Bulk Boys Mason Boyles

Freakie D is a Youtuber, powerlifter, coach, mentor, father, and diversely strong dude.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Pretty hype intro
00:40 I attempt a pec pop in Dennis’s honor
01:00 Dennis Arnold is in fact the second
01:15 His best lifts
01:30 Freakie D doesn’t get anything out of straps
02:00 It’s mainly an issue of engaging the lats
02:30 BIG FITNESS is lying to you about bicep tears from mixed grip
03:55 Dennis’s Kinobody summer
4:30 The origins of Dennis’s long-time lower back pain
08:15 How to mend up from a back tweak
11:15 I whine about my back tweak from last fall
12:45 I erroneously assume that Dennis has been Larsen pressing despite viewing and liking his incline press video from literally that morning
14:20 Dennis is the dean of Larson pressing
15:45 Leg drive is overrated
16:00 We return to Dennis’s youth, when even he was a Johnny one-plate
18:00 The OG Freakie D bench and basketball program
19:15 Pro tips for recovery: no squatting or benching, a few free throws, and many grams of MSG
20:00 Takeaways from Dennis’s early training
22:50 Dennis ‘s first Youtube upload was him benching 405 in gloves, Tims, and jeans
23:55 Dennis started powerlifting at Shake ‘N Bake Fitness and Tanning
24:30 Dennis’s first meet
25:50 Dennis’s first 500 lb bench
26:45 Benching 500 without much upper back work
27:45 If you become a turbo bulk boy, you’ll probably surprise yourself with your strength gains
28:30 My bench has plummeted since entering a deficit
29:30 Dennis’s bloat maxing recommendations (tl;dr: stick with slow and steady)
32:00 Dennis basically lost 100 lbs
32:30 Why he did it
34:30 Sometimes the flu takes you on a vision quest
38:00 Discipline is discipline
39:45 Dennis’s appetite is simultaneously fascinating and disgusting
40:15 Volume eating hacks: 11 pounds of food for 2600 calories
41:45 Fast and feast
42:30 Fasting to remove the reliance on food for dopamine
44:30 Exercise selection: sick vs. optimal
45:45 How Dennis’s training changed during his epic diet
48:30 The origins of Crossfat (a trademark of Freakie D enterprises)
50:00 Dennis would be in the NFL if he hadn’t found pot and pussy in middle school
52:20 The first time Dennis touched a log
55:00 Powerlifting is basically a JRPG
56:00 Dennis’s shocking suggestion to bring up your log press
58:00 Split jerking the log
58:45 Standing incline log press
59:45 I passed out the first time I tried log press
1:00:00 I also passed out on a paused front squat
1:00:30 Derek Wilcox made Dennis exhale and re-brace at the bottom of front squats
1:03:00 Dennis’s current lifting aspirations
1:05:45 Dennis’s coaching (conditioning block guaranteed)
1:10:00 The mindset dangers of surprise PRs
1:11:30 Athletes need to give coaches the chance to learn how they respond to training
1:15:00 Dennis goes above and beyond for his athletes
1:15:45 Tobias has horrible taste in snacks
1:16:45 The importance of building rapport with your athletes
1:17:25 Mentorship
1:21:00 Dennis has become a role model in the lifting community
1:23:30 Therapy helps
1:25:00 The perspectives Dennis inherited from his childhood, and how he outgrew them
1:26:00 Divorce, growth, and what you carry with you
1:27:30 Dennis’s marriage was like Game of Thrones
1:30:00 Why Dennis goes to bed at 7:561:31:30 Fatherhood
1:33:00 Dennis’s parenting style
1:35:50 my two cents as the child of two f*****g incredible parents
1:37:00 The rewards of parenthoodIntro and outro music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

 @bucktowtruck4993  is a guitar virtuoso, YouTube legend in the making, and almost certainly the world's strongest landscaper. That's his music in the intro and outro. He's also really f*****g funny. I edited out about twenty minutes of laughter in this one.

