Garage Gym Athlete: From Our Athletes To Jocko Willink, Tim Ferriss, & Rich Froning There’s One Thing In Common: Garage Gym

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!