by Jim McDonald
Mike "Silent Mike" Farr and Jim McDonald are entrepreneurs (lifestyle apparel company and a barbell gym) and veteran podcasters. In every episode, they try to answer a single question. Any question is fair game, but most involve health, fitness, nutrition, mental health, culture…even sex. They examine common misconceptions and then try to get to the correct answer -- often with the help of subject matter experts. They walk away with a better sense of the facts…and so do you. Full episodes every Wednesday. Shorter episodes every Friday, dedicated to answering a question from listeners.<br /><br />Business inquiries: [email protected]<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/50-facts-with-silent-mike-jim-mcd--5538735/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/50-facts-with-silent-mike-jim-mcd--5538735/support</a>.
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April 16, 2025
A couple of episodes ago, we talked about a dramatic change in leadership at the International Powerlifting Federation. The latest wrinkle is that the federation has recently notified the manufacturers of “stiff” knee sleeves that their products are banned from use in competition – immediately. Is the IPF being fair to manufacturers or its members? What prompted this sudden change? <br /><br />Mike offers some insights from his past experiences with designing knee sleeves and working to gain IPF approval. What’s the rationale behind a system that only favors companies that pay to play? What’s the future of international competition if numerous companies, especially those that support meets with sponsorship, fail because they have too much money sunk into inventory they can’t sell? <br /><br />We’ve got more questions than answers, to be honest. <br /><br />Listener resource: <a href="https://onibukiya.net/blogs/ipf-approved/113?fbclid=PAY2xjawJq07JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp6OQIHlbKs5DbHmaEnOuoIycalaGLPb4xcbzD7yXWYaKgGSHQQYmJyGCtMPX_aem_gHzkpnr-RQ3tB88l2JwQTQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ONIBUKIYA response to the ban on ONI knee sleeves</a><br /><br />Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com! <br /><br />Check out our gym (Third Street Barbell) at ThirdStreetBarbell.com https://www.thirdstreetbarbell.com/ and subscribe for updates about our apparel line at goodcompanyapparel.com https://3sb.co/! Local memberships and international fresh fits! Get early access to our NEXT DROP! <br /><br />Check out our podcast website: 50percentfacts.com https://www.50percentfacts.com/ 50% Facts is a Spreaker Prime podcast on OCN – the Obscure Celebrity Network. <br />____ <br /><br />Hosted by Mike Farr (@silentmikke) https://www.instagram.com/silentmikke/ and Jim McDonald (@thejimmcd). https://www.instagram.com/thejimmcd/ Produced by Jim McDonald Production assistance by Sam McDonald and Sebastian Brambila. Theme by Aaron Moore. Show art by Joseph Manzo (@jmanzo523)<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/50-facts-with-silent-mike-jim-mcd--5538735/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/50-facts-with-silent-mike-jim-mcd--5538735/support</a>.
April 9, 2025
A stroll back 13 years in time takes us to a very “well-reviewed” nutrition documentary that ultimately only delivers a laundry list of fear appeals, misinformation, and pro-vegan propaganda. Not that there’s anything wrong with being a vegan, but getting there because you’ve been told that every other way of eating is somehow dangerous is kind of a cheap way to do it. Sugar is the poison, but so are artificial sweeteners. High-fructose corn syrup is somehow entirely different than other forms of sugar. Meat will kill you, etc. It’s the greatest hits of food myths (although seed oils hadn’t been vilified yet). <br /><br />Dean Saddoris <a href="https://www.instagram.com/deansaddoris.ck/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@deansaddoris.ck</a>, or media review homie, hangs with us again. <br /><br />Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com! <br /><br />Check out our gym (Third Street Barbell) at ThirdStreetBarbell.com https://www.thirdstreetbarbell.com/ and subscribe for updates about our apparel line at goodcompanyapparel.com https://3sb.co/!<br /><br />Local memberships and international fresh fits! Get early access to our NEXT DROP! <br /><br />Check out our podcast website: 50percentfacts.com https://www.50percentfacts.com/ <br /><br />50% Facts is a Spreaker Prime podcast on OCN – the Obscure Celebrity Network. <br />____ <br /><br />Hosted by Mike Farr (@silentmikke) https://www.instagram.com/silentmikke/ and Jim McDonald (@thejimmcd). https://www.instagram.com/thejimmcd/<br /><br />Produced by Jim McDonald Production assistance by Sam McDonald and Sebastian Brambila. <br />Theme by Aaron Moore. Show art by Joseph Manzo (@jmanzo523)<br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/50-facts-with-silent-mike-jim-mcd--5538735/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/50-facts-with-silent-mike-jim-mcd--5538735/support</a>.
April 2, 2025
We take a stab at which jobs AI might eliminate (do you want your drive-through order taken by a bot?). Plus, the long-time IPF president resigned suddenly a few weeks ago. Is there any situation where a quick exit from a top position like that <i>doesn’t</i> mean really bad things have happened? <br /><br />Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com! <br /><br />Check out our gym (Third Street Barbell) at ThirdStreetBarbell.com https://www.thirdstreetbarbell.com/ and subscribe for updates about our apparel line at goodcompanyapparel.com https://3sb.co/!<br /><br />Local memberships and international fresh fits! Get early access to our NEXT DROP! <br /><br />Check out our podcast website: 50percentfacts.com https://www.50percentfacts.com/ 50% Facts is a Spreaker Prime podcast on OCN – the Obscure Celebrity Network. <br /><br />____ <br /><br />Hosted by Mike Farr (@silentmikke) https://www.instagram.com/silentmikke/ and Jim McDonald (@thejimmcd). https://www.instagram.com/thejimmcd/ Produced by Jim McDonald Production assistance by Sam McDonald and Sebastian Brambila. Theme by Aaron Moore. Show art by Joseph Manzo (@jmanzo523) <br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/50-facts-with-silent-mike-jim-mcd--5538735/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/50-facts-with-silent-mike-jim-mcd--5538735/support</a>.
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