https://youtu.be/44ye23Au560 Lift Heavy Run Long® #190 in full force. He we go: Von says do ditch social media altogether. Amanda has no use for it. Thirsty doesn’t even has Facebook on his phone. Wilson still enjoys it…kinda. Garmin has been hit with ransomware and most of us think that Swanson is responsible. We discuss how we THINK it works and …

https://youtu.be/6F53PJLNnTI On the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast #189 we had our old friend Nugget Johnson. Nugget is back in the United States after spending some time as a radio DJ in Dubai. We wanted to sit down with Nugget and talk about….nothing in particular. That is why we like him so much. He is an interesting, funny, and engaging guy who m…

https://youtu.be/gGB4dzdo334 We are back in the saddle with Lift Heavy Run Long® #188. Here is a rundown of how this shook out: Amanda is back regular at Olive Branch CrossFit and pretty she will not survive after tonight’s workout. Von constructs his COVID-free trust circle of friends and we all want to be on the list. Thirsty covers himself in po…

https://youtu.be/GtsA58hkMh0 On this episode of the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast, we went deeper than usual. Here is how it went down: Daniela Krauss clarified that “double pepperoni” is more than “extra pepperoni”, so remember that. Katie Maxwell was rightfully offended that Beefcake was bold enough to refer to microwave bologna as fried bologna w…

https://youtu.be/aPzrcE2enOo On Lift Heavy Run Long® #186 we had our friend Dr. Brad Cole of Cole Pain Therapy Group. Dr. Cole is well known in the community for his treatment of pain on all kinds but more specifically he is well-known in the running and Crossfit community as a doctor who encourages movement and will do whatever he can to get you b…

https://youtu.be/5NxjwGPFcrw This week on the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast we had the privilege of sitting down with Tony Hendrix and Melissa Wagner to discuss their plans to document (and participate in) a 333-mile unsupported road race called The Last Annual Halfway to Hell race which is the brainchild of everyone’s favorite masochist, Lazarus La…

https://youtu.be/NTsWsp5L50U Lift Heavy Run Long® #184 was operating at almost full capacity. I encountered yet another audio hiccup in exchange for the betterment in some other areas. Big Thirsty cannot be heard for the first 5 minutes or so and for this, I am eternally apologetic. On episode 184: Von got an exciting new job offer working as a sen…

https://youtu.be/7CI07SIsric We are back! Wow, it has been a long time since our last podcast, and it show. We had all sorts of technical difficulties but thanks to the patience of all of the gang we were able to get through it and put out an episode…even if the quality might be a little sketchy. This week on Lift Heavy Run Long® #183: Everyone tak…

https://youtu.be/3ODYzONH4zk Let’s make this short and sweet. This week on the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast: Amanda wants to know why teenage boys lose their socks all the time. Wilson unsuccessfully tries not to make eye contact with Von before falling apart. Favorite snacks. Of course, the coronavirus. Dawn Stambaugh’s profile picture of Katie an…

https://youtu.be/vhoTUM0WPvA Lift Heavy Run Long® #181 with the fabulous Hollie Trim. This week Von is on vacation with his family so we went in search of someone awesome who would uplift us and keep us entertained. The decisions was simple- Hollie Trim. She is incredibly awesome. Here is what went down on #181: Hollie brought gifts!! (Amanda got a…

https://youtu.be/HV5pqRh86GcLift Heavy Run Long® continues to establish itself as the industry's leading source of information which has little to do with the industry and is full of bad information. This is what we discussed:Swanson builds a fence, the old-fashioned way. Von wants to help, Wilson does not.Womahawk got us a new clapboard cause Von …

https://youtu.be/PzCooxMiFUkLift Heavy Run Long® #179 in a nutshell:Sylamore 50kVon says penis.Swanson is on a 2 podcast streak.Amanda is gluten-free and feels great because of it.The proper way to open a cereal box.Clothes hangers are not wooden paper clips.Manual or electric toothbrushes.By Von Ralls, Wilson Horrell & Amanda Horrell: Inspire. Be Inspired.

