Get Strong or Die!: Recent Episodes
John Mouser
The podcast for serious strength athletes, strength coaches & Oldetime Strongmen/women. Listen in as John “The Viking” Mouser talks to world champions, influencers & elite athletes about strength training, strongman, powerlifting, martial arts & more!
Tom Sroka has earned degrees in both Physical Education & Exercise Science. Over the years Coach Sroka has become a 3 time All-American Shotputter, a member of the USA Weightlifting Team & world class Mas Wrestler. Tom now works as a PE Teacher & operates his own coaching business, The Strength Agenda. Join us as […]
Quint Zambon is a competitive strongman & strength coach from the Windy City. Quint holds several lightweight National & World records in the Log Press, Deadlift & Mouser Block Press! Mr. Zambon has podium finishes at 5 separate Strongman National Championships! Join us as we discuss how to get a successful start in strongman, training […]
Ricky Stanzi was an NFL athlete for 4 years. The former quarterback is now a GOATA Master Coach & movement analyst. Join us as we discuss proper movement mechanics, injury prevention & the importance of slow motion video evidence!
Steven Koontz is a musician & personal trainer in the Windy City. Known on Instagram as Rhino Strength, Steven has been captivating audiences with his insane strength & coordination. He is a Strong First certified Kettlebell Instructor & kettlebell juggling expert. Join us as we discuss falling, making the grade & the American way.
Nettie Freshour is a licensed & registered dietitian. She holds a bachelor’s & a master’s degree in Human Nutrition & Foods. For 5 years, Nettie was the Director of Sports Nutrition for WVU Athletics. Join us as we discuss diet, nutrition & lifestyle!
Jesse Nelson is a Professional Strongman in the 105kg division. Mr. Nelson recently won his Pro Card at the Strongman National Championships & went on to become the 4th Strongest Man in America! Join us as we discuss what it takes to be The Warlock!
Darius Campbell is a pharmaceutical technician by day and an American Amatuer Sumo Wrestler by night! Darius has traveled all over the country & competed at the highest levels of competition. This incredible Rikishi is only 22 years old & weighs in at over 400lbs! Join us as we discuss all things Sumo!
DJ Murakami is a Headmaster at OMU (Online Movement University). DJ has been training people for over 10 years & is certified through USAW, Agatsu, Weck Method & many more! Join us as we discuss unconventional & obscure training methods.
Carter Berry is a Girevoy Sport athlete & martial artist. He holds a kettlebell National Record and is qualified to teach both kettlebell sport & hard style. Join us as we discuss kettlebells & kickin ass!
Hannah “The Destroyer” is a lightweight strongwoman & overall badass. She holds the Mouser Block press world record & will be competing at the Arnold Strongwoman Championships in March. Join us as we talk about training, weight cuts & Sumo Wrestling!
Anthony Fuhrman is a professional strongman & 2 time World’s Strongest Man in the 105kg weight class! Anthony also competed in the 1st season of NBC’s The Titan Games! Join us as we discuss his military career, his current training and America’s Strongest Man!
Chad Croft created Static Monsters. The promotion has grown by leaps & bounds since its beginnings in 2015. This year there were 51 confirmed events for the weekend of October 26-27 (2019) across 19 countries! Join us as we talk about strongman in Australia, promoting shows & what makes Static Monsters so successful!
This week our guest is none other than Major Paul Mouser of the Strongman Safety Police! Paul is the mastermind behind “Tough Guy Tuesday” & has been posting pictures of his cat online for several years now. Join us as we discuss training for competition, deadlifts and titless centaurs!
Devan Futten returns! Devan is a jiujitsu Brown Belt & fitness athlete extraordinaire. Join us as we discuss Devan’s insane competition schedule, his latest business venture & why discipline matters.
Anthony Pernice is no ordinary strongman, Kentucky’s Strongest Heavyweight (2019)! Anthony holds a United States Strongman Deadlift World Record & recently broke the All Time 18″ Deadlift World Record! Join us as we discuss training, deadlifting & world records!
Christy Senay is a powerlifter turned Strongwoman. She operates Unchained Strength, a virtual coaching business that specializes in taking your strength to the next level! Join us as we discuss training, coaching & her transition into Strongwoman!
Hannah Linzay just won the 2019 Strongman Corporation National Championships & earned the status of Professional Strongwoman! Hannah will be competing at World’s Strongest Woman in 2020. Join us as we discuss her training methods, the importance of mindset & her unmatched intensity on the field!
Anna Harjapaa won the 2019 Arnold Amatuer World Championships. She is now a professional strongwoman & the 6th Strongest Woman in the World! Join us as we discuss World’s Strongest Woman, injuries & her style of training!
Evan Singleton is a former WWE superstar turned Strongman! He is the 2019 Giants Live North American Champion and is qualified for the 2020 World’s Strongest Man competition! Join us as we discuss training, professionalism & pro wrestling!
Tony Farrugia is a performing strongman from the island of Malta. He does shows and performances for various charities across the island! He is part of a strongman team with the legendary strongman Mr. Cool. Join us as we discuss Oldetime Strongman, stone lifting and the history of strongmen in Malta!
