In the 23rd Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest StrongFirst Director of Education and Functional Movement Systems Advisory Board member, Brett Jones will talk about your #1 fear, the importance of the way you deliver your message, specific breathing sequences for specific exercises and sets and what it means to be a leader to create better instructors.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(2:00) Introducing our special guest StrongFirst Director of Education and Functional Movement Systems Advisory Board member Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(2:20) Brett Jones is back from France!

(4:10) People’s #1 fear is public speaking

(4:40) Never split the difference by Chris Voss https://www.amazon.com/Never-Split-Difference-Negotiating-Depended/dp/0062407805 

(5:00) The importance of how to modulate your voice

(7:00) 70% of what we do is body language

(9:30) Creating better instructors

(10:30) The difference between thoughts and feelings

(14:00) Shout out to Jocko Willink

(15:10) “If you have to be involved in everything, you’re not really a leader” - Brett Jones

(17:30) If you give kids the opportunity to lead, they will embrace it in a great way

(19:30) Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Ownership-U-S-Navy-SEALs/dp/1250067057 

(24:30) “Retention is not preventing people from leaving but giving people a reason to stay”

(26:40) Sometimes the right answer is “It depends”

(27:50) “I’ve been through enough to know what not feeling good feels like” - Brett Jones

(29:30) Strength aerobic and ballistics

(31:00) Single bell training

(32:00) The importance of having a partner :)

(40:40) Work constraint Vs time constraint

(41:40) Work time Vs Recovery time

(42:30) Specific breathing sequence for specific exercises and sets

(44:50) You should really do the math of the exercise, before you do the exercise

(49:50) “The wonderful thing about physicality is we gain so much control” - Brett Jones

(55:00) “We are holding ourselves to our expectations” - Brett Jones

(55:50) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/1982137274/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=7+habits+of+highly+effective+people&qid=1638534580&s=books&sr=1-1 

(1:00:10) Do everybody would do better with COVID if they’d be fit

(1:01:20) Connection, Mike and his first coach story

(1:02:30) The ability to make eye contact with somebody and connect with somebody

(1:04:20) Never lose a chance to be kind

(1:05:00) When will Brett's next book be live?

(1:05:10) Follow Brett Jones @brettjonessfg here https://www.instagram.com/brettjonessfg/