Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast

Jon Heck
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Dec 9, 2025 • 1h 3min

Ep.60: Dusty Hanshaw, Hardcore Training and a Month Long Coma.

Dusty Hanshaw is a former high level bodybuilder known for his insane strength and brutally heavy and intense approach to training. He is a popular voice in bodybuilding media with a wealth of wisdom and crazy stories. None crazier than his near death experience that put him in a coma for a month.CHECK OUT MY EBOOK, Dialing in Your Nutrition: A Comprehensive Manual for Setting Up Your Own Diet. This ebook covers fat loss, muscle gain, gut health, supplementation, building the metabolism, reverse diet strategies, maintenance phases, hydration, lifestyle tips, cheat meals, and more. https://hammerchiselperformance.com/ebooksCheck out my WINTER BULK 9 week HYPERTROPHY programhttps://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/program/heck-program-1763323396?attrib=591609-ytStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTube and SpotifyJoin my training community team on train heroic for weekly programming and daily interaction with me for $28/month. https://trainheroic.co/jointeamhammerandchiselFor my 1:1 coaching services, visit my website. You will also find my training programs, ebook, and other resources herehttps://hammerchiselperformance.com/For the best supplements on the market, use code HECK at checkout at Troponin Supplements https://troponinsupplements.comSubscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on IG for daily training and nutrition content
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Dec 2, 2025 • 1h 4min

Ep.59: Robert Oberst, The Crazy Life of an American Strongman Legend

Robert Oberst is an iconic former Strongman competitor, actor, arm wrestler and entrepreneur. He is one of the biggest personalities in the industry and puts it on display in this conversation as we dive into a variety of stories and topics.CHECK OUT MY EBOOK, Dialing in Your Nutrition: A Comprehensive Manual for Setting Up Your Own Diet. This ebook covers fat loss, muscle gain, gut health, supplementation, building the metabolism, reverse diet strategies, maintenance phases, hydration, lifestyle tips, cheat meals, and more. https://hammerchiselperformance.com/ebooksCheck out my WINTER BULK 9 week HYPERTROPHY programhttps://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/program/heck-program-1763323396?attrib=591609-ytStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTube and SpotifyJoin my training community team on train heroic for weekly programming and daily interaction with me for $28/month. https://trainheroic.co/jointeamhammerandchiselFor my 1:1 coaching services, visit my website. You will also find my training programs, ebook, and other resources herehttps://hammerchiselperformance.com/For the best supplements on the market, use code HECK at checkout at Troponin Supplements https://troponinsupplements.comSubscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on IG for daily training and nutrition content
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Nov 25, 2025 • 1h 1min

Ep.58: Dawson Windham, A Gritty Life of Battling the Iron

Dawson Windham is an elite powerlifter that has been a crowd favorite in the sport since he was a teenager. He has been a phenom of strength from a young age known for his gritty and passionate demeanor and work ethic. We had a great conversation about training, and the value of attacking training with a savage blue collar work ethic.CHECK OUT MY EBOOK, Dialing in Your Nutrition: A Comprehensive Manual for Setting Up Your Own Diet. This ebook covers fat loss, muscle gain, gut health, supplementation, building the metabolism, reverse diet strategies, maintenance phases, hydration, lifestyle tips, cheat meals, and more. https://hammerchiselperformance.com/ebooksCheck out my WINTER BULK 9 week HYPERTROPHY programhttps://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/program/heck-program-1763323396?attrib=591609-ytStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTube and SpotifyJoin my training community team on train heroic for weekly programming and daily interaction with me for $28/month. https://trainheroic.co/jointeamhammerandchiselFor my 1:1 coaching services, visit my website. You will also find my training programs, ebook, and other resources herehttps://hammerchiselperformance.com/For the best supplements on the market, use code HECK at checkout at Troponin Supplements https://troponinsupplements.comSubscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on IG for daily training and nutrition content
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Nov 18, 2025 • 1h 35min

