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Here are 4 reasons why I sent back my Oura ring after only two weeks. This video will help you decide if this fitness tracker is worth the investment. DISCOUNTS: Use code “podcast” to save on your first of hormone-regulating herbs → https://www.peacelovehormones.com/collections/all/products/soothe Use code MADDIE for 20% off your mastic gum → https://mysticgum.com/ CHAPTERS: 0:00 Introduction 1:20 The Oura ring 2:50 Reason 1 5:20 Reason 2 7:50 Reason 3 9:30 Reason 4 10:10 Conclusion
Adaptogens: - Eleuthero - Schisandra - Rhodiola - Cordyceps - Lion's mane - Ashwagandha - Maca - Pine pollen - Ginseng - Amla - Cordyceps - Astragalus - He Shou Wu - Holy Basil - Goji berries Brands: Four sigmatic Moon juice Organifi Sun Potion Books: Healing adaptogens by Tero Isokauppila Super Powders by Katrine Van Wyk Ritual Wellness Adaptogens by Adriana Ayales The complete guide to Adaptogens by Agatha Noveille Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism by Donald Yance Connect with Alex: - Currently accepting new clients worldwide! Work with me here - Cycle syncing course - DUTCH test - GI Map test - Free resources - IG: @nutritionmoderation - TikTok: @nutritionmoderation - nutritionmoderation.com DISCOUNTS: - Use code ALEXKING to get 10% off your Twistie cup at twistieonthego.com - Discount on U.S. Supplements: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/aking1654616901 - Discount on Canadian Supplements: https://ca.fullscript.com/welcome/aking
Becca is a certified mindset and life transformation coach, an NLP practitioner and the host of There She Glows podcast. Becca's mission is to help women create unshakeable confidence, step into their power and take up the space they deserve. Episode highlights: -How to leave your job & define what success means to you -Get to know who you actually are -Learn tips for shadow work -What is dark feminine & light feminine -How we can use both in life & business -Things we can do for confidence right now Connect with Becca: - Instagram: @beccnicholls - TikTok: @betterwithbecca - Podcast: There She Glows with Becca Nicholls - everything else Connect with Alex: - Currently accepting new clients! Work with me here - Cycle syncing course - DUTCH test - GI Map test - Free resources - IG: @nutritionmoderation - TikTok: @nutritionmoderation - nutritionmoderation.com DISCOUNTS: - Use code ALEXKING to get 10% off your Twistie cup at twistieonthego.com - Discount on U.S. Supplements: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/aking1654616901 - Discount on Canadian Supplements: https://ca.fullscript.com/welcome/aking
Episode highlights: -The benefits of holistic + conventional medicine -Tools for stress -Morning + night routine of a wellness entrepreneur -Wellness tech -Advice for entrepreneurs -The future of integrative medicine Connect with Anabel: - IG: @theheal_co @bellaoel - YoutTube - TikTok: @theheal_co - healingcompany.com Connect with Alex: - Currently accepting new clients worldwide! Work with me here - Cycle syncing course - DUTCH test - GI Map test - Free resources - IG: @nutritionmoderation - TikTok: @nutritionmoderation - nutritionmoderation.com DISCOUNTS: - Use code ALEXKING to get 10% off your Twistie cup at twistieonthego.com - Discount on U.S. Supplements: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/aking1654616901 - Discount on Canadian Supplements: https://ca.fullscript.com/welcome/aking
In this episode of Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Savana interview Faunai about her journey to the stage and how she was working three jobs at the time to get there!Follow Faunai Brown @faunaicherieFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout gear to prevent injurieshttps://tuffwraps.com/ Welcome to Cupcakes & Protein Shakes, the podcast that gives you the tools and inspiration you need to achieve your fitness and wellness goals. Follow your host Savana Sharp on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for even more great content and insider tips. We've got some fantastic discount codes and links to share with you today! Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of Angel Competition Bikinis, and sign up for a free consultation with Savana to design your dream competition suit. If you need help with bikini posing, book a session with Savana at https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing Looking for some sweet Cupcakes & Protein Shakes merch? Check out our store at https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/ We've also got some great discount codes for you. Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinny, code "SAVANA10" for 10% off competition heels at ...
In this episode of Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Savana interviews Steph about her journey to the OCB Bikini Stage!Follow Steph @stephcourter_fitFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/ Welcome to Cupcakes & Protein Shakes, the podcast that gives you the tools and inspiration you need to achieve your fitness and wellness goals. Follow your host Savana Sharp on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for even more great content and insider tips. We've got some fantastic discount codes and links to share with you today! Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of Angel Competition Bikinis, and sign up for a free consultation with Savana to design your dream competition suit. If you need help with bikini posing, book a session with Savana at https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing Looking for some sweet Cupcakes & Protein Shakes merch? Check out our store at https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/ We've also got some great discount codes for you. Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinny, code "SAVANA10" for 10% off competition heels at ...
In this episode of Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Savana interviews Macey about her Journey to the stage! Follow Macey @mace.ryannFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/ Welcome to Cupcakes & Protein Shakes, the podcast that gives you the tools and inspiration you need to achieve your fitness and wellness goals. Follow your host Savana Sharp on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok for even more great content and insider tips. We've got some fantastic discount codes and links to share with you today! Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of Angel Competition Bikinis, and sign up for a free consultation with Savana to design your dream competition suit. If you need help with bikini posing, book a session with Savana at https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing Looking for some sweet Cupcakes & Protein Shakes merch? Check out our store at https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/ We've also got some great discount codes for you. Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinny, code "SAVANA10" for 10% off competition heels at ...
