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50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD

Mike "Silent Mike" Farr and Jim McDonald are the owners of Third Street Barbell in Sacramento, CA, and veteran podcasters. On this podcast, they try to answer a single question. Any question is fair game, but most involve health, fitness, nutrition, mental health, culture…even sex. In some episodes, they examine relevant popular media (movies and documentaries) for connections to the world of health and fitness. Full episodes every Wednesday. Business inquiries: Jim@thejimmcd.comBecome a supporter

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77:41

Did “Pumping Iron” create the fitness industry? |...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2021/03/11

In 1977, moviegoers were presented with images of sweaty, oily, and extremely muscular men wearing as little clothing as possible. Many cultural observers believed this was the dawn of what is now a multi-billion-dollar industry as members of the general public started working to make themselves “healthier” and more fit…by pretty much any means available. How did this low-budget documentary featuring relative unknowns Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno helmed by a first-time director become the

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61:19

What do regular gym guys think of powerlifting? w/Fat...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2021/03/03

We brought in two of our buddy Dan Stornaiuolo’s hilarious and engaging brothers, Dom and Mike, to give an outsider’s perspective on powerlifting accomplishments – particularly their “little” brother’s lifting. Don and Mike host the Bridge to Bridge Podcast featuring interviews with SF Bay Area sports figures. Both grew up as athletes, so we unpack and contrast training and competition experiences among various sports. Other questions that came up: Do Silent Mike and Dom look alike and what

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56:35

How do parents (or any busy people) fit fitness into...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2021/02/24

We’re setting a new pattern of episodes for the next few months. The final episode of each month will be a Q & A about…whatever you (our audience) want to talk about: previous episodes during the month, business, life, training, health, or whatever. Here are some of the questions we touched on this time: What happens if the Earth speeds up…or slows down? FMK – Cold brew, espresso, and brewed coffee? How’s the gym going so far? Is it a good idea to start two businesses at the same time? What’s the

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71:12

What would a perfect powerlifting federation look...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2021/02/18

Our long-time friend and teammate Marcus Sanadan joins us. We review some old lifting footage from not long after we all met and from his recent meet. Then we take Jonnie Candito’s recent video announcing his break with the USAPL as a jumping-off point for a discussion. We examine what we think is wrong with many current federations, and discuss how they might be addressed: Is it finally time to give up on powerlifting’s Olympic dream? Is consolidation among federations even possible, or are there

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70:14

“Fake Famous” | What did Instagram do for (and to)...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2021/02/11

The HBO documentary “Fake Famous” examines some of the ways that Instagram can be manipulated to create “influencers” with large followings (50-60% of which might just be bots) that advertisers are willing to pay to reach. We talk through our impressions of the doc, and discuss the relationship between the growth of the fitness/lifting community and the rise of social media: Are lifters using some of the same methods to grow large followings? What can you actually gain by buying followers, likes,

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97:01

What do new studies say about training for...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2021/02/05

Full transparency, the main question is discussed in the last 15 minutes of the show. In part 1, we talk about what we’ve been up to during our production break for the holidays and plans for some future episodes of the show. NOTE: Next week we’re going to discuss the HBO documentary “Fake Famous” (trailer here) and the relationship between the fitness/lifting community and social media. If you’ve watched the doc, send us your written comments or voice memos to social@50percentfacts.com. Next month,

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54:52

Top fitness trends for 2021?

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/12/23

Our second annual take-a-random-trends-list-and-unpack-it episode. Do trends lists offer any real insight or is it all too obvious? Has the current situation made it basically impossible to predict? We also offer some heartfelt thoughts on how to help the world start to pull its collective dick out of the dirt sometime in 2021. Happy Holidays. See you next year! Subscribe for updates about our new gym (Third Street Barbell) and apparel line at 3sb.co! Local memberships and international fresh fits

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46:51

Do you have goals or do you have plans?

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/12/12

The end of the year has us all thinking about changes we want to make: Are there a right way and a wrong way to make New Year’s resolutions? Are you really serious about your goals if you need to wait for a specific time to start working toward them? But first, we had to talk about some pressing current issues: Why do buildings with steam heat get so damn hot? Is Adam Sandler actually funny? Can you even process all the Disney Marvel and Star Wars announcement? Subscribe for updates about our

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71:01

How did strongman get so popular? w/Alan Thrall and...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/12/05

Strongman is having a moment. More people are watching strongman related content. More people are involved in strongman training now, even if they don’t plan to compete. The bottom line is probably that it’s just fun, but is there more to it? We asked our friend Alan Thrall (owner of Sacramento’s Untamed Strength) to come talk about it and bring national strongman champ Joey Szatmary (owner of The Lion’s Den outside Philadelphia). What do CrossFit and Strongman have anything in common? Who gets to

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75:25

Sports have changed due to the pandemic. Which...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/11/20

Twenty-twenty has brought some major changes to the ways we do…well, almost everything. A recent article at TheAthletic.com highlighted some of these changes and speculated on which of these changes will likely stay in place even after the pandemic has subsided. We unpack this article and reflect on how some of these changes also affect the strength world/fitness/gyms, etc.: Will pro athletes continue to put more energy into business ventures outside their sports? Will expanded playoffs always be

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58:52

How is training athletes different than training Gen...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/11/12

We invited some successful local trainers/business hours to talk about their approach to training and how they built their business model. Joseph and Nolan Grinstain are two of the three brothers atop Hyperthrive Athletics. Hyperthrive has two locations in the greater Sacramento area. One is dedicated exclusively to athletes (particularly rotational athletes –baseball/softball). At the other, near the campus of Sacramento State University, they serve both athletes and “gen pop” or general fitness

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45:21

When and how should kids start powerlifting?

