This episode is about reacting to a hot take that was sent to us:
Most people are putting in such low effort in the gym, it’s a waste of time!
Our own Kyle Castro and Sebastian Brambila on Instagram join us for thi…
Pete’s on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pete.rubish/ and his website https://www.koa-strong.com/
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Our own gym manager Kyle Castro and lead trainer Avi Lieu join us for this one. Kyle’s on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kyle.castroo/ and Avi on https://www.instagram.com/avi.lieu.
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Our own Kyle Castro and Sebastian Brambila on Instagram join us for this one. Kyle’s on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kyle.castroo/ and Sebastian at https://www.instagram.com/sebastian_brambila.
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Our own Kyle Castro and Sebastian Brambila on Instagram join us for this one. Kyle’s on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kyle.castroo/ and Sebastian at https://www.instagram.com/sebastian_brambila.
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Have a qu…
This week’s question from our Discord:
Frequent contributor Keith Honeycutt asked, “What are some unexpected changes you have had to make to the gym or your business model since opening the doors?”
Our own Kyle Castro…
We’re in Topic Thunder mode for most of our episodes over the holiday break.
What’s Topic Thunder? It’s the name of our roughly 10-minute “rant” show with a four-member panel who throw out as ideas as possible about a parti…
It’s the time of year that everyone is making resolutions. Maybe a better idea is to set goals.
Resolutions sound like goals, but they’re really just things you want to change about yourself. They try to make a positive out…
This week’s One Good Question comes from our Discord:
Iced-T asks:
“Why is it that I keep seeing people offer coaching but they have a coach themselves? No hate here just a good example, I have noticed Mike keeps refer…
Our friend and local gym (HyperThrive Athletics) owner, Joe Grinstain, got bored with powerlifting meets and decided to find something else to compete in. He chose running, and he recently qualified for the 2024 Boston Marat…
In fitness, in social media, in life period, there are some words we’re just sick of hearing. Do you have any? Like if we never heard the word “liver” again…
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Every December for the past few years, we’ve chosen an article from mainstream media that attempts to predict the next year’s fitness trends. Then, we discuss which one’s actually have a chance of happening, and which are re…
This week’s question came from Avi’s social media. It went a little off the rails, but we had fun with it.
You can find Avi on Instagram @avi.lieu.
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Riffing on the YouTube expose by More Plates More Dates (which can be found here -- and our own view of the industry -- we cover some of the reasons why we never bought “Liver King” Brian Johnson’s “natty” claims in the firs…
We called our own 20-somethings, Sebastian and Avi, in to help us look at the most iconic Thanksgiving movie ever. Steve Martin and John Candy starred 1987’s Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. The film was written and directed…
This week’s question from our Discord:
SilentKilr asks “How important are glute activation warmups prior to squatting and/or deadlifting?”
Do you need them? Is your ass really asleep?
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Some people really struggle at this time of year. Why is it so difficult, and what specific things do experts recommend to help make things a little more tolerable?
If you’re gripped by depression and experience suicidal…
From 3SB Discord member msoli7:
For Jim more so: As someone that pivoted from a traditional career into fitness/gym ownership/content creation what were the tradeoffs? Is there a best time in your life to do it or anythin…
The Rhino himself, Stan Efferding, joins us to talk about weight training for kids, the simplicity of good diet, and the 10-year anniversary of the Backyard Meet of the Century. Was that meet the “ribbon cutting” on the age …
The audio for this episode is a bit rougher than normal. Check the opening note for explanation.
We’re joined by Dean Saddoris and Kyle Castro to discuss…well…stuff. We review a high-top shoe commercial from 1986 and tal…
This week only, One Good Question and our main episode are switching places.
A deep-ish question from our Discord:
Keith Honeycutt asked, “What are some small things that make your day better?”
Kyle Castro helped …
A tough one from our Discord:
JackFrost asked, “If you had to make a choice, would you rather be deaf or blind?”
Avi Lieu and Kyle Castro jumped in on this one as well.
You can find Avi on Instagram @avi.lieu and …
Our own Avi Lieu and Kyle Castro chop it up with us as ponder this and a few more questions. Is Ye smart, mentally ill, or both? Is using Melanotan worth having an orange dick? Does the Liver King have fake abs? Is being hum…
This week’s question from Discord:
Mikexbull asked “As someone who wants to open a gym eventually - what do you think is the most important part of the planning?
A lot of people concentrate on all the wrong things. Wh…