http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/Highland Games, Weightlifting, Strongman, Powerlifting, Fitness, Crossfit. We talk about all that mess. enSports & Recreationblood-and-iron 2017Fri, 11 Nov 2016 19:04:16 +00001440https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/e3/b9/e3b94f116533880cd8d5403b83398b30.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/dd985944-20df-11e5-a4d3-5abf3b15d715life-under-a-barblood-and-ironbloodandironpodcast@gmail.comHighland Games, Weightlifting, Strongman, Powerlifting, Fitness, Crossfit. We talk about all that mess. yesThu, 03 Nov 2016 14:39:37 +0000Django Web Frameworkhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/pockoski-family-business-no-offseason-for-you/Mike and Mindy. The Pockoskis have thrown more than you. A lot more. When we started getting questions about offseason training there was no better wealth of experience to delve into. This is a long episode, just to prepare you. And, sometimes the truth about improving as a thrower is put bluntly. But, we often need hard truths. It is strongly encouraged to check out the video/book available at: http://hgcontrarianapproach.com/ And support random acts of kindness and giving by shopping for a gorgeous handmade bowl from Mike's wood shop at: http://turnitforward.com We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Fri, 11 Nov 2016 19:04:16 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/9c/5c/9c5c27a0a19810659cf94e501f8ce7cf.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/pockoski-family-business-no-offseason-for-you/a46600d2-a841-11e6-89b3-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017Mike and Mindy. The Pockoskis have thrown more than you. A lot more. When we started getting questions about offseason training there was no better wealth of experience to delve into. This is a long episode, just to prepare you. And, sometimes the truth about improving as a thrower is put bluntly. But, we often need hard truths. It is strongly encouraged to check out the video/book available at: http://hgcontrarianapproach.com/ And support random acts of kindness and giving by shopping for a gorgeous handmade bowl from Mike's wood shop at: http://turnitforward.com We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:33:05http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/christmas-time-is-here-soon/If one were to jump in the way back machine, we did a Christmas episode. We did it about a week before the big day. Far too late for any of our suggestions to have a chance of making it to the tree. This year we were a little smarter and gave you about 50-ish days. We toss out some ideas in a WIDE range of prices. We didn't restrict ourselves with an upper limit this year. Give the gift of lifting love to the lifter you love this year and reap the rewards. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:39:37 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/59/dd/59ddc5f6e336832f415f0c00ed524077.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/christmas-time-is-here-soon/587c4ad8-a1d3-11e6-ae46-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017If one were to jump in the way back machine, we did a Christmas episode. We did it about a week before the big day. Far too late for any of our suggestions to have a chance of making it to the tree. This year we were a little smarter and gave you about 50-ish days. We toss out some ideas in a WIDE range of prices. We didn't restrict ourselves with an upper limit this year. Give the gift of lifting love to the lifter you love this year and reap the rewards. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:09:34http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-pen-is-mightier-than-the-sore-w-aaron-ausmus/This week we are joined by Aaron Ausmus (Awesome-us). Aaron is a national indoor shot-put champion, 2 time All American. He has also been the strength for some major universities that you may have heard of like the Tennessee Volunteers, Ole Miss Rebels, and USC Trojans. He is now the west coast rep and strength training ambassador for Sorinex. We were fortunate to get have a great talk with Aaron about his approaches to training, throwing, and coaching over the years. We also had to ask about his creation of the Pen And Paper Strength App and Lifters With Attitude. Check those out on Instagram at: @penandpaperstrengthapp And @lifters_with_attitude We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Wed, 26 Oct 2016 19:22:06 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/2b/7d/2b7d6a4ab590044870c2dbe5d421180a.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-pen-is-mightier-than-the-sore-w-aaron-ausmus/7b4f4aba-9bb1-11e6-a567-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017This week we are joined by Aaron Ausmus (Awesome-us). Aaron is a national indoor shot-put champion, 2 time All American. He has also been the strength for some major universities that you may have heard of like the Tennessee Volunteers, Ole Miss Rebels, and USC Trojans. He is now the west coast rep and strength training ambassador for Sorinex. We were fortunate to get have a great talk with Aaron about his approaches to training, throwing, and coaching over the years. We also had to ask about his creation of the Pen And Paper Strength App and Lifters With Attitude. Check those out on Instagram at: @penandpaperstrengthapp And @lifters_with_attitude We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:41:00http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/dad-talk-with-big-tony/We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Fri, 21 Oct 2016 22:21:32 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/b7/1d/b71d73973793d405bd5d32cc3247c020.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/dad-talk-with-big-tony/b85bbbe2-97dc-11e6-8350-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:37:35http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/what-s-in-the-box/Ohhhhhhh. Ahhhhhh. WHATS IN THE BOOOOOOOOX. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Wed, 05 Oct 2016 23:42:40 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/af/a8/afa8e9e6be782b9970e7d87b72276732.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/what-s-in-the-box/6746778a-8b55-11e6-82c1-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017Ohhhhhhh. Ahhhhhh. WHATS IN THE BOOOOOOOOX. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:01:28http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/arnold-auditions-for-bullshitman-a-nasga-news-epis/Sorry for the delay. After recording, before posting, I came down with a wonderful infected tooth. Nothing like mouth pain and a high fever. But, better late than never. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Fri, 30 Sep 2016 22:23:37 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/07/8f/078fa6e80511cb33af74a48caaa33186.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/arnold-auditions-for-bullshitman-a-nasga-news-epis/88906358-875c-11e6-88d1-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017Sorry for the delay. After recording, before posting, I came down with a wonderful infected tooth. Nothing like mouth pain and a high fever. But, better late than never. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:51:14http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/asked-and-answered-more-q-a/Fantastic batch of questions this time around. Justin and I divide and conquer to answer them all. Keep an eye out for a special YouTube edition with answers that didn't get used. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Thu, 22 Sep 2016 11:48:46 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/39/e0/39e0156aa417f018971dd5305ae4f495.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/asked-and-answered-more-q-a/8549d344-80ba-11e6-885e-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017Fantastic batch of questions this time around. Justin and I divide and conquer to answer them all. Keep an eye out for a special YouTube edition with answers that didn't get used. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:02:17http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/takin-it-by-storm-w-dan-tennison/This week we are joined by rising star Dan Tennison. Dan has exploded in the amateur circuit this season and is poised to jump to the professional side. He talks with us about how he approaches the throws, how he got started, and what most Ams can do to get better. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Wed, 14 Sep 2016 19:25:04 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/14/d4/14d479f6d2c15a0b5c799611a2ed1e3a.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/takin-it-by-storm-w-dan-tennison/f004642a-7ab0-11e6-ba9d-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017This week we are joined by rising star Dan Tennison. Dan has exploded in the amateur circuit this season and is poised to jump to the professional side. He talks with us about how he approaches the throws, how he got started, and what most Ams can do to get better. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:56:19http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/reunited-and-it-feels-so-good/I wish I had thought of that song before I cut this week's intro. Oh well. Justin and I finally get back together after a long string of solo episodes. We hit some listener questions from the interverse, and round up some results from big Highland Games from the past couple weekends. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:09:07 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/be/ca/beca615123216976558f80a7d25df943.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/reunited-and-it-feels-so-good/91e1c508-75de-11e6-aa8a-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017I wish I had thought of that song before I cut this week's intro. Oh well. Justin and I finally get back together after a long string of solo episodes. We hit some listener questions from the interverse, and round up some results from big Highland Games from the past couple weekends. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:07:44http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-nasga-news-for-the-end-of-time-or-just-august/A late August NASGA News. I go over the results for Masters World Championships. Praise the ladies for how competitive the women's division really can be. I take a potentially unpopular opinion on Pro numbers. And, I ramble incoherently for a bit longer than necessary. All this plus GWAR!!!!! This week on the show. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:41:49 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/39/4a/394a52bd7f8dfa1df2cc06e9b6b4d1d2.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-nasga-news-for-the-end-of-time-or-just-august/197067dc-6dff-11e6-a30d-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017A late August NASGA News. I go over the results for Masters World Championships. Praise the ladies for how competitive the women's division really can be. I take a potentially unpopular opinion on Pro numbers. And, I ramble incoherently for a bit longer than necessary. All this plus GWAR!!!!! This week on the show. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:39:41http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/we-ve-come-a-long-way-baby/In order to make sure that we put something out this week, I ramble in the car. I update my life sitch and reflect on totally missing the first anniversary of the podcast. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:03:27 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/de/8d/de8d765413dcce4d59dbecdc5916442b.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/we-ve-come-a-long-way-baby/3f8ee7be-66e7-11e6-958b-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017In order to make sure that we put something out this week, I ramble in the car. I update my life sitch and reflect on totally missing the first anniversary of the podcast. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:19:12http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-hybrid/Ain't technology wonderful. Justin and I recorded separately, shared files, I edited part of this in the car on my phone, and here it is. Better late than never. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Sat, 13 Aug 2016 13:19:02 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/88/a3/88a3e02c3339e6222ba39736230c160a.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-hybrid/80d35172-6158-11e6-b00e-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017Ain't technology wonderful. Justin and I recorded separately, shared files, I edited part of this in the car on my phone, and here it is. Better late than never. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:45:33http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/we-got-national-champions-for-days-shane-sutherlan/So it's easy to book the new National Champion when you are texting them right after they win. I shot this week's guest a message to get a results update only to get back a reply of "I won". I have been very happy to call Shane Sutherland a friend for a few years now and could not be happier to see the success he is having on the field this season. We get his thoughts on travel, the games, training, lots and lots of good stuff this week. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:17:41 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/dc/a3/dca38629cc754b9683bb5ed88f56b3cb.