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14 Dec Trouble With Overhead Motion? A Look At Anatomical Variation In The Shoulder

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Trouble with overhead motion? Is the overhead press a problem for you? There may be a legitimate reason why.

I've come to believe that the overhead press is one of the most important and valuable exercises for the human body. It’s not only outstanding for total shoulder strength and health, but for our entire body. Some people may not agree with my view on this and would say it’s not a necessary movement. I would disagree.

09 Dec How To Be Stronger And More Durable In Just 7 Days

Posted at 20:43h in Programming, Strength Training 0 Comments

Here’s a bold statement. And a true one.

I know a simple and deceptive plan that can get you stronger in just 7 days.

I know what you’re probably thinking.

Yeah right.

I sense skepticism and doubt.

Well, the approach I'll share with you now will hold true for the majority of people who read this. Not everybody, but most.

That’s right, I’ll show you how you can be stronger in just 7 days.

30 Nov Pat Flynn – How To Be Better At Almost Everything

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(#267) Pat Flynn returns to the podcast this week for a stellar interview covering a variety of topics, including how to be better at almost everything. Pat shares his unique approaches to minimalism and generalism and why these are such good things. Pat Flynn is a 'fitness minimalist' and co-author of the book Paleo Workouts For Dummies. He has written extensively about how to get more with less and you'll find his work at his primary website, Chronicles of Strength. Pat always brings massive value and insight about training and so much more. This session was a lot of fun and it's also loaded with great information, including all the details about his upcoming book project.

22 Nov How Gratitude Makes You Stronger

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(#266) Gratitude is a powerful thing. How often do we really take time to reflect on all the great things in our lives that we are grateful for? Probably not enough. In this week's short session, I'll explain how using the practice of gratitude amplifies your life and helps you "win the day." Learn the simple way to use gratitude in daily practice to help dominate life. A few things you'll learn this week:

16 Nov The Barbell Doesn’t Care About You

Posted at 12:53h in Mindset 0 Comments

The barbell doesn't care about you. Never did, never will. It's just a piece of iron. The big, bad brother to the kettlebell and dumbbell. You can load the bar to your absolute limit, which is one of the things that makes it like nothing else. You can do things with it that you can't do with other strength, performance or muscle building tools. Arguably, it's the single greatest tool to improve your overall strength and health.

15 Nov Dustin Rippetoe – Real Strength When Dealing With Life Adversity

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(#265) Strength coach Dustin Rippetoe joins the podcast this week to discuss the biggest life challenge he's had to deal with and how he finds strength to move forward. Dustin has a long history as a kettlebell instructor. He has been devotedly training with kettlebells since 2004 and has been a certified kettlebell instructor under Pavel Tsatsouline since April of 2006. First with Pavel’s RKC and now proudly with StrongFirst. He has had the honor of serving as Team Leader in both organizations and actively promotes StrongFirst training methodologies and now as his health permits out of ACWA Tulsa. I met Dustin back in 2012 at an event that you'll hear about in the opening part of our interview.

06 Nov The Essential Guide To Farmers Walks And Loaded Carries

Posted at 16:01h in Conditioning, Strength Training 0 Comments

Loaded carries develop unrelenting strength.

The concept is simple, you pick up something heavy and go for walk.

How deceiving they are.

In addition, they’re also outstanding for conditioning, grip strength, and core strength. And, we all know that grip strength and core strength greatly contributes to full body strength. In other words, grip and core strength make us stronger, in general.

Carries also build mental toughness, strength endurance or work capacity, muscular hypertrophy, and a host of other unexplained benefits, some of which I’ll cover here.

If there’s an exercise that could probably be used in any training session, it’s the loaded carry.

03 Nov Dr. Robert Pastore – What You Need To Know About Plant-Based Protein Vs. Whey-Based Protein

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(#264) Dr. Robert Pastore, PhD, CNS, is the founder, Chief Science Officer and CEO of Vitalere and its sub-brand, Modus Nutrition. In this session, Dr. Pastore shared some of his vast experience and knowledge about optimizing human health. We spent the majority of our time on an in-depth and comprehensive discussion about protein, specifically looking at plant-based versus whey-based protein. His background, experience, and knowledge is amazing and you are guaranteed to take away valuable insights and actions from this session. Here's what you'll learn about this week on the show:

On a mission to help people discover their true strength. With over 3 decades of unique experiences, he's a former physio now regarded as an unconventional strength coach, movement teacher, and performance specialist who empowers people to get stronger and optimize their physical potential. Frustrated by the mainstream, he's passionate about teaching the fundamentals of strength and is recognized for engineering powerful programs to increase strength and power, build muscle, and enhance athleticism while taking a long-term perspective to health and athletic performance. Dedicated to helping people learn and take control through a foundation of strength and better human movement.
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