For a long time, training was the only thing that mattered. Everything I did in and out of the gym was designed to make me stronger. Those days do not exist any more. I am an adult, have kids, and a business to run.  My life no longer fuels my training. Instead, training fuels my life. But, that doesn’t mean I do not train hard, have goals, or value training any less. I still want to be jacked, lean, athletic, and get after it 3-5 times a week. I still want to be strong, look good, and get my metcon fix. Now, I just have to be more efficient, effective, and intelligent in how I lift weight. EMOM Aesthetics is the answer. This is the first program, since I found CrossFit, that has radically shifted my enjoyment and results in the gym. The program fits my life, builds muscle, creates intensity that mimics metcons without the beatdown, and keeps my strength numbers near lifetime PR’s.   Now, EMOM Aesthetics can be yours.   Barbell Shrugged’s "EMOM Aesthetics Bundle" is the most efficient, effective way to build muscle, stay lean, and athletic without spending 60-90 minutes a day working out.   What you get:   EMOM Aesthetics - 50 High Intensity, Muscle Building EMOM Workouts ($47) EMOM Aesthetics: Strong 30 - High Volume, High Intensity, Muscle Building ($47) EMOM Aesthetics: Arms and Abs - Accessory Program Targeting Arms and Abs ($47) EMOM Aesthetics: Abs and Glutes - Accessory Program Targeting Abs and Glutes ($47) EMOM Aesthetics: Breathe and Burn - Accessory Program to Burn Fat and Increase Metcons ($47)   Two Bonus Personalized Nutrition Resources:   Shredded Nutrition - 12 Module Nutrition Course, Meal Plans, Tracking Sheets, and Recipes to Lose Body Fat and Gain Lean Muscle ($147) OTC: Macronutrient Calculator -  Personalized Macro Calculator to get the body you desire ($97)   Total Retail Value $479 for all 7 Programs.   This week only, get all seven programs for $97, saving you 80% off retail.   Use code “hypertrophy” at checkout save 80%.    7 Programs for the price of 2 saving you over $382.   The "EMOM Aesthetics Bundle" is the most comprehensive muscle building training methodology for busy people that want to get jacked, stay lean, athletic, and not spend 90 minutes a day in the gym.   Effective and Efficient Muscle Building. High Volume, High Intensity Training. Target Arms, Abs, and Glutes  Increase Metcons and Burn Fat. Two Personalized Nutrition Programs.   SAVE 80% TODAY using the code “hypertrophy” at checkout.   Anders Varner on Instagram Doug Larson on Instagram Coach Travis Mash on Instagram ————————————————   Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw   Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF   Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa ———————————————— Please Support Our Sponsors   Shadow Creative Studios - Save $200 + Free Consult to start you podcast using code” “Shrugged” at podcast.shadowstud.io   Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged   www.magbreakthrough.com/shrugged - use coupon code SHRUGGED10 to save up to 40%   http://onelink.to/fittogether - Brand New Fitness Social Media App Fittogether   Purchase our favorite Supplements here and use code “Shrugged” to save 20% on your order: https://bit.ly/2K2Qlq4

