In Part 2 of our discussion with Starting Strength Coach, Registered Dietitian, and nutrition expert Robert Santana, we learn how to set appropriate macronutrients for weight loss, and what to expect during the weight loss process for a novice lifter.

You can follow Robert on Instagram @the_robert_santana where he posts helpful nutrition tips and […]

Today Coach D’s good friend Cliff Canipe joins the podcast to discuss the importance of strength and pursuing voluntary hardship for developing character and leadership. Cliff is an international minister based out of South Africa. He travels throughout the continent working with local […]

Today our good friend JoJo Brinton — a crossfitter and strength athlete — joins Trent and Coach D to talk about her fitness journey from YMCA aerobics to Crossfit to barbell training. In her late 40’s, JoJo is a model of healthy aging — strong, lean, and cardiovascularly fit for just about anything. […]

Coach D examines the popular notion of central nervous system (CNS) fatigue and whether it’s an important factor for training and sports performance. He looks at some of the literature, and dispels some misconceptions about using CNS as a measure of training fatigue.

Studies Darin references during the show:

• Sustained contraction at very low […]
  

Coach D and Coach Trent reflect on dogma in the fitness industry, and why some methods and styles of training become close-minded and insular over time. They explore the idea of using a model as the basis for a training program, and the shortcomings of complexity in the models. Ultimately, your fitness is […]

Robert Santana — Starting Strength Coach, Registered Dietitian, and Head Nutrition Coach for Barbell Logic Online Coaching — returns to the podcast to talk about the “restaurant trap” and how to avoid going off the rails next time you dine out.

Let’s face it, eating out is a big part of American culture. Restaurants […]

Coach D and Trent discuss some recent conversations with patients and gym members about medical diagnostics and how they present an  incomplete picture of health. Nevertheless, a scary looking MRI or conservative advice from a doctor can often lead people to inaction and fear avoidance — in other words, avoiding taking active control […]

Coach D and Trent dive into the topic of diet and weight loss again, this time joined by fellow strength coach Karl Schudt. Karl is eclectic and erudite, with a broad educational background (he has degrees in engineering and theology as well as a PhD in philosophy) and a solid grounding in strength […]

Coach D and Trent discuss the importance of setting good fitness goals, and allowing those goals to evolve and change over time. While all novices should focus on building a solid foundation of strength, intermediate trainees can direct their training in so many different directions, it’s easy to get lost.

Some trainees get into […]

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Coach Darin Deaton and Trent Jones are kicking off a new series about the so-called “Big Lifts” — the squat, press, and deadlift — that comprise the majority of the exercises in any good strength program.

Why the big lifts? They are simple, hard, and effective. With just three […]

Coach D and Trent kick off their deep dive into the compound lifts with an examination of The Squat (that’s right, capitalized) and why it’s the mother of all lifts. If you don’t have squats in your exercise program… you don’t know Squat!

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Coach D and Trent explain why the Press is the most important upper body lift you’ll ever do.

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From the beginning, man has had a need (and a strange desire) to pick stuff up and put it back down again. It shouldn’t be a surprise then that the deadlift is one of the Big 3 compound lifts that should make up any good training program.

Despite the growing popularity of Crossfit, strongman, […]

Coach D and Trent wrap up their discussion of the compound lifts with the Bench Press — sometimes included in the Big Four compound lifts, although we consider it more of an optional Big Lift. To be sure, the bench press is an important upper body lift, and everyone who can do it […]

Happy New Year folks!

We LOVE the big compound lifts, but sometimes you need a little more in your training. Or maybe you need a little extra recovery between heavy bouts of training. In both scenarios, accessory lifts can be used to fill the gaps, increasing the volume of […]

It’s time to change the story you tell about your health and fitness. New Year? New you narrative!

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It’s inevitable… someday you’re going to miss a rep. What then? One of the most common questions we get is what to do when you fail to complete all your working sets during the novice linear progression. First of all, don’t panic! It’s bound to happen. In this […]

Conditioning is not a magic bullet. It’s just a tool. And like all tools. it works best when used for the right purpose. Nevertheless, we receive a lot of questions about conditioning, and have noticed some persistent myths and misunderstandings about it. Today Coach D and Trent put on their mythbuster hats and […]