The Nomad Strength Show

My guest today is Matt Reynolds, CEO of Barbell Logic. Matt has been in the strength world for 30+ years as a competitor in powerlifting and strongman, gym owner, coach, and entrepreneur. In this conversation we discuss; Matt’s journey with the Barbell and why he believes strength training is superior to other training styles, creating sustainable habits, how to make great coffee (which is both li...

Isaac Lewis is the Founder of Ancore Training, and joins me today to tell the story of the company and product. From using a 3D printer in a garage to create protoypes, to having a massive assembly warehouse and outfitting every single professional sport with their flagship cable training system. This episode is brought to you by Wild Rivers Coffee Company. Check them out and support the people th...

We're back today to sound like old men, and we don't care. Lots of attempting to understand social media and it's importance, Ross taking an IG hiatus, Twitter v. IG, Mike Tyson v dumb influencers, perception of success v. actual skill, and a lot more. This was a fun one. Be sure to subscribe to the show and leave a review! Today's episode is sponsored by Wild Rivers Coffee Company. Awesome people...

Dustin Diefenderfer is the founder and creator of MTNTOUGH Fitness. An online based training platform to guide a hunter through every phase of training through a year to build to that peak performance in the fall. In this episode, we have a great conversation about the demands of backcountry hunters, exercises that have the most bang for buck, Dustin’s ultramarathon days, the development of MTN TO...

Second episode of the week! Talking movies, shows, music, and AI again. Why Justified is better than Yellowstone; where is the creativity in Hollywood?; Superheroes and Sequels; aging gracefully and AI de-aging; what video games we enjoyed as kids; we're old now and don't understand Twitch, and a lot more. Go check out Wild Rivers Coffee Co for amazing coffee made by even better people, for a grea...

After a few weeks off the mic, the guys are back to catch up and hash out some thoughts. Today's show; Brief recap of WinterStrong, Fight Club and the analogies to masculinity, sharing perceived success publicly, definitions of success, raising kids, loving your family, and a lot more. Subscribe to the show on your podcast platform and on Youtube to get notified when the show goes live each week....

Today my guest is Cory Gregory. Cory has been a fitness entrepreneur for more than 20 years, creating several incredibly successful business such as MusclePharm, Max Effort Muscle, and CoryGFitness.com, while learning directly from the titans of the industry in Arnold Schwarzenegger and Louie Simmons. In this conversation Cory and I touch a lot of different corners, including; Cory’s time in the c...

Really fun topic today that will be turned into a series of several different podcasts. Preparedness is the name of the game and on today's show, Ross and Brandon go over many aspects of how to look at your own preparedness/survival plans and tactics. Topics include; a look ahead to WinterStrong, how do we define preparedness, three priorities to get started in your prepping journey, what to look...

Travis Mash is the owner and and founder of Mash Elite Performance, and one of USAW’s Senior International Coaches. Travis was a World Champion in powerlifting. He competed in a world-class level in Olympic weightlifting. He has coached professional Olympic weightlifters alongside Don McCauley and Glenn Pendlay at Team MDUSA and now coaches the most successful weightlifting team in America, Mash M...

Today on the Ross and Brandon show, the guys get deep into the importance of having a community and network that both supports, and pushes you to be better. Topics include; Joe Rogan as a stand up comedian, the state of comedy and cancel culture, the power of a supportive group of men, having a gut feeling about someone, what the role of a training partner should be, stories from Brandon's days at...

My guest today Eric Hinman, serial fitness entrepreneur, consultant, and investor. Eric has his hands in many different buckets, and he does all of this while still training for 1-2 hours every day, and having a personal life. We had a great conversation in this episode about business, endurance training, habits, Sauna meetings, how to structure your day for maximum productivity and happiness, and...

In this episode, the guys are talking men's health and testosterone, how to improve T naturally and medically, taking ownership of your health decisions, 90's baseball, who was the best player of all time, pro athletes will do whatever it takes to win, and more.. This episode is brought to you by Wild Rivers Coffee Company. Check them out and support the people that support the show. Use the code...