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/we-got-national-champions-for-days-shane-sutherlan/04fe1ba8-58d5-11e6-a922-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017So it's easy to book the new National Champion when you are texting them right after they win. I shot this week's guest a message to get a results update only to get back a reply of "I won". I have been very happy to call Shane Sutherland a friend for a few years now and could not be happier to see the success he is having on the field this season. We get his thoughts on travel, the games, training, lots and lots of good stuff this week. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:54:05http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/high-flying-flicker-travis-gardner/Like great heavyweights trading blows, Justin and I go back and forth. No not a fantastic argument. We just didn't cross schedules again. This week Justin sits down with our good friend Travis Gardner. Travis is a sheaf world record threat any given Saturday, even when he had a torn biceps. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:17:13 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/eb/bf/ebbfb7787af8588a9d863ae0fda9ae70.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/high-flying-flicker-travis-gardner/5c60707e-54d6-11e6-a922-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017Like great heavyweights trading blows, Justin and I go back and forth. No not a fantastic argument. We just didn't cross schedules again. This week Justin sits down with our good friend Travis Gardner. Travis is a sheaf world record threat any given Saturday, even when he had a torn biceps. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:57:25http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/news-of-the-throwing-world/Bear with me. Did a solo weekend update. So, of course, I be rambley. I rundown the division top tens, and the ever changing world record scene. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Fri, 22 Jul 2016 16:56:06 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/e8/93/e893c00d6e3a7e718fcd18345e4d8f0b.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/news-of-the-throwing-world/2e441ad6-502d-11e6-a922-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017Bear with me. Did a solo weekend update. So, of course, I be rambley. I rundown the division top tens, and the ever changing world record scene. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:38:36http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/a-double-album-worth/So when I wrote the metadata for today's episode I jokingly called it a double album's worth. Really it's not any longer than our normal episodes. But, this week we talk track and field news. And, we follow that with some live recordings of Justin at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games catching up with some of our super friends. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:09:47 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/53/55/53558eed00dbc8da1c9dc2680c67e6cc.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/a-double-album-worth/d7850a1a-4ad8-11e6-99db-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017So when I wrote the metadata for today's episode I jokingly called it a double album's worth. Really it's not any longer than our normal episodes. But, this week we talk track and field news. And, we follow that with some live recordings of Justin at Grandfather Mountain Highland Games catching up with some of our super friends. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:14:03http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/throwers-weekend-review-trial-version-1-0-0-lite/This week it's a whole new beast. And that beast likes to throw shit. Far. By popular demand we are going to get to talking bout them throws gamers. Ok seriously. First few minutes I sum it up. If you wanted a news show about the throwing world, I think this is it. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:21:14 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/64/da/64da4e15a5a9c37d204672012e968d47.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/throwers-weekend-review-trial-version-1-0-0-lite/e562adaa-4384-11e6-9cfc-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017This week it's a whole new beast. And that beast likes to throw shit. Far. By popular demand we are going to get to talking bout them throws gamers. Ok seriously. First few minutes I sum it up. If you wanted a news show about the throwing world, I think this is it. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:04:17http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/under-a-twenty-spot-frugal-fitness-finds/What can you get for twenty dollahs? Some of our favorite fitness finds for under four fins. Justin has clearly been thinking about this. I, meanwhile, show off JUST how cheap I am. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:35:26 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/26/63/26635c4c5b001590960d26e35608780c.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/under-a-twenty-spot-frugal-fitness-finds/f4b0ef90-3df5-11e6-8727-0a2425a72593blood-and-iron 2017What can you get for twenty dollahs? Some of our favorite fitness finds for under four fins. Justin has clearly been thinking about this. I, meanwhile, show off JUST how cheap I am. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:41:24http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/under-200-but-still-a-slinger/This week on the show Justin sits down with Highland Games Lightweight National Championship Mike Beech. We've had the pleasure of throwing with Mike a few times and it is a treat to get to see someone we consider a friend reaching lofty achievements. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:51:26 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/1c/57/1c57b7e5f059a21fb67536a056e00cd3.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/under-200-but-still-a-slinger/2db561a0-3891-11e6-a439-3af8a0a312dbblood-and-iron 2017This week on the show Justin sits down with Highland Games Lightweight National Championship Mike Beech. We've had the pleasure of throwing with Mike a few times and it is a treat to get to see someone we consider a friend reaching lofty achievements. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:23:07http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/strong-words-w-dave-ostlund/So technically all our shows could be called Strong Words, and would have been a really good show title. But, this week's guest has the distinction of being the all around strongest we've had yet. Dave Ostlund has been one of my favorite American strongmen for some time now. We get to sit down this week and have a chat about his career, his training, and what the future may hold. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 14 Jun 2016 03:17:49 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/77/ff/77ff7518c089e5712790c8383a36add7.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/strong-words-w-dave-ostlund/92f60d6c-31de-11e6-ab58-36f6591000fbblood-and-iron 2017So technically all our shows could be called Strong Words, and would have been a really good show title. But, this week's guest has the distinction of being the all around strongest we've had yet. Dave Ostlund has been one of my favorite American strongmen for some time now. We get to sit down this week and have a chat about his career, his training, and what the future may hold. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:08:39http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/how-much-more-bs-none-none-more-bs/Justin was traveling this last week and had a chance to chat with NBS Fitness owner, and EliteFTS contributor, David Allen. This week we share how David approached putting his gym together to create an atmosphere of success and community that is pretty extraordinary. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 07 Jun 2016 18:58:47 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/15/2b/152b859562d796fd6647e70d53719490.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/how-much-more-bs-none-none-more-bs/dda21a74-2ce1-11e6-ac31-46aa8cb6b4a2blood-and-iron 2017Justin was traveling this last week and had a chance to chat with NBS Fitness owner, and EliteFTS contributor, David Allen. This week we share how David approached putting his gym together to create an atmosphere of success and community that is pretty extraordinary. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:54:29http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/what-were-you-expecting/We roll on to topics we brought up last week, but didn't have time for. We also answer a couple questions this week. Don't forget to keep those coming. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:59:22 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/32/f0/32f0eed6e6854012f39016a200704d61.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/what-were-you-expecting/9238c272-2822-11e6-8f9f-123613339c5bblood-and-iron 2017We roll on to topics we brought up last week, but didn't have time for. We also answer a couple questions this week. Don't forget to keep those coming. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:17:24http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/to-be-fair/And...we are back. After an unplanned break for two week we return. This week we catch up and get into some serious consideration about fairness. Specifically we debate how athletes get divided. Is it okay to make concessions because of athlete weight? Age? Experience? We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Wed, 25 May 2016 21:29:05 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/78/79/7879076cd5538c80ba174420b4c8a956.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/to-be-fair/b4f99fba-22bf-11e6-8fbd-56d6f8d25e25blood-and-iron 2017And...we are back. After an unplanned break for two week we return. This week we catch up and get into some serious consideration about fairness. Specifically we debate how athletes get divided. Is it okay to make concessions because of athlete weight? Age? Experience? We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:14:12http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/nutrition-fringe/It's been a while since Justin and I were on together. This week we caught up a bit and talked about some of our personal feelings. Well feelings about our food at least. Like how we each view eating for health or weight loss. And, I get a little too serious and out there on the meat issue. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Wed, 04 May 2016 01:35:18 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/5c/2b/5c2baa4e0c968e91128a16bb33fc3428.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/nutrition-fringe/75439750-1198-11e6-be15-66c43bdc8034blood-and-iron 2017It's been a while since Justin and I were on together. This week we caught up a bit and talked about some of our personal feelings. Well feelings about our food at least. Like how we each view eating for health or weight loss. And, I get a little too serious and out there on the meat issue. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:03:04http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/figure-it-out-stephanie-from-crossfit-706-million/Caught up with a friend of mine this last week. She has been a competitive CrossFit athlete for several years, but recently undertook her first figure contest. We discuss how she transitioned from performance to aesthetic. And, how she has been recovering afterward. I did not know that did that AND give up the steady career to become a gym owner with her husband. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 26 Apr 2016 01:35:53 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/b2/46/b2464aabe844a007051e90a93293c0eb.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/figure-it-out-stephanie-from-crossfit-706-million/370db7b2-0b4f-11e6-acf8-366ddf176f88blood-and-iron 2017Caught up with a friend of mine this last week. She has been a competitive CrossFit athlete for several years, but recently undertook her first figure contest. We discuss how she transitioned from performance to aesthetic. And, how she has been recovering afterward. I did not know that did that AND give up the steady career to become a gym owner with her husband. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:45:23http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/garret-huffman-doing-it-all/Got to catch up with my good friend Garrett Huffman who is a Hickory, North Carolina firefighter as well as competitive strength athlete across multiple realms. From being a top-tier geared powerlifter, to a semi-competitive CrossFit athlete, to a competitive Olympic weightlifter, he now has goals to qualify for the XPC finals at the 2017 Arnold Sports Festival and me 2016 American Open in the same year. We also spoke about the culture of string sports over the past decade as well as his work with 555 Fitness, A charity geared towards supplying workout equipment to firehouses to provide firefighters with a means of exercise on the job, searching to improve firefighter fitness due to cardiac-related events being the number one killer of firefighters We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 19 Apr 2016 18:21:00 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/db/e6/dbe6c3e1386f3bcd8320bcdf81e46d67.