https://youtu.be/pmGYZ0aDZP4Lif Heavy Run Long® #178. Here we go:Amanda gets 10lb bag of M&M's with LHRL® logo.Big Thirsty is back on the couch.Von's blood pressure machine is giving the green lights.Wilson gets a CPAP cleaner so he can avoid PAP-Lung. (I made that up).Wilson gets offended when hair cutter gives up his standing appointment.Don't F*…

https://youtu.be/tK_6VgElR7gBrooks MeadowsRecess FounderBarbell Buddha Rediscovered HostGMB Fitness CoachBrooks, a proud Memphian, founded Recess in 2018 with a mission to help people discover joy in exercise.He is an avid martial artist and has a rich, diverse athletic background. As an adult Brooks has competed in CrossFit, weightlifting, and is …

There is no youtube video this week.....sorry, the recorder goofed.Y'all wanna talk about it?Let's talk about it.Here is what we talked about it.....Wilson got glasses and stopped wearing them cause he cant see(?).Two-below, all-time-quarterback and ghost runners. Did you play that?Mind of a serial killer.Amanda got to see her hero, Amy Grant.Von w…

https://youtu.be/ouub8IRuvUk Lift Heavy Run Long® #175. Are you ready? Here we go: Week 7 of NordicTrack being piss-poor company with horrible customer service. If for whatever reason, you are buying a treadmill...do not buy NordicTrack. The great peanut butter argument. Everyone knows that peanut butter is to be eaten with a spoon and the double d…

https://youtu.be/srHz1gmGfmkThis week on the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast we are back in full swing after an awesome holiday season. Everyone is so stoked about 2020 and the energy is good. On episode #174 we had our favorite guest, Gary Owens and we discuss the following: NordicTrack continues to suck. 6 weeks into a service call/warranty issue an…

https://youtu.be/klYFcxabtAsLift Heavy Run Long® #173 was another week full of the most informative content in the fitness world. Here is what we talk about in no particular order:1.YaYa gives us the straight grammar dope on when to use "Ran vs. Run".2. Amanda delivers fantastic choir and handbell performance at church..3. Wilson nears stalking cha…

https://youtu.be/X8sjHUGsR7EThis week on the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast, we take some time to focus on what is important. Here is a list of those things, in no particular order: 5-Star Reviews Von's killer glasses and Wilson's going blind. Amanda runs St. Jude. Grammar- Run? Ran? Has ran? Has run? Christmas lights Wilson's Fascitous of his planta…

https://youtu.be/OF95zxH4wOQFirst person to leave a 5-star review on iTunes gets a Fortitude 50k hat from Peter Mellon!This week on the podcast, we talk about Thanksgiving, Christmas lists, and The Egg Bowl. We do manage to talk about lifting and running at least a little as we discuss training plans and running a marathon at Herb Parsons on New Ye…

https://youtu.be/JQ0-eYBVMMYThis week on the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast we had the pleasure of sitting down with Peter Mellen. Peter is an avid st. Jude supporter, passionate runner, aspiring running coach and race director for the fortitude trail race 50k/25k event. He is taking over the Stanky Creek Race in September which was formerly directed…

https://youtu.be/7Plx-5DVQ6wThis week on the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast.Big Thirsty takes his seat on the couch.Amanda refocuses on getting fit.Von is cold.Wilson is grumpy.We also discuss television packages and Disney+ because these are important things if you want to be fit.By Von Ralls, Wilson Horrell & Amanda Horrell: Inspire. Be Inspired.

https://youtu.be/4a9KCJIjOncMan, oh man, what a weekend. Tunnel Hill 50/100 Mile Race.There is always a big LHRL presence but this year was extra special. There was so much support, so many first-timers and so many incredible stories of guts and toughness. I am very tired and my brain doesn't work so that is all that I am going to say about that. I…

https://youtu.be/LX8ZW1JQPD0Von says that the first day after daylight savings time is cursed and Thirsty gets the chaff. What do these things have in common? Probably nothing, which coincidentally is the same as most of our topics.FB live was not working and Brian wanted to stream it from his computer. Wilson resists because he hates crappy audio.…

https://youtu.be/VBOzxy16pGUWe got the band back together.It seems like it has been forever since the four of us have been on the same podcast together. Life has been hectic, so we have been adjusting schedules to make sure that we can all be together.On Lift Heavy Run Long #166 we talk about Walking Tall 50k and The World's Greatest Aid Station. I…

