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…
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,…
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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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…
(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…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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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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…
We took on the sometimes confusing and stylistically odd documentary "Tyson" about the life and career of the often confusing and confounding former heavyweight boxing champ, Mike Tyson. Seemingly shot and edited in a style intended to convey just what goes on inside the head of one of the most…
Before we get into this week’s question, we kick around some theories about why we keep seeing videos of broken wrists and arms during squats. This Friday’s question from our Discord -- coco5294 asked: “When is it necessary to start wearing a belt?” Have a question for us? Hit us…
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This Friday’s question from our Discord is about whether you really need access to weights all the time to keep your gains. KikiSpaghetti asked: “Ok. Imagine you've been practicing heavy lifting for months, but you have to stop. You do, however, have a set of 10 lbs. dumbbells and some…
We’re joined by our buddy and fellow Sacramento gym owner Joe Grinstain. Do some coaches make programing changes just to “leave their mark?” Is their worst transgression programming exercises they don’t really believe in just because they’re popular on social media? And speaking of social media, do gurus like Liver…
