The Family Barbell

A weekly dose of black iron and holistic health talk from Starting Strength Coach Trent Jones and his better half, Jordan Jones. Come get strong with us!

The Family Barbell is a health podcast hosted by Trent Jones, with 11 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Trent Jones hosts The Family Barbell, a health show with 11 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  #10 - Sew Your Own Clothes: A Beginner's Guide with Jessica Jaco

  Aug 17, 20261h 7m

  Today's episode is a departure from training, but a topic we're passionate about on The Family Barbell -- building practical skills for the home and family. Jordan invites her friend and fellow garment sewer Jessica Jaco to talk about their love of garment sewing, how they got started, and how you can get started sewing your own clothes. Jordan is a self-taught sewist who has spent almost a decade making clothes, with a special interest in working with linen, fine cotton prints, and knits. Jessica has been sewing her whole life, and works professionally sewing upholstery, cushions, pillows, slipcovers, and other items for the home. Jessica also has a strong interest in sewing clothes, and regularly posts her creations on Instagram. Sewing clothes is a wonderful practical skill, but it's also act of expression. Jordan and Jessica discuss how they grew to dislike shopping for clothes off the rack, dealing with poor fit, subpar materials, and clothes that never felt right. Sewing taught them not only how to make clothes that fit well, but gave them an avenue to express their personality, taste, and role in life through the style of clothes they choose to make. Both of them are mothers of young children, so their clothing needs to wear a lot of hats, so to speak. It needs to be breathable (to handle the hot weather of east Tennesee and Oklahoma), durable, flexible and mobile enough to chase around and pick up children all day. It needs to be flattering and stylish, but in a way that's appropriate for mothers in their late 30's. It's a lot to ask for clothes off the rack! But the beauty of making your own clothes is that you can learn to make exactly what you want, with exactly the materials and prints that you like. Jordan and Jessica put together a list of resources you can use to get started sewing. Beginner Friendly Pattern Companies https://helensclosetpatterns. com/ https://grainlinestudio.com/ https://closetcorepatterns. com/ https://esmadebyme.com/ collections/digital-sewing- patterns Trusted Fabric Stores https://corefabricstore.com/ https://www.blackbirdfabrics. com/en-us https://lyricalfabrics.com/ https://surgefabricshop.com/? srsltid= AfmBOoofqDZmkPTfPCwcQTTV- CeqLlGtqdzE72IC5zWDYbkr8j1fkTp 2 Sewing Supplies https://www.wawak.com/ Beginner Friendly Patterns Helen's Closet Ashton Top https://helensclosetpatterns. com/collections/tops/products/ ashton-top Grainline Willow Tank https://grainlinestudio.com/ products/willow-tank-dress Elizabeth Suzann Georgia Tshirt https://esmadebyme.com/ collections/digital-sewing- patterns/products/georgia- series-digital-sewing-pattern Anna Allen Pomona Pants https://annaallenclothing.com/ collections/all-products/ products/pomona-pants-shorts Paradise Patterns Blomma Tank https://paradisepatterns.com/ products/blomma-tank-pdf- sewing-pattern-sizes-a-l-bust- 30-60-athletic-style-top-b- cup-and-d-cup-options Closet Core Ebony Shirt and Dress https://closetcorepatterns. com/collections/sewing- patterns-all/products/ebony-t- shirt-knit-dress-pattern?_pos= 21&_fid=f39ca026e&_ss=c& variant=39419156299910 Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicamariejaco Connect With Us Email: jonesbarbellclub@gmail.com Trent IG: @marmalade_cream Jordan IG: @babayaga_sews

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  Episode #9

  #9 - How We Eat: A Diet A Decade in the Making

  Jul 31, 202654 min

  Coach Trent and Jordan discuss a sample day of their diet, and the thought process and years of refinement that have gone into their food choices. For the Jones family, there are five simple rules (really three rules, plus some addendums) that drive food choices: No seed oils No food dye We prioritize whole foods We grow/raise as much of our food as we can We cook what we eat The seed oil and food dye rule is stated half-jokingly, but only half. While seed oils and food dye have very noticeable negative effects on their own, what cutting them out does is eliminate most of the processed food you could buy at the supermarket. Naturally, this leads to rule three, which is prioritizing whole foods. Real foods. Single ingredients. Mostly meats, greens, dairy, eggs, rice, and other whole grains. Very little comes from a package, preprepared. Trent and Jordan point out that eating this way not only satisfies the macronutrient density required to live an active, heavy lifting lifestyle, it's also in harmony with the place they live in and the people they come from. Their food is, at its core, Southern soul food, with a few practical additions like tuna and salmon, maple syrup, etc. They are of northern European stock, and thrive on dairy and whole grains. Folks from other ethnic backgrounds may struggle on the same diet. This episode, therefore, is an analysis of what Trent and Jordan eat, and why, not necessarily what you should eat. That said, this diet is over a decade in the making, and is the result of constant refinement, learning, and intuition. Resources mentioned in this episode: How Canola Oil Is Made Azure Standard Connect With Us Email: jonesbarbellclub@gmail.com Trent IG: @marmalade_cream Jordan IG: @babayaga_sews

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  Episode #8

  #8 - Unstick Your Press: Post Novice Programming

  Jul 13, 202651 min

  Press got you down? We'll help you lift it back up! In today's episode, Coach Trent and Jordan discuss why the press stalls out, and steps you can take to get it moving again. Resources mentioned in this episode: How to Press with Good Technique (Barbell Logic) The First Three Questions Connect With Us Email: jonesbarbellclub@gmail.com Trent IG: @marmalade_cream Jordan IG: @babayaga_sews

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  Episode #7

  #7 - Why Leisure Is Essential to Health

  Jul 1, 202643 min

  Coach Trent and Jordan explore the idea of leisure as an essential component of health -- leisure being not mere idleness or passive amusement but an activity of opening oneself up to receiving the gifts of creation from the Creator. They discuss how leisure is the key to understanding oneself, and developing a life of contemplation to allow for spiritual development. Resources mentioned in this episode: Leisure the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper Connect With Us Email: jonesbarbellclub@gmail.com Trent IG: @marmalade_cream Jordan IG: @babayaga_sews

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  Episode #6

  #6 - Eating for Lifters 101

  Jun 22, 202637 min

  In the Stress/Recovery/Adaptation model, a lifter must adequately recover from the stress imposed in the gym by lifting weights in order to adapt and get stronger. The main components of recovery are food and sleep, and today Coach Trent and Jordan are talking about food. The long and the short of it is that if you want to get strong, you will need to eat a lot of food. Possibly a lot more than you are used to. There are a few exceptions, such as the morbidly obese, who can successfully run a novice linear progression in a slight caloric deficit, but the majority of people will need to eat in a surplus to see strength gains. This means gaining weight on the scale, to provide the nutrients necessary for your body to build muscle mass, and to gain the leverage necessary to move heavy weights. Remember the weight on the bar is what is driving progress in the NLP, so anything we can do to continue adding weight to the bar will result in more strength and more muscle mass. As the champion bodybuilder Lee Haney says: "You can't train like a horse and eat like a bird." Connect With Us Email: jonesbarbellclub@gmail.com Trent IG: @marmalade_cream Jordan IG: @babayaga_sews

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