Barbell Shrugged - Talking Training W/ Crossfit Games Athletes, Strength Coaches & More

Today's show is a lot of fun because we flipped the script and I get interviewed by Drew Dillon and Aaron Jannetti of The Kamiwaza Podcast. I'm sharing this because we cover a lot of new ground in the world of coaching and development. We touched on so many important areas of identity, internal stories, journaling, psychology, flow state, trauma, and growth.  Enjoy!

Have you ever had an employee leave and take over $15,000 of revenue with them? Our guest was THAT employee, but don’t get triggered just yet.   In this episode, we’re talking to 1-on-1 Active Life Coach and personal trainer Larry Gaier. He talks about his decision to leave his job at New York Sport Club and take his clients with him.   If you haven’t experienced remote programming for yourself it may seem unlikely that you can achieve the same results, if not better, and never even see your coach or trainer in person. We discuss the difficult choice he had to make in leaving his dream job and why he doesn’t regret it for a second. Plus, Larry talks about how he restructured his services to do less work while making more money, having a greater impact on his clients, and how you can start doing the same.    Minutes: 11:15 Charging what you’re worth 18:15 Be a reflection of your intentions 22:50 Building competence & confidence 29:30 Creating self-efficacy 34:00 When to refer out   Please Support our Spons

Alex started lifting weights as soon as he left high school after suffering from bullying. He wanted to build a strong and healthy physique as he weighed a total of 112 lbs. He didn’t want to be the guy being picked on anymore. Alex recalls, “I did not want to be the skinny kid anymore, so I progressed quickly in the gym and increased my knowledge of fitness daily.”   After one year of hard training, his weight jumped up by 26lbs and managed to maintain a low body fat percentage no higher than 5%. In total, after a sold years training, he built a lean physique of 196lbs. From that point onwards, Alex has become a highly recognized fitness model and bodybuilder. He continues to motivate and inspire people all over the world while working as a personal trainer.   In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, the guys take a loom inside the world of SHREDZ, the bodybuilding world, and supplement industry exposing what is real, fake, and really fake in the supplement industry. In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, Anders

In this episode we talk about the sport of CrossFit, Christians training, and the ups and downs that come with being an athlete. This episode also happens to have quite a few laughs so buckle up ;)   ---------------------------------------------------------------- Show notes: http://www.shruggedcollective.com/rc-ep103 ----------------------------------------------------------------   ► Subscribe to Shrugged Collective's Channel Here http://bit.ly/BarbellShruggedSubscribe

Today we have Grant Thomas. He's been through our Enlifted certification and The Strong Coach 90-Day Program as well. He left a startup to start training clients to find out that he had to work a second job just to cover all his bills each month. He had the personal training clients, didn't make enough, also had to work the weekends. Now, he's got his client training workload down to three days a week and requires no additional work. He's going to share his journey with us today. You're going to get a lot out of it. Enjoy the show.

Have you ever been called a mouth-breather? When was the last time you took an exhale that was longer than your inhale? Do you hold your breath everytime you lift heavy as a way to “stabilize”? When you woke up this morning, did you think about breathing before you actually took a breath? As a living human chances are you did not; this function comes automatically and for good reason.    In this episode, Dr. Lance Einerson is back to drop some breathwork knowledge bombs. We are talking about how your nervous system’s interpretation of your breath can lead to panic or relaxation, discussing the connection between poor breathing and chronic pain, plus Dr. Lance gives out his top 2 breathing tips to start addressing your chronic pain today!   Minutes: 5:34 – Why your pain alarm may be going off 10:40 – Breathing and chronic pain 19:15 – Developing an autonomic breathing pattern 27:12 – The N.E.R. System  36:45 – Intentional breathing 42:20 – Remote breathwork training    Please Support our Sponsors Organifi - Sa

Sara Hendershot, Momentous’ Director of Marketing, is an Olympic rower, successful entrepreneur and living proof that athletes can continue to train and perform at a high level after their athletic peaks. After competing in London in 2012, Sara has transferred her competitive fire from the water into her career and the gym, where she’s now an avid Crossfitter and weightlifter.   Momentous empowers the relentless pursuit of progress in athlete health and wellness, with a mission of creating no-compromise products. The team leverages a one-of-a-kind network in professional sports to create products with performance experts from the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB, starting with a line of NSF-Certified protein powders released in 2018. These products are now purchased by more than 75 professionals and collegiate teams. Learn more at www.livemomentous.com/shrugged.   In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, Anders Varner and Doug Larson discuss:   The path to the Olympics for USA Rowing Strength and conditioning for Olympic a

