Welcome to the Boom Boom Performance Podcast, your resource for science-based training and nutrition,

data-driven coaching, and education-focused content. Before we get into this podcast, I just want to say

thank you for taking the time to listen and learn with me so that you can apply what you are

about to learn, take my strategies, use these tools, and finally

have some serious methods to see sustainable success with your physique, your mind, and your life.

This podcast was built on the foundation of applied education, and I'm excited for you to be here

so you can have that experience with me. Now, without any further ado,

let's get on to the show.

Today's guest is Anders Varner from Barbell Shrugged. You guys may know him and the podcast

because it is one of the most well-known fitness podcasts in the podcasting world. In fact,

they were one of the original fitness podcast

to even use the platform for content. They are one of the first podcast period that I ever even

listened to. So this is really, really cool for me to have him on the show. Their podcast is massive.

They've gotten over 43 million downloads, which as a podcastcaster myself who has reached a million downloads,

I know how difficult that is. One million downloads was hard to reach and was a big accomplishment,

but 43 million is just absurd. It's just insane. So mad respect for them because of the podcast

and all the information they put out. But they have amazing guests. They have a great dynamic

on the show. They give out really, really good quality information. And today I had him on to talk about him, his life, his work,

his passion. He's been coaching for 11 years. He's been training for 24 years. He has owned

gyms in the past. He has put out e-books and programs and worked with some of the coolest people

in the world when it comes to training. He has an athletic background. He has a dad, better known as a

diesel dad and a husband. So we had a really good conversation about training, about life, about coaching,

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