For those struggling with fitness and building muscle, coaches can sometimes do more harm than good by not meeting clients where they are at.  This can lead to people feeling overwhelmed, giving up on their goals and not living their best life. Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast that tells you:  Don’t just stand there, lets get to it, strike a double biceps pose, there’s nothing to it. Pose.  In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding,...

If you’re not used to going to the gym, working out can seem like you’re walking through a field of landmines.  Am I doing this right? Will I hurt myself? Do I look good? They’re all going to laugh at me! And what happens If I run into the person I hooked up with last week and it didn't go so well because my Bulgarian Split Squats in bed didn’t impress them much?  Let’s Grow Big Together - the podcast that likes big glutes and it can not lie!  In this series, we’re taking a look at the...

In the 1990s fitness guru Susan Powter rose to fame with her sassy late night TV infomercials, short cut platinum hair and her catchphrase: “stop the insanity!” Do you remember “stop the insanity?” Well the insanity never stopped. For the last 50 years, corporations have been making a lot of money by waging war on our bodies- stressing us out, forcing bad food and bad lifestyles on us, resulting in good people feeling out of shape, sad and broken. Let’s Grow Big Together! A podcast that’s...

When you’re busy making gains in the gym, it’s easy to overlook your own vulnerabilities. Because workouts can be exhausting, it’s easy to let your guard down and fall for bad ideas, snake oil supplements, scams or even worse.  Let’s Grow Big Together!  You got big dreams, you want big muscle? Well here is where you pay, with SWEAT.  In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the...

In the 1980s, actress and workout guru Jane Fonda popularized the mantra “no pain, no gain” as a way to suggest that discomfort is necessary for muscle growth. Unfortunately, this type of thinking can lead folks to ignore the very injuries that might be holding back their gains. Let’s Grow Big Together - The podcast that hurts so good it should be illegal, and sometimes it is. In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle...

We live during an extraordinary time for building muscle. What started out over a hundred years ago as a theatrical curiosity has grown to become a sport and art form that has millions of people pumping iron all around the world. And while genetics certainly plays a factor, from Hollywood to your friends at the gym, there are more jacked up folks around these days than ever. How do they do it? Let’s Grow Big Together: the podcast that starts off wearing a hoodie, then takes it off to reveal...

There’s a belief that fitness and comedy are at odds with each other. We’ve seen many comedians get jacked and then they don’t appear to be as funny. Carrot Top famously said he stopped bodybuilding because it didn't fit his style. Dave Chappelle put on muscle and started trolling trans people, and who can forget those awful Bud Light TV ads from the 80s where Joe Piscopo dressed up in drag and flexed his bulging biceps? But even for all those comedic tragedies, Instagram is packed with...

Last weekend in Bloomington, Illinois, over 210 bodybuilders showed up to go for the glory at the NPC Mid-American Winter Classic. The competition was intense, but surprisingly friendly and juiced up with sportsmanship. Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast that reminds you the biggest prize of all is the friends we make along the way. Today we take you to the NPC Mid-American Winter Classic, where I as a first time novice stepped onstage to compete in Men’s Classic Physique, and like all...

When training for any athletic event, a lot can go wrong. Even worse: your mind can start playing tricks on you. So it helps a great deal to have a great coach guide you on the road to become a legend. Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast that climbs the Stairmaster along with you, but not on the same machine, cause people are gonna look. In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on...

Almost a third of American gym goers will use performance enhancing substances at some point in their lives. There’s always risks to consider when supplementing to get big muscles and many doctors just don't have the training or knowledge to help prevent serious complications. So what do you do? It’s the podcast that squeezes the juice to the last drop. In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice...

Bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman loves to say “Everybody wants big muscles but nobody wants to lift no heavy ass weights!” But lifting heavy ass weights isn't the most difficult part of bodybuilding for everyone. For some, the biggest challenge to coming home with that sword in a competition is the ability to shred body fat without losing muscle mass. Let’s Grow Big Together - It’s the only bodybuilding podcast that slays at the gym, on the stage and the runway baby! In this series,...

