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We have back with us today is my Olympic Weightlifting coach Dan Bell of Rubber City Weightlifting. Dan has over 30 years of experience in strength sports. Dan has been coaching Olympic Weightlifting for the past 19 years. He has coached athletes of all different skill levels and ages. From local meet lifters to national level lifters all the way to Olympic level lifter Holley Mangold. Dan and Holley were featured on the MTV show True Lift while Dan was preparing Holley for the 2009 Pan American Championships in Guatemala.

Dan is not just a lifter and coach, he studied English from the Ohio State University. Dan has published the book “Nadir's Fire”, that you can find on Amazon. Dan is one of the top Olympic Weightlifting coaches in the country. He is very good at developing national level lifters from people with no prior lifting experience. Dan also teaches USA Weightlifting Level 1 coaches clinics a few times a year. If you are an aspiring strength coach you need to take one of his clinics.

Today we talked about progress in training vs. something fictional called maximal progress. We also talked about a new squat study that he read recently testing effectiveness of 1/4 squats (or bro squats), parallel squats and full range of motion (ass to calves) squats. It was interesting and I was a little surprised at the results of the study. We also talked about how to turn out 500 pound squaters and 400 pound benchers from high school athletes doing a revolutionary new program. Dan also brought up how excited he is for the new USAW Coach's Symposium. He's been asking for something like this for years.

You can find Dan on Facebook and Instagram @RubberCityWeightlifting. You can visit his website at RubberCityWeightlifting.org. He has some great plans for jerk blocks on his website. People have been using his design for jerk blocks for years as they are some of the best available. Plus, they are free. You can register for his USAW Level 1 coach's seminars at USAWeightlifting.org. He has two coming up. One is Cincinnati on May 19-20 and the second in Cranberry PA on June 2-3.

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Our guest today if my friend Tom. Tom is a federal agent. Although he is unable to talk about most of his work for the man, he is able to talk in generalities of some of the things he has done as an agent.

Tom joined the Army right after high school. He was deployed over seas shortly after boot camp and spent most of his military career over seas. He spent a bunch of his military career in a job that was different from what he was supposed to be doing. But that allowed him to get some more experience than he would have otherwise.

After his time in the military he ended up in Dallas Texas on the Police department. He spent 7 years on the force there. He was applying to different agencies to work for the federal government. He got a position here in Ohio and took that one and has been working for the man ever since.

Today we talked mostly about Tom's time in the military. He had a bunch of stories from his time in the Gulf war. I had a blast listening to his stories and I hope that you do too.

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Our guest today is Brandon Gerber of Gerbzilla Powerlifting. Brandon is an ACE (American Council on Exercise) certified personal trainer. Brandon currently works out of Durniat Strength in Wooster Ohio. He has been a personal trainer for 6 years.

Brandon started lifting in high school for sports. It lead to him competing in multiple different strength sports including grip strength, highland games, strongman and powerlifting. His main sport that he still competes in is powerlifting. He is a 2 time national level powerlifter in the 105 Kg class for the USAPL federation. He also qualified and lifted at the 2018 Arnold Sports Festival and placed 2nd in the push-pull meet. That's an accomplishment that most people will never achieve during their lifting career.

Brandon is also a bit of a gear head, or petrol head for you Top Gear fans. He has been building hot rods with his dad for most of his life. Last year he finished a 1929 Ford Model A that he and his dad have been building since he was in high school. He sold the Model A and is now building a 1932 Ford Roadster that should be complete this year.

Today we sat down and got to know Brandon. He may be young but he knows a ton about strength training. It seems like every time I see him he's telling me about something new that he learned or he's showing me a crazy lifting video.

You can follow Brandon on Instagram @Gerbzilla_Powerlifting. If you want to get in touch with him about online training or some kick ass Gerbzilla Powerlifting apparel you can email him at [email protected].

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Our guest today is Jake Bible. I've known Jake for a few years. I used to work out with his girlfriend and we all used to meet at the bar and have great conversations over a few beers. Jake has a wonderful outlook on life. He was involved in an extremely bad car accident about 10 years ago. The car accident left him in a coma for a few weeks. An experience like that can change your perspective on life. Now he's doing his best to make the most out of life.

Jake is a CNC Hydromat Machinist. He is what I would call blue collar proud. Unfortunately it seems like today's society looks down on someone who doesn't have a college degree or a white collar job. But there's nothing wrong with working a blue collar job to provide for your family. We need those people doing what they do and they should be proud to do it.

Jake is very active politically and writes his opinions to the Letters to the Editor in the Medina Trading Post (ThePostNewspapers.com/Medina). He has been writing his letters to the editor for 4-5 years. In the beginning he was writing into the paper once a week. But after a complaint about certain people writing in too often, he now only writes in once a month. That's the most any one person is allowed.