In this episode of Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Savana interview Ashley about her journey to the stage. From binge eating at 250lbs to becoming a mom and starting her fitness journey to the stage!Follow Ashley @themrsvega_Follow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes & protein shakes Savana interviews Kiana about her journey to the stage. From prepping herself to her first show and binge eating post show to now becoming a prep coach herself. Follow Kiana @kiana_jensFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana recaps the weekend at the Arnold. Follow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana interview bikini competitor Marina about her journey to the stage at 19, 3 bikini competitions later on the road to pro. We chat about the ups and downs of winning your first show and some of the struggles and highlights on the way.Follow Marina @ marinapietrifitFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana interview bikini competitor Ashley about her incredible journey to the stage. Cookies, coaching her self, photography and more a women of many interest Ashley shares her busy journey to the stage. Follow Ashley @ashleybowdenfitFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana interview bikini competitor Whitney about her long journey to the stage. Whitney is a seasoned bikini competitor who has competed in about 15-20 competitions. Follow Whitney @pain2power_nutritionFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana interview bikini competitor Alexandra about her journey to the stage for her first show competing. 60 lbs post partum journey to nationals. Sharing her love for fitness with the world. Follow Alexandra @littlemamafitFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana interview bikini competitor Hilah about her journey to the stage!Follow Hilah @plant.based.professorFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana interview bikini competitor Keslie about her journey to the national stage for the first time and about her 7 bikini competitions in 2 years!Follow Keslie @kesliebfit_rnFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA10" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana shares a little insight into her journey for 2023 and talks about the wbFF. Follow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana interview bikini competitor Courtney about her 10 year journey but highlights her mindset post show.Follow Courtney @cmariepeavFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana interview bikini competitor Lakyn Cleaver about her first year in bikini. Follow Lakyn @lakeeeFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
In this episode of cupcakes and protein shakes Savana interview bikini competitor and Team Elite Physique athlete Beckie Flowers about her journey to the stage for the first time in 2022. Follow Beckie @beckie.flowersFollow your Host Savana SharpInstagram ➭ @savsharp_Youtube: Savana SharpTik Tok @savanasharpUse the code, "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase at Angel Competition Bikinis https://angelcompetitionbikinis.com/Need Help Designing your dream competition suit? Sign up for a Free Consultation with me your Angel Competition Bikini's Suit Specialists. We can choose your fabric, crystals, connectors, sizing and more!https://calendly.com/savana-acbNeed help with bikini posing?! Let's work together https://calendly.com/savanasharpposing--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOP MY MERCH-Cupcakes & Protein Shakes Tee Shirts and Mugs and more! https://www.bonfire.com/store/savana-sharp-fitness/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCOUNTS:Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of waist trainers at Squeeze Me Skinnyhttps://squeezmeskinny.com/?aff=576&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_fiLBhDOARIsAF4khR3nxgqqO2y0IJBJGLtgABVbhBt2jabDQtYV1UcuSzedRCXiCJkokTQaArNCEALw_wcBUse code "SAVANA" for 10% off your purchase of competition Heels at The Shoe Fairyhttps://shoefairyofficial.com/Use code "SAVANAS" for 10% off your purchase of workout supplements at Steelfithttps://steelfitusa.com/
This episode features Rachel Kois, the Founder and CEO of Simple Switch. Simple Switch is an online marketplace for ethical and impactful shopping. Every one of the 3,000+ products sold on Simple Switch has a positive social or environmental impact and they aim to shift some of the hundreds of billions of dollars spent online this year to products that support orphan care, planting trees, combating climate change and more.Rachel believes deeply in the power of entrepreneurship to solve some of our most serious global problems and started Simple Switch to bring ease and convenience to ethical and impactful online shopping.Michelle and Rachel discuss how her internship in South Africa sparked her desire to support entrepreneurs doing good, why it's difficult for the everyday consumer to discover and purchase from these ethical businesses and how Simple Switch will make it easy.Discounts:Use the coupon code "TOASTEDEARTH" for 20% off your first purchase.Relevant links:https://www.simpleswitch.org/Contact info:hello@simpleswitch.orgSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/toastedearth)
Bio:Holly always considered herself a Swiss Army knife in the business/marketing space. It comes from learning new things, sometimes out of choice and sometimes out of necessity. Holly created some incredible content for Auberge Resorts, Block Recruiting, and more. See some of her projects in my profile. This is in her DNA. She is a creative that actually gets sh*t done.Author, Zero to Podcast it hit #1 AMAZON Hot New Releases in 2 categoriesand Top 10 AMAZON Bestseller in 3 categories Producer & Host, Culture Factor 2.0 The podcast is ranked in the Top 3% Globally out of 2M. Just won Top 10 podcasts for Workplace and Company Culture on FeedSpot! Follow her on Social Media:IG @holleshannonTwitter @HollyShannon_LinkedIn @hollyshannon1Clubhouse @hollyshannonWebsite:https://hollyshannon.com/Discounts:Use offer code DVSW at Poddecks.com during checkout for 10% off your first order of the ultimate conversation starter!User offer code DREWVWORLD at check out to get 10% off your order Click the link ---> https://foursigmatic.com/?rfsn=5532918.b05280&discount=DREWVWORLD%20 Support the show (http://linktr.ee/Drewversustheworld)
Camillya Masunda's multiple entrepreneurial ventures and charitable works are changing the world. Ebony Wine & Spirits is the only black-owned wine and spirits company based in NC vented and bottled in California. Owned by Camillya Masunda and inspired by her Congolese roots, Ebony Wine & Spirits was created to celebrate history and heritage.Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ebonywineandspirits/Website:https://ebonywineandspirits.com/----------------------------Discounts:Use offer code DVSW at Poddecks.com during checkout for 10% off your first order of the ultimate conversation starter!User offer code DREWVWORLD at check out to get 10% off your order Click the link ---> https://foursigmatic.com/?rfsn=5532918.b05280&discount=DREWVWORLD%20 Support the show (http://linktr.ee/Drewversustheworld)
James Norris is the founder of Handi Capable Fitness a nonprofit organization that aims to help those with physical challenges lead a fit and active lifestyle. James is 35 years old and over the last 7 or so years, has lost 65lb through fitness and nutrition. Social Media:https://www.instagram.com/handi_capable_fitness/?hl=enWebsite:https://www.handicapablefitness.com/ ----------------------------Discounts:Use offer code DVSW at Poddecks.com during checkout for 10% off your first order of the ultimate conversation starter!User offer code DREWVWORLD at check out to get 10% off your order Click the link ---> https://foursigmatic.com/?rfsn=5532918.b05280&discount=DREWVWORLD%20 Support the show (http://linktr.ee/Drewversustheworld)
