The Andrew Steven Rose Show

In this episode, Richard and I dig deeper into the stark contrast between training and exercise. They each have their merits, but which is fundamentally the most conducive to success? 

One of these days we'll have the four of us together in this tiny room slamming coffee and shooting the shit. 

Please take a minute to check out everyone's social media, and connect with us:

Richard Saad (@saadstrengthllc)

Mitch Darnton (@tqn_trainin...

Welcome back to the Vanguard Sessions...

Welcome to The Vanguard Barbell Collective...

I've teamed up with a few of my colleagues to resurrect the podcast and help usher it into the future. 

Richard Saad, Mitch Darnton, and Brian Albrecht are my partners in this new endeavor. 

In the first episode, Richard and Mitch joined me (Brian was busy doing dad things so he gets a pass this time...) and while we could have talked for hours w...

I've often ranted about the prevalence of knuckleheads on social media, namely Instagram. In this episode, Adam Schafer and I discuss how social media has influenced his podcast, Mindpump, as well as the growth of his personal brand. We all grow and develop, and it is through these growing pains that we learn how to just start being ourselves, for no other reason than that's just who we are. The internet isn't real. We can make it ...

Josh Bowen was one of my first interviews when I started this podcast. I didn't know what I was doing at the time (and still don't, for that matter) and I didn't record the audio. I knew I had to get him back on for another round, though. He's got too much to share and he presents it in a way y'all need to hear. I've known JB since I was a trainer at Urban Active Fitness (that was back in the day...) and he has been a positive infl...

I think it's high time we unbury our heads from the sand. Drugs - the performance enhancing kind - are here and they're here to stay. What's not here, unfortunately, is the data needed to help keep us healthy and safe. Sure, we're all getting bigger, faster, and stronger. Are we dying quicker? Are we destroying our bodies faster than we're repairing them? Will we ever have the answers? Or will we keep fumbling around in the dark us...

Most people have heard of Louie Simmons and Westside Barbell in some capacity. What most dont's realize, though, is that the Conjugate Method extends far beyond the walls of Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio. What strength coaches have been learning is that there is a better way than the old guard of linear periodization. 

Sure, you're going to get strong as f*ck using linear periodization, says Morris, but you're also going to ge...

When I set out to start a podcast, I wrote down a list of everyone I valued and looked up to as a trainer, coach, mentor, or leader in the fitness industry. 

Dave Tate is, to me, one of the most influential strength coaches to date. As you'll hear in this episode, he spins an intricate web of analogies to describe what has transpired in the last 30 years in the training and coaching industry. 

Thanks to professionals like Dave, I c...

If you would have asked me even a few weeks ago what I truly thought of online coaches, I would have given you a very blunt and honest assessment of the current crop of online gurus.

Here's what I would have said:

They're all bullshit.

Then I spoke with Cody McBroom. This guy knows his shit, to say the least. He's an incredibly knowledgable trainer in his own right, but transitioned into a mainly online platform for delivering his ...

Babe Ruth didn't step on the field to not swing for the fences. When I set out to start a podcast, I reached out to everyone who, in my humble opinion, was a legend in their own right. This episode is no less of an example as those that came before. Jim Wendler is an enigma. Why on earth would he agree to take part in a podcast with someone who he's never met nor heard about? Simple. He doesn't market himself. Why? He's Jim Wendler...