Jake is a huge Cleveland sports fan. His favorite team is the Browns. Although he enjoys watching the Indians and the Cavs too. He's always talking about how the Browns will be have a better season, next year.

In today's episode we talked a lot about Jake's background. We talked about the car accident and how that has helped shape his view of the world. We got into his work as a CNC Machinist and how with only a few months on the job he was sent to Switzerland to learn how to operate new machinery being installed in the US plant. He seems to get ahead of the pack by doing the things that others don't want to do. Like I've heard before, the universe rewards hustle. I always enjoy our conversations and I hope that you do too.

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My guest today is one of my best friends in the world Andy Hoffman. I met Andy when I started Crossfit. We worked out together and hung out with mutual friends outside of the gym. I was invited to a group chat that a couple of them had started at the gym called the “bro pit”. That's what we called the regular gym area outside of the Crossfit area where we were all working out. The four of us from the “bro pit” would get together and have fun outings away from the gym laughing until our faces hurt. I'm hoping to have a bro pit podcast in the future where we all get a little too drunk and laugh until we all hurt.

Andy was very excited when I told him I was starting the podcast. He has offered to help me with technical issues. Which is good because I'm clueless when it comes to technology. Andy owns and runs his own business.

On today's episode we mostly talked about Andy's faith and how it has shaped his world view. Andy also shared with us that he believes that social media is changing the world for the worst. We got into the subject of marriage, relationships and sex. Things got very personal and deep. Andy was very transparent. That's a tough thing to do. Opening up so much of yourself to the world. I really enjoyed our conversation and hope that you will as well.

You can find him on twitter @adh_79 where he can usually be found re-tweeting very offensive posts.

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My guest today is Dane Lee of Elite Recovery Sports Massage. Dane is a certified Exercise Physiologist through ACSM and a licensed Massage Therapist in the state of Ohio through Stark State College. Dane has a Bachelors of Science degree from Kent State University in Exercise Science with emphasis on exercise specialist. Dane has three (3) years experience in massage, three (3) years as a strength coach and seven (7) years as a gymnastic coach.

Dane started his college career as a Musical Theater Major at Kent State University. Although he loved theater Dane moved away from his major and joined the Ohio Army National Guard and spent six (6) years as a Signal Systems Support Specialist. Dane returned to school after his tour in the Guard. He decided to switch his major to Exercise Science. Even though he switched his major he remained involved with theater at Kent State. He helped coach fellow students, plan classes with his professors and even developed his own method of acting called the Connections Method.

Dane was on the Kent State gymnastics club team. He did a physical therapy internship at Mercy Medical in the Sports Medicine department. Dane did a two (2) year independent study at Kent State teaching actors. Dane also participated in a strength and conditioning internship at Premier Support Conditioning.

In this episode we talked recovery 101, like we were supposed to during our first episode. Dane had some really good tips that I know I will be implementing on my workouts. We will definitely have Dane back on the podcast to pick his brain. He has a wealth on knowledge about sports science and recovery. He genuinely cares about his clients and wants whats best for them.

You can find Dane on Facebook at Elite Recovery Sports Massage or on Instagram @Elite_Recovery_LMT. Or you can email him at [email protected].

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****Update**** The original audio file was corrupted. I have re-uploaded the file. It should work now.

My guest today is Dane Lee of Elite Recovery Sports Massage. Dane is a certified Exercise Physiologist through ACSM and a licensed Massage Therapist in the state of Ohio through Stark State College. Dane has a Bachelors of Science degree from Kent State University in Exercise Science with emphasis on exercise specialist. Dane has three (3) years experience in massage, three (3) years as a strength coach and seven (7) years as a gymnastic coach.

Dane started his college career as a Musical Theater Major at Kent State University. Although he loved theater Dane moved away from his major and joined the Ohio Army National Guard and spent six (6) years as a Signal Systems Support Specialist. Dane returned to school after his tour in the Guard. He decided to switch his major to Exercise Science. Even though he switched his major he remained involved with theater at Kent State. He helped coach fellow students, plan classes with his professors and even developed his own method of acting called the Connections Method.

Dane was on the Kent State gymnastics club team. He did a physical therapy internship at Mercy Medical in the Sports Medicine department. Dane did a two (2) year independent study at Kent State teaching actors. Dane also participated in a strength and conditioning internship at Premier Support Conditioning.

In this episode we talked about Dane's background. I really enjoyed getting to know him during our conversation. We usually only have a few minutes to talk at the gym as he is usually busy with clients. We were supposed to talk all about recovery 101, but I got too distracted getting to know him and we didn't really cover what we were supposed to. I asked Dane if he would do another episode about recovery 101 so as not to tack that onto this episode. He agreed and you can check that out as it's own episode. Check out the Uncensored Humanity Recover 101 for all things recovery.

