Joining us this week on the podcast is Alex Sterner. Alex is strength coach and black belt in Brazilian Jujitsu who has helped countless athletes get stronger while doing the sport they love. Throughout the episode he dives into challenging narratives around training, giving people the benefit of the doubt on their opinions from years ago, and meeting athletes where they are at. Follow Alex on Instagram at @alex.sterner and enjoy the episode. 

This week all the way from Beijing we have Morgan Flaharty. Morgan is the strength and conditioning coach for Chinese National Wrestling Team. We talk about the culture differences of working in different country, the training that world class wrestlers have go through, and gamifying your training environment. Check out his Instagram at @mogotraining and enjoy the episode. 

Coming to the podcast this week we have Mike Aidala. Mike is a strength coach, performance mindset coach, and an absolute freak with unconventional lifts and ultramarathon running. We talk about building trust with your clients, various habits and techniques to get the most of yourself, his path into unconventional strength, and his upcoming Heaviest Turkish get up world record attempt on February 22nd. Not only is he going for this world record but he is also raising money to help prevent veteran suicide with Mission 22. Be sure to check out his Instagram page at @Mike.Aidala and check out the link in the bio for all the details related to his world record attempt. Enjoy the episode. 

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This week on the podcast hailing from Iceland we welcome Elite athlete and coach Blaine McConnell. Throughout the episode we talk about the ease of programming after your principles are in place, the culture around strength training internationally, getting athletes to buy into the program, and creating an atmosphere that breeds awesome training. Follow Blaine on Instagram at @blaine.mcconnell and enjoy the episode. 

This week we have on Kevin Haines. Kevin is a Pain and Rehab specialist and part of the anti-glass back movement. We talk about his journey into the rehab space, building trust with clients, and his philosophy into load management and building the bodies capabilities. Give Kevin a follow on Instagram at @kh.movement and have a laugh by checking out some of comments arguing with him about his methods. With that enjoy this weeks episode. 

This week on the podcast we have Ashton Lambie. Ashton has a long list of accolades that include winning a world championship, setting a world record, and being a cyclor for the American Magic Team for the 2024 Americas Cup. We talk about his approach to weight training, building confidence through achievement, and the mindset it takes to do something no one has done before. Follow along with everything Ashton is doing over on Instagram at @bahamalongbottom and enjoy the episode. 

This week we talk with the legend Nino about his weightlifting philosophy, crazy lifting ideas, how he got into the sport, and his future plans. If you want to see some of the craziest lift ideas in existence check out his instagram page @ninofrappuccino to see what properly cleaning the kitchen looks like.

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This week on Episode 6 we have Max Krieg. Max is an active duty Army Officer, a previous Army Engineering Dive Officer, and is currently a CrossFit athlete for the US Army Warrior Fitness Team and is looking to qualify for the CrossFit Games. We talk about always finding a way to compete, his road into the world of CrossFit, as well as his training philosophy and future plans. Follow along with his journey on Instagram at @mkrieg55 and enjoy this week's episode. 

This week on Episode 5 we have "Merciless" Mitch Mckee who is currently an 8-0 Professional MMA fighter based out of the Kill Cliff fight Club in Florida. After a successful NCAA wrestling Career at the University of Minnesota Mitch made the transition to MMA and has not looked back since. We talk about his training calendar, finding success everyday, and what it's like to spar with other elite fighters. Follow along with Mitch’s Journey become 1% better every session on Instagram at @mitchmckeemma and enjoy the episode.