Live Life Aggressively Podcast w/Mike Mahler & Sincere Hogan

• What are Steve's reservations with the barbell overhead squat & why he is not a fan of it
• Why does Steve like the barbell front squat as an alternative to the backsquat & who is the ideal athlete for them
• Is it ever a time to be "too flexible" in terms of strength gains
• What is Steve's pet peeve with many yoga practitioners
• What is Steve's mobility/flexibility test & how does he use this to measure the chances for the trainee to get injured
• Why is Steve not a big fan of the kettlebell snatch
• Why is Steve not a fan of Kettlebell Sport
• What exercise does Steve feels gives a trainee more bang for their buck
• Why the kettlebell is not as popular a training tool in Russia as kettlebell cheerleaders would have you believe
• What's Steve's take on olympic lifting & how is this similar to Louie Simmons's view
• What is Steve's take on utilizing olympic lifting to enhance explosiveness in sports specific training, such as wrestling
• What does Steve feels is the point of diminishing returns in terms of deadlifts
• What are the common mistakes Steve sees with program design
• Why is Steve not a fan of battling ropes and tire strikes
• Why muscle endurance trumps cardio endurance
• What are the benefits of non-skill specific training to many types of programs
• What is the best way to build pull up endurance
• Why crawling gives you more bang for your buck
• "Inception".....reincarnation....visualization....welcomed divorces.....the apocalypse.....and other things you probably did not expect to hear from Steve, Mike, & Sincere

• How did Robb get into the Paleo Diet
• How did powerlifting play an important role in Robb's outlook on sports nutrition
• Robb describes his experience with a vegan/vegetarian diet
• Robb shares how those that tend to improve their nutrition with the Paleo diet tend to automatically improve other aspects of their life
• What prompted Robb to move away from the Crossfit training model at his training facility
• What style of coaching does Robb feel has proved to be the most beneficial to a small percentage of Crossfit gyms
• What exactly is a Black Sheep Box that Sincere mentions, and why should anyone interested in Crossfit seek them out
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• Why lowering the glycemic load to help with symptoms of obesity is not necessarily the best move for those athletes who train at a high level
• Can a high level athlete benefit from Paleo-friendly carbohydrates
• When is one of the most optimal times in which Robb utilizing carb restriction with his martial arts clients
• What is Robb's view on the use of MCT oils and ketone esters with brain health
• What is Robb's opinion on intermittent fasting and the current butter/coffee trend
• What particular population should be very concerned with getting their lipo-proteins checked, before focusing on a high fat diet
• What is Robb's view on meal frequency and why, and where do those with adrenal issues fit into the equation
• Robb shares his opinion on the importance of breakfast
• Is there a place for eating a nutrient dense meal closer to bedtime
• How did certain protein powders strengthen Robb's relationship with his daughter & nearly got Robb divorced

Andrew Durniat, (http://durniatstrength.com & http://optraining.blogspot.com) transformed his passion into a life-changing business in 2005. He has trained high level athletes and is one himself. He is a former All-American in lacrosse and has coached lacrosse at the College of Wooster. His past experience has led him to current compete in various high level strength/grip competitions, including Mighty Mitts at the renown Arnold Sports Festival.As a high level personal trainer and athlete, Andrew takes the best attributes from the different modalities of power-lifting, Olympic weightlifting, and kettlebell training, all distilled from his own training, and combines them into effective training programs for any serious athlete looking to improve their performance. His education includes certifications from the National Strength & Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist & USA Weightlifting as a Sports Performance Coach, and he is also certified as a Russian Kettlebell American Master Trainer.Andrew joins Mike & Sincere to discuss:

• Andrew shares his experience in recent grip sport competitions at the Arnold Classic and other events
• What is the importance of grip strength and why you should focus on it
• How does Andrew feel about deadlifting without belts, straps, and rounded-back deadlifts, and is it safe
• What is Andrew's preferred style of deadlift and why
• What techniques do Andrew suggest for beginners, as well as advanced trainees, to utilize to improve their grip strength
• How does Andrew utilize kettlebell sport techniques to enhance is training goals outside of kettlebell sport
• Why did Andrew step away from the world of kettlebell sport for awhile and what prompted his recent return
• How did Andrew's experience with training with Russian world champions, such as Sergey Rudnev & Sergey Rachinskiy, help improve his kettlebell lifting and coaching
• What's the one question every coach or trainer should ask their clients and themselves on day 1 of training
• Mike asks Andrew the most important question of Andrew's life...what was his answer
• How is Andrew's training facility becoming the main attraction of Wooster, Ohio & why you would also want to travel to train there

Andrew Durniat, (http://durniatstrength.com & http://optraining.blogspot.com) transformed his passion into a life-changing business in 2005. He has trained high level athletes and is one himself. He is a former All-American in lacrosse and has coached lacrosse at the College of Wooster. His past experience has led him to current compete in various high level strength/grip competitions, including Mighty Mitts at the renown Arnold Sports Festival.

As a high level personal trainer and athlete, Andrew takes the best attributes from the different modalities of power-lifting, Olympic weightlifting, and kettlebell training, all distilled from his own training, and combines them into effective training programs for any serious athlete looking to improve their performance. His education includes certifications from the National Strength & Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist & USA Weightlifting as a Sports Performance Coach, and he is also certified as a Russian Kettlebell American Master Trainer.

Andrew joins Mike & Sincere to discuss:

• What's the secret that has helped Clarence to maintain his enthusiasm to consistently train from age 13 to age 76
• What does a typical training week look like for Clarence
• How can you find a training regimen that you can stick with and find success
• What type of diet regimen does Clarence follow in order to maintain a body fat percentage that remains around 2.4%
• What is "unified eating" & how it potentially helpful in terms of calorie control
• What is the "metabolism myth" & why is NOT what you think
• What is Clarence's opinion of today's youth and their approach to health & fitness
• Clarence writes about "threesomes" and shares why they are important for overall health
• What are the only 2 things that are necessary for a complete training program
• How exactly does exercise boost brain health
• Why is Clarence a fan of the Spark book and why you should read it right now?/BDNF
• How may effort be more essential to size and strength vs. repetitions
• Why Clarence is a fan of sprinting and walking (figuratively and literally), why he feels everything in between is a waste of time

• How Bret went from being a fitness business lurker to becoming one of the most sought-after strength coaches
• What kept Bret from submitting his articles to the popular website T-nation, early in his career
• Why you will probably never find an article about the Turkish Get up written by Bret
• Why does Bret loath high-rep training
• Bret shares why he feels heavy swings are a better fit for athletes than olympic lifts or jump squats
• Why the kettlebell swing is a good form of assistance work for deadlifts
• How do 106lb kettlebells compare to trap bar deadlifts, and why Bret female clients love to train with the 106 pounder
• Why is Bret the go-to guy for all things glutes, or as we like to say, how did he become the ultimate "ass man."
• What did Bret's neighbors think about all of the bikini-clad women who constantly visited his condo
• What has been Bret's success with training clients via the poorman's glute ham developer
• What did Bret learn from researchers in Auckland, regarding eccentric training & how they could help prevent hamstring injuries
• What are Nordic Ham Curls and how are they beneficial
• Why static stretching does not lengthen the muscles
• What prompted a controversial YouTube rivalry between Brett & Charles Poliquin
• Why is Bret's current pursuit of his PhD so important to him & how it can benefit the strength training world
• Bret the inventor, Shark Tank, & the flaws with "5 Year Plans"