Monger Mayhem

Special Monday Monger Mayhem, this episode I have Erik Blekeberg with me and this turned out to be an excellent episode on coaching, programming and competing.  Erik is the CSUSM strength coach and we covered a lot of how he handles such a large amount of athletes along with how each group of athletes has to be coached differently and after all that he himself is training to compete soon so we talk about his training and how that differs from training his other athletes.

We got a little ménage à quarto goin on for this episode, four mics for our four Highland Games athletes competing this weekend up in Pleasanton at the Highland Games National Championships.  15+ years of experience at these games from this group and with that comes some really good stories like churro docking, wtf is churro docking?  Better listen to find out.

How many guys does it take to make up five good biceps? The answer is these three meatheads and only one of them is actually able to compete now at Boss of Bosses. Listen to how Mike decided to take a nap on the bar and that left Joey as the remaining lone wolf still doing BOB.

Surround yourself with “A” people in life, the late Steve Jobs spoke about this. Isaiah is one of my “A” people, in my mind he is the best at what he

Unfortunately the last 10 or so mins got cut off, I’m sorry for that but I’d say that was mostly the wrap up anyways.

This might be the wisest (by wise I really mean combined age) podcast you’ve ever listened too.  Sean and I talk about our upcoming Highland games competition, training, mindset, how he competed as a college athlete in his mid-thirties and how I’m trying to get the title of biggest asshole as a highland games athlete.

What is the best thing about crossfit?  It eventually led Lulu to Iron Mongers and now powerlifting.  Listen in as we talk about her journey through the military, crossfit, powerlifting, school and full time work. She’s also very motivated to take down all the numbers in the 148’s at Iron Mongers.

How do you continue to train after you’ve been diagnosed with a very serious heart condition? It can be done and Drake shares his experience with such condition and also fills me in on the many ways to be proactive in taking care of yourself not just in training but in life.

This chick showed up to the podcast with vodka drinks, donuts and monsters.

Squatter of all the weights, Xavier Romero, fills me in on his secrets to a big squat and how he plans to go after the all-time raw world record total.

I’m talking with Mike Dee @mikemjdee on the IG, we talk about what it’s like to work with the mad man known as @jailhousestrong Josh Bryant, specifically how he has influenced both of our training and coaching.  Also, some tips on each lift along with how to maximize the program your coach lays out for you.