Iron Radio

Lonnie joins us, and we talk about Jerell and his lifters going to Masters' Nationals and bringing home two golds. Motivation vs discipline, talented vs average, and more. Then we catch up with Lonnie, which leads us into social media and its effect on lifting sports.

Phil and Mike cover the broad topics on various types of cold and heat treatments. From cold tubs to infared saunas, contrast therapy, and more. Weight loss, recovery, rehab.

Jerell and Mike cover the show while Phil is at the state wrestling meet. They chat about Mike's recent talks and travels. Then they dig into the Hope Molecule and its effect on general well being as a result of training. Then they talk about the challenges for athletes moving up in weight classes in non strength sports and more.

The guys talk while Phil is at the Arnold. They talk about the Arnold: what went on, who Phil caught up with, and the goings on.

On this week's Iron Radio, the guys talk about the rise of girls in so called male-dominated sports. Punching the clock in individual sports just to go from shit to suck and what it builds in kids. Kids and lifting safety, how it can not only not harm you, but actually aid in preventing injury in sports. The recent transition of people from strength sports into physique sports and more.

On this week's show Mike is away again talking at a conference. Jerell and Phil talk shop on the Super Bowl and the Crossfit Open. Talk about the closing of Phil's gym and what he's doing now as far as helping athletes. Training differences between strength athletes on PEDs and those who aren't.

On this week's show, Jerell and Phil talk about Phil's upcoming trip to the Arnold. Then drama in powerlifting, abuse of power by people in high places in all sports, and federations in general across strength sports. Denial of Ed Coan's meet being added to openpowerlifting.org.

Jerell and Mike do a short episode on cold water vs heat, sand bags and their use, limiting breathing to nose only, and more.

On this week's Iron Radio, the guys talk about strongman and a recent tragedy and how coach/client relations can go wrong, from rape, abuse, pregnancy, doping, to lying about PED use and the side effects etc. The power you get as a coach and how many easily abuse that. Then the guys talk about scaling foods on the food compass and more.

On this weeks show the guys talk about training for Crossfit and the devolution of that part of the industry. Then Phil asks the guys to answer random strength related questions.

The guys talk about powerlifting news, best movie physiques, and the Arnold coming up (come say hi to Phil and Jim). Resolutions or yearly goals: do you set them?

On this week's show, the guys talk about Jerell's lifters at the American Open, more on the Liver King, the world famous Altoona Nut Hut, and increased death rate in bodybuilding vs in the past.

On this week's show, Phil and Mike talk about news and records across strength sports, the trend of late for female powerlifters to make the transition to physique sports, the change in strength publications to being paid in "exposure", the Liver King BS, and more.

Mike and Phil talk about cooking food for holidays. Then they go over the "Common questions for people who want to start lifting heavy."

Jerell, Mike, and Phil talk about Special Olympics powerlifting meets, clients needing calibrated equipment to even train, and the benefits of in person vs online conferences and coaching.

On this week's show the coaches talk about the latest news, being the FIRST to cross a landmark barrier vs being the second, grip strength, weight gain and how it can aid the bench and squat but hurt the deadlift, and much more.

On this week's show, we host a round table about the SWIS conference and all the talks at that event. Then we answer some questions from listeners.

On this week's show: Deadlift world record in training, 442 at 105lbs body weight. Cold water immersion, does it work? And more...

On this week's episode, Jerrell is throwing a competition. A study on bears and why/how they don't lose muscle mass through months of hibernation. What can we learn from it? Larry Wheels goes drug free, and much more.

Records by kids, Larry Wheels' progress on TRT, how to measure training on progress not exhaustion, getting warm ups right.

On this week's episode, we talk about Arnold erasing some competitive categories in physique competitions. Metabolic flexibility of the body in training and afib. Crossfit Games results, changes to the organization, drunk Greg Glassman videos, and more. Youth level sports and their problems, loss of learning/development, and concentration on winning above all.

On this week's episode, Phil punctures a vein. Powerlifting records, boxing, sports conditioning, and more news. Weaknesses, attacking weak spots, and naturally leaning on your strengths.

On this week's Iron Radio, the guys talk a bit about NFL training camp, new powerlifting records set this past weekend, and much more.

Phil is on the road again this week at a Best Western picking up sheep. Jerell catches us up on weightlifting injuries to Team USA and possibly losing our first world record holder in quite some time. Msssive amount of drug test failures in Crossfit since testing changed. Theft in books and content in the fitness industry. Are powerlifters the best athletes or is powerlifting great to make the best athletes?

