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Do Pre-Workout Meals Matter?

In this week's episode, Joe, Jerred, Kyle, and Ashley are back again. They go over their updates and announcements before diving into this week's study. This study goes over pre-workout meals and whether or not they matter. It might just be all in your head...For this week's topic, the coaches talk about how to get better at running. They give their advice on what has worked for them and how they think it will help you! Lastly, this week's Meet Yourself Saturday workout is called What the Ruck. The coaches talk about why they love (or hate) this one and how to tackle it!

Ask Me Anything: Pacing, Preparing and Tackling Endurance Events

In this week's episode of Ask Me Anything, Jerred and Joe answer's Tom question on how to pace, prepare, and tackle endurance events. Each of the coaches gives their tips and examples from their own experience!

Why Your Coaches Were Wrong About Breathing

In this week's episode, the four-ship is at it again. They give us their updates and announcements before diving into this week's study. It's about what your recovery posture should be in order to recover faster. Fun tip, it's not the position you think it is and you may have been told the wrong position by your old coaches! For this week's topic, the crew talks about the future of fitness. They go over how they believe COVID-19 will impact training, how to improve your garage gym in order to be prepared, and much more! Lastly, this week's Meet Yourself Saturday workout is called Sally's Revenge. It's a fun one that'll definitely challenge you!

How to Tackle a Year of MURPH

For this week's Ask Me Anything, Jerred and Joe talk about how to tackle a year of MURPH. They each give their own tips and advice on how an athlete should start this journey!

Is breakfast REALLY the most important meal of the day?

In this week's episode, Ashley, Jerred, and Joe are back. They update us on life and fill us in on their newest adventures. For this week's study, the coaches go over the difference between a high calorie breakfast and low calorie dinner vs. low calorie breakfast and high calorie dinner. They find out if breakfast really is the most important meal of the day!For this week's topic, the coaches give examples of impromptu workouts when you don't have equipment! These workouts have a lot of applicability during COVID-19. This week's MYS workout is DiCarlo. A great memorial to a fellow Garage Gym Athlete and a tough one for sure!

Ask Me Anything: What is KILLING COMFORT about?

On this week's Ask Me Anything, Jerred answers what his new book Killing Comfort is about. He gives a deeper description of why he wrote this book, how it's broken down, and what killing comfort actually means.

KILLING COMFORT

In this week's episode, the team go over their updates and announcements for the week. The big announcement is Killing Comfort drops this week so make sure to snag a copy! For this week's study, the team talks about hormesis. They define it in layman's terms and talk about how you can implement it in your own life! For this week's topic, the coaches are going over Jerred's new book. They tell us about their favorite parts, biggest takeaways, and why you too should get a copy! Lastly, Memorial Day is coming up so this week's Meet Yourself Saturday is MURPH.

Ask Me Anything: Finding the Energy/Time/Motivation to Be Consistent

In this episode of Ask Me Anything, Jerred and Joe give you some tips on how to stay motivated in training. They talk about how they have tackled inconsistency and what helps them stay on track!

How to Get Leaner

In this week's episode, Joe is back and the team gives us their updates and announcements before they dive into the study for the week. This week's study is about sleep and how better quality and a good amount of sleep can actually help make you leaner. For this week's topic, the team discusses how to be the best athlete over a long period of time. They give their tips on how to stay healthy and how to continue to be an athlete throughout a lifetime. This week's Meet Yourself Saturday workout is called Heavy Load Long Distance. It's just how it sounds so get ready to Meet Yourself!

Why Concurrent Training Could Be Your Answer

Ask Me Anything: Three Planes of Human Movement...?

In this week's episode of Ask Me Anything, Jerred and Joe go over the three planes of human movement. They explain what each one of them and how training each one can benefit you!

Does Full Range of Motion Matter?

