Barbell Shrugged

Show Overview :  The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and consumes 80% of the world's pharmaceutical drugs. That's a huge problem for the military, and for the country. Many drugs that are taken in the US are taken by children and adolescents. A percentage of those drugs are disqualifying for military service. Some of the drugs cause side effects that cause weight gain and letha...

Morghan's love for sport goes well beyond weightlifting. She is a big advocate of staying active to help create positive self image and confidence. In 2018, she was a Role Model at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. Being able to use her passion for weightlifting and sport has allowed her to use her platform to inspire the younger generation. She believes that if we can create a safe and fun envi...

This weeks episode is all about how using words can make or break almost any thought or relationship. In business, this is massive, but in life -- this is paramount. It isn't everyday that we actually take the time to actually learn how to use words to persuade people mentally in a conversation. I mean, it's crazy how much more affective we can be once we harness this skill.    Today's guest, Mark...

In today's show, Jason sits down with 1stPhorm president, Sal Frisella, to take a crash course in customer service. Prior to today's episode, Sal and the 1stPhormteam held a 5k event in St. Louis to honor a fallen police officer. That event in and of itself is a testament to the great work happening at 1stPhorm. Sal believes in leading by example and creating unparalleled culture. While discussing...

Known simply as "House" to players, Joe Kenn's goal as the Panthers' strength and conditioning coach is to protect and produce: protect the athletes' body armor and produce athletic based results. He is entering his ninth season with Carolina. He employs a holistic and integrated philosophy in his comprehensive training plan that utilizes strength training, explosive development, high intensity in...

Show Overview :  The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and consumes 80% of the world's pharmaceutical drugs. That's a huge problem for the military, and for the country. Many drugs that are taken in the US are taken by children and adolescents. A percentage of those drugs are disqualifying for military service. Some of the drugs cause side effects that cause weight gain and letha...

Adrian Conway has always been self-driven to succeed. His early passion for training and dedication to team sports brought him all the way to college football, where he was a running back at Weber State University. In 2008, Conway's focus on athletic training became a full-time job, and he took on a variety of athletes from 9-year-old tennis stars to those at the collegiate level. In 2013, Conway...

I was lucky enough to sit down with Lt Col Heath Kerns and get a true inside feel of what it's like to be an Air Force Special Operations Airman. As a child, I dreamed of this kind of life so to say I was excited is an understatement. We dove into some of the hardest aspects of training, his most memorable experience, mindset, advantages of being an Air Force operator versus the other branches, th...

Today we're sitting down with two integral parts of the NCFIT Collective team; M.D.V (Matt DellaValle) is a seasoned guest and co-host of the Business of Fitness Podcast. MDV is the Chief Fitness Officer at NCFIT, managing all fitness, coaching, and programming operations worldwide for the company. Over the past decade, MDV's journey has taken him a few different directions—coaching at some of the...

When we have a new client come to us at Active Life, we are almost never the first stop for them.   Working with a stranger from half way around the world isn't exactly the experience people think of when they want to get out of pain without giving up their active lifestyle.    In this episode Dr. Sean and Active Life One-on-One Coach, Lance Einerson talk about Lance's client Chris who has been to...

WHOOP is the performance tool that is changing the way people track their fitness and optimize their training. WHOOP provides a wrist worn heart rate monitor that pairs to their app that provides analytics and insights on recovery, strain, and sleep. Know when your body is recovered or when it needs rest by getting to know your nervous system through heart rate variability and quality of sleep. Au...

For the first time ever, I am being interviewed on my own podcast. I get thousands of people who apply every year to shadow me or intern at my gym "CHALK" here in Orange County. I always say no. However, I finally had someone walk in and introduce themselves that I happen to like and I said yes for once. To give him the best experience possible and in efforts to answer any questions he may have, I...

Jason is the Founder and CEO of GORUCK, which manufactures gear in the USA and executes over 900 endurance events per year led by decorated combat Veterans of Special Operations. Jason holds a B.A. in Economics from Emory University in Atlanta, where he was Phi Beta Kappa and a two-time Academic All-American for Tennis. He is a 2006 Graduate of the Special Forces Qualification Course and recipient...

