Brentwood Barbell Radio

Welcome to Brentwood Barbell Radio!  We are back with episode #63, discussing a highly debated topic within the fitness and rehab worlds- "Should my knees go over my toes in the squat?". Give it a listen and see where you stand on this hot take! Check out our website and socials for more daily content! https://brentwoodbarbell.com/

Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio! After a little hiatus, hosts James (Owner of Brentwood Barbell) and Alex (Head Coach) discuss who they typically look for when looking for the "ideal" client. They also dive in to how they would work with this person as well. Give it a listen and see if you're a good fit for us!  Check out our website and socials for more content! https://bre...

Episode 61- Setting Goals-Again! Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio! We're back with episode 61, where hosts James and Alex explain (AGAIN!) the whole process of how an athlete will set goals and how the process is important in determining our goals! If you're interested in jumping into training with us, try our free consultation to see what options will best suit you for your goals...

🎙 Brentwood Barbell Radio 🎙 Episode #60- The First 90 Days Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio! We're back with episode 60, where hosts James and Alex explain the whole process of how an athlete will start their journey with our coaching.  If you're interested in jumping into training with us, try our free consultation to see what options will best suit you for your goals! Click the...

Welcome to Brentwood Barbell Radio! We are here with episode #59, discussing the addition of our Intramural Youth Training with Brentwood Middle School. We are so excited for this new partnership and look forward to helping our community youth build everlasting health benefits! If you are in the direct STL area, (Brentwood specifically) look for some of the new info being released on this new and...

Welcome to Brentwood Barbell Radio! We are here with episode #58, discussing the topic of adding weight in training. We all begin our fitness journey to see progress. How are we calculating that progress? Well one great way, that yields great benefits, is adding weight to the bar! It's important to know when in your program you are supposed to be adding weight to the bar. We give plenty of sc...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #57- Vacation Training Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #57! This week we are discussing some tips and tricks we use ourselves and for our athletes to continue training during your time off on vacation!  Check this episode out, especially if you are starting your strength training/ health journey and are heading out of town this summ...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode 56- Physical Activity Guidelines Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #56 debating a hot topic on 10 fat loss tips! We changed up our format on this episode and had a great debate on some of these tips too! This a great general checklist to get started on your own health and wellness! Check this episode out, especially if you are looking...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode 55- Physical Activity Guidelines Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #55 talking about the Physical Activity Guidelines! This a great general checklist to get started on your own health and wellness! Check this episode out, especially if you are looking in to starting your strength training/ health journey! Check out our website and soc...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode 54- What is a Rep Progression? Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #54 talking about one of our progression we use within our programming here at the gym. Check this episode out, especially if you are looking in to starting your strength training/ health journey! Check out our website and socials for more daily content! Home - Brentwood...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode 53- No Sweat Intro Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #53 talking about our "No Sweat Intro"! This is a meeting where we begin the coach/athlete relationship. It's very important to us that we use this as an oppurtunity for us as coaches, but also to get the best case scenario for whoever we are onboarding at that time....

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #52- IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros) Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #52 talking about a common diet/ nutritional strategy known as, "IIFYM" (If It Fits Your Macros). Check this episode out, especially if you are looking in to starting your strength training/ health journey! Check out our website and socials for more daily...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #51- 3 Ways to Combat the Dad Bod! Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode 51! We are giving you 3 ways to combat the dad bod! Check this episode out, especially if you are looking in to starting your strength training/ health journey! Check out our website and socials for more daily content! Home - Brentwood Barbell   https://www.facebook....

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #50- Stuff We've Changed our Minds On Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with the big episode #5-0! Thank you guys for listening through 50 whole episodes, we love making this content and appreciate uou guys taking the time to listen. We hope you are taking as much out of it that you can! This episode we are talking about some things we have c...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #49- Queens of the Arch 2024 Recap- Why Women Should Train for Strength Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #49 giving a recap of our athlete's VERY successful performance at the WRPF's 2024 Queens of the Arch meet! We had 4 athletes compete this year, and ended with multiple placings, 4 state records, and a 2nd best overall l...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #48- Gyms (Open Access vs. Coaching) Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #48 talking about what the difference is between two popular gym models: the open access model or the coaching model. We had guest Josh Nimmo, owner of CrossFit MetroEast. We discussed with Josh, what each model is, how they work, and who they may be applicable for...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #47- Protein Basics Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #47 talking about the basics of protein intake and why it is important to look at it when going for body composition goals! We discuss ways we have athletes gradually increase their protein intake and other tips and tricks!  Give this episode a listen and let us know what you think...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #46- What is Peaking? Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #46 talking about what a "peak" is and why it is important to look at it when leading up to an event, goal, or competition! We discuss ways we lead our athletes into and through a peak. It's important to look at your programming and training so you can reach your b...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #45- The Importance of Regular Wins Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are back with episode #45 talking about why it is important to find wins in the gym! We discuss ways you can continue to stack up wins in your training to keep training fresh, fun, and motivating while you work on your big goals!  Give this episode a listen and let us know what you think...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #44- Why You're NOT Getting Stronger Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are here with episode #44 talking about why you may not be seeing progress in the gym! We discuss common mistakes we see being made or things that may be overlooked. So what're the best tactics? Give this episode a listen and let us know what you think! Check out our website a...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #43- Training Strategies Linear vs. RPE vs. %1RM Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are here with episode #43 talking about programming strategies for getting strong! We discuss different strategies such as Linear vs. RPE vs. %1RM. What's the best tactic? Give this episode a listen and let us know what you think! Check out our website and socials for m...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #42- Jump Training Welcome back to Brentwood Barbell Radio, we are here with episode #42 talking about jump training! We love lifting weights and getting strong, but strength isn't mutually exclusive to one population. Strength can be expressed in many ways and jumping is one of them! Give this episode a listen if you're looking to bring some athletics bac...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #41-Women's Power Team Welcome to episode #41 of Brentwood Barbell Radio! In this week's episode we talk about our Annual Women's Power Team program. We discuss what meet day looks like, programming, how training may differ from their "normal" training as they lead in to the 2024 WRPF Queens Of The Arch meet! Check it out if you are interest...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #40-Things to Retain From Your Intro Welcome to episode #40 of Brentwood Barbell Radio! In this week's episode we discuss the top things that we want our athletes to retain from their beginning intro sessions with us! The intro sessions lay the foundation for the lifter's health and wellness journey here with us! Check it out if you are interested in our i...

Brentwood Barbell Radio Episode #39- Youth Training w/ Ray Zingler Welcome to Brentwood Barbell Radio! We're back with an awesome topic for episode 39, where hosts James and Alex bring on owner of Zingler Strength, Ray Zingler! This was an amazing conversation with Ray. We had planned on talking all things programming and the science of training, but we talked about the importance of building...