Barbell Shrugged

This week on Barbell Shrugged we have the pleasure of chatting with Whitney Miller,  “Miss United States”  beauty pageant contestant turned  MMA Fighter .    That’s quite a transition, but then again it’s pretty obvious that Whitney is a highly motivated individual. She decided to give Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and boxing a try simply because it was, “The hardest thing I could do.” That’s an extraordina...

This week on the Barbell Shrugged podcast we welcome Dr. Steven Platek, Neuroscience Professor, Crossfitter and gym owner, contributor to  Power Athlete Radio , and current member of the  NPGL’s Miami Surge . Yeah, he’s a busy guy.    Those are impressive credentials, but I actually didn’t know any of it at the start of our interview. I just knew that Steven was a really sharp guy, and yes, he was...

Several months back the entire Barbell Shrugged crew called into the  50th episode of Power Athlete Radio . We had a blast chatting and bullshitting with the entire  Crossfit Football  crew, so I knew this interview with  John Welbourn  was going to be great. But I’ll be honest. I did forget just how big he is.    At 6 ft 5 in and 310 lbs, this man is not your average Crossfit Coach. John reminds...

This week on Barbell Shrugged we are busting training myths with our old college buddy Dr. Andy Galpin, Professor and Researcher at California State University, Fullerton.  This is Andy’s third appearance on the show. We first got together to chat about muscle physiology way back on  episode 19 . Most recently, he helped us break down the science of mixed martial arts with the one and only Bas Rut...

This week on Barbell Shrugged we have the pleasure of welcoming the big man,  Aja Barto  back to the show. In case you missed it, make sure to go back and check out his last appearance on  Episode 76 . It’s always a great conversation.    We caught up with Aja at the 2014 USA Weightlifting Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah. Our chat came before his turn on the platform, but I knew he was going to...

This week on Barbell Shrugged we are honored to be joined by Kevin Ogar. Just in case you aren’t aware, Kevin became well-known after  fracturing his spine  at a competition in January 2014.     It’s only been six months since that devastating, notorious injury, but Kevin seems remarkably recovered, at least spiritually and emotionally. You should have seen him smile wide when he was telling us ab...

This week on Barbell Shrugged we are joined once again by the one and only  Kendrick Farris , two-time Olympian for USA Weightlifting, tattoo aficionado, part-time comedian and all around amazing dude.    Just in case you missed Kendrick’s first two appearances on the show, make sure you go back and check out episode 55 , as well as  episode 76 . Trust me, you never want to miss out on what he has...

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This week on Barbell Shrugged we are joined by the incomparable  Travis Mash , high level strength coach, world champion powerlifter, and to be honest, one of our absolute favorite human beings in the entire world.    If Travis’ name sounds familiar it’s for a good reason. This is his second appearance on the show. The first time around on  episode 97  we got the chance to talk about the barbell a...

This week on Barbell Shrugged we chat with  Ben Greenfield , former tennis player, water polo athlete, and bodybuilder turned biohacking ironman, endurance coach, author, blogger, and podcaster. That’s quite the resume, right?  Ben’s got plenty of interesting things to say, which is no surprise given his experience and wide-ranging creative pursuits. He can certainly talk training and human perfor...

This week on Barbell Shrugged we have the pleasure of welcoming  Lindsey Valenzuela  to the show, professional fitness athlete and current member of the  Los Angeles Reign .    Lindsey is in an incredible position. First, she’s one of the very first women ever to sign onto a professional fitness team. Better yet, the Reign, and all other founding members of the  National Professional Grid League ,...

Aubrey Marcus might have the most interesting title of any Barbell Shrugged guest to date. You can call him a spiritual experimentalist, human optimizer, unconventional fitness junkie, and  warrior poet . He’s also CEO of  Onnit , a unique human performance company which sells performance and health supplements, as well as some novel training tools. They also make some pretty righteous  YouTube vi...

This week on the Barbell Shrugged podcast we are joined by  Andrea Ager , former collegiate track & field athlete turned high-level Crossfit competitor. If that name rings a bell it’s for a very good reason. Andrea is one of the most well-known and recognizable athletes on the scene, which is actually a very interesting topic of discussion all in itself.    “You may know Andrea from her  Instagram...

This week on a very special bonus episode of the Barbell Shrugged podcast we are joined by Jackie Perez, competitive Crossfit athlete and one of the lead trainers at  Crossfit CSA  in Dublin, California.    If you haven’t heard about Jackie then you’re in for a treat. She’s one of the most entertaining and unfiltered guests we’ve ever had on the show. If you do know her, well, you can guess what h...

This week on Barbell Shrugged we are honored to chat with Mark Divine, retired Navy SEAL Commander and founder of  SEALFIT  and  U.S. Crossfit . Surprise, surprise, this show will leave you reconsidering your training, the true effort you’re applying in the gym, and the direction you’re heading. In short, its just what you need to hear.  For those who don’t know, SEALFIT is somewhat like Crossfit,...

This week on Barbell Shrugged we chat with Joel Jamieson, leading expert on combat sport training and founder of  8WeeksOut.com .    If Joel’s name rings a bell that’s because he’s the author of   Ultimate MMA Conditioning , which made our top 10 list of books that every Crossfitter should read . He’s also the creator of the  BioForce HRV Training Management System , an awesome tool that uses hear...