Bacon Bibles Barbells Podcast

This podcast is all about crispy bacon, sharing the Gospel, and educating and encouraging others who want to start lifting or learn more about lifting and dieting.

EP 200 - Justin and Amanda talk PCOS 08/31/2024

EP 199 - Dawain Atkinson competes in his first bodybuilding show 04/15/2024

EP 198 - Mike Lohman and Ken McClelland discuss book Mastering Strongman 04/02/2024

EP 197 - Health at Every Size w/Jeff Ash 03/19/2024

EP 196 - Greg Popejoy 02/17/2024

EP 195 - E2M with Dawain Atkinson 01/30/2024

EP 194 - Intuitive Eating with Jeff Ash 11/15/2023

EP 193 - Maturing in the gym and more w/Everett Justin and Dave 10/10/2023

EP 192 - Amanda Kroeker hits the bodybuilding stage a 09/23/2023

EP 191 - Shiny Happy People Pt 2 w/Everett 07/17/2023

EP 191 - Shiny Happy People Pt 2 w/Everett Notes about this episode from Dave: My background in IBLP ATI - attended a SBC church in Texas that was jokingly referred to as a Gothard church by the members and those who knew it. Did Alert Cadets (similar to Trail Life/Boy Scouts) which was a bunch of dads and sons doing Boy Scouts stuff but more Christian than BS. After hearing about Life Focus I applied and was a part of that program when I was 14 and again with Life Focus Advanced when I was 15. Those programs was a sort of juvenile delinquent reform program which included being on work details and working the entire 9 weeks while memorizing the book of James. I was the worst kid of the 20 or so that were there, graduating after my Dad flew in to pick me up (they issued you a LF shirt once you proved yourself). Got thrown into solitary confinement and they did a thing called voice-lockdown, applying the whole “Be still and know that I am God” verse literally for 2 weeks). After that experience I was invited to Life Focus Advanced. Even though I had nothing great to say about my time at Life Focus I begged my parents to let me go to LF Advanced. Attended that and it was a whole different level of psychological and spiritual twisting and trauma. Got locked in solitary confinement again for reacting in anger to my LIT. Attended ALERT when I turned 18 - it was physically the most brutal thing I had ever done. I dropped out of basic training during the 24 hour hike (yeah they hike with full packs on for 24 hours straight with breaks for meals). I went through a remediation program and requested to do the next basic training due to my Dad’s encouragement to not let this beat me. I made it through that basic training and took the EMT/Firefighting track and graduated in 2004. Finally attended Verity Institute and met my wife there. Got my bachelor degree and made some good friends I’m still in contact today. So to wrap up - did Alert Cadets from my 11th birthday 1997ish (didn’t mention we attended the national conference in Knoxville in 2000) and ended my time with IBLP/ATI in 2011. Issues with the organization and it’s objectives: Basic Seminar (their entrance seminar) systematizes everything into prooftexts for how and why you should live and the goal = success (a different type of prosperity gospel) A very literal reading of prooftexts that can go any which way the leader wants it to go All law, no gospel Christianity is behavior modification, period (not being hyperbolic) Confusing sanctification and justification Predatory nature of the authority - Bill Gothard surrounded himself with young very pretty girls at HQ and seeing he was “God’s Anointed One” few spoke against it and if they did, they were gone The umbrella of protection - if we live or act a certain way the devil can gain access…also the dad is the mediator between Christ and the mom/kids The group-mentality - once people get into a herd, whatever that herd values, the members will tend to one up themselves to be the most excellent/extreme - which lead to some very messed up programs and teachings with zero oversight No hermeneutic in sight - if I think the verse means X…well it does, because I’m the one running the program (doesn’t only apply to Bill Gothard, but to those running other programs as well) Grace/Gospel tended to sound/smell like antinomianism. Unsure how to handle the concept of Christian liberty and grace. Issues I’m still dealing with: I understand where my Dad was coming from. He saw a bunch of dads and sons camping and doing daily devotions around a campfire and was like, “This is what I’m not seeing at my local church with the youth group leader eating goldfish…I want more of this.” Upon jumping in and seeing the basic seminar, without a strong theological background, it kinda made sense on it’s face. Fundamentalist churches were tackling more issues than the basic John 3:16 one. Issues like modesty, male and female relationships, music, daily devotions, how much TV is the right amount, drinking, etc. These check boxes appealed to those who were very analytical/engineering types like my dad. And why not jump in deeper, you’re going from milk to meat right? I understand the community that he was looking for. IBLP/ATI offered that along with a bunch of shiny happy people who were very respectful, dressed well, and worked very hard. These things were all very attractive - so how do we “then” live that separates the piles of “filthy rags” that is our personal righteousness but at the same time speaks to many verses in the Bible that seems to indicate that sanctification takes work (John 14:15, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.”) Is fruit inspection biblical or is it just measuring one’s sanctification against another? I tend to find myself spiraling into an obnoxious Reformed Pub person - is it a sin to do BLANK? But let’s dig in a bit Is it a sin to have standards for your family and how they live and have expectations for them to make certain choices and if they don’t, to be disappointed in them, seeking to restore them Is it a sin to read the Bible daily? Is it a sin to read it once a week? Is it a sin to get so habitual with Bible reading that you start to worry if you miss a day here or there? Music - can listening to certain music be sinful Language - are naughty words sinful What does it mean to keep the Sabbath holy? Can you sin doing that? Where’s the line What keeps us from turning into easy believe-ism nominal Christians? Shouldn’t we have some sort of safeguards to keep us a peculiar people? Shouldn’t we work to not be like the culture? How do reformed people deal with legalism? Are there legalistic reformed peeps or is this more a fundy thing within IFB/SBC circles? Why is Michael Horton so dang sexy? A big error in the IBLP/ATI environment was the basic seminar was ALL about me being successful and what I needed to do to attain that. It’s me centered, and I probably could not do enough. My righteousness had to exceed Bill Gothard’s who fasted 40 days at a time and was single to serve God. /episode/index/show/thickbacon/id/27481032