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/garret-huffman-doing-it-all/782f128e-065b-11e6-91e7-b607a8762d82blood-and-iron 2017Got to catch up with my good friend Garrett Huffman who is a Hickory, North Carolina firefighter as well as competitive strength athlete across multiple realms. From being a top-tier geared powerlifter, to a semi-competitive CrossFit athlete, to a competitive Olympic weightlifter, he now has goals to qualify for the XPC finals at the 2017 Arnold Sports Festival and me 2016 American Open in the same year. We also spoke about the culture of string sports over the past decade as well as his work with 555 Fitness, A charity geared towards supplying workout equipment to firehouses to provide firefighters with a means of exercise on the job, searching to improve firefighter fitness due to cardiac-related events being the number one killer of firefighters We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:26:15http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/hail-to-the-king-baby-talking-squats-w-strengtheor/The King of exercises. The desert island exercise. We were so honored to have Greg give up so much time to talk lifting. And, we ended up having a big time. The keywords for this show were fun enough on their own. Squatting, Bbq, Beer, Beards, Multi-ply, Particle duality, Chinese Translation. Sometimes these shows are snipers. Crisp, clean, and on topic. Today was a big fun shotgun blast. Occasional mic overload from laughter. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:41:49 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/21/ab/21abc028f797ab528b3c5b388b8b4cc1.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/hail-to-the-king-baby-talking-squats-w-strengtheor/d0e15cd4-0025-11e6-9486-c6be2cbbe726blood-and-iron 2017The King of exercises. The desert island exercise. We were so honored to have Greg give up so much time to talk lifting. And, we ended up having a big time. The keywords for this show were fun enough on their own. Squatting, Bbq, Beer, Beards, Multi-ply, Particle duality, Chinese Translation. Sometimes these shows are snipers. Crisp, clean, and on topic. Today was a big fun shotgun blast. Occasional mic overload from laughter. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:39:08http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-the-strength-phase/Previously in the Ed Series we introduced periodization and covered the hypertrophy phase. Now it's the meat of what to do with your...meat. Gross. Ok, but seriously, this episode is about getting your muscle strong and ready for competition. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Fri, 08 Apr 2016 15:57:30 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/40/03/400321cb8c6d44791122511e8d2078a0.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-the-strength-phase/99b0decc-fda2-11e5-bcec-2acf615d0eafblood-and-iron 2017Previously in the Ed Series we introduced periodization and covered the hypertrophy phase. Now it's the meat of what to do with your...meat. Gross. Ok, but seriously, this episode is about getting your muscle strong and ready for competition. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:31:37http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/third-floor-shoes-rubbers-tights-and-wraps/Justin and I had a couple questions about some gear choices. Footwear? Comparing neoprene and compression? Choosing wraps for certain needs? YES! To all those things. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 05 Apr 2016 20:21:33 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/1b/50/1b504fbff87ac18edd18029fbe64edf1.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/third-floor-shoes-rubbers-tights-and-wraps/fd38e91e-fb6b-11e5-b2db-329e1fee468ablood-and-iron 2017Justin and I had a couple questions about some gear choices. Footwear? Comparing neoprene and compression? Choosing wraps for certain needs? YES! To all those things. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:14:59http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-leg-accessory-movements-b-side/Until we can rerecord with Brett Bracken we offer this. A top five of our favorite leg accessory movements presented in a different way. This one is out as two episodes with just Justin on one and just Tucker on the other. We don't know what the other has on his list till we listen. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:43:02 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/5f/6e/5f6e3fad957f3a1592f8ce2682ba7cac.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-leg-accessory-movements-b-side/4d94416e-f5cd-11e5-8d6a-9276fcf16ef0blood-and-iron 2017Until we can rerecord with Brett Bracken we offer this. A top five of our favorite leg accessory movements presented in a different way. This one is out as two episodes with just Justin on one and just Tucker on the other. We don't know what the other has on his list till we listen. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:16:08http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-leg-accessory-movements-a-side/TUntil we can rerecord with Brett Bracken we offer this. A top five of our favorite leg accessory movements presented in a different way. This one is out as two episodes with just Justin on one and just Tucker on the other. We don't know what the other has on his list till we listen. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:01:37 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/45/34/4534c9a04130b129bc7742cc5a169991.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-leg-accessory-movements-a-side/c0c47d1e-f5b6-11e5-8d6a-9276fcf16ef0blood-and-iron 2017TUntil we can rerecord with Brett Bracken we offer this. A top five of our favorite leg accessory movements presented in a different way. This one is out as two episodes with just Justin on one and just Tucker on the other. We don't know what the other has on his list till we listen. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:14:44http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/up-shall-ye-throw-it-being-the-second-part-of-the/Part two or our throwing cues split episode. This one looks at the caber, sheaf, and WOB. Look for some accompanying videos to get posted on Facebook. Some of this is a good bit more visual. We hope some of these mental cues help you out with farther throws. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:49:00 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/12/83/1283c67557d105e01ea0d60a502ba160.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/up-shall-ye-throw-it-being-the-second-part-of-the/f2183cc0-f287-11e5-b70b-5276e159a816blood-and-iron 2017Part two or our throwing cues split episode. This one looks at the caber, sheaf, and WOB. Look for some accompanying videos to get posted on Facebook. Some of this is a good bit more visual. We hope some of these mental cues help you out with farther throws. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:53:02http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/away-shall-ye-throw-it-being-the-first-part-of-the/We wanted to do a show all about the mental cues that we have learned from our betters, be they top amateurs or pros. Of course, we have so many thoughts and feels about throwing that we quickly had way more than a regular episode. So this is part one of a two parter. Enjoy. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 22 Mar 2016 22:05:00 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/37/2d/372da287a6ae905966c527889a390861.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/away-shall-ye-throw-it-being-the-first-part-of-the/1f31dfdc-f07a-11e5-a424-2ab0dbfe36a3blood-and-iron 2017We wanted to do a show all about the mental cues that we have learned from our betters, be they top amateurs or pros. Of course, we have so many thoughts and feels about throwing that we quickly had way more than a regular episode. So this is part one of a two parter. Enjoy. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:52:36http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-the-hypertrophy-phase/A while ago we did an Ed show outlining the basics of Periodization. This week we dip a little deeper into the hypertrophy phase specifically. We look at some theory and practice for getting GainZ. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:05:01 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/aa/19/aa194f495b5c3ab0395dd08fa987e9dc.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-the-hypertrophy-phase/2bcd82fa-ed23-11e5-92cb-da720bb75c5fblood-and-iron 2017A while ago we did an Ed show outlining the basics of Periodization. This week we dip a little deeper into the hypertrophy phase specifically. We look at some theory and practice for getting GainZ. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:34:08http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-travel-etiquette/As Justin has just travelled to start his season and I do the same in a couple week we look at some travel rules. Sharing hotel rooms is a great way to save on travel. But, there are some things that can get you on the no share list. We, also, talk about some other stuff. Comparing weekends and Arnold results and the like. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:07:27 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/86/77/867742f2442139d3e42b1dbc1cc6a63a.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-travel-etiquette/de4d892e-eaae-11e5-bb6a-fe3004115243blood-and-iron 2017As Justin has just travelled to start his season and I do the same in a couple week we look at some travel rules. Sharing hotel rooms is a great way to save on travel. But, there are some things that can get you on the no share list. We, also, talk about some other stuff. Comparing weekends and Arnold results and the like. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:00:33http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/bench-blast/We finally re-recorded the episode about the bench press that we tried once. It's cool though. Cause we did it again. We share some bench history and ways to build your bench. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:29:01 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/31/69/3169bfd425667a38adbc21eb17df5e3d.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/bench-blast/81fe1a40-e7bf-11e5-9bbe-0e3f4cb02b94blood-and-iron 2017We finally re-recorded the episode about the bench press that we tried once. It's cool though. Cause we did it again. We share some bench history and ways to build your bench. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.01:04:11http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/wallis-weight-belts-american-custom/We are joined this week by Evan from Wallis Weight Belts. Evan took a frustration at the quality of commercial belts and turned it into a top notch boutique company. He currently turns out super high quality handmade belts out of his living room that can only be described as beautiful. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Tue, 08 Mar 2016 02:39:57 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/f5/38/f538d1d47152adef2ccc7ed4d4619c8d.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/wallis-weight-belts-american-custom/0bfd7010-e4d7-11e5-bd6d-26bc22e6aae9blood-and-iron 2017We are joined this week by Evan from Wallis Weight Belts. Evan took a frustration at the quality of commercial belts and turned it into a top notch boutique company. He currently turns out super high quality handmade belts out of his living room that can only be described as beautiful. We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:36:26http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/setting-up-your-training-session-for-success-w-nic/Justin talks with Nick Shedd of EXOS about setting up your session for serious performance training. Nick and Justin studied exercise science together at Appalachian State. I'm honestly as eager to listen to this one as everyone else. ---------------------- We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.Fri, 04 Mar 2016 03:07:45 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/68/9b/689bff16d91b72751022b263936a627b.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/setting-up-your-training-session-for-success-w-nic/4462b3c6-e1b6-11e5-ae52-bafe2650b39cblood-and-iron 2017Justin talks with Nick Shedd of EXOS about setting up your session for serious performance training. Nick and Justin studied exercise science together at Appalachian State. I'm honestly as eager to listen to this one as everyone else. ---------------------- We are always thankful for our listeners and we are honored by the growth of the show. That growth is because of you. We want to bring you the shows that you want to hear. Shoot us your questions and show topic ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or find us on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Justin Blatnikstrength.com or @blatnikstrength on all the socials. And please drop us a nice review on your favorite podcast app. ----------------------- Sorry folks everything below this line is just for keyword search stuff. For people who just type in powerlifting, CrossFit, strongman, Highland games, shot put, throws, fitness, weight loss, etc. Those people need help too. And they shall one day know the power of our awesomeness.00:45:36http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/understanding-triphasic-training-w-author-cal-diet/When listeners suggest we act. When we got asked about triphasic training we scratched our heads and realized we needed more authority. So we contact triphasic author Cal Dietz, Olympic Sports Strength Coach for the University of Minnesota. Triphasic is geared toward explosive movements like throwing and sprinting. Coach Dietz explains how his method works and how to implement it in your long term training. We are so thankful for one of the top strength coaches taking time out. As always we are grateful for our fans and their input. Send us show topic ideas and questions to bloodandironpodcast.com. Search B and I on all the socials and hit us with the hashtag #bustassgainmass Find Justin at Blatnikstrength.com And anywhere @blatnikstrengthTue, 01 Mar 2016 02:02:21 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/a2/83/a283b37cacb0949f5735d3ae159ef881.