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/11/05

We took on a topic that was posted to the video version of last week’s episode by viewer Mateus Daniel: The topic I'm most interested at the moment is how kids should begin to learn powerlifting: at what age should they start? How often should they train? Can a normal powerlifting coach be their coach? Etc.... We unpacked this topic with some questions of our own: Is it a good idea for kids to JUST powerlift, or should strength training just be used to develop strength for other sports? How often

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61:55

What kinds of powerlifting content do YOU want to see?

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/10/31

We turned the tables and asked you a question this week. Was the dropoff in views for fitness and powerlifting videos on YouTube caused by the pandemic and people not being able to film lifts…or was it something else? Has the wave started by raw lifting (and CrossFit) crested? If so, what are people moving on to? Do people really want to get to know lifters in human interest/lifestyle videos or do they only want to see them lift? Are there YouTube creators/podcasters we wouldn’t work with again?

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60:35

Why do people think powerlifters have to be fat? Q to...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/10/21

Time for a Q and A episode: The question was “how do I back off powerlifting gradually and get in better shape?” Our answer is why do people feel like they have to decide between being in good shape and lifting heavy? Should you tell your crush Happy Birthday? What are our favorite video games? What is the definition of a deload? And more… Subscribe for updates about our new gym (Third Street Barbell) and apparel line at 3sb.co! Local memberships and international fresh fits! Hosted by Mike Farr

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41:11

How does a concept become a brand identity? w/Oliver...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/10/15

Our London-based designer, Oliver Munby, joins us to talk about translating the conceptual idea of a brand into the real world. He helped create the overall branding for our new gym and apparel line. Though we didn’t cover it much in the episode, he did a ton of research on our city and our preferences before helping us settle on the look and feel that matched what we had in our heads. Here are some of our questions: Why is architectural design (his original major) such a different discipline? How

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58:03

What have we learned so far? (PLUS A SPECIAL...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/10/07

Rather than surveying what we’ve learned doing this show so far, our 100th episode is a look back at the last few months of our experience of trying to open a gym…during a pandemic. Here are some of our thoughts: What’s been our biggest challenge so far? What’s been the biggest surprise? Why do we think we have what it takes to be successful AND happy as gym owners? Just how much bullshit is “getting comfortable with being uncomfortable?” What are our biggest concerns and unknowns going forward?

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18:58

Bonus episode for Suicide Prevention Month w/John...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/10/01

While we’re still on a break from producing new episodes, we wanted to reinforce our message that while having discussions about mental health can be difficult, they shouldn’t be avoided. The better we understand the struggles others face, the more comfortable we can be in talking about our own. This episode is an excerpt from Jim’s The Less Than Obvious Podcast (2018) featuring New York Times bestselling author John Romaniello. He discusses how his lifelong struggle with depression led to a sincere

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45:22

Can injuries be prevented? w/Dr. Ramsey Nijem (Encore)

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/09/23

Injuries can be huge setbacks for competitive athletes. Everyone has a certain window of time in which they can play their best. Time out of competition is time lost that can’t be recovered. For some, they can end a career. The question dovetails well with episode 46’s discussion of workload management, but obviously that’s not the whole story. Dr. Ramsey Nijem gives us insight from his doctoral thesis, as well as his work with professional athletes. There are some great takeaways for coaches,

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59:01

Clutch Performances & Flow States: Are heroes born or...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/09/16

We're working on our studio, so this week's episode is an encore. Dr. Matt Johnson, a Certified Sport Psychology Consultant (and former Notre Dame quarterback), joins us to discuss a fundamental question about performance under pressure. Our thoughts: Are some people just born to be gamers? To perform at a high level in the clutch? Can regular people learn to handle pressure situations better? Is visualization important to improving performance? Do high performers think about everything at once

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67:00

How do you stay on the path to your goals? w/ Chris...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2020/09/09

We’re inspired by a lot of people in different situations. This week’s guest is someone we’ve talked about on the show quite a few times. His growing success – and the focus and attitude he brings to his goals – has inspired us for several years. One of last week’s guests, Dean Saddoris for Caffeine and Kilos, has known him for much longer than we have gave us the most obvious suggestion: “Why don’t you have him on your show?” This week’s guest is our barber, Chris Long. We got to talk through these

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