Barstarzz Podcast

"Its very likely that rest is not getting you closer to where you want to be" - Dr. Sean

Dr. Sean Pastuch is a thought leader in the health and fitness world whose industry disrupting company, Active Life, is bridging the gap between performance and rehabilitation. Dr. Sean believes that the larger the problem, the more valuable the solution. He believes that the biggest problem worth solving is the absence of healthcare, and the abundance of sick care in the United States and Internationally. That’s why the mission of Active Life is to humanize the doctor, professionalize the coach, and empower the individual.

Dr.Sean personally helped me with my shoulder injury. We go over his philosophy when it comes to rehabilitation. What we can do to treat common injuries like  tennis elbow, golfers elbow, wrist pain. His thoughts on alternative therapies. Enjoy

"Whats good for one person isn't necessarily good for the other person" - Simon Ata 

Simon Ata more famously known as Simonster started gymnastics at a young age where he became passionate on mastering his body. From gymnastics he went on to breaking dancing, calisthenics, martial arts, circus training. You probably seen his youtube video where he is knocking out planche push ups, & one arm handstands to a sick beat.

Today we talk about what his training looks like, whats his beef with Ido Portal, and some of his advice on how to step up your training enjoy.

Take Aways

He programs skill work 30 minutes before 1-2 hours of calisthenics training

His split is push / pull while throwing in legs 1x-2x week in the gym

2 practice sessions a day helps you advance faster for skills if you are already an experienced athlete

Stop before your form falls off

Start with static first for 4-5 sets then move on to dynamic exercise variations. Ratio of 1 to 3.

Best way to learn multiple skills is by training them in divided phases

Learn 1-2 skills at a time, master them, then switch them to a maintenance phase where you just go into the movement 1-2x a week

"I reached everything I want in calisthenics, so I want to take one step forward" - Vadym Oleynik  

I first stumbled on to Vadym, from a viral video filmed in Odessa, Ukraine. This was about a decade ago. I finally got to meet him at a freestyle competition in Norway. Since then he has transitioned to mostly really hard calisthenics superset training as well as weighted calisthenics. Becoming one of the strongest in calisthenics and having some of the highest levels of endurance.  

In this episode we talk about his transition to Crossfit, his supplements dos and don'ts. His suggested training plan for beginners, and how to pace yourself. How he handles overtraining and much more. Enjoy 

“I remember waking up and just checking my hands there was blood pouring down. My teeth were like jelly.” - Dejan Stipić

Dejan Stipić is a former gymnast, 2x National Champion (Serbia), Placed TOP 3 at Street Workout & Calisthenics World Cup Super Final, Placed TOP 10 at World Championship, Placed 2nd at the famous King of the bar,The owner of 25SevenFit App & GorillaGang brand

We speak about what differences he seen between the many diets he has tried including Vegan, Keto, Vegetarian diets.

Interesting enough he didn’t see much of a difference. Actually considered Vegan to be easier to get ripped as well as bulking up.

We speak about how he was stuck in Dubai because of Covid. Finding out last minute all flights are canceled after booking 3 of them. He had to cope with a very serious panic attack.

We talk about what supplements we use. We talked about how he gained weight. Why he doesn’t like freestyle anymore.

Enjoy

"I said Mike Chang thats awesome congratulations, now lets have a weighted back pack pull up rep competition, and the loser donates $50,000 to charity so we can put up pull up bars all over the world" - Marcus Bondi 

This episode features multiple world record holder Marcus Bondi from Bondi Beach, Australia. We have had the pleasure of knowing each other from many years through Youtube and in person as multiple events across the world. 

We talk about his secrets to training, his world record style of training, and how he avoids injuries never being injured in his life from working out. 

They shut down our studio over the new Corona virus. Should we keep recording from home or take a break? Give us your feedback on the socials. 

For the mean time

Wash Your Hands

Stay Indoors If You Can

Practice Social Distancing 

“It was all mental, I was super intimidated. I’d walk to a spot or see someone on instagram and judge them like they are way stronger than me. My weak mental was limiting me” - Snoop

Today our guest is Snoop. A frequent face on the calisthenics rep scene in New York. He has competed and won in several rep competitions, literally too many to name.

We speak about how he was initially intimidated from working out then fell in love with calisthenics to becoming a champ. We talk his training routines, and style. And how does he fit it all in while having 2 kids, and working 75 hour work weeks.

"Yea their is fear, but I like fear" - Samer Delgado aka Fitnessblazt

Today our guest is Samer Delgado

He Started Calisthenics Training in 2012

He went on to exceeding in the freestyle format with his unique no fear style

He Won Battle Of The Bars 9 in 2014 Las Vegas

He Competed in some of the biggest calisthenics competitions in the United States

He Competed On American Ninja Warrior Season Season 9 and was a National Finalist in his rookie season

And he has been a full time personal trainer for over 8 years

Helping so many change their lives through fitness and calisthenics

All the while raising 2 teenage daughters who he’s raised as a single father while also building his fitness career. He’s now working on opening his own Gym. Which will be ninja, calisthenics and fitness driven in South Eastern CT.

We talk about how he changed his life around from smoking and drink everyday to back flipping off of pull up bars. How he personally trains, and how he manages fear.

Enjoy.

"I'm 53 now, 10 years ago when I was 43 I started seeing my health decline. I gotta change diet " - Dr Shawn Baker 

Dr Shawn Baker is a multi sport world record setting athlete, physician, & author of "The Carnivore Diet"

We speak about what made him eat a diet of only animal products. 

"What Happens To The Human Body When You Eat Is Extremely Complex" - Chris Masterjohn 

"Your Needs Are Not Mine, Mine Are Not Yours" - Chris Masterjohn 

Chris earned his PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Connecticut in the summer of 2012.

From September 2012 to August 2014, he served as a postdoctoral research associate in the Comparative Biosciences department of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

From August 2014 to December 2016, he served as Assistant Professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York.

Since then he left academia to pursue a entrepreneur career 

We speak about what is the Ideal human diet and if there is one. We talk about going vegan for your health. How your genome effect the way food personally impacts you.  

“I ate 1 big mac a day for 30 days and I lost 7lbs” - Jordan Syatt

Jordan Syatt is a 5x World Record Powerlifters, A precession nutrition, & west barbell certified coach, Gary Vee’s former personal trainer.

We talk about how he lost weight on the big mac challenge which he did to demonstrate you can lose weight as long as you track calories. We talk about why Super Size me was ridiculous and unrealistic. We talk about intermittent fasting and food binging. And finally we talk about how you should start working out towards your goals, the right way. 

"I'm not thinking about no robberies, I'm not thinking about anything stupid" - Beast aka Lord Vital

If you watched calisthenics on youtube in the early 2000s then you know who he is. Accomplishing such feats of strength as multiple one arm pulls up, 180 dips, and 50 pull ups. All while being over 200lbs. 

We had the chance to sit down and talk about how he got started with calisthenics, what his workout routine looks like, and some things he wish he knew when he first got started. 

"Life is not going to stop because you lost a leg. The party bus is not gonna stop. " - One Leg Beast

One Leg Beast is an adaptive athlete who had his leg amputated after a motorcycle crash. From there he became a calisthenics athlete, a obstacle course athlete being the first person ever to finish the Savage Race in crutches. 

In this episode we talk about how one leg beast survived his motorcycle crash. What he was thinking while in his 6 day coma. The mindset he has regarding goals, and obstacles. Enjoy. 

“I went home later and cried a little bit, out of frustration. “ - Noemi Henriquez.

Noemi Henriquez Is A Master Yoga Trainer, Certified In Strength & Conditioning Personal Trainer Based Of New York City, With A Bachelors In Exercise Science Working Towards Her Physical Therapist Degree.

In this episode we talk about how Noemi struggled with the muscle up. What changes she made to finally get the muscle up. How she counted calories to lose fat. The lighter you are the easier the muscle up will be.

“It’s not like they are physically abusive or anything, its more of emotional abuse, & verbal abuse.” - Russian Red aka Jessica Bogdanov

Russian Red started gymnastics at the age of 4, and continued to the age of 17. Living by herself in Chicago at 14 to compete in Rhythmic Gymnastics. After ending her Gymnastics career she pivoted to hand balancing, pole fitness, and freestyle calisthenics. She went on to win the Street Workout World Championship 2015. 

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“These diseases that inflict Americans don’t have to happen. We have the science available today, so you don’t have to have a heart attack, you don’t have to have a stroke, diabetes, if you have these diseases you can reverse them. They are not fixed.” - Joel Furhman MD

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, six-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing, who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. He is the President of the Nutritional Research Foundation and on the faculty of Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences division. Dr. Fuhrman coined the term “Nutritarian” to describe a nutrient-dense eating style, designed to prevent cancer, slow aging, and extend lifespan.

Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (Pearlman) School of Medicine (1988) and has received the St. Joseph’s Family Practice Resident’s Teaching Award for his contribution to the education of family practice residents; and a C3 Cardiology Global Health Award for teaching cardiologists nutritional science.

Dr. Fuhrman is a former world-class figure skater, who placed second in the United States National Pairs Championships in 1973 and third in the World Professional Pairs Skating Championship . Along with his nutritional expertise, Dr. Fuhrman has been involved professionally with sports medical committees, advised professional and Olympic athletes, and instructed athletic trainers and world-class athletes about maximizing performance as they age and preventing injury.

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