Today the guys are catching up on some recent news in the powerlifting world regarding the reported sexual assault story in the USPA. This takes the conversation into the nature of the fitness industry, how to protect yourself as a client and as a coach, and what to look for when finding someone to work with you can trust. Also discussed are some updates with the show and live streaming, and some...

The last handful of months have really given me an opportunity to appreciate the world of endurance training, specifically the Ultra-distance world of running. The training, and more impressive, the mindset involved in order to willingly push your body to extreme distances takes a special kind of person. My guest today, James Pierrat, is one of these people. James runs one of my favorite accounts...

Disclaimer: This episode is not about strength, health, or the outdoors. The conversation took hold around music. As we went down memory lane about our first phones and iPods, we went down the rabbit hole on a few things, including: The FAA shutting down, music when we were young, old iPods are time machines, lots of Led Zeppelin, creativity's future now that AI programs are so popular, the value...

The guys are back after a couple weeks off and there's a lot to go over. Topics include; Holiday catch up, memes, men who take risks, Eddie Van Halen, Thunder Road, recurve archery as meditation, prioritizing your goals, our Top 3 things we're working on this year for training, and more. Check out Wild Rivers Coffee Co. for awesome coffee made by amazing people, and help conservation in the proces...

My guest today is Eric Spector aka @ericdoeskettlebell Eric took up kettlebell training out of necessity during the early days of the pandemic and it completely changed his way of thinking about training. Today we got into; his journey to the kettlebell and how it changed his training, the kb community that embraced him, Freedom in training, mastery of a skill, his apparel company Touch Grass Co,...

Jam packed episode today as the guys take questions from the Instagram audience for a QnA show. Topics include; recurve archery setups for beginners, pro wrestling names, training discipline, recovery, protocols for coming out of a rut, how to find good people and connect with them, healthy relationships, current training protocols, dream hunts, and more... Thank you to all who contributed questio...

My guest today is a repeat guest and one of my favorite people to talk training with, Grayson Strange. Grayson is a husband, father, gym owner, and strength enthusiast. He dove into the world of the old time strongman movements a few years ago and never looked back. Today as we catch up, we talk about those movements and why they are so beneficial, even when they seem “dangerous”. We also dive in...

Packed episode today as the guys hit a bunch of corners, including: Hunting wild hogs and the misconceptions about them, recap Brandon's Whitetail hunt in Texas with Levi Morgan, proper habitat management, humility when its difficult, Deion Sanders and Michael Jordan, how to channel and innate competitive drive after sport, and more. Check out Wild Rivers Coffee Co. for awesome coffee made by amaz...

My guest today Arthur Constantine and I have come to know each other over the last few years, since he began the then anonymous account Blood and Rain, and he is someone I’m consistently impressed by when it comes to discipline, drive, and wisdom that he possess for his age. All of these behaviors build toward become Anti-Fragile, a concept based on Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s book of the same name, a...

We've got our first guest today on the Ross and Brandon Show, and great conversation ensued. Mark Sasser of Bwana bows joined today to talk about the bows they make and how they're different, traditional archery v. compound archery, being a hunter v. being an archer, and more. Check out Bwana Bows and their amazing products, including the Hunter bow, which we talk about in this episode. Be sure to...

The health and fitness industry is filled with people telling you what you need to do, what you should do, and what you mustn’t do. In a culture that has strayed from health so much in (sprinted away from it, is a more apt description,) we are always looking for answers. What if, though, you already had a pretty strong feeling about what was needed? what was healthy? I believe we all have this kno...

There is a lot of ground covered in today's episode. In light of the recent scandal involving Brian Johnson aka Liver King, the guys give their input on the situation and PED's as a whole, what actual health means vs. performance, having true friends during times of struggle, and more. The conversation was real, and we hope you enjoy it. Be sure to subscribe, follow, and share the podcast if you'r...

One of my favorite things about getting to talk to so many successful men on this show is the uniqueness in their individual approaches to their field. Whats even cooler then that is when I get to notice the characteristics and traits that are similar across many of their stories. Arguably the most common among these is this innate drive and focus that my guest today, Matt Ward, used in a phrase t...