33 min
Bulk Boys 12: pro strongman Brett Fain Bulk Boys
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- Fitness
Brett Fain is a pro strongman who has competed in the U80 and U90 class, placing 7th at OSG in 2017. He's also the founder and owner of Iron Vault gym in Tallahassee. We talk about his penchant for building unusual equipment, water cutting, and the strongman community.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:20 I signed up for my first strongman competition without doing any research
00:35 The Iron Vault Classic
01:30 Brett teaches physics by day
02:10 Brett’s advice on becoming an educator
02:50 Brett replaced his high school physics teacher
03:20 My anticipatory synopsis of this episode
03:45 Brett started out as a wrestler
04:10 There is a trove of old equipment in the basement of the Pep Boys across the street from my apartment
04:45 Brett’s best numbers as a powerlifter
05:00 The legend of Dave Covan
05:15 If you look under enough tarps, you just might find yourself an Atlas stone
05:45 Brett’s resume as a strongman
06:25 The sweat shed
08:00 What drew Brett to strongman
08:15 Brett’s homebrewed strongman equipment
09:00 The events for this year’s Iron Vault Classic
11:10 Brett became handy out of necessity
13:00 Bud Jeffries and the odd lifts
13:45 Strongman is a spectator sport
14:30 Brett says I deadlift a lot, and I can’t wait to disappoint him
15:15 Daughter cameo
15:45 What to order at Chick-Fil-A
16:00 Brett’s kids are all lifting
17:00 Iron Vault Classic will be an evening event to minimize instance of heatstroke
17:30 Jamie Lewis’s X-rated blog
19:00 The diet of the Saxon Trio would get a 2/3 from Stan Efferding
19:45 I pick Brett’s brain about strongman training
21:15 You’d better be doing your cardio
21:40 Brett usually water cuts from 210 to 198
22:00 Andrew Clayton’s 38-lb water cut and other horror stories
23:20 Going keto on comp week to drop water weight
24:00 Hot baths and sauna suits
24:25 But do I have to stop taking creatine?
24:45 Brett tells me which events will suck the most
27:00 We program our own reward systems as teenagers
28:00 Even gen pop should pick performance goals
28:40 Brett has helped me become slightly less unprepared
29:00 Strongman has a WHOLESOME community
31:20 It’s harder to get competitive when you’re woefully unprepared
32:00 Event lottery at Will Development’s Psycho Circus
32:15 Florida strongman community
Brett Fain is a pro strongman who has competed in the U80 and U90 class, placing 7th at OSG in 2017. He's also the founder and owner of Iron Vault gym in Tallahassee. We talk about his penchant for building unusual equipment, water cutting, and the strongman community.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:20 I signed up for my first strongman competition without doing any research
00:35 The Iron Vault Classic
01:30 Brett teaches physics by day
02:10 Brett’s advice on becoming an educator
02:50 Brett replaced his high school physics teacher
03:20 My anticipatory synopsis of this episode
03:45 Brett started out as a wrestler
04:10 There is a trove of old equipment in the basement of the Pep Boys across the street from my apartment
04:45 Brett’s best numbers as a powerlifter
05:00 The legend of Dave Covan
05:15 If you look under enough tarps, you just might find yourself an Atlas stone
05:45 Brett’s resume as a strongman
06:25 The sweat shed
08:00 What drew Brett to strongman
08:15 Brett’s homebrewed strongman equipment
09:00 The events for this year’s Iron Vault Classic
11:10 Brett became handy out of necessity
13:00 Bud Jeffries and the odd lifts
13:45 Strongman is a spectator sport
14:30 Brett says I deadlift a lot, and I can’t wait to disappoint him
15:15 Daughter cameo
15:45 What to order at Chick-Fil-A
16:00 Brett’s kids are all lifting
17:00 Iron Vault Classic will be an evening event to minimize instance of heatstroke
17:30 Jamie Lewis’s X-rated blog
19:00 The diet of the Saxon Trio would get a 2/3 from Stan Efferding
19:45 I pick Brett’s brain about strongman training
21:15 You’d better be doing your cardio
21:40 Brett usually water cuts from 210 to 198
22:00 Andrew Clayton’s 38-lb water cut and other horror stories
23:20 Going keto on comp week to drop water weight
24:00 Hot baths and sauna suits
24:25 But do I have to stop taking creatine?
24:45 Brett tells me which events will suck the most
27:00 We program our own reward systems as teenagers
28:00 Even gen pop should pick performance goals
28:40 Brett has helped me become slightly less unprepared
29:00 Strongman has a WHOLESOME community
31:20 It’s harder to get competitive when you’re woefully unprepared
32:00 Event lottery at Will Development’s Psycho Circus
32:15 Florida strongman community
33 min