Barbell Shrugged

We’ve had a few catchphrases over the years. In the early days of Barbell Shrugged, I can remember scribbling, “Coffee, Tequila, Barbells” everywhere and on everything. It was silly, but also an effective way to define and state our mission. All we wanted to do was talk about training and have a great time doing it. And it worked! The Window of Gains is a more recent example. It’s was still fun and on mission; but the goal was very different. We wanted to teach something practically and personally – With laughter. That’s the challenge, right? There’s no shortage of theory and opinion in the field of sports nutrition. And yet, the world is overflowing with athletes who aren’t meeting their nutritional and performance goals. We have more available information than ever, so why should anyone be confused about what they need? Why should anyone argue for certainty of knowledge over action? Our approach was to film a light-hearted show on the topic, and maybe slap a cartoon logo on the side of a shaker bottle. “Peo

CrossFit Games athlete, CrossFit Regionals athlete, Olympic Weightlifter who is new to metcons, and CrossFit affiliate owner all talk about the CrossFit open!

We debate the pros and cons of all the diets, nutrition plans and lifestyles that are popular right now and try to shed some light on how you might switch up your diet when eating for performance vs. aesthetics vs. health.

Everyone focuses on strength.  But have you ever spent time actually developing your aerobic capacity?  Doing so will help you in all areas of your training not just your conditioning.  Tune into find out how you can start improving your aerobic engine. Want our help increasing your Aerobic capacity? Our new "Aerobic Monster" program is specifically designed to help you improve your aerobic engine so you can pace, breath, and recover better. Check out all the details at http://overtime.barbellshrugged.com

How to come back from an injury.

How to be at Peace with Your Gains and Have a Hella Fun Time Training Again

How to Nut Up and Ride the Pain Train

Enjoy some behind-the-scenes stories from our experience at NASA and continued discussion from the first episode of Full Depth: How NASA is Building Strength to Get Astronauts to Mars Part 1. P.S. Don’t listen to this podcast until you’ve actually watched the episode! You’ll spoil it for yourself. REIGN SUPREME!-CTP

We discuss episode 2 of our new Series "Full Depth"

Trying to get that first strict pull-up?  Or get stronger at pull-ups in general?  Peep this episode!

Try out our new way to test your strength... http://www.ShruggedStrengthTest.com

Professional gymnast and creator of the Power Monkey method Dave Durante drops knowledge bombs and speaks the truth on this episode... a must listen.

"I'd take good training partners over a great coach any day" - Rich Froning Rich Froning is 4-time Fittest Man in the World and CrossFit Games Champion, as well as a member of CrossFit Games 2015 Affiliate Cup winning team CrossFit Mayhem Freedom. Angelo Dicicco is the 1st 14/15 CrossFit Games Teen champion. Both are from Cookeville, TN.

"Stay patient. Just because you don't have a pull up within your first month doesn't mean that you're failing." - Lindy Barber Lindy and Elly make up 2/3 of the females on team CrossFit Mayhem Freedom.  On this episode they discuss the massive returns you'll get as an athlete if you can just be patient, training tips for female athletes... as well as their experiences being on reality TV game shows.

Jason Leydon coached his team CrossFit Milford to second place at the games last year.  On this episode he talks about building a strong community in the gym, how to manage competitors and your regular class athletes, and more.

Ever try to get your family or friends to join you in eating healthy?  It's not easy.  Check out this episode for some ideas.