@bucktowtruck4993  is a guitar virtuoso, YouTube legend in the making, and almost certainly the world's strongest landscaper. That's his music in the intro and outro. He's also really fucking funny. I edited out about twenty minutes of laughter in this one. TIMESTAMPS: 1:00 Jeff Nippard-approved BCAAs. Also, my balls are out 1:45: Buck is 7 feet tall and 500 lbs 2:15 Buck’s early videos 2:45 The YT algorithm wants you to clean your garage 3:35 Buck squatted 495 for 20 in that unclean garage 4:00 Buck’s best sets 5:45 Buck’s barebones, Starting Strength-like approach 6:40 The goofy-ass shit that Buck did before he went barebones 7:30 You aren’t a Bulgarian. 10:30 Most of us fade into obscurity 11:00 I have a momentary existential crisis 11:30 Buck counsels me 13:00 How Buck got into lifting 14:30 The long shadow of the Ripple Toad 15:00 “20-rep squats CURE ITB pain” -direct quote from Buck 15:30 “20-rep squats don’t do much to get you stronger” -direct quote from everyone who’s ever tried 20-rep squats 17:00 Buck doesn’t do enough volume, allegedly 18:00 BIG FITNESS is LYING to you about CNS fatigue 19:30 “CNS fatigue”=you turn into a noodle 20:30 Gym injury fetishes 21:30 Sam Hyde is a lot 23:15 People who get accidentally strong 25:00 The toxic influence of anime 25:40 BIG FITNESS is STILL lying to you 27:15 One weird reason why Ben Shapiro isn’t in the NBA 27:30 Dieting to make weight for a strongman competition 28:45 One time Buck called me a pirate on Instagram 29:00 How to pirate-max 29:30 Pirate rape culture (also toxic) 30:00 This podcast has consistently neglected pirate history, and for that I sincerely apologize 30:10 Why Buck hasn’t competed 31:00 Buck has Frankenstein wrists and 17.5-inch forearms 31:20 Hook grip sucks 32:00 Deadlift is not a grip exercise 32:45 Buck deadlifted 570 for 15 with mixed grip 33:15 If you do chin-ups weighing 500 pounds, you’ll have big forearms 34:25 Jeff Nippard’s optimal bicep training recommendations 36:00 Buck’s unwashed multi-ply coveralls 37:05 Buck’s going to give his unwashed multi-ply coveralls to his next Tinder match 37:50 Dadbod is a psy-op 38:30 Buck plays impeccable guitar 39:00 Buck’s camera accentuates his strong features 40:00 Buck’s YouTube ambitions 41:30 Wrestling 43:00 Buck stunted his LITTLE brother’s growth with a piledriver 44:00 We speculate on Jeff Nippard’s true height 44:45 “Evidence based” fitness 45:00 I fondly recollect stumbling upon Buck’s YouTube channel 46:00 The modern dating market is bleak; Buck’s advice on it 46:30 We delve into Buck’s origins 47:30 Learning guitar 48:30 Evolving musical tastes 49:40 The goldfish diet 51:30 Upright rows to Bawitdaba 52:45 I make a completely inaccurate assumption 53:15 Buck actually doesn’t like lifting 54:15 In the scheme of sports, lifting really isn’t that dangerous 56:45 ITB pain 58:00 What my fiancée likes to do to me 59:00 Buck’s significant acne 1:00:30 Buck wants to know how natty I am, and I tell him exactly in ng/dl 1:03:00 Environmental toxins are killing your gains 1:04:30 We address the carousel horse in the room 1:04:40 We address the Steve Austin poster in the room 1:05:15 Straightedge Steve Austin 1:06:00 Buck’s top three metal bands, with justifications 1:08:20 We hate* black metal 1:11:00 Don’t worry, we’re still shitting on black metal 1:11:30 Devin Townsend 1:12:30 Buck’s biggest influences 1:13:00 Mark Rippetoe was actually pretty strong 1:14:00 Louie Simmons is Yosemite Sam, and Jim Wendler is the Five Finger Death Punch of powerlifting 1:14:30 I briefly shit on Five Finger Death Punch 1:15:00 Buck’s homebrewed take on Westside 1:18:00 The key to Buck’s guttural efforts 1:19:30 Not looking like a pussy in front of your younger brother 1:20:00 Injurious feats of strength 1:21:00 Knoblet squats 1:22:00 Tearful goodbye