Business & Barbell Talk

Today we detail how our facilities have navigated COVID-19 and our suggestions for how you can safely and properly get back into training after a lay off!

This week we sit down with two of our S3 Student Athletes—Trace and Dylan—to discuss everything from training in the time of restrictions due to COVID to navigating the recruitment process of collegiate athletics!

You want to hear three dudes talk about coaching, recovery, horses, and one of them go on and on about feet? This week is for you. 

On this weeks episode we're joined by Brian Dunn of the Life Well Dunn podcast and waste no time getting right to it! With the world still reeling and dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, this has brought up a number of questions for the strength and health community. Primarily, where do we go from here? What does all of this mean for the health space going forward? And how do we as coaches learn to pivot and adjust to this new landscape? 

This week we're joined by S&C Coach Daniel Brown! Daniel is an Army veteran who left his corporate job to go all in on Coaching and his commitment to the profession shows. We cover a lot of topics this week from implementing the Conjugate Method for training, how he worked his way into coaching full-time, and why it's important to burn the boats behind you when you finally take the leap! Listen now! 

This week we're joined by Strength & Conditioning coach and long time martial arts practitioner, John Durrett. We talk all things interning as a coach, what the early years of making it as a coach often look like, and what it looks like to train fighters from the amateur to professional level!

On this weeks episode we welcome Darren Hansen, owner, founder, and operator of Hansen Athletics. Darren is a long time athlete who turned his attention towards coaching to help others learn how to move well, develop themselves physically and mentally, and improve both their quality of life and on-field performance! This week we cover how to develop buy-in from athletes and clients, coaching development and education, and what separates top tier coaches from the rest of the industry! Darren believes in the power of human development and as you'll hear, when you have a client in your weight room, you as a coach have the opportunity to not only help them improve the number of pounds on the bar or time off their sprint, but also connect with them as what they are: a human. Coaches are in a unique position to have a daily impact on those that trust them with their training, which begs the question: what kind of impact are you having and can you do more? Listen NOW!

This week we welcome Dean Leber of Rebel Coaching! Dean has worked with everyone from CrossFit athletes at the highest level, all the way to people just looking to be healthy and move well. We work our way through one very important question this week: what is the difference between GPP (General Physical Preparedness) and actually training to Compete? What are the major misconceptions surrounding what training to be competitive in sport actually takes? What does it take? Hint: the answer isn't "just do more volume." This is a big one, especially within the functional fitness community. Coaches have a responsibility that goes beyond simply programming. We have to educate, inform, and help people decipher what direction/result they're truly after. How do we dig into an athletes "why"? How do we help them navigate and decide how far they want to go competitively? When someone in a class setting is applying performance pressure on themselves--when all they're after is GPP--how do we walk the tight rope of helping them develop skills they wish to have, while also informing them why those skills won't provide them the most bang for their buck? As it turns out, all of this comes down to a pretty common theme, but one coaches unfortunately miss a lot: Intent.  Listen NOW! 

On this episode we go down the pain rabbit hole and discuss all things pain related! How do people interpret it? How do we know if there's already a problem or is there about to be one? We of course discuss rehab and recovery from injuries and how to properly lead clients through the recovery process... Nick has a very clear cut and concise approach to training and getting people out of pain. So, stop reading and start listening, NOW! 

This week I sat down with TrueForm Running head trainer Zack Nagle and we talk all things running! Listen as we dive into the distinctions between speed and distance training, what the general population needs to understand about how to properly get into running, and why there's more to it then just lacing up your shoes and taking off. As always we also get into the Coaches Journey, how to garner buy-in from trainees, and much much more! Listen NOW! 

This week we're joined by EMPIRE Fitness Owner and Trainer Jeremy Weber! We talk all things gaining buy-in from clients, the current state of coaching, our personal struggles with health and weight, and so much more!

This week we're joined by movement extraordinaire Mat Zanis! When it comes to understanding the importance of how optimal movement translates into greater strength, stability, and health; Zanis is near the top. We dive into a number of rabbit holes from how we got into coaching, why coaches need to understand human MOVEMENT and not just the MOVEMENTS they're having someone use, and also... we talk about feet... a lot. Listen now and hear why you need to train barefoot starting yesterday! 

