Garage Gym Athlete

We're talking wearables again! This time specifically in the context of what we would recommend to Garage Gym Athletes. These four wearable we have extensive use and experience with. So which do we recommend?

Another deep look into types of protein and whats best for recovery. 

This week Jerred reviews and breaks down the fitness programming parts of Peter Attias's book, Outlive. This is our wheelhouse and what he dives deep into, what he likes and what he doesn't like.

Do you go through the motions when you workout or are you mentally dialed into everything? 

How can you get fast AND strong? Focusing on just one isn't very hard, but being able to balance strength and conditioning can be challenging. Jerred sits down and breaks down the programming.

We program tempo lifing a fair amount, but it still takes some people by surprise and how best to do it. 

Interview with Sport Psychologist Coach and Speaker, Dr. Rob Bell.

This one goes a bit deep and at the time may have been a bit spicy. But it still is worth noting that taking care of your body and staying active will pay off. 

This weeks study looks at how mental fatigue affects strength. We have looked at this in the past specifically in strength endurance, but what about one rep max? Then we have our NEW segment, the Wheel of Pain

How is your effort toward workouts? Do you always go all out? That may not be the best way to go. 

This week we are going over a study looking at creatine effects on endurance performance. Then we are going over two of our favorite pieces of gym equipment, one expensive one on the cheaper side. Trying some new things on the podcast so let us know what you think!

How can concurrent training help your mental health?

Do you chase perfection? Can you stay disciplined? Today were talking about everything mindset.

How do you fuel your workouts? Strength? Cardio?

In this episode, Jerred discusses the consideration for your nutrition during injury. This includes, protein recommendations, total caloric amounts, supplementation recommendations, what to avoid, and more!

How can your diet and making changes effect your testostrone. 

This week we are looking at a study comparing whey protein and vegan protein and if it has the same anabolic properties. They found the two proteins to be similar, but the most important thing is to focus on the amino acid profile.

Social media and fitness can be laughable with the die hards, influencers and endless "advice" out there. 

Back with another athletes interview. This one with Luis Garcia, he talks about he found accountably and a community to be part of.

Its time to think about weighloss and reaching your goal a bit differently. 

Ah the age old debate, are carbs to blame? calories? genetics? This week we look at a study that compared low carbs verses low calorie diets in weight loss. There is a lot to unpack here and first, everything with nutrition is individual to the person. So if one person said their advice fits all, they just walk away. We're not here to draw lines in the sand but give you the best advice that scienc...

How can being mobile improve your performance and even strength?

Recovery is something we cover a lot on this podcast because we know how important it is. We have covered a lot of different recovery techniques including cold immersion in the past. This study take another large look at cold immersion comparing it to other recovery techniques in strength, power and hypertrophy.

Were getting close to hotter weather, have you thougth about how the heat will affect your workouts?

How do you gain muscle without always having to do MORE volume or HEAVIER weight? Now, there's nothing wrong with heavy lifting and more volume, but sometimes those two things come at a cost. So what do we do when we still want to gain muscle but we don't want to beat our body up more? And can we do these things without having to change our program? All that in this episode!