Beast over Burden powered by Barbell Logic

Barbell Logic started life as a people-focused company, bringing exceptional online coaching to people without local access to coaching. The company has grown dramatically since then, branching into written and audio/visual content, establishing the Barbell Coaching Academy, and hosting coaching masterclasses on a variety of topics. The train keeps moving, too, and today Matt, Scott, and Bill Hannon (VP of Coaching Development and returning guest) discuss some exciting new developments and service offerings in the works for Barbell Logic.

Have a question about training? Send a question to Matt and Scott! Email us at [email protected] and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A!

Discounts

1. For a limited time, save 50% off your first month of coaching AND get a free Barbell Logic t-shirt when you sign up for the STANDARD plan at Barbell Logic Online Coaching.

Also, A7 Strongwear has officially launched their new product line! They're known for their bar grip shirt which keeps the bar essentially glued to your back during squats, but have expanded their line to include shirts, shorts, leggings, IPF approved wraps, sleeves, socks, and much more.

Connect With Matt

• Matt on Instagram
• Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt's website
• Matt on Facebook
• Matt on Twitter

  Connect With Scott

• Scott on Instagram
• Silver Strength – Scott's website
• Scott on Facebook
• Scott on Twitter

  Connect With the Show

• Barbell Logic on Twitter
• Barbell Logic on Instagram
• The Website
• Barbell Logic on Facebook
• [email protected]

Barbell Logic started life as a people-focused company, bringing exceptional online coaching to people without local access to coaching. The company has grown dramatically since then, branching into written and audio/visual content, establishing the Barbell Coaching Academy, and hosting coaching masterclasses on a variety of topics. Today Matt, Scott, and Bill Hannon (VP of Coaching Development and returning guest) discuss some exciting new developments and service offerings in the works for Barbell Logic.

One of the most frequent questions we hear from new lifters -- or people considering strength training but not yet sold on it -- is will it make me bulky? It's a pervasive myth, and one of the most common concerns among women, but it has little basis in reality. The fact is, there ARE "bulky" women out there, that is, strong women with muscle mass. Generally these women work very hard for years to build that much muscle, and have a genetic predisposition to accumulate muscle. Most women who begin strength training, however, find themselves looking strong, capable, and healthy, while watching their dress size go down.

At the heart of this concern is a cultural bias toward thin, lean physiques -- especially in the modernized Western world. We are bombarded with advertisements and visual entertainment mediums filled with idealized models of the human form, beautiful actors and actresses with far above average genetics. Furthermore, since the rise of bodybuilding in the mid-20th century, a fascination with big muscles and extreme low levels of body fat has endured. These ideals are not only unrealistic for most people, they are often mentally and physically unhealthy as well.

That's why at Barbell Logic we focus on what you can do, not what you look like. Performance, strength, and health comes first, and aesthetics are a pleasant side effect of training. And of course for trainees who have completed a novice linear progression and built a base level of strength, there are always ways to customize programming to prioritize body composition and losing body fat. The key is that strength comes first!

Have a question about training? Send a question to Matt and Scott! Email us at [email protected] and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A!

Discounts

1. For a limited time, save 50% off your first month of coaching AND get a free Barbell Logic t-shirt when you sign up for the STANDARD plan at Barbell Logic Online Coaching.

Also, A7 Strongwear has officially launched their new product line! They're known for their bar grip shirt which keeps the bar essentially glued to your back during squats, but have expanded their line to include shirts, shorts, leggings, IPF approved wraps, sleeves, socks, and much more.

Connect With Matt

• Matt on Instagram
• Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt's website
• Matt on Facebook
• Matt on Twitter

  Connect With Scott

• Scott on Instagram
• Silver Strength – Scott's website
• Scott on Facebook
• Scott on Twitter

  Connect With the Show

• Barbell Logic on Twitter
• Barbell Logic on Instagram
• The Website
• Barbell Logic on Facebook
• [email protected]

One of the most frequent questions we hear from new lifters -- or people considering strength training but not yet sold on it -- is will it make me bulky? It's a pervasive myth, and one of the most common concerns among women, but it has little basis in reality.

