We are back with our new monthly format, going through our top downloaded content with Matt Wenning.  Matt Wenning is one of only a handful of people to total over 2600 lbs in a professional competition, hold an all-time world record of 2665 lbs in the 308-lb class, and bench press over 800 lbs in a full powerlifting meet. He currently the owner and a private strength coach at Ludus Magnus gym in Columbus, Ohio, a personal trainer to many executives and professionals at Capital Club Athletics, and contracted by the US Army. He also works with firefighters, physicians, children with disabilities, and all forms of athletes in the Columbus, Ohio, area. His raw total is 2205 and equipped is 2665 lbs. Some of the topics we covered included: What differentiates your form of conjugate to Westside? Raw PL vs Equipped – is there animosity between the two or is just on the equipped old school lifters? Do you think equipped PL will get popular again? What do you like about owning/operating a gym? Are you in Columbus, OH for any particular reason? Because Rogue or Westside? What is MAW (Mountain Athlete Warrior? Strength Accomplishments 2011 World Record Holder at 308lbs Former all time World Record Holder with 2665 lb total World record Raw Squat (no wraps) – 832 lbs World record Equipped Squat – 1197 lbs 2010 APF National Champion 2009 IPA National Champion UPA National Record Holder – Open Division

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Best of BBB EP 2 - Matt Wenning

Hey all, we are re-posting the top downloaded episodes from the past 4 years as we look forward to the future. We are currently re-vamping up the podcast, taking a few weeks off from posting new content to re-create the show, fix a few things, and make it better than it was before. Hope you enjoy this interview we recorded back in December 2017 with Matt Reynolds. Gainz and Grace!

Best of BBB EP 1 - Matt Reynolds

We will be talking steroids and powerlifting so buckle up!   We are joined with Pete Rubish who is talking all about how 2018-2019 is going for him. We are also going to be talking about the effects of social media on the sport of powerlifting as well as the continuing evolving of the sport and how drugs are effecting the sport. Basically what the combination of drugs plus social media is doing to powerlifting. The video we discuss can be found here. We also talk about a video he posted nearly a year ago that went viral that can be found here. Pete can be reached at prstrength1@gmail.com.

EP 179 Pete Rubish's Uncensored Truth

This year the podcast team got media passes to attend the Arnold Classic 2019. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity and took many photos and was hoping to do some onsite interviews but that didn't pan out. Instead we go over everything Arnold Classic 2019 here and we say goodbye to our longest running co-host, Everett. If you want to follow Everett on social media you can follow him on IG and Facebook.   The podcast is planning on taking a few months off as we re-calibrate our show and make some major changes. During that time we will post the most listened to episodes of the past few years and ask that you remain patient with us as we rebuild the podcast. Gainz and Grace!

EP 178 - Arnold Classic 2019 and Everett says goodbye

We are joined with Dave Crosland who talks all about SARMS - selective androgen receptor modulators. They are in your local stores being pushed at your local gyms. What are they? Are they legal and safe to use? 

EP 177 - Dave Crosland and SARMS

We are joined by Jeff Ash who talks all about nutrition myths among a variety of topics. We talk about how to build a diet program for the average joe as well as how to do nutrition when you are trying to be obese in powerlifting. Check it out!

EP 176 - Jeff Ash Talks Nutrition Myths

According to Openpowerlifting.com, Jaisyn MIke started competing in 2014 and has 21 meets under his belt in 5 years.  In the 264+ lb weight class in the USAPL, his best raw squat is 749.5, bench was 619.5, and deadlift was 771.6 lbs for a 2061.3 total and a wilks of 523.45, which he got Jan 14, 2018 in the Winter Games of Texas. Raw Nationals in October he came in 2nd in the Open and 1st in the Masters 1 division. Jaisyn Mike is a sponsored athlete and he has a youtube channel under jmikefitness.     We talked about Jaisyn competing at Jezza Uepa's PL competition and how that all went. Check it out!

