
#34 - Mitigating Injuries Under the Barbell
In today's episode Coach Andy Baker discusses the most common injuries he sees in barbell training and his strategies for reducing the likel...
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Veteran strength coaches Andy Baker and Dan Flanick discuss their philosophies on strength training, conditioning, programming, GPP, and more, honed from years of experience working with ath...

In today's episode Coach Andy Baker discusses the most common injuries he sees in barbell training and his strategies for reducing the likel...

At some point in a lifter's career, typically after the novice or early intermediate phase, the most reliable way to get stronger is to beco...

In today's episide, show producer Trent Jones chats with Andy about his wide array of coaching and programming services. If it wasn't obviou...

As the pendulum swings in the fitness world, the body part split or "bro split" has gone through it's ups and downs. For many years it was a...

The pendulum swings on in the fitness industry, and right now "hypertrophy" is the hot topic (or as Andy likes to call it, bodybulding with...

Continuing the discussion from last week, Andy interviews Starting Strength Coach and nutrititonist Robert Santana about the effect of low c...

This week we're flipping things around and inviting Dr. Robert Santana, Starting Strength Coach and PhD Nutrition, onto the show to talk abo...

Today's show is a simulcast with the Weights and Plates podcast. Andy was recently a guest on the Weights and Plates show, and as part of a...

Coaching can be a fun and highly rewarding profession, because you get to help people become better versions of themselves, gain confidence,...

After a brief hiatus, Andy is back! Today he breaks down the training program he used to help 71 year old powerlifter Shelly Stettner win th...

Andy fields questions from his inbox and his private Facebook group, ranging from how to effectively program running and strength training a...

Andy invites Starting Strength Coach, Barbell Logic coach, and entrepreneur Cameron Cox to the show to talk about the coaching business, the...

It's a common complaint for lifters becoming more and more advanced -- my workouts are taking too long! For lifters coming out of a Starting...

Andy is running solo today, and sharing one of his favorite methods for building muscle in short, focused, and intense workouts. Many people...

Andy and Dan return to programming, today tackling the big picture behind advanced programming. Essentially, advanced programming picks up w...

Andy and Dan take a break from programming and nutrition talk to chat about the business of coaching. Whether you're a professional trainer...

Not everyone wants to be a powerlifter, or a strength athlete, or, frankly, even to lift heavy weights past a certain point. If that's you,...

Andy and Dan discuss how to organize your program during a cut. Whether you have a lot of weight to lose or just a little body fat to trim o...

Andy and Dan discuss a perenially popular topic for lifters and trainees everywhere -- how do I do cardio? When, how much, what kind... it's...

The goal of physique training, or hypertrophy training, is pretty simple -- get bigger. Increase the size of the muscle bellies. Measuring p...

And and Dan continue their exploration of the fundamentals of physique training and muscle growth, discussing the types of exercises best su...

Are you looking to move beyond a simple strength program and focus on building more muscle, shoring up weak points in your physique, or just...

Coach Andy and Dan share their favorite accessory exercises for building muscle and driving strength in the main lifts. Dorian Yates "Blood...

Coach Andy and Coach Dan discuss the proper use of accessory lifts for the post-novice lifter, and how they can be an important tool for bui...

Andy and Dan continue their outline of intermediate programming with an exploration of the various training splits lifters can use to organi...

Much ink has been spilled about the so-called novice linear progression, the basic starter program for new lifters outlined in Mark Rippetoe...

Andy and Dan wrap up their discussion of training for athletes with a deep dive into why strength is the most important thing an athlete sho...

Andy and Dan continue their mini-series on strength training for competitive athletes with a discussion about the realities and challenges o...

Andy and Dan discuss the role of barbell training for athletes in sports ranging from power-based contact sports (football, hockey) to agili...

The other unique element of the conjugate method is the "Dynamic Effort" day, essentially a volume day used to accumulate a bunch of reps in...

Andy and Dan dive deep into "max effort" day, a signature element of conjugate programming. In the conjugate system, max effort day represen...

As they advance through the early stages of intermediate training, many lifters opt to use a block-style training program. In block training...

Andy and Dan continue their discussion of the most common reasons athletes get stuck in their training, including nutritional extremes (the...

Welcome to the first season of the Baker Barbell Podcast! In the inaugural episode, strength and conditioning coaches Andy Baker and Dan Fla...