 You can find Dane on Facebook at Elite Recovery Sports Massage or on Instagram @Elite_Recovery_LMT. Or you can email him at [email protected].

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My guest today is Jeff Wilson of Instruments of Freedom – Tactical Weapons Training Group located in Wooster Ohio. Jeff has 22 years experience performing firearms training for police and military personnel. He opened up his classes to the civilian market 7-8 years ago which is where I met Jeff and his partner Ed. Jeff has a background in law enforcement where he spent 12 years on the force. Jeff has helped to build and train Wayne county's S.W.A.T. team. Jeff has also been around boats all his life and sells them for Hunton Yachts. Selling boats and teaching firearms training classes takes him all over the country. Jeff's family has also been in the restaurant business most of his life. His family owns a pizza shop in Wooster Ohio called Lionsgate Pizza, Ice Cream and Deli.

I asked Jeff onto the podcast to talk about gun control. There is a lot of debate going on in the states right now about gun control. With all the school shootings and other mass shootings people are in an uproar to ban certain firearms they believe are too dangerous for people to own. I really appreciate Jeff's opinion on gun control as he has worked with law enforcement and military personnel for most of his life. He has a much better perspective on gun control than anyone I know. He has an open mind and is very respectful of other people's opinions. We got off to a bit of a late start and didn't get into everything that we wanted to talk about. But I think we still covered a bunch of good information on the subject. We will defiantly have Jeff back on the podcast soon to continue our conversation.

Jeff runs a company call the Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group IOFTWTG.COM. The website will go live in April of 2018. Head over and sign up for some training from one of the best firearms trainers in the area. You can visit their retail store at 426 E. Liberty St. Wooster, Ohio 44691. They will be carrying apparel, firearm accessories, holsters, ammunition, health and wellness supplements and more. They are in the works of obtaining an FFL to sell firearms. Then they will be the one stop shop for everything firearms in Wayne county Ohio.

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 My guest today is one of my best friends in the world Andy Hoffman. I met Andy when I started Crossfit. We worked out together and hung out with mutual friends outside of the gym. I was invited to a group chat that a couple of them had started at the gym called the “bro pit”. That's what we called the regular gym area outside of the Crossfit area where we were all working out. The four of us from the “bro pit” would get together and have fun outings away from the gym laughing until our faces hurt. I'm hoping to have a bro pit podcast in the future where we all get a little too drunk and laugh until we all hurt.

Andy was very excited when I told him I was starting the podcast. He has offered to help me with technical issues. Which is good because I'm clueless when it comes to technology.

On this episode we talked mostly about how Andy grew up in Northeast Ohio. How his parents divorced when he was young and what impact that had on him growing up. Andy loves sports and can be seen cheering on his favorite sports team, Cleveland sports teams. I don't know why but we always seem to end up talking about Andy's poop stories at some point of the conversation. This conversation was no different. Andy was very excited to get a chance to be on the podcast. He was a natural and did great on the mic. We will definitely have Andy back on the podcast very soon.

You can find him on twitter @adh_79 where he can usually be found re-tweeting very offensive posts.

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My guest today is my friend David Choma the co-owner of Crossfit Strongsville. David is one of the most genuine people I have ever met. He has a deep care for people, which is what makes him such an excellent trainer. David started Crossfit Strongsville with the dream to help as many people as possible. They started Crossfit Strongsville with only a small space available for training. They have since grown to one of the best gyms in Northeast Ohio.

David is a self proclaimed nerd that strives every day to look like the superheroes he grew up admiring. In this episode we talked about how his personal fitness journey started when he was 11 years old. David lost both parents at a young age and had to work 4 jobs to put himself through college. David graduated Cum Laude from Kent State University with a bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology. Now when people ask David what he does for a living he gets to say, “I watch magic happen every day.” It's David's goal to help all his clients become more courageous and stronger with every success they have both inside and outside of the gym.

David has the following certifications

- Crossfit Level 1

- Crossfit Kids

- Crossfit Judge's Course

- B.S. Exercise Phsiology

- ACSM Certified Personal Trainer

- Silver Sneakers MSROM

- Crossfit Level 2 (CF-L2)

- USAW Sports Performance Coach

David is one of the sponsors of the show and has been a huge help getting the podcast started. He has been nothing but supportive and offered his help before I even knew what I was doing. That's just the kind of guy he is. He's always putting other people's needs in front of his own.

You can visit David at Crossfit Strongsville located at 15247 Pearl Rd. Strongsville, Ohio 44136. You will receive a 1 on 1 consultation with David to see how they can best help you reach your health goals. You can follow David on instagram @alphachomega.

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