S6.5E2: Wearable and Metrics (what you should be tracking)
This minisode we are going over some fo the to wearable and what you should be wearing or concerned about tracking in your training.
Feb 18, 2019•14 min
Garage Gym Athlete
Welcome to the Garage Gym Athlete podcast, where we explore the world of functional fitness and performance training in the home gym. Join us as we talk to coaches, athletes, and experts about their experiences in building strength, endurance, and athleticism outside the traditional gym setting. In addition to sharing practical tips and strategies, we'll also delve into the latest scientific research on topics like exercise physiology, nutrition, and recovery to help you optimize your training and achieve your best results. Whether you're a seasoned garage gym veteran or just getting started on your fitness journey, this podcast is for you. So if you're ready to unleash your inner athlete and take control of your training, tune in to the Garage Gym Athlete podcast.
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S6.5E2: The Missing Element in Your Strength Program
Whats up everyone! We are adding something new to the Garage Gym Athlete podcast; IN-BETWEEN-A-SODES! Rolls right off the tongue. We will be going over a lot of common topics, FAQ, or just ranting about garage gym related things. Be sure to check us out in our other social media platforms or on here. We will be publishing regularly so stay tuned! This week, we are talking about the missing element in your strength program.
Feb 11, 2019•8 min
S6E9: John Greaves III from Garage Gym Life Magazine on Unconventional Barbell Lifts and Telling Athletes' Stories
Welcome to Season 6 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 3 Highlights: Garage Gym Life Magazine Stineburn Squat? Telling Garage Gym stories -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter cold, ear...
Dec 31, 2018•34 min
S6E8: Making Yourself Better and the Coldest Garage Gym Ever with Sandy Clark
Welcome to Season 6 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 3 Highlights: North Dakota COLD Mental toughness through weather Making yourself better -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter cold...
Dec 31, 2018•25 min
S6E7: CrossFit to Garage Gym Athlete & Filling in the Fitness Holes Keith Aasen
Welcome to Season 6 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: 17 year kick boxer "Crawl space" Gym Filling your fitness holes -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter cold, early mo...
Dec 31, 2018•34 min
S6E6: Coming back From Back Injury, Keto and Coaching with Jacob Thompson
Welcome to Season 6 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Volleyball S&C Coach 2 years Garage gym athlete Changing to low carb Post back surgery recovery -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the...
Dec 31, 2018•29 min
S6E5: Coop Mitchell from Garage Gym Reviews
Welcome to Season 6 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Garage Gym Reviews Best equipment to fit out your gym Doing things through action Giving and getting honest feedback -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these ath...
Dec 31, 2018•42 min
S6E4: Naval Aviator, BMX Racer, and Garage Gym Athlete Pat Romero
Welcome to Season 6 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 3 Highlights: Flight school instructor Adding power and dynamic training needing YOUR dojo -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter c...
Dec 31, 2018•25 min
S6E3: Training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Canadian Cold with Mike Bartlett
Welcome to Season 6 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Garage gym on a budge in the Canadian cold Having fitness freedom No peacocking Brazilian jiu jitsu in a garage gym program About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these...
Dec 31, 2018•33 min
S6E2: FIRST in-person episode, DIY Projects, and the Journey to Garage Gym Athlete with Nick DuBose
Welcome to Season 6 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Why Crossfit isn't for all Lots of DIY Texas fitness FIRST in person episode -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter c...
Dec 31, 2018•34 min
S6E1: Motivation and Mindset Shifts to Get Rid of 100 lbs with Jason Wood
Welcome to Season 6 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Fitness with a large family Previous competitive swimmer Shifting mindset to accomplish goals Finding self motivation -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these at...
Dec 31, 2018•38 min
S6E0: Exerciser or Athlete?
WELCOME to the first episode of Season 6 and the new year! We had some more of our great athlete on this season, along with a few other guests that you will have to listen to and find out more.
Dec 31, 2018•4 min
S5E4: Training in Abnormal Circumstances: Injured, Pregnant, Scaling, Etc.
We never plan it, but injuries and abnormal circumstances happen. Were talking this time about how to train while injured (safely), pregnant or any other abnormal situations you may be in. Being hurt in one area could be a blessing in disguise to work on other weaknesses. We also talk about how you can get the proper stimulus even if you have to scale a workout. About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance...
Oct 01, 2018•27 min
S5E1: How to Use Block Programming for Greater Training Sessions
This Episode we are starting the season off with one of the most common questions we get with new athletes and also one of the most favorite methods we use. This is all about blocks programing and being efficient in your workouts. A lot of athletes are limited on time to workout so block programming is our way to make the most out of the time you have to workout and thats why we program in blocks. About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, ...
