Rockwell Barbell Strongcast

In this episode, Lawrence has Steve Johnson -- better known as the "Forsaken Warrior" -- to talk about overcoming adversity, pre and post meet training, and his climb to the top of the 275 class. Also covered: Advice to novice lifters, lifting with your significant other and creating a support system by doing so. And details about the upcoming U.S. Open in April that Steve will be competing in against some of the world's best competitors.

In this episode, Lawrence discusses finding your way out of training slumps physically and mentally. He discusses having the mindset of a "new me new day" mentality over a "new me new year" one. He also briefly talks about selflessness in the gym.

In this episode Lawrence has Matt Blankenberger on as a guest to talk about his upcoming meet in December, bouncing back from previous injuries and the mindset required in do so, meet prep planning advice/goal strategizing, how to change your lifting base into something that will take you to higher places and the misrepresentation of businesses and individuals in the fitness world.

In this episode Lawrence discusses the team's experience at Relentless Detroit Charity meet, important lessons learned in lifting, stripping yourself of comforts in the gym and surrendering yourself to form above all else to add weight to the bar and get stronger.

In this episode Lawrence talks about the 5 do's and don't of personal training and being a training partner as well as pre-training anxiety and post training depression and positivity. Also covered is the grind leading up to competition and keeping a strong mindset through dark times.

In this podcast Lawrence tributes it to Olympic Weightlifter and Bodybuilder Jon North as he talks about overcoming adversity in the gym and avoiding lifting purgatory and self punishment to obtain peace and a new found freedom. Also he covers the recent charity powerlifting meets and upcoming Rockwell related meets as well as team mentality and goal setting.

On episode, six Lawrence relates lifting and life to Charles Bukowskis's "Bluebird" and how we should expose our weaknesses to those around us and ask for help and direction in order to move forward.

On episode five Lawrence discusses the significance of losing someone you love and the clarity to life that it brings as well as the strength that can be developed by witnessing others deal with such a loss in such a unique way.

On this Episode Adam Voss from Black Metal Fitness is a guest on the podcast and we talk about mobility, training mentality, music's influence on training and the current state of the fitness industry.

Rockwell's third episode touches on training mentality and interviews Elite Powerlifter Jake Hartman and Pro Figure Competitor and Powerlifter Kelly Lovan from 22nd Street Barbell in Des Moines, Iowa.

This episode dives further into the original Rockwell Barbell location and the training mentality that came to life during the time we trained there. This episode also introduces one of the core members of Rockwell, Mr. Dan Rosales as well as discusses the details as to why the new location came about and why. It also covers the mixture of powerlifters / bodybuilders / athletes / weightlifters being mixed with the personal trainers and their clients and the benefits that came out of such a unique environment. A much more personal look at what makes up Rockwell and who we are.

This first podcast is a short introduction to Rockwell Barbell and explains how and why it started. Part 1.