In the 90th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, StrongFirst Master Instructor, Fabio Zonin will talk about general excuses you make for not working out, how to keep yourself energetic and healthy when you’re traveling, how Fabio keeps himself on a strict diet, and the what is the forgotten programming.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter, you will discover:

(1:00) Introducing our special guest StrongFirst Master Instructor, Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69

(1:10) Fabio was the 1st guest in the show https://www.buzzsprout.com/1860981/9274012 

(1:30) Fabio travels all around the world teaching Kettlebell Training

(1:45) Shout out to Analisa Naldi  @italiannna

(3:20) How to keep yourself energetic and healthy when you’re traveling

(4:50) “Having a partner in crime keeps you sharp” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(6:00) General excuses you make for not working out

(6:30) The highway of strength analogy

(7:00) How does Fabio keep himself on a strict diet?

(8:40) Balance vs harmony

(9:30) When Fabio travels, he goes for the keto diet

(11:40) Mike’s story of his first day in the SFL

(13:20) The Program Improv: adapting a program to the individual needs

(14:00) “You come up with a plan and a schedule, but when you teach it live, you're never able to stick to that schedule” - Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69

(14:50) Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst and Fabio Zonin working together

(15:30) Fabio comes from a powerlifting background in Italy

(17:10) About intensity and volume

(17:40) Heavy lifts vs light lifts

(18:40) Even if the machines are different, past strategies also work very well

(18:50) “Go back to the basics” - Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69

(20:00) Bring back to life training modalities that were forgotten

(22:20) About Barbell programming

(22:50) Barbell programming is easy to adjust

(23:20) Adding to the bar 30% of the bar

(24:20) “The jump between progressions and regressions is huge when you deal with body weight”  - Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69

(25:30) “With technology, we lost patience” - Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69

(27:40) The persistence of the training effect

(28:40) Results faster

(30:00) When you’re training, don’t allow your clients to go too fast

(30:50) Sometimes fast is not sustainable

(31:20) The power of building the foundation

(33:30) “When you start planning, usually you adapt to a certain methodology in two weeks” - Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69

(37:40) Working your 1RM

(40:00) The benchpress works

(41:10) Not all strategies are for everyone

(43:00) People learn different ways

(43:30) “Wisdom is when you keep relearning the same lessons over and over again until it finally sticks” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(47:00) Learning how to become minimalist

(48:00) Most coaches think “What can I add?”

(51:18) Improve performance and eliminate injuries

(52:00) “It takes just a second to get hurt” - Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69

(52:40) How does Fabio adjust programs?

(59:20) Thinking outside of the box

(1:01:20) Get strong with science and experience

(1:02:20) Where to follow Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69 https://www.instagram.com/x_fab_69/ 

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