Mar 28, 2025
In today’s episode of Barbell Shrugged you will learn:
- How to define resilience
- Understanding psychology vs physiological resilience
- What are the biomarkers of resilience
- Cortisol wakening response and how it relates to stress response
- Is balance possible between stress and recovery
- How much stress can you body...
Mar 26, 2025
Shane Farmer is the founder of Dark Horse Rowing. He’s a rower, a 4X CrossFit Games athlete, former gym owner, Concept2 Master Instructor and has made his career de-mystifying rowing for non-rowers. He’s married with two kids and has 13 chickens and an orchard. He loves soil regeneration, permaculture, and...
Mar 21, 2025
In today’s episode of Barbell Shrugged you will learn:
- Setting goals for physique transformation
- How long should you plan for a bulk and cut
- Strategies for building muscle on a bulk
- How to handle lagging body parts
- Time frame for cutting weight and getting shredded
- Being realistic on the amount of fat you truly need...
Mar 19, 2025
Melissa is a performance physical therapist and is heavily involved in the CrossFit space as a healthcare provider, as well as an athlete. Melissa grew up in the Metropolitan New York area, but now resides in the Tampa Bay area.
Upon graduating from PT school, Melissa started working in an outpatient orthopedic physical...
Mar 14, 2025
In today’s episode of Barbell Shrugged, Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Travis sit down with Anders coach, Dr. Mike T. Nelson.
For those that have followed the show, you know Anders has been in pursuit of running a sub-6 minute mile at the age of 40. Dr. Nelson is the coach Anders hired to help with that goal.
In this...