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Stress Incontinence: The Strong Mom Series S14E3
May 05, 2021 09:03 - 51 minutes - 48.5 MBBekah & Anna Marie take on the elephant in the room when it comes to females lifting: stress incontinence. They provide helpful tips and strategies whether you struggle with this yourself or you are a coach who has clients who struggle with this (whether they tell you or not). To be clear, we’re discussing what happens if you pee when lifting, usually at heavier weights. Different types of incontinence exist, and they specifically discuss stress incontinence. Even when it comes to stress ...
Pregnancy & Lifting: The Strong Mom Series S14E2
May 03, 2021 09:02 - 34 minutes - 33 MBAnna Marie & Rebekah tackle pregnancy and lifting. There’s lots of bad information and poor choices people can make in this arena. Recommendations generally used to be against any exercise during pregnancy. Luckily, it’s much more common and acceptable to exercise while pregnant. Modifications and listening to your body will help. Anna Marie became pregnant after 4 years of consistent training. Anna Marie’s personality is one where she’ll push things too far and not back off when she sh...
Meet Some Strong Moms: The Strong Mom Series S14E1
May 03, 2021 09:01 - 32 minutes - 31.1 MBRebekah Krieg and Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy discuss their journey to and with barbell training and share what strength has meant to them and to the moms they have trained. Meet your hosts, two strong people, great coaches, and wonderful moms. Anna Marie, like many, found barbells through CrossFit. She naturally gravitated toward strength workouts and looked to the CrossFitters who focused on strength training. She noticed the immediate benefits to her everyday activities, and loved how barbe...
Sun & Steel with Online Great Books #364
April 26, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBScott Hambrick & Karl Schudt of Online Great Books--Barbell Logic coaches too--discuss Yukio Mashima's Sun and Steel novel with Matt Reynolds. Go to onlinegreatbooks.com and click on Join Now to reserve your spot. Online Great Books can help you with the intellectual side of the voluntary hardship by exposing you to the Great Books of western civilization and discussing them with others in seminar. Sun and Steel follows the protagonist who begins his life focused on mental and intelle...
Why Programming Frequent PRs Matters #363
April 19, 2021 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMatt talks to Niki about a refinement of MED principles and how PRs play into the ultimate goal of improving people's quality of life and reaching & surpassing their goals. At Barbell Logic, we're really oriented toward the vast majority of people who want to improve their quality of life, and strength and the process of getting stronger can help them. This doesn't mean these people can't get seriously strong, but it means we're not focused on world records or mimicking methods of the wor...
Reflecting on Take Charge 10
April 15, 2021 08:00 - 41 minutes - 39.5 MBNiki & Gillian review Take Charge 10, Barbell Logic's first ever nutrition challenge. What worked, what did people struggle with, and what did we learn from the process? First, Niki & Gillian would LOVE for you to fill out the survey that you should have received via email. This provides feedback on the challenge. If you started but didn't complete the challenge, WE STILL WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! We'd love to know what caused you to struggle, what worked, and what you might like to see in...
#362 - Q&A #55 with Cameron Cox of Cox Sauce BBQ Sauce
April 12, 2021 08:00 - 51 minutes - 48.3 MBMatt & Niki are joined by Cameron Cox, BLOC Exclusive Coach and owner of Cox Sauce BBQ Sauce, delicious barbecue sauce (getchu some). They answer questions on bicep tears, lifting straps on the deadlift, shoulder pain on the bench press and squat, programming chin ups, getting your others to train more effectively, and a would you rather question. 0:00 Introduction & Cox Sauce BBQ Sauce Cameron Cox of Cox Sauce BBQ Sauce joins Matt & Niki. This came from a family recipe that was special...
Brandon Smith: Make it Happen-The Professional Transitions Series S13E5
April 09, 2021 09:05 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBIn the last installment of the Professional Transition Series, Brandon Smith joins CJ to discuss his path to coaching. He began lifting because he grew interested in cheerleading in college. When college & cheerleading ending, so did lifting for awhile. He worked in hospitality services and restaurants, and though he enjoyed it he thought about continuing down this path into his 60s and ultimately knew he needed to make a change. He began to lift & coach. Brandon found that his hospit...