https://youtu.be/4fRRKndwG-wThe Tour De Sprit 24 Hour Race is upon us....and Thirsty is bringing McDonald's.The 2020 CrossFit Open is here and we are all excited about the workout....except we botched it and read out the 2019 workout and discussed it for like 10 minutes.Wilson was accosted by the other hosts because they are envious of his fashiona…

https://youtu.be/dZ79svwqEBELift Heavy Run Long® #164-Ultra season is fast approaching. In the mid-south, it appears that summer is going to last forever. Wilson thinks it ends next week; Thirtsy thinks we have one more heat wave coming at us.The 24-hour race is coming up. Last year Wilson had a wardrobe malfunction, as his nipple covers kept falli…

https://youtu.be/UQQQcd3XL4AVon was out because he lost his voice, which is kinda needed for a podcast. We had Slammin Sammy Renfrow work the camera and act as a host. Sam is one of the LHRL community's favorite people and I hope to have him fill in more often.Amanda is out of her boot and ready to get back in the swing of things. Thirsty sold his …

https://youtu.be/A6xDjVXJFG0 Ok, if you never read another bio, please read this one. Janice Marie is out of her mind with awesomeness. She was on episode number #14 of the podcast way back in the day and I honestly hope that she is on about a dozen more.I had a work commitment which caused me to cut the podcast short, otherwise, we would still be …

https://youtu.be/uM23ne3owfAThere have been some conflicting stories regarding Big Thirsty's trip to Area 51 so we will just have to take his word for it.Von's father-in-law, Denis passed away this week. He was a financial backer in Olive Branch CrossFit. It probably just seemed like another check or a typical loan to Denis but without that, LHRL® …

https://youtu.be/zN9TvHA7DWAI'm gonna be honest, Big Thirsty did not really find the Ark of the Covenant but he did eat a Popeye's Chicken sandwich which is pretty close in terms of value and availability.Amanda got the boot.For real, she got a boot on her foot after suffering an apparent stress fracture which has been bothering her for weeks now.V…

https://youtu.be/8H-kEgO75m8Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast #159 is in the books.This week Amanda is out of town on vacation. Wilson has the house all to himself but no trouble to get into.The Popeyes vs Chick-fil-et debate rages one.Wilson bitches about his first-world problems like having to sift through Facebook to find replies to his posts.Thirsty…

https://youtu.be/RWYnCi7UCIULots of exciting stuff to be talked about on the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast #158 almost none of which will make you a better person but it will make you more funny at parties and likely a better dancer.Wilson got one of those traffic tickets that is taken by a camera and sent in the mail. Do you really have to pay thos…

https://youtu.be/yKPu0rMT9_YSaddle up!Here we go. Episode #159:Amanda starts a training plan on top of her training plan. Von steals the janitor's keys in high school so he could roam the halls and lower the basketball goals. Thirsty has his mom correct him on Twitter.We discuss the new Mr. Rogers movie and whether or not he would be a Twitter-rage…

https://youtu.be/z0HU-hHBF0ERaised on a farm in a small town of a little over 200 people Ron Bogart met a city girl and moved to the city. He had some kids, got fat, got skinny, got fat again and then got healthy. Played a bunch of Racquetball, Joined Crossfit Springfield in 2010 and got back into running and cycling. By 2015 he had completed the P…

This week on the LHRL® Podcast: The air conditioning is not working in the LHRL studio and it's a bit warm.Nothing is as good as it can be without enough sleep. This week's victories.Beefcake gets publicly humiliated as he takes a thumping at the hands of Gavin May during the 1st annual Hangry for Hope eating competition.Area 51- Do you believe in …

https://youtu.be/PdQn4nbUjoAThis week on the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast:Amanda has to put Von in a sleeper hold just moments before going live because he insists on talking politics.Each of us shares a victory that we had in our lives as well as things we are working on to be better humans.Jennifer Smith becomes the heaviest female to finish a ma…

https://youtu.be/41DyzgPvV6AHere we go!Lift Heavy Run Long #153.Big Thirsty is back from his suspension. Amanda is down ten pounds and doing it Naked. Von is on the path to enlightenment. And Wilson is wearing socks with Amanda's face on them.On this episode we discuss:The importance of training mental health.The use of Shoe Goo for slippery runnin…

