Bacon Bibles Barbells Podcast

Coaches Justin, Bill, and Amanda offer coaching services for fitness, diet, programming, and more. They can be found here .   In this episode of the Bacon Bibles and Barbells podcast, Coaches Justin, Bill, and Amanda delve into the concept of periodization in training. They explore its application across various fitness domains, including bodybuilding, powerlifting, and lifestyle training. The dis...

Both coach Justin and Amanda provide coaching services and can be found at this link .    In this episode of the Bacon Bibles and Barbells podcast, Coach Justin and Coach Amanda discuss the often misunderstood role of cardio in strength sports, particularly for powerlifters and strongman athletes. They debunk the myth that cardio kills gains, emphasizing its importance for recovery, conditioning,...

Coaches Justin, and William chat all about nicotine, caffeine and what to expect. Check out their coaching and programming services at highcallingfitness.com.

Coaches Justin, Emily, and Amanda chat all about postpartum recovery and what to expect. Check out their coaching and programming services at highcallingfitness.com.

This discussion regarding A1C levels and Blood Sugar is between coaches Justin and Will at highcallingfitness.com. They along with coach Amanda offer various programming, dietary form, and other services. Check them out at highcallingfitenss.com.

We discuss how to survive the holidays if you're trying to maintain or lose weight. Also discussed is Justin and Emily's new cookbook which will be announced next year. Will Eggnog fit your macros? Dave chats about attempting to create and host a strongman competition and Justin and Dave both look back at how 2024 went and what they expect out of 2025.

In this episode Amanda talks about her experience with PCOS diagnosis and gives advice on how other women can navigate the topic.   You can hire Amanda as a coach at https://bio.site/sidekicknutritionfitness?fbclid=IwY2xjawFAgSVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVpXE2xO-cy6uXskB-xRAkSGV9AleNNwWgdM_Wy3osGiwCWGKBE0HIDydQ_aem_0dHeYlBRKucVGd84I7UdOQ   Justin Johnson's coach link is available here - https://calendly.co...

Dawain Atkinson is back after his first bodybuilding show. Dawain is E2M's (https://e2mfitness.com/) Director of Communications. Dawain has created a number of things including the Biblical and Reformed podcast network (https://www.facebook.com/thebarpodcastnet) among many other things. We are excited to get the details of all that went into getting into stage shape for his first comp.

Ken McClelland and Mike Lohman just wrote a book entitled Mastering Strongman which you can buy here. Ken McClelland is a pro strongman, coach, 2x masters world champ, and more (I know his bio goes on, he's been in MMA and other sports as well). If you have any questions about what's in the book, or if you're interested in coaching, please feel free to contact Ken at:  Kenmcclelland77@gmail.com  f...

HAES Principles - https://asdah.org/health-at-every-size-haes-approach/   We are joined with Jeff Ash to discuss this movement/group. We aren't saying that Jeff Ash is a part of or actively participates in this movement as you'll hear in the podcast as he spends most of his time in the Intuitive Eating world which is different from HAES but Jeff was more than willing to discuss this movement and g...

We are joined with retired Marine, coach, and athlete in both powerlifting and strongman Greg Popejoy as he talks about his journey from the Marines to competing and eventually coaching in strength sports. 

We are joined with E2M's ( https://e2mfitness.com/) Director of Communications and training for his first natural bodybuilding show, Dawain Atkinson. Dawain has created a number of things including the Biblical and Reformed podcast network ( https://www.facebook.com/thebarpodcastnet) among many other things. 

We are interviewing Jeff Ash again, director of Hope Drives Me, a software developer, coach, nutritionist, and host of the podcast Men's Intuition to discuss the topic Intuitive Eating.  Website: https://hopedrivesme.com Equipped to Thrive course and men's community: https://hopedrivesme.com/equipped-to-thrive Quick overview of the 10 principles for guys: https://hopedrivesme.com/overview-of-intui...

What does maturing in the gym mean to you? How have you changed as you've gone from noob to advanced?    That the biggest dudes typically aren't the scariest or most intimidating. For the most part they're the biggest of homies No pain no gain is only good to an extent...knowing your body and how far to push is more important than keeping up with someone else. In my youth I pushed too hard, injure...

Amanda joins Justin Johnson to discuss her last big competition. Amanda is a natural bodybuillder and has now competed twice. We get to hear about all that has transpired in the last year of training and prep for her second show. Can a master's level bodybuilder make significant gains and stay natural? Check it out!

Notes about this episode from Dave:  My background in IBLP ATI - attended a SBC church in Texas that was jokingly referred to as a Gothard church by the members and those who knew it. Did Alert Cadets (similar to Trail Life/Boy Scouts) which was a bunch of dads and sons doing Boy Scouts stuff but more Christian than BS. After hearing about Life Focus I applied and was a part of that program when I...

This is a different kind of episode. This is an intimate look two adults who grew up in the IBLP/ATI culture and served in various capacities within the organization from 1999-2011, eventually meeting in 2011 at Verity Institute (the college ministry within IBLP) and getting married in 2013. This is not an endorsement of Shiny Happy People (the documentary on Amazon Prime) or an endorsement of IBL...

We are interviewing Brandon Craig. Brandon got into powerlifting and joined the BBB group a few years back. Now he has competed at USS Nationals and we get to discuss his experience training for and competing at one of the largest strongman competitions in the US. Brandon is a homeschool dad who works as a car salesman and fits his training in during his lunch break.

We had the pleasure of talking with Troy Bennett and learning about his life pre-strongman, his football career, working in resturaunt management, working in security...yes the list goes on! He survived a severe heart-attack and goes into detail what all that was like.   Apologies to our listeners, the webcam mic took over and, it didn't do the episode any favors. Steps have been made to ensure th...

Finishing up the 2 part series on TRT supplemenation with discussion regarding these supplements:    Over the counter: L-carnitine Choline / alphaGPC inject vs oral Noopept Lion's Mane B-complex inject vs oral - https://www.amazon.com/Durvet-Maxi-B-1000-100mL/dp/B003C9LKA0 Icariin Turmeric  Tudca    By perscription: Metformin  Cialis    Honorable mentions: Cold plunge - we mentioned Nurecover but...

This episode we talk about Testosterone Replacement Therapy supplementation. What supplements can you take (legal obv) that will improve training, recovery, conditioning, memory, that will make you better at your sport. This is NOT a sponsored episode, just our recommendations on some that we use. In part 1 we discuss the following: Magnesium Fish Oil Iodine Zinc C D3 K2 mk-7 Milk thistle extract ...

This week coach Justin talks about the role of testosterone in both males and females. The effects of low testosterone are explained and the cognitive, sexual, and physical effects of testosterone are discussed along with the implications of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).

This episode we are joined with Tricia Emrich to discuss her history working in powerlifting in multiple federations as well as what she's a part of with helping to reform the USPA. We discuss more about what the findings and issues were with the federation, some reasons why they may have occured, what is being done to fix or mitigate those issues in the future, and the future of the USPA. Tricia...

We dragged Everett in to chat about the USPA social media shakedown that is going on in social media land. We discuss how should a Christian handle such situations and if they could compete in good consicence in such a setting. We go over the changes coming up with the new board in the USPA and hopefully some good changes as they proceed with closer scrutiny from the social media world.

Justin is joined by Matt Turner who is currently ranked 42 in the nation in his weight class with a 1774.7 lb total in the 242 lb weight class (487.57 dots). We talk about his prep, his coaching, and how the meet went. Check it out!