TIMESTAMPS:

1:00 Jeff Nippard-approved BCAAs. Also, my balls are out
1:45: Buck is 7 feet tall and 500 lbs
2:15 Buck’s early videos
2:45 The YT algorithm wants you to clean your garage
3:35 Buck squatted 495 for 20 in that unclean garage
4:00 Buck’s best sets
5:45 Buck’s barebones, Starting Strength-like approach
6:40 The goofy-ass shit that Buck did before he went barebones
7:30 You aren’t a Bulgarian.
10:30 Most of us fade into obscurity
11:00 I have a momentary existential crisis
11:30 Buck counsels me
13:00 How Buck got into lifting
14:30 The long shadow of the Ripple Toad
15:00 “20-rep squats CURE ITB pain” -direct quote from Buck
15:30 “20-rep squats don’t do much to get you stronger” -direct quote from everyone who’s ever tried 20-rep squats
17:00 Buck doesn’t do enough volume, allegedly
18:00 BIG FITNESS is LYING to you about CNS fatigue
19:30 “CNS fatigue”=you turn into a noodle
20:30 Gym injury fetishes
21:30 Sam Hyde is a lot
23:15 People who get accidentally strong
25:00 The toxic influence of anime
25:40 BIG FITNESS is STILL lying to you
27:15 One weird reason why Ben Shapiro isn’t in the NBA

27:30 Dieting to make weight for a strongman competition
28:45 One time Buck called me a pirate on Instagram
29:00 How to pirate-max
29:30 Pirate rape culture (also toxic)
30:00 This podcast has consistently neglected pirate history, and for that I sincerely apologize
30:10 Why Buck hasn’t competed
31:00 Buck has Frankenstein wrists and 17.5-inch forearms
31:20 Hook grip sucks
32:00 Deadlift is not a grip exercise
32:45 Buck deadlifted 570 for 15 with mixed grip
33:15 If you do chin-ups weighing 500 pounds, you’ll have big forearms
34:25 Jeff Nippard’s optimal bicep training recommendations
36:00 Buck’s unwashed multi-ply coveralls
37:05 Buck’s going to give his unwashed multi-ply coveralls to his next Tinder match
37:50 Dadbod is a psy-op
38:30 Buck plays impeccable guitar
39:00 Buck’s camera accentuates his strong features
40:00 Buck’s YouTube ambitions
41:30 Wrestling
43:00 Buck stunted his LITTLE brother’s growth with a piledriver
44:00 We speculate on Jeff Nippard’s true height
44:45 “Evidence based” fitness
45:00 I fondly recollect stumbling upon Buck’s YouTube channel
46:00 The modern dating market is bleak; Buck’s advice on it
46:30 We delve into Buck’s origins
47:30 Learning guitar
48:30 Evolving musical tastes
49:40 The goldfish diet
51:30 Upright rows to Bawitdaba
52:45 I make a completely inaccurate assumption
53:15 Buck actually doesn’t like lifting
54:15 In the scheme of sports, lifting really isn’t that dangerous
56:45 ITB pain
58:00 What my fiancée likes to do to me
59:00 Buck’s significant acne
1:00:30 Buck wants to know how natty I am, and I tell him exactly in ng/dl
1:03:00 Environmental toxins are killing your gains
1:04:30 We address the carousel horse in the room
1:04:40 We address the Steve Austin poster in the room
1:05:15 Straightedge Steve Austin
1:06:00 Buck’s top three metal bands, with justifications
1:08:20 We hate* black metal
1:11:00 Don’t worry, we’re still shitting on black metal
1:11:30 Devin Townsend
1:12:30 Buck’s biggest influences
1:13:00 Mark Rippetoe was actually pretty strong
1:14:00 Louie Simmons is Yosemite Sam, and Jim Wendler is the Five Finger Death Punch of powerlifting
1:14:30 I briefly shit on Five Finger Death Punch
1:15:00 Buck’s homebrewed take on Westside
1:18:00 The key to Buck’s guttural efforts
1:19:30 Not looking like a pussy in front of your younger brother
1:20:00 Injurious feats of strength
1:21:00 Knoblet squats
1:22:00 Tearful goodbye

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

At this point, the broad boy from Albuquerque needs no introduction. Give him a follow  @JSStrength 

TIMESTAMPS:

