Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast

Evan Singleton, AKA The T-Rex is currently sitting on top of the sport of Strongman after winning the Strongest Man on Earth competition. He is a former WWE wrestler who brings an incredible level of showmanship to strongman, and is now one of the most dominant strongman competitors in the world. In this episode, we dive into his big win, his prep for the competition, working with a new coach, and more

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Paul Oneid runs a highly successful online coaching business in the fitness industry. He is the founder of Master Athletic Performance where he has a team of coaches working with an array of clients for bodybuilding, health and fitness related goals. He is also the founder of Coaches Corner University through which he mentors other coaches and business owners. Paul is a brilliant mind when it comes to building and running a success...

Chad Wesley Smith is a world renowned strength coach for powerlifters, throwers, Olympic lifters and team sport athletes. He is one of the best minds in the industry when it comes to training program design, and a former elite thrower and lifter himself. In this episode, we dive into the X's and O's of programmingStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTu...

Josh Spurgeon is an up and coming rising star in the sport of strongman, making his debut on the big pro stage at the upcoming Strongest Man on Earth Competition. He is also one of my nutrition clients and an absolute monster of strength!Stay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTube and SpotifyJoin my training community team on train heroic for weekly programming ...

Wes Derwinsky is an elite pro strongman from Canada who has made multiple Worlds Strongest Man appearances, and is now in prep for the Strongest Man on Earth competition. Enjoy this 3rd installation of the "Strongest Man on Earth Series" as I interview these top competitors leading into the big competition coming up in August!Stay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday m...

Bryce Johnson is a 6'6 400lb ELITE strongman competitor. He is coming off a HUGE win at the North American's Strongman Competition in Canada, taking the top of the podium in a stacked lineup. He will be competing in the upcoming Strongest Man on Earth competition. We dive into his background, North American's win and his prep for SMOEStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every...

Trey Mitchell is an ELITE pro strongman. One of the absolute best in the world right now and one of the strongest humans on the planet. We dive into his upcoming appearance at the Strongest Man on Earth competition in mid August. We discuss his prep, mindset, background, rise in the sport, and more! Stay tuned for more strongman interviews over the next few episodes (which I will release multiple per week) as I bring on several oth...

Alec Blenis is one of the freakiest athletes out there and a WEALTH of knowledge on training. He employs a hybrid method of training, focusing on both distance running at an elite level, and moving huge weights in the weight room...not to mention he is jacked. In this episode we talk about how to balance both forms of training, debunking myths of "cardio killing gains" and more.Stay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer an...

First episode form the new studio! John Rivas joins on to talk about his career as one of the best 242 weight class powerlifters of all time and his transition to an elite level of pro bodybuilding. We recorded this episode a few weeks before his recent pro card win. We talk about his prep, getting snubbed at previous shows, his training, mindset and moreStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropp...

Jessica Burke is a former D1 college strength and conditioning coach who now has entered the private sector of coaching. She runs a successful coaching business, has a popular online social media presence and is an outspoken voice on advocating for women in coaching, pushing back against diet culture and more. In this episode we dive into the life of a college strength coach, the status of women in a largely male dominated field, h...

Brian Peters is a former NFL linebacker who now serves as a coach and consultant for professional athletes, military personnel, CEOs and more. His work primarily encompasses breath work, mindset, cultivating culture, sleep optimization, and more. This was a really interesting episode that any athlete, coach, or human looking to improve the way they function in day to day life can benefit from. This really gave me some new perspecti...

Will Ratelle is a strength coach and Kinesiology instructor at the University of North Dakota. You probably know him from social media or YouTube where he puts on display his freakish strength and athletic abilities, as well as articulating his training philosophy. Will is an absolute freak and a wealth of training knowledge. We dive into training philosophies in this episode

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George Lockhart is a world renowned strength coach and nutritionist for fighters. He has worked with some of the best boxers and MMA fighters in the world like Connor McGreggor and Tyson Fury. In this episode, George and I dive into what goes on behind the scenes training and fueling these champion fighters, as well as some of the crazy water cut protocols they go through to make weight for fights.

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Mark Bell is an icon in the fitness industry. An inventor, entrepreneur, gym and business owner, popular YouTuber and the host of one of the most popular podcasts in the fitness space. Mark has always been one to experiment with new nutrition methods and brig unorthodox diets to the mainstream forefront. He has stirred up a craze lately over this now wildly trending sugar diet. In this episode, we dive into the diet itself, the met...

Jonah Rosner is a sport scientist and distance runner. After serving as a sport scientist for the Houston Texans in the NFL, Jonah has transitioned to private coaching and shifted his scientific focus on distance running and endurance athletes. In this episode we dive into footwear for distance runners, weightroom training and programming for distance runners, nutrition approaches and pre-race carb loading and moreStay tuned for ne...

AJ Blue is a highly respected strength and conditioning coach in the NFL. Prior to joining the Miami Dolphins coaching staff, Blue was a crucial member of the football strength staff at The University of North Carolina where he specialized in training Quarterbacks. He notably worked with QBs like Drake Maye and Sam Howell. Blue overcame an upbringing of poverty and gang violence on his path to leadership and elite coaching. We dive...

Peptides are quickly gaining immense popularity. There are dozens and dozens of them, and most people have a very poor understanding of them. From Ozempic to growth hormone analogues to healing compounds like BPC-157, Anthony Castore is one of the leading experts in the industry on the topic. In this episode, we dive into several different effective peptides and go over their function, application, protocols, and more. Ranging from...

Darl Bauer is the Director of Strength and Performance for the Troy University Trojans Football team. He previously served as the head strength coach for the University of Houston football team, and was a long standing member of the West Virginia football strength staff prior to that. Coach Bauer is a highly respected coach in the field and full of experience and wisdom when it comes to the art of coaching, building team culture, a...

Paul Barnett is an IFBB Pro bodybuilder in the Masters division, and a popular coach and source of information in the bodybuilding world. Paul has a widely followed Youtube channel and podcast in this space and is a highly knowledgeable source of information on PEDs and nutrition. In this episode, we dive into PEDs and cover anabolic steroids, insulin and human growth hormone. We go over these major categories of PEDs, covering the...