Brandon Smith: Make it Happen-The Professional Transitions S13E5
April 09, 2021 09:05 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MBIn the last installment of the Professional Transition Series, Brandon Smith joins CJ to discuss his path to coaching. He began lifting because he grew interested in cheerleading in college. When college & cheerleading ending, so did lifting for awhile. He worked in hospitality services and restaurants, and though he enjoyed it he thought about continuing down this path into his 60s and ultimately knew he needed to make a change. He began to lift & coach. Brandon found that his hospit...
Eric Feigl: Adapt & Evolve-The Professional Transitions Series S13E4
April 07, 2021 09:04 - 48 minutes - 45.5 MBEric Feigl jumps on the podcast with CJ Gotcher to discuss his evolution as a coach. Unlike many of the other coaches, Eric has been a long-time coach and personal trainer and even has his own podcast, the Fitness Candor podcast. His story is more one of adapting and evolving and improving his own coaching practice and business. Learn more here: https://ericfeigl.com Eric loves the IMPACT coaching makes on someone’s everyday life. Ultimately every job HELPS people somehow, even accounting...
David Aguilera: Find Your Balance-The Professional Transitions Series S13E3
April 06, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 49.1 MBCJ talks to David Aguilera, head of an academy, Barbell Academy student, and strength coach who has worked to grow his coaching practice and, in doing so, found the balance between his life, primary career, and coaching that is healthy and good for him and his family. Learn more about David and Iron Eagle here: www.iestrength.com David began training because he felt the diminishing abilities of middle ages creeping up on him and knew he needed to combat this with exercise. Coaching beca...
Andrew Jackson: Whole-A#% Coaching-The Professional Transitions Series S13E2
April 05, 2021 09:02 - 59 minutes - 55.7 MBIf you’re working a job where something doesn’t feel quite right, this is likely the podcast for you. CJ Gotcher talks to Andrew Jackson about his path from planning to become a computer engineer to joining the Navy to climbing the corporate ladder to ultimately deciding to become a coach and pursue whole-ass coaching. People too often think about a career or course of action in black and white: coach or not coach, stick with your career or abandon it. There is a middle path, that for mo...
Jesse Mecham: Know Your Purpose - The Professional Transition Series S13E1
April 05, 2021 09:01 - 44 minutes - 42.2 MBLifting regularly and interested in learning more about lifting and coaching? Jesse shares his story of lifting, coaching, studying in the Barbell Academy, and ultimately deciding to not pursue coaching professionally and how the Barbell Academy helped him realize this. CJ Gotcher talks to Jesse Mecham, Founder of YNAB and Barbell Academy student, about his experience going through the academy. Jesse came to lifting in his teens, reading a special edition of Muscle and Fitness magazine th...
#361 The Barbell Academy & PBC Certification Vision
March 29, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBThe Barbell Academy provides an online learning environment for passionate lifters, novice coaches, and professional coaches. Whether you're simply interested in the "why"s behind strength training, considering coaching, starting to coach, or would like to deep dive & continue your coaching education, the Barbell Academy offers something for you. Furthermore, it has become the funnel & process to identify new coaches for Barbell Logic & earn your Professional Barbell Coach (PBC) certificatio...
Take Charge 10: Finishing Up, Lasting Habits, & Reflections
March 26, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBJoin the Reynolds family to see how they finished the Take Charge 10 challenge, how they feel about it, and what changes they plan to keep. Day 8 you don't drink caffeine 6 hours before bed. This, again, helps reduce caloric beverages in the afternoon & dinner, but it also helps improve your sleep. Good sleep helps bolster healthy living. One way the Reynolds family was able to prepare for a gathering that normally might involve alcohol & food was they prepared the food and ensured it...
Take Charge 10 as a Family: Days 5-7
March 24, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBTake Charge 10 continues, with booze, veggies, and fiber. On day 5, you eliminate alcohol. For some people, this will be the easiest step of them all. For others, this may cause some anxiety and may be difficult, especially as this falls on Friday if you begin on a Monday. The first day didn't give Matt or the Reynolds family too much trouble. On day 6, you add more veggies. This was easy for the Reynolds, as they regularly eat vegetables. They worked to increase them. An appro...
Take Charge 10 as a Family: Days 1-4
March 22, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 34.9 MBThe Reynolds family shares their experience--struggles, victories, stumbles--through the first 4 days of the Take Charge 10 nutrition challenge. Day 1 is drinking more water, and they crushed day 1! They also found that the increase in water intake naturally reduced calories, as they reduced caloric beverages. It also seemed to reduce hunger, which helped reduce calories, because they drank so much water. The second day presented a bigger challenge, largely because of a 16th birthday p...
