The Strongsuit Podcast: Recent Episodes
Josh Rader & Robert Johnson
Our mission is to highlight the amazing people that embody the strong suit lifestyle. Join us for our weekly discussions and interviews with some incredible people excelling in their markets. The StrongSuit Podcast is the premiere podcast in sultry tones for your ear holes. Join us each week as we pick some brains of some of the coolest people in business, fitness, and more!
This week we dive deep into the research of Nature Versus Nurture, do genetics affect muscle fiber type, or do we just adapt to training? Listen in to find out!
This week we take a look at how Josh and RJ and developing their health practices, training their brains, and building their businesses. Also, the long awaited introduction of our new segment "Scottie Doesn't Know", to get RJ ready for American citizenship. And much more!
This week we discuss Josh, potentially, running for mayor of Abilene, Texas. You laugh now... but wait until it just starts making sense....
This week we talk all things goals and resolutions. We talk through our goals from 2022, and if we achieved those goals, or if we were just complete failures. We also look ahead at our 2023 goals. What are y'all's goals for 2023? And did you complete your 2022 goals? Let us know!
This week we look back at the end of 2022. Highlighting the differences between what it was like to run a powerlifting meet versus a Strongman competition; How are we becoming more efficient with our time; RJ's trip back to the motherland; and much more!
This week we are back with our new formatting for y'all's favorite podcast! We are excited to move forward with growing the podcast, and continuing to interview some really cool people!
This week we had the pleasure of talking with Steve DeNovi, owner of PRS Performance. Steve has done an incredible job of carving out his own niche in the powerlifting community. He has done so by captivating his audience with his knowledge of all things strength, putting out a lot of free content for years, networking at local/national meets, and much more!
This week we had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Christina L. Migliara, owner of Crossfit Tailwinds, in Jacksonville, Florida. However, this is no regular Crossfit gym, Christina has gone above and beyond to make this a haven of wellness, that covers all the bases. Tune in to hear all about it!
After a brief hiatus we are back! We have been doing some fun things; Josh has become a mountain man; Bert danced in a field with homeless people; we are planning our powerlifting meet; and much more!
This week we talk through how how we are raising the standard of our practices; travel for the USAPL East Coast Open, in Jacksonville; Bert going back to school; Specialization in youth sports; and much more!
This week we got to talk with Will Sandoval, owner of Sandoval Strength Systems, and hear about his interesting challenges and route to becoming a business owner. Will is breaking down the door as a premier meet director in the USAPL, and we are excited to see what more he has to come!
This week we talk about streaking, and how this is helping keep our friends accountable for their learning; the process of learning, (spoiler: it's not linear); new business ventures, that will surprise you; and much more!
This week we get to sit down with Christine Curtis-Carr, owner of Firecylce. We talk about taking risks in business, starting from the ground, inspiration, business goals, and much more!
This week we talk through our most recent meet adventures, goals we have for small business, the science of vitamin D, and much more!
This week we got to sit down with Tim & Michelle, owners of Heavy Metal Fitness in San Antonio, Texas. We talk about all things business related, their journey to where they are today, and how they have been able to preserve such an amazing environment for their gym throughout the years. When business owners are as kind and genuine as Tim & Michelle, it's no wonder they are as successful as they are!
This week we talk about what we are actively doing to learn new things; how we try to move to different environments in order to develop; what classifies as a sport; & much more!
This week Josh is replaced by our amazing friend of the pod, Jodi Hierholzer (owner of BodyWorx). We talk alternate treatment options with Physical Therapy, What does success mean to each person, What is new with Jodi's business, and much more!
This week we talk about being bad at different ventures to begin with, doing things that make you nervous, our trips to San Antonio, and much more!
This week we got to speak with USAPL National Champ, Morgan Aquino. We talk through his championship success, how he got into coaching, being selective with clientele, growing one's coaching, and much more!
We are back with Season 2! This week, we recap season 1, and what we look forward to in season 2; the boys were on another trip to Florida, we talk about the Texas State Am golf tournament, & much more!
This week we talk with y'all's favorite sound guy, and top 3 host of The Strong Suit Podcast, Daniel Bert. We talk about his upbringing in Italy (yes, hard eye roll), to being lost after high school, finding the military, how he is building his career in music, and more!
This week we review Josh and RJ's challenge to the Four Corners and back to raise money for Camp Able. We look over our New Year's goals, and how they are going. We review our recent powerlifting meets. And More!