EP 175 - Jaisyn Mike

Dave Ricks, has been competing for over 30-years!  He won is first Open IPF Championship in 1991, winning a total of 5 Open World Championships in his career (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999) and placed Silver in 7 other Open World Championships.  In addition, he has taken Best Lifter at the Arnold Sports Festival in 2009, 2010 and 2011, 2012. He has also been a competitor at the 2009 World Games (placing 5th at the age of 50!) and now into his Master’s years of competing, Dave is setting new Master World Records almost every time he hits that platform.  He won the 2013 Master World Championships as well as the 2011 World Master’s Championships. At age 53, Dave placed sixth in the Open World Championships.  He continues to set Master World Records, most recently the deadlift at the 2013 World Master Championships with a lift of 328 kg. World Record: Master Squat: 90/93 – Broke the record 6x Master Deadlift: 90/93 Broke the record 4x Master Total – 90/93 – Broke the record 6x Set 16 Master World Records Dave also holds the Open American Raw record, set in 2013. He continues to compete at the Elite, Open level at 54 years of age.   He has been selected for the USA Team to compete at the Classic World Championships as an open lifter, where he will be 55 years old. Dave is an ambassador for powerlifting.  He coaches young lifters, hosts local and high school level competitions, and referees from the local to the national level in the USA   Rogue Grand Prix Basic questions - Why did you get into powerlifting? What are your strength numbers -best & current What are the most common injuries you see from powerlifters and what is the usual reason for this? What do you take on a regular basis to supplement your training? What is your worst injury and what did you do to fix it? What accessories do you use for lifting? What supplements do you take? What pet peeves do you have when it comes to training in a gym? What is one thing you have heard many lifters say that is WRONG/MYTH? Favorite powerlifter to watch progress/compete? How hard was it to train while in the Navy? Did you train while deployed on ships? What keeps you into powerlifting? What have you seen change in powerlifting since you started competing? Good/bad/ugly 

EP 174 - Dave Ricks at the Arnold 2019

We are joined this week with Micah Marino. According to Openpowerlifting.com, Micah Marino started competing in 2012 at the age of 21 weighing in at 184 lbs. His bodyweight as fluctuated from 165-184 lbs. He is the former world record holder at 165 lbs. And has two all time world records, the 795 lb deadlift single ply and the 165 lb total. His best raw squat is 534.6, bench is 429.9, and deadlift is 728.6 (4.4 times his bodyweight) lbs at a bodyweight of 165.3 lbs. Biggest total was 1665.5 at American Cup Los Angeles Fit Expo in 2016 with a wilks of 538.34. He also has a 614 wilks in Single Ply with a 2007 lb total and a multi ply wilks of 667 with a 2190 lb total. He’s also the owner of the apparel company Fight or Quit which can be found at fightorquit.com.

EP 173 - Micah Marino

We talk about two big subjects, Bible Reading Plans and Dave's recent competition, video of that can be found here. Everett has some choice thoughts about Bible reading plans and some insights that we should consider as the we end January and start heading into February. 

EP 172 - Bible Reading Plans, Do They Suck?

This episode we discuss our strength/health/life goals for 2019. We got all the hosts in on this one and it was a fun episode, check it out!

EP 171 - 2019 Goals and Resolutions

This episode was our most highly downloaded episode of 2018 and we are glad to re-share it as we start 2019.   Greg Nuckols has over a decade of experience under the bar, and a BS in Exercise and Sports Science. He’s held 3 all-time world records in powerlifting in the 220 and 242 classes. He’s trained hundreds of athletes and regular folks, both online and in-person. He’s written for many of the major magazines and websites in the fitness industry, including Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Bodybuilding.com, T-Nation, and Schwarzenegger.com. Furthermore, he’s had the opportunity to work with and learn from numerous record holders, champion athletes, and collegiate and professional strength and conditioning coaches through his previous job as Chief Content Director for Juggernaut Training Systems and current full-time work here on Stronger By Science. His passions are making complex information easily understandable for athletes, coaches, and fitness enthusiasts, helping people reach their strength and fitness goals, and drinking great beer.   Some of the questions we got to ask him included: Mobility, foam rolling, and stretching (static or dynamic) – what is good for powerlifters vs bad or waste of time? How would you recommend a powerlifter do an off season on season when they are scheduling meets in a year? Is it true that you should only work on weaknesses on off season times? Lets assume you have 16 weeks before the next meet, how much weakness work can you do before you should start focusing on being more specific on the comp movements? Should there be a body fat percentage that is optimal for bigger powerlifters to try to stay around? Is there a good rule of thumb on weight gain when trying to go up a weight class? BB medicine has the limit to 40″ on the waist and PLto win says to maintain no greater than 15% bf Cardio – are 10 minute walks enough for most lifters? What would also be good as far as cardio for general health? From Jeff Ash – Is high intensity interval training better than low intensity cardio for strength athletes trying to maximize gains? 

EP 170 - Best of 2018 - Ask Greg Nuckols Anything

Ray Williams is the strongest man we have had on our podcast and a great way to end 2018! Really excited to talk to him about his background, his work, and current goals. 

EP 169 - Ray Williams

 Another episode is up! Everett and David talk all about all things Christmas, food, and theology. Check it out!  

EP 168 - A Christmas Smorgasborg

Is warming up merely wasting time in the gym or is it something you should be doing on a daily basis?   Ethan McElroy is a strength coach in the Triangle area as well as a powerlifter. He recently wrote an article about warming up which can be found here. 

EP 167 - Is warming up wasting time w/Ethan McElroy

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