The Working Man's Weightlifting Show

Send a text In episode 10, we talk about how to learn the basics and forge your own path in fitness and nutrition. Nick decides to restart 5/3/1 How to figure out which macro-nutrients best fuel your body type The importance of learning fundamentals Why you should start with a well-founded fitness program How to use your experience to forge your own path Support the show

Send a text In episode 9, we talk about Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1 and why it works so well for people with busy lives. What is 5/3/1? How to find your “training max” and why it’s important Why Nick is coming back to 5/3/1 after a brief hiatus Our first listener-submitted question! The importance of a balanced training program Support the show

Send a text In episode 8, we talk about staying on track with your fitness goals while on vacation. How to make a relaxing vacation work into your lifting schedule for recovery How to plan your training for an upcoming vacation Why you should have a ramp up week when you start back after vacation to avoid injury Tips to stay on track with your nutrition plan while eating what you want on vacation...

Send a text In episode 7 we talk about why you shouldn’t take your training too seriously.  Cheesecake makes an appearance How to be relaxed while following a weightlifting program Why we enjoy training with a full-body approach and how it allows for hiccups in our busy schedules How we plan our meals to allow for dessert without hindering our progress Support the show

Send a text In episode 6 you’ll find out about how we approach our diets in different ways. Why we don’t count calories Why you should count calories How “raisins can work in your favor” The importance of consistency  Sneaky calories and what to look out for Support the show

Send a text In episode 5 you’ll find a deeper explanation of why we started this podcast. Why we decided to focus on full-body training How we make our training work for us while working very different jobs Descriptions of our daily lives at work How Nick’s demeanor has been impacted from weight training early in the morning How quarantine has helped us become more focused and creative Benefits of...

Send a text In episode 4 you’ll hear about how we built our home gym just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world. Recap of some training from the new weightlifting program How Stephen changed the program slightly while recovering from his recent injury How we outfitted our home gym just before a worldwide pandemic hit Where did all of our weightlifting equipment come from How we made a space w...

Send a text Off to a rough start. In episode 1 you’ll find out about Stephen’s recent thumb injury and how it caused a minor setback in training and podcast production. Unexpectedly stopping a new weightlifting program due to injury How Stephen injured himself at work Learning to train and play drums while injured Introducing our debut intro/outro song “Bum Thumb” Idea behind the new music we are...

Send a text In episode 2 you’ll find information about our new weightlifting program that you can find here: Inspiration behind the new program How long the workout takes to complete How often and what time of day we train Our full workout program can be found at our website here . Support the show

Send a text In episode 3 you’ll find out how music could have a heavy impact on your training Why heavy metal is the best music to train to How heavy metal can help calm you down How music can be one of the greatest benefits to owning a home gym Why you should invest in a great sound system if you own a home gym How to find the best sound system on a budget Support the show

Send a text Nick and Stephen introduce themselves for the very first time! In this episode you’ll find: Who we are and why you should listen to us Why we decided to start this podcast A brief history and explanation of how we started our weightlifting journey How Nick and Stephen approach weightlifting together  Differences in our career paths and weightlifting How music plays a massive role in ou...