This week we got to sit down with Mr. Abilene himself, Tim Smith. Tim is a cereal entrepreneur, with vision that has caused confusion but always ends up causing amazement! We talk about a lot of the ventures he has undergone, and the consistent trend he sets of fighting for the vision you have!
This week's topical punch, we review our trip to Florida for the USAPL Tampa Showdown; what we have changed our minds about in the fitness industry; the science of fatigue in training; and more!
This week we sat down with our friend, Blake Kasper of Spartan Global, to talk about building a security coming, what that entails, his journey to starting the business, and much more!
This week we talk about all of our upcoming travel, Bert and RJ's vacations, how to stay on track while on vacation, the science of caffeine, and more!
We had the pleasure of talking with NCAA champion swimmer; Crossfit games athlete; US national bobsled team member; Hybrid performance method coach; data analyst; and all-round awesome person, Colleen Fotsch! We get to talk through her story of elite competitiveness, how that has developed over the years, and where do the goals progress through time. As well as her changes in career path to be where she is now!
This week we talk about the evolution of social media, specifically what we are doing to adapt to instagram reels; who would win in a race, Josh or RJ; hosting a strongman meet in Abilene; Bert's big brain specialty weather analysis; and more!
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Martez Hawkins, owner of Yo! Martez, to talk with him about all things entrepreneur life. We talk about the support he has felt from the community he was able to build prior to his branding release, and the exponential rise in production when he turned his focus solely on his business.
As always, we do just get to shoot the s*** as well, because Martez is a great guy to talk and listen to!
This week we learned the hard way about why we need to make lists and be more organized; RJ walks us through new findings in the science of lactate; we talk through visiting some great Dallas gyms; and much more!
This week we cover supporting gym members in their wedding, traveling to Chicago for USAPL nationals, and a continuation of our true crime mystery!
This week we sat down with Bryant Taylor and got to talk with him about his story leading up to owning his own Basketball Academy, "Watch Me Work - Elite Training". Bryant is the definition of the grind mentality, and this is something he instills with his athletes who are willing to put in the work!
Join us this week to talk about having awkward conversations in the gym, how we blew up treadmills, our favorite types of training clients, and much more!
Today you get a deep insight into one of your hosts! We talk about RJ's story from his upbringing in Scotland, to the culture shock of coming to the US, and his diversity in career ventures.
Today's Topical Punch is looking at a review of Josh's interview, Daniel's first week out of the military, Josh's 2000 mile, 2 day, roadtrip for treadmills, and Robert's programming for his athletes competing at USAPL Nationals.
Today we get to know one of your favorite hosts! We take a deep dive look into Josh's story, from his upbringing, to bouncing around jobs and colleges, to now being a cereal entrepreneur (delicious).
We got to sit down with Drew Zachary (TikTok @thegaspasser) to talk about his journey from being a Trick Shot World Record holder, to TikTok famous, to pursing his career in videography. His videography in the health and fitness realm is fantastic, in bodybuilding, powerlifting, crossfit, strongman, and college athletics.
Make sure to check out his webiste: drewzacharymedia.com
We are joined in studio by Jodi Hierholzer, owner of Body Worx Physical Therapy. Her practice is a cash-based, out-of-network clinic that puts patients first, not insurance companies! Whether you do crossfit, running, powerlifting, bodybuilding, strongman, or simply just enjoy working out, Jodi has got you covered for getting you to your ultimate potential.
We get to talk to Jodi about how she started up her business, difficulties of practicing in a traditional clinical setting, and plenty of cool life things too.
We got to sit down with Daniel, owner of Lift ATX in Austin, Texas. We talk about his journey to opening his community-based gym in East Austin, being featured on Netflix, touring as a musician, being a teacher/coach, and his love for classic cars, low riders, and muscle cars!
Lift ATX is all about strength in community and community in strength with the Austin fitness community. Whether you are interested in strongman, powerlifting, bodybuilding, or just health, make sure to check out Lift ATX!
In this interview we got to sit down with Laurie Porsch, owner of Liberation Barbell Club in Austin, Texas. We go through her journey of badassery from traveling all over the world as a marine to eventually solving a underrated problem by opening LBC.
We talk about what we want this podcast to be about, the topics we want to cover, and the types of people we want to interview. Also, we test Josh's limited geography skills.