Ep. 57: Paul Carter, The Blueprint For Hypertrophy

Paul Carter, or you may know him as his iconic IG handle LiftRunBang  is one of the top leading experts in all things hypertrophy training. He has built a massive audience through his prominent social media presence, his podcast and writing. Paul brings hard evidence backed science and real world results to back his philosophies of maximizing muscle gain.CHECK OUT MY EBOOK, Dialing in Your Nutrition: A Comprehensive Manual for Setting Up Your Own Diet. This ebook covers fat loss, muscle gain, gut health, supplementation, building the metabolism, reverse diet strategies, maintenance phases, hydration, lifestyle tips, cheat meals, and more. https://hammerchiselperformance.com/ebooksStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTube and SpotifyJoin my training community team on train heroic for weekly programming and daily interaction with me for $28/month. https://trainheroic.co/jointeamhammerandchiselFor my 1:1 coaching services, visit my website. You will also find my training programs, ebook, and other resources herehttps://hammerchiselperformance.com/For the best supplements on the market, use code HECK at checkout at Troponin Supplements https://troponinsupplements.comSubscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on IG for daily training and nutrition content
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Nov 14, 2025 • 60min

Ep. 56: Mitchell Hooper: The Business Side of Strongman

Mitchell Hooper is currently the most dominant athlete in all of Strongman. He has been on an unprecedented trajectory of winning top competitions for 4 years straight. He is also a savvy businessman, has a highly prominent social media presence and YouTube channel and has leveraged his success with brands and sponsors. We dive into this business side of the sport and talk about how athletes can better market themselves. He recently put out a video talking about potential improvements to the sport of Strongman. We dive into some of these potential changes to make the sport better for the athletes and to bring in more viewership and revenue.CHECK OUT MY EBOOK, Dialing in Your Nutrition: A Comprehensive Manual for Setting Up Your Own Diet. This ebook covers fat loss, muscle gain, gut health, supplementation, building the metabolism, reverse diet strategies, maintenance phases, hydration, lifestyle tips, cheat meals, and more. https://hammerchiselperformance.com/ebooksStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTube and SpotifyJoin my training community team on train heroic for weekly programming and daily interaction with me for $28/month. https://trainheroic.co/jointeamhammerandchiselFor my 1:1 coaching services, visit my website. You will also find my training programs, ebook, and other resources herehttps://hammerchiselperformance.com/For the best supplements on the market, use code HECK at checkout at Troponin Supplements https://troponinsupplements.comSubscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on IG for daily training and nutrition content
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Nov 11, 2025 • 1h 37min

Ep. 55: Brandon Lilly, Out of the Darkness. A man reinvented

Brandon Lily is a powerlifting legend who has completely reinvented himself after a career of devastating injuries, dark times and a destructive lifestyle. He has gone on to develop into a man of deep wisdom and philosophy. We talk training, but we spend even more times exploring the depths of the mind and soul.CHECK OUT MY EBOOK, Dialing in Your Nutrition: A Comprehensive Manual for Setting Up Your Own Diet. This ebook covers fat loss, muscle gain, gut health, supplementation, building the metabolism, reverse diet strategies, maintenance phases, hydration, lifestyle tips, cheat meals, and more. https://hammerchiselperformance.com/ebooksStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTube and SpotifyJoin my training community team on train heroic for weekly programming and daily interaction with me for $28/month. https://trainheroic.co/jointeamhammerandchiselFor my 1:1 coaching services, visit my website. You will also find my training programs, ebook, and other resources herehttps://hammerchiselperformance.com/For the best supplements on the market, use code HECK at checkout at Troponin Supplements https://troponinsupplements.comSubscribe to my YouTubr channel and follow me on IG for daily training and nutrition content
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Nov 4, 2025 • 1h 42min

