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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!

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 ba...

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...

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 major magazines and websites in the fitness industry, including Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Muscle & Fitne...