 Today, I get baptized to the 6 a.m. crew. Trained, on, day. Got a text from the homies. I'm excited, man. Five of us, 50 in the morning. But yesterday, day before, trying to set up a podcast, top secret podcast. Josh Setsmear and the homie Alan Droll, on tame strength. So 50% fax on all platforms if you guys listen to podcasts. That'll be coming soon, but Alan said he's got time if he wants to come train and hang out. So six o'clock in the morning like normal. We're here, the vlog begins. So many things aren't the sickest stickers. I wish I remembered the artist. What he does is take all one animal group that's like pop culture related. Two of my favorites. Ninja Turtles is just one of my favorites. I also really do like Jungle Book. And I just like bears, yadig, carabare, smoky to bear, yogi to bear, beluda bear, Squirtle, Bowser, Ian Hogos. I don't know if you saw, but it's probably like 35 degrees. So it's a little chilly. Still haven't gotten an answer on these turfs. We tried to move them. They're insanely heavy. They put rubber and turf to stop impact or brace impact a little bit and then also keep the hair follicle standing up. We got used turf because new turf is just insanely expensive. All we're using this for is like foam rolling. But I don't even have to get a forklift. Me and the boys Marcus, we tried to strap it up. We tried to roll it. It's stupid. Stupid heavy. So waiting on that. Doing with the clothes stuff, man. New launch coming, but a typical grind. So as you guys saw probably in the last video, some dead, some squats started. Feel a little beat up but that's all right. Fatigue's just coming in and hammies are just sore. I need to grow this ass back. Ass back. I just feeling a little soft in the rear regions, you know? How are you supposed to be the peach king if I can't got a big booty? So hit some blue hand raises for the first time in years and my shit's just real sore. But we'll see what happens today. Supposed to bench and squat but I'll just kind of hop in and see what the boys are doing. Typically when I, you know, if I'm not trained for a competition or anything that serious, I just want to lift with the homies. I mean, that's kind of whole point of this thing for me is I like to train. I like to train with my friends. So whatever Allen's got on the deck, on the menu, probably just hop in with him. Train untamed. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome early morning crew checking in. I get this question a lot. I'm not a morning guy. I'm not a wake up and grind guy. I'm not a late night creative guy. I'm a middle of the day productive man. Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the video. Shout out to my boy, Allen. I don't even know what to talk about, man. The guy is so kind. We did a podcast with him recently. So check that out. 50% facts with him and Joey Schatzmere. It was a really, really good chat about strongman fitness and kind of the future of what's going on. But I'm just going to kind of replay in my head what I talked about there and something you guys might already know but this fitness game is full of whack jobs. It's full of narcissists. It's full of people who are constantly about themselves and their own business and willing to do anything to get a little bit of fame or a little bit of riches. And I consider myself insanely unlucky to have crossed paths with many of them as you will if you are in this industry for a long time or if you try to network in it. But a counter to that, I am an insanely lucky to have crossed paths with some of the most genuine human beings and some of my favorite human beings, the smartest, kindest guys, Bart Kwan, Omar Isoff. And as you guys know, untamed strength, Alan Droll. If you see him in his videos, he probably get highly entertained by his creativity, his wit, his comedic timing, his editing is all so on par, as well as obviously his top notch coaching which is something that I'm constantly impressed with as he has evolved over time. He is constantly trying to hone his craft as a lifter, as a coach. And he's not afraid to kind of change his opinion, learn from different people and kind of cruise along which I think is a testament to his longevity in the game and his willingness to learn and be coached. He took me basically in some terms. I left super training as many of you know years ago and I had nowhere to train, but Alan and I actually were the exact same age and we grew up within five miles of each other never having crossed paths until 2014 or 15 because of YouTube and podcast. And so I've been lucky enough that he allowed me to train at his gym. And even luckier, we basically became training partners. I don't know if a lot of people know that but we trained together multiple times a week. I just kind of asked him like, yeah man, what time you train? I'm gonna make it happen. And at that time he trained around 10 or 11 o'clock. He's crushing weights by the way right here fam. He's lean as hell. And I think he takes 365 right here for like eight and bangs them out. But I had a lot of really, really good times training with Alan over the years. A lot of good discussion about life, content, fitness, people, business and training itself. And I think we always had a similar mindset in a lot of things, but for us to throw ideas back and forth was always a highlight of my day. So I just wanna get that out of the way and kind of thank him for his friendship. And I know that may not seem genuine because it's here on the internet, I'm saying it. But I mean it wholeheartedly, I text him often and try to express that because of my past I guess because of my life and losing some loved ones and my youth, I've lost a lot of people I really cared about in my life. And I don't think we spend enough time kind of cherishing those moments. And as negative as I can be, I'm just naturally kind of wired that and I feel like I'm fighting it daily to be a little bit more positive. I'm trying to really soak up good people in good times. And obviously that's the meaning behind our company and our branding good company. So quick session with Alan. He hit me up, said him and punched not gonna roll in through early morning. I do not like to train in the morning, but it was on. So as you guys know, I'm kind of hitting full body multiple times a week as things get crazy with the apparel and running the gym itself. I'm pretty much stuck, squat bench and deadlifting every single day, not stuck, but trying to be most efficient with my strength and my time. So slight variations here. I think I went beltless on my squats, handle something decent, bench feet up a little bit closer gripped. And then Alan was doing his overhead as I think he's kind of working on some strong man general strength stuff for himself. So I haven't overhead in a while. I've been really hammering the hammer strength, vertical press, but this overall felt good to be honest. It's obviously not insanely impressive weight, but got some reps in, got some full range in. Although it was early in both of us. I don't think we're very talkative. He did a quick interview. Got a lot of shit and negativity, especially in real life, just by the industry and people and how much it all sucks. But I forget how lucky I am to come across guys like Alan and Omar and some of the realist humans, content creator, smartest guys, hardest working, most creative. So it's just really cool to reconnect. I've been kind of stuck in my bubble since we got the keys on June, June, 2020. We got the keys to this place. And I just, I've texted the guys and tried to stay up. And you know, when you get so caught up in life, Alan's got a kid. He's got multiple businesses, et cetera. It's different. I used to train there. I used to work out more with him. And so we get to chat and bullshit, but it feels really good. Although it was six o'clock in the morning workout. It was a lot of fun to catch up. And hopefully you get to see him again this week later, 50% facts, podcasts with him and Joey. Maybe we'll lift again. We'll see what's happening, but yeah, yeah. I'm a lucky dude, you know? As much as I bitch, as much as I'm a grumpy negative man. I'm a lucky dude, very exciting. Grab some overhead, quick bench. Rector's a little tight right now. I'll probably walk later today. But it feels good to get out of the way. And then I'm going to go home and chill later. So I appreciate you guys so much, man. New videos all the time, train and tamed, as your boy says.