Take Charge 10: Preparation & Overview S12E1
March 19, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBMatt & Niki talk to Niki and Gillian about the Take Charge 10 nutrition challenge, which begins as a community on March 22 but you can complete anytime you want after March 22. Take Charge 10 is a 10 day challenge, and each day adds another habit. Each day, therefore, builds on the other, so on day 10 you should be trying your hardest to follow all 10 guidelines. ANYONE can do it at ANYTIME, though if you begin on March 22, you'll be doing it along with the BLOC community and many coaches...
The GAMeplan - Principles: Setting & Crushing Goals S11Ep2
March 17, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.6 MBSetting goals, meeting & surpassing goals, assessing progress: these are clearly important to all organizations and people. But, let's be honest, some of these terms-OKRs, KPIs, etc.--are a bit corporatey. There's a bit of a jargony, gobbly gook element that turns people off to what is essentially goal-setting, breaking up the goal to specific actions, and measuring progress. Enter the GAMeplan. Barbell Logic has taken the principles of the OKR & KPI and turned it into something that's ea...
Objectives & Key Results - Principles: Setting & Crushing Goals S11Ep1
March 15, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBHow do we set goals? How do we break those goals up to SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, TIMEBOUND, smaller actions? How do we assess whether we've met our goals and, if we fail to meet them, if we moved in the right direction and made progress? Enter the OKR. Objectives & Key Results (OKR) is a process for setting goals & breaking those goals up. An objective is just another word for a goal. Key Results are actions to move toward the goal. Key Results need to be timebound, and whether they were comp...
Ethan Suplee: From Suffering to Sustainable - #360
March 08, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 66 MBActor Ethan Suplee joins Matt & Niki to discuss his journey from morbid obesity to sustainable health--with struggles & stumbles in between. Some of Ethan has acted in movies such as American History X, Remember the Titans, and the Wolf of Wall Street. He also played as Randy in My Name is Earl. Ethan can remember being put on a diet at the age of 5. Since then, he's always felt like he was trying to lose weight. Weighing over 500 pounds, everyday tasks were struggles: putting on shoe...
S10Ep7 - Military Fitness Culture (The Military Series)
March 05, 2021 10:07 - 50 minutes - 58.5 MBWhat does the lifetime fitness arc of service member look like? How can the military shifts its physical readiness training to better prepare for the demands of combat? Matt explores these topics with Colin Slade. The first hurdle any service member must overcome is the basic requirements to enter: which include bodyweight & bodyfat, medical, and some basic physical fitness levels. Following entry, however, Colin discusses how the military really fails to develop its members fitness. Rea...
S10Ep6 - The Marines and Ground Forces (The Military Series)
March 05, 2021 10:06 - 43 minutes - 49.9 MBMatt talks to Marine Colonel Scott Conway about the physical demands of the United States Marine Corps and ground forces in general--those service members whose fight on land. The Marine Corps have a philosophy--and way of training Marines--that involves the idea that every Marine is a Rifleman. Every service has a similar concept--when things go wrong, everyone must be able to react competently, regardless of their primary job in the military and their particular branch of service. Str...
S10Ep5 - The Navy & Fitness on a Boat (The Military Series)
March 03, 2021 10:05 - 44 minutes - 52 MBWe’re on a boat! Niki Sims talks to CJ Gotcher and Andrew Jackson--Barbell Logic staff coaches, full-time employees, and Navy Veterans--about their experience with the Navy and the physical demands of the Navy, including how you squeeze through tight spaces. The Navy--and any organization that involves service on the water or out at sea, such as the Coast Guard--puts some unique demands and challenges for its service members. Sailors have to train while serving on a ship at sea and train ...
S10Ep4 - The Army & Military Fitness Challenges (The Military Series)
March 03, 2021 10:04 - 40 minutes - 47.4 MBWhat kind of training are we talking about? ARMY TRAINING, SIR! Niki talks to Nikki Burman, Barbell Logic’s Director of Client Experience, and Jerett Burman, Military Police Major in the United States Army National Guard, about the physical demands of the Army and the challenges of staying fit--at home and while deployed throughout the world. Jobs in the Army--as with all services--put different physical demands on service members, but almost all Soldiers will have to pick things up and...
