Austin Ferrier was a nationally competitive collegiate lifter for Ohio University. These days he’s working a grownup job, but still snatching and jerking for the soul. He talks about self-coaching, the skill aspect of Olympic lifting, and how his relationship with the sport has changed after leaving the platform; we also reminisce about the Misc, 70’s Big, and old school TNation. We’re trying to be chill strong. Only 2010’s lifters will get this.


Intro and outro music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Timestamps:

00:30 This is a cocaine-friendly podcast

01:00 Austin started out in martial arts

01:30 Austin was born as a computer

02:00 How the computer learned to grind

02:30 Becoming a bulk boy

03:00 Misc reminiscence; are you aware?

04:00 3DMJ emerged from the depravity

04:30 We don’t condone torrents

05:00 Shouts out to the 70’s Big boys

05:50 I whine about my elbows

06:30 Austin meets a barbell

07:00 Shouts out to Westside for Skinny Bastards

08:00 Getting MOGGED by upperclassmen

08:45 Even more shouts out

09:15 The Ohio powerlifting community

10:00 Austin goes to the Arnold Sports Festival

10:45 Meeting the Lilliebridges

11:45 Six degrees of separation from Robert Oberst

12:30 Five degrees is actually the national average

13:00 The shouts out continue

13:20 Phil Heath vs. Kai Greene

14:00 You wouldn’t believe it, but bodybuilders are huge

14:45 One time Austin told me I look like Justin Laseck

15:30 Floridian high school lifting

17:00 Austin’s starter pack for Olympic lifting

18:45 Primal triple extension

20:30 Lifting with football freaks

22:00 Rate limiters in Olympic lifting

22:30 Throwers are built different

23:45 Neuroplasticity

24:15 Either throw your kid in the water or kick them in the head

26:00 Natties vs. nurture

27:20 Volleyball push presses

28:00 How Austin started competing

28:55 Hitting your vampiric macros

30:00 Austin competed in the 69s…nice

30:50 2013 University Nationals

31:00 More shouts out

32:30 Strength has to be replicable

33:00 THOSE DOGS

33:50 How Austin has adapted his training around a more than full-time job

34:20 CHILL STRONG

35:45 Old guys should have RPE caps

36:10 What it takes to self-coach

38:00 There is no secret sauce (but buy mine)

38:40 I hypocritically shame program-hoppers

40:50 Christmas is for PRing

41:15 Approach lifting as a skill

42:30 I’ve witnessed Austin’s MINDSET

45:00 Me bringing it back to self-awareness and self-honesty

45:45 You are not your hobby

48:00 Mental stability: the best ergogenic aid

49:00 What gym means to us; we are nerds

50:00 Wholesome take-home message from Austin

50:40 10,000 kettlebell swing challenge

54:00 Austin’s transformation

55:00 We completely neglected talking about Lu and Karlos