Barbell Shrugged

Today’s episode is a deep dive into the life of Kara Lazauskas, a health and conditioning coach with a unique background rich in both athletics and adversity. Beginning at age three when she had her …

In this episode of Barbell Shrugged, the crew talks to Marcus Filly about his history from MD to finding CrossFit and his mentor James Fitzgerald and OPEX. Through  multiple trips to the CrossFit gam…

A graduate of The Ohio State University, Mr. Myers has since become the Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Ohio Regional Training Center at Ohio State. Business partner with Cory Gregory (who I h…

The Clean is a beautiful combination of strength, speed, and athleticism. Strength to move heavy weights. Speed to move your body around the barbell. Athleticism to put it all together.  In the One T…

In this episode Mike Bledeoe, Nick Maier and Kimerly Kesting discuss Coaching and Community.  They dive into, The Strong Coach and the transformations they have had from the program. Accomplishing yo…

Jill Coleman coaches fitness coaches on how to build their business, find their passion, and balance their own health and happiness too. Coming from a background of fitness competitions and modeling,…

The One Ton Challenge leaderboard has over 1,700 athletes that have submitted their PR’s for the snatch, clean, jerk, squat, deadlift, and bench press. 85% of those athletes are male and 15% of t…

Tommy Hackenbruck happened to be the owner of the first CrossFit gym I ever stepped foot in. At the time, I didn’t even know what the CrossFit Games were or who Tommy really was. He was always a supe…

The deadlift is the simplest and strongest movement that will test your will and how badly you want to be in the One Ton Club. In the One Ton Challenge, if you are going to make it into the One Ton C…

Anders, Doug and Travis walk you through all the details of the One Ton Challenge Training Program. 

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In this episode, we talk about competing in kettlebells, suples Bulgarian bags, Mike’s experience working with Paul Chek, becoming a world champion in kettlebells, and his new programs and Costa Rica…

Ultra endurance runner Courtney Dauwalter is pretty chill for a person who can run more than 200 miles without stopping. She’s run plenty of 100 mile + races, often breaking and setting records, ofte…

Yohan Blake is a Jamaican sprinter of the 100-meter and 200-meter sprint races. He won gold at the 100 m at the 2011 World Championships as the youngest 100 m world champion ever, and a silver medal …

Cory Gregory is a real life Zoolander story. Starting as a coal miner, he eventually built a huge following and fitness business. He’s competed in almost every genre of fitness there is, including a …

The Bench Press is a hallmark of the power lifts. Everyone wants to know how much you bench. In the One Ton Challenge, if you are going to make it into the One Ton Club, you will need a big bench. In…

In this episode Mike, Ben and Jeff dive into strength and conditioning techniques. They talk the Mase community tribes and Ben and Jeff’s experience going through the The Strong Coach . You’ll learn …

Ashleigh chats with Vanessa Lambert, co-founder of Bee the Wellness, a health coaching and luxury healthy adventure retreat business, about her varied and eclectic background in fitness ranging from …

With a competitive gymnastics background, Kari Pearce began training at New York Health and Racquet club where she met a powerlifting coach and did her first competition. While she was preparing for …

A super informative conversation on dieting and macros with the owners of RP Strength. These guys are pretty world renowned in the online diet and training space. In fact, it would be a little weird …

In this episode of Barbell Shrugged we talk about when to snatch during the One Ton Challenge, why you don’t want to be too fired up for the snatch, technique tips for the snatch, fine tuning your se…