Metal To The Masses Podcast

Its you life dream to open a gym one day? You might want to listen to this episode and reevaluate a bit. Opening a gym is ALOT of work, and ALOT of money for NOT alot of money in return. BUT the satisfaction is second to none. In this episode I outline a lot of the things I've learned from working in gyms for 10 years before opening my own gym, as well as the things you MUST know and look out for when taking the initial steps in opening a gym.

Whats up world! This week I sat down with Ian The Rhino. Ian and I previously worked together for many years before he first left the company which caused us to grow apart, and were reunited last year when I also chose to leave the company to start my own businesses as well. I know the world is DYING to know so much about all this.. Will this be the episode where you find out? You'll just have to tune in and find out! We also dive into Ians CRAZY athletic journey. He had so much to cover we will have to record a part 2 down the line!

METAL TO THE MASSES IS BACK and its story time! Where the hell have I been? MAN, my mental state has been worn thin the last few months and this podcast took a back seat. I go into detail on two CRAZY stories. First being me PURCHASING my first commercial property which is Ghost Gym, and the second was how I got completely F*CKED 3 weeks away from The Ghost Clash. Now that I have these two things behind me. MTTM is BACK!

Whats up world! This week I sat down with one of my favorite people in the entire fitness industry. Julius has an amazing story and comes from a past very similar to mine, a past that's very hard to get out of until you truly hit the bottom. Julius speaks on his bottom and being in prison before going into a rehabilitation clinic where he found powerlifting. In his short time in the sport he has set the bar unreachable, and WILL be the first man in history to bench 800lbs. Will that be the greatest feat of strength ever? Quite possibly!

Whats up world! I have a very special in person guest this week, my good friend and business partner at Ghost Gym Miami, Mr. Tim Grissel. Tim is the owner and founder of Ghost Strong Equipment. A company that has taken the powerlifting world by storm over the last 2 1/2 years since its launch in April of 2019. I was very lucky to be involved with this brand from early on. We speak about its inception and rapid growth, as well as the history of Tims family business Newell machinery. I hope you enjoyed this episode!

Whats up world! This week I had my FIRST in person guest, my good friend Daniella Melo. Dani is one of the highest ranked females of all time in the IPF and also the youngest open world champion EVER! We talk about her journey into finding powerlifting and competing at worlds her first year into lifting, her break from competing and her planned comeback in a new weight class!

Whats up world! This week I sat down with one of Floridas strongest boiz Shane Haller. Coming off a huge 2303 total at The Showdown Meet narrowly missing an ATWR squat, we speak on his history in powerlifting, upcoming goals for The Ghost Clash, and much more!

What's Up World? This week I sat down with one of my closest friends, Micah Marino. Micah is involved in the fitness industry in a broad capacity just as I am. We talked about his journey getting into powerlifting at an early age, to competing in single ply powerlifting and failing a drug test in the USAPL. His controversial ATWRs and injuries that came with them and now owning many businesses.

Whats up world! This week I sat down solo again, so if you dont enjoy story time with Alex Uslar, skip ahead to the next episode! On this episode I opened up and told my life story in a nutshell. Many people know about my past struggles with addiction, but they dont know the broken home life that lead me down that path. My goal with sharing this story is to just help people know that no matter where you have been in life, that doesnt determine where you end up. Never stop pushing forward.

This week I sat down with one of my favorite current powerlifters, Shane Hunt. This young man has burst into the scene and has climbed the ranks at a QUICK rate. We sat and talked about his recent performance, his prep for the showdown meet, and how he got into powerlifting. We also argued about how he may be one of the most aesthetic and handsome high ranked powerlifters.

What a freaking rollercoaster the last 9 weeks has been. 9 weeks ago to the day I received the call from the landlord telling me she will no longer allow me to have a gym there. Well here we are 9 weeks later, I have my damn location! Its been a rollercoaster the last few weeks. I break down every damn detail in this episode! Enjoy story time with Alex!

GULCH. If you haven't heard this band, and you like hardcore, punk, death metal, and or anywhere in between, you have been sleeping under a damn ROCK! I first heard Gulch just under a year ago and posted it on my instagram and Elliot reached out to me. Turns out he was a powerlifter and we hit it off and I thoroughly enjoyed talking with him about his recent commitment to powerlifting, gulch and the cult following they have, and much more!

What's up world! This week we bring to you THE person people think about in the hardcore scene when they think of a front man who lifts; James Pligge, the singer of Harms Way. James has inspired many people over the years in the music scene to get into the gym, and has shown that you can be a jock while still being into hardcore. He spoke about his extremely early introduction to lifting and heavy music from his father, and also spoke on how he thinks the powerlifting scene has morphed over the years with its increased popularity. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and hope you do as well!

On this weeks episode I was joined by a long time friend Malcom Valdivia, owner of Dead Guy Designs. Malcolm has a truly inspiring story on how he has attacked his rare autoimmune disease, FSGS, and his two kidney transplants. This man is a warrior and has helped my personally put things in life into perspective. This is an episode you won't want to miss.

On this weeks episode I got to sit down with Walter Delgado AKA Wallyedge, Singer of LA hardcore band Rotting Out. MAN, I loved hearing this mans story. It hit very close to home. He takes us through his life at an early age, drinking at the age of 8 to cope to then finding music and eventually getting introduced to the hardcore scene where he got introduced to the straight edge lifestyle and sobriety. On top of that, hes a BIG bench guy! Make sure to check this episode out!

On this weeks episode on Metal To The Masses I sat down with Multiple ATWR holder, and holder of the the heaviest total in sleeves and in wraps EVER, which he is ready to set even higher at The Ghost Clash on February 12 & 13th in beautiful Miami Florida. We start this episode by talking about some of his recent performances and whats still to come, we give some insight on The Ghost Clash, and we also talk about Dans history in powerlifting and him becoming a Florida Man.

Whats up world! On this episode I get the privilege of sitting down with a long time friend of mine, JohnABC, the owner and founder of American Barbell Club. ABC has been a staple in the powerlifting industry since 2015 and very much like myself, Johns roots were the hardcore music scene before it was powerlifting. We sit down and chat about his early introductions to heavy music as well as powerlifting and olympic weightlifting in high school and how he eventually started American Barbell Club.

Hello world and welcome to Metal To The Masses Podcast! On this first episode, you will get to know your host, Alex Uslar. Usually you'll be hearing him ramble with guests but for this first episode he goes at it solo. He gets into what this podcast means to him and what he's hoping to accomplish and then he dives into the story everyone wants to know... What the HELL happened with Ghost gym and the landlord backing out last minute. You will enjoy this story!