Austin Ferrier was a nationally competitive collegiate lifter for Ohio University. These days he’s working a grownup job, but still snatching and jerking for the soul. He talks about self-coaching, the skill aspect of Olympic lifting, and how his relationship with the sport has changed after leaving the platform; we also reminisce about the Misc, 70’s Big, and old school TNation. We’re trying to be chill strong. Only 2010’s lifters will get this. Intro and outro music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Timestamps: 00:30 This is a cocaine-friendly podcast 01:00 Austin started out in martial arts 01:30 Austin was born as a computer 02:00 How the computer learned to grind 02:30 Becoming a bulk boy 03:00 Misc reminiscence; are you aware? 04:00 3DMJ emerged from the depravity 04:30 We don’t condone torrents 05:00 Shouts out to the 70’s Big boys 05:50 I whine about my elbows 06:30 Austin meets a barbell 07:00 Shouts out to Westside for Skinny Bastards 08:00 Getting MOGGED by upperclassmen 08:45 Even more shouts out 09:15 The Ohio powerlifting community 10:00 Austin goes to the Arnold Sports Festival 10:45 Meeting the Lilliebridges 11:45 Six degrees of separation from Robert Oberst 12:30 Five degrees is actually the national average 13:00 The shouts out continue 13:20 Phil Heath vs. Kai Greene 14:00 You wouldn’t believe it, but bodybuilders are huge 14:45 One time Austin told me I look like Justin Laseck 15:30 Floridian high school lifting 17:00 Austin’s starter pack for Olympic lifting 18:45 Primal triple extension 20:30 Lifting with football freaks 22:00 Rate limiters in Olympic lifting 22:30 Throwers are built different 23:45 Neuroplasticity 24:15 Either throw your kid in the water or kick them in the head 26:00 Natties vs. nurture 27:20 Volleyball push presses 28:00 How Austin started competing 28:55 Hitting your vampiric macros 30:00 Austin competed in the 69s…nice 30:50 2013 University Nationals 31:00 More shouts out 32:30 Strength has to be replicable 33:00 THOSE DOGS 33:50 How Austin has adapted his training around a more than full-time job 34:20 CHILL STRONG 35:45 Old guys should have RPE caps 36:10 What it takes to self-coach 38:00 There is no secret sauce (but buy mine) 38:40 I hypocritically shame program-hoppers 40:50 Christmas is for PRing 41:15 Approach lifting as a skill 42:30 I’ve witnessed Austin’s MINDSET 45:00 Me bringing it back to self-awareness and self-honesty 45:45 You are not your hobby 48:00 Mental stability: the best ergogenic aid 49:00 What gym means to us; we are nerds 50:00 Wholesome take-home message from Austin 50:40 10,000 kettlebell swing challenge 54:00 Austin’s transformation 55:00 We completely neglected talking about Lu and Karlos