Squats and Espresso

No offense to our previous guests, but Michelle Tam has officially won the award for MOST ADORABLE GUEST IN SQUATS AND ESPRESSO HISTORY! For years now http://nomnompaleo.com/

 has been the go to source for paleo practitioners as well as “clean-eating” cooks and bacon aficionados (seriously, bacon comes up alot). She is snarky, knowledgable, charming, hilarious, highly educated and our new bestie. Hear about her past as a Franken-Food Scientist, P90X, her journey into the world of paleo, her career as a Drug-Dealer, how the blog started, LOVING FOOD, and what it takes to become your own action figure.

Her book Nom Nom Paleo: Food for humans is the ONLY cookbook I’ve actually laughed out loud reading (for all the right reasons) it’s, engaging, easy to follow and completely adorkable (there are butt jokes).Ever wanted to make your own Sriracha? Want to know the perfect way to cook a side of bacon? Want the perfect deviled egg? This book lays it out in fun, easy to understand, straight forward recipes and instructions. 

WARNING: We get playfully racist on this podcast.

http://nomnompaleo.com/

This week we talk with power athlete Amy Payne who has the distinction of being our first “interview in transit”. We talk about her pursuit of a world record backsquat, competition cycles and why cutting weight can kick rocks. We also got into: the decision between performance and aesthetics, Good Judging vs. Shitty Judging, why you should never date a guy who can fit into your pants, why everyone needs to stop asking coaches for free advice and the benefits of the Honda Element for power athletes.

Learn more about Amy and her sponsors at:

http://www.unbreakablegear.com/Default.asp

http://liftbigeatbig.com/

http://www.theucb.com/

My buddies from http://2asians1bar.com/ stop by and we talk and talk and talk and talk, about everything from the AWF to Coaching to Performance Enhancing Drugs to Super Heros to Super Heros on Performance Enhancing Drugs. We even get a little racist (just a little). This one was super fun to do and it clocks in at 2 full hours, so strap in with me, Chris Faulker and Lazy Panda.

Listen to Panda and Faulkner at: http://2asians1bar.com/

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! You won’t be hearing Derek’s voice even once on this entire podcast.

This week Nick interviews the Youth… Youths… Youts… Young People from CrossFit Infernal and Chandler Strength Weightlifting Club.

We’ll hear from Mickey, Jillian and Randy about training, competitions, favorite movies, their experience as young athletes and most importantly, how it is that the kids have all seen of THE BREAKFAST CLUB and Nick hasn’t.

This week we talk to George Corbo of Manimal Strong about his experience as an entrepreneur and athlete and brand iconoclast. George has been in the CrossFit community for years and has some great insights on the ups and downs of the sport, branding, coaching and overzealous legal teams. He was also good enough to retell his first hand experience with the dreaded Rhabdo, how he got it, what it did to him and how you can avoid it.

 This one starts as a big ol’ gripe session, so strap in! Nick and I talk about what it’s like to coach, being forced to talk to grown people like children and “The Burnout Factor”. We’ll get into what competition can do to an athlete’s head, training to be fit after injury, body building, drugs, why CrossFit isn’t always “Functional” and why sometimes a bro-session is exactly what your training needs.

This week we have Scott Porter, Pro STRONGMAN, owner of SPARTAN CrossFit and the mind behind of THE IRON FITNESS GAMES. We had a great session talking about the difference between STRONGMAN and CrossFit using strongman style movements. Scott created the IRON FITNESS GAMES as a venue for people you might call “inbetweeners”, those too heavy biased for the CrossFit Open, but not a living giant designed for STRONGMAN. We talk about his past as a pro STRONGMAN, why the hardest thing about competing in China was the food and recovering from injuries. We also discuss at length, the benefits of sports crossing over and how more butts in the gym means more money, opportunities and gear for everybody. Plus we get into The IRON FITNESS GAMES and the emergence of Hybrid Strongman/CrossFit events,why it’s better for everyone when we start teaching our passions to the world instead of holding onto that outdated “UNDERGROUND” mentality.

The next IRON FITNESS GAMES is coming, get more info here: http://ironfitnessgames.com/

Visit Spartan CrossFit: http://www.spartanfitcrossfit.com/

The world is full of people with bad intentions and the likelihood you’re going to encounter one of them is higher than you’d like to think. McDavid Dobson and Mike Burkhouse from Maximum Defense drop by to talk about situational awareness, the power of indignation and why a “Kick to the Nards" beats the "5-finger Death Punch" everyday. We’ll also talk about, startle-flinch, the dark days of mma and the best/worst fight scenes in movie history.

Get more info at: http://www.maximumdefensekravmaga.com/

The worlds of coffee based fitness branding collide this week. Danny Lehr of Caffeine and Kilos joins us to talk about building a brand, training new lifters and how to create the perfect cup of coffee (meaning the one with the most caffeine). We had a blast talking with Danny about everything from the AWF, to GRID LEAGUE, to building a team of world class athletes, to finding the right training camp for your skill level. 

For more info on the topics of this show visit:

http://caffeineandkilos.com/

http://www.thebarbellwod.com

http://californiastrength.com/

The origins of Chandler Strength, the creation of a Weight Lifter, the relationship between Athlete and Coach, Making “Pro-You Decisions”, Dudes in spandex, PEDs, Female lifting on a predominantly male team, how apologizing for looking at someone’s ass is WAY creepier than just looking, the nuances and rituals of weightlifting, why the notion of a level playing field in international competition is a lie, kids in weight lifting, platform etiquette, the shared hatred of Nu-Metal and why EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP DROPPING EMPTY BARS!