Chris Vachio has been doing Strongman for over a decade. He has also promoted over 20 shows including America’s Strongest Athlete with Disabilities and the heaviest amateur competition in the US, Unspeakable Strength! Join us as we discuss training, injuries and stem cell treatment!
Brooke Sousa was the 2018 World’s Strongest Woman and 2019 runner-up! She is a conjugate system guru & coach. Brooke is looking to break her own deadlift world record in just a few short weeks. Join us as we discuss common mistakes seen in the strength sport community, her crazy competition schedule and the Alaskan […]
Cody Knebel is a USPA Powerlifter and knifemaker! Nicknamed “the Bull”, he has several wins at the Mr. Olympia Powerlifting Championships and is looking for another win this year. Join us as we discuss training, knifemaking and the significance of beating someone on the platform!
Nick Hadge was the 2016 Strongman Junior World Champion! Since then he has been competing internationally against the best in the world. Join us as we discuss Exercise Science, proper form and knives!
Odd Haugen has done it all! From bodybuilding, to powerlifting, to the NFL then to Strongman. Odd is 69 years young, still competes, holds many world records & is the president of Mas Wrestling USA. Join is as we discuss training, combative strongman events & the the secrets to longevity in the sport of strongman.
Ray Williams is an American powerlifter & sponsored athlete. Ray holds the World Record in the Squat and was the first Raw lifter to officially squat over 1000lbs! In addition, Mr. Williams has won the world championships 5 consecutive times. Join us as we discuss training, techniques and the lifestyle of a competitive powerlifter!
Travis “The Texas Stoneman” Ortmayer is a professional strongman living here in the US. Travis has lifted a 535lbs atlas stone, totaled over 2000lbs in a powerlifting competition and has had many podium finishes at America’s Strongest Man! Join us as we talk about how he trains, how he competes so often and how important […]
Jessica Brown is an Unbreakable Gear sponsored athlete, the #3 all-time powerlifting champion at 123lbs and Squat world record holder! Join us as we discuss powerlifting, training, and mindset.
Dani D is a healthy lifestyle coach, body positive activist, amateur strongwoman and the creator of Move Fit. Join us as we talk about her journey from fitness to strongwoman and beyond!
Our guest this week is Roy Sims. Roy is a collegiate football player and mixed martial artist turned Sumo Wrestler. Roy has been the National Sumo champion multiple times and has reached the podium at the Sumo Wrestling World Championships! Join us as we talk about strength training, Sumo Wrestling and much more!
This week’s guest is Christy Haney. Christy has 2 degrees in Nutrition and a PhD in Public Health. In addition, she has won state, regional and national bodybuilding titles. Join us as we discuss nutrition, the importance of a proper diet and how to succeed!
This week Don McCauley has joined us once again! Don is the legendary Weightlifting coach who coined the term “catapult” and caused controversy some years ago. Join us as we discuss Weightlifting technique as it pertains to women and other valuable training advice!
Our guest today is JR Grounds. JR is a retired Navy man, police officer and EMT. He is also founder of the Civilian Crisis Response Team and MALC Training Institute. Join us JR drinks tea and explains to us what CCRT is and what they’ve been doing the last 4 years!
Today’s guest is Paul Mouser! Paul and I finish our recap of the Arnold Sports Festival. Join us as we discuss amazing performances, mishaps and nipples! You don’t want to miss this episode!
Today’s guest is Paul Mouser! Paul and I are doing a recap of the Arnold Sports Festival and all the crazy strongman related events that went down! Join us as we discuss Mas Wrestling, Armlifting, Strongman and more!
Glenn Pendlay is a top US Weightlifting coach. Glenn has produced national champions in the Junior Olympics, Masters and Senior Nationals. He has well over 100 national championships in all! Join us as we discuss his beginnings, he ideologies and why strength matters!!
This week’s guest is Timothy Williams! Mr. Williams takes us through his self taught journey of strength, health and physical enlightenment. We discuss diet, deadlifting, ruck marching, kung fu, the secrets of Gobliki Tepe and the extreme performance enhancing benefits of Raw Liver Shakes! You do not want to miss this episode!
This week’s guest is Michael VanBeek. Michael worked as a professional body guard, has an impressive MMA record, and achieved full instructorship in Jeet Kune Do. Utilizing all that experience in conjunction with a few years of real life violence and hardships Michael created Focus Counter Violence. Join us as we discuss martial arts, violence […]
Our guest this week is Nathaniel Day! Nathaniel is an oldetime strongman and professional chef. Some of his feats include bending hammers, pennies and steel bars in half with his bare hands!
Today our guest is Kirsten Moore. Kirsten has been training for the last 25 years. She began as a bodybuilder and competed internationally representing Scotland. After bodybuilding she became a kettlebell specialist by studying under both Steve Cotter and Steve Maxwell. Now she is a Strength Coach and Oldetime Barbell aficionado!
This week’s episode features Rob Kearney! Rob holds both the American and World Record in the log press for the 105kg weight class. Without a doubt he is one of the top 30 strongest men on the planet right now. Join us as we discuss his journey, his training and his upcoming competitions!
This week’s guest is Trey Mitchell III. Trey became a professional strongman by destroying the competition at the Strongman National Championships in 2017. Trey went on to compete at the Arnold Australia! He has since competed at the Giants Live North American Open and the Ultimate Strongman Team World Championships. Trey has big plans for […]
This weeks guest is Kenneth Bigbee JR! Ken is a BJJ practioner, Muay Thai extraordinaire, Elite Performance coach, firearms instructor and Navy SEAL! I was very excited for this episode as Ken is an all around badass and I knew he would be a wealth of information. He did not disappoint!
Jim Wendler is the creator of the 5/3/1 Training Program, a 3 time letter winning football player for the University of Arizona and an elite powerlifter with a 1,000lbs squat! Join us as we discuss training, our favorite books, cats and freedom!
This week our guest is Chris “Hairculese” Rider! Chris is an actor, coach, world record holder, author and performing strongman! In this episode we discuss the origins of Hairculese, his work with Ripley’s Believe It or Not and what it takes to be an Oldetime Strongman!
This week Paul Mouser interviews John “The Viking”! This is a year end review of my 2018 competition schedule!
This week our guest is Travis “The Terror” Clark! Travis is a professional fighter with a Boxing record of 13-2 and an MMA record of 7-3. This includes a run as the WV Heavyweight Boxing Champion!
Our guest this week is Emre Bardakci Emre is the inventor of a kickass grip training implement known as the Gripedo! The Gripedo will be featured this weekend at Rite of Passage IV. Emre is also a seasoned martial artist. In 2002 he won a Judo gold medal at the US Navy Open, in 2014 […]
We are back and we’re starting off big with an interview with the legendary Dave Tate! Dave was a successful powerlifter for over 20 years. He trained with Louie Simmons at Westside Barbell Club. His best squat was 930lbs, bench 610lbs, and deadlift 740lbs.
Devan is back! Devan has done multiple Tough Mudders, earned a Brown Belt in Jujitsu and dropped around 70lbs! This week we discuss dedication, excuses and what it takes to reach your goals.
This week’s guest is the most energetic man in the fitness industry! Innovator, inventor and revolutionary David Weck!!! We talk about boxing, foot strength and training to run faster. Faster is faster and David tells us how to get there!
Our guest this week is the Secretary General for Armlifting USA, Riccardo Magni!!! Riccardo and I discuss grip strength, armlifting and the hand strength community. In case you’re not familiar with Riccardo he has competed in track and field, powerlifting, strongman, and Highland Games. Best Armlifting Finishes: 2nd place 2018 LA ViseGrip Viking 3rd place […]
This podcast’s guest is the Strongest Woman in the World, Brooke Sousa!! We talk about training methods, use of equipment and that time she ran a marathon!!!
Our guest is Oldetime Strongman, strongman historian and superhuman, James Fuller! James & I discuss oldetime methods and their application today. You don’t want to miss this episode!
Our guest in this podcast is the legendary Coach Don McCauley!! Don uses some very controversial cues, drills and training methods. Not so coincidentally, Don has had great success utilizing those cues, drills and training methods! Head over to the podcast and be ready to take notes!
Local boxing legend, Samantha “Leggz” Pill talks about her boxing career, her insane training schedule and what it takes to be a successful fighter!
In this episode, I speak with strongman’s most charismatic man, Martins Licis!! Martins is the 4th Strongest Man in the World, Steinborn Squat world record holder and Mas Wrestling legend! We talk about training, mas wrestling, the Mouser Block and Martins’ amazing journey to becoming one of the strongest men alive!!
Bud Jeffries has forgotten more about getting strong than most people will ever know. He’s been a powerlifter, a competitive strongman and a performing strongman. Now he focuses on a different kind of strength. The kind of strength that you don’t see much anymore. Strong from every angle, every direction and every position. If you’re […]
This episode features Pro Strongwoman, Jessica Fithen! Jessica has been dominating the field with 1st place wins at both USS Nationals and the Arnold Strongwoman Championships.
In this episode, we talk to the most hated man in Strongman, Terry Rady!! Terry shares with us some important tips for training, says alot of funny shit and delivers some harsh truths to the Strongman community! Give it a listen and decide if you can say #ihateterryrady
This episode features Wil Bunn! Wil Bunn is an entrepreneur, MMA fighter and long time friend of “The Viking”!
In this episode Paul Mouser and John Mouser discuss bodyweight training, the Appalachian Team Championships and some bizarre moments in our pro wrestling careers!!
In this episode, Paul Mouser and John Mouser discuss “internet lifting judges”, tell some amusing pro wrestling stories and have the, 1st ever, official Mouser Movie Review!
In this episode, I talk with Devan Futten about motivation, discipline and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!
This episode is all about getting to know John “The Viking” and Mouser Strength Dynamics! This is a relatively short episode that gives some insight into what John “The Viking” is like and what MSD has to offer. Hope you enjoy!