Matt and Scott are back with another round of Saturday Q&A. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email [email protected] and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode!

Discounts

1. Save $79 off your first month of coaching at Barbell Logic Online Coaching with the discount code LOGIC.

Also, A7 Strongwear has officially launched their new product line! They're known for their bar grip shirt which keeps the bar essentially glued to your back during squats, but have expanded their line to include shirts, shorts, leggings, IPF approved wraps, sleeves, socks, and much more.

Connect With Matt

• Matt on Instagram
• Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt's website
• Matt on Facebook
• Matt on Twitter

  Connect With Scott

• Scott on Instagram
• Silver Strength – Scott's website
• Scott on Facebook
• Scott on Twitter

  Connect With the Show

• Barbell Logic on Twitter
• Barbell Logic on Instagram
• The Website
• Barbell Logic on Facebook
• [email protected]

Matt and Scott are back with another round of Saturday Q&A. If you'd like to ask Matt and Scott a question, email [email protected] and we'll feature you on a future Q&A episode!

Former Army Ranger, law enforcement officer, and Barbell Logic coaching intern Nick Koldewey joins the podcast to talk about the military's outdated PT philosophy and it's shortcomings in meeting the demands of the modern soldier. Nick's experience in the field and as a platoon leader provided him the skills to handle a variety of combat scenarios, but when tasked with scheduling PT for his unit, his training (pardon the pun) fell short.

As a leader, Nick was responsible for scheduling and programming workouts for his team. There was little guidance in how to do this, so workouts were based around his personal bias -- which happened to be barbell training. For other units, it was a heavy emphasis on endurance training. To compound the problem, higher-ups would frequently and randomly announce physical tests such as long, heavy rucks with little time to prepare for them. Consequently, many soldiers ended up injured, preventing them from being able to deploy and costing the military millions in VA fees annually.

In his current career as a police officer, physical training is largely left to the individual, although a culture of endurance training permeates in the force too.

Nick argues that soldiers, law enforcement, firefighters and other first responders have a responsibility to educate themselves on the importance of training for strength and take their training program into their own hands. To that end, he now teaches people how to get strong as a coaching intern at Barbell Logic Online Coaching.

You can reach Nick at [email protected].

Have a question about training? Send a question to Matt and Scott! Email us at [email protected] and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A!

Discounts

1. Save $79 off your first month of coaching at Barbell Logic Online Coaching with the discount code LOGIC.

Also, A7 Strongwear has officially launched their new product line! They're known for their bar grip shirt which keeps the bar essentially glued to your back during squats, but have expanded their line to include shirts, shorts, leggings, IPF approved wraps, sleeves, socks, and much more.

Connect With Matt

• Matt on Instagram
• Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt's website
• Matt on Facebook
• Matt on Twitter

  Connect With Scott

• Scott on Instagram
• Silver Strength – Scott's website
• Scott on Facebook
• Scott on Twitter

  Connect With the Show

• Barbell Logic on Twitter
• Barbell Logic on Instagram
• The Website
• Barbell Logic on Facebook
• [email protected]

Former Army Ranger, law enforcement officer, and Barbell Logic coaching intern Nick Koldewey joins the podcast to talk about the military's outdated PT philosophy and it's shortcomings in meeting the demands of the modern soldier. Nick's experience in the field and as a platoon leader provided him the skills to handle a variety of combat scenarios, but when tasked with scheduling PT for his unit, his training (pardon the pun) fell short.

Matt and Scott don the 20/20 glasses of hindsight to examine their training, coaching, and business careers and determine what they would have done differently, knowing what they know now. Matt shares a hard business lesson learned at STRONG Gym, and Scott shares a miserable early experience managing a construction company on an ill-fated project.

