The Pump

Friend of the show Stu Locke is back to talk shit but fails miserably. Just kidding. He talks lots of shit. Just not specific. - Strongman training and Stu's domestic partnership - Quebec and physical culture - Friends trolling - Theater for sthletes - Crazy strength numbers happening now

We sit down with strongman and weightlifting coach Alec Jose, who has garnered a little bit of controversy this week in his promotion of the long maligned "belt clean" in strongman. We didn't get to cover that topic but he did go after lots of sacred cows like the waste of a degree that Exercise Physiology is for personal trainers, why strongman gets it wrong in regards to training (and what they get right), how PEDs really do work if you work them right, and the general silliness of the "fitness" industry.   Keeping in line with a strong tradition of s*it talking, this episode of The Pump should have you simultaneously angered and laughing.   :30 Intro 2:00 Alec identifies Dean's personality as that of a pick up artist 5:20 Alec's history at Peak Performance, Exercise Science, how to gain respect 10:00 Application of training methodology 17:00 Real friends and honesty 22:00 Building a backyard gym in Brooklyn during Covid 25:00 Craziness of strongman in NYC 30:00 Training environment 35:00 Breaking the mold of old training rules 40:00 Journalism background pays off 45:00 Stupid helps strong 47:00 Fake natty 50:00 Drugs, drug testing, drugs 1:02:00 Crazy powerlifters 1:10:00 Closing thoughts   Find Alec www.teamrpe11.com IG @Alecjose      @RPE.11

The bois jump on with owner of Rebel Performance and good friend of the show, James "Rice Cake" Cerbie. They get back to their discussion on educated meatheads, which is the preferred nomenclature of their ilk. From how to better train gen pop to how everyone can benefit from training more like an athlete, all bases are covered. Always a pleasure when we get to chat with James and think he is one of the best resources for both athletes and coaches alike.   1:00 The bois talk about how awesome their appearance on Rebel Performance Radio was 3:00 PROJECT SILVERBACK 9:00 Apex athletes 15:00 Lifeproof 20:00 You're probably not a lion. You're a deer. 25:00 Rooting for the underdog 30:00 What really matters 38:00 The sick joys of jiu jitsu 50:00 Regular people who want to kick ass 1:01:00 Did you know Dean deadlifts 700lbs? 1:10:00 Templates vs 1-on-1 coaching 1:13:00 Movie review time!   James Cerbie www.rebel-performance.com   IG jamescerbie

Our good friend Paul Oneid dropped by to share his experiences with some his experience in using some unconventional client nutritional strategies. Paul works with powerlifters ranging from those getting their feet wet to elite level lifters at the highest levels. As an elite lifter himself, he has experience lifting in a range of weight classes at world class levels. He walks the walk and talks the talk.   Recently, mimicking his own journey from Incredible Bulk to To Bruce Boner, he has started to utilize the principles of flux to help drive max muscle and minimal fat in his powerlifting clientele. The results are undeniable. People eating into their competitions and not starving to make weight. Gaining useful mass and not just fat for weight's sake. Being actual athletes with increased movement quality and increased health.   We really enjoyed this episode and there are some great bits in here for trainees and coaches alike. Hope you guys like it and leave a comment or question as well as a follow!   1:00 Dean talks about his deadlift 3:00 What defines a lifter's age? 7:00 Adaptations 12:00 Dean negs Paul for like 3 minutes straight 14:00 GPP GAINS? 19:00 Training style 26:00 Energy availability and metabolic adaptations 35:00 Carb timing 46:00 Metcons for big boys (and girls) 47:00 Why orals might not be the best for weight gain 53:00 Food is a PED 53:15 ASW weight cut 58:00 Bodybuilders post show 1:00:30 Utilizing the calories 1:06:00 Endurance flux 1:08:50 Ballpark threshold 1:15:00 Lifestyle 1:25:30 No longer demanding adherence   Where to find Paul   www.masterathletic.com IG: pauloneid   Lifestyle app: https://www.1-lifeinc.com/ @metrilife_