In this week's episode we have Jerred, Kyle, and Ashley. They go over their updates and announcements before they dive into the study for the week. This week's study is over full range of motion and how it helps muscle growth. The team has great takeaways on this one. This week's topic is over deloading and why we program it in garage gym athlete training. Each coach goes over why deloading is important and explains how our programming is for the long haul. Lastly, this week's Meet Yourself Saturday workout is the Eo3 Iron Mile. This one will definitely get you!

Ask Me Anything: Sauna Benefits?

This week Jerred answers Chris's question. He asks "what do you think are the benefits of a dry sauna?" Jerred talks about the health benefits and why he finally pulled the trigger on a sauna.

The Magic of Tart Cherry Juice

This week the four-ship are back at it again. They give us their updates on life, training, and Jerred's new book coming out next month! They then dive into this week's study over tart cherry juice. They discuss how cherry juice can improve your performance and may be helpful during fit-week or competitions. The team then give their own takeaways for this month's book called Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek. You should definitely get your hands on a copy! Lastly, this week's Meet Yourself Saturday workout is called Burpees Save Me and the coaches give their recommendations on how to tackle this one.

Ask Me Anything: Bodybuilding vs. Garage Gym Athlete (Concurrent Training)

On this week's episode of Ask Me Anything, Jerred and Joe answer Stephen's question: what's the differences and similarities to bodybuilding and garage gym athlete. The guys talk about the differences within the two styles of training and how Garage Gym Athlete can use certain aspects of bodybuilding as a piece to a much bigger puzzle.

WEARABLES (Garmin, Apple Watch, WHOOP, FitBit, Polar, etc.)

In this week's episode, we catch up with Jerred, Joe, and Ashley. The coaches are tackling over a dozen studies this week on wearables. Each study is on different wearables, and the coaches give their takeaways on the studies as a whole. In light of the subject, the coaches talk about their reasoning behind why they own wearables. Each talk about what they like and don't like about wearables and how you should choose which one is right for you. This week's MYS workout is called Old McDonald and the coaches go over where they think you'll “meet yourself” on this one!

Ask Me Anything: How to Come Back After Injury

On this episode of Ask Me Anything Jerred and Joe answer Arlen's question. Arlen asks how to come back after an injury or time off of training. The guys give their advice on how to tackle this and speak from their own experiences on how to work training back into your lifestyle after an injury.

Hyperventilating for Gains

This week the team has quite a bit of updates and announcements. After we catch up with the coaches, they go over this week's study which is on hyperventilation for gains. The team give their takeaways and tell us if they are willing to take the plunge! For this week's topic, the coaches share the most influential books they've read on nutrition, fitness, and health. Each of the team shares why each of their books made an impact on them and why you should read them! This week's Meet Yourself Saturday workout is the 25 minute lunge test. Prepare to definitely meet yourself on this one!

Ask Me Anything: High-Bar vs. Low-Bar Back Squat

This week's question comes from Trampis. He asked for pros and cons on high-bar vs. low-bar back squat. Jerred and Joe go over their own opinions and then dive into two studies in order to give some concrete evidence on both of the squats!

Squatting and Footwear

Ask Me Anything: Cheap Cardio Equipment and Zone 2

On this week's AMA Joe joins Jerred to answer a question from Dylan. He asks about some cardio equipment that won't break the bank! He also asks about Zone 2 and how to go about it if you can't run in Zone 2.

Compression Gear for Improved Recovery

This week Kyle is back with the team! After updates and announcements they go over this week's study which is on the effectiveness of compression gear. The team find some interesting facts that could potentially help athletes with their recovery. This week's topic is about fitness during the pandemic. The team share what advice they give others who are in need of a bit of structure during these uncertain times. Lastly, this week's Meet Yourself Saturday workout is Zone 2 MURPH. If you haven't tried this one, it will be unlike any other MURPH you have ever done!

Ask Me Anything: What Highly-Effective Training Looks Like

This week's episode is the replay of our new cycle webinar. Jerred goes over each of our tracks, announcements, and more. He goes over what each track will provide these next 12 weeks and how our programming can help you reach your goals. Get excited for some highly-effective training coming up this new cycle!