Spencer Arnold is an Olympic Weightlifting coach for the top weightlifters on Team USA including 2016 Olympian Morghan King.   Spencer Arnold on Instagram   Travis Mash on Instagram -------------------------------------------- Please Support Our Sponsors Savage Barbell Apparel - Save 25% on your first order using the code "BARLIFE"   Organifi - Save 20% using code: "Shrugged" at organifi.com/shrug...

Show Overview :  There is a great expression that goes like this; "If you want to build something big, you need a vision big enough for other people's vision to fit inside of it." And it's true. On this episode of the show, Dr. Sean sits down with the microphone, and you, to discuss how you can take steps to have a better day every day. He does that by explaining the reason why what Active Life is...

Wes Kitts, 2018 and 2019 Pan American Olympic weightlifting champion. Kitts was born in Knoxville, TN where he played high school soccer and football before going on to play Division 1AA football for Austin Peay State University. He began his weightlifting journey in 2014. In 2016 Wes moved to San Ramon, California to begin training at California Strength. He currently competes in the 109kg weight...

Greg is one of the first people I ever remember using Facebook ads to sell a lifestyle diet. I remember seeing them and thinking his style was a little ostentatious , but also thinking that he was kind of a genius. Hell, he was just doing something he believed in and he decided to market the hell out of himself. And you know what?? He's KILLING IT.    There's a lot of negative press about him here...

You may recognize both voices on today's show, as M.D.V (Matt DellaValle) is a seasoned guest and co-host of the Business of Fitness Podcast. MDV is the Chief Fitness Officer at NCFIT, managing all fitness, coaching, and programming operations worldwide for the company. Over the past decade, MDV's journey has taken him a few different directions—coaching at some of the best gyms in the biz (CFNE,...

Hunter Elam is a fixture of our onsite Mash Mafia team. She has matured so much in her time at Mash Elite. And recently she has made incredible progress. I predict amazing things are in store for her. So what made the difference? How did she gain by leaps and bounds over the last few months? That's what we talk about today on this podcast. We get into recent changes in her program, diagnosing weak...

Dave Gallagher is the owner of Savage Barbell.  Savage Barbell is not his full time job. Dave is a full time fire fighter in Southern California and runs Savage on his days off from the fire station. He started Savage Barbell after a very poor customer service experience at the CrossFit Games in 2014.  He thought, "these people have such a great community and this is how they treat us?" He started...

Everyone knows Marcus as the "Functional Bodybuilding" guy, but what else do you really know about him!? I really wanted this podcast to get into some of the deeper stuff in Marcus's life. I also wanted to chat about some of his business strategies, how he built his business, and any future goals he may have.    Like Lance Armstrong's famous book "it's not about the bike"... This podcast his not a...

Sean Lake is a co-founder of Bubs Naturals and lifelong friend to the great, late Glen "BUB" Doherty, and the BUBs Naturals front line in forging Glen's legacy. Merging his career experience as a professional athlete, director of global marketing, and entrepreneur, Sean has personally curated the product, communal spirit, and charitable mission that defines the BUBS Naturals brand.    TJ Terrara i...

Not many people have benched over 900 pounds. And not many people have been my good friend for over 20 years. Jason Coker's done both, so he's a pretty amazing guy.   He's the go-to expert on cutting weight – and as a longtime lifter at Westside Barbell, Jason knows better than anyone what Westside is really like. This podcast has a lot of knowledge in it and a lot of perspective… and it's also go...

Imagine this… You are working out like you always do, you reach down to deadlift the barbell one more time and, bang, your back goes out. You have pain like you have never experienced before. You crawl to your phone and call your spouse and friends to come help you because the pain is so bad. What goes through your mind? . That's exactly what happened to Nicole's Active Life 1 on 1 client, Robert....

Jenn Ryan is a 13 year CrossFit athlete that has qualified for the CrossFit Games 5 times in the last 3 years. She is a NASN Liscened Sports Nutritionist, providing nutrition coaching to top CrossFit Games athletes including Lauren Fischer, Rasmus Wisbech, is the lead nutritionist for CrossFit Invictus, and owns her own nutrition consulting company.    In this episode, the Shrugged discusses Jenn...