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 taking with Scott Suttles and how he gets his training done. He has gone through our coaching course and this is the first time we have chatted with him but he's been a garage gym athlete for a long time.
Fueling series for your endurance event continues, this time with protein and fat. Protein is largely viewed as muscle building and recovery, but if you are in a multi hour event, you should still be getting protain. Then fat is the most overlooked or neglected macro nutrient so we go into why fat is needed and how to best use it.
This is one of our most popular studies we have gone over and made a huge impact on our training. This is all about zone two and low intensity conditioning.
We have a three part series we will be doing which is completely focused on endurance events. So if you have a spartan race, half/full marathon, etc on the books definitely check this out. We are taking one very large study and breaking it up into 3 episodes. This first part is all about carbohydrates.
This is our first episode of Garage Gym Problems. We asked our athletes what their biggest problems and struggles were with having a home gym so we will start to tackle those.
This week we are looking at how probiotics can effect your body composition and your performance with your workouts. We love gut health ere so we talk a bit more about our thoughts and applications to this.
This weeks study actually looks at 5 studies on the same topic, minimum effective dose. This looks at specifically power lifters, but what is the minimum amount one can lift and still see strength progress?
This week we look at an interesting and well executed study about if ⍺-lactalbumin in protein before bed can improve recovery and sleep. There were some interesting findings and we breakdown what this could mean and how to apply for certain athletes.
This week we are looking back at the time we all did an incredibly challenging spartan race. We share how we all met yourself and our challenges with the race.
Have a great inverview today with Jack Hampton. He tells us about his training for triathlons and endurance events while on our programming, and an even he had that put him in the hospital.
This cycle webinar we did something a bit different and decide to give a peak behind the curtain at how we program. We also address some of the major lies the fitness industry puts out and how influencers are hurting your fitness.
Would you take the cold plunge? this week Jerred is talking with the guys from Cold Plunge and their at home cold bath. We have talked about cold water immersion in the past, well how you can regularly have it without having to buy ice.
Mental exercises is nothing new here, but a new study found that picturing yourself doing strength and power exercise actually increase performance, even if you dont do any of those. Then we talk about our favorite mobility exercises.
This week we are basically just talking about tempo lifting. We look at a small study on tempo lifting and our thought behind the science. Then our topic is talking about how we program tempo lifting, our tips and advice overall with tempo lifting.
We have a pretty big study today and something that's great to know for the current climate. It's a new brainer that physical activity will keep you healthier and reduce your risk of getting sick. But in a recent (HUGE) study specifically looked at strength ad conditioning (aka concurrent training) and its effect of Covid. This was a fantastic study and we highly recommend haring our discussion. THEN we do another book review! This week is the Art Of Impossible So this is a jam packed episode....
More about nutrition! Don't chase those fancy dies with the big names, just eat quality food. This study examines more why and we talk about the science.
This week we are talking with Eric Reder. We talk about his progression in training in general and with us. Then how he has built the habit and made training a priority in his life.
Lifting less or before failure once again comes up on the podcast. We look at another study and talk more about why you dont need to or even shouldn't be lifting to failure. Then we talk about fasting, losing weight and getting stronger all at once.
This weeks Athlete of the Week is with Zac Rita. He has some great DIY gym equipment I his garage gym. He also has some great advice in starting off and where to begin when stating working out and workout programs.
