Barbe...

Everyone learns in different ways and it amazes us how smart some people really are. We both have had the opportunity to work with people that immediately humble you because they are just that good at what they do and that smart. In this episode of BnB Joel asks Andy how he goes about learning because Andy is becoming one one of those people that once you get them going will fascinate you with how...

Well it's been awhile since we've gotten together and had a conversation so we weren't entirely sure where this one would go. That being said we think we found a way to shift the podcast (yes after only 3 episodes) to talking about what we're doing and then having the conversation start off of that particular topic. In this episode we talk about what we are currently working on and where we see th...

In this episode we talk about where we see the importance of getting, maintaining and utilizing certifications when it comes to the world of academia, health, fitness and nutrition. Are they necessary? Do they really mean anything? Should they mean anything? We cover a lot of areas and go back and forth but really narrow it down at the end on what we deem to be important based on where you are at...

Welcome to the first episode of Barbells 'N Bourbon. Good bourbon, heavy weights and talking about all of it as we go. We will cover all aspects of training, nutrition, health and performance but do so with brutal honesty. This episode we talk about all kinds of things training and what our opinions are on just the world of health and fitness in general. Check it out. Find more at www.barbellsnbou...