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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This week we are sticking it to our old coachs who told us "put your hands on your head fo you want to breath!" This study compared recover between hands on head vs hands on knees. Then we chat about what we think the future of the fitness and garage gym industry looks like. This weeks workout is Sallys Revenge.
This week we are talking about MURPH, specifically how to tackle one year of MURPH once a week. Jerred has done this twice and now it looks like more of our athletes are embarking on it so here is our best tips on how to do so.
We dive into a study that compares having a high calorie breakfast and low calorie dinner vs a low calorie breakfast and a high calorie dinner. This was a cool one to dive into. Our topic is impromptu workouts work you dont have equipment, perfect for now. This weeks workout is DiCarlo, a very challenging one.
We have another repeat athlete who has been around for a long time and who hails from Australia. Of course i am talking about Al Brooke, and he catches us up on his progress, adjust goals and even fires a few shots at other seasoned athletes. Great catch up episode.
This week with the launching of Jerred's new book, we are talking all things Killing Comfort. From Hormesis, to breaking down the book and talking about our take aways. This weekend workout is of course MURPH.
This week we chat with Dennis Blasutti on keeping up with fitness, podcasts and such. He also talked about his progression of his garage gym and programing with us.
This week we are talking about something super simple but super effective. We talk about sleep a ton here but thats because know how important it is. This study shows that better/more sleep will lead to losing more fat. The topic we discuss is on being the best athlete you can be over time. This weeks workout is real fun, Heavy Load Long Distance.
This week we found a study that looked at the recovery and performance benefits of tart cherry juice. Really interesting stuff. It's also time for our monthly book review, this month is "Leaders Eat Last." This weeks work is Burpees Save Me.
After a lot of questions and discussion from our athletes, we are doing a DEEP dive about wearables. Discussing over a dozen studies about wearable, weighing pros and cons, discussing what we like, and don't like, about our devices. If you have been debating a new wearable check this episode out. This week's workout is Old McDonald.
This week we look at a study that examined how hyperventilating before strength exercises can lead to more reps. Todays topic we discussed our more impactful books in the fitness and nutrition world. This weeks workout is the 25 minute lunge test.