The boiz sit down with the man. the myth, the legend... Dr Pat Davidson. Pat has just released his Magnum Opus, the behemoth of a book, A Coaches Guide to Optimizing Movement: Rethinking the Big Patterns. Both Dean and Jeb have been through multiple courses with Pat and have seen how his model has developed over the years. It isn't easily described because it encompasses so much. You'll just have to listen and then buy the book.   :34 Right into it 5:40 How Pat got the fitness itch 8:00 What sports meant to Pat 10:00 Life's circuitous path 12:00 Exercise is a young science 13:00 Classification/ Category 20:30 Cults 24:00 Dean's continued obsession with GOATA 27:30 When science becomes religion 29:00 Centralized knowledge base 35:00 The state of fitness 40:00 Social media presence 55:00 Jaws 58:00 Catena Cadillac 62:00 Say what you think   You can find the new book at https://renaissanceperiodization.com/coachs-guide-to-optimizing-movement   Look for Pat on Instagram but be prepared to get butthurt. It'll only last a minute.

The boiz are joined in this episode by silver tongued and magic handed PT David Gray aka David Gray Rehab. Turns out he's a sonofabitch when it comes to marketing too. We get into a variety of topics stemming from David's first book Lower Body Basics. His approach to seeing the human body as a dynamic system that must be able to perform a lot of seemingly disparate actions helps inform the conversation, as well as Dean's insistence in talking about the GOATA crew who seem hell bent on showing pictures of athletes they have never worked with doing things that they claim to hold intellectual property over.   1:00 The story behind the name 3:00 Marketing 101 8:00 Who is your audience? 10:00 Feet and more feet 14:00 Is barefoot the answer? 17:00 It's not that complicated, but it kind of is 20:00 Stuck in patterns 30:00 Proximal vs Distal 36:50 "Give your body what it's missing" 40:00 GOATA or just goats? 50:00 Seminar smarts 60:00 It's basics, just like the book says 1:05:00 Behavior is driving 1:15:00 Closing time   You can find David on IG @Davidgreyrehab and you can find his programs at www.davidgreyrehab.com/lower-body-basics   The boiz have both bought and use David's program and endorse it at no financial gain. It really is that good!

The boiz are joined by their friend Sam Pogue. Sam has had a long and varied career in fitness, starting as a gym membership sales person to Director of Strategic Partnerships at Onnit and a VP at TrueCoach to now wearing multiple hats as the master of his own domain, SamPogue.com

The boiz sit down with physique and strength specialists Jeremy Bell and Christian Thibaudeau to discuss how AAS can work for or against the physique and strength athlete. The reality is that in order to compete at the top levels of physique or strength sports athletes without some type of assistance. The key is to not approach it without understanding some of the risks.   1:00 Jeremy"s Covid pivot 4:30 Chris lifting in the basement post-golf season 11:00 4 hard gainers talkin muscle loss 14:00 Big neck=big body baby 16:00 Natty lifters: weak points and strong points 22:00 High level athletes 26:00 Genetics and pro bodybuilders 27:00 AAS have a purpose: neurological vs physiological 30:00 Tren! 35:00 Estrogen and TRT 38:00 Heart dangers with AAS/other drugs 48:00 Life after steroids 52:00 TBI & test levels 60:00 Risk/reward 63:00 "Sport TRT" 69:00 Nutrition of enhanced lifters 75:00 So you wanna be a bodybuilder 92:00 The danger of taboos 98:00 Where do we find you guys?

