Barstarzz Podcast

"Yea their is fear, but I like fear" - Samer Delgado aka Fitnessblazt

Today our guest is Samer Delgado

He Started Calisthenics Training in 2012

He went on to exceeding in the freestyle format with his unique no fear style

He Won Battle Of The Bars 9 in 2014 Las Vegas

He Competed in some of the biggest calisthenics competitions in the United States

He Competed On American Ninja Warrior Season Season 9 and was a National Finalist in his rookie season

And he has been a full time personal trainer for over 8 years

Helping so many change their lives through fitness and calisthenics

All the while raising 2 teenage daughters who he’s raised as a single father while also building his fitness career. He’s now working on opening his own Gym. Which will be ninja, calisthenics and fitness driven in South Eastern CT.

We talk about how he changed his life around from smoking and drink everyday to back flipping off of pull up bars. How he personally trains, and how he manages fear.

Enjoy.

"I'm 53 now, 10 years ago when I was 43 I started seeing my health decline. I gotta change diet " - Dr Shawn Baker 

Dr Shawn Baker is a multi sport world record setting athlete, physician, & author of "The Carnivore Diet"

We speak about what made him eat a diet of only animal products. 

"What Happens To The Human Body When You Eat Is Extremely Complex" - Chris Masterjohn 

"Your Needs Are Not Mine, Mine Are Not Yours" - Chris Masterjohn 

Chris earned his PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Connecticut in the summer of 2012.

From September 2012 to August 2014, he served as a postdoctoral research associate in the Comparative Biosciences department of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

From August 2014 to December 2016, he served as Assistant Professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York.

Since then he left academia to pursue a entrepreneur career 

We speak about what is the Ideal human diet and if there is one. We talk about going vegan for your health. How your genome effect the way food personally impacts you.  

“I ate 1 big mac a day for 30 days and I lost 7lbs” - Jordan Syatt

Jordan Syatt is a 5x World Record Powerlifters, A precession nutrition, & west barbell certified coach, Gary Vee’s former personal trainer.

We talk about how he lost weight on the big mac challenge which he did to demonstrate you can lose weight as long as you track calories. We talk about why Super Size me was ridiculous and unrealistic. We talk about intermittent fasting and food binging. And finally we talk about how you should start working out towards your goals, the right way. 

"I'm not thinking about no robberies, I'm not thinking about anything stupid" - Beast aka Lord Vital

If you watched calisthenics on youtube in the early 2000s then you know who he is. Accomplishing such feats of strength as multiple one arm pulls up, 180 dips, and 50 pull ups. All while being over 200lbs. 

We had the chance to sit down and talk about how he got started with calisthenics, what his workout routine looks like, and some things he wish he knew when he first got started. 

"Life is not going to stop because you lost a leg. The party bus is not gonna stop. " - One Leg Beast

One Leg Beast is an adaptive athlete who had his leg amputated after a motorcycle crash. From there he became a calisthenics athlete, a obstacle course athlete being the first person ever to finish the Savage Race in crutches. 

In this episode we talk about how one leg beast survived his motorcycle crash. What he was thinking while in his 6 day coma. The mindset he has regarding goals, and obstacles. Enjoy. 

“I went home later and cried a little bit, out of frustration. “ - Noemi Henriquez.

Noemi Henriquez Is A Master Yoga Trainer, Certified In Strength & Conditioning Personal Trainer Based Of New York City, With A Bachelors In Exercise Science Working Towards Her Physical Therapist Degree.

In this episode we talk about how Noemi struggled with the muscle up. What changes she made to finally get the muscle up. How she counted calories to lose fat. The lighter you are the easier the muscle up will be.

“It’s not like they are physically abusive or anything, its more of emotional abuse, & verbal abuse.” - Russian Red aka Jessica Bogdanov

Russian Red started gymnastics at the age of 4, and continued to the age of 17. Living by herself in Chicago at 14 to compete in Rhythmic Gymnastics. After ending her Gymnastics career she pivoted to hand balancing, pole fitness, and freestyle calisthenics. She went on to win the Street Workout World Championship 2015. 

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“Its me Al, I’m just a regular guy like you, I don’t look like a body builder, Im not taking steroids, I’m 40 fucking years old, and look Ima pop one up and I’m going to smile while I do it. If I can do that, you can at least try” - Al Kalvado

Al Kavadlo is an Amazon best selling author of several books on calisthenics. He was also a model for the Convict Conditioning Series. He travels the world teaching workshops on Progressive Calisthenics. He has been featured in the New York Times, Mens Health, The New York Post, and is a regular contributor at bodybuilding.com

In this episode we talk about how Al Kavadlo got started in working out, why he chose calisthenics, why most people shy away from calisthenics, and how we can them into it.

From there we discuss Al Kavadlos personal routine and diet.

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“These diseases that inflict Americans don’t have to happen. We have the science available today, so you don’t have to have a heart attack, you don’t have to have a stroke, diabetes, if you have these diseases you can reverse them. They are not fixed.” - Joel Furhman MD

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, six-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing, who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. He is the President of the Nutritional Research Foundation and on the faculty of Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences division. Dr. Fuhrman coined the term “Nutritarian” to describe a nutrient-dense eating style, designed to prevent cancer, slow aging, and extend lifespan.

Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (Pearlman) School of Medicine (1988) and has received the St. Joseph’s Family Practice Resident’s Teaching Award for his contribution to the education of family practice residents; and a C3 Cardiology Global Health Award for teaching cardiologists nutritional science.

Dr. Fuhrman is a former world-class figure skater, who placed second in the United States National Pairs Championships in 1973 and third in the World Professional Pairs Skating Championship . Along with his nutritional expertise, Dr. Fuhrman has been involved professionally with sports medical committees, advised professional and Olympic athletes, and instructed athletic trainers and world-class athletes about maximizing performance as they age and preventing injury.

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