https://youtu.be/3NQbQNonkDsOn this week's podcast, we touched on all kinds of stuff. Amanda baked Wilson a cake (because he needs more cake in his life), Wilson admits to being a hypochondriac of injuries after pulling calf muscle, and Von did a push-up.We talked about the importance of sleep:https://pdfs.journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/9000/00000/Exte…

https://youtu.be/lO5RZZhkg64Debbie is the Pied Piper of fitness- everywhere she goes there are people following her contagious spirit. She makes people believe in themselves simply by briging a smile and a positive attitude. Debbie is everyone's favorite. It's is possible that you might remember her from Episode #21 way WAY back. We have all come a…

https://youtu.be/B8TtFv3KUvsSam Renfrow decided to stir the pot. Gavin May is a world-class eater, as is Wilson. Sam managed to mix the words harshly enough to where the only way that Gavin and Wilson can maintain their friendship is to settle a score. The date has been set for Saturday, July 20th where Wilson and Gavin will sit down across a table…

This week we are replaying one of our favorite episodes. Episode #39 from the Sylamore 25K and 50K. We think it's worth a revisit! Enjoy.Last weekend, we had an awesome crew of folks get together and run the Sylamore 25k/50k. This is my third year participating, and I think I enjoy it more and more each year. The people we had in our cabin, in our …

https://youtu.be/jxUeaZ6EiD4This week on the Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast:The Rev's parents are moving, today, like right now...so leave work and come home and help.Crystal "Pistol" Landers asks the Fleet Feet Running community for suggestions for a low budget shoe to help her friend that battled cancer and is trying to get fit. What she found was …

https://youtu.be/bSDUyAgHiJYLet us proceed. I know you are busy.A quick rundown of what's going on with the hosts:Beefcake-Has new outfits.Managed to get poison ivy in his eyes.Sprayed an attacking dog with pepper spray.Admits to buying large quantities of Taco Bell prior to running so as he can enjoy it on after.Jacked and Tan-Thinks Beefcake is a…

https://youtu.be/mfwtSYdkt6gMan, oh man, oh man!We certainly had plenty to talk about on Episode #148. For those of you who don't know, last week Von went on an expedition which was a simulation of a Special Forces type experience. He planned on it being a really tough 8-day adventure but what he did not expect was that he would have an absolutely …

https://youtu.be/x7BtzrUBjxUStage Fright, also referred to as 'avoidant paruresis', 'shy bladder syndrome', 'psychogenic urinary retention' and 'pee-phobia', is the world's second leading killer behind heart attacks, Malaria and Polio. We discuss it and it will likely change your life...or make you change podcasts.Nurse marathon- Guinness denied be…

https://youtu.be/IanD0w_NQ_QAnother week, another podcast!Here is a rundown of what was discussed on Episode #145.People are totally pissed over this Devon Ford guy. I don't know much about him but folks don't seem to like him very much.https://morningchalkup.com/2019/04/25/devin-ford-declines-his-games-inviteTeenager Matthew Boling shatters all-ti…

https://youtu.be/KiTcuFPx8p8Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast #144Quick recap:Amanda almost makes Wilson vomit just seconds before the show starts by telling a hospital story.Von talks about his upcoming adventure, "The Process."Discussion on our varying opinions of "Life Coaches".Pepsi threatens CrossFit with legal action and CrossFit welcomes it.https…

https://youtu.be/Yl7nSe79lQYI will try and be brief...Lift Heavy Run Long® Podcast topics for the week:We had a review!YES!We would love it if you would leave us one too:Leave a review Amanda and I did a trail Ragnar in Atlanta which was great fun.Austin Malleolo deadlifts 600 pounds on the same day that he runs the Boston Marathon.Malleolo: “My go…

https://youtu.be/Qr9__YInSdcYet another large time was had on the LHRL® podcast this week. It was a lot to squeeze into one hour but we got it done. Wanna know what we talked about but don't wanna hear us talk about it? I don't blame you, that's why I put the topics and the links below.Wilson and Amanda are running Ragnar Trail in Atlanta this week…