In this episode the bois talk with two of NYC top personal trainers. Marcos Rodriguez has been in the industry in New York for two decades and knows everyone in the industry. He's become well known for his Arnold impression and experimentations in the world of psychedelics. Ethan is a Springfield College grad and a partner in Strength Score, a new training system developed by him and Dr. Pat Davidson with Kaiser Fitness. He's also prepping for next Year's NY Open where he plans to shock the bodybuilding world.   These guys are both stupid smart, personable as hell, and jacked so you should listen to them. We delve into programming, generational divides, and what really matters in training. We also shout out to Kassem Hanson, Broderick Chavez, Pat Davidson, and Arthur Jones. And of course Marcos drops a "get to the choppa". Like, share, subscribe, and tell your friends.   2:00 Intro 9:15 Jeb's ulterior motive 15:00 Generational divide 20:00 How to measure what matters 28:00 "You can only measure zero & failure." 37:00 Priority dictates success 44:00 Bodybuilders aren't strong 49:00 Why you should grind early in your career 53:00 What training split are you running now? 55:00 Do you really want to be a bodybuilder? 1:02:00 Nobody deadlifts anymore 1:08:00 Patterns are universal, solutions are individual 1:18:00 Marcos and psychedelics   Like, share, subscribe:)

Bryan joins the boiz for an unbridled talk about everything from his love of bodybuilding movements and where people get it wrong to the pull of social media. Bryan has been around the fitness industry for longer than most of the younger generation have been alive. From writing for and editing some of the most popular bodybuilding websites and magazines to now being a top online coach, Bryan has been around the block.   The overview:   Intro 3:00 High Intensity 4:00 Powerlifting as the instigator 7:00 Bryan scoffs at movement prep 14:00 Genetic gifts 18:00 Real world consequences to online shit talking 24:00 Poliquin 30:00 Competition/environment 45:00 Haters? 54:00 Kissin ass 1:00:00 Shirtless seminars w/Paul Chek 1:07:00 Dean talks about how he stopped lifting 1:13:00 Hormones 1:21:00 Life after 40 = everything might be impending death   You can find Bryan online at: IG Bryankrahn FB Bryan Krahn www.bryankrahn.com

The boiz sit down with strength coach and powerlifting coach Matt Domney to talk about lifting in the age of social media. As a part of Compound Performance Matt not only coaches athletes but also serves as a mentor to a plethora of strength coaches around the globe through Compound Performance's mentorship program.   From the changes that have occurred in the sport of powerlifting to how coaches approach strength, there are so many new things and so many that have begun to fade away. Matt is a super knowledgable and experienced coach in a variety of domains and doesn't shy away from taking on dogmatic approaches that neglect context. His arguments with Squat University on Instagram have gained a lot of viewers.   You can find more about Matt at www.compoundperformaance.com and follow him on Instagram.   1:30 Intros 5:00 Mandatory Kyle Dobbs reference 10:00 Critical thinking vs fitness cronyism 14:00 Systems and principle based fitness 18:00 Dean overdoing it 22:00 Strength sports and ego inflation 31:00 Why we really got into lifting 35:00 When Dean subtly drops his 440 bench at Nationals 50:00 Lack of self awareness in beginner lifters 58:00 The downside of systems 1:09:00 Interpersonal variability 1:16:00 Leveraging your way to victory/ Westside to Pokemon

The bois sit down with Stu Locke and Dave Ray of Kodiak Barbell and Bears and Arrows to talk powerlifting, programming, and gear (clothing, slow it down juice heads). These guys get Canadian as f*ck in their matching camo hoodies and a rack of powertools as a backdrop. 3:00 Intros 6:00 Stu's background 8:00 Dave's life in the military 18:00 Sports and their influence or lack thereof 27:00 No one cares 39:00 How to take a proper selfie 40:00 Special Forces training 47:00 Stu's injury history from the past 3 years 55:00 Tying your identity to training 1:03:00 Tying your identity to your work 1:08:00 What are you willing to lose out on? 1:13:00 The psychology of it all https://kodiakbarbell.com/ https://bearsandarrows.com/ https://www.pre-script.com/

