Garage Gym Athlete

We have covered recovery and how much rest to have between sets but what you are doing between sets may effect your performance.

Chocolate good for you? Tell me more.

This week we are diving in to a study on goal setting and jerrd gives the 7 step process for setting goals.

Do males and females recover from workouts differently?

What is functional fitness? Is the term used too much? Has the term functional lead to overcomplicating exercises and workouts? Does too much variety get in the way of simple effective training?

do you feel unbalanced when deadlifting with a mixed grip? Can it lead to injury?

We're doing our first research round up. This is where Jerred and Joe each pick 2 studies that we find relevant for garage gym athletes and brief them without the other having looked at the study.

Do your protein needs change as you get older?

"Weighing the Truth: BMI and the Debunking of 'Healthy Obesity' Myth." Dive deep with us as we tackle the latest study shedding light on the intricate relationship between BMI, age, and metabolic health. Is "healthy obesity" a real phenomenon or just another health myth waiting to be busted? Join us as we dissect the findings, unravel the implications for athletes, and uncover the reality that lies beneath the scales.

How much does interference effect matter!? Will conditioning effect your strength?

Back to our cycle webinars where we go over each of our programming tracks, their major focus and a quick summary.

Strength and hyertrophy often get lumped together but are two seperate goals and stimuli. Depending what your goals are, which should you train first?

This is a point that keeps needing to be hammered in. This week we look at a study that compared two female groups. A low energy group at 1200 calories and an optimal energy group at 2300 calories. Guess which group was better for you and didnt cause issues through every system in the body?

How much do you factor in bar and feet position when squatting?

Have you thought doing an endurance event or ultra anytime? Be sure to give this a listen.

Do you train too much? You are more likely to train too little, but lets talk about that sweet spot.

We have talked about out feelings on supplements and that we have no interest in starting a supplement line. But haven't gone into the specifics past that. This episode aims to go a little deeper on our feeling with supplements.

We prescribe strength numbers, but there is evidence that self selected load can be a viable optin.

We just did a testing session with a blood lactate meter to officially find our Zone 2. So today we are talking about everything blood lactate and finding your zone 2 with blood lactate testing.

What you really need to know about bruning calories and weightloss.

Concurrent training we talk about a lot is what we do, but the term hybrid athlete is being used a lot now. Whats the difference?

We talk about tracking food, mostly protien. But what does that effect have on your mental state?

We're talking about deload weeks again here. This study compares two 9 week programs geared toward strength and hypertrophy. If you do our programming you know we regularly deload, every 4 weeks.

Finishing off our fueling series we are getting into the extras, hydration, supplementions and other things to consider like micro nutritnts.

Today, Jerred covers the practical side of Zone 2 Training. In previous episodes, we have covered more of the science of Zone 2 Training. Today, it's about the practical application of Zone 2 training. How to calculate your Zone 2, how to program Zone 2, and how to progress Zone 2 training.

Round two of our endruance event fueling series, this time we discuss protein and fat.

A recent unfortunate incident in the world of fitness involved a man dying while squatting at the gym. We aren't intending to exploit this tragic accident. Instead, we want to ensure the safety of all athletes and anyone lifting weights. Jerred will be sharing some safety tips, as well as discussing how to properly spot the squat and what precautions to take each time you perform this exercise; amongst many other safety considerations!

We did an awesome endurance event breakdown and how to fuel. I highly recommend listeing to the full 3 part series.

This week were taking a look at a presentation at NSCA's Coaches Conference, by Professor Paul Comfort. We look at how micro-dosing strength training work and if I can benefit athletes. How we may use it and expanding on this concept in detail.

How can your gut effect your workout progress and gym gains?

You can most definitely get stronger with doing calisthenics. Increasing your reps, your time under tension (tempo) and dynamic efforts will get you stronger. But that doesn't necessarily mean you will gain muscle.

Can you still make gains or maintain with minimal lifting? this is a great listen if you are going into a down season or temporarly focusing on endurance.

We're talking wearables again! This time specifically in the context of what we would recommend to Garage Gym Athletes. These four wearable we have extensive use and experience with. So which do we recommend?

Another deep look into types of protein and whats best for recovery.

This week Jerred reviews and breaks down the fitness programming parts of Peter Attias's book, Outlive. This is our wheelhouse and what he dives deep into, what he likes and what he doesn't like.

Do you go through the motions when you workout or are you mentally dialed into everything?

How can you get fast AND strong? Focusing on just one isn't very hard, but being able to balance strength and conditioning can be challenging. Jerred sits down and breaks down the programming.

We program tempo lifing a fair amount, but it still takes some people by surprise and how best to do it.

Interview with Sport Psychologist Coach and Speaker, Dr. Rob Bell.

This one goes a bit deep and at the time may have been a bit spicy. But it still is worth noting that taking care of your body and staying active will pay off.

This weeks study looks at how mental fatigue affects strength. We have looked at this in the past specifically in strength endurance, but what about one rep max? Then we have our NEW segment, the Wheel of Pain

How is your effort toward workouts? Do you always go all out? That may not be the best way to go.

This week we are going over a study looking at creatine effects on endurance performance. Then we are going over two of our favorite pieces of gym equipment, one expensive one on the cheaper side. Trying some new things on the podcast so let us know what you think!

How can concurrent training help your mental health?

Do you chase perfection? Can you stay disciplined? Today were talking about everything mindset.

How do you fuel your workouts? Strength? Cardio?

In this episode, Jerred discusses the consideration for your nutrition during injury. This includes, protein recommendations, total caloric amounts, supplementation recommendations, what to avoid, and more!

How can your diet and making changes effect your testostrone.

This week we are looking at a study comparing whey protein and vegan protein and if it has the same anabolic properties. They found the two proteins to be similar, but the most important thing is to focus on the amino acid profile.

Social media and fitness can be laughable with the die hards, influencers and endless "advice" out there.