We all go through times where we question what we are supposed to be doing with our lives. Sometimes the answer has been around for as long as we can remember. We just try to please others and ourselves at the same time. Think way back about what you first wanted to do... Think about how that one idea shaped the rest of your life... And now think about what you do right now... What’s changed? Are you happy?    Regardless of all that, I’m going to tell you some very personal stories that helped me along my path. Some of the details will honestly blow you away, maybe even make you cry, but it sure as hell is going to motivate you.    Let’s go!  ------------------------------------------------------------------ Show notes: http://www.shruggedcollective.com/rc-ep102 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ► Subscribe to Shrugged Collective's Channel Here http://bit.ly/BarbellShruggedSubscribe

Today we have Aaron Jannetti from Endeavor Defense and Fitness. We get into the power and practice of journaling as a tool to develop our minds, the simple things that hold most coaches back from loving their coaching business, and how to take advantage of everyday opportunities that most people miss. Enjoy the show.

Have you been told to stop working out because of pain? Or… Have you stopped going to the gym because of pain?   What if we told you that avoiding pain altogether could actually mean avoiding opportunity… would you know how to determine the difference?   In this episode we’re talking about pain… how to understand it, how to interpret it and how you can make it work to your advantage. Plus, we’re giving you the four questions we ask all of our 1-on-1 clients to help them stay in the gym!    How do you know when it’s OK to keep going and when to stop? Listen up to find out!   Minutes: 6:30 – What is pain? 10:59 – 4 terms to understand pain 13:30 – How uncertainty can change your perception 18:00 –The 4 questions we ask all of our clients 21:33 – When is pain necessary? 27:01 – Is it OK to keep going with an “injury”?   Please Support our Sponsors Organifi - Save 20% at http://organifi.com/shrugged   Connect with us: Work with an Active Life Coach: http://activeliferx.com/shrugged Find Dr. Sean at @DrSeanPastuch

Bryan Boorstein has trained at the top level, the CrossFit Games, while also working with some of the world’s premier athletes, including NFL players, and WWE superstar John Cena. Bryan has extensive experience and knowledge in all realms of health and fitness. He has coached physique and bodybuilding, as well as those just hoping to increase vitality and look good at the beach. His programming philosophy has adapted to accommodate the constantly-changing needs for each trainee.   In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, Anders Varner and Doug Larson discuss: The difficulty in pre-internet era of finding quality training information Understanding big movements instead of focusing on single joint training What is the proper body part split for hypertrophy Does a full body workout produce results From CrossFit to Evolved Training Systems   And more…   Bryan Boorstein on Instagram   Anders Varner on Instagram   Doug Larson on Instagram__ __________________________________ 20 REP BACK SQUAT PROGRAM __________________

If you’re into learning how to promote yourself on social media then this is the show for you. I’ll just leave it at that. There’s some serious value in this one.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Show notes: http://www.shruggedcollective.com/rc-followers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ► Subscribe to Shrugged Collective's Channel Here http://bit.ly/BarbellShruggedSubscribe

Drew & Chelsea Dillon have been involved in the sport of Weightlifting longer than most coaches. Have participated at the highest levels of the sport and still found struggle in having a successful coaching business. They share what sets them apart from traditional weightlifting coaches/training and the journey they've traveled in business that has made the biggest difference in their ability to work with more clients while delivering a better service.

