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The Base Strength Podcast is a weekly discussion around the discipline of strength training. Every episode will cover the foundational principles of technique, programming and psychology and how they should influence your approach to getting stronger. Be it for competition or recreation, if your goal involves the use of a barbell, we've got you covered.

Alexander Bromley


    • Oct 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 63 EPISODES


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    #63 - Greg Nuckols Talks Research Limitations, Coaching Strategies and Whether the Soviets Were Really All That Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 80:53


    #62 - The Cult of High Intensity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 21:30


    #61 - The 3 Important Components of Periodization (Reacting to Mike Israetel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 23:07


    #60 - Zack Telander Talks About the "Switch", Charlatans and Training for the Difficult

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 64:06


    #59 - John Haack Talks About Strongman, Weight Cuts and Life as the GOAT

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 45:07


    #58 - How Common is Your Deadlift? Strength Standards for Pulling

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 24:37


    #57 - "Why Use Steroids?" Reaction to Alan Thrall

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 35:52


    #56 - Fixing "Slanted Shoulder Syndrome" - How to Build Monster Delts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 24:21


    #55 - "What Are Powerlifters Doing?" Response to Zack Telander, AtlasPowerShrugged and Jonnie Candito

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 26:10


    #54 - 3 Reasons Why Your Upper Back Won't Grow (and 3 Ways to Fix it!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 29:06


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    #53 - Breakdown and Review of Bullmastiff (Plus Free PDF of Full Program)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 33:09


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    #52 - Fast Gainers vs Slow Gainers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 43:03


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    #51 - Comparing 5 Common Training Splits for Strength

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 41:13


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    #50 - Interview with MassiveIron aka Steve Shaw

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 80:43


    #49 - Collegiate Strength Coach and Strongman Joe Buckley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 65:18


    #48 - Interview with Alex Leonidas aka AlphaDestiny

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2022 73:50


    #47 - Interview with UK Coach and Strength Athlete FazLifts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 75:56


    Faz sits down and talks implementing conjugate principles into his training, how he uses RPE and RIR and working around the nutrition needs of his clients.

    #46 - Bald Omni-Man aka Coach Paris Butler

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 54:13


    #45 - 2000lb Total at 23: Lifting Phenom Sam Shethar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 74:40


    Sam Shethar sits down to talk about training philosophy, self help books and coaching his 19 year old brother Max to a 2000lb total.

    #44 - Third-Ranked Armwrestler in the United States, Derek Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 65:58


    #43 - Interview with World Record Axle Presser and 105kg World's Strongest Man Nicolas Cambi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 66:29


    Nicolas sits down to talk about the strategies he used to grind his way to being the best in the world and what the future of the sport holds for himself and other 105kg competitors.

    #42 - Interview with Geoffrey Verity Schofield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 105:51


    Today I sat down with Youtube personality Geoffrey Verity Schofield and talked about fitness trends, programming and the use of PEDs in general fitness culture.

    #41 - Minimum Effective Dose, How to Test Between Programs, Training Strongman at Corporate Gyms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 38:10


    #40 - How Do I Know If a Program is Working?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 21:00


    Questioning your program after a few weeks? Know for sure if your program is working with these steps.

    #38 - Recapping Our First Contest in 6 Months and Something Happened at the Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 56:33


    We had a blast competing at the Big Tex Strongman Contest in Austin this weekend. I give a short write up and talk about those competitions where winning isn't everything.

    #37 - "Scientific Principles of Strength Training" - A Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 39:14


    Chad Wesley Smith, James Hoffman and Mike Israetel put this book out some years back and it's a gem. Here's a rough overview of what you can expect from the book and why it should be on the short list of required reading for programming.

    #36 - "Periodization History and Theory": Reaction to Greg Nuckols Article

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 37:51


    The man from strongerbyscience.com has put out some good ones; this article follows the history of periodization as an approach to training and questions some of our long standing assumptions about it. 

    #35 - Exercise Selection: Understanding Accessory Movements

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 41:13


    Squat-Bench-Dead works fine, until it doesn't. Learn how to prevent weaknesses and fix current ones by levelling up your exercise selection.

    #34 - Base Strength - An In Depth Summary

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 30:21


    My first book was published just over a year ago and it's been the work that most people identify with me. This is a break down of the principles outlined in the book along with a discussion of what I was trying to do with it and what I plan to do in the future.

    #32 - Are Strongmen Taking the Squat Too? Recap of the Arnold Classic 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 24:21


    #31 - GZCL Program Author Cody Lefever

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 74:56


    Cody talks industry phonies, lifting in Iraq and influence and inspirations for his popular programming approach.Get his "TRY TRYING" shirt below!Cody's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/codylefevergzclIG: instagram.com/thefeverfeverBlog:  swoleateveryheight.blogspot.com

    #30 - Avoiding Burnout: What to Do When Training Starts to Suck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 18:21


    The honeymoon stage doesn't last forever. Understand now what to expect over a training lifetime so you are ready when motivation creeps to a halt.

    #28 - Lifting Technique: Does "Good" Even Exist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 44:53


    All things technique, from growing your guns to setting records on the platform.  Now leaving Snap City.

    #28 - Systemic Stress and a 20 Rep Squat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 29:49


    I almost killed myself in training this weekend and it got me thinking.....

    #27 - Breathing and Bracing, the Klokov Press and Disrupting Homeostasis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 58:19


    Keep your back tight, your shoulders wide and your SRA curve trending up.

    #25 - Hard Front GZCL

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 44:34


    Doing hard stuff because, as Randy Strossen put it, "Stronger Minds, Stronger Bodies". Also, we French up  our squats and review a familiar program.

    #19 - Size Versus Strength: What it Means to Train for One Over the Other

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 46:54


    Size and strength are both byproducts of any training program, though one can be specialized in at the expense of the other. This discussion defines those qualities and explains how they are related and how you can use one to improve the other.

    #17 - Density Training: Doing More Work in Less Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 37:45


    With progressive overload, we often concern ourselves with volume, weight and effort. There's a missing piece of that puzzle that could give a breath of fresh air to your training.

    #14 - "Which is Better?" Volume, Frequency, Exercise Selection and Training to Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 34:07


    Good training means good decision making and that means asking questions. We often get trapped into a false dichotomy where we treat different methods as if one will be objectively better than the other.  Instead of asking "which is better?", this is how you should look at training options in order to solve problems.

    #13 - Why the Squat Is the King of the Lifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 38:54


    No other movement can create such physical development while being so easy to implement into a training program. This is a short list of why the squat wins as the king of developmental movements. Stay tuned to the end for examples of how I typically incorporate squats with new clients.

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