When it comes to training, Scott wouldn't do anything differently. We are "the sum of our experiences," as he says, and any desire to change our past suggests we wish to be different people than who we are. It would be natural, of course, for Scott to want to have started training in his teens rather than his late 30's. But that fact is actually an important aspect of who he is as a coach; Scott can relate to the Master's lifter who is approaching the barbell for the first time in a way that a younger coach with earlier lifting experience cannot.

As a former pro strongman and elite level powerlifter, Matt willingly sacrificed health in his competitive days to become as strong as possible -- an understandable outlook. However, his focus on strength above all else caused him to ignore, after retiring from professional competition, the value of doing some things that merely felt good: foam rolling, mashing his shoulders with a lacrosse ball, cold showers. He has also learned the value of doing assistance work after the main training movements, to promote extra blood flow and hypertrophy in ligaments and tendons.

Perhaps you can learn a thing or two from Matt and Scott's disparate stories and avoid some of their mistakes in your own training. Remember, however, that you are the sum of your experiences under the bar and in life, and that includes the mistakes too.

Have a question about training? Send a question to Matt and Scott! Email us at [email protected] and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A!

Discounts

1. Save $79 off your first month of coaching at Barbell Logic Online Coaching with the discount code LOGIC.

Also, A7 Strongwear has officially launched their new product line! They're known for their bar grip shirt which keeps the bar essentially glued to your back during squats, but have expanded their line to include shirts, shorts, leggings, IPF approved wraps, sleeves, socks, and much more.

Connect With Matt

• Matt on Instagram
• Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt's website
• Matt on Facebook
• Matt on Twitter

  Connect With Scott

• Scott on Instagram
• Silver Strength – Scott's website
• Scott on Facebook
• Scott on Twitter

  Connect With the Show

• Barbell Logic on Twitter
• Barbell Logic on Instagram
• The Website
• Barbell Logic on Facebook
• [email protected]

Matt and Scott don the 20/20 glasses of hindsight to examine their training, coaching, and business careers and determine what they would have done differently, knowing what they know now. Matt shares a hard business lesson learned at STRONG Gym, and Scott shares a miserable early experience managing a construction company on an ill-fated project.

 

When it comes to training, Scott wouldn't do anything differently. We are "the sum of our experiences," as he says, and any desire to change our past suggests we wish to be different people than who we are. It would be natural, of course, for Scott to want to have started training in his teens rather than his late 30's. But that fact is actually an important aspect of who he is as a coach; Scott can relate to the Master's lifter who is approaching the barbell for the first time in a way that a younger coach with earlier lifting experience cannot.

 

As a former pro strongman and elite level powerlifter, Matt willingly sacrificed health in his competitive days to become as strong as possible -- an understandable outlook. However, his focus on strength above all else caused him to ignore, after retiring from professional competition, the value of doing some things that merely felt good: foam rolling, mashing his shoulders with a lacrosse ball, cold showers. He has also learned the value of doing assistance work after the main training movements, to promote extra blood flow and hypertrophy in ligaments and tendons.

 

Perhaps you can learn a thing or two from Matt and Scott's disparate stories and avoid some of their mistakes in your own training. Remember, however, that you are the sum of your experiences under the bar and in life, and that includes the mistakes too.

 

Have a question about training? Send a question to Matt and Scott! Email us at [email protected] and we'll answer your question on an upcoming Saturday Q&A! 

 

Discounts

1. Save $79 off your first month of coaching at Barbell Logic Online Coaching with the discount code LOGIC.

 

Also, A7 Strongwear has officially launched their new product line! They're known for their bar grip shirt which keeps the bar essentially glued to your back during squats, but have expanded their line to include shirts, shorts, leggings, IPF approved wraps, sleeves, socks, and much more.

 

 

Connect With Matt

• Matt on Instagram
• Barbell Logic Online Coaching — Matt’s website
• Matt on Facebook
• Matt on Twitter

  Connect With Scott

• Scott on Instagram
• Silver Strength – Scott’s website
• Scott on Facebook
• Scott on Twitter

  Connect With the Show

• Barbell Logic on Twitter
• Barbell Logic on Instagram
• The Website
• Barbell Logic on Facebook
• [email protected]