Garage Gym Athlete

In this episode, we dive into the debate of full-depth squats versus partial squats and their impact on sprinting speed. We'll explore the science, bust some myths, and give you actionable insights to help you fine-tune your training for maximum speed. Whether you're an athlete looking to shave seconds off your sprint time or a coach refining your program, this episode has something for you.

Inflammation is key to recovery so hatibiually taking anti infmallatory meds may hinder your progress, but what is the right about of inflammation?

This week we are sharing our thoughts on Crossfit, the recent incident and looking forward at changes Crossfit need to make.

If you find running for your steady state cardio you should give this a listen.

Jerred has signed up for a Hyrox event so this week we are talking about the event, what it is and how to train for it. We also talk about if this could replace Crossfit and Spartan races for fitness events.

We always preach that every sport needs strenght. But what advantage do plyometics have for runners and could it even be better than traditional strength training.

This week we are talking about odd object lifts. What are those you ask? these are things like kettlebells, sand bags, mace, etc. Things that require a bit more stability and coordination.

Think you can get away with 5 hours of sleep and just tough it out?

We have been programming for a long time and while we shine the most light on our main programming, warm ups are still very important. We do have a method that we believe is the best way to warm up. So if you struggle to program your warm up or curious about how we do ours give this episode a listen.

Lets talk about why sauna's have gained a lot of popularity but also why many cultures have been doing this for centuries.

this week we dig into how we feel fitness should be for kids and why a lot of parents need to back off or else they will make fitness undesiarable for their kids in the long term. Then we talk abou AI in the fitness industry now and where we see it going.

What is the best way to calculate how much protien you should get in a day?

This week we are looking back at fitness trends from 10. years ago compared to now and where the fitness industry is headed. Also our take on garage gyms, the evolution of home fitness and where that is going.

Wonder if you should take BCAA's? Better give this episode a listen.

This week we are looking at those top 1% of atheltes and their longevity, specificlly anybody who has ran a sub 4 minute mile, which is surprisingly very little.

This week we are covering a good bit but most imporatly NEW CYCLE start this week. We talk a little about it here but you can also get sample programming from all 5 tracks on our website for free.

How can you make your muscles better for higher reps and volume?

This week we are talking injuries! specifical what brand of resistance training produces the most injuries? Then we are sharing our experiences with each of these and injuries from them.

How should you get your kids into fitness? Or if they are interested how should you start with training them and working out and at what age?

Can a longer cardio warm up help with muscle growth?

We're talking about a few things today and it is all Zone 2 related. from what is the best modality, to heat, to even incorporating strength.

Do you pay attention to HRV in your training?

Moving more and not sitting as much is a bit of a no brainer when it comes to health. But one group of a scientists took it a step further and compared what type of movement through a sedentary day is best for health.

How much rest do you take between sets if hypertrophy is your goal?

We have been doing EMOM training for a very long time, since before Garage Gym Athlete was even a thing. And now we have some more science to back it all up.

Do you ever takes breaks of deloads from training?

Do you ever takes breaks of deloads from training?

We have a TON of content on murph. Jerred has done murph every week for an entire year TWICE and we have a community of atheltes who have also done a year of murph so we know a bit about murph. If you want more Murph content check out other episodes on our podcast and our Youtube channel.

What do you eat or take before working out? What do you actually NEED before a workout?

Theres a lot of information going around espeically with social media. How do you sift through it all?

A follow up episode on IWT and answering some questions from our community. There was a full breakdown episode of IWT we did a few week ago and this is going more in-depth to some specifics.

Are you a chronic taker of NSAIDS? You may be hurting your gym progress.

This weeks study is more of an analysis on just one man. Usually a sample size of one doesnt mean much but this is about 4 time indoor rowing world champion, 92 years old Richard Morgan. The reason why this stuck out to us is not because of how impressive that first line sounds but because of how he did it, with concurrent training.

We have always talked highly of sleep so here we are again, still talking about it. Thats how important it is.

Last episode where we talk about the Ultra we promise. Jerred and Joe talk about the ultra and things Jerred took away from it and possibly what to apply to future endurance events.

There have been a lot of studies supporting doing both strength and conditioning training for overall health, but how about making you live longer?

This week is a special episode. Jerred has been training for his Ultra for months now updating everybody on his progress. Well the time has finally come and he recorded his experience during his race so this episode is sort of a recorded live experience from his 50K with Mark Bishop.

What should you really be focusing on when trying to lost weight?

Jerred has his ultra race coming up very soon so we talk about that. Then we really get into Jerreds new Continuous Glucose Monitor and all for the feedback, ins and outs of that and more.

How intentional are you with your warm up? What is the best way to warm up?

Check out the sample programming here: https://www.garagegymathlete.com/2024 Today, I cover all the details on the HARD TO KILL TRACK for our second cycle of 2024!

How can you remain explosive after HIIT and being fatigued?

This week Jerred and Joe are together talking about their top pieces of equipement they plan on adding next to their gym.

Were talking about supplements again this week, beta alanine.

Joe has a guest on this weeks podcast talking about counting macros. We have recently started counting our macros so we go over some of our struggles, lessons learned, tips and more.

Have you been neglecting your glutes?

We have been doing IWT (Interval Weight Training) in our programs for several years now. But Jerred shares his recent programming in using IWT and how we will be using it in the future to increase performance.

When you are trying to trim body fat does the amount you lift matter or just the stimulus?

Joe is back with Jerred and giving an update on what hes been up to the last couple of months and what his training is looking like and where exactly is he now. Jerred also gives his training and progress updates on his 50K.

Do you program hop a lot? How can you make sure to stick to a program you start?