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/understanding-triphasic-training-w-author-cal-diet/a22832c2-df51-11e5-8444-d69e489dbc33blood-and-iron 2017When listeners suggest we act. When we got asked about triphasic training we scratched our heads and realized we needed more authority. So we contact triphasic author Cal Dietz, Olympic Sports Strength Coach for the University of Minnesota. Triphasic is geared toward explosive movements like throwing and sprinting. Coach Dietz explains how his method works and how to implement it in your long term training. We are so thankful for one of the top strength coaches taking time out. As always we are grateful for our fans and their input. Send us show topic ideas and questions to bloodandironpodcast.com. Search B and I on all the socials and hit us with the hashtag #bustassgainmass Find Justin at Blatnikstrength.com And anywhere @blatnikstrength00:54:16http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/waiting-on-a-friend-becomes-a-full-episode/While waiting to connect with a guest, Justin and I get gabbing about the sort of things we gab about. Before we knew it we had talked about a variety of stuff for an hour. It makes a nice intro to the episode that will come out on Tuesday 3/1. But, it also lets you in on us a little bit more. We talk about about everything from velocity training and autoregulation approaches to Girl Scout cookies and killing whole pizzas. Shoot us your show topic ideas and questions at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook, Twitter,and Instagram and use the #bustassgainmass Hit up Justin on Blatnikstrength.com and anywhere on the socials @blatnikstrength We are so grateful for your support. Help us out by dropping a review on your podcast app.Fri, 26 Feb 2016 14:40:56 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/78/c0/78c050038c88d988f6e2a00d85de0a3c.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/waiting-on-a-friend-becomes-a-full-episode/f18f42fa-dc96-11e5-a510-7e2c2a8b81aablood-and-iron 2017While waiting to connect with a guest, Justin and I get gabbing about the sort of things we gab about. Before we knew it we had talked about a variety of stuff for an hour. It makes a nice intro to the episode that will come out on Tuesday 3/1. But, it also lets you in on us a little bit more. We talk about about everything from velocity training and autoregulation approaches to Girl Scout cookies and killing whole pizzas. Shoot us your show topic ideas and questions at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook, Twitter,and Instagram and use the #bustassgainmass Hit up Justin on Blatnikstrength.com and anywhere on the socials @blatnikstrength We are so grateful for your support. Help us out by dropping a review on your podcast app.01:01:42http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/strongman-glory-days-w-nate-mcdonald/With the Arnold Sports Festival fast approaching I catch up with one of my best buddies to talk some Strongman. We look back at how we got into the sport and what it had brought to our lives. We answer a listener question about warming up for events and reminisce on good times. Please send in your show topics and questions to bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook, Twitter,and Instagram and hit us with the #bustassgainmass Shoot Justin a message through @blatnikstrength on any of the socials and Blatnikstrength.com. Bazinga.Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:08:04 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/1e/87/1e87697820701c4367d1f4e80cf9ffac.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/strongman-glory-days-w-nate-mcdonald/8cc5692e-db21-11e5-a480-6a2889452c89blood-and-iron 2017With the Arnold Sports Festival fast approaching I catch up with one of my best buddies to talk some Strongman. We look back at how we got into the sport and what it had brought to our lives. We answer a listener question about warming up for events and reminisce on good times. Please send in your show topics and questions to bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook, Twitter,and Instagram and hit us with the #bustassgainmass Shoot Justin a message through @blatnikstrength on any of the socials and Blatnikstrength.com. Bazinga.00:34:36http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-rides-again-intro-to-periodization/A couple weeks off from the Ed series, but we it's back. This week we start to delve into the fun stuff a little more with intro to Periodization. Periodization, while tough to type repeatedly, is a fairly straight forward concept. We set up some vocabulary and some basic concepts so that we can come back in the next few Fridays and really get into how and why to design your cycle plan. This is one of the biggest concepts in programming training for powerlifting and for athletes. We will look at why some sports like strongman and Crossfit could stand to incorporate more of this. Thanks for the questions and suggestions we have received through bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com. Shoot us some stuff there and we will get it cooking. We have a whole episode coming together based on an email question. The more input we get from you, the audience, the more we can provide. Thanks every week for taking the time to listen to us. If you haven't drop us a pleasant review on your podcast platform and help us grow.Fri, 19 Feb 2016 20:56:56 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/8c/89/8c89daa5df1a42d0b6e2c38b192ef089.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-rides-again-intro-to-periodization/500776e6-d74b-11e5-ad94-5a8d71a54063blood-and-iron 2017A couple weeks off from the Ed series, but we it's back. This week we start to delve into the fun stuff a little more with intro to Periodization. Periodization, while tough to type repeatedly, is a fairly straight forward concept. We set up some vocabulary and some basic concepts so that we can come back in the next few Fridays and really get into how and why to design your cycle plan. This is one of the biggest concepts in programming training for powerlifting and for athletes. We will look at why some sports like strongman and Crossfit could stand to incorporate more of this. Thanks for the questions and suggestions we have received through bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com. Shoot us some stuff there and we will get it cooking. We have a whole episode coming together based on an email question. The more input we get from you, the audience, the more we can provide. Thanks every week for taking the time to listen to us. If you haven't drop us a pleasant review on your podcast platform and help us grow.00:32:47http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/milliron-confidence-and-bodyweight/This week's guest is Princeton throws coach and pro highland gamer Jeff Milliron. Jeff caught our eye with his quality scores on the field, and his weight room Instagram vids. Like us, Jeff has been all over the strength sports map, competing in strongman as well as track. He even has a PR deadlift of over 700lbs that's strong for any sport. Despite some technical issues with the audio, that we didn't know about till it was too late, this is one of my favorite shows in a hhhwhile. As always search us out on the social medias by searching Blood and Iron or Blatnik. Watch our guest on Instagram @mr_milliron. Shoot us some show topic ideas and questions at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com We are so grateful for your listens and support. To help us grow, take just a minute to drop a 5 🌟 review on your favorite podcast app.Tue, 16 Feb 2016 02:19:54 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/d8/6c/d86cb3aae2d5eceea2b8bbd6ed7f137f.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/milliron-confidence-and-bodyweight/c4281ec2-d453-11e5-a574-1212ccc3ee2eblood-and-iron 2017This week's guest is Princeton throws coach and pro highland gamer Jeff Milliron. Jeff caught our eye with his quality scores on the field, and his weight room Instagram vids. Like us, Jeff has been all over the strength sports map, competing in strongman as well as track. He even has a PR deadlift of over 700lbs that's strong for any sport. Despite some technical issues with the audio, that we didn't know about till it was too late, this is one of my favorite shows in a hhhwhile. As always search us out on the social medias by searching Blood and Iron or Blatnik. Watch our guest on Instagram @mr_milliron. Shoot us some show topic ideas and questions at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com We are so grateful for your listens and support. To help us grow, take just a minute to drop a 5 🌟 review on your favorite podcast app.01:03:21http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/see-it-be-it-visualization-for-big-lifts/Justin takes over this week while I am sick and busy. He talks about his experience with the Carolina Panthers. He leads you through his visualization strategy for big lifts. And finally, he covers some overdue Q&A business. Big things in the works. Some special presentation shows coming up and maybe a few special announcements. Shoot us an email at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com to submit questions and show ideas Search us out on all the social medias and check out Facebook for links associated with episodes.Thu, 11 Feb 2016 03:29:09 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/1a/7a/1a7aae97504df5803ea4d61387bb8734.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/see-it-be-it-visualization-for-big-lifts/9cf2687c-d06f-11e5-83a9-b206f1558d9fblood-and-iron 2017Justin takes over this week while I am sick and busy. He talks about his experience with the Carolina Panthers. He leads you through his visualization strategy for big lifts. And finally, he covers some overdue Q&A business. Big things in the works. Some special presentation shows coming up and maybe a few special announcements. Shoot us an email at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com to submit questions and show ideas Search us out on all the social medias and check out Facebook for links associated with episodes.00:54:08http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/friday-fix-snatch-fixes/Snatching: for weightlifters and Crossfit athletes it's a must. This Friday Fix we look at some fixes and clean ups to help you get more out of your snatch. For throwers and strength athletes it can help develop some serious power.Fri, 05 Feb 2016 20:33:35 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/1b/7b/1b7be2a869011ab232b3916a20016bb4.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/friday-fix-snatch-fixes/bb2b3a70-cc47-11e5-9402-b2275452b68cblood-and-iron 2017Snatching: for weightlifters and Crossfit athletes it's a must. This Friday Fix we look at some fixes and clean ups to help you get more out of your snatch. For throwers and strength athletes it can help develop some serious power.00:30:23http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/sleep-hygiene-for-optimal-performance-and-life/"Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together" - Thomas Dekker After our visit with Jeff Nichols, a couple weeks ago, we are fired up to get to bed. No kidding. Sleep is the biggest recovery aid out there. It sets complex chemical cascades into motion more powerful than anything that came out of a lab. Good sleep repairs rep ravaged muscles and salves the sapped CNS. Without sleep you develop penchants for alliteration. Seriously though, regardless of training style: strongman, powerlifting, or Crossfit your performance will improve with quality sleep. This week we look how to get not just more sleep but better sleep. Get the most out of sleep by navigating sleep cycles and conquering sleep hygiene. Check us out on all the social medias at Blood and Iron, @BloodNIronShow (tweets), or @blood_and_ironshow (Insta) or @blatnikstrength and blatnikstrength.com Email us questions and show ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.comWed, 03 Feb 2016 03:50:30 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/fc/f4/fcf4c9fcd6a21e3f8d379bb691f0c75d.