Barbell Shrugged

Mind Pump is an online radio show/podcast that has been described as Howard Stern meets fitness. It is sometimes raw, sometimes shocking and is always entertaining and informative. The hosts, Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer and Justin Andrews have over 40 years of combined fitness experience as personal trainers, club managers, IFBB fitness competitors and fitness thought leaders. In this episode, we...

The Strong Coach is a show hosted by  Mike Bledsoe , where he uncovers what truly separates the good from the great. A collection of interviews with experienced coaches, who share what sets them apart, abd advice for the aspiring coach, who wants to take their craft to the next level. Being a trainer is great, but let's not let it get confused with the role of a coach. A trainer has developed them...

Taylor Dayne Loyd is owner of TDLFIT and co-owner of Iron Greenhouse . She has been coaching boxing for 8 years. She is USA WEIGHTLIFTING Certified and has her Precision Nutrition Cert. Taylor competed in bodybuilding competitions, bikini and figure. She was a nationally qualified figure competitor. After 3 years of bodybuilding, she made her way into Crossfit. Taylor is currently training at Cros...

Laurie Christine King is a nutritionist, an athlete, and a coach. Laurie pursued a degree in Nutrition & Dietetics partly to remedy her own health issues, including an underactive thyroid and an eating disorder, and partly to put herself in a position to help others to never be in her situation. Laurie has learned that women's health is very underappreciated and misunderstood, and that most female...

Mark Sisson is founder of Primal Nutrition and Primal Kitchen, a fitness author, blogger, and a former distance runner, triathlete and Ironman competitor. He is also the author of numerous books, including The Primal Blueprint, which was credited with turbocharging the growth of the primal/paleo movement back in 2009. In 2017, Mark officially became a New York Times bestselling author with The Ket...

This is a special episode, where Mike and a few friends describe their experience right after participating in a special ceremony in Sedona, AZ, which included frog medicine from the amazon called kambo. Kambo is an extraction from an Amazonian frog, which some people think is poison, but it's a collection of peptides, which humans use for cleansing the body and spirit for thousands of years. The...

LGBTQ controversy How Russell found CrossFit Gym jones and the black box Affiliate growth and CrossFit business model The future of CrossFit in fitness 

In the epilogue, Kenny, Andy, and Josh reflect on the experience of creating the inaugural volume of The Body of Knowledge. They share some of the back stories and conversations that went into the first nine chapters with a little humor and a ton of honesty. Kenny also reveals the theme for volume 2 which is due out later this year. Enjoy! - Kenny and Andy -----------------------------------------...

In chapter 9, we are joined by Linda Rosenstock to talk about healthcare and the various factors that influence it. Linda has 20 years of experience in clinical medicine, she was appointed by the Clinton and Obama administrations to advise on issues in public health, and she served as the dean of the UCLA School of Public Health for 12 years. Enjoy! - Kenny and Andy   -----------------------------...

Seth Spencer (@sethyoumfer) Page is owner and co-founder of Misfit Athletics, a competitive and affiliate programming and coaching for CrossFit Athletes - "The most well rounded programming for competitive athletes". MisFit Athletics began as five guys from the great city of Portland, Maine, who ended up at the same place, coming from very different paths, which is exactly how they were able to co...

Evan DeMarco is a sports medicine and nutrition expert, published author, public speaker and frequent guest on television, radio, and digital platforms. He is a successful entrepreneur whose interest in diet, health and supplements began as an athlete and consumer determined to improve an industry that was going through massive transformation. Evan is currently Director Market Development at The K...

Drew Manning is creator of TV Show #FitToFatToFit, NY Times best-selling author of Fit2Fat2Fit, host of Fit2Fat2Fit Experience Podcast, and personal trainer. Drew went on a quest to go from fit to fat to fit again in one year in order to better understand the weight-loss struggles of his clients and the online community. He embarked on this journey to prove to clients, website followers, and peopl...

Ryan Frisinger is a biohacker, techno-shaman, and visionary, who helps individuals restore health and vitality by designing customized health programs that address genetic weaknesses, nutritional deficiencies, emotional traumas, and performance issues. By transforming advanced multidisciplinary research into potent programs, Ryan provides each individual with an operator's manual for their unique...

