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Brought to you by three Strength coaches in Long Beach, CA, Top My Podcast is our voice from the Weightlifting facility, TMW Barbell. We cover a variety of topics within the health and fitness field including the opinions and voices of other fitness professionals around the world. What makes our podcast special? Nothing, to be honest. But, we are surrounded by the greatest community of athletes and fitness professionals, so we take that back. We’re pretty damn special. Tune in Mondays for more from the Best Coaches You’ve Never Heard of. See you at The Top.
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A brief but powerful episode about two of our hardest workers, Marcus and Terrance, who competed in the IPL World Championships in the beginning of November.
Both athletes performed beautifully for Marcus with competition PRs and Terrance with a 1st place medal in the Deadlift.
Marcus -
Squat: 215 kg Competition and All Time PR
Bench Press: 145 kg
Deadlift: 230 kg Competition and All Time PR
Total: 590 kg
Terrance -
Squat: 220 kg
Bench Press: 170 kg
Deadlift: 330 kg (1st place, Deadlift Only 110 kg Men's Raw)
Total: 720 kg
Happy 2 Year Anniversary TMW Barbell! This week marks 2 years of the gym being open and to celebrate we asked some of our members to share their thoughts on what it has been like being a member and how much they have grown (assuming that has happened?). Anyway, check out this week's out of the ordinary episode before we get back to our regular scheduled programming. Enjoy.
This week, the guys take a look at what Halloween festivities they partake, favorite candy, and much much more. This was a fun episode to kick back and talk about the season. Enjoy!
This week, we recap our whirlwind of a weekend having 3 athletes compete in 2 different states! 2 of our weightlifters and 1 of our powerlifters were competing over the same weekend and we just had to recap them both together. Coach Mark, Coach Tommy, and Coach Chad review and discuss how the athletes did along with Coach Mark and Coach Tommy getting into a small debate. Also, The Great Chadholio graces us with his presence. Tune in. Enjoy.
This week, the guys discuss life and death along with what that means and the responsibilities that come with it. Coach Mark and Coach Tommy discuss recent life events that can be life altering and with that discussion comes major announcements. The guys also discuss what comes with life and death like leaving the right mark on the world and standing up for the things you believe in. Check out this weeks episode and enjoy.
This week, we get our fearless leader, Chad, back in the office and behind the mic to discuss his recent trip. We are particularly interested in how his training went and what it was like to train at a commercial gym again after a couple years of having the Top. And of course our other usual shenanigans. Enjoy.
This week, we had a special guest join, Lord Elliott, USPA and IPL affiliated coach, board member, and all around great guy. We talk all things powerlifting from his background and helping jumpstart the USPA to what we know it as today all the way to the future of the sport in general. Overall, it was a great episode with a pretty awesome dude. Enjoy.
This week, we lose one of the main people on Top My Podcast, but get the opportunity to interview another member of the Top My Workout team, Alex Celik. Alex is a soft tissue, trigger point, recovery specialist who helps work those rough areas that are giving you issues. Recently, he took a trip to Philadelphia to work with some NFL Pros while they were in camp over the summer. Tune in to check out what it's like working at that level. Enjoy.
This week, we have a very special guest with The Strong Coach, Mike Bledsoe. Coach Mark, Coach Tommy, and Coach Chad got to sit down with the man himself and discuss his background, being a decent human being, how he got to be where he is today, and a deep dive into the world of psychedelics. This is definitely an episode you don't want to miss. Enjoy!
This week, Coach Mark, Coach Tommy, and Coach Chad all review the recent Powerlifting Meet that took place in Van Nuys, CA. They took 8 total athletes who competed over 2 days in this meet. Listen in to see how they did. Enjoy.
This week, all you wonderful people get Coach Tommy's voice back in your ears! We discuss how his trip went along with Coach Mark, Coach Tommy and Coach Chad reviewing prepping for a meet, handling successes and failures of their lifters, and what it was like for Coach Tommy meeting THE Matt Wenning. Enjoy!
This week, Coach Mark and Coach Chad are down a man, but still in action discussing the recent weightlifting meeting in Northern California that a few weightlifters attended. Interested in hearing not only how they did at the meet, but the steps it took to get there? Tune in. Enjoy.