Travis Brown is a podcast editor, host of the podcast Podcast Therapy, and creator of Pod Decks, which are decks of cards with interesting questions to use during your podcast interviews. He also launched a mobile app version of Pod Decks!Follow him at @poddecks ( https://www.instagram.com/poddecks/ )Website : http://www.poddecks.com----------------------------Discounts:Use offer code DVSW at http://www.poddecks.com during checkout for 10% off your first order of the ultimate conversation starter!User offer code DREWVWORLD at check out to get 10% off your order Click the link ---> https://foursigmatic.com/?rfsn=5532918.b05280&discount=DREWVWORLD%20 Support the show (http://linktr.ee/Drewversustheworld)
Veronica V. Sopher is an award-winning visibility strategist with more than 20 years of experience in public relations. She works with entrepreneurs who are ready to scale their brand with a visibility strategy to garner national media placement that legitimizes your brand.Follow her on social media:www.facebook.com/veronicavsopherwww.facebook.com/groups/mymwmwww.instagram.com/veronicavsopherhttp://linkedin.com/in/veronicavsopherWebsite:http://www.veronicavsopher.com----------------------------Discounts:Use offer code DVSW at Poddecks.com during checkout for 10% off your first order of the ultimate conversation starter!User offer code DREWVWORLD at check out to get 10% off your order Click the link ---> https://foursigmatic.com/?rfsn=5532918.b05280&discount=DREWVWORLD%20 Support the show (http://linktr.ee/Drewversustheworld)
Bio Time:Michael Muñoz is the perfectly combined fashionable food enthusiast and fabulous showstopper. But he refers to himself as a fearless home-trained cook who gets his pizazz from his theatre training and his wit and style from the city that raised him — New York! Social Media:Twitter at @inyomouthpod & @thekitchengailyInstagram at @inyomouthpod & @thekitchengaily---------------------Discounts:Use offer code DVSW at Poddecks.com during checkout for 10% off your first order of the ultimate conversation starter!Click the link ---> Four Sigmatic and use the offer code DREWVWORLD at check out to get 10% off your orderSupport the show (http://linktr.ee/Drewversustheworld)
Bio Time:John’s incredible Sales Samurai journey began in his 20’s when he served at her Majesties pleasure in the British Armed Forces. Even though he was not destined to be a soldier for the rest of his career this experience set the stage for his entrepreneurial path becoming the Sales Samurai.Follow him on Instagram @mfcornwalluk------Discounts:Use offer code DVSW at Poddecks.com during checkout for 10% off your first order of the ultimate conversation starter!Click the link ---> Four Sigmatic and use the offer code DREWVWORLD at check out to get 10% off your orderSupport the show (http://linktr.ee/Drewversustheworld)
Bio Time:Ash is a millennial entrepreneur who has found success over the last decade in Community-Based Marketing. She works to smash the stigma around mental illness and fights for human rights and equality.Social Media:Instagram:@smash.speaks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smashspeaksTikTok: @smashspeaksWebsite: https://smash1.shopketo.com ------Discounts:Use offer code DVSW at Poddecks.com during checkout for 10% off your first order of the ultimate conversation starter!Click the link ---> Four Sigmatic and use the offer code DREWVWORLD at check out to get 10% off your orderSupport the show (http://linktr.ee/Drewversustheworld)
BLOC master coach Michael Wolf returns to the podcast to talk about the many ways you can turn a relatively spartan training environment into productive training. Like many people across the world, Wolf has been stuck in his apartment under lockdown due to COVID-19, with only a couple kettlebells and some loadable dumbbells to train with. So, Wolf has put together a series of progressively challenging kettlebell workouts you can do at home. You don't necessarily need kettlebells either! Wolf focuses on replicating the barbell lifts as closely as possible (after all, the big barbell lifts were created from major human movement patterns), using anything heavy that is available. Objects like sandbags, water jugs (full of course), heavy stones, duffel bags, etc. can be used to add weight to basic movements like squats, deadlifts, and presses. Matt and Wolf both agree that it's important, even when training with suboptimal implements, to focus on progression. Progression is what separates exercise from training, after all. If you can't make the object you're lifting heavier, look for ways to make the movement more difficult using leverage and balance. If you do have access to a kettlebell or dumbbell, Wolf has created a series of videos to teach you how to perform all of the basic movements and progress them. You can check them out on his Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWpCSjmwes23hKsrTNxB-og You can also follow Wolf on Instagram for more training tips @wolf_strength Discounts Use the discount code HOMEGYM when you sign up for Barbell Logic Online Coaching to receive a free $200 gift card to your equipment manufacturer of choice! Whether it's Rogue, EliteFTS, Titan, or other, BLOC wants to help you setup a home gym and keep your body strong and fit during the lockdown. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt shares a new whiskey (almost, but not quite a bourbon) that's captured his attention -- Heaven Hill's Mellow Corn. It's big on flavor but light on the wallet. Scott shares an essay from the perpetually antebellum Walker Percy on the aesthetics of bourbon drinking, and eventually the two get around to answering a few questions about training too. Walker Percy's hilarious and poignant essay entitled Bourbon, Neat is a short read, well worth reading. Matt and Scott are back with another round of Saturday Q&A. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz. Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength. Also A7, known for their excellent squat shirt which provides a strong, grippy surface for keeping the bar in place on your back, is launching a new series of products on August 9th, so make sure to check out their store: https://a7.co/ Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott discuss the thinking -- or lack thereof -- behind the many questions they receive each week asking them their opinion on someone else's line of thinking: "I've heard that..." or "So and so says..." While theses low-effort questions seem innocuous, they reveal a lack of critical thinking, which the Barbell Logic podcast has a mission to dispel. After all, "logic" is in the name, and the foundation of this show is a systematic analysis of strength training and life. Scott references the Art of Manliness show #527: Father Wounds, Spirituality, and the Journey to the Second Half of Life, featuring Father Richard Rohr. Check it out! Have a (thoughtful) question about training? Send a question to Matt and Scott! Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz. Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength. Save $79 off your first month of coaching at Barbell Logic Online Coaching with the discount code LOGIC. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Barbell Logic has long attracted thinkers, strivers, and a fair number of Type A personalities. "Logic" is in the name, of course, and barbell training in particular demands a sort of consistency and attention to detail that is well-suited to the driven person. Yet these same people often struggle with another problem -- the problem of perfectionism -- which the barbell community doesn't exactly help. We're barbell nerds. We love physics, programming, and the sundry little details of technique that help us optimize our training. These are the stepping stones on the path to strength, but for some they can be more of a trip hazard. The pursuit of excellence can become the pursuit of perfection, and when they inevitably fall short disappointment pervades. Perfectionism only robs us of the satisfaction of self-improvement and obscures the view of long-term progress; and, as we know, strength training is playing the long game. Or, as Ralph Waldo Emerson put it more eloquently in his essay Self-Reliance: "If our young men miscarry in their first enterprises, they lose all heart. If the young merchant fails, men say he is ruined. If the finest genius studies at one of our colleges, and is not installed in an office within one year afterwards in the cities or suburbs of Boston or New York, it seems to his friends and to himself that he is right in being disheartened, and in complaining the rest of his life. A sturdy lad from New Hampshire or Vermont, who in turn tries all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in successive years, and always, like a cat, falls on his feet, is worth a hundred of these city dolls. He walks abreast with his days, and feels no shame in not 'studying a profession,' for he does not postpone his life, but lives already. He has not one chance, but a hundred chances." Also, listen to Brett's recent podcast with legendary boxing trainer Teddy Atlas on his idea of what it means to be a man: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/teddy-atlas-boxing-trainer-interview/ Have a question about training? Send a question to Matt and Scott! Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz. Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength. Save $79 off your first month of coaching at Barbell Logic Online Coaching with the discount code LOGIC. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott are back with another round of Saturday Q&A. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz. Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Monday's episode covered programming fundamentals for the ever-popular question: what do I do after the novice LP? Today Matt and Scott expand on the topic by walking through specific examples and discussing their thought process troubleshooting each scenario. Most people begin to fail on LP for just a couple reasons. As mentioned in episode #55 - Programming Is Secondary, consistency and technique make the biggest impact on progress in the gym. But let's assume that you consistently make your workouts, and your technique is good. The reasons you will fail on LP are: You have not done enough work to adapt to the current training loads You cannot recover from the work each session That's it! The coach's challenge (or the self-coached trainee's challenge) is to determine which is the case in any given scenario. In the case of the squat, when the bar speed begins to slow significantly and things get grindy, the first programming change we make during LP is to make the mid-week workout a light day, reducing the load to ~80% of the load lifted earlier in the week (but sticking with the 3x5 set/rep scheme). For most lifters at this point in LP, a 5lbs increase each workout constitutes sufficient stress to continue driving strength, but they cannot recover from three PR workouts a week. Now wait a minute... stress is supposed to go up if we want to continue making progress right? In the midweek deload, stress (as measured by tonnage) goes down since the load goes down and sets and reps remain the same. This is true, but only temporarily. If the midweek deload allows the lifter to drive his loads up, then in a couple weeks as the weight on the bar climbs he will indeed be doing more work (tonnage) than he was before. This is crucial. Stress must go up over time, but it's a trendline. After novice LP, you can't measure stress from workout to workout anymore. Loads won't go up every single workout. But they will go up over time. That window of time is governed by your level of training advancement, as discussed in the many intermediate and advanced programming episodes. Programming is pretty simple when you examine the problem at hand rather than talk in generalities. The challenge lies in the fact that there are often multiple solutions to the problem, yet some may be more optimal than others given everything else that's happening in the program. To recap from previous episodes, there are essentially four basic "moves" we can make in programming: Increase work -- using the programming variables of intensity (load), volume, frequency, and exercise selection Decrease work Increase recovery -- with more rest time between sets, more rest between workouts Decrease recovery -- with less rest time, or by doing more work within the same rest "window" Still confused about programming? Send a question to Matt and Scott! Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz. Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
For those that have walked the path and become strong, there are times when the weights go from challenging, to soul-searching, to world-endingly heavy, yet, stress must continue to increase in the quest for more strength. That's where the deload comes in -- a strategic, drastic reduction in load and volume to allow fatigue to dissipate and provide a much-needed psychologic break from heavy training. Whether it's following a meet, an advanced training block, or simply a phase of heavy training mixed with a large amount of life stress, deloads are an important part of an intermediate and advanced lifter's programming. Today Matt and Scott walk through some examples of deloads from their clients as well as their own training, and discuss how their approach to programming a deload week has evolved over the years. They also share their subjective experience of training during a deload week, which may come as some comfort to lifters experiencing their first deload; often a deload feels shockingly heavy despite the reduced loads. Got a question for Matt and Scott? Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott are back with another round of Saturday Q&A. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Dr. David Puder returns to the podcast to discuss the importance of empathy and connection in workplace and family relationships, and offer some practical tips for improving your empathy and connection with others. Dr. Puder is a devotee of Starting Strength, training lifters out of his garage and regularly writing prescriptions for strength training. He believes that strength training is a vital part of both physical and mental health, and has explored that link at length in his podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy. You can follow Dr. Puder on Instagram @dr.davidpuderand subscribe to his podcast here. Got a question for Matt and Scott? Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott are back with another round of Saturday Q&A. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott speak with Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Podcast about David Allen's seminal book about productivity and time management Getting Things Done. Brett is a former educator and test prep coach that now runs the popular, critical School Sucks Podcast examining issues with the public education system, college, and more. Six years ago he began using the GTD method, as it is referred to, to manage what felt like an endless, overwhelming to-do list. The GTD method is structured in five steps, beginning with a "brain dump," that is, writing down every single thought and idea that is kicking around in your head and storing those in a designated folder. The idea behind the brain dump is to free your mind from the dozens of sprawling ideas that take up space and "bandwidth." Once these are gathered in a single place, you can begin to decide whether the ideas are actionable or not. Scott actually throws away all the undone items on his to-do list every six months or so and does a fresh brain dump. If he doesn't write down a certain item on the new list (because it wasn't floating around in his mind), it probably wasn't as important as he thought it was. Conversely, things that return to the list probably are more important that he originally estimated. The full five steps are as follows: Capture -- collect what has your attention. Clarify -- process what it means. Organize -- put it where it belongs. Reflect -- review frequently. Engage -- simply do. You can follow Brett at the School Sucks Project, where he hosts the School Sucks Podcast as well as creates videos and articles about self-education, unschooling, and more. Follow him on IG @schoolsucksproject and subscribe to his YouTube channel School Sucks Podcast too! Got a question for Matt and Scott? Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
