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Aug. 19, 2022

What would you want for your last meal? | One Good Question

Tim Thibodeau (Gameday Barbell) and Nadeem Hamidy (Barbell Brigade) stuck around to help us with this question from our Discord: Keith Honeycutt asked: What would you pick to be your last meal if you were on death row? Is it about the food, where it comes from, or how it…

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Aug. 19, 2022

Can random fitness TikTok-ers talk?

Excerpt from 8/17/22 Episode of 50% Facts featuring guests Tim Thibideau, Tiktok-er and co-owner of Gameday Barbell, and Nadeem Hamidy of Barbell Brigade.

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Aug. 17, 2022

Tim Thibodeau (Gameday Barbell) and Nadeem Hamidy (Barbell Brigade) | 50% Facts

Tim and Nadeem join us to discuss the past, present, and future of fitness in social media. When was the golden age? Where are we going? Is TikTok really the future, and if so, how do we catch up to it? We also discuss how lifting videos lead both of…

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Aug. 14, 2022

Who do you want on your team? | One Good Question

This week’s question is a goody. EvilFern asked: Qualities you look for in people when assembling a team? Thinking more in terms of business/management. Have a question for us? Hit us up on social media and use the hashtag #onegoodquestion. If your question is picked, you’ll get something special from…

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Aug. 5, 2022

Private vs. Public life balance? | One Good Question

This week’s Discord question: Ty asked: How do you balance your personal private life from Good Company/YouTube/social media/etc? We had a couple different takes on this question: How do we divide our time between work and business? How much of our private lives are we comfortable with sharing? Have a…

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Aug. 4, 2022

Which athlete (or lifter) inspired you the most? | 50% Facts

Inspired by a series of online polls ranking Yuri Belkin, Russ Orhii, and Dan Bell by the likes of Jonnie Candito and our friends at Massenomics, we decided to ask what might be a more important question. Who inspired or continues to inspire you? Comparisons among powerlifters who compete differently…

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Aug. 3, 2022

Middle finger ethics | 50% Facts

Athletes who are “characters” are a lot more fun to follow. But how much is too much? CrossFit Games athlete Danielle Brandon appeared in a picture posted by CrossFit, flipping the bird at her own promotional image. Many commenters reacted badly, claiming it was a bad look for the sport,…

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July 30, 2022

Which one fitness trend should come back (and which one absolutely shouldn’t)? | One Good Question

A time travel question from our Discord. Eddydrizzle asked: If you could go back in time and bring back one trend (fitness or not) what would it be? Have a question for us? Hit us up on social media and use the hashtag #onegoodquestion. If your question is picked, you’ll…

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July 26, 2022

50% Facts | Should We Fat Shame Elon Musk?

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July 23, 2022

What never fails to make you laugh? | One Good Question | 50% Facts

A fun one from our Discord. Keith Honeycutt asked: What is something that never fails to make you laugh? Have a question for us? Hit us up on social media and use the hashtag #onegoodquestion. If your question is picked, you’ll get something special from us! Join our Discord for…

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July 20, 2022

Would you rather miss an open lay-up or get posterized? | July Q and A | 50% Facts

(We had planned to talk about a fat loss pill and then the information we intended to use wasn't available when we needed it. Thus the title of this live episode changed.) Haven’t done one of these in minute. What are our favorite chocolate and non-chocolate candies? Would Mike rather…

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July 15, 2022

What’s the most disrespectful thing we’ve seen happen in a gym? | One Good Question | 50% Facts

The Friday question from our Discord: EvilFern asked: What's the most disrespectful thing you've seen happen in a gym? 🎙the-one-good-question The best story is something that didn’t even happen to us! Have a question for us? Hit us up on social media and use the hashtag #onegoodquestion. If your question…

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July 13, 2022

Hustle (2022): Finally another good Adam Sandler sports movie? | 50% Facts

We take a look at the 2022 Netflix film “Hustle” starring Adam Sandler, Queen Latifa, and more NBA cameo appearances than maybe any movie ever. Can an aging basketball scout make an NBA star out of a street baller from Spain? Is this basketball Rocky? Or basketball Creed? Dean Saddoris…

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July 11, 2022

50% Facts | Hustle Review

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July 8, 2022

Which coaching cues do we hate? | One Good Question | 50% Facts

Avi Lieu, who is a coach herself, is back to help us with this one. msoli7 from our Discord asked: What are some of the coaching cues you hate the most? or completely disagree with? 🎙the-one-good-question Which ones make no sense? Can a lifter really change much during a lift?…

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July 5, 2022

50% Facts | Guest Avi Lieu

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July 5, 2022

50% Facts | Guest Avi Lieu

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July 1, 2022

50PF OGQ 7 1 2022

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June 28, 2022

50% Facts | And We're Back

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June 10, 2022

If you could change one small decision in the past, would it be worth it? | 50% Facts

This week’s question from our Discord: Keith Honeycutt asked: “(After 2 years of having Third Street up and running. Have you guys gotten to the membership count you expected or wanted to be at? Does the gym have a high Turnover of members? What’s one small thing you would have…

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June 8, 2022

Is the new Top Gun: Maverick any good? Is either of them a sports movie? | 50% Facts

This is our first shot at taking a look at a huge box office hit (Top Gun – 1986) that Mike had never seen and combined that with the opportunity to watch its huge box office hit sequel (Top Gun – Maverick). Dan Stornaiuolo (@bigdan916) joined us to compare these…

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June 3, 2022

Is seeing a chiro regularly a waste of money for most lifters? | One Good Question | 50% Facts

This week’s question from our Discord: “other_oswald” asked “Is there value for the average lifter in regularly visiting a chiropractor or is it a waste of money?” If you’ve done this, what did you feel you got for from it? Have a question for us? Hit us up on social…

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June 1, 2022

50% Facts | World's Strongest Man Recap

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May 27, 2022

Why do the same lifting questions come up over and over? | One Good Question

This week’s question from our Discord goes like this: EvilFern asked: Does it get tiring answering the same fitness questions for years on end? Does basic fitness information ever really change? Is everyone just searching for a magic bullet? The ultimate hack? As content creators, can we ever provide enough…

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