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/sleep-hygiene-for-optimal-performance-and-life/451f2514-ca29-11e5-acff-c627f898e6fcblood-and-iron 2017"Sleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together" - Thomas Dekker After our visit with Jeff Nichols, a couple weeks ago, we are fired up to get to bed. No kidding. Sleep is the biggest recovery aid out there. It sets complex chemical cascades into motion more powerful than anything that came out of a lab. Good sleep repairs rep ravaged muscles and salves the sapped CNS. Without sleep you develop penchants for alliteration. Seriously though, regardless of training style: strongman, powerlifting, or Crossfit your performance will improve with quality sleep. This week we look how to get not just more sleep but better sleep. Get the most out of sleep by navigating sleep cycles and conquering sleep hygiene. Check us out on all the social medias at Blood and Iron, @BloodNIronShow (tweets), or @blood_and_ironshow (Insta) or @blatnikstrength and blatnikstrength.com Email us questions and show ideas at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com01:05:24http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-planes-of-motion/Looking at how the body moves through spaces can offer new perspective on creating muscular balance, and engineering your training to be most effective. We look at and define the most important planes to consider when analyzing training. As always these short form episodes are ideally help for folks wanting to become a certified professional, but maybe without the resources. Or, maybe you are just a powerlifter, or strongman that really wants get deep in the knowledge. Maybe you wanna study for the Crossfit level 1 and this info can help. We just wanna help. Check out our previous episodes for more great guests and interesting info. Email us questions and topic ideas at: Bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Hit us up on Facebook and the other social media sites just look up Blood and Iron or @blatnikstrength on your favorite social app.Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:06:53 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/0d/71/0d71d583cd66b5a799c320cf1d92a26d.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-planes-of-motion/ee66261a-c699-11e5-9e0f-aa6b7f2539c7blood-and-iron 2017Looking at how the body moves through spaces can offer new perspective on creating muscular balance, and engineering your training to be most effective. We look at and define the most important planes to consider when analyzing training. As always these short form episodes are ideally help for folks wanting to become a certified professional, but maybe without the resources. Or, maybe you are just a powerlifter, or strongman that really wants get deep in the knowledge. Maybe you wanna study for the Crossfit level 1 and this info can help. We just wanna help. Check out our previous episodes for more great guests and interesting info. Email us questions and topic ideas at: Bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Hit us up on Facebook and the other social media sites just look up Blood and Iron or @blatnikstrength on your favorite social app.00:13:33http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/how-to-make-a-home-gym-your-best-training-option/Justin and I both love the options that a home gym affords. For a long time it's been the only refuge for the powerlifters and strongman athlete. But, now it's becoming more popular as Crossfit brings more inexpensive gear to the market. We talk through why we like home gyms and some of the ways we have set up ours to be safe and affordable. Like what you hear? Please give us a 5 star review on your podcast app. Email us questions and show ideas to bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on face book Tweet us at: @BloodNIronShow @blatnikstrength Instagram: @blood_and_ironshow @blatnikstrengthWed, 27 Jan 2016 18:58:53 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/5b/4b/5b4b91fcf1e606c7e5b9cf3be4699cdf.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/how-to-make-a-home-gym-your-best-training-option/02aab348-c528-11e5-acab-567a6abe1ff9blood-and-iron 2017Justin and I both love the options that a home gym affords. For a long time it's been the only refuge for the powerlifters and strongman athlete. But, now it's becoming more popular as Crossfit brings more inexpensive gear to the market. We talk through why we like home gyms and some of the ways we have set up ours to be safe and affordable. Like what you hear? Please give us a 5 star review on your podcast app. Email us questions and show ideas to bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on face book Tweet us at: @BloodNIronShow @blatnikstrength Instagram: @blood_and_ironshow @blatnikstrength00:50:24http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/recovery-for-maximum-performance-with-jeff-nichols/We finally got to talk with Jeff Nichols from Virginia High Performance. Jeff was an Navy SEAL for 11 years and a strength coach before that. He has a tremendous wealth of experience with various training and recovery methods. In this chat he helps us understand what needs to be done to get more out of a workout and how to be prepared to do it every day. Every athlete can benefit from better recovery no matter what the sport. Powerlifting, strongman, Crossfit, football, baseball, etc. Got suggestions for the show? Send us an email at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook Tweet us @BloodNIronShow Or @blatnikstrength Or send us a vid on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Contact Jeff at VirginiaHP.com Please leave us a review on your podcast platform and share.Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:53:00 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/6d/77/6d776d99c52165a9862f7dd0e0aedacd.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/recovery-for-maximum-performance-with-jeff-nichols/640ac5d0-beff-11e5-9dd4-721bd04f7f10blood-and-iron 2017We finally got to talk with Jeff Nichols from Virginia High Performance. Jeff was an Navy SEAL for 11 years and a strength coach before that. He has a tremendous wealth of experience with various training and recovery methods. In this chat he helps us understand what needs to be done to get more out of a workout and how to be prepared to do it every day. Every athlete can benefit from better recovery no matter what the sport. Powerlifting, strongman, Crossfit, football, baseball, etc. Got suggestions for the show? Send us an email at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook Tweet us @BloodNIronShow Or @blatnikstrength Or send us a vid on Instagram @blood_and_ironshow Contact Jeff at VirginiaHP.com Please leave us a review on your podcast platform and share.00:57:53http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-episode-4-levers-and-intro-to-bi/All off schedule this week. Wednesday, Saturday, we are just slinging episodes. This is part 4 of the Ed Series. This is a tough one. We introduce human biomechanics through discussing levers. We don't delve too deep into lever physics, but focus on how it applies in the body to move the musculoskeletal system, and how small changes in individual anatomy can have affects. This is by no means comprehensive, but an intro to the concepts of biomechanics. If you are taking a Crossfit certification, strength and conditioning course, or are looking to become a personal trainer this info may help you pass your exams. Be sure to review previous episodes in this series for information on muscle structure and basics on the neuromuscular system. In the future we will get further in depth into the mechanism that is the human body so that we can get to the fun stuff. For more info or to ask us questions email us at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or follow us on Twitter: @BloodNIronShow @Blatnikstrength Instagram @blood_and_ironshow @blatnikstrength Or our websites bloodandiron.wordpress.com justinblatnik.com Thanks for all the listens and support. Please share your pr and prelift routine vids with us on the twit/face. Take a minute to share a 5 star review on your podcast platform to help us grow and share all the free info.Sun, 17 Jan 2016 04:33:54 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/2f/1c/2f1c38efa9b0b0b7633a33868636ccfe.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-episode-4-levers-and-intro-to-bi/8433ac7e-bcd3-11e5-985d-5267ca6560c5blood-and-iron 2017All off schedule this week. Wednesday, Saturday, we are just slinging episodes. This is part 4 of the Ed Series. This is a tough one. We introduce human biomechanics through discussing levers. We don't delve too deep into lever physics, but focus on how it applies in the body to move the musculoskeletal system, and how small changes in individual anatomy can have affects. This is by no means comprehensive, but an intro to the concepts of biomechanics. If you are taking a Crossfit certification, strength and conditioning course, or are looking to become a personal trainer this info may help you pass your exams. Be sure to review previous episodes in this series for information on muscle structure and basics on the neuromuscular system. In the future we will get further in depth into the mechanism that is the human body so that we can get to the fun stuff. For more info or to ask us questions email us at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Or follow us on Twitter: @BloodNIronShow @Blatnikstrength Instagram @blood_and_ironshow @blatnikstrength Or our websites bloodandiron.wordpress.com justinblatnik.com Thanks for all the listens and support. Please share your pr and prelift routine vids with us on the twit/face. Take a minute to share a 5 star review on your podcast platform to help us grow and share all the free info.00:27:16http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/pregaming-getting-fired-up-to-lift/What gets you jacked up to lift? We reflect on the college football national championship and how football players can teach us how to get our minds in the game. When you are gearing up for big lifts, a game, or even a tough WOD it's important to get up and motivated. We look at some of our approaches to mental prep and warm ups, and songs or video we like. Share your favorite playlists and videos with us through: Blood and Iron on Facebook or @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram Or shoot us questions and suggestions at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com The Facebook page will have all of our social links. Thank you guys for all the listens and support. Drop us a 5 star review and share us around.Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:51:17 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/b3/74/b3748a1b41930fdbac8555063096b178.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/pregaming-getting-fired-up-to-lift/3ed0d100-ba1e-11e5-ad92-9ed5da15f908blood-and-iron 2017What gets you jacked up to lift? We reflect on the college football national championship and how football players can teach us how to get our minds in the game. When you are gearing up for big lifts, a game, or even a tough WOD it's important to get up and motivated. We look at some of our approaches to mental prep and warm ups, and songs or video we like. Share your favorite playlists and videos with us through: Blood and Iron on Facebook or @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram Or shoot us questions and suggestions at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com The Facebook page will have all of our social links. Thank you guys for all the listens and support. Drop us a 5 star review and share us around.01:07:12http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/turn-your-new-years-fitness-resolutions-into-succe/We are back after a little Christmas break. It's not too late to save your New Years resolution for fitness. This week we look at how one or two little changes in perspective or strategy can make a huge difference outcome. We also discuss the upsides to coaching no matter what level you are at. MMA fighters can have different coaches for skill facets like Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, Striking, Strength and Conditioning, etc. Crossfit athletes can also benefit from having a dedicated weightlifting coach. We try to keep this one in the realm of general fitness with ideas for anyone who isn't already an athlete to succeed with their body change goals. Don't forget to follow us on social media. Facebook Blood and Iron Tucker Turner Justin Blatnik Twitter @BloodNIronShow @blatnikstrength Instagram @blood_and_ironshow @blatnikstrength Email us with questions: Bloodandironpodcast@gmail.comWed, 06 Jan 2016 14:21:57 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/9a/90/9a9099e9308c1f76a6450d7729af9c42.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/turn-your-new-years-fitness-resolutions-into-succe/d824483a-b480-11e5-8a0a-4ac442f4c1a9blood-and-iron 2017We are back after a little Christmas break. It's not too late to save your New Years resolution for fitness. This week we look at how one or two little changes in perspective or strategy can make a huge difference outcome. We also discuss the upsides to coaching no matter what level you are at. MMA fighters can have different coaches for skill facets like Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, Striking, Strength and Conditioning, etc. Crossfit athletes can also benefit from having a dedicated weightlifting coach. We try to keep this one in the realm of general fitness with ideas for anyone who isn't already an athlete to succeed with their body change goals. Don't forget to follow us on social media. Facebook Blood and Iron Tucker Turner Justin Blatnik Twitter @BloodNIronShow @blatnikstrength Instagram @blood_and_ironshow @blatnikstrength Email us with questions: Bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com01:11:41http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-episode-3-basics-of-neuromuscula/Man I love doing these. They may be half the length of regular shows but I have been reading and working to get this show ready for hours. Today we review some hypertrophy and motor units. Then we go into looking at the electric system that makes it work and how that system adapts to training. We round it out with basics of muscle fiber types and proprioceptors. Give a listen and share. As usual we thank you for your listens and support. Find, Friend, and Follow Facebook Blood and Iron Tucker Turner Justin Blatnik Twitter: @BloodNIronShow @blatnikstrength Instagram: @blood_and_ironshow @blatnikstrength Bloodandiron.wordpress.com Email questions to bloodsandironpodcast@gmail.comFri, 18 Dec 2015 18:15:03 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/6c/59/6c591a983ff4aa0c053f42143e401cc7.