Layne Norton aka (biolayne) is an entrepreneur, physique coach, bodybuilder, and powerlifter from Tampa, Florida. He holds the world record for squat in the IPF 93 kg weight class.   Alongside his success as a competitor, Layne is also an esteemed scientist and doctor; having a Ph.D. in Nutritional Science.   Dr. Andy Galpin is the Director of Education: Andy is a tenured Professor in the Center for Sport Performance at CSU Fullerton. He was born and raised in beautiful Rochester, WA and is a die-hard Seahawks, Huskies, & Mariner fan. RIP Sonics. As a youth, Andy played every sport at his disposal, excelling at Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Track & Field. While not playing, he worked at grocery stores, gas stations, hay fields, blueberry farms, and in the road construction business. It was during this time he discovered Strength & Conditioning.    In today’s episode the crew discusses:   Why calories are king in losing fat and gaining muscle. How the fitness industry sells lies. Understanding science and not falling for marketing. Protein synthesis and how much you need to build muscle. How to improve behavior that leads to long term success. How science can improve on the basics and the future of lab experiments. And more…   Dr. Layne Norton on Instagram   Dr. Andy Galpin on Instagram   Anders Varner on Instagram   Doug Larson on Instagram   Coach Travis Mash on Instagram   ————————————————   Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw   Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF   Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa   Please Support Our Sponsors   Shadow Creative Studios - Save $200 + Free Consult to start you podcast using code” “Shrugged” at podcast.shadowstud.io   Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged   www.magbreakthrough.com/shrugged - use coupon code SHRUGGED10 to save up to 40%   http://onelink.to/fittogether - Brand New Fitness Social Media App Fittogether   Purchase our favorite Supplements here and use code “Shrugged” to save 20% on your order: https://bit.ly/2K2Qlq4    Garage Gym Equipment and Accessories: https://bit.ly/3b6GZFj Save 5% using the coupon code “Shrugged”

Top 5 Back Strength Building Exercises:   Conventional Deadlift Barbell Row Pull Up/ Chin Up Seated Cable Row Lat Pull Down   EMOM Aesthetics Workout For Back Strength and Hypertrophy   EMOM 10 A1. Banded Deadlift: 225 pounds + Purple Band x 8 A2. Russian Kettlebell Swings x 20 @53   EMOM 10 B1. Banded Barbell Rows: 95# + Red Band x 8 B2. Pull Up x 5   See Full Workout HERE   In today’s episode the crew discusses:   What mechanisms are in play to build muscle? How do you program for such a large body part? The differences in horizontal and vertical pulling. Top exercises for strength. Best rep ranges for hypertrophy Our top exercises for growing a strong thick back And more…   Anders Varner on Instagram Doug Larson on Instagram Coach Travis Mash on Instagram   ———————————————— Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw   Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF   Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa   Please Support Our Sponsors   Shadow Creative Studios - Save $200 + Free Consult to start you podcast using code” “Shrugged” at podcast.shadowstud.io   Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged   www.magbreakthrough.com/shrugged - use coupon code SHRUGGED10 to save up to 40%   http://onelink.to/fittogether - Brand New Fitness Social Media App Fittogether   Purchase our favorite Supplements here and use code “Shrugged” to save 20% on your order: https://bit.ly/2K2Qlq4    Garage Gym Equipment and Accessories: https://bit.ly/3b6GZFj Save 5% using the coupon code “Shrugged”

Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record.   Dan spends his work life blending weekly workshops and lectures with full-time writing, and is also an online religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri. As a Fulbright Scholar, he toured the Middle East exploring the foundations of religious education systems. Dan is also a Senior Lecturer for St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London.   His books, on weightlifting, include Intervention, Never Let Go, Mass Made Simple and Easy Strength, written with Pavel Tsatsouline as well as From Dad, To Grad. He and Josh Hillis co-authored “Fat Loss Happens on Monday.”   In 2015, Dan wrote Can You Go? on his approach to assessments and basic training. In addition, Before We Go, another compilation akin to Never Let Go became an Amazon Bestseller.   In early 2017, Dan’s book, Now What?, his approach to Performance and dealing with “life,” became a Bestseller on Amazon. Hardstyle Kettlebell Challenge became available in September 2017, too.   In today’s episode the crew discusses:   Simplifying complex systems for strength The importance of gymnastics and tumbling for adults Throwers, Special Operations, and Olympic Lifting The importance of writing books for strength and conditioning What separates the squat from every other exercise  The importance of the hands in maximal strength And more…   Anders Varner on Instagram   Doug Larson on Instagram   Coach Travis Mash on Instagram   ————————————————   Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw   Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF   Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa   Please Support Our Sponsors   Shadow Creative Studios - Save $200 + Free Consult to start you podcast using code” “Shrugged” at podcast.shadowstud.io   Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged   www.magbreakthrough.com/shrugged - use coupon code SHRUGGED10 to save up to 40%   http://onelink.to/fittogether - Brand New Fitness Social Media App Fittogether   Purchase our favorite Supplements here and use code “Shrugged” to save 20% on your order: https://bit.ly/2K2Qlq4    Garage Gym Equipment and Accessories: https://bit.ly/3b6GZFj Save 5% using the coupon code “Shrugged”