This week is all about goals and how to decide on which program and coach to follow!

On this weeks episode we're joined by Strength & Conditioning Coach, Power Athlete Block One Coach, and host of the Life Well Dunn podcast; Brian Dunn! We go down the long road on this one and dive into everything from emotional attachment to exercise, to program design, and how to help people navigate training once their competitive days are behind them. Listen NOW!

This week we have a special guest Lincoln Tackett.

On this weeks episode Josh breaks down his thoughts on the events involving CrossFit HQ over the last couple weeks and what things look like moving forward!

This week we're joined by one of our members from TRES Strength, Zach Moses. Moses is a lifter who comes in for our open time slots! He follows a Conjugate style of training, very similar to the lifting we do with our classes. We dive down several rabbit holes on this one, so stop reading and get to listening!

This weeks episode of the Business & Barbell Talk Podcast is a good one! Jeb Smith and Patrick Stanley join Coach Bean and friend of the podcast Corey Chapman for a long and winding conversation through GPP vs Competitive programming, athletic development for sport, Jeb's journey through Olympic Weightlifting and coaching, and more!

This week we have friend of the podcast Corey Chapman back with us and are joined by special guest Chris Lane! Corey and Chris are both S&C coaches and competitors in all things strength! We dive deep into coaching philosophy, developing a coaches toolbox, and how to assess and develop athletes at different stages of their life cycle!

On this episode we dive down a number or rabbit holes where we cover everything from why you don't lose strength as fast as you might think to what movements we believe need to be included in the training of the general population more!

On this weeks episode we dive down the rabbit hole that is nutrition and training for women that are pregnant or Postpartum!

In this episode, the crew gets together to answer another round of questions from our faithful listeners—rapid fire style! And of course, us being us, head down a few rabbit holes!

This week the crew sits down and we dig into our online programming that's about to launch, our top garage gym gear picks, and the role of specific coaches and how they can work together—not against each other—to improve an athletes on-field performance!

This week we're joined by Doctor of Physical Therapy, Ryan Shelton, and Doctor of Chiropractic, Matt Barnhart. We discuss the state of hands on treatment of pain, the utilization of movement, the differences between Chiro's, PT's, and Strength Coaches, and how the gap is closing between the three—meaning: how do we all work together more cohesively?

On this week of the podcast we discuss the programming we've been implementing to make sure our members maintain strength and fitness during the quarantine, answer some questions about the Conjugate method, and more!

This week Josh sits down with some of his long time athletes and talks all things training! Enjoy!

This week we have Coach Jocelyn, Coach Ryan, and Coach Bean answering your questions! We cover everything from how age plays a role in training to adjustments in nutrition around training volume! Enjoy the episode!

On this weeks episode, the entire CFSS and Tres Strength coaching staff answers your questions! We put a Q&A out on our social media and work our way through to bring you guys information, humor, and Ryan's silky smooth voice, baby. Enjoy the episode!

On this weeks episode we dive into Athlete Training and Athlete Strength & Conditioning! We talk about why we employ the methods we do, the problems we see with certain methods and forms of coaching, and what training athletes has done for us as coaches!

On this episode of the Business & Barbell Talk podcast, we're joined by Strength Coach, garage gym advocate, and friend of the podcast; Corey Chapman. We dive into the pros and cons of having a place to train right at home and what we believe the necessary tools are to get started!

We look back on five years of our CrossFit. Strode Station Winchester location talk about how we started how we got where we are today and where we think we're going in the future

Today we dive into Linear Periodization, what it is, the pros and cons, and who we believe it works best for!

This week we dive into a great conversation with Jason Gusic! Jason is a master coach with Westside Barbell, owns Applied S&C, is the Director of Conjugate Tactical, and trains UFC fighter Eddie Wineland. Both Jason and Eddie were kind enough to sit down and talk training with us! Enjoy the episode!

This week we dive into programming: what to look for, how to choose it, and why we believe in the methodology we follow at both TRES Strength and CrossFit Strode Station.

On this episode, Coach Josh and Coach Bean kick things off by introducing us to CrossFit Strode Station, TRES Strength, and talking about their own journeys into fitness and coaching!