Barbells And Brews Podcast

Episode 007: Sip of Sunshine and the Brothers Holloway It’s episode 7 and we invite the co-owners (and brothers) of Paul Bunyan Fitness in Newtown Square, Ryan and Michael Holloway. We just celebrated 6 years of the gym being opened and Mike and Ryan help us relive a lot of the great and funny moments. We get into why they decided to open the gym in the first place and how it became Paul Bunyan. In this episode, we traverse thru naming the gym to Ryan’s basement. During the traversing, Mike talks about his favorite beers from Vermont to Ireland (maybe not so much Ireland). We briefly touch on Crohn’s disease and its effects on beer drinking. Chaz thankfully keeps Gene on topic as he takes this episode on a terribly wild ride. We close it down with the Jack’s Hard cider and Sip of Sunshine reviews and our thoughts about where Paul Bunyan will be in another 6 years. 0:41 Shout out to our sponsor Tavour. We got our first 1:03 Our Mission statement 1:49 Introducing the “sexy side of Ryan”. 2:18 This is the first

It’s episode 6 already! We’re excited to go solo this episode and recap how the show has been and what we’ve enjoyed so far! We start out by introducing our Brewery today which is Neshaminy Creek Brewing. The brewery resides in Croydon PA and supplies the area with amazing beers, one of which we’ll be trying on the show. The beer is called Highwater Hefeweizen. This is a wheat beer with hints of clove and banana. Gene is the judge on the beer for the show today and he rates it well! After beer we discuss some beer related news and then turn into a completely different direction and discuss a controversy surrounding Castor Semenya. Castor is an olympic sprinter for South Africa and was denied competing by the governing body only to appeal the decision and lose. The controversy is discussed at length and we want to be clear in stating that we’re not medical professionals and have basic knowledge about the issue at hand. We do, however, have opinions about it and we share those with a little help with our medica

Episode 005: Negro Modelo and Cinco de Cara We’re back! In this episode Gene plays therapist and referee as we welcome Cara, who is a physician assistant and also Chaz’s wife. The group discusses Cara’s distaste for beer and also what she prefers to drink. They go on to talk about her health and fitness journey and what she believes should be the standard for medical professionals. The beer of the week is Modelo Negro and in honor of Cinco de Mayo they decided to take the cerveza route! Modelo Negro is a mexican lager that has a darker color and slightly bitter undertones. After sampling the beer and watching Cara’s face after she drinks it (she hated it), the gang discusses about some varying health topics. We’re so thankful to our amazing sponsor Tavour for giving our guests a discount! Please download their app and order some beer! Also thanks to our music guy for the dope intro. Special thanks to Cara for coming on the show and talking with us! Cheers to your health and fitness. HIGHLIGHTS 2:00 Gene and C

Ep 004 Troegs Boysenberry and First Guest Our first guest is here! Chaz and gene welcome Chris Strohsahl to the podcast. Chris is a longtime member of the gym and crossfit in general. He brings a wealth of health and fitness knowledge as well as some pizza and donut thoughts! A special shoutout to Tavour! Our first sponsor is a beer buying app that enables the buyer to get those very special beers that can’t be bought locally. This app is amazing for anyone who loves beer. We welcome Troegs Brewing to the show as well by showing off their Boysenberry Tart Ale. This refreshing beer is discussed at length by the guys while going into some serious issue regarding specialization. The guys have some thoughts on if specialization is good or bad and then they go into who it benefits. Chris makes great points about age being a factor while Gene acknowledges some personal points on his children’s activities. Whether you think its good or bad the discussion is definitely worth listening to. To end the guys talk about s

Ep 003 Ommegang Hennepin and Fat Lions In this episode Gene and Chaz discuss food and nutrition but with a more personal touch. Gene discusses his journey from being overweight to losing that weight and improving everything in between. The star beer is from Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown, NY. This saison has a refreshing champagne like taste with a smooth finish. With this the guys discuss what IBUs are and how they apply to the taste of a beer. After some drinking Gene finishes telling his journey but not without a few laughs and criticisms from Chaz about some of the diets out there today. They discuss what the paleo diet is and also why challenges can be rewarding or detrimental depending on the person. They finish with a great question for the audience. “Have you ever seen a fat lion?” This question should peak interest of anyone who is stuck in their weight loss journey and want to understand what it takes to get there. HIGHLIGHTS 3:00: Gene discusses the Phantom Vibrate 4:00: Gene and Chaz discuss Omm

002 Duchesse and Jillian Micheal's Controversy Welcome back! For the second show we talked about a personal favorite beer of Gene’s. This beer comes from Belgium and it's called the Duchesse de Bourgogne and its by Brouwerij Verhaeghe. This Flemish sour ale has a strong red colour with a very tame bite at the end. The guys go on to build their rating system and what factors into it. The inaugural rating started very high at a staggering 9.0. Shout out to Whole Foods for the hook up! After a few sips the guys talk about The Open and Crossfit specifically. They mention what the last workout was and why in the world it was worth doing. Gene and Chaz discuss why its so important to start competing with yourself rather than the person next to you. Next, they speak on the current Jillian Michaels controversy regarding her critique of Crossfit to which differing views are made on why she said what she said. After a healthy debate, the guys decide to bring it back saying fitness experts in all different modalities s

001 We Workout to Drink The Beers  There are a ton of fitness and wellness podcasts out there. But none really get to the point about why we sweat so much. It’s to drink the beers and eat all the food! Chaz and Gene bring a new view of health into the picture and do so all while drinking a beer. Gene, a multimedia marketing guru and beer connoisseur brings his expertise along with Chaz, a fitness specialist and coach to discuss hot topics weekly. Chaz and Gene start each show by discussing their featured brew and where they got it. Each brew is given a drinking profile and details on its brewers. This week’s inaugural podcast brew is Conshohocken Brewery’s Mr. Robusto. This American porter is deliciously malty and has a great roastful aftertaste. Conshohocken Brewing Company sports five locations in the Philadelphia area and has amazing range.  In this episode Chaz and gene discuss why they started the podcast and go on to talk about the current Crossfit Open and its presents in their gym. They discuss why t