In today’s episode the crew discusses:   Why tracking workouts is the necessary to see progress The best methods for tracking your workouts Why tracking reps, sets, and weights is beneficial for success Tracking calories and quality of food. Tracking sleep and recovery  Things that go beyond objective numbers and why you should track them  How to track progress if you hate tracking progress And more…   Anders Varner on Instagram   Doug Larson on Instagram   Coach Travis Mash on Instagram   ————————————————   Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw   Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF   Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa   Please Support Our Sponsors   Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged   www.magbreakthrough.com/shrugged - use coupon code SHRUGGED10 to save up to 40%   http://onelink.to/fittogether - Brand New Fitness Social Media App Fittogether   Purchase our favorite Supplements here and use code “Shrugged” to save 20% on your order: https://bit.ly/2K2Qlq4 

**This week only, buy a Bundle, get 3 FREE Barbell Shrugged Resistance Bands. Only 135 in stock. Act NOW**   Scott is a lifelong fitness junkie and self-proclaimed “gym rat”. His love for fitness started off early in life developing a love for soccer and team sports. While most kids had books in their backpacks to bring to school and for homework, Scott always had a soccer ball in his. During lunch breaks Scott would go outside and juggle or practice dribbling skills while his classmates ate lunch.     Scott’s father purchased a “DP Home Gym” for their house in Montclair, VA and that was his first interaction with weight training.  It was not long before he was fully addicted to the ritual and started buying bodybuilding books and spending all his time after school in a local gym in Woodbridge, VA called “The Arena” with some of his best friends and soccer teammates.  Once the changes started to become noticeable and the strength started kicking in, there was no turning back. In the 30+ years of being in and out of gyms, Scott never took more than probably 10 days off from being in the gym until COVID hit us this year. S   Scott loves being with friends and family and, of course, sharing fitness stories and conquests. It really comes as no surprise that he found a way to build his future around building relationships and providing a platform like FitTogether that allows so many like minded people to gather in one place with the only goal in mind of helping every single member succeed in their fitness journey, TOGETHER.   In today’s episode the crew discusses:   Building communities inside gyms Taking action and using social media for good Building the Fittogether app to unite the fitness industry Eliminating negativity and just focusing on fitness How personal trainers can benefit from social media and Fittogether  How gym owners can increase sales and community using Fittogether  And more…   Download Fittogether: http://onelink.to/fittogether    Anders Varner on Instagram Doug Larson on Instagram   **This week only, buy a Bundle, get 3 FREE Barbell Shrugged Resistance Bands. Only 135 in stock. Act NOW**   ————————————————   Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw   Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF   Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa ———————————————— Please Support Our Sponsors   Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged   www.magbreakthrough.com/shrugged - use coupon code SHRUGGED10 to save up to 40%   http://onelink.to/fittogether - Brand New Fitness Social Media App Fittogether   Purchase our favorite Supplements here and use code “Shrugged” to save 20% on your order: https://bit.ly/2K2Qlq4    Garage Gym Equipment and Accessories: https://bit.ly/3b6GZFj Save 5% using the coupon code “Shrugged”