S10Ep3 - Air Force, Space Force, & Pilots (The Military Series)
March 03, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 39.6 MBNiki talks to Colin Slade, Air Force Captain, about physical requirements, physical training, and physical fitness tests for the Air Force, Space Force, air crews, and pilots. The demands for Airmen and Guardians differ greatly between jobs and from day-to-day. While people tend to think of pilots when they think about the Air Force, pilots represent a relatively small percentage of people who serve in the Air Force. Pilots--especially fighter pilots--face extreme physical requirements ...
S10Ep2 - Leadership & Resilience (The Military Series)
March 01, 2021 10:02 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBMatt talks to Colonel Scott Conway--this time about leadership and resilience, and how strength training--and physical training in general--can make people better leaders, managers, and parents and help them better face difficult situations and events. Scott discusses his early experience through the Marine Corps’ schools to screen and develop officers--Marines given the rank and position and authority to lead and command other Marines. He also discusses returning to some of these as a lea...
S10Ep2 - The Marines & Ground Forces (The Military Series)
March 01, 2021 10:02 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBMatt talks to Marine Colonel Scott Conway about the physical demands of the United States Marine Corps and ground forces in general--those service members whose fight on land. The Marine Corps have a philosophy--and way of training Marines--that involves the idea that every Marine is a Rifleman. Every service has a similar concept--when things go wrong, everyone must be able to react competently, regardless of their primary job in the military and their particular branch of service. Str...
S10Ep1 - One Marine’s Story (The Military Series)
March 01, 2021 10:01 - 34 minutes - 40.1 MBMatt and Niki talk to Colonel Scott Conway, career Marine Officer, who shares his experiences of service, leadership, and combat. Scott wanted to serve since he was a kid, and ultimately decided to become a Marine and attend the Naval Academy. The Naval Academy emphasizes leadership, academics, athletics, and time management. It throws many big fish in little ponds into the ocean, so to speak, and produces many of the officers who end up serving in the US Navy and United States Marine Co...
#359 - Q&A 54
February 22, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 47.3 MBMatt & Niki and your lifting and life questions. Topics include changing hands for mix grip deadlifts, recommended kitchen equipment for meal prep, lumbar flexion during heavy deadlifts, most important gym equipment to begin, and testicle pain after lifting. To get 50% off your first month of SteadyMD, go to steadymd.com/bloc by February 28th. SteadyMD is your personal doctor, online. It's telehealth done right. Email [email protected] to submit a question for future podc...
#358 - Elbow Flare: Causes & Corrections
February 15, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 51.9 MB0:00 USSF Meet Prep Update & Intro 7:12 RPE 11 Andrew 13:56 Causes & Anatomy 28:06 Cues to Correct 34:14 Supplemental Lifts 37:56 Touchpoint 40:42 Set Up & Conclusion Elbow flare is a common bench press error where the elbows flare out on the ascent. This error, much like a good morning squat, produces movement in the joints without moving the bar up. It decreases the ability of the pecs to contribute to the lift, though it reduces the horizontal moment of the bar from the glenohumer...
S9E9 Training with Depression (Mental Health Series Bonus Episode)
February 11, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 55.1 MBDr. David Puder and Brooke Haubenstricker return to discuss training with depression. How do we help those--or help ourselves--exercise and train and reap the benefits of exercise and training if they--or we--struggle to find the motivation to not just exercise but to get out of bed? Check out Dr. David Puder’s podcast here: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/ One hurdle is that many people are overwhelmed and don't know how to begin. They either haven't lifted or--if they have li...
Ep#357 - Online Meets & PR Attempts: Peaking & Preferences
February 08, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 51 MBPeaking for an online meet provides more choices and thus greater room for strategy (and mistakes) for how lifters peak and complete their attempts. Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson explore how to peak for an online meet (or simply complete PR attempts). United States Strengthlifting is putting on an online event. Whereas in an in-person meet, all lifts need to be peaked on the same day and many factors are simply out of the coaches and lifters' control (rest between attempts, equipment, et...
S9Ep8 - The Mental Health Series: Dealing with the Covid Chaos
February 05, 2021 10:08 - 47 minutes - 54.5 MBCOVID has disrupted our lives and led to isolation and fear for many people. There are the twin fears of getting sick and losing loved ones, and then the fear of losing one’s job and other economic consequences. In difficult times, it often helps to read or observe the writings and experiences of those who have experienced harder times than you. Dr. Puder and Matt cover some of Victor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning and how Victor Frankl, a psychiatrist and Jewish person, survived th...
