S3 EP27: Working Out With Barbells & Oly Lifting
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2020
⏱️ 44 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
As TTSL enters its new training cycle, we’re bringing you an episode about a very important aspect of general fitness: barbell work. Listen to today’s episode to learn more about the barbell and Olympic lifting. We’ll be discussing how even beginners can work with a barbell, why barbell work is essential to your training and overall fitness, and how barbell training translates to your everyday life.
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- Maximizing your time in the gym
- Olympic lifting
- How beginners can work with a barbell
- Why barbell work is essential to your training
- How preparing your body for lifting prevents injury
- Lifting and posture
- The safety of learning to lift
- How barbell training translates to your everyday life
- Flexibility
- Improving your vertical jump
- Building muscle
- Coordination
- The feeling of empowerment that comes with lifting a barbell over your head
- Building focus
RELATED LINKS
- Our Fitness FB Group.
- Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs
- Constantly Varied Gear's Workout Leggings
- Our Fitness Blog.
- Behind the scenes at CVG.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | We are going to convince you today if you are not already convinced that you absolutely need. |
| 0:06.2 | Need. |
| 0:06.6 | It's a necessity to be working with a barbell on a daily basis in order to be the fittest, happiest, healthiest that you've ever been in your life. |
| 0:16.8 | It is essential. |
| 0:21.6 | The big question is this. |
| 0:25.5 | In a world of fake Instagram models and bad diets, how do real people achieve their fitness goals? |
| 0:34.2 | We are an army of hardworking women changing their lives through fitness and health. |
| 0:40.3 | Wherever you are at on your journey, we have the answers to how to make working out and eating well a part of your life. |
| 0:49.3 | Join us in changing the dialogue for women everywhere. |
| 0:57.8 | Welcome to the Thick Thighs Save Lives podcast. |
| 1:03.6 | Hey everyone and welcome back to the Thick Thighs Save Lives podcast. |
| 1:04.3 | I'm Kelsey. |
| 1:06.4 | Would you with the squeaky chain? |
| 1:09.8 | I can't help it. |
| 1:11.8 | We need some WD.40 up in this bitch. |
| 1:14.8 | Yeah, but you said that last week and you didn't WG40. |
| 1:17.5 | I don't have time for that shit. |
| 1:20.0 | I live. |
| 1:25.4 | Okay, guys, before we started this podcast, I went musical chairs with all my stools at my counter, |
| 1:30.8 | and this was the best one I could come up with. That is just absurd. |
| 1:36.8 | There's three to choose from and that was the best one. It used to be four. That one. |
| 1:49.1 | That's what happens when you squat 200 pounds. You start breaking stools and it's pandemonium from there. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Constantly Varied Gear, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Constantly Varied Gear and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.