EP 190 - Shiny Happy People part 1 w/Dave and Christa 07/07/2023

EP 189 - Brandon Craig at USS Nationals 06/27/2023

EP 188 - Troy Bennett 06/07/2023

EP 187 - TRT Supplementation Part 2 of 2 05/18/2023

EP 186 - TRT Supplementation Part 1 of 2 04/26/2023

BroCast EP005 - Testosterone and its effects 04/05/2023

EP 185 - USPA Shakedown Part Two w/Tricia Emrich 02/02/2023

EP 184 - USPA Shakedown 01/27/2023

EP 183 - Matt Turner Qualifies for Nationals 01/04/2023

EP 182 - The Auge's Do A Strongman Meet 11/23/2022

BroCast EP004 - Interview with Pastor Vern 09/28/2022

BroCast EP 003 - Insulin and Carbohydrates 09/17/2022

BroCast EP 003 - Insulin and Carbohydrates Insulin Intro Hormone that signals cells throughout the human body to intake energy, and promote various performance and recovery based outcomes. Body Modifying the activity of enzymes and the resulting reactions in the body. glycogen and fat synthesis from glucose are stimulated, and glucose production by the liver through glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis are inhibited.[68] The breakdown of triglycerides by adipose tissue into free fatty acids and glycerol is also inhibited.[68] Building muscle following sickness or injury via the transportation of amino acids to the muscle tissue, which is required to repair muscular damage and increase size and strength. It helps to regulate the uptake of amino acids, DNA replication, and the synthesis of proteins. Managing the synthesis of lipids by uptake into fat cells, which are converted to triglycerides. Uptake of amino acids and potassium into the cells that cannot take place in the absence of insulin. Managing the excretion of sodium and fluid volume in the urine. Enhancing the memory and learning capabilities of the brain. Alzeimers patients had increased memory recall with hyperinsulemia and with hyperglycemia (due to consumption of sugars). Hyperglycemia with insulin suppression via Somatostatin had no positive effect on memory recall. Dave questions Glycemic index carbs - should the score on these matter and should you take low vs high index food pre vs post workout Carb timing - is it really important to time carbs (perhaps pre, intra, and post workout) before you sleep to avoid increasing fat synthesis? Why is it that some people can do a low or no carb diet and make gains while others need a moderate level of carbs fats and proteins? Controlling overall caloric intake, does the complexity of the carb matter? Why is the a war on carbs? Is it a good marketing ploy or something more legit? Fasted training - have you seen there to be any merit to it in regards to increased fat loss? How much does controlling sugar intake assist with body recomposition compared to carb intake? What about those that are pre-diabetic or morbidly obese? Does that mean a person isn’t as insulin sensitive? Conclusions Insulin is highly anabolic and starts a cascade of events that result in more energy storage in muscle cells, recovery, hypertrophy, and hyperplasia. Insulin is also converted by the liver to IGF-1 and higher levels of insulin result in more IGF-1. Carbs are just as key to performance and recovery as proteins. /episode/index/show/thickbacon/id/24404931

BroCast EP 002 - Hypertrophy or Hyperplasia 08/12/2022

EP 181 - Catching up with Everett Henes and Toney Sauls 08/12/2022

BroCast EP 001 07/27/2022

EP 180 - Amanda Kroeker and Levi January 07/19/2022

Best of BBB EP 2 - Matt Wenning 05/13/2019

Best of BBB EP 1 - Matt Reynolds 04/15/2019

EP 179 Pete Rubish's Uncensored Truth 04/01/2019

EP 178 - Arnold Classic 2019 and Everett says goodbye 03/11/2019

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