In this episode of The Pump Kas is back to talk about why everyone has got it wrong about progressive overload. The Boyz talk about load, sets, reps, volume, frequency, tempo, mechanical tension, metabolic stress; basically everything hypertrophy. Gotta think critically if you wanna get big.   :30 Define our terms 14:00 Internal vs external definitions 16:00 Tracking volume and competitive nature 19:00 Crush! 20:00 Train to failure. Yeah, you. 29:00 What is failure? 32:00 Ascending intensity 36:30 Effective reps 46:00 What is your potential? 52:00 MEV MRV 1:00:00 Worry about the future 1:12:00 Perceived effort 1:17:00 The lab 1:27:00 Just enough knowledge to be dangerous 1:32:00 Outsource everything 1:38:00 Dean's creepy faceswap videos 1:40:00 Narcissism as a driver in fitness 1:49:00 Earn your bias   Links:   https://n1.education/ https://n1.training/  

The boiz brought the Pump in this episode with two guys who know a thing or two about getting huge. From breakfast sandwiches covered in mayonnaise to trying to osmosis a pizza to the dome, we break down all the hacks of gaining weight. We also talk about social media's role in both popularizing and diluting strength sports, the sanctity of the Iron, and what makes a great coach. 1:30 Introductions 4:30 Please refer to Jordan as @themuscledoc 6:45 Dumb sh*t powerlifters do 8:45 The trick to being a good powerlifter- playing real sports 13:00 Coaching as a profession vs a hobby 15:20 Is your coach just a social media wiz? 18:00 PhD or 1100lb squat? What about both? 22:00 Where did all the crazy people go? 27:00 Voyeurism of social media 30:00 Respect those that came before you 32:00 The sanctity of lifting 36:00 Exposure: good or bad? 37:30 The disconnect between professionals vs amateurs 42:00 The crossover between SOF and powerlifting 48:00 End goal: Big and scary or in a wheelchair? 50:00 Compassionate coaching 54:00 Coaching self selection 55:00 The greatest weight gain discussion in history by Dave Tate 60:00 Occam's razor 61:00 "Evidence based clowns" 64:00 Being the only non-world record holder at Boss Friday nights 72:00 Pat Davidson stories Jordan Shallow www.themuscledoc.com @the_muscle_doc Stuart Locke www.bearsandarrows.com @lequadzilla

Last year Eric Lee Salazar enlisted the help of (honorary Dr.) James Krieger in pursuit of his eventual IFBB pro card. Eric had an idea, "what if I wear a weighted vest all day long? Think it will make prep easier?"   In this episode we talk with James about the limited research and the potential mechanisms to the results that followed. This is a topic that is so fascinating and the potential downstream effects are really mind blowing. What really determines our weight? The answer might lie in our bones.   :30 Introducing "Dr" James Krieger 3:00 The inception of the weighted vest experiment 5:00 Rodent gravitostat research 10:00 Energy flux 13:00 Why upping cardio isn't always the answer 18:00 Move more 22:00 Potential for osteopenia research? 24:00 Potential mechanisms 29:00 Real world applications 36:45 How impactful are metabolic adaptations? Are diet breaks needed? 44:00 Soft skills in coaching 48:00 James's infamous physical assault on Dr Mike Israetel 53:00 Psychology of the vest 60:00 Outcome vs mechanism   https://weightology.net/

The Fitbros are joined by Paul Oneid and Jay Nera to discuss lifestyle factors and lifting. Both Paul and Jay are Elite Total Powerlifters who found that the biggest deficits in their clients lives had nothing to do with programming or exercise selection but rather it was all the stuff they were (and weren't) doing outside the gym. They developed the Metrilife App in order to help athletes increase performance through tracking "intangibles". Things like sleep, stress, dietary quality and mental health create data sets that will improve all facets of life.   3:00 Paul & Jay talk their platform numbers 6:00 Autoregulation 10:00 The Metrilife App 13:00 Clients coming up with their own answers 27:00 Awareness 33:00 Tech vs Human Touch 41:00 Meme wars 45:00 How data provides education 55:00 The value of writing prompts   You can find the app at www.metrilife.com or in the Apple or Android App Store   Paul Oneid IG @pauloneid Jay Nera IG @jayneezy2100   We hope you enjoyed this and if so make sure to give us a subscribe and leave a comment!

