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Who needs sticking point training? | One Good Question

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Louie’s Legacy? | Will’s toxicity?

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If you could time travel, where would you go? | One Good Question

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Will the Thor vs Eddie fight help the popularity of strongman?

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Do we believe in “Fake it ‘til you make it?” | One Good Question

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Do your pre-lift rituals work or do they just make you look stupid?

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Why do (some) pro athletes pick gimmicky strength and conditioning coaches? | One Good Question

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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty – First impressions | Plus will we ever go back to the Arnold?

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How does your personality affect your training style…and can you change it?

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Why does your personality suck (or not suck)?

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How do you get your kids into lifting? | One Good Question mini-episode

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Why does everybody love the bench press?

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Bulk, cut, or nah? | Topic Thunder mini-episode

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Modest calorie restriction for longer “health span” and a droid that carries your lunch

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Our biggest fitness mistakes? | Topic Thunder mini-episode

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Can we treat adaptive athletes as athletes first? | Guest Sam Schaefer

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Which sport is the most athletic? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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Which “underground” sports will actually work on TV/streaming/etc.?

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Pain, Fame, and Anthony Bourdain | Our Review of Roadrunner

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Which sports (if any) should allow TRT? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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After the Fear? Our first after-show

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Garrett Fear: Can powerlifting ever grab a mainstream audience?

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Is bodybuilding a sport? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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Why does CrossFit get so much hate? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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If you could delete one thing from the fitness world, what would it be? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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What’s the best pre-workout? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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Are New Year’s resolutions a cop out? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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Who’s on your Fitness Mt. Rushmore? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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Best lifting shoes? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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What did we learn from running our first meet?

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What was your first definition of “fitness?” | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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King Richard | BioPic Review and Reaction

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Should steroids be legal in sports? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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Top Fitness Trends for 2022?

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Is movement really the medicine? | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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How do you keep your head together while you’re getting your gainz back? | December Q & A

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Shaming: Fit, Fat, and all the other kinds | Topic Thunder Mini-episode

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The Commissioner of Power | Documentary Review and Reaction

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What do we hate to see in the gym? | Topic Thunder (Mini-episode)

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Home gyms (revisited) | The North Pull | w/Caffeine & Kilos

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What’s a good protein source and why does everyone think it’s peanut butter? | Topic Thunder (Mini-episode)

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The Tillman Story: Documentary review

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Should you be trying to get dates at the gym? | Topic Thunder (Mini-episode)

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Two physical therapists who powerlift explain why sometimes moving “wrong” is actually right

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Foam rollers, mobility, etc.: What interventions actually helped us? | Topic Thunder (Mini-episode)

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How do you escape from a scary religious cult? | The Way Down docu-series parts 2 and 3

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Should stringers be banned? | Topic Thunder (Mini-episode)

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What happens when a diet guru launches a scary religious cult? | The Way Down docu-series Part 1

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What sucks (and doesn’t suck) about home gyms? | Topic Thunder (Mini-episode)

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Ba-dee-ya, Myers Briggs, and canceling Gruden?

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Who you gonna let yuck your organic yum? | Topic Thunder (Mini-episode)

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More things people say without knowing what they mean w/ Dan Storniuolo

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Does giving up “self love” equal “self improvement?” | The “no fap” trend | Topic Thunder (Mini-episode)

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How do you make your first meet a success? w/ Sebastian Brambila

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Who are you really training to impress? | "Topic Thunder" Mini-episode

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Documentaries about star athletes we didn’t know were trans (Part 2)

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Documentaries about star athletes who were secretly transgender (Part 1)

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Do we need heroes?

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Anxiety self-help, carb cycling, conjugate versus progressive overload questions. | September Q&A

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Is sharing explicit content (of yourself) on social media going too far to make a buck ?

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“Untold: Malice in the Palace” Documentary Review – How did the Pacers-Pistons brawl really start?

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“Athlete A” Documentary Review – How did medals become more important than children?

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What are algorithms and why do they rule our lives?

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What makes a sociopath a sociopath? Are you one?

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“I am Bolt” Review | Olympics Kickoff with a look at one of the fastest humans ever, Usain Bolt

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Are we divided by a common language? Words and phrases not everybody understands

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Fairness in athletic competition: Is anyone owed a level playing field?

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WeWork Documentary: Why do we want to fall for hucksters? | Review and Reaction with Dean Saddoris of Caffeine and Kilos

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Is Seaspiracy really about pollution or nutrition? | Review and Reaction with Dean Saddoris of Caffeine and Kilos

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Does being “disciplined” in the gym automatically carry over to anything else? | June Q & A

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Does fit/fat shaming accomplish anything? w/Kelly Lenahan

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“Super Size Me” – How did this junk food movie fool anyone? | Review and reaction

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Mental health awareness month special episode w/Lisa Lampanelli, Nick Scopoletti, and Beau McDowell of the Losers with a Dream podcast

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How much of success is just showing up? | May Q&A

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Icarus: Steroid documentary or spy thriller? | Reaction & Review w/Dean Saddoris of Caffeine and Kilos

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Is this the golden age of MMA? w/Urijah Faber

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Sponsorships: Are they worth it for smaller brands? Are they fair to athletes? | April Q & A

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Bart Kwan: Do influencers create culture or just reflect it?

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Does Power Unlimited hold up? w/Tommy and Tanner of Massenomics

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Do you have what it takes to lift and work at home forever? w/Bart Kwan of Barbell Brigade

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“The Last Blockbuster” | A preview of the death of retail? w/Dean Saddoris of Caffeine and Kilos

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What do ya wanna know? | March Q and A

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What do you need to know when starting a gym (or any business)?

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Did “Pumping Iron” create the fitness industry? | Reaction & Review w/Dean Saddoris of Caffeine and Kilos

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What do regular gym guys think of powerlifting? w/Fat Dan & his brothers from the Bridge to Bridge Podcast

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How do parents (or any busy people) fit fitness into family life? | Monthly Q&A

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What would a perfect powerlifting federation look like? w/Marcus “Filipino Thunder” Sannadan

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“Fake Famous” | What did Instagram do for (and to) fitness?

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What do new studies say about training for powerlifting vs bodybuilding? (and other discussions) w/ Eric Helms & Omar Isuf

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Top fitness trends for 2021?

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Do you have goals or do you have plans?

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How did strongman get so popular? w/Alan Thrall and Joey Szatmary

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Sports have changed due to the pandemic. Which changes will last?

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How is training athletes different than training Gen Pop? w/Joseph and Nolan Grinstain of Hyperthrive Athletics

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When and how should kids start powerlifting?

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What kinds of powerlifting content do YOU want to see?

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Why do people think powerlifters have to be fat? Q to the A

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How does a concept become a brand identity? w/Oli The Designer

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What have we learned so far? (PLUS A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT)

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Bonus episode for Suicide Prevention Month w/John Romaniello