When it comes to building muscle, eating is fundamental. Besides being incredibly good looking, bodybuilder and film star Derek Bolt is great at fixing yummy things in the kitchen to help build his legendary physique. Let's Grow Big Together: the podcast that shows you the things you need to put in your body to make it grow! In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains. Today...

Bodybuilding can be very lonely as you toil away at the gym, make your meals and rest a lot all by yourself. So in the endless pursuit of building muscle it’s important to always be looking for inspiration that reminds you of why you fell in love with it in the first place. Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast that screams “come with me if you want to lift!” In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical...

Every great adventure begins with an explosion that sets our heroes on a new path, and bodybuilding is no exception. When the journey begins, it’s great to have the wisdom of a good teacher to help illuminate the path towards building muscle. Let’s Grow Big Together - where sticks and stones may break your bones but squats make you a badass. In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on...

If you want to be big, you have to eat big. When it comes to building muscle, the cornerstone of bodybuilding is nutrition, not just what you eat, but when you eat it to keep those gains in motion. But it’s not always that easy, for some people it’s incredibly hard to get the calories and protein they need to grow in size.Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast that is on the ABCDEFG diet plan: Always Be Consuming Delicious Edible Food! (Goddamit.) In this series, we’re taking a look at the...

One of the drawbacks of following bodybuilders on social media is you come across a few muscle giants who unfortunately have fallen for a lot of right wing nonsense, sexism and bigotry. Thankfully, the kids are all right and a rising tide is shifting to invite everyone to pump iron and bring on the gains. Let’s Grow Big Together - the podcast that helps put meat on the bone and then slathers it in gravy. In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in...

Folks used to discourage training your legs because they thought it would make your butt too big! Today we know better, weightlifting not only gives you a strong core and legs, but now everyone wants a muscular booty! Let’s Grow Big Together - the podcast that loves big butts and can not lie even when others try to deny. Today Erica Nix, a very famous, Austin specific workout guru joins us to talk about bodybuilding, fitness and her journey of self discovery as seen in her debut film...

A lot of great bodybuilders begin their journey by overcoming huge challenges. Some people’s bodies fall apart long before they begin to build them back up, so when they step onstage, the battle has already been won. Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast that tastes as good as it looks! In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains. Today personal trainer, kidney transplant...

If you’ve never been to a bodybuilding competition in person, it might seem quite intimidating with all that muscle painted dark and greasy, strutting it on stage. But in reality a lot of these contests have a wide variety of people from different ages, backgrounds and bodies ready to showcase their physiques. Category is: jacked up butch queen realness! Today our friend John Paul O’Neil, long time listener, first time caller talks about dazzling the crowds at his first two bodybuilding...

When it comes to building muscle, it helps to fearlessly be yourself. Amateur bodybuilder Derek Bolt raised eyebrows and shook the bigots when he competed in a bodybuilding contest wearing purple nail polish that matched his purple posing trunks. Although Derek loved the presentation, he felt the look, along with his career as a film star, was too much for the judges and hurt his ranking in the contest. Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast whose nail polish always complements the posing...

When you think of musical theater you don’t often think of bodybuilders, but the roles of Rocky in Rocky Horror Picture Show, Gaston in Beauty and the Beast or Tarzan in Disney’s stage adaptation all require a certain amount of muscle to portray the role. Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast that has a sophisticated charm and plenty of muscle! In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on...

Going to the gym can make some folks want to shout “Hallelujah!” In a world that often positions the body as sinful, taking the time to build muscle can shift you into a spiritual place that connects you with the swole divine. Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast who asks for forgiveness on our cheat days, as we forgive those who curl in the squat rack. In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle- the incredible journey of bodybuilding, muscle gods and muscle worship,...

To form those legendary bodybuilder physiques, athletes have long relied on hard work, good food and lots of drugs. But not everyone takes this path. Created as a counter-movement to conventional bodybuilding, the category of natural bodybuilding places the focus on building muscle without performance-enhancing substances like anabolic steroids, growth hormone, insulin and SARMs. But in their quest to celebrate muscle without chemistry, some contests ban anyone who’s had too many...