S9Ep7 - The Mental Health Series: The Value of Grit
February 05, 2021 10:07 - 1 hour - 80 MBWhat is grit? How do we increase grit and why do we need it? Check out Dr. David Puder’s podcast here: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/ Just as we can increase our strength through barbell training, we can increase our mental toughness and grit through undergoing the challenges involved in barbell training. The grit we develop through this process helps us when life confronts us with obstacles, which it inevitably will. GET STARTED with one-on-one online coaching FOR FREE! Get...
S9Ep6 - The Mental Health Series: The Red Flags of Dating, pt. 2
February 03, 2021 10:06 - 49 minutes - 57.4 MBMatt, Scott, and Dr. Puder continue their discussion of red flags and green lights: things to avoid and things to look for in partners to build healthy relationships. Check out Dr. David Puder’s podcast here: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/ Here is the red flags list: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a0b24e0bff200118a898f2d/t/5d957e4af14cb6013b0823c5/1570078283487/Red+Flags+In+Dating+V002.pdf Many people didn’t see healthy relationships as a child, and media too often ...
S9Ep5 - The Mental Health Series: The Red Flags of Dating, pt. 1
February 03, 2021 10:05 - 46 minutes - 54 MBWhereas Dr. Puder first addressed friendships, he now digs into romantic relationships, how to find and create healthy, enlivening relationships, and what to avoid when looking for a partner. Check out Dr. David Puder’s podcast here: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/ Here is his red flag list: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a0b24e0bff200118a898f2d/t/5d957e4af14cb6013b0823c5/1570078283487/Red+Flags+In+Dating+V002.pdf Often times, if you find yourself attracted to those pe...
S9Ep4 - The Mental Health Series: Coaching Lifters with Depression
February 03, 2021 10:04 - 50 minutes - 57.5 MBWhat is depression? How do we recognize depression in ourselves and others? How can we help those with depression? How do we identify and help those who may have depression as strength coaches? Brooke Haubenstricker--BLOC Staff Coach & PBC--discuss this with Dr. David Puder. Check out Dr. David Puder’s podcast here: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/ Everyone experiences grief and sadness, but for some at certain points in their life, they become depressed. Though there are differ...
S9Ep3 - The Mental Health Series: The Science of Connection
February 01, 2021 10:03 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBWhat is connection and how do we improve connection. Explore this topic with Scott, Matt, and Dr. Puder. Check out Dr. David Puder’s podcast here: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/ Here are the components of connection--by improving these, we can improve our connections: empathy psychological safety: ability to be honest alliance (therapeutic or educational): similar goals/on the same page feedback: specificity They also discuss what it takes to develop a friendship and how ...
S9Ep2 - The Mental Health Series: Testosterone & Friendship
February 01, 2021 10:02 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBMatt, Scott, and Dr. Puder discuss low testosterone, testosterone replacement therapy, and building friendships. Check out Dr. David Puder’s podcast here: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/ Many men develop low levels of testosterone as they age. They often feel reduced sexual desire and activity, decreased energy and motivation, and decreased confidence. They often don’t feel themselves, and too often write off how they feel as just a normal aspect of aging. When men undergo t...
S9Ep1 - The Mental Health Series: OverComing Negativity
February 01, 2021 10:01 - 54 minutes - 62.2 MBGillian and Sarah Shanahan, Barbell Logic’s Registered Dietician, join Niki to discuss how to build healthy relationships and mindsets around food, training, ourselves, and others to ultimately overcome negativity. Check out Dr. David Puder’s podcast here: https://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/ Too often people succumb to black and white thinking and negative, spiraling thoughts--e.g. this food is bad and I’m bad for eating it. We find ourselves overcome with negative thoughts and focus...
#356 - Q&A #53
January 25, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 56.1 MBMatt, Niki, & Andrew answer your strength training (and random) questions. 1:23 On the squat at powerlifting meets: Why do they have several people spotting lifters at a meet as opposed to having a lifter squat in a power rack with safety arms? 4:22 Questions on distal bicep tendon reattachment surgery & spiders: What training recommendations would you have for long-term recovery? What do you do if you see a spider during training? 10:04 Questions on keeping the arms straigh...