**This week only, buy a Bundle, get 3 FREE Barbell Shrugged Resistance Bands. Only 135 in stock. Act NOW**   In today’s episode the crew discusses:   Using odd objects to build strength. Unilateral imbalances and how to eliminate them How to incorporate sandbags into your training The benefits of stones Why heavy carries are so important to a strong core Why strongman athletes are so impressive Program design and working in strongman accessories to your current program   And more…   Anders Varner on Instagram   Doug Larson on Instagram   Coach Travis Mash on Instagram   **This week only, buy a Bundle, get 3 FREE Barbell Shrugged Resistance Bands. Only 135 in stock. Act NOW**   ————————————————   Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw   Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF   Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa ———————————————— Please Support Our Sponsors   Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged   www.magbreakthrough.com/shrugged - use coupon code SHRUGGED10 to save up to 40%   http://onelink.to/fittogether - Brand New Fitness Social Media App Fittogether   Purchase our favorite Supplements here and use code “Shrugged” to save 20% on your order: https://bit.ly/2K2Qlq4    Garage Gym Equipment and Accessories: https://bit.ly/3b6GZFj Save 5% using the coupon code “Shrugged”

In today’s episode the crew discusses:   Simplifying the digestive system and how we get nutrients to the muscles. Why we suffer from so many digestive complication and how to solve them Understanding gut health and why it is so important 5 Processes of Digestion How do you create products for helping the gut biome and digestions How the gut is the number 1 player for healthy immune system Relationship between gut and brain and development of Cognibiotics And more…   Learn More From BiOptimizers    www.cognibiotics.com/shrugged10  Code: “shrugged” - 10% off   https://www.facebook.com/BiOptimizers/ https://www.instagram.com/bioptimizers/ https://www.youtube.com/user/BiOptimizers   Anders Varner on Instagram Doug Larson on Instagram Coach Travis Mash on Instagram ————————————————   Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw   Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF   Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa ———————————————— Please Support Our Sponsors   Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged   www.magbreakthrough.com/shrugged - use coupon code SHRUGGED10 to save up to 40%   http://onelink.to/fittogether - Brand New Fitness Social Media App Fittogether   Purchase our favorite Supplements here and use code “Shrugged” to save 20% on your order: https://bit.ly/2K2Qlq4    Garage Gym Equipment and Accessories: https://bit.ly/3b6GZFj Save 5% using the coupon code “Shrugged”

In today’s episode the crew discusses:   Musculature recruitment differences in the front squat and back squat Why the front squat helps overcome mobility limitations Why the front squat creates a deeper range of motion Why the back squat is better for testing but not training Why there is more core development in the front squat Why the front squat is safer to coach in group class settings Why the front squat is superior in training but the back squat is. superior in testing And more…   Anders Varner on Instagram Doug Larson on Instagram Coach Travis Mash on Instagram   ————————————————   Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw   Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF   Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa ———————————————— Please Support Our Sponsors   Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged   www.magbreakthrough.com/shrugged - use coupon code SHRUGGED10 to save up to 40%   http://onelink.to/fittogether - Brand New Fitness Social Media App Fittogether   Purchase our favorite Supplements here and use code “Shrugged” to save 20% on your order: https://bit.ly/2K2Qlq4    Garage Gym Equipment and Accessories: https://bit.ly/3b6GZFj Save 5% using the coupon code “Shrugged”

In today’s episode the crew discusses:   What happened with Greg Glassman’s Tweet What are the next steps for gyms What if the athletes leave CrossFit Should gym owners rebrand away from CrossFit Why fitness professionals are not the best leaders on complex subjects like race and culture The future of CrossFit The future of the CrossFit Games And more…   Anders Varner on Instagram   Doug Larson on Instagram   Coach Travis Mash on Instagram   ————————————————   Training Programs to Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/34zcGVw   Nutrition Programs to Lose Fat and Build Muscle: https://bit.ly/3eiW8FF   Nutrition and Training Bundles to Save 67%: https://bit.ly/2yaxQxa   Please Support Our Sponsors   Organifi - Save 20% using code: “Shrugged” at organifi.com/shrugged   www.magbreakthrough.com/shrugged - use coupon code SHRUGGED10 to save up to 40%   http://onelink.to/fittogether - Brand New Fitness Social Media App Fittogether   Purchase our favorite Supplements here and use code “Shrugged” to save 20% on your order: https://bit.ly/2K2Qlq4    Garage Gym Equipment and Accessories: https://bit.ly/3b6GZFj Save 5% using the coupon code “Shrugged”