In the 53rd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Strong First Team Leader, and coach at Kraftmanufaktur Stuttgart, Sven Rieger, will talk about his Dinnie Stones training protocol, his general training, structure vs. intuition, mindset work, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter, you will discover:

(0:55) Introducing our special guest BA Healthcare Management, Strong First Team Leader, FMS Level 1, and coach at Kraftmanufaktur Stuttgart, Sven Rieger @sven_rieger

(1:20) Birthday in Austria

(2:10) Sven’s usual routine

(2:45) Weather in Austria

(3:55) Trouble with the hook grip

(4:15) Shout out to Jason Marshall @strongfirst_marshall

(4:20) Shout out to John Otton

(4:55) Dinnie stones: explanation

(5:40) Dinnie stones vs. barbell

(5:50) Origin of Dinnie stones

(6:15) STONELAND: An Original Film by Rogue Fitness @roguefitness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhQlNwxn5oo 

(6:30) History of Dinnie Stones

(7:10) The first woman who lifted Dinnie stones

(7:25) The guy beyond the record

(7:55) The legend of Donald Dinnie

(8:25) The original challenge

(8:40) Jack Shanks: the first person

http://www.thedinniestones.com/Lifters%20Pages/Jack%20Shanks.html 

(9:55) Mindset behind Sven’s Dinnie Stones goal

(11:25) Change in the challenge

(12:20) July 19th, Sven’s attempt date

(13:20) Sven’s current program

(14:50) Zercher squats: Sven’s favorite squat

(15:35) Barbell Press: 4 times a week

(17:10) The Built Strong program

(17:45) Sven’s program vs. Easy Strength

(19:25) The truth behind the smaller rings

(21:20) The Jefferson Deadlift

(21:35) Shout out to Pavel Macek @pavelmacekcom

(21:50) Jefferson Deadlift: explanation

(22:30) About Kettlebell

(23:35) One arm vs. two arms swings

(24:50) Deadlift Dynamite by Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst

https://www.amazon.com/Deadlift-Dynamite-Master-Strength-Exercises/dp/0938045822 

(26:25) Double swings

(27:05) Foot position for Dinnie Stones

(28:25) Training for everything

(30:45) Structured training

(31:15) Shout out to Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(32:00) “Even a very structured program gives you some leeway to adjust on a daily basis on how you feel.” - Sven Rieger @sven_rieger

(33:15) Shout out to Dan John @coachdanjohn

(34:25) Shout out to Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69

(34:55) Shout out to Tim Almond

(35:25) “Your character to a certain degree determines how many reps you need or should have in a program.” - Sven Rieger @sven_rieger

(35:45) Mike’s favorite workout

(36:15) Shout out to Grant Anderson @kettlebellgrant

(37:45) About Grant Anderson @kettlebellgrant

(38:20) Sven’s thoughts about snatches

(38:35) Shout out to Hector Gutierrez

https://strongashec.com 

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