The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast/ The Heavy Metal Strength Coach Podcast

Unbelievably, we've reached 50 episodes. Thanks to everyone who has tuned in over the last year. It has been quite a ride.  In this week's chapter on The History Of British Black Metal, we cover the fairly obscure band THUS DEFILED. Here are some talking points and links for you: Origins in 1992 Unholy Deification "More of a touring band" Thus Defiled tours Thus Defiled members A band called...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach in a conversation with Matt Gary, one of the most decorated Powerlifting coaches in the game. It was wonderful to chat with Matt and I found him to be a fountain of knowledge regarding game-day handling. I learned a great deal from the perspectives offered within this episode and I can't wait to have him on again in the future. This was a good one. We talk about...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we welcome you to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast This week we discuss the following talking points from the worlds of heavy metal: Monolith Deathcult- Connect The Fucking Dots They Drew Blood First Dordeduh- Har  A Forest Of Stars Heilung Wardruna Forndom Panopticon...And Again Into The Light  An Autumn For Crippled...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach in episode 4 of season 2 of THE HEAVY METAL STRENGTH COACH PODCAST. Today we are talking to my friend, and long-term client Steven "Vegan Steve" Taylor to talk about his journey into fitness and the weird and wonderful worlds of steel bending and natural stone lifting. Talking Points: Fat kid to thin kid to strongman Aggressive self-defense karate British Combat...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we welcome you to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast series, The History Of British Black Metal.  This week we discuss the following talking points from the world of British Heavy Metal: From Cradle To Enslave Released 1999 Parr Street Studios Spring Vale Studios Music For Nations Line up changes for Cradle To Enslave Funera...

Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 2  of THE HEAVY METAL STRENGTH COACH PODCAST. Today our guest is Mike James, THE ENDURANCE PHYSIO. Mike James has degrees in sports rehabilitation and physiotherapy and has been coaching and rehabbing endurance athletes of all levels for more than 20 years. In this great episode we discuss: Being a failed footballer to the military to PT to physio. "I didn't cho...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we welcome you to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast This week we discuss the following talking points from the worlds of heavy metal: Gojira- Fortitude Magma and the story behind it Into The Storm Fortitude Dropkick Murphys- Turn Up That Dial Dropkick Murphys livestream shows Violet Cold- Empire Of Love (Release Of The Week) An...

Welcome to The Heavy Metal Strength Coach Podcast. It's time for Season 2 Episode 2 With Sarah Davies. Boy, what an episode this is. We cover Sarah's journey from shocking adversity 10 days before the British Championships to her becoming the most successful British female in weightlifting history. We discover how through newly found mental strength she is now forcing ahead with real change in the...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we welcome you to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast ln this week's episode we discuss: Cruelty and the Beast Jesus is a cunt Vestal Masturbation Emperor tour videos Jesus and the t-shirt at bloodstock (cover image) Living with the enemy Jan Peter Genkel Lacrimosa Therion Abattoir Studios Countess Bathory (1971) Hopkins (Witchfin...