Ep. 54: Zach Even-Esh, OG Underground Strength Coach, Writer, Business Owner

Zach Even-Esh is a widely renowned private sector strength and conditioning coach who popularized a movement of "garage and warehouse gyms" with a blue collar, hard nosed culture towards training. He is a prominent gym owner, writer in the fitness industry and has coached countless athletes pf all demographics. In this episode of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast, Coach Even-Esh drops some great wisdom on writing, gym ownership, training, gym culture and businessCHECK OUT MY EBOOK, Dialing in Your Nutrition: A Comprehensive Manual for Setting Up Your Own Diet. This ebook covers fat loss, muscle gain, gut health, supplementation, building the metabolism, reverse diet strategies, maintenance phases, hydration, lifestyle tips, cheat meals, and more. https://hammerchiselperformance.com/ebooksStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTube and SpotifyJoin my training community team on train heroic for weekly programming and daily interaction with me for $28/month. https://trainheroic.co/jointeamhammerandchiselFor my 1:1 coaching services, visit my website. You will also find my training programs, ebook, and other resources herehttps://hammerchiselperformance.com/For the best supplements on the market, use code HECK at checkout at Troponin Supplements https://troponinsupplements.comSubscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on IG for daily training and nutrition content
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Oct 28, 2025 • 53min

Ep.53: Vince Wilkinson, Strongman Content Creator Extraordinaire

Vince Wilkinson is a Strongman competitor in the Army who has gone on to become a prominent content creator with a massive following. He has a brand of content that is hilarious, relatable, and brings a ton of positive attention to the sport. Vince has a crazy interesting job description and in this episode we dive into what life looks like for a content creator in the Army with a 130k+ following. Whether you are a fan of strongman or not, this is a great conversationCHECK OUT MY EBOOK, Dialing in Your Nutrition: A Comprehensive Manual for Setting Up Your Own Diet. This ebook covers fat loss, muscle gain, gut health, supplementation, building the metabolism, reverse diet strategies, maintenance phases, hydration, lifestyle tips, cheat meals, and more. https://hammerchiselperformance.com/ebooksStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTube and SpotifyJoin my training community team on train heroic for weekly programming and daily interaction with me for $28/month. https://trainheroic.co/jointeamhammerandchiselFor my 1:1 coaching services, visit my website. You will also find my training programs, ebook, and other resources herehttps://hammerchiselperformance.com/For the best supplements on the market, use code HECK at checkout at Troponin Supplements https://troponinsupplements.comSubscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on IG for daily training and nutrition content
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Oct 21, 2025 • 1h 23min

Ep.52: Andy Triana, Bio-Hacking Productivity and Human Performance

Andy Triana is one of the most unique humans I have ever met. A legitimate savant of intelligence and outside-the-box deep thinking, Andy is an accomplished former athlete and coach who serves as a consultant to some of the worlds top athletes, most successful CEO's, billionaires and more. He consults on protocols to optimize productivity, rehab, sleep, sports performance, psychology, and high performance in any realm. In this episode of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast, Andy dives into some of these protocols that any person can apply on a day to day basis.CHECK OUT MY EBOOK, Dialing in Your Nutrition: A Comprehensive Manual for Setting Up Your Own Diet. This ebook covers fat loss, muscle gain, gut health, supplementation, building the metabolism, reverse diet strategies, maintenance phases, hydration, lifestyle tips, cheat meals, and more. https://hammerchiselperformance.com/ebooksStay tuned for new episodes of the Hammer and Chisel Performance Podcast dropping every Tuesday morning on YouTube and SpotifyJoin my training community team on train heroic for weekly programming and daily interaction with me for $28/month. https://trainheroic.co/jointeamhammerandchiselFor my 1:1 coaching services, visit my website. You will also find my training programs, ebook, and other resources herehttps://hammerchiselperformance.com/For the best supplements on the market, use code HECK at checkout at Troponin Supplements https://troponinsupplements.com
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Oct 14, 2025 • 1h 13min

Ep. 51: Blaine McConnel, Training to be a well rounded FREAK athlete

In this engaging conversation, Blaine McConnell, a former Team USA Olympic bobsledder and a multi-sport athlete, shares his journey from high school lifting to elite bobsled competition. He discusses training philosophies that fuse speed and strength, with a focus on auto-regulation as he transitions into his 30s. Listeners will find his insights on balancing heavy lifts with sprinting, innovative training splits, and a unique readiness test fascinating. Blaine also emphasizes helping older athletes regain their athleticism through tailored programs.

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