Oct 01, 2018•25 min
S5E7: Garage Gym Athlete Frequently Asked Questions
We went more in-depth with some of our top frequently asked questions in the previous episodes, but some don't warrant an entire episode. This episode we cover some mobility, what to do in between cycles, what if you don't have a garage, the Recovery Game and MORE. About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and man...
Oct 01, 2018•30 min
S5E6: Mindset...Are you checking a box or making progress?
This is one of Jerred's favorite topics. He's written many articles and has many podcast episodes around mindset, and for good reason. Mindset is a major factor in performance and one that a lot of people fail to realize and utilize. We go into why you need to be mindfully trying and into your workout and not just getting the work done. About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operat...
Oct 01, 2018•21 min
S5E2: Warming Up, 1-Rep Maxes, and not Dying
Lets get into some warm ups and 1 rep maxes! We get asked a lot how to best warm up and what we do to get ready to max out. How many sets do you need to warm up? How long do you warn up? What other mobility should I be doing? We cover all of that and more in this episode. About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, ...
Oct 01, 2018•29 min
S5E0: What does it mean to be Hard to Kill?
Welcome to Season 5 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! This season we are changing things up and instead of having our athletes on each episode we are addressing common issues, questions, out top tips, etc. This episode kicks off season 5 and sets the tone but also goes back talk about what is an garage gym athlete. I also address what does it mean to be hard to kill. -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting,...
Oct 01, 2018•7 min
S5E3: The Extras - Getting Better at Pull-ups, OCR, Running, etc.
EXTRA, EXTRA, HEAR ALL ABOUT IT. We are talking about how to incorporate extra work into your programming. A lot of our athletes have mini personal goals they want to get better at. Still cant do pull ups? Want to run a few extra miles for an OCR you have coming up? these and more we address how to add into current programming so that it doesn't conflict but also how to get the best bang for your buck when you do. About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some fr...
Oct 01, 2018•20 min
S5E5: Nutrition -- Fasting, Keto, Low-Carb, Macros, Testing Yourself, and more!
Even if you are new to the fitness scene, you know nutrition plays a big part in anything you do. Should I eat low carb? How much fat do I need? How much protein do i need? I keep hearing about this Keto dies, should I do that? We cover all of that and more in this episode. We have had a lot of guest and talked to many professionals in the health and nutrition scene so we can better help our athletes with these common questions. About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse back...
Oct 01, 2018•30 min
S5E8: Garage Gym Athlete Updates!
Last but not least, this is an episode dedicated to letting you know whats going on with us behind the scenes and whats on the horizon. We want to do more quarterly meet ups, what these Accelerators are about, and some NEW TRACKS. About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training....
Oct 01, 2018•15 min
S4E2: Banded Training and Kentucky Curveballs with Keith Derrick
Welcome to Season 4 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Gym time is ME time Kentucky variability Jerred hiding in a Globo Gym -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter cold, ea...
Jul 02, 2018•22 min
S4E1: The Journey to a Sub-7 min 2K Row with Justin Pratt (and the power of persistence)
Welcome to Season 4 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: From Swimmer to lifter Concept 2 love Journey to sub 7 min 2K -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter cold, early morn...
Jul 02, 2018•36 min
S4E8: Army Master Fitness Trainer and Garage Gym Athlete Josh Morey
Welcome to Season 4 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Dialing in recovery Master fitness trainer for the army Competing with younger soldiers -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme hea...
Jul 02, 2018•18 min
S4E5: Never Accepting Your "Fate" with Joel Hilliker
Welcome to Season 4 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Cutting holes in your roof Decade of GGA Assault bike stories -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter cold, early morn...
Jul 02, 2018•31 min
S4E3: Sean McCool on Red Light Therapy, Two Gyms, and Knowing the Why
Welcome to Season 4 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Red light therapy Juggling gyms Expanding fitness knowledge -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter cold, early mornin...
Jul 02, 2018•30 min
S4E9: Bodyweight Training and South Dakota Cold with Chris Dinnel
Welcome to Season 4 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Freezing in South Dakota Human flags the need for a good pul up bar -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter cold, earl...
Jul 02, 2018•23 min
S4E7: 50+ Spartan Races and Never Quitting with Coree Rountree
Welcome to Season 4 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Spartan race vet Tearing achilles during a race Pushing through when about to quit -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bi...
Jul 02, 2018•21 min
S4E6: Juggling Family, Performance, and Longevity David Mushrush
Welcome to Season 4 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: Playing lacrosse at 39 Accumulating success and equipment finding family time more lacrosse -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme...
Jul 02, 2018•23 min
S4E4: Consistency over a Decade with Tony Giordano
Welcome to Season 4 of the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!! Top 4 Highlights: From runner to lifter 10 years training in the garage consistency for the win -- About our Garage Gym Athletes: The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter ...
Jul 02, 2018•23 min
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