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-episode-3-basics-of-neuromuscula/42102a3e-a5b3-11e5-92db-a6bcbe5c31a5blood-and-iron 2017Man I love doing these. They may be half the length of regular shows but I have been reading and working to get this show ready for hours. Today we review some hypertrophy and motor units. Then we go into looking at the electric system that makes it work and how that system adapts to training. We round it out with basics of muscle fiber types and proprioceptors. Give a listen and share. As usual we thank you for your listens and support. Find, Friend, and Follow Facebook Blood and Iron Tucker Turner Justin Blatnik Twitter: @BloodNIronShow @blatnikstrength Instagram: @blood_and_ironshow @blatnikstrength Bloodandiron.wordpress.com Email questions to bloodsandironpodcast@gmail.com00:31:56http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-christmas-edition-gifts-for-the-lifti/The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value Charles Dudley Warner For this week's full episode we turn our thoughts to Christmas. Significant others of those passionate about weightlifting, powerlifting, strongman, Crossfit, general Fitness, Healthy Living etc. can feel the pressure this time of year. A gift shows that you care, but also that you pay attention to the interests of the recipient. If you haven't this episode will, at least, help you fake it. As always we are grateful for your listens and support. Please take a moment to give us a five star review on you favorite podcast platform and help share the show. On Behalf of myself and Justin, Merry Christmas. Find us, Friend us, Follow us Facebook: Blood and Iron Tucker Turner Justin Blatnik Instagram: @blood_and_ironshow @blatnikstrength Twitter: @BloodNIronShow @blatnikstrength Q&A? Reach us at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.comThu, 17 Dec 2015 05:01:21 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/80/6b/806bbaf8471bfc3514864ee5aaf12b7d.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-christmas-edition-gifts-for-the-lifti/36b3dea8-a47b-11e5-9882-fe61acb317c3blood-and-iron 2017The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value Charles Dudley Warner For this week's full episode we turn our thoughts to Christmas. Significant others of those passionate about weightlifting, powerlifting, strongman, Crossfit, general Fitness, Healthy Living etc. can feel the pressure this time of year. A gift shows that you care, but also that you pay attention to the interests of the recipient. If you haven't this episode will, at least, help you fake it. As always we are grateful for your listens and support. Please take a moment to give us a five star review on you favorite podcast platform and help share the show. On Behalf of myself and Justin, Merry Christmas. Find us, Friend us, Follow us Facebook: Blood and Iron Tucker Turner Justin Blatnik Instagram: @blood_and_ironshow @blatnikstrength Twitter: @BloodNIronShow @blatnikstrength Q&A? Reach us at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com00:39:47http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-episode-2-basics-of-force-produc/Continuing our special series of information to help you study or just satisfy satisfy your muscle geekdom. This week Justin quickly reviews sliding filament theory and contraction from last week. Then he expands with basics of force production and the stretch shortening cycle. We hope you enjoy these educational mini-sodes. If you have any questions on the material covered in this series or training in general please send those to bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Take a moment to give us a review on your podcast platform and share us with your friends. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more. Talk to you next week with more.Fri, 11 Dec 2015 22:18:47 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/aa/33/aa33ce7a2304ab517df20fe2eef0cea8.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-episode-2-basics-of-force-produc/25b9ca60-a055-11e5-bd82-626d79c16050blood-and-iron 2017Continuing our special series of information to help you study or just satisfy satisfy your muscle geekdom. This week Justin quickly reviews sliding filament theory and contraction from last week. Then he expands with basics of force production and the stretch shortening cycle. We hope you enjoy these educational mini-sodes. If you have any questions on the material covered in this series or training in general please send those to bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Take a moment to give us a review on your podcast platform and share us with your friends. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more. Talk to you next week with more.00:13:47http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-coffee-show-redux-and-then-there-were-two/"It is said that the civilized man seeks out good and intelligent company so that by learned discourse he may rise above the savage and closer to God" ~Sir Edmund Blackadder Not ones to break routine and miss our Tuesday chats, Justin and I simply sat down over coffee to just have a talk. With the probability of a second installment to the educational series later this week we decided to put that chat out as a full episode. We touch on some of our usual topics: Highland Games and Training, Grip Strength, Powerlifting, and Strongman. We also had to bring up the remarkable accomplishment of Russian lifter Andrey Malanichev, who this past weekend recaptured the Squat world record with a 1047 lb lift. He also broke the 2500lb total mark as a raw lifter. As always we thank you for your listens and your support. Please take a minute to give us a rating on your preferred podcast platform. Find us on Facebook: Justin Blatnik Tucker Turner Blood and Iron On Instagram: @blatnikstrength @blood_and_ironshow Or Twitter: @Blatnikstrength @BloodNIronShowWed, 09 Dec 2015 14:26:06 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/ff/ae/ffaed9f93f99322de11ddbf83d16ba69.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-coffee-show-redux-and-then-there-were-two/c885453e-9e80-11e5-bdc7-5af04d51f03dblood-and-iron 2017"It is said that the civilized man seeks out good and intelligent company so that by learned discourse he may rise above the savage and closer to God" ~Sir Edmund Blackadder Not ones to break routine and miss our Tuesday chats, Justin and I simply sat down over coffee to just have a talk. With the probability of a second installment to the educational series later this week we decided to put that chat out as a full episode. We touch on some of our usual topics: Highland Games and Training, Grip Strength, Powerlifting, and Strongman. We also had to bring up the remarkable accomplishment of Russian lifter Andrey Malanichev, who this past weekend recaptured the Squat world record with a 1047 lb lift. He also broke the 2500lb total mark as a raw lifter. As always we thank you for your listens and your support. Please take a minute to give us a rating on your preferred podcast platform. Find us on Facebook: Justin Blatnik Tucker Turner Blood and Iron On Instagram: @blatnikstrength @blood_and_ironshow Or Twitter: @Blatnikstrength @BloodNIronShow00:53:10http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-episode-1-basics-of-muscular-str/20th Official Episode. Sounds like a good time to introduce a new series of shows. We wanted to do something that would help the sports science, sports medicine, exercise science, students or those seeking professional certification. This series of episodes will start at the beginning covering basics of structures, anatomy, physiology, etc. and build an informational base that can help. This fist episode covers the basic info on muscular structure and how those structures create a muscle contraction. In future episodes we will review and refine on topics to make them understandable and absorbable. Hopefully this is useful and enjoyable. We are keeping em kinda short so we don't overload on info. Check out the show Instagram @blood_and_ironshow to get some images to help out with today's show. Thanks you for your listens and support. Please help us grow the show and make it worth your time by sending questions, comments and suggestions to bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com.Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:20:26 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/29/12/2912c4b6b77c9e6711fe3042b49fa696.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/special-ed-series-episode-1-basics-of-muscular-str/98a9a820-9910-11e5-afc4-b2e467140a6eblood-and-iron 201720th Official Episode. Sounds like a good time to introduce a new series of shows. We wanted to do something that would help the sports science, sports medicine, exercise science, students or those seeking professional certification. This series of episodes will start at the beginning covering basics of structures, anatomy, physiology, etc. and build an informational base that can help. This fist episode covers the basic info on muscular structure and how those structures create a muscle contraction. In future episodes we will review and refine on topics to make them understandable and absorbable. Hopefully this is useful and enjoyable. We are keeping em kinda short so we don't overload on info. Check out the show Instagram @blood_and_ironshow to get some images to help out with today's show. Thanks you for your listens and support. Please help us grow the show and make it worth your time by sending questions, comments and suggestions to bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com.00:23:33http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/questions-answered-palms-read-futures-told-novembe/Ok no Futures Told, or Palms Read. We did answer some questions that listeners have sent in, and that is always cool. There was a pretty decent range of topics this week from: Force-Velocity affects of weighted vs under weighted loading and its potential implications for powerlifting, throwing, and other sports (very sports sciencey) to reacting to the weightlifter at IWF Worlds that had his plates fall off during a lift. We gave advice to a young man looking to get into his first strongman contest. And finally we get a question so perfectly timed for the upcoming holiday that we will only tease it to force you to stay till the end. And, as always we look at how strength and conditioning isn't just about the now. Strength and conditioning has vast affects on your health and vitality long after any aspirations of competition have faded. https://instagram.com/p/-gen5tkImo/. (the force velocity curve we talk about in the show) https://instagram.com/p/-fHOyykIhe/ (the plate shedding) As always we are thankful for the listeners who download or stream this show every week and help share our project. Take a minute if you can to leave a 5 star review of the show on your podcast app. From now on we will take questions and suggestions at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Follow us at:  @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram  @BloodNIronShow on Twitter  Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin:  @Blatnikstrength on Instagram  Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on FacebookWed, 25 Nov 2015 12:27:16 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/54/9c/549c6a25e7084472d19675aa11db7108.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/questions-answered-palms-read-futures-told-novembe/dd469f70-936f-11e5-9534-66b4b66ad410blood-and-iron 2017Ok no Futures Told, or Palms Read. We did answer some questions that listeners have sent in, and that is always cool. There was a pretty decent range of topics this week from: Force-Velocity affects of weighted vs under weighted loading and its potential implications for powerlifting, throwing, and other sports (very sports sciencey) to reacting to the weightlifter at IWF Worlds that had his plates fall off during a lift. We gave advice to a young man looking to get into his first strongman contest. And finally we get a question so perfectly timed for the upcoming holiday that we will only tease it to force you to stay till the end. And, as always we look at how strength and conditioning isn't just about the now. Strength and conditioning has vast affects on your health and vitality long after any aspirations of competition have faded. https://instagram.com/p/-gen5tkImo/. (the force velocity curve we talk about in the show) https://instagram.com/p/-fHOyykIhe/ (the plate shedding) As always we are thankful for the listeners who download or stream this show every week and help share our project. Take a minute if you can to leave a 5 star review of the show on your podcast app. From now on we will take questions and suggestions at bloodandironpodcast@gmail.com Follow us at:  @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram  @BloodNIronShow on Twitter  Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin:  @Blatnikstrength on Instagram  Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on Facebook01:03:15http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-on-the-go-foods/Ok. Not gonna lie, this episode was created under duress. Schedules and stuff going on ALMOST got the best of us this week. And by us I mean ME. Justin was on point. Better late than never this week we give our top 5 snacks for people on the go looking to get their nutrition and calorie goals in, or just fight back the hunger without eating garbage. I notice my list is oddly paleo and low carb. Meanwhile Justin focuses on portion sizes and protein power. One thing we can both agree on....BUDGET. Send your questions Facebook-ward for next week's Thanksgiving Week Q&A episode. Please take a minute and drop us a 5 star review on the iTunes or whatever platform you use and help spread the show. Best review title may get a gift at the end of the year. Thanks again everyone talk to you soon. Follow us at the following:  @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram  @BloodNIronShow on Twitter  Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin:  @Blatnikstrength on Instagram  Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on Facebook Btw: for searchability: Crossfit, Paleo, Low Carb, Macros, Powerlifting, Strongman and Fitness. Take that search engine.Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:58:37 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/e3/b9/e3b94f116533880cd8d5403b83398b30.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-on-the-go-foods/ffb42560-8fea-11e5-957c-12583542ff0ablood-and-iron 2017Ok. Not gonna lie, this episode was created under duress. Schedules and stuff going on ALMOST got the best of us this week. And by us I mean ME. Justin was on point. Better late than never this week we give our top 5 snacks for people on the go looking to get their nutrition and calorie goals in, or just fight back the hunger without eating garbage. I notice my list is oddly paleo and low carb. Meanwhile Justin focuses on portion sizes and protein power. One thing we can both agree on....BUDGET. Send your questions Facebook-ward for next week's Thanksgiving Week Q&A episode. Please take a minute and drop us a 5 star review on the iTunes or whatever platform you use and help spread the show. Best review title may get a gift at the end of the year. Thanks again everyone talk to you soon. Follow us at the following:  @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram  @BloodNIronShow on Twitter  Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin:  @Blatnikstrength on Instagram  Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on Facebook Btw: for searchability: Crossfit, Paleo, Low Carb, Macros, Powerlifting, Strongman and Fitness. Take that search engine.00:56:13http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-upper-back-edition/The first installment in a new series of episodes. Justin and I take our years of training for powerlifting, strongman and throwing and breakdown our Top 5s in different categories. This week we look at training the upper back. The upper back is the secret weapon for sports performance. For many, the missing key in the spinal stability chain needed for stronger deadlifts and squats. We rank and compare our personal favorites exercises for building strong, thick backs and explain why they work. Follow us at:  @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram  @BloodNIronShow on Twitter  Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin:  @Blatnikstrength on Instagram  Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on Facebook Please take a minute to drop a 5 star review with a humorous name. Maybe we can do a giveaway for the best. Submit your questions to the B&I Facebook page for the monthly Q&A. Thanks everybody, if not for you there is no us.Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:44:48 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/9d/9c/9d9cc12809971bfa9dd8f99b350b6892.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/top-5-series-upper-back-edition/60509d54-887a-11e5-910f-7a31bb088403blood-and-iron 2017The first installment in a new series of episodes. Justin and I take our years of training for powerlifting, strongman and throwing and breakdown our Top 5s in different categories. This week we look at training the upper back. The upper back is the secret weapon for sports performance. For many, the missing key in the spinal stability chain needed for stronger deadlifts and squats. We rank and compare our personal favorites exercises for building strong, thick backs and explain why they work. Follow us at:  @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram  @BloodNIronShow on Twitter  Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin:  @Blatnikstrength on Instagram  Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on Facebook Please take a minute to drop a 5 star review with a humorous name. Maybe we can do a giveaway for the best. Submit your questions to the B&I Facebook page for the monthly Q&A. Thanks everybody, if not for you there is no us.00:43:44http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/adam-nelson-world-class/A big treat as we got to talk with 2004 Olympic Medalist Shot Putter Adam Nelson. He graciously talked with us about how he has trained over the years and adjusted to maturity. He discusses his retroactive Gold Medal and how the course of events made him the man he is today. Aside from my slightly overloaded mic this is, if not the best, my favorite episode yet. Follow the show: Insties- @blood_and_ironshow Facebook- Blood and IronWed, 04 Nov 2015 23:26:38 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/e8/73/e873bf816ba28e34fd457e1d1350823c.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/adam-nelson-world-class/7f4f15e8-834b-11e5-8390-9a0bdf7d8581blood-and-iron 2017A big treat as we got to talk with 2004 Olympic Medalist Shot Putter Adam Nelson. He graciously talked with us about how he has trained over the years and adjusted to maturity. He discusses his retroactive Gold Medal and how the course of events made him the man he is today. Aside from my slightly overloaded mic this is, if not the best, my favorite episode yet. Follow the show: Insties- @blood_and_ironshow Facebook- Blood and Iron01:01:40http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/brandon-hudgins-running-strong/This week Justin sits down with his good friend and professional distance runner Brandon Hudgins. Brandon has not only clocked a 4 minute mile but he has continued to achieve while dealing with Wegener's Granulomatosis a rare autoimmune disease. Side note. Not gonna lie. There may have been a cerveza or two in me before I recorded the new intro. But, I think it's a keeper. Follow us at the following: @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram @BloodNIronShow on Twitter Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin: @Blatnikstrength on Instagram Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on FacebookWed, 28 Oct 2015 02:56:54 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/80/86/808685de9e4c51fc328e306825b2272f.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/brandon-hudgins-running-strong/8bebbf40-7d1f-11e5-a2b0-aa81b8f04009blood-and-iron 2017This week Justin sits down with his good friend and professional distance runner Brandon Hudgins. Brandon has not only clocked a 4 minute mile but he has continued to achieve while dealing with Wegener's Granulomatosis a rare autoimmune disease. Side note. Not gonna lie. There may have been a cerveza or two in me before I recorded the new intro. But, I think it's a keeper. Follow us at the following: @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram @BloodNIronShow on Twitter Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin: @Blatnikstrength on Instagram Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on Facebook00:48:30http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/its-come-to-this-a-q-a-show/Rip off of the Simpsons on the title who had an episode called Its Come To This (A Simpsons Clip Show). This week we opened the show up to listeners to direct as Tucker tried his simple minded best to answer questions. Beards and Board Shorts, Snatches and Cleans abound. A constant theme of seasonality runs throughout as we look at how to navigate incorporating Strongman, Powerlifting, Crossfit etc into the training plan of a Highland Games athlete or Track and Field throwser. I now want to create a second show called Beards and Board Shorts. And Training for Throwsers. Seriously guys it's October and I got multiple board short questions. Lol. Follow us at the following: @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram @BloodNIronShow on Twitter Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin: @Blatnikstrength on Instagram Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on FacebookWed, 21 Oct 2015 17:45:18 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/d4/38/d43810ba3194737f57ffa4c49116bfe2.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/its-come-to-this-a-q-a-show/7e1f4700-781b-11e5-8719-b6c3df4bb731blood-and-iron 2017Rip off of the Simpsons on the title who had an episode called Its Come To This (A Simpsons Clip Show). This week we opened the show up to listeners to direct as Tucker tried his simple minded best to answer questions. Beards and Board Shorts, Snatches and Cleans abound. A constant theme of seasonality runs throughout as we look at how to navigate incorporating Strongman, Powerlifting, Crossfit etc into the training plan of a Highland Games athlete or Track and Field throwser. I now want to create a second show called Beards and Board Shorts. And Training for Throwsers. Seriously guys it's October and I got multiple board short questions. Lol. Follow us at the following: @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram @BloodNIronShow on Twitter Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin: @Blatnikstrength on Instagram Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on Facebook00:44:05http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-way-is-shut-the-dead-lifts-keep-it/It's a show about my favorite lift. The deadlift. The truest show of strength. After our one week, flood imposed, hiatus we get back to business. A big pull will always carry over to something and we offer some thoughts, cues, and accessory moves to help you bring up your deadlift. Regardless of sport, be it: powerlifting, strongman, crossfit, football, the time spent on deadlifting will make you a stronger and tougher athlete. Follow us at the following: @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram @BloodNIronShow on Twitter Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin: @Blatnikstrength on Instagram Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on FacebookWed, 14 Oct 2015 21:02:29 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/2a/88/2a88b33fee909a97e8212598f74c1b2e.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-way-is-shut-the-dead-lifts-keep-it/e15dd530-72b6-11e5-a6e2-6e1e74db83d9blood-and-iron 2017It's a show about my favorite lift. The deadlift. The truest show of strength. After our one week, flood imposed, hiatus we get back to business. A big pull will always carry over to something and we offer some thoughts, cues, and accessory moves to help you bring up your deadlift. Regardless of sport, be it: powerlifting, strongman, crossfit, football, the time spent on deadlifting will make you a stronger and tougher athlete. Follow us at the following: @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram @BloodNIronShow on Twitter Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com Blood and Iron on Facebook Justin: @Blatnikstrength on Instagram Blatnikstrength.com Justin Blatnik on Facebook00:40:55http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/a-throwers-odyssey-thorbjorn-gylfason/Thorbjorn did embark on a great voyage. He did cross the sea to return to the land of his youth. There he had reunions and greetings. He engaged in many contests of strength. Ok enough. Our buddy Thor went to Scotland and Iceland and threw a lot of Highland games over the course of three and a half months. He sits down this week to give us some of the highlights and nitty gritties of pulling off the trip. Leaving his job. Selling all his stuff and taking off. We also chat about what could be on the horizon for next summer. If you will it it is no dream, dude. Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:54:57 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/cd/c2/cdc22f3da4f25d7c915d520229c2efb8.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/a-throwers-odyssey-thorbjorn-gylfason/fac97a0c-6793-11e5-a53a-625177246dafblood-and-iron 2017Thorbjorn did embark on a great voyage. He did cross the sea to return to the land of his youth. There he had reunions and greetings. He engaged in many contests of strength. Ok enough. Our buddy Thor went to Scotland and Iceland and threw a lot of Highland games over the course of three and a half months. He sits down this week to give us some of the highlights and nitty gritties of pulling off the trip. Leaving his job. Selling all his stuff and taking off. We also chat about what could be on the horizon for next summer. If you will it it is no dream, dude. 00:57:09http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/getting-to-know-you-justin-blatnik/This week we introduce new co-host Justin Blatnik of Blatnik Strength and Conditioning in Charlotte NC. In addition to his own business Justin is interning with the Carolina Panthers. Justin and I have chewed some of the same sports ground in strongman, powerlifting and Highland games. In the later he just chews his ground a bit farther out than I do. We supplement the getting to know you's with some techniques we each use to warm up and mobilize before heavy training. And we discuss some goals we have set for ourselves in the throws and lifts for the near future. Super excited to have Justin join the show and bring his perspective and knowledge. Can't wait to see how the show and the B and I empire continue to evolve. Search us on all the social medias as Blood and Iron or as individuals. Share the love and share the show with friends. Hit subscribe and take a minute to drop a 5 star review, and send us suggestions and questions through Facebook. Thu, 24 Sep 2015 21:13:28 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/e3/b9/e3b94f116533880cd8d5403b83398b30.