The Family Barbell

Coach Trent and Jordan explore the idea of leisure as an essential component of health -- leisure being not mere idleness or passive amusement but an activity of opening oneself up to receiving the gifts of creation from the Creator. They discuss how leisure is the key to understanding oneself, and developing a life of contemplation to allow for spiritual development.   Resources mentioned in this...

In the Stress/Recovery/Adaptation model, a lifter must adequately recover from the stress imposed in the gym by lifting weights in order to adapt and get stronger. The main components of recovery are food and sleep, and today Coach Trent and Jordan are talking about food.   The long and the short of it is that if you want to get strong, you will need to eat a lot of food. Possibly a lot more than...

Hey we've got standards here! In today's episode, Coach Trent and Jordan talk about strength standards for the beginning lifter, basic targets that any serious lifter should be striving for in the first couple years of their training. While everyone's journey is different, and everyone's absolute strength potential is different, the vast majority of people picking up a barbell can hit these number...

There's nothing like the community and energy of a great black iron gym, but in our experience, there's also nothing like a home gym. Whether it's a spartan setup in your basement or a luxe sprawling gym in it's own building, a home gym gives you space to train in the way you want, with your own equipment, your own rules, and at your own pace. Perhaps most importantly, a home gym is right there --...

Yer a lifter, Harry! Or whatever your name is. Once you begin the simple, powerful, transformative process called the Novice Linear Progression (or just LP for short), you are officially a lifter. You are training now, not just exercising. There's a plan for what you're going to do, and a plan for how you will progress. But what about your very first day in the gym?   In order to know where to beg...

Ok, we've talked about why you oughta get strong, but how do you do that exactly? With four basic barbell exercises and a simple linear progression -- the novice linear progression (NLP or just LP for short). Trent and Jordan walk through the fundamental concepts of programming, the stress/recovery/adaptation or SRA model, and why you have to lift a little heavier every time you go to the gym to s...

We use the word "strong" all the time -- building strong families, strong communities, strong minds. It's a good thing to build strong things, things that we want to endure, but the only way we can build strong things externally is to start with getting ourselves strong. Building strong communities is a complex endeavor, but fortunately, building physical strength in yourself is fairly simple. Not...

Everything is broken, but we have to keep living. Let's talk about how we're going to do it.   Connect With Us Email: jonesbarbellclub@gmail.com Trent IG:  @marmalade_cream Jordan IG: @babayaga_sews