00:30 THE PAINTING HAS EYES
1:00 Jakob’s program to squat 300(+)x20
1:30 Cat cameo
2:45 Pete Rubish gave Jakob 20-rep squats
3:30 How Jakob eliminated elbow pain from low bar squats
4:00 Starting Strength’s hidden agenda is to turn you into a pterodactyl
5:00 We parrot wisdom from @Shethar_Training on getting your upper back TIIIIGHT
5:45 Jakob’s squat stance is approaching Westside territory
6:55 Hyper-specific anatomical cues are killing your gains
7:25 Jakob’s half-decent Jeff Nippard impersonation
9:00 The purpose behind Jakob’s 300x20 squat
10:00 LIFE DOESN’T GIVE YOU A RE-RACK, BROTHER
10:45 Jakob is looking about as broad as Beorn, but only his forearms are sore
12:00 Grip training
15:00 Farmers carries
16:30 Strongman gyms
17:00 Jacks and trades
18:30 Jakob might hop into a strongman show
20:00 Jakob’s robust rate of progress
26:20 Jakob’s beef lord cousin
28:30 Jakob only trains DOGS
30:00 When to be present and when to just get in the work
32:00 Dan Green doesn’t get that aroused
33:00 My “adaptive metabolism”
36:00 Jakob’s life goal
37:30 The Ukrainian invasion
38:30 Strongman politics
39:30 Sigmarsson and Kaz
40:00 Eddie Hall controversy
41:00 Who screenshots the screenshot?
43:00 Fortissimus and the Shaw Classic
44:30 Iron Biby is underrated
45:30 we need more bicep tears
47:00 standardized circus tricks
47:30 Venmo us funds for BULK BOYS LIVE at The Shaw Classic
49:00 Jakob wants Tom Stoltman to just get over his autism (jk)
51:20 Jakob is the sorcerer of strongman
52:30 MARTIIIIIINSSSS
55:30 Jakob is concerned about Thor’s legacy
58:00 I begin a streak of unfounded claims
59:30 Jakob’s Pete Rubish impersonation
1:00:30 Jakob’s grandpa thinks that if you lift you also do g4p
1:04:00 Even powerlifters want to look like they lift
1:05:00 What ego lifting really means
1:07:00 How lifting changed my dating prospects
1:08:00 There are no white lights at Anytime Fitness
1:09:30 Jakob delivers yet another wholesome message
1:09:45 Now we are going to spend several minutes embarrassing Ethan Montoya, who is skipping his glute accessories
1:14:00 My achilles elbow; Jakob’s achilles feet
1:16:00 Rock climbing, jiu jitsu, arm wrestling
1:17:00 If Jakob doesn’t have a physical outlet, he resorts to constructing Ponzi scheme
1:18:50 Jakob’s secret sauce (not what you think)
1:20:45 My programming as of early May
1:22:00 Jakob hates hyper-specificity
1:25:00 20-rep squats are chemically castrating Jakob
1:27:30 Expensive intra-workout
1:28:00 I do a terrible job of explaining DoggCrapp training to Jakob. Guaranteed cringe of a listen
1:30:00 Accessories are you chance to go Blood and Guts
1:31:00 Another successful rant about effective reps
1:32:00 We hate dogmatic deloads
1:34:30 RPE 7-8 on comp lifts is the money range
1:36:00 Wait until your accessories to pillage the muscle

 @JSStrength is back and jacked. We recorded this a little over a month ago, prior to Jakob's epic 20-rep squat set. Check out the story behind that side quest on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PuPGYk0gJ4

Timestamps:

