13 Feb Lee Taft – Essentials Of Speed Development

(#275) Renowned speed coach and expert, Lee Taft, joins the show this week to discuss what everyone needs to know about how to develop speed.

Lee Taft, known to many as “The Speed Guy” is highly regarded as one of the top athletic movement specialists in the world. The last 30 years, he has devoted the majority of his time training multi-directional speed to all ages and abilities.

This is an extremely valuable episode for all athletes, coaches, and parents to learn from one of the most respected names in the area of speed training. This is a special session, as I've been a huge fan of the tremendous work by Coach Taft for several years. You'll discover many insights and training pearls in the episode this week. Here's some of what you'll learn in the session:

06 Feb Dr. Fergus Connolly – 59 Lessons From Elite Athletes And Coaches

(#274) Dr. Fergus Connolly is the world’s leading sports scientist. He has authored 2 books, Game Changer and the new book, 59 Lessons. I’m extremely honored and humbled to have Dr. Connolly return to the show to discuss his latest work and share his powerful life lessons. His first book, Game Changer, was the first blueprint for coaches to present a holistic philosophy for winning in team sports. His new book shares the valuable lessons he's learned along the way to elite sport performance. The amazing thing about 59 Lessons is how all of these incredible lessons apply to life, not just sport. This is a fantastic interview you're guaranteed to get value from, with actionable closing advice. Enjoy the interview this week and be sure to check out the new book, 59 Lessons by Dr. Fergus Connolly.

01 Feb Pavel Macek – How To Become Resilient, Strong, And Your Best Self

(#273) Pavel Macek, Master StrongFirst Instructor and founder and chief instructor of KB5 Gym, is this week's podcast guest where we had a fantastic chat about training principles and unconventional methods to become resilient, strong, and your best self. Pavel was the first StrongFirst Certified Instructor in Czechia, Central Europe. He is also an FMS/CK-FMS specialist. In 2008, he opened the first kettlebell gym in the Czech Republic, KB5 Gym Prague. He currently teaches Chinese combatives and MMA (Practical Hung Kyun), strength training (KB5 Gym Prague), and tactical self-defense for various private and government agencies, as well as Prague’s Charles University.

Here’s what you’ll learn this week:

23 Jan Sara Hendershot – How An Athlete Went From Broken And Overtrained To Strong And Resilient

(#272) The guest this week is Sara Hendershot, a two-time World Champion rower and 2012 Olympic athlete. In this session, Sara shares her fascinating story of overcoming chronic injuries to become strong and resilient by focusing on strength and movement. She covers the specific challenges she faced and what she did to address weakness and injury. Sara is lifelong athlete and competitor, who began rowing in High School and continued her rowing career at Princeton University where she majored in Psychology. Upon graduation, she earned her way on to the United States Women’s National team and became an elite rower competing in the Olympic games in 2012. Here’s what you’ll this week:

16 Jan Erwan Le Corre – The Practice of Natural Movement

(#271) Erwan Le Corre, the creator of MovNat and author of the NEW book The Practice of Natural Movement, is the amazing guest this week on the podcast. Erwan Le Corre is the founder of “MovNat”, a synthesis of his long-term passion for real-world physical competency, his love of movement in nature, his extensive knowledge of Physical Education history, and his personal philosophy of life. He believes it is everyone’s universal and biological birthright to be strong, healthy, happy and free. He calls this state of being our “True Nature”. He also is the author of a new game-changing book titled The Practice of Natural Movement, Reclaim Power, Health and Freedom. In this session, you'll hear all about how this method improves quality of life for any individual. This episode is pure content and you're guaranteed to be inspired and enlightened by Erwan's knowledge and passion! Here’s what you’ll this week:

09 Jan Josh Henkin – How To Use The Ultimate Sandbag To Improve Strength And Human Movement

(#270) Josh Henkin returns to the podcast to share a comprehensive "masterclass" about the benefits and uses of ultimate sandbag training. Josh Henkin is a CSCS with decades of experience. He is one of the most respected names in fitness and his innovative Dynamic Variable Resistance Training (DVRT™) has allowed him to present in more than 13 countries and publish in top outlets like Men’s Health and the Wall Street Journal. Josh has coached people of all backgrounds, including the U.S. Army Special Forces Recruiting Battalion and U.S. Marines. In this great session, Josh goes deep into the essentials of sandbag training (DVRT) so that you understand everything about how to get started the right way and how to better incorporate this training system into your strength and performance programs. Here's what you'll learn about this week:

31 Dec Year End Wrap-Up (7 Lessons From 2018)

(#269) In the final episode of 2018, I'll share 7 key lessons as I look back and reflect on the past year. These "life lessons" are the big things that came to my mind as sat down to review the past. I believe these lessons can be useful for any listener to get set for an amazing year ahead. I also took some time to thank everyone that has been a part of the podcast in the last year - including YOU, the listener. Thank you for listening and being a part of this show and our community.  We look forward to an even better year ahead!

21 Dec The 1-Page Strength Plan (Your Focused Strategy For The Next 3-6 Months)

(#268) Listen to this week's session to learn how to easily and effectively plan your strength, health, or performance goals for the next 3 to 6 months with the 1-page strength plan. I'll share the 7 key questions you need to be answer to set yourself up for focused training so that you stay on track to accomplish the big, bold goal you want to achieve. Be specific on what you want. Are there secondary goals that could align? To get clarity, do this exercise. This is laser-focused goal setting on 1-page. I highly encourage you to take a few minutes and do this valuable exercise. Be sure to DOWNLOAD the 1-Page Strength Plan below.