Barbell 1 Show — Guest Bodybuilders

  Today's guest is Jason English, AKA "Big J" of the highly popular YouTube channel and hardcore gym in Texas - Big J's Extreme Fitness. Having served in the US Army and currently as a catastrophe response officer, Big J knows sacrifice for others better than almost anyone in the often selfish fitness industry. Today we get a unique look at what it's like to grow a niche gym while being out of town and in harm's way so often. Big J is old school, but his messages of positivity are timeless.  Also if you ever wanted to be inspired...

  With Layne ready to battle for a world powerlifting title this weekend in Finland, and my having forgot my cable to connect my audio recorder to my laptop during my current trip I figured it was a perfect time to cue back up this interview I really enjoyed with Layne. I hope some of you newer listeners have not heard yet and will enjoy!   http://traffic.libsyn.com/appliedmusclescience/ep_36_-_layne_interview_1.mp3

    Brian and Alberto are both excellent coaches and recently polled fans for questions which they answered in a very well done video. So well done, that I asked them if they would mind my sharing it in an episode. Tune in for many great questions and answers on resistance training programming. Have a question for Alberto? Follow Alberto @nunez3dmj on instagram to submit questions for him to answer in future videos.   http://traffic.libsyn.com/appliedmusclescience/438_nunez_minor.mp3

Tune in for awesome in the trenches insights on popular topics of reverse dieting and metabolic adaptation as it pertains to the physique athlete. Also please share and support our strength vs. cancer campaign running May 1 - May 3. http://traffic.libsyn.com/appliedmusclescience/429_-_coachs_corner.mp3  

  I’ve got the pleasure of having two guests today - Jeff Alberts has been weight training for nearly 30 years and competing as a lifetime drug free natural bodybuilder for over 20 years, recently taking 3rd in the pro lightweight at the 2014 WNBF Worlds. Joining us as well is Andrea Valdez, a popular youtube fitness personality with over 13,000 subscribers who holds a Master’s degree in Exercise physiology, has grabbed trophies on body the stage and the platform and has authored numerous helpful ebooks on training and nutrition. Andrea's most recent e-books cover all the little things that...