00:15 Jakob forgives me for interrupting his training
00:45 Jakob’s home gym
01:15 I stopped summoning Paimon
01:30 We become art historians
02:00 THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
03:00 We address our 8 billion fans
03:15 Jakob remains a true bulk boy
04:00 20-rep squats
05:00 Conditioning vs. capacity
06:00 Breathing is for cheaters. Also: SAVE YOUR BRACE.
07:30 Jakob’s adductors were not prepared for this
08:40 Extremely in-depth update on Jakob’s love life WITH NAMES
10:30 Jakob sheds weight like I shed my soon-to-be-gone golden locks
11:30 You are basically one Taco Bell Supreme away from shitting yourself down an entire weight class
12:00 You have to shit on your squat opener if you want three white lights
13:00 Being a busy bee
13:45 Albuquerque never changes
15:00 How to water cut in New Mexico
16:00 Jakob is afraid of getting mogged by his clients
17:00 Jakob’s email is out there for the freaks
17:30 Jakob says more nice things about my dumb channel
18:40 Laughter gets me off
19:00 Jakob asks me about my “process” as a “creator”
***Youtubers gonna Youtube***
21:00 We want to get so huge we viscerally disgust onlookers
22:00 A xenomorph is growing inside Jakob’s ribcage
23:00 Jakob got thrown out of a car when he was eight
24:30 Jakob’s problems with NMAA Powerlifting
26:30 Accessibility of PEDs
29:00 Cerebral SARMS goblins
31:00 Subpar testing parameters
32:45 Training update
33:30 Sure cure for elbow pain
34:00 Jakob just pause benched 325 for 0.999 reps
35:00 Jakob evangelizes about banded bench
38:00 Rep ranges on compound movements
40:00 Beltless work and percentage-based training
42:00 Efficiency can preserve your gumption
42:30 I’ve abandoned neck work
43:30 Jakob is concerned about sleep apnea (humble brag)
43:45 We both fuck heavy with high pulls
44:30 Yoke pumps
45:15 Getting comfortable with letting adaptations decay
46:30 If you’re benching 200, you probably don’t need a peaking phase
48:30 Injuries outside the gym
50:30 Train happy
51:30 Lifting music
52:30 Using music to achieve a flow state
53:45 My unsolicited recommendations
55:30 Your hype song is like your Patronus, but also like what your uncle did to you when you were twelve
56:30 The arousal snowball
57:00 They used to sell Superdrol at GNC in the good old days
58:40 You’ve got to take at least 200 milligrams of melatonin a night (srs)
01:00 Our supplement recommendations
1:01:00 Things get vivid and viscous
1:02:15 Healing peptides
1:03:00 I’ve been using TB-500…NOT NATTY
1:04:00 We get existential about competing
1:04:30 We love gym maxes
1:05:00 Fake weights at Anytime Fitness
1:07:00 I know a heavy 45 when I see one
1:08:00 How fake plates sabotaged Ed Coan
1:08:30 Training on calibrated plates satisfied my autism
1:08:50 A message to our adoring listeners
1:09:15 Don’t get your squat briefs in a wad about switching equipment
1:10:30 If you grab something stiff, you might strain your erector
1:12:00 The OPTIMAL bicep workout
1:13:00 Honorable mention
1:14:30 We love painful forearm pumps
1:15:30 How I partially tore my bicep
1:17:00 Getting reacquainted with hook grip
1:18:00 Hook grip tips from a 600 lb deadlifter
1:21:00 Even more side quests
1:23:00 Grip hack to develop ROBUST fingers

Rob Austin is a Tallahassee-based powerlifter, USAPL ref, and front squat enthusiast.  



Timestamps:



0:10 How Rob found his way into the weight room

01:30 How Rob found his way out of the weight room

01:40 How Rob found his way into the weight room yet again

02:00 Man walks into a commercial gym, gets Shane Hunt as his trainer

03:00 Joining Capital City Barbell

04:50 The infamous Coach Curling 

06:00 Success is motivating

06:50 The (recently) legendary Coach Curling’s patented 8/5/3

07:45 You can get pretty far winging it

08:20 Filming your lifts keeps you honest

09:15 I get Molly’s name wrong

09:45 How to get your wife to lift

10:15 Rob convinces me to do the local deadlift only meet

11:15 Specificity; Rob’s training approach

12:30 Sometimes it feels longer than it looks

13:00 The woes of paused benching 

15:00 You’d better not sling that into the rack

15:45 The ultimate goal, from a ref’s perspective

16:45 Improvised touch-and-go

17:15 How Rob got into refereeing for USAPL

19:00 Crash course on the certification test

20:00 The most obscure rule in the USAPL

23:00 Front squats will get red lights

24:00 Rob’s thoughts on anaconda-tight knee sleeves

26:20 Rob’s quads

27:00 You should be doing RDLs

27:45 Rows for the seals

28:30 Pull ups for some other endangered species

29:00 Rob makes the mistake of mentioning dips

***LET ME TELL YOU ALL ABOUT DIPS***

30:30 What Rob used to lift back in college

31:00 What Rob can lift now

31:30 Resetting your goal posts

32:30 The Georgia state meet pulls out all the stops

33:00 Rob’s next meet

33:30 Rob’s approach to meet prep

34:20 Simulating meet pacing on SBD days

37:00 I make more excuses about why I don’t compete

37:30 Adjusting your expectations for meet day

38:45 Attempt selection

40:30 Deadlifts are always hard (and I envy them for that)

42:30 Rob’s standards are impeccable 

43:30 Sumo and its nuances

49:30 The many blessings of belt squats

50:30 Rob’s ambitions for his upcoming meet 

52:30 The advantage of competing infrequently

54:30 Alternative competition formats

57:00 Rob says nice things about my channel