Gus's Barbell Club Podcast

Your life will change when you cannot control your movement. When you cannot stand up from the toilet by yourself, you will find yourself in an assisted living facility. If you cannot control yourself from standing all the way down to the floor (and back up again) you are destined for a fall that could […]

Will lifting weights make me bulky? If you want to get bulky, you’re going to need a lot of lifting. Set aside the programming (which movements for how many sets and reps) discussion but there’s no escaping the intensity needed to achieve a bodybuilder’s aesthetic. If you do not want to get bulky, you will […]

Improving your health isn’t one swing of a hammer. It’s never just one problem. You’ll need more tools to get the whole job done. Imagine your doctor has some concern but thinks lifestyle changes could solve it without the need for medication. She suggests you begin to exercise and watch your diet. You hire Coach […]

When I first hired a nutrition coach, it took me a while to grasp how incompatible some of my lifestyle choices were with my goals. Between grabbing fast food on my own and ordering takeout for the family, I was eating out 10 or more times a week. When it came time to address this, […]

You may need to explicitly program a de-load week, but you may not.

We had worked together for weeks. We finished the warm-up sets. I could see him thinking and thinking about all the ideas he had learned for “good form.” He really wanted to get this first working set right. “It’s just a squat,” I said, before he got under the bar. It knocked him out of […]

Our latest member testimonial from Tracy Banning is now on YouTube.

Finding the right coach can be the difference between spinning your wheels and achieving your fitness goals. If you’ve never worked with a coach before, how do you know who to trust? Here are the key elements to look for in a coach who can truly help you succeed. 1. Honesty, Even When It’s Tough […]

Being a member at Gus’s Barbell Club implicitly means developing a relationship with The Squat. No program will be without in some form or fashion. Yes, most of the time we’re following the Starting Strength method which has a lot of opinions on The Squat, but that’s not why we squat. Yes, it’s a great […]