Matt and Scott talk to firearms and tactical expert James Yeager, founder of Tennessee based Tactical Response. James was also joined by his daughter Heather, owner of Camden Strength and aspiring SSC. The group talks about becoming harder to kill, the warrior mentality and its application to barbell training.

Matt and Scott clarify their stance on some of the topics introduced thus far, including learning to grind as a novice, the role of volume and intensity in driving progress in the novice LP and beyond, and adjusting programming for different populations.

Matt and Scott talk to everyone's favorite docs who lift, Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum and Dr. Austin Baraki of Barbell Medicine. The crew chats about Barbell Medicine's recent endeavors including writing entries on resistance training for Up to Date, the launch of the Barbell Medicine seminar, and specialized barbell-centric teladoc services offered through SteadyMD.

Matt and Scott address followers of the popular Stronglifts 5x5 program and how they can continue the gainzZz train by switching to the Starting Strength Linear Progression. As Stronglifts prescribes a substantially higher work volume than SSLP, trainees often leave a lot of pounds on the table following Stronglifts as they fail to recover workout to workout. Moving to the lower volume SSLP allows for additional recovery and, consequently, more strength adaptation.

Matt and Scott catch up with Starting Strength Coach and general badass Niki Sims. Aside from being a veteran SS staff coach, Niki is a team leader at Starting Strength Online Coaching and, more recently, has become the Relationships Manager at SSOC. In today's episode Niki talks about her strength journey and growing as a coach from humble crossfit beginnings.

Sincerely from your friends at Barbell Logic - Matt Reynolds, Scott Hambrick, and Producer Trent - we wish you a very merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year to come. Today Scott shares a selection of treasured music from his library.

Matt and Scott chat with Charity Hambrick SSC about her rehab experience following shoulder surgery. Just four months after surgery, Charity went on to press the second highest lift among women at the 2017 Starting Strength Fall Classic in Wichita Falls.

Today Matt and Scott discuss coachability and the qualities that define the ideal student of the barbell. Whether you are a new trainee just beginning your training, an experienced lifter working with a coach for the first time, or even someone who has trained with a coach for a while, there are a handful of things you need to do to optimize your experience and be a coachable client.

In this week's Extra Matt interviews the man of mystery himself, Barbell Logic co-host Scott Hambrick. Scott talks about growing up in rural Oklahoma, walking out of a college degree to become a business mogul with Data Storage Inc, and transforming from fat, out of shape to strong, beefy husband and father of two.

Matt and Scott discuss Bill Starr's legendary method for rehabbing muscle injuries. They discuss the types of injuries appropriate for Starr rehab, why it works, and Matt discusses his own experience rehabbing a bad pec tear.