Welcome to The Heavy Metal Strength Coach Podcast.  Today, we begin season 2 by welcoming Sumi Singh to the show! We discuss: Sheila Fitness Mom Strong Book/ Program We talk about the struggles of getting back into training as a mum. How to train in the home while looking after a baby. Training adaptations while breastfeeding Unexpected physical changes and goals due to having a baby. The imp...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we welcome you to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast This week we discuss the following talking points from the worlds of heavy metal: Deicide By Deicide (Essential Metal Listen) Menschenmühle By Kanonenfieber Grabenlieder By Kanonenfieber "Kanonenfieber" means "cannon fever" in german. The Dread March Of Solemn Gods by Ninkharsa...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we welcome you to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast This week we discuss the next phase of the History Of British Black Metal as Cradle Of Filth release DUSK...AND HER EMBRACE. Music For Nations M4N Roster Dusk...And Her Embrace The Original Sin Martin Hooker Producer Kit Woolven Malice Through The Looking Glass Heaven Torn Asun...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we welcome you to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast This week we discuss the following talking points from the worlds of heavy metal: Wode- Burn In Many Mirrors Wode- Sulphuric Glow Wode- Screams Of Rapture Pt 1-3 Wormwitch Sanguisugubogg- Tortured Whole Pissgrave Autopsy Cradle Of Fear Planet Terror Suffocate For Fuck Sake- Fyr...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we welcome you to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast This week we discuss embark on part 2 of the history of British Black Metal by delving into the earlier years of black/gothic metal titans, CRADLE OF FILTH: Cradle Of Filth Website Vempire Demo compilation Principles Of Evil Made Flesh Cacophonous Records Tour With Anathema&nbs...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we welcome you to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast This week we discuss the following talking points from the worlds of heavy metal: Aara- Triade I Memorium Memorium Lyrics Serial Butcher Unique Leader Records Cannibal Corpse Mare Cognitum- Solar Peroxysm (Release of the week) Spectral Lore Blasphemer UK Memorium- Failure To Co...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we embark on a new direction with the podcast by delving into the history of the British black metal scene. We start with the band that started it all, VENOM. Featured: Venom Conrad Lant/Cronos Venom Church Demos  70's Judas Priest Venom on stage 70's Sabbath Welcome To Hell  Venom's satanic panic-inducing shock value lyrics NEAT Rec...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we welcome you to another episode of The Grumpy Metalheads Podcast. This week we discuss the following talking points from the worlds of heavy metal: Shrubs feels sexy over Cult Of Luna- The Raging River (Release Of The Week) I feel sexy regarding a particular one-man-band (Bathory) Ruins Of Beverast Blut Aus Nord Portrayal Of Guilt Full Of He...

In this special episode, The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 talks with the lead singer and bassist of DEADWOOD LAKE, Bruce Powell.  We spend the first half we chat about Deadwood Lake and how the formation of the band centered around remembering Bruce's brother, Gary Powell, who was tragically killed in a traffic accident a few years ago. We discuss using grief to create something...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength coach & Shrubs666 where we are disappointed by a Tribulation release that would be a strong release for most other bands. We also find out how people found out about new music before the internet, which apparently was a thing Shrubs survived. Do I believe him? Could people survive just by reading things on paper and telephoning everyone? I'm not sure. You'll have...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach for the season 1 finale as we welcome one of my favorite people in the fitness industry, Jason Leenaarts. Jason is a gym owner, coach, writer, and podcaster. We begin our chat by keeping to our planned topic of content production before we quickly digress into topics covering the inspiration of grief, using writing as a kind of self-therapy, and the stress...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach and Shrubs666 as we disagree about Wardruna, agree about many other things, and discuss the following music: Wardruna- Kvitravn (HMSC Release of the week) Heilung Enslaved Skugge lyric video Grima- Rotting Garden (Shrubs666 Release Of The Week) Afsky Wodansthrone Ellende Nervosa Warbringer Exodus Sepultura Asphyx Danzig 1&3 (Essential Metal Listening)

Join us for our very own origin story as we talk to my first ever client as a coach, Mr. Johnathan Cook. We discuss the far-reaching effects the journey had on us both from extreme weight-loss to being able to build a successful coaching business. We discuss how we were able to create amazing results in less-than-optimal training conditions through hard work and consistency. It was great to have J...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubss666 as we discuss our week in metal featuring: Bhleg- Odhin (release of the week) Nordvis Productions Winterfllyeth Weald & Woe Wodensthrone Windir Dimmu Borgir Folkvangr Records Dread Sovereign Primordial Cruachan Cathedral Judas Priest Dokken Candlemass Werewolves- Crushgasm Wolfheart Fear Factory Watain- The Lawless Darkness (essential metal...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach as he has the great pleasure of welcoming Darko Botic of Macros Inc. to the show. Darko lost over 200lbs after a life-changing near-death experience. Today, we delve into his story and the following talking points: Macros Inc. Yugoslav wars NDEs fostering change Ronnie Coleman clips and DVDs Dorian Yates HIT training Struggles with bulimia Devin Townsend podcast...

Join The Heavy Metal Strength Coach & Shrubs666 as we discuss our week in metal featuring the following talking points: Gatecreeper- An Unexpected Reality (release of the week) Tomb Mold Asyphx Malakhim Naglfar Watain Waters Of Ain- Watain Onda Makter Folkvangr Records Folkvangr Norse Mythology Ages Horna MGLA Behemoth Dimmu Borgir Wombbath Undergang Exhumed Cannibal Corpse Deicide Morbid Ange...