Ep 004&nbsp;Troegs Boysenberry and First Guest Our first guest is here! Chaz and gene welcome Chris Strohsahl to the podcast. Chris is a longtime member of the gym and crossfit in general. He brings a wealth of health and fitness knowledge as well as some pizza and donut thoughts! A special shoutout to Tavour! Our first sponsor is a beer buying app that enables the buyer to get those very special beers that can’t be bought locally. This app is amazing for anyone who loves beer. We welcome Troegs Brewing to the show as well by showing off their Boysenberry Tart Ale. This refreshing beer is discussed at length by the guys while going into some serious issue regarding specialization. The guys have some thoughts on if specialization is good or bad and then they go into who it benefits. Chris makes great points about age being a factor while Gene acknowledges some personal points on his children’s activities. Whether you think its good or bad the discussion is definitely worth listening to. To end the guys talk about sport vs activity and then transition into Chris’ two favorite things; pizza and donuts. He talks about the best spots locally and what makes each spot good. We want to thank Chris so much for being on the show. His expertise was an amazing addition. Thank you to Tavour for the discount code for our guests. We’re excited for what beers they have and we’re even more excited to get our first shipment in. As always a special thanks to Paul Bunyan Fitness for the location and SL from Repeat Offenders for the fire intro.&nbsp; HIGHLIGHTS 2:00 First guest Chris Strohsahl is introduced 3:00 Chaz introduces their sponsor Tavour and details how they work 5:00 Chris discusses his health and fitness experience; specifically in Crossfit 8:00 The gang discusses working on things that you’re not good at and specialization 13:00 The gang introduces Troegs: Boysenberry Tart Ale 21:00 Gene talks about a funny story while judging Chris in the Open 23:00 Chris discusses his background in exercise and sport and starts the conversation of specialization 33:00 The gang discusses sports vs activity 37:00 Chris talks about his love for pizza and what makes a good neapolitan pizza 40:00 Best donuts in the area

Episode 004 - Troegs Boysenberry and First Guest

We’re back! In this episode Gene plays therapist and referee as we welcome Cara, who is a physician assistant and also Chaz’s wife. The group discusses Cara’s distaste for beer and also what she prefers to drink. They go on to talk about her health and fitness journey and what she believes should be the standard for medical professionals. The beer of the week is Modelo Negro and in honor of Cinco de Mayo they decided to take the cerveza route! Modelo Negro is a mexican lager that has a darker color and slightly bitter undertones. After sampling the beer and watching Cara’s face after she drinks it (she hated it), the gang discusses about some varying health topics. We’re so thankful to our amazing sponsor Tavour for giving our guests a discount! Please download their app and order some beer! Also thanks to our music guy for the dope intro. Special thanks to Cara for coming on the show and talking with us! Cheers to your health and fitness.

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Episode 005-Negra Modelo and Cara Dembrowsky

It’s episode 6 already! We’re excited to go solo this episode and recap how the show has been and what we’ve enjoyed so far! We start out by introducing our Brewery today which is Neshaminy Creek Brewing. The brewery resides in Croydon PA and supplies the area with amazing beers, one of which we’ll be trying on the show. The beer is called Highwater Hefeweizen. This is a wheat beer with hints of clove and banana. Gene is the judge on the beer for the show today and he rates it well! After beer we discuss some beer related news and then turn into a completely different direction and discuss a controversy surrounding Castor Semenya. Castor is an olympic sprinter for South Africa and was denied competing by the governing body only to appeal the decision and lose. 
The controversy is discussed at length and we want to be clear in stating that we’re not medical professionals and have basic knowledge about the issue at hand. We do, however, have opinions about it and we share those with a little help with our medical expert Cara who keeps us on the factual side of the science. In the end we rate the beer and enjoy it all while coming to some conclusions of our own. Thanks to Neshaminy Creek Brewing for the amazing brew! Also thanks to Tavour our amazing sponsor and thanks to Paul Bunyan Fitness for the place to talk!

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