The novice linear progression is a beautiful thing. It's simple. It's hard, but it's effective. It gets EVERYONE strong. Yet some people struggle with the program early on, hitting plateaus that leave them wondering whether it's cut out for them. Matt and Scott discuss the challenges for this type of trainee, and how their problem is largely mental. Scott describes this type of trainee as typically highly educated professionals -- engineers, physicians, lawyers -- who spend the majority of their work days using their minds. These trainees often come to strength training with years of calorie restriction under their belts, a suppressed appetite, and a tendency to overthink the details of the program. They are used to doing hard work, pulling long hours at the hospital or the office, but perhaps they've never done anything physically hard. Unlike laborers with physical jobs, they may be disconnected from their bodies and unaccustomed to the discomfort of hard physical training, confusing fatigue with pain and injury. Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, the auxiliary articles published on the website, and the vigorous discussion amongst the community of lifters and coaches have collectively examined the novice linear progression and the mechanics of the basic barbell lifts in exhaustive detail. Perhaps this culture of intellectual curiosity has had the unintended affect of distracting some people from the basic reality of strength training: you have to do it. You have lift heavy. A working model of the lifts and how to perform them, as well as a basic theory of programming is useful to any lifter, but eventually you just have to hit the weights, consistently. So don't overthink it! Be like the mule, take up your yoke, and do the work. Trust the process, trust the results of thousands and thousands of lifters before you, and get some experience under your belt before you decide whether the program is for you. Got a question for Matt and Scott? Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott are back with another round of Saturday Q&A. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Starting Strength Coach Jordan Stanton returns to the podcast to talk about his remarkable story of major career changes, entrepreneurship, and hard work to build a successful gym in Portland, OR. You can visit Jordan's new gym at Next Level Barbell and contact him for more information at info@nextlevelbarbell.com. Got a question for Matt and Scott? Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Recovery is one of the two factors in the Stress Recovery Adaptation (SRA) model, and when you boil it down, there are really only two elements of recovery worth worrying about: food and sleep. Sleep is something we all know we need, but often struggle to get enough of. With work demands, family demands, and the gauntlet of digital distractions lining the path to the bedroom, it sometimes seems like sleep is out of our control. To some extent, for some people (like the parents of newborns), that may be true. However, there are sleep factors we can control! Sleep quality is as much the result of your sleeping environment as the amount of time you spend sleeping there. The optimal sleeping environment comes down to individual preference, but here are some things you should try first: Get a quality mattress (or replace your old one). It doesn't have to be expensive! Several highly rated memory foam mattresses are available on Amazon for as little as a few hundred dollars. If you sleep with a significant other, use separate blankets so you don't disturb each other during the night. Turn the thermostat down -- most people sleep better with the temperature below 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Turn off the phone before bedtime, preferably an hour before. The blue light that digital screens emit can make restful deep sleep states harder to achieve. This includes any ringtones, notifications, or other distracting noises your phone might make during the night. White noise can help light sleepers from waking due to intermittent noises during the night. There are apps for this, or you can use something simple like a fan to create steady white noise. If your sleep quality has been poor, do a sleep study! Sleep apnea may be robbing your sleep and your gainz, but can be corrected with a CPAP machine. Got a question for Matt and Scott? Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott are back with another round of Saturday Q&A. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode! Rip's video on proper grip to avoid excess callous build up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZBmiQm4MF4 Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott first talked about money and personal finance in Episode 157, which focused on the many benefits of getting out of debt. Once you are debt free, Scott says, it's time to play defense with your finances, and put you in a position to build wealth which you can then invest, and make your dollars work for you. Defensive finance is all about managing your life expenses and building the nest egg that you can retire on and live at your current level of consumption. Obviously, the lower your life expenses, the less you have to save to maintain your consumption as a retiree... or thinking about it another way, the more you can save in excess of the bare minimum nest egg. This excess can protect you from life's unexpected eventualities -- sickness, children, job loss, major household maintenance -- which tend to be expensive affairs. Scott lays out the simple math of retirement in thirds. Take your gross (pre-tax) income: 1/3 will go to taxes; this number will likely be smaller in your younger years, higher in your later years as your income grows, but on average count on 1/3. 1/3 will go to life expenses -- housing, food, insurance, clothing, transportation, and everything else. 1/3 should be saved for retirement. Therefore, your total living expenses should equal 1/3 of your gross income. For many people, however, living expenses constitute MUCH more than a third of their income. And that's a problem. Much digital ink has been spilt over the "latte problem," the amount of money wasted on mindless daily habits such as a Starbucks latte on the way to work. And it's true, these habits can add up in a year. A simple $3 Starbucks tall latte, five times a week, adds up to nearly a $1,000 in a year after sales tax. Many people order more expensive drinks that this too. Nevertheless, Scott argues that most people make the most costly mistakes with the big items: cars and houses. It takes a LOT of lattes to make up for overspending on a house or a new car. Defensive finance also means searching for the hidden cost of ownership. A house is an asset, but it's a pretty terrible one as far as money goes. It does not produce anything. It cannot be sold easily (or cheaply; remember there are closing costs!). It's value is highly volatile to factors outside of your control (macroeconomic issues, interest rates, changing city demographics and government). And it's expensive to maintain. Many people fail to recognize the costs of home ownership beyond the mortgage payment. Property taxes can cost many thousands of dollars each year. Insurance must be obtained. Maintenance costs between 3-5% of the house value annually, although maintenance tends to be sporadic: the A/C breaks down, a storm destroys the roof, the fences needs repair, etc. Living within your means while considering the FULL cost of your lifestyle is the essence of defensive finance. That means containing your total living expenses to 1/3 of your income, so that you can save for retirement and, as Scott says, not have to eat dog food in your winter years. Got a question for Matt and Scott? Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at SSOC. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Starting Strength Coach Jordan Stanton joins the podcast to discuss recent developments in the US Strengthlifting Federation, a variant of powerlifting in which lifters contest the squat, press, and deadlift. Since taking over the USSF in 2018, Jordan has made a number of changes, increasing the number of meets, improving the ruleset based on feedback from lifters and a panel of judges and coaches, and streamlining the meet direction process from equipment to judging to spotting. The USSF differs from traditional powerlifting in a few important ways: As noted above, the standing press is substituted for the bench press -- a nod to the defunct clean and press practiced by the great Olympic lifters of yesteryear. There are no judge's commands. Once the platform is declared "ready," the lifter has 60 seconds to unrack the bar, perform the lift, and re-rack the bar... all on their own time and under their own power. Lifters weigh out, not in. Immediately following the third deadlift attempt, lifters walk to the weighing area and record their bodyweight, escorted by a judge. Deadlifts must be performed conventionally, with the knees inside the elbows. This contrasts with the sumo deadlift style which is popular in other powerlifting federations. These changes eliminate many controversial and downright inconvenient elements of traditional powerlifting. Eschewing judges commands ensures that each lifter has an equal opportunity to complete the attempt, without influence from a judge's command, which may vary in timing, thereby affecting the difficulty of the lift. Furthermore, it eliminates red lights due to the lifter jumping the "rack" command following the completion of a squat. It also eliminates the need for the head judge to call a good lockout at the top of the deadlift, which he is in a poor position to judge anyway. In all lifts, the lifter executes the attempt as best he can, and the judges simply give white or red lights based on the rules. Weight outs were instituted for the safety of the lifters and to even out the difference between the lifter's weight class and the actual bodyweight at which they compete. In federations with long weigh-in periods, weight can be cut dramatically before the meet and regained afterward, meaning a lifter could weigh in at 198lbs (therefore putting him in the 90kg weight class) but step on the platform at 225lbs or more. Drastic weight cuts can be dangerous, but they also add an element of weight management to the sport which is separate and secondary to the sport's primary contest: strength. The USSF holds meets year-round across the US, so head on over to the USSF website to view the events and sign up for a meet near you! You can also follow Jordan Stanton on Instagram at @nextlevelbarbell (the name of his new gym in Portland, OR). Got a question for Matt and Scott? Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at SSOC. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott are back with another round of Saturday Q&A. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Fan favorite Andy Baker returns to the podcast... this time to talk about himself, not programming (though he manages to sneak some programming talk in anyway). Andy of course is the programming mastermind behind the Baker Barbell Club, and the co-author of Practical Programming and The Barbell Prescription. Today he shares his story of training as a kid in a sweltering attic in Houston, to learning from top lifters in college, to a career of military service... and explains how each of these experiences contributed to the master barbell coach we know today. Andy found an early mentor in powerlifter Bill Windschief (Deep Squatter has an interview with Bill here), a USPF Texas State Champion and top-3 finisher in the USAPL Nationals in the late 90’s. Bill taught Andy the value of simple, effective programming, and was a proponent of the three week, 8-5-2 rep scheme cycle that Andy still uses with his lifters today. Andy also points out that during the 90’s, with the internet still in its infancy, the gym served as the main source of information on lifting technique and programming. Lifters met face to face, talked between sets, and shared what was working and what was not… quite a different atmosphere from today, where lifters are more likely to spend their rest time checking Instagram or arguing on forums. Consequently, he learned to have an open mind and pull from many sources — powerlifters, bodybuilders, Olympic lifters, even strong recreational lifters — when designing his own training routines and thinking about fitness. In college Andy trained as a bodybuilder, though he never competed. He later shifted to powerlifting, while studying for a degree in Exercise Science. He found the curriculum disappointingly endurance-focused, however, and was frequently bored in class. Then September 11th happened, and he made the snap decision to sign up for the Marine Corp. While on tour in Iraq, he turned to the base gym for peace, and continued to work on his academics when possible. After completing his four year contract with the Marines, Andy opened his gym, Kingwood Strength & Conditioning. He has operated the gym successfully now for over twelve years, which he credits to the personal attention, coaching expertise, and small, manageable overhead he has cultivated there. Check out the classic Lee Haney workout video that started it all for Andy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_XeJKhO6M4 You can find Andy at http://www.andybaker.com, where he offers online and in-person coaching, custom programming design, and programming templates. Got a question for Matt and Scott? Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at SSOC. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Andy Baker returns to the podcast once more to discuss his strategies for driving hypertrophy in intermediate lifters. Andy is a master programmer who has co-authored Practical Programming and The Barbell Prescription: Strength Training for Life After 40. In this episode Andy argues that the current vogue for high volume training in pursuit of hypertrophy demonstrates an incomplete understanding of the programming variables and is often simply impractical. Andy reminds us that both volume and intensity are stressors in the SRA equation, and we need more stress to drive continued strength adaptations. Since cross-sectional muscle size is the main driver of strength gains after the novice phase (during which neuromuscular efficiency increases also contribute to strength), the additional stress should contribute to hypertrophy. Most trainees have the idea that more volume is needed after novice LP, since they have increased intensity as the only variable up to that point. This is true, but how much is enough volume? Logically, volume can be driven up indefinitely, whereas intensity can only be driven up to a point -- 100% of a rep max. Practically, however, there are limits to the amount of volume a trainee can do in a workout. Instead of increasing sets and reps indefinitely, Andy recommends using novel exercises at varying rep ranges to drive additional volume. These are typically supplemental lifts such as pause/tempo squats, front squats, rack pulls, incline bench press, press starts, etc., however they could also be accessory movements like lying triceps extensions. He recommends introducing these early to mid-intermediate, giving the trainee plenty of workouts to acclimate to the new movement to the point it can be trained heavy. The goal here is to identify, over time, a handful of assistance exercises which work well for the lifter, recognizing that every lifter will be different... and even the same lifter may not respond the same way to assistance lifts as their training career progresses! Andy also points out that accumulating new movement patterns builds a mind/muscle connection that trainees coming out of the novice stage -- during which the exercises are very limited -- often lack. Since these movements are mechanically less efficient than the main barbell lifts, they can be done for more reps and thus, give the muscles more time under tension, which contributes to muscle growth. Andy emphasizes that as soon as a trainee learns new movements, they must be loaded heavy. You can find Andy at http://www.andybaker.com, where he offers online and in-person coaching, custom programming design, and programming templates. Got a question for Matt and Scott? Email us at questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at SSOC. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott are back with another round of Saturday Q&A. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott are back with another round of Q&A, this time in a new weekly installment. These episodes will be short and sweet, about 15 minutes, addressing your questions. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email questions@barbell-logic.com and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode! Discounts Use discount code LOGIC to save 10% off microplates, dumbbell microplates, and more at Microgainz Use discount code LOGIC to save $10 off belts and more at Dominion Strength Use the discount code LOGIC to save $79 off your first month of coaching at Starting Strength Online Coaching Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Ever feel stressed about your resolutions? Today we talk about checking in on where you are at with your resolutions but in a non-expectant way. We go over topics like how we set up ours and why we do it that way, what a few of our goals are and how we are doing with them. In these, we discuss the importance of sticking to your goals but also letting them evolve with you and throughout the year. Its your life and we just want you to be the best you can be. So grab some tea or coffee and listen in on our pointers. We hope you grow and succeed this year more than you ever expected! Discounts: Use code “WE” for $5 off each planner by Intentional Co. (@intentional.co or https://www.intentional-co.com/product-page ) Please support us: Click the SUBSCRIBE button! Download your favorite episodes to share. Let us know what you think and write us a review. DM us some topics you want to hear on Instagram @we.oregon. Connect with Kelsey: Instagram: @kelsey.e.allen Blog: https://www.kelseyallenhealthandwellness.com Connect with Morgan: Instagram: @the_health_hustle Blog: https://thehealthhustle.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wepodcast/support
They may seem trivial, but warm-ups are an important part of the strength training process. Unfortunately many people either fail to do them properly (or at all), or they overdo them, missing the point that warm-ups are, well, a warm-up. Popular slogans like "our warm-up is your workout" don't help the matter, implying that the warm-up must be an intense, drawn out matter. The warm-up serves one purpose: to prepare us for the work sets, where we will actually impart the stress necessary to drive adaptation. Physiologically, the warm-up increases circulation and oxygen flow to the muscles, improves lubrication in the joints (movement causes synovial fluid held in the cartilage to squeeze out and lubricate the articular surface of the joints), and prepares the neurological system for the complicated task of lifting. The last point is an overlooked one. As Scott argues, the center of mass in the barbell-lifter system changes rapidly during the warm-up process, as the lifter progresses from the empty bar toward his work weight. For a two-hundred pound man, the center of mass when squatting an empty bar isn't much different from squatting bodyweight. When his work sets get north of the mid-300's, however, the center of mass moves upward toward the bar, and therefore demands significantly more attention to balance. Scott argues that this is primary reason for the warm-up: to prepare your neuromuscular system for the task of producing force under very different circumstances than normal activity. Unfortunately rank novices, and even some experienced trainees, often fail to warm-up properly. They perform too few sets, or too many, or they make the wrong weight jumps. As the Blue Book prescribes, the warm-up should comprise: Empty bar (45)x5x2 Jump #1x5x1 Jump #2x3x1 Jump #3x2x1 Work sets For a 315lbs squat, the warm-up would look something like this: 45x5x2 135x5x1 225x3x1 275x2x1 315x5x3 work sets Many novices get hung up on the jumps. They should be roughly equal, so that you don't make too large of a jump between sets, although most lifters prefer to get a certain weight on their back early in the warm-ups to help them stretch and reach depth. It's also OK to perform more warm-ups than indicated above. If you're feeling stiff, take an extra empty bar warm-up set (or two or three). Another problem lifters run into is over-complicating weight selection for warm-ups. Unless your work sets are close to the empty bar in weight, you shouldn't have to use change plates for your warm-ups. Use 25's and 45's, maybe 10's for your pressing movements. Don't rely on a calculator (or the Starting Strength app) for your warmups; figure out a progression that works for you and commit it to memory as well as your training log. Every so often, as your work weights climb, you may have to increase the jumps, or even add warm-up sets at the end of the warm-up progression. Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save 10% off any order of Iron Joe. Save 5% off any order at Dominion Belts with the discount code fahveoff. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Over the last few years the "discipline" movement has gained full steam. From retired special forces like Jocko Willink and David Goggins touting the benefits of waking up at 4:00am, to Mr Money Mustache calling his followers to face punch their finances, the internet is awash in discipline pep talks. Often these calls for discipline involve a sort of intense, white-knuckle approach to lifestyle and personal development that requires willpower and self-denial. However, is this really the right approach to cultivating lasting habit change? Matt and Scott argue that it is motivation, in fact, that begets discipline. White-knuckle discipline relies on willpower, a finite resource, while motivation comes from within. Those who appear to exhibit a high degree of discipline or self-control are really not using much self-control at all. They are merely acting on their deeply-held values, which requires little willpower. We often mistake this affinity for a task or habit which many find difficult for discipline, when the truth is that for guys like Jocko Willink, waking up at 4:00am simply comes naturally for him. Instead of forcing ourselves to do things we think we ought to, Scott calls us to deeply examine the things we value and align our habits with those values. Ultimately, we do what we like to do. That isn't to say we should never subject ourselves to a little voluntary hardship. Struggle and hardship is a part of any journey. But if the road is always uphill, steeper with every turn... maybe you're not on the right road. Our friend Brett McKay at Art of Manliness penned an excellent article on motivation which served as the inspiration for this episode: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/motivation-over-discipline/ Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save 10% off any order of Iron Joe. Save 5% off any order at Dominion Belts with the discount code fahveoff. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott continue their discussion of the Stress-Recovery-Adaptation model with an exploration of the recovery aspect. Plenty of articles on the web tout the benefits of "active recovery," but is there really such a thing? In Starting Strength, recovery is viewed as a relatively simple process driven primarily by food and sleep. Recovery, therefore, could be defined as an absence of stress. Adding more (non-productive) stress in the name of "active recovery" doesn't make sense. Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save 10% off any order of Iron Joe. Save 5% off any order at Dominion Belts with the discount code fahveoff. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