In this week's episode the boys are joined by two nutrition powerhouses, Dr Gabrielle Fundaro and Shannon Beer. Gabrielle aka vitaminphd, has become well known as a go-to resource on all things gut health. In addition to her telehealth services she is also a Renaissance Periodization coach and can be found all over the world presenting on nutrition (when not in the midst of a global pandemic). Shannon is a well known nutrition coach with Flex Success and author of the book Life After Dieting.   Shannon and Gabrielle have been working together on their series, Bridging the Gap to bring a "comprehensive coaching" model to the nutrition coaching sphere. Their work is focused on creating a more "client centric" model that removes the authoritarian aspect of coaching.   In the pursuit of adding context to myopic issues, Dean and Jeb wanted to discuss the true intentions behind intuitive eating and the health at every size movement. These two topics get lambasted by many in the nutrition and fitness sphere since, as is often the case, the topics just aren't understood. So this discussion will hopefully shed some light on both the origins and realistic expectations of both intuitive eating and HAES.   1:15 Intro 4:30 Defining our terms: Intuitive eating and HAES 10:00 What is the structure that drives food behaviors? 12:00 "Intuitive eating isn't just eating donuts" 12:45 "gentle nutrition" 14:00 HAES/Weight stigma 16:00 Simplifying a complex topic until it's inaccurate 19:00 What are the downsides? 24:00 Not all things are interventions 25:00 How do we implement a food relationship strategy in a macro counting world? 32:00 There's more to the story than losing weight 35:00 How to be a better coach/Motivational interviewing 40:00 Helping both client and coach 42:30 Compliance vs Adherence "Just Say No" 45:00 "Put the condom on the banana" 46:00 How to help the ambivalent client 52:00 How can we do no harm?   Dr Gabrielle Fundaro vitaminphdnutrition.com vitaminphd on IG   Shannon Beer flexsuccess.com.au shannonbeer_ on IG

The boys are joined by Coach Kassem Nelson of N1 Education to talk about his view on squats, camps, 3 letter acronyms, and anti-heroes.   1:00 Role reversal: Dean & Jeb introduce themselves to Kassem 3:30 Bane & Venom? What's the deal? 4:30 Hip dominant vs quad dominant squatting 5:50 What is the goal of your particular squat? 9:00 Camps and loss of context 17:00 Why shoot for an upright squat? 20:00 Pain and context 30:00 External environment and experience 33:00 Are sensory exercises worth it? 39:00 Exercises that suck 51:00 Trouble shoot your own squat 1:03:00 Did you know that Dean has a 700lb deadlift? 1:04:00 Are deadlifts good for hypertrophy? Particularly hamstrings? 1:17:00 Nobody puts Kassem in the corner (or box) 1:19:00 Bane vs Venom explained   You can find Coach Kassem Hanson:   IG @coach_kassem FB https://www.facebook.com/CoachKassemN1/?ref=bookmarks   His company N1:   IG:      @n1.education      @n1.training   Website: https://n1.education/ https://n1.training/   Website   https://engineeredperformance.ca/dean-guedo/   https://www.foodonthemind.com/   Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/guedo.power/   https://www.instagram.com/jebstuartjohnston/   Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/dean.guedo   https://www.facebook.com/jeb.johnston