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/getting-to-know-you-justin-blatnik/19cbb8c6-6301-11e5-b589-eeb26f6b188cblood-and-iron 2017This week we introduce new co-host Justin Blatnik of Blatnik Strength and Conditioning in Charlotte NC. In addition to his own business Justin is interning with the Carolina Panthers. Justin and I have chewed some of the same sports ground in strongman, powerlifting and Highland games. In the later he just chews his ground a bit farther out than I do. We supplement the getting to know you's with some techniques we each use to warm up and mobilize before heavy training. And we discuss some goals we have set for ourselves in the throws and lifts for the near future. Super excited to have Justin join the show and bring his perspective and knowledge. Can't wait to see how the show and the B and I empire continue to evolve. Search us on all the social medias as Blood and Iron or as individuals. Share the love and share the show with friends. Hit subscribe and take a minute to drop a 5 star review, and send us suggestions and questions through Facebook. 01:19:53http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/adriane-wilson-5x-world-champion/This week's guest is the inspirational Adriane Wilson. In addition to being a world champion highland gamer, she is also a multi national record setter in the throws, an Olympic hopeful, and the only person in any division to throw a heavy weight over 50'. You will likely never meet an athlete more generous with their time and knowledge. Adriane is one of the truly deserving role models not just in women's strength sports, but in sports as a whole. Thu, 17 Sep 2015 02:32:44 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/38/19/3819ffb5f9ff0ba18a10fea1e2309605.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/adriane-wilson-5x-world-champion/6060d384-5ce4-11e5-8f36-56f01e1ad611blood-and-iron 2017This week's guest is the inspirational Adriane Wilson. In addition to being a world champion highland gamer, she is also a multi national record setter in the throws, an Olympic hopeful, and the only person in any division to throw a heavy weight over 50'. You will likely never meet an athlete more generous with their time and knowledge. Adriane is one of the truly deserving role models not just in women's strength sports, but in sports as a whole. 00:51:05http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/2012-olympian-holley-mangold/Olympian and US weightlifting star Holley Mangold makes time today to talk about the USAW. America's current and future place in weightlifting. And offers some advice for beginners. A shorter interview than normal, but I hate to keep an athlete prepping for World Championships from their nap. Follow us, that's right us, @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram @BloodNIronShow on twitter Blood and Iron on Facebook and Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com for lots of extra content. Tue, 08 Sep 2015 22:52:20 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/e3/b9/e3b94f116533880cd8d5403b83398b30.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/2012-olympian-holley-mangold/42bf33ca-567c-11e5-991e-fa6f3d35d3edblood-and-iron 2017Olympian and US weightlifting star Holley Mangold makes time today to talk about the USAW. America's current and future place in weightlifting. And offers some advice for beginners. A shorter interview than normal, but I hate to keep an athlete prepping for World Championships from their nap. Follow us, that's right us, @blood_and_ironshow on Instagram @BloodNIronShow on twitter Blood and Iron on Facebook and Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com for lots of extra content. 00:27:59http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-coffee-show/Not about coffee. Over coffee. Filling in a week without a guest with some topic clean up, or clearing out a couple ideas not big enough for any real time. Future guest sneak peaks and shout outs to some friends for doing good work. Search out on insties and tweets for updates and article shares. Back full force next week with a full show currently brought to you by no one but listeners. Thanks guys. Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:43:55 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/1a/fa/1afadcdaf4b486291a9ba42aa30418a0.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/the-coffee-show/1cecd7b0-4bf0-11e5-a04f-62718e0ffea1blood-and-iron 2017Not about coffee. Over coffee. Filling in a week without a guest with some topic clean up, or clearing out a couple ideas not big enough for any real time. Future guest sneak peaks and shout outs to some friends for doing good work. Search out on insties and tweets for updates and article shares. Back full force next week with a full show currently brought to you by no one but listeners. Thanks guys. 00:23:16http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/super-d3k-donnie-thompson/The man with the heaviest total in powerlifting history sits down to share his newest methods for preparing athletes and keeping them working at their best. We get to hear the true origin of the X-Wife and how it developed. And, of course, we talked about the accomplishments on the platform and the future of USA Strength Sports. For updates and whatnots follow @BloodNIronShow on the tweets and @Blood_and_IronShow on Instagram. Show notes and stand alone articles are available at Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com To Check out Donnie go to ThompsonBarbell.com and see what he has going on there. Fri, 21 Aug 2015 10:59:53 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/06/c0/06c0051634e1c6d763bb21d5743b1ec4.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/super-d3k-donnie-thompson/c08ad774-47f3-11e5-9302-c22822627b17blood-and-iron 2017The man with the heaviest total in powerlifting history sits down to share his newest methods for preparing athletes and keeping them working at their best. We get to hear the true origin of the X-Wife and how it developed. And, of course, we talked about the accomplishments on the platform and the future of USA Strength Sports. For updates and whatnots follow @BloodNIronShow on the tweets and @Blood_and_IronShow on Instagram. Show notes and stand alone articles are available at Bloodandironshow.wordpress.com To Check out Donnie go to ThompsonBarbell.com and see what he has going on there. 01:14:45http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/bert-from-sorinex-plus-an-additional-special-guest/I get hosted by the guys from Sorinex as I sit down to talk with President Bert Sorin. The topic of the day is an overview of the genesis and evolution of velocity based training in the United States. Plus a little bit Sorinex back story from strength legend Richard Sorin, and a look ahead into what they have planned next. Many thanks to these two men for being so generous with their time. Enjoy this informative talk...about Where Strength Begins. Wed, 12 Aug 2015 02:58:26 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/59/44/594499eb46e404c63d025f4e75931423.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/bert-from-sorinex-plus-an-additional-special-guest/00def5ec-409e-11e5-8350-92777a7944bfblood-and-iron 2017I get hosted by the guys from Sorinex as I sit down to talk with President Bert Sorin. The topic of the day is an overview of the genesis and evolution of velocity based training in the United States. Plus a little bit Sorinex back story from strength legend Richard Sorin, and a look ahead into what they have planned next. Many thanks to these two men for being so generous with their time. Enjoy this informative talk...about Where Strength Begins. 01:05:16http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/a-quaheetus-sighting-it-was-only-a-matter-of-time/Guest Tim Propst, co-creator of the YouTube show Quaheetus Hunters stops in to talk about the upcoming second "season". We also talk about how cheap and easy it is with modern tech to reach an audience with consumer created content. In a humorous turn of fate we encounter our own technical hiccups including Tim's mic not being turned on. After switching computers I forgot to reset the default audio driver setting to two channel so the preamp can pass two mics. Woodsy. After 90 mins of editing you can hear Tim but sorry the levels jump around. Show music can be found at https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/planetary-duality-i-hideous/id608750176?i=608750209&at=1000l6aj&mt=1&app=music And https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/mourning-palace/id192603175?i=192603178&at=1000l6aj&mt=1&app=musicWed, 05 Aug 2015 14:46:57 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/1f/ae/1faef7dc6534059295c6f67d39f568f7.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/a-quaheetus-sighting-it-was-only-a-matter-of-time/d2314fc8-3b80-11e5-9b57-0ee2ee8efe67blood-and-iron 2017Guest Tim Propst, co-creator of the YouTube show Quaheetus Hunters stops in to talk about the upcoming second "season". We also talk about how cheap and easy it is with modern tech to reach an audience with consumer created content. In a humorous turn of fate we encounter our own technical hiccups including Tim's mic not being turned on. After switching computers I forgot to reset the default audio driver setting to two channel so the preamp can pass two mics. Woodsy. After 90 mins of editing you can hear Tim but sorry the levels jump around. Show music can be found at https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/planetary-duality-i-hideous/id608750176?i=608750209&at=1000l6aj&mt=1&app=music And https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/mourning-palace/id192603175?i=192603178&at=1000l6aj&mt=1&app=music00:49:59http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/ask-a-stupid-question/A question popped in my head and the search for the answer led me down a new informational rabbit hole. Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:16:18 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/7b/5b/7b5b9e7c33fc90981c1082e207688fa0.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/ask-a-stupid-question/54399678-3786-11e5-ab1c-4ad34fa361fablood-and-iron 2017A question popped in my head and the search for the answer led me down a new informational rabbit hole. 00:09:41http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/eatin-right-every-night-sleds-rollercoasters/A few quick tips on how to take advantage of the slow cookery to make sure you are getting your nutritional bases covered Takes a little about the sled today and folded that into this quick episode. Some discussion about mentally dealing with ups and downs in your training. Follow me at @blood_and_ironshow on instagram and @BloodNIronShow on twitter Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:14:04 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/d1/02/d102b2a4a47b1ec5301fea4e940e0e70.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/eatin-right-every-night-sleds-rollercoasters/8dfabab6-34bd-11e5-9a3f-56594ca28d30blood-and-iron 2017A few quick tips on how to take advantage of the slow cookery to make sure you are getting your nutritional bases covered Takes a little about the sled today and folded that into this quick episode. Some discussion about mentally dealing with ups and downs in your training. Follow me at @blood_and_ironshow on instagram and @BloodNIronShow on twitter 00:09:13http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/fight-to-survive/A quick episode mostly to plug the next episode. Tue, 21 Jul 2015 23:27:53 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/47/3b/473b415df2c8db016bb9ed81c92a819b.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/fight-to-survive/1beefcaa-3000-11e5-bd7d-92bb5ef7c735blood-and-iron 2017A quick episode mostly to plug the next episode. 00:08:37http://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/dont-stress-over-broken-pianos-1/This time the topic is bumps in the road as I deal with being sidelined with a jacked up back, or a broken piano. Find the page for this show on Facebook to find out about new episodes and extras. Thu, 16 Jul 2015 01:55:27 +0000https://opinion-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/dd/84/dd849c1566bdd6f2a1305cbf6e59cf7f.jpghttp://blood-and-iron.madewithopinion.com/dont-stress-over-broken-pianos-1/bb4b861c-2b5d-11e5-9983-8644f23e14aablood-and-iron 2017This time the topic is bumps in the road as I deal with being sidelined with a jacked up back, or a broken piano. Find the page for this show on Facebook to find out about new episodes and extras. 00:09:38