Matt and Scott take a moment to reflect on how their lives have changed after the whirlwind year that was 2018, and how their training has evolved along with them. For even the most dedicated among us, training takes a backseat to life sometimes, and that's OK. As we age, gather experiences and grow, our priorities change, and training changes to reflect that. For Scott, that meant taking off a large portion of training during the fall of 2018 while he worked through the sale of his business, Data Storage, Inc. He trained when he could, which sometimes meant only once per week. Under intense stress, he eschewed his normal training program and simply tried to get under the bar and do a few exercises. Now that the sale has closed and he's back to a more normal schedule, Scott has been running a basic LP as he climbs back to heavier loads on the main lifts. As mentioned in previous episodes, LP is a useful tool even for a lifter who has been training for years. It's an excellent way to regain strength after a prolonged layoff. For Scott, the LP will only last a few weeks, and he will make much larger weight increases each workout than a novice trainee undergoing his first LP. So far it's paying off, as Scott has set some volume PR's on his pressing movements. Matt has remained fairly consistent with his training despite the fast-paced growth of his company Starting Strength Online Coaching. Caring for his ailing father, however, has shifted his priorities from strength training to health and longevity. To that end Matt has sought to lose weight and reduce his waistline while dieting in a way that fits his busy lifestyle, which includes frequent travel and restaurant dinners. He has found that intermittent fasting works well for him, allowing him to manage his calories throughout the day without worrying how many calories he is eating at dinner. His ability to train in the morning is diminished somewhat, but he has enjoyed the clarity of mind that comes in the fasted state. Most importantly, he feels good, is losing weight, and still continues to train -- all in a manner that fits his personality and lifestyle. Barbell Logic will always be about training and the myriad benefits it has on our lives, but even training is sometimes about... well, not training. In other words, life detrains us over time: as we age, as major events take over our time, as our priorities change. These moments serve as opportunities for us to re-evaluate our goals and change our methods, if needed. Through it all, the barbell is constant. To quote from Henry Rollins' classic article Iron and the Soul, The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you’re a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds. Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save 10% off any order of Iron Joe. Save 5% off any order at Dominion Belts with the discount code fahveoff. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
What began as a conversation between podcast recordings, turned into an interesting discussion about the nature of progress during the post-novice and intermediate training phases and the limitations of the SRA model as we currently understand it. Matt and Scott explore the question of what exactly drives progress in the traditional post-novice programs such as Texas Method and Heavy Light Medium. Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save 10% off any order of Iron Joe. Save 5% off any order at Dominion Belts with the discount code fahveoff. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
When Scott sold Data Storage, Inc. -- as told in episode #142 -- things didn't go perfectly smooth. As with any decent sized small business, various legal matters arise in the course of regular operations. When it's sale time, however, any outstanding legal issues come under intense scrutiny as the buyer conducts their due diligence. In these situations, you need a ringer. You need a guy like David Keesling, a veteran trial attorney and labor law expert based out of Tulsa, OK. David is a former Marine who began his law career in 2002. Since then he has won numerous cases and settlements for businesses dealing with labor law issues, malpractice suits, and state and federal government tort claims. David is a hard-nosed negotiator with a keen eye for assessing risks and anticipating threats for his clients. He currently practices with Dunlap, Bennett, & Ludwig in Tulsa, OK. Scott recounts how he met David at a deposition during the early years of Data Storage. David was the opposing counsel, and proceeded to systematically "wipe the floor" with his own counsel, ultimately causing Scott a great deal of headache and lost money. After recovering from the beatdown, Scott contacted David to represent him and Data Storage going forward. David provides some insight into how he has helped steer Data Storage since then and deal with the various labor and employment disputes that have arisen as the business has grown to over 50 employees. You can find David practicing at the firm of Dunlap, Bennett, & Ludwig, and you can contact him at dkeesling@dbllawyers.com Online Great Books is opening enrollment again on January 28th, 2019. Visit the website to sign up for the VIP waiting list now, and you'll have a chance to sign up when enrollment opens. Spots are limited, so sign up fast! Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save 10% off any order of Iron Joe. Save 5% off any order at Dominion Belts with the discount code fahveoff. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
On December 28th of 2018, Scott sold Data Storage, Inc., a small business he started over twenty years ago and has operated since. Scott discusses the details of how the sale went down, why he sold it, and what's in store for his future. Of course our beloved co-host is an industrious guy, so he still has a few irons in the fire. Besides coaching clients both in-person and online at Starting Strength Online Coaching, Scott also founded Online Great Books, a company that introduces the great books of Western Civilization to new readers and fosters their earnest study and discussion in small group seminars. Looking to the future, Scott aims to grow OGB organically while deepening the reader experience. With his target of 750-1,000 members, Online Great Books will be similar in size and scope to a small liberal arts college... but far more impactful. Online Great Books is opening enrollment again on January 28th, 2019. Visit the website to sign up for the VIP waiting list now, and you'll have a chance to sign up when enrollment opens. Spots are limited, so sign up fast! Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save 10% off any order of Iron Joe. Save 5% off any order at Dominion Belts with the discount code fahveoff. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
With the new year now upon us, many people are starting a training program for the first time, or coming back to one. There's no better place to start than the Starting Strength novice linear progression -- LP for short -- but as we have observed, it can be challenging for novices to do the program correctly. While simple at its core, the novice LP will not look the same for every lifter and requires a bit of finesse to tweak, especially as the lifter nears the end of LP. Perennial favorite guest Andy Baker returns to the podcast to walk us through his approach to the novice LP and how he handles the transition to advanced novice and beyond. As always you can find Andy at his website or his gym Kingwood Strength & Conditioning. Discounts Use the discount code LOGIC to save 10% off any order of Iron Joe. Save 5% off any order at Dominion Belts with the discount code fahveoff. Connect With Matt Matt on Instagram Starting Strength Online Coaching — Matt’s website Matt on Facebook Matt on Twitter Connect With Scott Scott on Instagram Silver Strength – Scott’s website Scott on Facebook Scott on Twitter Connect With the Show Barbell Logic on Twitter Barbell Logic on Instagram The Website Barbell Logic on Facebook barbelllogicpodcast@gmail.com
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