2 Strong Guys Podcast

Today we go over our favourite places to get good quality training, nutrition, and health information. Strengthsensei.com, t-nation.com, our favourite books, podcasts and more.

Today we go over what is worth spending the money on, where you can save money on food, how to eat when you travel, Captain American Civil War, Spectre and more.

Today we go over the top 10 excuses people use when trying to avoid health and fitness, and how to overcome them. Things like: "I don't have enough time", "it costs too much", "I'm too messed up to work out", and more.

Medicine or poison? benefits for health and performance, the pros and cons of both coffee and caffeine, how genes affect your ability to handle coffee, antioxidants, and more.

Dr. Christine Perkins is here with us talking all about Naturopathy, Bowen therapy, Candida, epigenetics, effective cleansing, exercise, balancing sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, the growth mindset, and more.

A podcast with The Patron Saint of Workouts Sister Mary Maddog. We talk work ethic, longevity and health, dancing, the "chicken factor", nutrition, body building, olympic lifting and more.

After short rant about an awkward Goo Goo Dolls concert and The Martian, we get into talking about Glutamine. Is it actually beneficial? For whom? How much do I take? Is it safe? and more.

Today we go over some interesting new research into hydration, satellite cells, being lean for performance, hip mobility and performance, better periodization for women, jaw wiring and more.

Today we talk about the little cues that have made a huge difference in the way we lift and progress in the gym. Cues for better deadlifting, bench press, Olympic lifts, even bicep curls and more

Today we talk about a few things pain. Learning from and working through pain, the difference between the pain of progress and the pain of injury, mechanisms for pain, gender differences, and more.

Marty Hansen (www.m-2sport.ca) is back with us talking perception, the importance of imagination, training for individuality, raising the stakes, getting pulled over, and sits down to answer a new set of fast questions.

Why are you in the gym? Part 2 of our anatomy of a workout series. Today we go over the main part of a workout, the meat and potatoes of your workout, or in other words the real reason you are in the gym that day. Also Erik works in way too many Bush X references.

Sugar. Is it bad or good? In what situations? A good test for leanness, the individualization of carb intake, some cherry puns, and more rambling.

We are our routines. We talk about the importance and also how to set up your own evening routine to optimize recovery and more.

Jeff Aker (www.jeffaker.net) is back after starting his masters. We talk food, learning, roles of coaching, setting realistic expectations, your diesel level, and more. 

Today we talk about Carb Cycling. We go over what it is, different forms cycling your carbohydrate intake, who should be doing it, our own individual experiences and more.

On this episode we go over our favourite celebrity transformations for strong roles. Included are Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Natalie Portman, and many more. 

Our favourite pieces of gym equipment to break up the monotony. Weight Releasers, sand bags, kettlebells, chains, slosh pipe, climbing ropes, and more.

How to identity it may be time for a break, Jurassic World, real life examples of your body trying to tell you something, whiplash, and more.

Dr. Erin Carter from Pure and Simple Nourishment is back answering fan questions about some common food myths. Are grains healthy? Do you need salt? Fat? or Soy? We also further discuss Erik's loss of glow and more.