Country Muscle Podcast
Country Muscle Podcast host Jeff Tomko talks with Country Music’s top superstars about their fitness routines and what keeps them at peak concert shape year round. We’ll talk workouts, nutrition, grilling, and the hobbies and sports that keep them on the top of the charts.
Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
Multi-genre musician Bilmuri tells Country Muscle Podcast host Jeff Tomko the origins behind the band's unique name. He also shares how COVID and popular YouTuber Sam Sulek inspired him to lift heavy weighs and score a 405 squat 1RM.
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:00: Introduction
:44: Music through an algorithm
1:20: Bilmuri on tour in Europe
2:30: The name “Bilmuri”
4:00: “American Motorsports”
5:30: “Y’all-ternative” music
9:47: Columbus native and never been to Westside Barbell
11:43: COVID and the inspiration to lift heavy weights
18:30: Lifting now for longevity
19:00: Inspired by Sam Sulek
21:27: NO headphones in the gym
24:00: Giving 110% on stage
28:15: No more burgers on stage
30:00: Relies on whole foods
32:15: Weight loss evolution
33:18: Better health equals better creativity
36:20: Is the future country music?
39:15: ‘Death metal’ voice practice
40:35: Writing till you get it right.

Friday Jun 06, 2025
Friday Jun 06, 2025
Country superstar Dylan Scott tells Country Muscle Podcast host Jeff Tomko about the strangest conversations he's had with fans during a concert. He also explains how doing less in the gym has led to a 15 pound weight loss, as well as the inspiration behind his new album, "Easy Does It."
If you like this Dylan Scott interview, you'll love what's coming next. So please subscribe to the Official Country Muscle YouTube channel and go to COUNTRYMUSCLE.NET for more country music news. COUNTRYMUSCLE.NET will showcase the wellness routines of country artists of today, tomorrow, and even yesterday, while also speaking with athletes, artists within the country community (and oftentimes outside it as well).
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0:00: Intro
:30: Dylan Scott concert story
1:39: Interacting with fans during a concert
3:32: Drunk fans make the most entertaining conversations
6:32: A more mature sound with this new album
8:05: Similarities between songwriting and working out
10:30: Dylan Scott “quit” working out
11:25: Getting “skinny”
16:52: A little looser with diet these days.
19:47: Trash hauling entrepreneur
21:17: TV or no TV?
23:20: 4 billion streams
24:48: Spotting a true Dylan Scott die-hard in the stands
26:05: Coffee shop co owner
28:16: Advice for younger artists/entrepreneur
30:30: Dylan Scott grill specialty

Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Country superstar Kip Moore tells Country Muscle Podcast host Jeff Tomko how he's turned to surfing as his favorite form of exercise.
At the same time, Moore, whose new album 'Solitary Tracks,' just dropped talks about how his minimalist lifestyle always has room for a good workout. If you like this Kip Moore interview, you'll love what's coming next.
So please subscribe to the Official Country Muscle YouTube channel and go to COUNTRYMUSCLE.NET for more country music news. COUNTRYMUSCLE.NET will showcase the wellness routines of country artists of today, tomorrow, and even yesterday, while also speaking with athletes, artists within the country community (and oftentimes outside it as well).
You can also keep up to date by following:
Instagram: @officialcountrymuscle
X: @CountryMuscleX
00:00 Introduction
01:25 Surfing before this interview
02:35 No shoes while on vacation
02:47 Why he never checks a bag on flights
05:06 Finding ways to work out in remote locales
06:16 Kip Moore's Training Evolution
07:50 Using nature as a gym
08:56 Why he doesn't rely on fitness trackers
09:57 Fitness equals better show performance
12:38 Why staying fit on the road can be hard
14:10 Kip Moore's gym essentials
15:39 Kip Moore's normal grocery list
17:00 Blackened trout recipe
18:36 "Monster in the Mountain"
19:39 How surfing became a way of life
20:21 Sports, training, and surfing
21:04 The mental strategy of surfing
22:15 Shark sightings
23:53 Songwriting every morning
26:21 Songwriting influences
28:19 Golf and basketball before music
29:15 Basketball memories
32:25 Turning down a job to pursue music
33:48 Mental Fortitude

Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
On the Country Muscle Podcast, country singer Brantley Gilbert tells host Jeff Tomko about the ways he's trying to keep in his best shape possible and how much better he feels 13 years since he took his last drink.
If you like this Gilbert interview, you'll love what's coming next.
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You can also keep up to date by following:
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Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Tuesday Apr 15, 2025
Country music star Koe Wetzel, fresh off his recent No. 1 hit, "High Road" talks to host Jeff Tomko about how football helped shape his music, and how a brutal injury made his decision to pursue music much easier.
Wetzel talks training and nutrition as well as how his party lifestyle helped shape his songwriting.If you like this Koe Wetzel interview, you'll love what's coming next. So please subscribe to the Official Country Muscle YouTube channel and stayed tuned for more information on the official launch of COUNTRYMUSCLE.NET
COUNTRYMUSCLE.NET will showcase the wellness routines of country artists of today, tomorrow, and even yesterday, while also speaking with athletes, artists within the country community (and oftentimes outside it as well).You can also keep up to date by following: Instagram: @officialcountrymuscle X: @CountryMuscleX 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Hunting with Chase Rice 01:31 Bull riding and PBR 03:59 Pittsburg, TX and Ford Mustangs 05:07 Koe Wetzel on making music videos 06:24 Early music video inspiration 07:04 Only the Good Die Young 08:06 How a football scholarship changed his life 09:02 Difference from high school to college football 09:41 "Don't Let him get loose" 10:21 Weightroom routine 12:42 Wetzel's ankle "snaps" 14:26 A musical defining moment 16:08 Trying to stay fit on the road 18:18 What's in Koe Wetzel's fridge? 19:19 Losing 30 pounds and trying to keep it off 21:49 Steak searing secrets 22:39 Alcohol and songwriting 26:15 Texas Advice and inspiration 27:34 Bucking the trend 28:36 Training on the road

Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Country music star Craig Morgan shares with Country Muscle host Jeff Tomko the secrets that keeps him at as ever at age 60. He also takes about how adventuring in Alaska and CrossFit are similar; his new album, American Soundtrack; his military service; and what he really thinks about Blake Shelton's hunting skills.
If you like this Craig Morgan interview, and others to soon follow, please subscribe to the Official Country Muscle channel and stay tuned for more information on the official launch of COUNTRYMUSCLE.NET
COUNTRYMUSCLE.NET showcases the wellness routines of country artists of today, today, and even yesterday, while also speaking with athletes, artists within the country community (and oftentimes outside it as well).

Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Country singer Randall King tells Country Muscle Podcast host Jeff Tomko about 6-man high school football, how he stays in shape, "redneck fishing," life on the road, and who is on his workout playlist. If you like this King interview, and others to soon follow, please subscribe and check out COUNTRYMUSCLE.NET for the latest news on how today's country artists stay in top concert shape, along with a helluva lot more.