In this episode the boys are joined by Dr. Ben House of BroResearch to talk content creation, fitfluencer culture, and why values may be the biggest determining factor in what and how you create. Do you have a desire to go beyond? To do more? Many fitness professionals may be struggle to take the leap to content creator for fear of being less than. This discussion helps to lay out tools to move beyond that trepidation and into confidence through some rather simple steps. We can all be educators.   As a PhD in nutrition from UT Austin and a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Dr House is a sought after speaker on topics from food to hormones. He is passionate about blending research and practical knowledge to find the best approaches to both educate and elevate other fitness professionals. If you are interested in becoming more, check out the content creation course at www.broresearch.com   He can also be found on:   Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/ben.house.9   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbenhouse/   Time Stamp   2:00 Dean's unique way of making friends 4:00 Define our terms: "fitpro" 5:00 Unnecessary digs at Kyle Dobbs 7:00 Ethical content creation/ how to read a study 9:00 Signal to noise ratio 12:45 Digital Minimalism: Cal Newport 15:00 What/who is content creation for? Can marketing be ethical? 19:45 Remit Sethi's ideas on content 22:05 Avoiding your own dogma 27:00 Mechanistic research trap (protein timing) 28:00 Covid talks 35:00 The narrative of a scientific paper 39:00 How to critically think/ level up 46:00 Why create? Rigidity vs flexibility in message 50:00 How to make the jump from consumer to creator 54:45 Parenting and nutrition 57:45 Questioning the process 1:03:50 Who are you? 1:13:00 Squats... again 1:25:00 Vs 1:32:00 Practical takeaways     Website   https://engineeredperformance.ca/dean-guedo/   https://www.foodonthemind.com/   Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/guedo.power/   https://www.instagram.com/jebstuartjohnston/   Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/dean.guedo   https://www.facebook.com/jeb.johnston

The internet has brought information to our fingertips. All of the information. However, it has yet to develop critical thinking or civility. Joel and Christian may disagree on some things but instead of degrading one another, they focus instead on where their ideas coincide and show an example for other professionals in how to conduct themselves in an online world. A little mutual respect goes a long way. Check it out to see their thoughts on social media etiquette, research methodology, Westside Barbell, marketing, and more. Plus, see if anyone points out to Joel that he has two posters on his wall with his name on them (hint: no one did, we are all dicks and wanted to give his haters more fodder). This was a great talk with two very big personalities in the fitness world that have both spent a lot of time in the trenches and have weathered a variety of different fads in fitness, always coming out on top.   2:00 Thibs goes off on the haters, adrenaline, cortisol, and golf 4:35 Joel explores the possibility that his article may be catabolic in nature 10:30 Joel maps the origin of his model 14:00 Bias in research 20:00 Joel talks study methodology 27:00 what you've all been waiting for- high squats 53:00 Is it a squat or a hinge 57:00 Westside 1:05:00 “read the article” 1:10:00 What's wrong with marketing? 1:13:00 Thibs stripper past (Or at least he played one on tv)   Joel Seedman, PhD https://www.advancedhumanperformance.com/   Christian Thibeaudeau https://thibarmy.com/   Dean Guedo https://engineeredperformance.ca   Jeb Johnston https://foodonthemind.com

In the first release of the research arm of Barbell Mesearch, Dean Guedo and Jeb Stuart Johnston talk with their good friend Dr Mike T Nelson. Mike is the go to guy on Metabolic Flexibility and shares his approach to research.   2:00  Mike's abrupt academic change from a PhD in Biomedical Engineering 5:50 How a “thing” becomes a research topic 10:20 How to establish where a study comes from 14:15 Atrophy $ payin for hypertrophy research 18:45 Background for mechanistic research 25:40 How to make logical jumps 31:20 How does Mike “think” (asymetrical curve) 42:00 Disprove your own theory 47:00 Cold water and learnin stuff 57:00 Lou Schuler name drop 1:03:00 How to better search pubmed   Where to find Dr Mike T Nelson   www.miketnelson.com    www.flexdiet.com   Where to find Dean and Jeb   Website  engineeredperformance.ca/dean-guedo/  www.foodonthemind.com   Instagram  @guedo.power  @jebstuartjohnston   Facebook  Dean Guedo  Jeb Stuart Johnston

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