This week, the guys discuss a recent Nerf Gun Course that Coach Mark and Coach Tommy had taken with some of the takeaways from that course. Many things can be referred back to lifting and life alike. Coach Mark, Coach Tommy, and Coach Chad as always keep it random and banter-ful in this episode and make it random, yet helpful. Enjoy.
This week's episode, we revisit a previous topic, but with an added twist. We talked last year about gimmicky fitness implements like, one of our favorites, the Shake Weight. This year, the focus and trend seems to be social media influencing with some pretty horrible information. Coach Mark, Coach Tommy, and Coach Chad review and discuss the trend of fitness on social media and how influencers are ruining all things online - for the most part at least. Sit back, listen in on our take, and most of all, enjoy.
We see a lot of athletes come in and train to the point where their bodies break down faster than they can rebuild.
The other day with one of our athletes, we came up with two examples of why you need to eat MORE in order to properly recover and even lose excess body fat.
Listen to this Ten Minute Wrant to get a better understanding of why this is the case.
This week, the guys talk to Coach Mark about his trip up North to go battle his long time buddy, Kyle, and face off in some big lifts. That leads the guys to talk about Mark visiting other gyms and being a decent lifter/human being to those at their home gym. Coach Mark, Coach Tommy, and Coach Chad also talk about when might be a good time to make a decision in lifting to stop or keep going. All this, coming at you. Enjoy.
On this week's episode, the guys talk about America's Birthday, aka the 4th of July! Along with what it's like to compete against your own athletes as a coach while still maintaining that coaching mindset and competing in the gym to make your team better. Coach Mark, Coach Tommy, and Coach Chad all aim to compete and train and get better themselves, but what happens when they start besting their own athletes? Check it out. Enjoy.
This week, the guys discuss supplements! And ergogenic aids...MARK. Coach Mark, Coach Tommy, and Coach Chad review what exactly a supplement is, drop some knowledge that you may not already know about them, why you should take them, and give insight into what they take or recommend you take if you are interested. Enjoy!
Episode Breakdown:
0:00-9:05 - Banter-Crocs, Animals
9:05-12:01 - Episode Intro
12:01-19:01 - Truth/Myth of Supplements
19:01-22:59 - Digestion, "Window of Gainz"
22:59-27:07 - What is a Supplement, Why Should You Take It
27:07-39:00 - What We Take or Recommend
39:00-48:57 - Pre-workout
48:57-56:47 - What We Won't Take
56:47-59:32 - Blood Work
59:32-1:04:23 - Symptom Checker, Shee!
1:04:23-Close - Closing Remarks with Coach Mark
This week, Coach Mark, Coach Tommy, and Coach Chad had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with TEAM USA athlete, Jordan Wissinger. Jordan, as mentioned, is a weightlifter for Team USA and has competed on the World Stage for several years. He is also an Athletic Trainer by trade, a recent husband, dog dad, and all around great guy. We hope you enjoy!
Episode Breakdown:
0:00-2:13 - Banter
2:13-11:10 - Episode and Guest Intro
11:10-19:06 - Athlete Background, Weightlifting
19:06-29:53 - Coach/Athlete Relationship
29:53-39:39 - Training at a Big Box vs Barbell Club, Injuries
39:39-51:19 - Performance Issues, Future of Lifting Career, Candy
51:19-1:05:10 - Other Hobbies: Woodworking, Logos, Firearms
1:05:10-Close - Jordan's Final Thoughts, Closing
This week, we bring you all things programming. We have discussed programs before, the importance of them, and how they fit in with lifting in general. But on this episode, Coach Mark, Coach Tommy, and Coach Chad review and discuss what exactly a program is, why you should be on one, and how you might be able to get by following some general rules of programs. Enjoy!
Episode Breakdown:
0:00-11:40 - Banter, Pointless Conversation on Haircuts
11:40-14:45 - Episode Intro
14:45-17:43 - Being Around Like Minded People, Stuck on the Program
17:43-26:23 - What is a Program?
26:23-32:30 - Changing Things on the Fly
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32:30-41:26 - Mental Side, coach Involved and Making "The Call"
41:26-49:42 - Why Follow a Program?, More Banter...
49:42-57:05 - How to Plan?, Are there Good Programs?
57:05-58:29 - Closing Remarks with Coach Mark
58:29-Close - Closing
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