Dawain Atkinson is back after his first bodybuilding show. Dawain is E2M's (https://e2mfitness.com/) Director of Communications. Dawain has created a number of things including the Biblical and Reformed podcast network (https://www.facebook.com

EP 198 - Mike Lohman and Ken McClelland discuss book Mastering Strongman

Apr 2nd, 2024 1h 5m

Ken McClelland and Mike Lohman just wrote a book entitled Mastering Strongman which you can buy here. Ken McClelland is a pro strongman, coach, 2x masters world champ, and more (I know his bio goes on, he's been in MMA and other sports as well

EP 197 - Health at Every Size w/Jeff Ash

Mar 19th, 2024 1h 47m

HAES Principles - https://asdah.org/health-at-every-size-haes-approach/ We are joined with Jeff Ash to discuss this movement/group. We aren't saying that Jeff Ash is a part of or actively participates in this movement as you'll hear in the po

EP 196 - Greg Popejoy

Feb 17th, 2024 1h 38m

We are joined with retired Marine, coach, and athlete in both powerlifting and strongman Greg Popejoy as he talks about his journey from the Marines to competing and eventually coaching in strength sports.

EP 195 - E2M with Dawain Atkinson

Jan 30th, 2024 1h

We are joined with E2M's (https://e2mfitness.com/) Director of Communications and training for his first natural bodybuilding show, Dawain Atkinson. Dawain has created a number of things including the Biblical and Reformed podcast network (http

EP 194 - Intuitive Eating with Jeff Ash

Nov 15th, 2023 2h 7m

We are interviewing Jeff Ash again, director of Hope Drives Me, a software developer, coach, nutritionist, and host of the podcast Men's Intuition to discuss the topic Intuitive Eating. Website: https://hopedrivesme.com Equipped to Thrive cour

EP 193 - Maturing in the gym and more w/Everett Justin and Dave

Oct 10th, 2023 1h 6m

What does maturing in the gym mean to you? How have you changed as you've gone from noob to advanced? That the biggest dudes typically aren’t the scariest or most intimidating. For the most part they’re the biggest of homies No pain no g

EP 192 - Amanda Kroeker hits the bodybuilding stage a

Sep 23rd, 2023 1h 43m

Amanda joins Justin Johnson to discuss her last big competition. Amanda is a natural bodybuillder and has now competed twice. We get to hear about all that has transpired in the last year of training and prep for her second show. Can a master's

EP 191 - Shiny Happy People Pt 2 w/Everett

Jul 17th, 2023 1h 20m

Notes about this episode from Dave: My background in IBLP ATI - attended a SBC church in Texas that was jokingly referred to as a Gothard church by the members and those who knew it. Did Alert Cadets (similar to Trail Life/Boy Scouts) which wa

EP 190 - Shiny Happy People part 1 w/Dave and Christa

Jul 7th, 2023 1h 23m

This is a different kind of episode. This is an intimate look two adults who grew up in the IBLP/ATI culture and served in various capacities within the organization from 1999-2011, eventually meeting in 2011 at Verity Institute (the college mi

EP 189 - Brandon Craig at USS Nationals

Jun 27th, 2023 59m 59s

We are interviewing Brandon Craig. Brandon got into powerlifting and joined the BBB group a few years back. Now he has competed at USS Nationals and we get to discuss his experience training for and competing at one of the largest strongman com

EP 188 - Troy Bennett

Jun 7th, 2023 1h 17m

We had the pleasure of talking with Troy Bennett and learning about his life pre-strongman, his football career, working in resturaunt management, working in security...yes the list goes on! He survived a severe heart-attack and goes into detai

EP 187 - TRT Supplementation Part 2 of 2

May 18th, 2023 1h 17m

Finishing up the 2 part series on TRT supplemenation with discussion regarding these supplements: Over the counter: L-carnitine Choline / alphaGPC inject vs oral Noopept Lion’s Mane B-complex inject vs oral - https://www.amazon.com/Durvet-Ma

EP 186 - TRT Supplementation Part 1 of 2

Apr 26th, 2023 1h 9m

This episode we talk about Testosterone Replacement Therapy supplementation. What supplements can you take (legal obv) that will improve training, recovery, conditioning, memory, that will make you better at your sport. This is NOT a sponsored

BroCast EP005 - Testosterone and its effects

Apr 5th, 2023 56m 13s

This week coach Justin talks about the role of testosterone in both males and females. The effects of low testosterone are explained and the cognitive, sexual, and physical effects of testosterone are discussed along with the implications of te

EP 185 - USPA Shakedown Part Two w/Tricia Emrich

Feb 2nd, 2023 1h 3m

This episode we are joined with Tricia Emrich to discuss her history working in powerlifting in multiple federations as well as what she's a part of with helping to reform the USPA. We discuss more about what the findings and issues were with t

EP 184 - USPA Shakedown

Jan 27th, 2023 1h 2m

We dragged Everett in to chat about the USPA social media shakedown that is going on in social media land. We discuss how should a Christian handle such situations and if they could compete in good consicence in such a setting. We go over the c

EP 183 - Matt Turner Qualifies for Nationals

Jan 4th, 2023 1h 10m

Justin is joined by Matt Turner who is currently ranked 42 in the nation in his weight class with a 1774.7 lb total in the 242 lb weight class (487.57 dots). We talk about his prep, his coaching, and how the meet went. Check it out!

EP 182 - The Auge's Do A Strongman Meet

Nov 23rd, 2022 1h 40m

We had to use Google Meet to record this as we had some hardware issues. Justin Johnson interviews David and Christa Auge and talks all about their first strongman comp as a couple. Dave and Christa competed together once before and this is the

BroCast EP004 - Interview with Pastor Vern

Sep 28th, 2022 2h 6m

This is a discussion between Justin Johnson and a retired pastor talking about his life and ministry. Pastor Vern recently retired due to health issues after his cancer went into remission. He spent nearly his entire career as a pastor startin

BroCast EP 003 - Insulin and Carbohydrates

Sep 17th, 2022 1h 15m

Insulin Intro Hormone that signals cells throughout the human body to intake energy, and promote various performance and recovery based outcomes. Body Modifying the activity of enzymes and the resulting reactions in the body. glycogen and fat

BroCast EP 002 - Hypertrophy or Hyperplasia

Aug 12th, 2022 1h 24m

Intro Hyperplasia is different from hypertrophy in that the adaptive cell change in hypertrophy is an increase in the size of cells, whereas hyperplasia involves an increase in the number of cells. Body Hypertrophy seems to generally lead to hy

EP 181 - Catching up with Everett Henes and Toney Sauls

Aug 12th, 2022 1h 17m

We catch up with Everett and Toney after 3 years since the podcast ended. We chat about what we've been up to since then and talk about future strength/training goals. Mentioned in the show is Toney's new company, Those Florida Guys. We chat ab

BroCast EP 001

Jul 27th, 2022 1h 18m

What is peaking for athletic performance? Temporarily adapting to a competition or event at the expense of general or other adaptations. Why peak? To maximize performance potential while letting general adaptations to diminish What happens if y

EP 180 - Amanda Kroeker and Levi January

Jul 19th, 2022 1h 32m

This episode we had a fun conversation with Amanda Kroeker and Levi January regarding all things bodybuilding. Levi January is a bodybuilding coach and can be found on Facebook. Amanda Kroeker is a bodybuilding competitior as well as a mom/gym