Doug and Anders here; excited to share with you that we've put all of our best training programs on a single membership site so you can access all of them for one monthly membership.  We used to sell them for over $97 per month EACH and now you can have access to all 11 for only $47 per month.  You get 11 programs instead of 1 and instead of paying 11 times as much you only pay HALF as much (if yo...

In chapter 8, we describe the evolution of human performance and the factors that influence it. We show how the modern fitness industry came to be plagued by extreme ideology, persuasion, and isolation. Andy provides context for this conversation with the history of training from the ancient Greeks to the birth of bodybuilding.   Enjoy!   - Kenny and Andy   ----------------------------------------...

Mark England has professionally coached thousands of clients worldwide using the power of words and stories for over a decade. He holds an BA in business and a Master's in Education. Mark is the co-founder of Procabulary and is a lifelong personal development enthusiast. "My mission is to help people create more powerful, more fulfilled lives using the power of better words and stories. Procabular...

Jason Phillips has been everywhere and done everything from cover model to professional athlete to founder of iN³ Nutrition . Jason has written for several publications including Men's Fitness and his own book , Macros Explained: Your ultimate guide to macronutrient prescription for health, performance, and aesthetics, and has been a sponsored athlete in the fitness industry for over 6 years. Jaso...

Primal Hacker is on a mission to give people control over their environment both internally and externally so they can take charge of their life and live longer, healthier lives. "Biohacking meets Ancestral Health. Learn how to live a more primal life while still embracing modern culture and technology." - PrimalHacker.com In this episode, we sat down with PrimalHacker co-founder, Thaddeus Owen, a...

Matt Walrath is the owner of nutrition coaching company, Beyond Macros. He has helped everyone from CrossFit Games athletes to busy parents get leaner, stronger, and perform their best through a habit-based approach to nutrition coaching. Matt also writes about behavior change, including how to fuel an athlete for less than $7 per day, on his personal website. As an athlete, Matt was a three-time...

Brett Bartholomew is a strength and conditioning coach, author, adjunct professor, and Founder of the performance coaching and consulting company, The Bridge Human Performance® along with the coach education platform ArtOfCoaching.com. His experience includes working with athletes both in the team environment and private sector along with members of the U.S. Special Forces and members of Fortune 5...

Ryan Moody  is known around the world for his explosive athleticism. He has broken multiple world records with both Guinness and the World Records Academy in various jumping feats. Ryan is also creator of THEXWOD, a program dedicated to furthering an individuals' ability to build explosive power and speed. Before breaking those records, Ryan had lived in a state of near constant pain since his lif...

Kenny Santucci (@kennysantucci) is Program Director & Creator of Body by Solace, a total conditioning program using bodyweight movements, kettlebells, Assault Bikes, rowers, and more. Kenny is a dynamic leader, who encourages clients through his no-bull approach to training. When training with Kenny, expect plenty of tough-love. He nicknames his class and clients 'Team Beautiful' because he encour...

Dr. Mike T. Nelson has spent 18 years of his life learning how the human body works, specifically focusing on how to properly condition it to burn fat and become stronger, more flexible, and healthier. He's has a PhD in Exercise Physiology, a BA in Natural Science, and an MS in Biomechanics. He's an adjunct professor and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Nelson has been call...

Brooke Ence is an elite CrossFit athlete, a movie star, a social media star, and owner of ENCEwear, an apparel brand. Resilient, relentless and real, Brooke is a Utah native, who was raised by two hard-working and driven parents. She grew up doing gymnastics, softball, swimming and dance alongside her three older siblings. Fast-forward to 2015, Brooke placed 1st in the CrossFit California Regional...

Travis Mash, quite possibly the best Weightlifting coach in America, has teamed up with Barbell Shrugged host and movement expert Doug Larson as well as elite muscle scientist Dr. Andy Galpin to teach you everything you need to know about competing in weightlifting! The seminar is going down in Travis Mash's amazing new gym, LEAN Fitness Systems, in Lewisville, NC. Saturday and Sunday: August 25 a...