Garage Gym Athlete

This weeks athlete of the week is Greg Isenhour. Greg has been up the podcast before and is still crushing it, doing crazy events and still living his best life. We talk about keeping up with events, him doing the Baton Death march again, and recovery. 

This weeks Ask Me Anything are are talking about having goals that may seem conflicting and talking about how to pursue goals that may seem conflicting. A lot of people think you can only do on thing at a time and only focus on one area but that is not sure, that is why we do whats called concurrent training. But Jerred dives more into this topic and the science behind it.

Hey athletes, this week for our study we are slightly stray away from the actual study but for good reason. We will be talking about gaining muscle even when in a caloric deficit and what you really need to build muscle. Also why the "if it fits my macros" approach doesnt really work. This weeks topic we share our tips and practices on downregulation. This weeks workout is Sallys Revents. 

This week is from Dr. Anthony Jay talking about Epigentics and Heavy Lifting.

This weeks athlete has been around for a while, Trampis Beatty. We do some reflecting on the recent Spartan Beast. We also dive into some of his lifestyle changes, his overall improvement from his first Spartan to the most recent one, and keeping with out community. 

This week Jerred talks about what has happened with Betterhumanology podcast. He had several years of interview from leaders around the industry and some want to know what his take aways from having that podcast. Submit your questions at Garagegymathlete.com/AMA.

Hello athletes, this episode has some great stuff for all athletes and especially our athletes. The study we go over talks about the benefits of zone two training and when is best to burn fat. so if you want your body to burn fuel more efficiently and how to burn fat the best definitely check this out. We also each talk about best tips for training and using our programming. This weeks workout is...

This year we will be diving into the archives and pulling clips from interview on the Betterhumanology Podcast. We have had lots of great guests on there and wanted to keep some of their great information fresh. This weeks cool down is from Dr. Bret. Scher talking about heart health, diet and exercise. 

Welcome to out first Athlete of the week. In the past we liked to publish a full season of athlete interview but now we will be bringing them to you once per week. For the first week we have Chuck Kaiser and we will be talking about drinking the fitness cool-aid, and some of his strongman goals. Chuck is one of our athletes and if you have any interest in finding some of the success he has had che...

Welcome to the new year and our new segment, Ask Me Anything! This is where we talk about topics that our athlete have asked about and just concentrate on those. This week we are talking about the male body image issues. Also remember that you can submit any questions you have at garagegymathlete.com/AMA. 

We are back with another study and chat with the coaches. This weeks study we are talking about the difference (and benefit) or training sub max or low intensity verses max effort. We also talk about if we could go back and tell out past self fitness advice, what would it be? This was pretty fun, as Jerred and Joe previously did this about nutrition. This weeks workout is What The Ruck, a classic....

Today's podcast is all about setting the right goal for 2020!! First, Jerred dives into updates for 2020 (a lot of changes coming your way), next recommending reading, then, lastly, he goes over setting goals for your year. 

Learn how we are going to invade 2020 with Garage Gym Athlete Programming! Listen in to this previously recorded webinar, learn about our new cycles, and more! 

Happy holidays athletes! This week we have a cool episode with some new things. First the study we go over is about how photobiomodulation can increase recovery AND performance. Really cool stuff going on. Next we try something new with a segment we call "stir the pot" where we talk about trending and recent topics in the fitness world. Lastly, this weeks workout is "Grog Bowl."

Hey athletes, we have another study for you this week which talk about Heart Rate Variability and if it correlates to any other recovery metrics. Spoiler, no it doesnt and should be considered independent. So we dive into HRV, our experience tracking it for almost 2 years. Well also share other things we do like to track to help our fitness and life. And this weeks workout is a classic, Condition...

This week we have our final guest from the Spartan Media Fest and this was such a great interview. Patrick Sweeney has some great, and genuine advice. He learned how to be mentally tough the hard way. Check out his story and all of the great topics we cover, plus he has a book coming out early next year. And this weeks workout is VERY simple, but NOT easy; Heavy Load Long Distance. 

This week is a special episode, we were all together in person recording! This week we went to North Carolina and took on the Spartan Beast, and man was it a battle. We go over everything about the race, high, lows, take aways, funny moments, and more. Definetly check this one out to hear about our epic Spartan Beast experience. And this weeks workout is an annual tradition; the Geo Metro Challeng...

Hey all, this week we are talking about performance enhancers! Well, just one, and its beets (spoiler). Beets have some awesome effects when taken before your workout so be sure to check this out to boost your performance with just a vegetable. We also talk about our spartan race prep with the coaches and crew. This weeks workout is Dia De Los Muertos. 

Hey this week we have another interview from our Spartan Media Fest trip. This is with Cindy Lynch who is your average person, full time job, single mom, but crushing it on the course and competing at a high level regularly. Check out her story and some of her training ups and downs. We also give your some updates about whats going on with us, and this weeks workout is Walk the Plank. 

Hey Athletes! This week we dive into a study that compared levels of cardiovascular fitness and longevity/mortality rates. So if you care about your health, check this out. Then on our topic we talk about Vegasnism and Jerred's recent experiment going vegan. We give some best tips and practices when doing ANY diet and also words of caution when doing things like vegan and other diets. Lots of pros...

We have another fantastic episode and interview today. Jerred and Joe had a chance to sit down with Kelly and Juliet Starrett while in Lake Tahoe at the Spartan Media Fest. We talk about so many different topics from their branding change, to a nutrition challenge, building your tribe, making changes in your life and much more. This was such an awesome interview and they were great to hang out wit...

This week we are back to the studies and dropping some knowledge on everyone. This week we are talking about the performance benefits of cooling your body before and/or during a workout. There are some very simple ways you can implement this depending no if you are doing aerobic or anaerobic exercises. We also touch on screen time and cell hone use, a little different than usual. Lastly, this week...

This week we have such an awesome guest we were so hyped for, Robb Wolf joins us from Spartan Media Fest in Lake Tahoe. It was really great to get to hang out with and chat with Robb, on and off of the microphone. As you can imagine, we dive into a lot of nutrition topics, but also get into hydration, electrolytes, how people process and react to carbs differently and much more. Hopefully this is...

Welcome to Season 9 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!!  Top 3 Highlights: Evolutions in training Just getting the work done The 2 minute philosophy -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms...

Welcome to Season 9 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!!  Top 3 Highlights: 3 Years Garage Gym Athlete Enhancing recovery Evolving priorities -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physi...