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16 Sep Key Tips For Muscle Building, Mobility, and Programming
(#138) What's the best program for muscle building? What can you do to improve mobility, especially if you're an "older" athlete? Is stretching effective before or after training? These are some of the questions I'll cover this week on the show. And, I'll share the unbelievable story I've never told before on the show about how I used to train as a bodybuilder.
09 Sep Dr. Jeremy Koenig – The Future of Fitness and Performance
(#137) Dr. Jeremy Koenig, the CEO and founder of Athletigen, is this week's podcast guest. Athletigen is a cutting edge sports performance company that specializes in analyzing our genetics to maximize performance. This is a totally different, innovative, and high science interview this week discussing the latest concepts in the area of genotyping and human potential. The truth is that we barely scratched the surface in this session, but you'll definitely get an inside understanding about the future of performance training, whether you're an athlete, coach, or fitness enthusiast.
02 Sep Dr. Mike Israetel – Scientific Principles of Strength Training
(#136) Dr. Mike Israetel, co-author of Scientific Principles of Strength Training, is this week's podcast guest. Dr. Mike Israetel is a true "strength scientist," athlete, and one of the most brilliant minds in the fitness industry. He co-authored an AMAZING new book that is a "must have" for the serious strength athlete - Scientific Principles of Strength Training. Mike is a college professor in Exercise Science and has coached many athletes including powerlifters, weightlifters, bodybuilders, and others to maximize training and nutrition benefits. His athletic background is that of a completive powerlifter, bodybuilder, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappler, as you'll hear about in this interview. This is an awesome session and a huge honor to have Dr. Israetel join me this week - I'd take out the notepad for this one.
26 Aug Martine Kerr – Common Kettlebell Training Mistakes
(#135) Martine Kerr is this week's podcast guest in a different type of interview that's loaded with exceptional content and training insights. Martine is a StrongFirst Team Leader and Level II Kettlebell Instructor. She's got an amazing background and unique story about how she got into the fitness industry and started her business, KultFitness. This is NOT a typical interview and here's why... In this interview, Martine and I cover the 7 major kettlebell mistakes in an awesome "you go - I go" discussion. We each cover what we feel are the most common mistakes in a unique dialogue session that I've never done before on the podcast - and I'm sure you'll get a ton of valuable tips from this one!
23 Aug Why We All Need A Coach
I remember not too long ago interviewing Dan John for the podcast. In the interview, he mentioned that he had a coach to help him with his training. I was shocked that even Dan John had a coach, but quickly realized how right he was. You see, we all need a coach, no matter what level we're at. We all need a coach to get to the next level - assuming you want to actually get to the next level and I'm sure you do. Here's 7 reasons why we all need a coach.
19 Aug Chip Conrad – No Holds Barred
(#134) Chip Conrad is this week's featured guest. It's a session you have to hear because there are so many great take-aways. Chip is a strength coach, movement expert, athlete, speaker, and writer. He's the founder of BodyTribe.com. One of his projects is the great DVD he created with Dan John titled "How to Create The Holistic Athlete." This is a raw, honest interview loaded with content. Here's what you'll learn in this week's show: