Above Average Lads Podcast

Matt Quick is a national level weightlifting athlete and coach.

He helped start the second weightlifting barbell club in Alaska.

He competes as a 81kg weightlifter and U80kg strongman competitor.

We talk all things fitness. 

- such as how we got into training

- who his coaches are

- how he became a Depth homie and lifelong friend to the Oklahoma crew

- 4 hour gym sessions 

- Completing lifts from a "seated" position

- Will Los ever do an open mic?

As always thank you for supporting the show. Do not forget to follow the crew on Instagram as well as like and Subscribe on Youtube!!

Instagram: @thatparalyzedguy @aboveaveragelads_podcast @big_will54 @south_west_strong @cheat.ham

Youtube: @aboveaveragelads_podcast 

Oklahoma. Be. Producing. Afffffletes.

TWO WEEKS IN A ROW WE HAVE NATIONALS ATHLETES ON THE PODDY.

It’s was amazing to have the Brew Crew in the house. Big THANK you to Colten, Jackie, Seth, Alec, & Nick for coming on the show. 

The same weekend the weightlifters were in Vegas, the Brew Crew was in Houston competing in Strongman.

In this episode, the Crew talks all about strongman and their experience at nationals. The importance of community and building each other up. How to balance work life and competitor mindset. Thank you again for listening! You may find them on instagram @the_trunchbull, @rhodehouse, @alecsoukup, @Seth.sosukup, @dairy.crews

Important meet dates:

October 1 - Circus of Strength Lawton Ok

July 30-31 - Oklahoma Weightlifting Championships Norman Ok

September 11 - Drug Tested Honor the Fallen - Tulsa Ok

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@Chandler_Blake, @JaredBratcher, @Thatparalyzedguy, & @aboveaveragelads_podcast 

YOOOOOOOOO!

WE. ARE. BACK.

By God, how the hell are ya? We have missed you.

I will keep things short and sweet! This episode is all about the kiddos. If you have been following the podcast for a while, you know we had some kids qualify for nationals. We decided to interview them to get their perspective of competing!

Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and follow the boys online!

@Chandler_Blake, @JaredBratcher, @thatparalyzedguy, & @aboveaveragelads_podcast

WHAT. IS. UP. 

On this episode we get into 

- Reasons you should seek outside coaching instead of relying on your high school strength coach

- Eating for performance vs. eating for aesthetics

- Our meet recap from the Oklahoma Open

- Coaching at a meet vs. coaching in normal gym times

- Lastly, having an intern!

Thank you to everyone for your continued support, of the podcast!

Follow us on Instagram @AboveAverageLads_Podcast, @ThatParalyzedGuy, @JaredBratcher, @Chandler_Blake 

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As we creep into episode 5, we talk about – Jared and chandler getting their lunch money taken – just kidding the boys are rebuilding so offseason is kicking their butt – btw, help us find them new Instagram handles. Nakedness in the gym… whom what when where and why do I have to look at your damn near transparent bodies. You know, for people to be getting half naked in the gym, wouldn’t you think you would be a little more tan? The Lads and I take the folks to school on the different barbells one may encounter – depending on the facility you are training at, what makes a good athlete?, We talk a bit about the Hybrid Performance meet in Miami. Then we polish it off with some good ol fashion gym etiquette – S/o to our dude syd for being so grateful and sending some stuff our way!

We here at Above Average Lads Podcast just want to thank you for all of the love and support. It is such a cool feeling getting asked when the next episode drops, being told that they love the content, and even for instance – I was talking to an individual and they made a point that its cool hearing “leaders” in the gym talk about topics that literally we alllll experience but are sometimes to nervous to speak out. I love that so much. That’s one of the reasons I wanted to start this program.

Last but not least, S/o to our boys at Depth Before Dishonor Squat Company HQ for always letting us invade your space and record our podcast!

You can find us on Instagram - @AboveAverageLads_Podcast, @thatparalyzedguy, @jaredbratcher, & @chandler_blake – or send in submissions, thoughts, concerns, aboveaverageladspodcast@gmail.com

What is up my baby bears? It’s your boy – the paralyzed southpaw of the lower Midwest region – because my style is unorthodox.  Jared, Chandler, & I hope you have been doing rather swell. I know it has been a while since we have dropped some content for you goons, butttt daddy bear was sick. Im still not 100% what exactly happened. For about a week – week and a half I was not feeling like myself. – Spinal Cord Injury stuff, not the nasties or the ronies – if you have a spinal cord injury, take care of yourself my dudes. If you ever need an ear or a bro to hear you out, please reach out to your boy.

This week’s episode is with our sweet prince, Chandler. We get into gym etiquette – keep your hands to yourself, our umpteenth time attempting to record this episode, and just a beautiful Sunday with the Lads – especially because the crew out of Texas drove up to come train. Its always a great day when we have friends out of state come lift.

Last Sunday, Chandler and I tried to record some content, but I had a brain fart and forgot how to fix the audio. We spent a good 2 hours trying to fix our microphones, but we kept losing our audio.

Finally, S/o to our boys at Depth Before Dishonor Squat Company for allowing us to record out of HQ.

Reach out to us on Instagram at - @AboveAverageLads_Podcast, @thatparalyzedguy, @jaredbratcher, & @chandler_blake or email us @aboveaverageladspodcast@gmail.com

Gooooooood morning! Thank you for stopping by! In this first episode, I introduce your host, Carlos! Here I give a run through of what it means to be an Above Average Lad. I also get into a little bit about my daily life shenanigans and what is to be expected. Please reach out to me at AboveAverageLadsPodcast@gmail.com or follow me on Instagram @thatparalyzedguy