In the 92nd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special World Champion Kettlebell Lifter, Maria Moran, will talk about Maria’s struggle with snatches, her first world championship, the process of mastery, ultra-endurance events, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter, you will discover:

(0:55) Introducing our special guest, World Champion Kettlebell Lifter, Maria Moran Facebook: maria.moran.359126

(1:00) Shout out to David Keohan @irish_move_athlete

(2:00) Trying out for the national team

(3:00) Struggling with snatches

(5:35) Maria’s Kettlebell origin story

(5:50) Backache during Christmas

(6:00) Strong arms goal

(6:30) Getting intrigued by kettlebell competitions

(6:50) Maria’s first ever competition

(8:00) About the process of mastery

(9:30) Maria’s love for competitions

(11:00) Pre-competition jitters and anxiety

(11:15)  Hashtag JitterShitter

(12:20) Maria’s 1st World Championship

(13:55) Common reason behind pre-competition anxiety

(14:20) Maria’s mentality about competitions

(15:00) Shout out to Sven Rieger @sven_rieger

(15:30) Training for the 2nd year

(16:15) “Excitement and anxiety feelings that are in your body, if you didn't label them, they feel quite the same.” - Maria Moran

(16:40) Nervousness vs. Anxiety

(17:00) Benefits of smiling while training

(18:15) Maria’s 1st vs. 2nd competition

(18:50) World Championship, Seoul

(19:40) Maria’s dislikeness for snatches

(19:50) Maria’s common struggles

(21:00) About long cycles

(21:15) The weirdos!!!

(21:40) Ultra-endurance events

(22:10) The best of both world

(22:50) Shout out to Chris Abbott @chrisabbott232

(22:50) Shout out to Tim Almond

(23:45) Goal behind doing 30-hour cycle

(24:35) Shout out to Denis Vasilev @denisvasilevkbsport

(25:10) Mindset during the competition

(28:15) Why did Maria choose to do ultra-endurance challenges?

(30:25) “When you get into a rhythm and a flow, you'll skip whole chunks of time in there.” - Maria Moran

(31:00) About the Pentathlon

(34:55) Maria’s Pentathlon training routine

(36:20) “It's healthier for your body to train different lifts instead of just one all the time.” - Maria Moran

(36:40) “All the stuff you are neglecting, they become your weaknesses.” - Maria Moran

(36:55) The baby phase

(37:50) Ego maniac or loving the change?

(38:25) What’s Maria’s goal?

(40:05) Maria’s very first kettlebell training sessions

(40:50) Changing the coach

(42:05) “Nobody else can tell you what your best is in your own mentality.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(43:20) Ignorance is bliss!

(44:20) Try everything!

(46:30) About stretching and recovery sessions

(48:35) Studying breathing

(49:25) Unraveling by Phil Greenfield @philgreenfield

https://www.amazon.com/Unravelling-Letting-Go-Getting-Well/dp/0956137512 

(50:30) I’ll die a perfect specimen!

(51:35) Shout out to Patrick McKeown @buteykoclinic

(52:05) More about breathing

(54:20) About nasal breathing

(55:15) Where to find Maria Moran? Facebook: maria.moran.359126 https://www.facebook.com/maria.moran.359126