* PRIME NUTRITION EXPOSED!  Singerman and PJ too?

* Ben Hartman gives supplement consumers tips on not being duped

* John Rocco Quint on why you shouldn’t stretch or foam roll.

It’s another double learning episode.  Tune in for Double Muscle U.  Jason goes over his peak week that earned him his pro card.  Justin Harris reveals his big prep debacle.

Ed Koo, Brandon Allen, Adam McVey, John Rivas, Andrew Herbert, and Tee Popoola shoot the shit about:

* Currently there stand 6 men at the top of the 242’s who are all about 11 lbs from each other the WR.

* These 3 men broke the elusive 242 record within the last 2 months.

* Who is the best 242’r?

* We ask their opinions on the future of this exciting weight class.

Episode 144 of the GEARD Up Podcast.  Our good friend and co-host of the show, Tony Friedrich will now be known as “IFBB Pro Tony Friedrich” ! Congratulations to Tony.  On this weeks episode Tony, along with Adam, Phil, Dave, and Vijay, answer listener questions and make their Olympia predictions.

It’s Episode 143.  Even though we are playing with the format of the show a little bit, we still want to keep educating you about our favorite topic, building muscle.  This week we are joined by Brandon Gerdes.  Brandon talks to us about what ectomorphs can do to build muscle.    Also Adam McVey, Dave Smith, Tony Friedrich, and Vijay Puri solve the issue that faces all of us, Bad Drivers.

This week our guest is Kevin Oak.

* Kevin’s background in a world outside of Powerlifting.

* His methods of weight cutting.

* What he has coming up for the BOB3

* Which lifter he would like to go head to head with.

* Juicing at the Olympics

* RIP Taylor Normandeau

* Compton vs. McCarver

* Sacramento pro review

This time we talk to John Quint.  John is a Certified Neuromuscular Therepist & an Active Release Practitioner.

Among other things, John discusses:

* Working with some of the best athletes in the world.

* Using bands for tendon and ligament strength.

* Benefits of isoholds and soft tissue work.

* The biggest injury prevention mistakes.

This time on the GEARD Up IRON REBEL POWERLIFTING EDITION we are joined by several guests.  Brandon Allen, John Rivas, and Andy Huang.

* We recap some of the more notable performances from the USPA Nationals

* Brandon Allen recounts his experience and talks about what he has planned moving forward.

* Up and coming 275’r Andy Huang discusses moving up to the @2 spot.

* John Rivas recap of his World Record Performance to capture the 242 WR total.  What did he do differently and what he has planned in the future.

* We discuss ideologies and methodologies of becoming a better Powerlifter.

We’re Back!  After a few weeks off we are back with good friend Paul Carter. Adam, The 2 Daves, and Paul hang out at the protein bar and shoot the shit.