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We had to use Google Meet to record this as we had some hardware issues. Justin Johnson interviews David and Christa Auge and talks all about their first strongman comp as a couple. Dave and Christa competed together once before and this is the second competition they've done together. Check it out!

This is a discussion between Justin Johnson and a retired pastor talking about his life and ministry.  Pastor Vern recently retired due to health issues after his cancer went into remission. He spent nearly his entire career as a pastor starting in the pentecostal world and ending up embracing Calvinism. We talk about his life, family, pastoral ministry, and his thoughts as he lives out his final...

Insulin Intro Hormone that signals cells throughout the human body to intake energy, and promote various performance and recovery based outcomes.  Body Modifying the activity of enzymes and the resulting reactions in the body. glycogen and fat synthesis from glucose are stimulated, and glucose production by the liver through glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis are inhibited.[68] The breakdown of tr...

Intro Hyperplasia is different from hypertrophy in that the adaptive cell change in hypertrophy is an increase in the size of cells, whereas hyperplasia involves an increase in the number of cells. Body Hypertrophy seems to generally lead to hyperplasia Swimming pool analogy Hypertrophy for beginners, intermediate, advanced Common hypertrophy rep ranges Mechanical tension model Pure volume model P...

We catch up with Everett and Toney after 3 years since the podcast ended. We chat about what we've been up to since then and talk about future strength/training goals. Mentioned in the show is Toney's new company, Those Florida Guys . We chat about WSM, lockdowns and much more!

What is peaking for athletic performance? Temporarily adapting to a competition or event at the expense of general or other adaptations. Why peak? To maximize performance potential while letting general adaptations to diminish What happens if you don't peak? Lesser performance but maintains general adaptations How to peak? Powerlifting vs strongman vs other sports such as cycling Risk management w...

This episode we had a fun conversation with Amanda Kroeker and Levi January regarding all things bodybuilding. Levi January is a bodybuilding coach and can be found on Facebook .  Amanda Kroeker is a bodybuilding competitior as well as a mom/gymnast/entrepreneur/etc and can be followed on Instagram . We discuss dietary periodization, training, competition prep, the day of the competion, work life...

We are back with our new monthly format, going through our top downloaded content with Matt Wenning.  Matt Wenning is one of only a handful of people to total over 2600 lbs in a professional competition, hold an all-time world record of 2665 lbs in the 308-lb class, and bench press over 800 lbs in a full powerlifting meet. He currently the owner and a private strength coach at Ludus Magnus gym in...

Hey all, we are re-posting the top downloaded episodes from the past 4 years as we look forward to the future. We are currently re-vamping up the podcast, taking a few weeks off from posting new content to re-create the show, fix a few things, and make it better than it was before. Hope you enjoy this interview we recorded back in December 2017 with Matt Reynolds. Gainz and Grace!

We will be talking steroids and powerlifting so buckle up!   We are joined with Pete Rubish who is talking all about how 2018-2019 is going for him. We are also going to be talking about the effects of social media on the sport of powerlifting as well as the continuing evolving of the sport and how drugs are effecting the sport. Basically what the combination of drugs plus social media is doing to...

This year the podcast team got media passes to attend the Arnold Classic 2019. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity and took many photos and was hoping to do some onsite interviews but that didn't pan out. Instead we go over everything Arnold Classic 2019 here and we say goodbye to our longest running co-host, Everett. If you want to follow Everett on social media you can follow him on IG...

We are joined with Dave Crosland  who talks all about SARMS - selective androgen receptor modulators. They are in your local stores being pushed at your local gyms. What are they? Are they legal and safe to use? 

We are joined by Jeff Ash who talks all about nutrition myths among a variety of topics. We talk about how to build a diet program for the average joe as well as how to do nutrition when you are trying to be obese in powerlifting. Check it out!

According to Openpowerlifting.com, Jaisyn MIke started competing in 2014 and has 21 meets under his belt in 5 years.  In the 264+ lb weight class in the USAPL, his best raw squat is 749.5, bench was 619.5, and deadlift was 771.6 lbs for a 2061.3 total and a wilks of 523.45, which he got Jan 14, 2018 in the Winter Games of Texas. Raw Nationals in October he came in 2nd in the Open and 1st in the Ma...

Dave Ricks, has been competing for over 30-years!  He won is first Open IPF Championship in 1991, winning a total of 5 Open World Championships in his career (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999) and placed Silver in 7 other Open World Championships.  In addition, he has taken Best Lifter at the Arnold Sports Festival in 2009, 2010 and 2011, 2012. He has also been a competitor at the 2009 World Games (pl...

We are joined this week with Micah Marino . According to Openpowerlifting.com, Micah Marino started competing in 2012 at the age of 21 weighing in at 184 lbs. His bodyweight as fluctuated from 165-184 lbs. He is the former world record holder at 165 lbs. And has two all time world records, the 795 lb deadlift single ply and the 165 lb total. His best raw squat is 534.6, bench is 429.9, and deadlif...

We talk about two big subjects, Bible Reading Plans and Dave's recent competition, video of that can be found here . Everett has some choice thoughts about Bible reading plans and some insights that we should consider as the we end January and start heading into February. 

This episode we discuss our strength/health/life goals for 2019. We got all the hosts in on this one and it was a fun episode, check it out!

This episode was our most highly downloaded episode of 2018 and we are glad to re-share it as we start 2019.   Greg Nuckols has over a decade of experience under the bar, and a BS in Exercise and Sports Science. He's held 3 all-time world records in powerlifting in the 220 and 242 classes. He's trained hundreds of athletes and regular folks, both online and in-person. He's written for many of the...

Ray Williams is the strongest man we have had on our podcast and a great way to end 2018! Really excited to talk to him about his background, his work, and current goals. 

Another episode is up!  Everett  and  David  talk all about all things Christmas, food, and theology. Check it out!  

Is warming up merely wasting time in the gym or is it something you should be doing on a daily basis?   Ethan McElroy is a strength coach in the Triangle area as well as a powerlifter. He recently wrote an article about warming up which can be found here . 

With the holidays coming around you may be stuck with you inlaws or outlaws talking about theology. This episode we are talking a bit about what dispensationalism is and compare that to covenant theology.

We are joined by Jono, Janine, and Everett to talk all about the new transgender policy that Strongman Corp has issued which can be found here .   Early in the podcast Dave mentions the Jugglife Podcast discussion on Transgenderism and we reccomend you check that out first before listening to the podcast if possible. You can find that episode here .

Discipleship - how do you do it biblically? We are joined with Everett and Janine to talk about discipleship and how we see it being done in the past in the church and what things we are getting right and wrong.