09 Mar Chris Duffin – Strength Training Is Practice For Life
(#164) Chris Duffin, world renowned powerlifter and coach, is this week’s featured guest on the podcast. Chris is an elite level powerlifter, coach, inventor, owner of Elite Performance Center, and founder of KabukiStrength.com. His goal is to inspire and motivate men to chase their dreams despite adversity - to think bigger, dream bigger, and BE bigger and stronger than they’ve ever thought possible. His most recent endeavor – Kabuki.ms – is an innovative new web tool for learning and coaching proper movement patterns. I’m excited to talk with Chris today about his approach to training, coaching, and the movement principles that have become the foundation for his new online coaching tool, Kabuki.ms. Here’s what you’ll hear about in this week’s amazing episode:
05 Mar How I Really Use Kettlebells (6 Specific Training Approaches)
How do you use kettlebells? Specifically, what's your approach when using the tool? I don't think I've ever really talked about how I specifically use kettlebells in my training (at least not in a while), so here's what I do. Kettlebells are a big part of how I train and always will be. Of course, it all depends on the specific goal I’m training for. You’ll see what I mean in a minute. We all know that there are many great tools available for training, but I like to keep things simple. And kettlebells are definitely one of the most simple and effective tools we have available. They're no fad or gimmick and they can provide a large number of benefits in terms of general strength, specific performance goals, conditioning, fat loss, lean muscle building, movement, mobility, flexibility and more. Let me share with you my training approach and how I specifically use kettlebells. It basically comes down to these 6 areas:
02 Mar Hot Topics In Kettlebells, Strength, And Programming
(#163) In this week's show, I answer some fantastic reader and listener questions about training and performance. You're guaranteed to learn something new in this week's episode where I'll chat about some "hot topics" in strength and conditioning. And I want your feedback on this - so post your big takeaway, comments or any questions below. In this week's show, you'l learn:
24 Feb Greg Everett – Olympic Weightlifting, A Complete Guide
(#162) Greg Everett, Olympic weightlifting coach and multi-book author, is today’s featured guest on the podcast. Greg Everett is a national-level competitive weightlifter & coach, author, writer, producer, director, and founder of Catalyst Athletics, which is a the world’s largest source of educational material for Olympic Weightlifting. Greg is the author of the most popular book on Olympic weightlifting - Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches - and has just launched the 3rd edition, which has been completely revised, improved, and expanded by 150 new pages. During today’s interview, I talk shop with Greg about Olympic weightlifting, coaching, training, the 3rd edition of his book, and so much more! Here’s what you’ll hear about in this week’s amazing episode:
17 Feb Dr. Stuart McGill – How To Achieve Optimal Back Health
(#161) Dr. Stuart McGill, Professor of Spine Biomechanics, is a return guest on the show and this week's featured expert. Dr. McGill is a world-renowned lecturer and expert in spine function, injury prevention, and rehabilitation. He has written more than 300 scientific publications on lumbar function, mechanisms of low back injury, investigation of rehabilitation programs matched to specific categories of back pain patients, and the formulation of work-related injury avoidance strategies. He has also provided expertise on assessment and reduction of the risk of low back injury to professional athletes and teams around the world. Dr. McGill’s latest book - Back Mechanic - is a step-by-step guide to fixing back pain and his approach has helped thousands reclaim their lives. During this interview, you'll learn the truth about optimal back health, so you can improve your training performance and better achieve long term results.
10 Feb Dr. Charlie Weingroff – Moving Beyond Training Equals Rehab
(#160) Charlie Weingroff, strength coach and renowned physical therapist, returns to the podcast this week. Charlie is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Certified Athletic Trainer, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and an elite level powerlifter. Charlie’s DVD series – Training = Rehab – has redefined the language between rehabilitation and performance enhancement training. It is a “must-have” for every physical therapist, strength coach and personal trainer. Charlie’s no-nonsense coaching style will force you to start asking yourself tougher questions. You’ll walk away from this interview wanting to search deeper for more reliable answers that will make you a better athlete, coach, and overall person. In today’s episode, I talk with Charlie about his philosophies on training, coaching, and the importance of incorporating rehabilitation into your training. He also answers a few great listener questions. I greatly admire Charlie's "un-filtered" thoughts and opinions on training and performance.