Mental toughness… it’s a hot topic right now. In the CrossFit space we see mental toughness as crawling through a lengthy workout or holding on to the bar for a few more reps. In sports we see athletes getting on the field days after injury and pushing through the pain. In our daily lives, we may boast about working 80 hours a week or never taking vacation days.   These scenarios are many times, what our society defines a being tough; sucking it up and putting your head down to do work or just “grinding another day”.   Of course there is time to do work but is this type of “work” truly the mark of the toughest individuals?   On this week’s episode we’re challenging traditional perceptions of mental toughness. Dr. Sean puts you in the guest seat as he takes you through a visualization exercise on mental toughness, plus he shares his own ego struggles about the time he worked out with Rich Froning for a week that you don’t want to miss!   Show Notes:   3:39 -  A visualization exercise 9:12 -  What would you do

This episode starts with a recap of the recent trip to Eleiko HQ in Halmstad Sweden. The guys made their own barbells, took a cold bath in the North Sea, sat in steaming hot saunas, ate delicious food, and trained at the baddest gym in the world. It was an experience unlike any other.   The second hour, recorded in Copenhagen Denmark is a heavy discussion on training, strength, and a debate on who the most complete strength athletes in the world.    In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, Anders Varner and Doug Larson discuss:   Making the best barbells in the world   Eating Swedish cuisine and how healthy the people are in Scandinavia   Why One Ton Challenge athletes are the most complete strength athletes in the world.   Bringing the One Ton Challenge to CrossFit Halmstad   What is takes to be a complete strength athlete    And more…   Anders Varner on Instagram   Doug Larson on Instagram   20 REP BACK SQUAT PROGRAM  __________________________________ Please Support Our Sponsors   US Air Force Special Operatio

In this episode, I go over a bunch of statistics about millennials and social media conversion rates. I talk about my opinion of owning a gym versus owning an online business. I also give my personal recommendations on what I would do if I could start all over again but in 2019. 

We've got Mike Salemi coming on today. He is in the Strong Coach Mastermind and he drops some really great knowledge about his journey, which is going to be very helpful for you as a coach and building your own coaching business.   We get into Enlifted as well, so the way this works is when people join The Strong Coach Mastermind, they also go into the Enlifted certification and that's something we offer by itself as well and it's really digging into the mental side of things and we get into mental resilience and how to help clients and set really great goals and really become a coach that stands apart by how we show up for our clients. Enjoy!

Do you know how much should you back squat if you can deadlift 300 pounds?   What about how much you should front squat if you back squat 200 pounds?   How about this… do you know your 6-rep max strict press on your right arm compared to your left? Or how many 1-arm high pulls you can perform with 33% of your body weight on your right arm compared to your left?   If you are scratching your head wondering why we are even asking these questions, listen up! In this episode we’re talking to Dr. Ryan Summers about how a small bias, repeated over and over, could be the reason you are still getting that annoying [insert body part] pain that hasn’t gone away. Plus, Dr. Ryan gives you his top 6 tests to easily assess your strength-balance right from your own gym.    About Our Guest: Dr. Ryan Summers is a Physical Therapist, co-owner if Pure Physio and a staff member at ActiveLife. As a DPT, 1-on-1 Coach and ActiveLife seminar staff member he has worked with hundreds of people to get them out of pain without going to t

The Airmen who make up Air Force Special Ops are the most specialized warriors on the planet. They are the ones other special forces look to when the mission calls for their unique skills and fearless commitment. A job for the mentally tough and physically strong, these elite heroes go where others won’t because they’re trained to do what others can’t. Learn more at http://airforce.com/specialops   Lt. Col. Heath J. Kerns is the Commander, 330th Recruiting Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. He leads Special Operations Recruiters to scout, develop and guide future Special Warfare Airmen to their combat calling. The 330th Recruiting Squadron is the largest squadron within Air Force Recruiting Service and its mission spans the entire globe.   Lieutenant Colonel Kerns grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in June 2004. He is the second Air Force officer to ever graduate the Brazilian Army Jungle Warfare course and holds advanced qualifications as a

I met Mr. Dean Guedo at the Spartan world championships in Lake Tahoe this year. I was interested to talk to him because himself and a partner started a new company called “Stronger Experts.” This company does a variety of testing on some of the best athletes in the world while simultaneously uploading the data and videos to a platform which qualifies for continuing education credits. Pretty awesome if you need those to keep your certification valid. It’s also great because you don’t have to travel.  Anyway, in this convo I try to bring up a ton of basic meathead-ish questions to shine some light on in his own words. It’s fun to geek out sometimes, but sometimes it’s more fun to chat the basics.  Hope you love it.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Show notes: http://www.shruggedcollective.com/rc-guedo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ► Subscribe to Shrugged Collective's Channel Here http://bit.ly/BarbellShruggedSubscri