Couch Potato Strong

Dali Zheng has been in athletics and human performance for his entire life. He was born into the lifestyle. Today he is a grip athlete who competes in Armlifting USA. Dali has been training in grip for 8 years. In addition to grip training, Dali runs a fitness program for elderly! We are proud to have Dali join us. Here he shares his journey, some tips for success, and, a few lessons learned. Thanks for the Chat Dali. We hope you all enjoy the episode.

Devin Hoover is a badass gripster and steelbender. He does silver bullet holds with 3.5's and melts bastards! He has bent a ton of steel during the pandemic, and, started a website for steel supplies to help the sport grow. Devin is a great source of info for new steel benders, and, he is on track to melt some serious bars!  Here Devin shares his story, some tips for success, and lessons learned. Thanks for joining us Devin!

Harold is an avid steel bender, who, after having back surgery invented apparatuses to aid in his recovery. Today you'll see Harold melting steel in loose non-banded wraps, in the old school chest height manner. Harold is primarily self-taught in strength, he is well researched, but does not train with a coach. That, in addition to working through back adversity has helped Harold become somewhat of an awareness expert. Here Harold shares his journey, lessons learned, and tips for success. Thanks for chatting with us Harold. We hope you all enjoy this episode!

Tom is a certified FBBC Big Bastard bender! He is enthusiastically connected to a vast majority of the grip community. Tom has met and worked with many of the best benders in the world. He recently took 3rd place at the famous Don Cummings steel bending challenge! Here he shares his journey, lessons learned, and some great tips for success. Thanks for chatting with us Tom!

Ivan is a young prodigy in the world of grip. At age 18 he certified on the Captains of Crush 3.5, and, he has since closed a 189lb RGC gripper in a credit card set. He just turned 19, and, he has his sights set on certifying on the Captains of Crush 4 under the new rules! Ivan shares some excellent training advice on this must see interview!

London is an occupational powerhouse. He works roughly 70hours per week as a commercial mover. In this field of work he must maintain a high level of functional strength and strength endurance. In this interview London shares his journey, and some sound advice on getting fit at home. Thanks for joining us London! We hope you all enjoy the episode!

Cortez Wallace is one of the most prolific fitness influencers out there. He is pumping out some amazing content on several health topics including nutrition and cooking, physical and mental fitness, spirituality, and, facing the stresses of day to day life. In addition to producing a ton of excellent content, Cortez also has an interest in gripsport. Here in this chat we discuss his journey, some tips for getting and staying fit at home, and, our shared interest in gripsport and combatives. 

Thanks for joining us Cortez.

We hope you all enjoy the chat. 

Matt is a former WPO Powerlifter who at his best hit an amazing 10x total. With lifts of 804 squat, 666 deadlift, and 530 bench at 198lbs. Matt is now training to enter arm wrestling. In this chat Matt shares his valuable lessons he learned about nutrition, and, how poor diet habits can lead to serious health problems. Thanks for joining us Matt! We hope you all enjoy the episode.

Ben is a world class climber. He has been involved in the sport of climbing for 20 years. Ben recently discovered gripsport, and, intends to compete in his first gripsport comp at this year's King Kong of Grip. Ben has dominated the Golden Potato lightweight division, and, we bet he'll do quite well in the lightweight class at any grip competition. When Ben is not climbing or working on his grip to better his climbing, he is training others. Here Ben shares his story, some lessons learned, and, advice for getting fit at home. Thanks for chatting with us Ben. We hope all of you enjoy the episode.

Andrew has been involved with grip training for 20 years. He is not only a top-level competitor in gripsport, but, he is also training elite level gripsters. In addition gripsport he has also competed in semi-pro football, and collegiate wrestling. Here Andrew shares his journey, tips for success, a dozy of a grip secret, and, much more. Thanks for chatting with us Andrew! We hope you all enjoy the interview!