#355 - How to start actually training
January 20, 2021 10:11 - 38 minutes - 43.8 MBMany people who come to barbell training have exercised before but haven't necessarily trained. How do you make the switch from exercise to training. Matt, Niki, and Andrew help you make the jump to training. GET STARTED with one-on-one online coaching FOR FREE! Get your FIRST MONTH FREE on all strength and nutrition coaching plans. No discount code needed and includes a 10-day, no obligation trial. https://bit.ly/2MKeOoh Special offers from BLOC and our partners: https://barbel...
S8Ep4 - Hard Won Wisdom: Decades in the Arena - Staying Grounded Through It All
January 15, 2021 10:04 - 40 minutes - 46.8 MBBringing it all together, how do we stay grounded with body image; gaining & losing weight; fueling training; staying excited for months, years, and decades of training. Niki & Gillian share their thoughts. We need to develop and maintain realistic expectations and remain grateful for what we have and can do. We need to define success for ourselves and not base it off others. We have to ignore the noise and remember why we’re doing what we’re doing. Sometimes, we need to really think...
S8Ep3 - Hard Won Wisdom: Decades in the Arena - Your Sense Senseis
January 13, 2021 10:03 - 35 minutes - 41.1 MBThe gym, powerlifting meets, locker rooms: these all have specific sensory mosaics specific to themselves. Niki & Gillian talk about all the many senses you experience in the different strength settings--the sights, scents, tastes, noises, and textures). They then delve into how these can affect your performance and how we often get comfortable with our typical environment, so we should both control what we can (bring plates, sleeves, chalk, etc.) but also potentially prepare for other en...
S8Ep2 - Hard Won Wisdom: Decades in the Arena - Fear & Failure; Success & Excitement
January 12, 2021 10:01 - 42 minutes - 49 MBFailure arrives unexpectedly on the longer road to greatness and self-improvement. Any meaningful pursuit will come with low points and mistakes. Niki & Gillian discuss approaching and dealing with failure, injuries, low points, and mistakes. We need to enjoy our pursuits--even if we don’t enjoy every minute of them. If PRs are the only thing keeping us in the gym, we’ll reach a point when we’re not hitting PRs. During these times, we need to enjoy what we’re doing, maintain the habi...
S8Ep1 - Hard Won Wisdom: Decades in the Arena - Winning & Losing On Your Terms
January 11, 2021 10:01 - 54 minutes - 62.6 MBHow do we define success? How do we evaluate if we’ve succeeded, regardless of our level of experience or talent--novice or advanced, amateur or elite? Niki and Gillian explore this important question and related topics. Gillian discusses how she felt more pride when she lost certain events but less pride when she won but knew she left something on the table. She also explores learning what you’re good at and enjoy and balancing your pursuits with the other important things in your li...
#354 - Jordan Gross: All-American to Model Client
January 04, 2021 10:00 - 57 minutes - 66.3 MBMatt interviews Jordan Gross, a BLOC client and veteran All-American NFL Lineman. They discuss Jordan's experience with football, transitioning out of the NFL, training for strength and health, farming, and the benefits of voluntary hardship. GET STARTED with one-on-one online coaching FOR FREE! Get your FIRST MONTH FREE on all strength and nutrition coaching plans. No discount code needed and includes a 10-day, no obligation trial. https://bit.ly/2MKeOoh Special offers from BLOC ...
#353 - Lessons Learned From 2020
December 28, 2020 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBMatt, Niki, and Andrew discuss lessons learned from 2020: as a company, as employees at that company, and as individuals. 2020 presented some unexpected challenges, but Barbell Logic remained committed to providing value for its clients and its coaches. We think that we've learned a lot--as a company, as coaches, as individuals--and we're a better company because of the challenges. One of the biggest lessons was reevaluating what online coaching offers. When gyms closed down and...
Bonus Episode - Christmas Special 2020
December 23, 2020 10:00 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBMatt takes a look back at 2020 and gives a sneak peek into new happenings with Barbell Logic for the new year in this short but sweet Christmas special. Things to look forward to from Barbell Logic include more lifting camps and seminars in the New Year, new books, and a brand new Barbell Academy Principles Course. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, from our family at Barbell Logic to yours. GET STARTED with one-on-one online coaching FOR FREE! Get your FIRST MONTH F...