This week on Iron Radio: Mike, Jerell, and Phil talk about Phil shutting down his facility to the public, stepping away from having an open facility, and going back to mainly distance coaching. Then we delve into the course that Mike took part in, giving us some insight into "The Special Forces Experience", and then we talk about brief periods of extreme stressors and whether they are beneficial.

On this week's show Jerell and Phil shoot the shit on the SWIS conference coming to Columbus Ohio. Then the trade portal and NIL money and how it will affect college sports, for better and worse. Strength sports and the environment, now vs then.

On this week's show the guys talk about the Granite Games. Lonnie pops over a study about HRV and overreaching. Larry Wheels going to strongman again. The guys explore strongman training, the when and why.

On this week's show the guys talk about the World's Strongest Man results, Crossfit/Granite Games, strength endurance vs strength and more.

On this week's Iron Radio the guys talk about the upcoming World's Strongest Man finals and delve into that. Who has won the most WSM titles; who is the best ever strongman? How do you narrow down who is the GOAT in a sport? Do you adjust that for the time they lived?

On this week's episode we talk about new, the SWIS conference, the Shaw Classic, and more. Then we take on a listener question about deloading for beginners, then we go down the rabbit hole of physical culture and youth sports and how fucked up it is.

Strength training and atrial fibrillation: does it cause harm? Submaximal and maximal training defined. What are the benefits and drawbacks of maximal training vs submaximal?

For the first time ever we talk about Kim Kardashian on Iron Radio as a main topic. Then we segue into crash diets: when they are useful and when they are not.

Jerell talks about Masters' Nationals. Phil chimes in on other poorly run meets, strongman, and how people can relate to it better if meet directors choose to let them, and more.

Mike is back from a special forces experience camp. We talk about extreme tests, when and how to use them.

Phil's highland games. Jerell's StrongFirst programming cert review, bodybuilder dieing, crossfit and much more.

On this week's Iron Radio, by listener request we talk about sunning your balls!!! And a lot more...

Phil finds out he's old as he gears up to throw in his first highland games in a few years. More weightlifters are popped for drug use. Jerell starts a weekly tirade about how messed up masters' weightlifting is. Grip training, dealift, and more.

On this week's show, we talk about the passing of two people in the world of strength, including legend Louie Simmons. Then we delve into probably the most controversial topic we ever have, trans athletes in sports.

On this week's episode, Phil, Dr. Mike and Jerell talk about the Hafthor and Hall fight, world issues with WNBA star Brittney Griner held in Russia, the Crossfit Open, and much more.

On this weeks episode Lonnie joins us on the show. We talk about the Arnold and results from that as well as the events. Then we catch up with Lonnie on what he's been doing and much more.

On this weeks episode with Phil tied up at the Arnold, Jerell and Dr. Mike talk about running a gym, strength and muscle mass and their effect on sports performance, the Crossfit Open, and more.

On this weeks episode, the guys talk about Phil being on the UMSO podcast with Matt Vincent, the Arnold, the lackluster viewership of the Olympic Games, and much more.

On this week's episode of Iron Radio, the guys talk about the Olympics and drugs, Hall vs Hafthor, Crossfit, and more.

On this week's episode of Iron Radio, the guys talk about the Winter Olympics, being fit as it relates to strength sports, and tests for fitness level.

On this episode of Iron Radio the guys talk about coaching and running a gym in today's world and expand from there.

On Iron Radio this week we cover forced quarantine, licking poisonous frogs, an "all the drugs" Olympics and much more.

On this episode of Iron Radio, Jerell and Phil take the helm while Mike is out licking frogs. The guys catch up on the upcoming Arnold, weightlifting updates, crossfit drama and much more.

On this episode of Iron Radio, Phil and Dr. Mike cover New Year's resolutions, goals and what's going to be hot in 2022.

On this week's episode Dr. Mike and Phil talk about weightlifting and boxing potentially being out of the Olympics. Then they fall down the rabbit hole on that topic and talk about the special person it takes to concentrate for 10 years on two lifts, training alone and more.

On this week's episode the guys talk about patent infringement. The American Open finals and weightlifting Worlds. Phil training 6 days a week. Deer antler velvet and other "supplements backed by studies". What are the staple supplements to take?

On this week's episode of Iron Radio the guys talk about the loss in the strength world of Dave Draper. Coaches being open to growth or closed down. Cold therapy, contrast, placebo effect, and much more.