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Oct. 14, 2022

What movie without a sequel deserves one? | One Good Question.

This week’s One Good Question from our Discord crew: Nwojjj asked: “What's a movie/documentary that doesn't have a sequel but you think it should?” Is this a “careful what you wish for” question? Are all the streamers asking this same question...

Oct. 12, 2022

Kobe, Coach K, and the Redeem Team (Documentary Review)

As the NBA prepares to take the courts for the 2022-23 season, we take a look a new Netflix documentary about the 2008 US Olympic basketball team, Redeem Team. How much do coaches affect winning? How did a team full of NBA talent ever manage to...

Oct. 7, 2022

Why does anybody drink garbage coffee? | One Good Question

This week’s question from our Discord crew: Helios Grime asks, “How do you drink your coffee and why is your way the only correct way?” ____ Have a question for one of our Friday “One Good Question” episodes? Hit us up on social media and use...

Oct. 5, 2022

Does music make you lift better?

This is a bit of a shorter episode, due to Jim’s laryngitis. Does music, maybe even specific music really make you lift better? We talk about what motivates us, and how and when to use external motivators like music, ammonia, or what ever does it...

Sept. 30, 2022

Steroids: Why not? | One Good Question

From our Discord, ArrogantFool asked, “Alan Thrall recently posted a video about why he doesn't do PEDs. What are your why's? Is there anything that would push you closer to doing PEDs?” Avi Lieu, a USAPL pro powerlifter, joins us again. You can...

Sept. 28, 2022

Workout just once a week?

There’s no dispute that working out once a week is better than not working out at all. But why does the media promote studies claiming that one workout a week is as effective multiple workouts a week? And how come these stories repeat in cycles year...

Sept. 23, 2022

If you could only have three pieces of equipment for the rest of your life? | One Good Question

Say you could only have a home gym, and that home gym could only have three pieces of gym equipment. What would they be? How would you choose? Your favorite ones? Or the most versatile ones? Avi Lieu, a USAPL pro powerlifter, joins us again. You...

Sept. 21, 2022

How do you know what you don’t know (but think you know)?

For better or for worse, our brains let us believe a lot of things that aren’t true. One good example is the Mandela Effect – misremembering the facts around something in popular culture. We kick things off with a little quiz to see how affected we...

Sept. 16, 2022

Is the gym your church? The barbell your religion? | One Good Question

This episode started as a part of our warmup conversation for Wednesday’s episode, and it ended up taking on a life of it’s own. Does organized religion install morality or is it already there? Which social structures actually create community? What...

Sept. 14, 2022

About those new IPF bench press rules…

Did anyone think that in 2022 that someone would need to coin the term “bench depth?” The International Powerlifting Federation has imposed new performance rules on the competition bench press. Are they really that big a deal? Will that many people be...

Sept. 9, 2022

One year without bathing or one year without internet? | One Good Question

One Good Question warrior from our discord, Keith Honeycutt asks if we’d rather give up Internet for one year or bathing. What does bathing really mean? Can you ask someone to do it for you? ____ Have a question for one of our Friday “One Good...

Sept. 7, 2022

Good and evil, spitting gum, and thoughts on Suicide Prevention Week

We wanted to spend a little time talking about some simple, actionable ways to be helpful if someone you know is struggling and may be suicidal. Check the article below for more. We kicked off with a discussion of good and evil in high fantasy...

Sept. 2, 2022

A Titanic Remake with The Rock? | One Good Question

Here’s an interesting one from our Discord crew:msoli7 asked, “If you could see any movie remade with a different actor/actress what would it be (i.e. Titanic starring The Rock?” ____ Have a question for one of our Friday “One Good Question”...

Aug. 31, 2022

The girlfriend who didn’t exist: Manti Te’o documentary review.

This week we’re taking a look at one of the latest entries in the Netflix “Untold” documentary series. On September 11, 2012, Notre Dame football sensation Manti Te’o told various news outlets that his grandmother and his girlfriend had died on the...

Aug. 26, 2022

Will overhead pressing help your bench press? | One Good Question

Nico Flores and Joe Stanek of Gameday Barbell (Austin, TX) helped us out with this one. Is one of them a cheater? Which is better? Overhead pressing or weighted push-ups? You can find Nico on Instagram @nicoflores83kg @nicoflores83kg and on TikTok...

Aug. 24, 2022

Nico Flores and Joe Stanek of Gameday Barbell

Continuing our visit with the team from Gameday Barbell (Austin, TX), Nico Flores and Joe Stanek sit in to talk about the origins of their gym, theories about why some lifters are prone to injury, coaching philosophies, Ninja Turtles, and we break...

Aug. 19, 2022

What would you want for your last meal? | One Good Question

Tim Thibodeau (Gameday Barbell) and Nadeem Hamidy (Barbell Brigade) stuck around to help us with this question from our Discord: Keith Honeycutt asked: What would you pick to be your last meal if you were on death row? Is it about the food,...

Aug. 17, 2022

Tim Thibodeau (Gameday Barbell) and Nadeem Hamidy (Barbell Brigade)

Tim and Nadeem join us to discuss the past, present, and future of fitness in social media. When was the golden age? Where are we going? Is TikTok really the future, and if so, how do we catch up to it? We also discuss how lifting videos lead both of...

Aug. 12, 2022

Who do you want on your team? | One Good Question

This week’s question is a goody. EvilFern asked: Qualities you look for in people when assembling a team? Thinking more in terms of business/management. Have a question for us? Hit us up on social media and use the hashtag #onegoodquestion. If...

Aug. 10, 2022

Which athlete (or lifter) inspired you the most?

Inspired by a series of online polls ranking Yuri Belkin, Russ Orhii, and Dan Bell by the likes of Jonnie Candito and our friends at Massenomics, we decided to ask what might be a more important question. Who inspired or continues to inspire you?...

Aug. 5, 2022

Private vs. Public life balance? | One Good Question

This week’s Discord question: Ty asked: How do you balance your personal private life from Good Company/YouTube/social media/etc? We had a couple different takes on this question: How do we divide our time between work and business? How much of...

Aug. 3, 2022

Middle finger ethics

Athletes who are “characters” are a lot more fun to follow. But how much is too much? CrossFit Games athlete Danielle Brandon appeared in a picture posted by CrossFit flipping the bird at her own promotional image. Many commenters reacted badly,...

July 29, 2022

Which one fitness trend should come back (and which one absolutely shouldn’t)? | One Good Question

A time travel question from our Discord. Eddydrizzle asked: If you could go back in time and bring back one trend (fitness or not) what would it be? Have a question for us? Hit us up on social media and use the hashtag #onegoodquestion. If your...

July 27, 2022

Is it ok to fat shame Elon Musk? | Guest Coach Joe Grinstain

A recent picture of a shirtless, chunky Elon Musk has drawn a lot of conversation online, especially when compared to the equally shirtless, but lean and muscular super talent agent Ari Emanuel (he was the inspiration for the Ari Gold character in the...