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Looking to get stronger, faster and be an all around better athlete? Then you don’t want to miss this episode! Tune in as Coach Chris Wilson interviews the creator of the Athlete Built Program and founder of Overtimeathletes, Chris Barnard.

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"I feel like it's my duty to be strong, powerful and fast even into my old age, my body's my temple."

-Chris Barnard

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1:40 Chris Barnard’s relationship with Elliot Hulse and Mike Westerdal

8:39 Chris’s time at the NFL regional combine

11:00 Working with young athletes

17:00 The difference between training for speed vs training for power

22:48 How training knowledge has changed over the years

23:49 Attaining aesthetic physique while training like an athlete

24:54 How Chris Barnard came up with the concept behind Athlete Built

28:41 Chris Barnard’s take on nutrition for the athlete

33:49 All about the 3 phases of the Athlete Built program

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In this episode, Founder of Critical Bench, Mike Westerdal interviews the Creator of Unlock Your Glutes, Coach Brian Klepacki, MS, CSCS, FMS2.  If you want bigger, stronger and rounder glutes, you’ll want to tune in to this episode

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"Squats and deadlifts are quad and hamstring dominant exercises. I'm not saying that they don't hit the glutes. They’re just not the best exercises for the glutes."

-Brian Klepacki

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2:16  Why do a lot of people have weak glutes?

3:34 Does having weak glutes cause health issues?

5:59 Why do athletes need to train glutes?

6:32 Why Mike and Brian think there is a current trend for bigger butts

9:48 How do you know if a source is offering reliable information?

13:04 Who has stronger glutes, endurance athletes or sprinters?

13:52 How to win FREE critical bench gear

16:37 The best exercise for glutes

25:53 Neuromuscular Activation explained

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Tune in to today’s Strong by Design episode to hear Part 2 of the Ketogenic Lifestyle. Keto expert, Danny Vega joins Coach Chris once again to discuss what his meals look like and how Keto has helped his children and many others health improve.  If you are thinking about starting keto, you need to hear this episode.

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"I’ve never been so sure of the power what your diet can do for your health."

-Danny Vega

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1:38 How Keto has helped others health

2:34 Danny’s children’s experience with the ketogenic diet

9:29 Danny and Chris thought on restricting children's diets

13:08 All about Vitamins and minerals in meats

15:56 Danny’s Keto liver recipe

22:28 Learn how to win free critical bench gear

26:29 The effects of keto on testosterone

28:10 Keto cholesterol levels explained

39:04 What to expect when starting Keto

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On today’s Strong by Design episode Keto expert, Danny Vega joins Coach Chris for a 2 part episode. In this episode, you will find out Danny Vega’s extensive athletic background and how he got introduced to the Keto diet. Tune in to find out how to do keto as a family.

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"I’ve always been obsessed with diet and nutrition but keto is different, it’s about health."

-Danny Vega

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2:40 Danny’s high school football background

5:42 Danny’s time at Columbia University

7:39 Becoming an assistant in the UF weight room

12:47 The transition from football strength coach to a basketball strength coach

16:22 Danny’s array of activities and diets | From Paleo to Keto and CrossFit to Powerlifting

17:48 How Danny got introduced to Keto

28:09 Danny’s philosophy on children’s diets

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On today’s Strong by Design episode Coach Chris sits down with Dr. Carissa Alinat who is an expert in the field of hormone therapies. Together they discuss the benefits of getting blood work done to analyze your testosterone levels. Many men suffer from low testosterone levels and may not know it. Low sex drive, a decrease in muscle mass and depression are all symptoms of low testosterone. Tune in to find out more about testosterone replacement therapies.

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"Testosterone is an anabolic steroid. That means that it promotes growth. So when guys have low testosterone they sometimes experience a decrease in muscle mass. It can also affect weight gain and fat loss as well."

-Dr. Carissa Alinat

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2:27 Coach Chris’s personal struggle with low testosterone

4:42 What is a normal testosterone level for men

7:15 What happens when you get your blood tested

9:15 The dangers of treating yourself

10:12 How testosterone levels can affect your sperm count

11:26 Is testosterone a steroid?

16:10 The difference between HRT and TRT

20:21 Common symptoms of low testosterone

23:09 Lifestyle changes that can increase your T levels

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Is yoga really just for chicks? Well, according to Marine Corps vet, Zach Zenios, if you haven’t tried it you're denying a part of yourself.  In our culture men want to be the alpha male, they want to be aggressive. And yes, there's a place for that. But if you don't do anything to balance that out it causes problems and yoga is a great opportunity to balance out your masculinity and to just improve all aspects of your life. Tune in to find out how the Critical Bench crew has worked yoga into their lives.

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"The way I see it, a true man is a man who can do yoga without fear of his identity as a man being threatened. "

-Zach Zenios

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4:26 The story behind the Marine Corps Vet turned yoga instructor

12:52 Dealing with aggression and hyper-masculine environments

18:25 Find out how to win FREE Critical Bench gear

19:07 How to meditate

27:32 All about the Critical Bench guy’s personal yoga sessions

30:35 Athletic Yoga: Breathing into your discomfort

34:52 Yoga is not just for women!

45:49 The benefits of yoga for athletes

47:44 Becoming mindful of your breathing

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On today’s episode of Strong By Design, we are joined by a special guest, Joel Marion. Joel is the co-founder of supplement conglomerate  BioTrust. In this 2 part series, Joel shares his amazing story of trials and triumphs that eventually lead him to the multi-millionaire he is today. In this half of the series, Joel talks about his current projects which include “Born to Impact” his upcoming podcast. Stay tuned to find out more.

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“I felt like God was saying how many millions of people came through the pipeline here and you’re not using your platform to its full potential to make an impact on eternity.”

-Joel Marion

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2:08 The evolution of BioTrust

6:00 Why Joel decided to go back to writing

10:00 How God invaded Joel’s newsletter

16:14 Moving ministry to Instagram

17:08 Find out how to win FREE Critical Bench gear

19:30 All about Joel’s new podcast “Born to Impact”

24:18 Bridging the church world and the entrepreneurial world

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• Lewis Howes
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On today’s episode of Strong By Design, we are joined by a special guest, Joel Marion. Joel is the co-founder of supplement conglomerate  BioTrust. In this 2 part series, Joel shares his amazing story of trials and triumphs that eventually lead him to the multi-millionaire he is today.

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“If I didn’t push through all those failures in the magazine industry and the book project, I would just be a teacher writing articles on the side.”

-Joel Marion

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5:07 How Joel found his love for fitness

9:19 Joel’s early days as a writer for magazines

12:14 The struggles Joel faced when wanting to write his first book

15:04 Joel’s big break for his book project

21:40 How to win FREE Critical Bench gear

22:07 How Joel got into online marketing

28:00 Going “all in” on online marketing

29:14 Joel Marion, “the fitness industry launch guy”

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• Tim Ferris

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On today’s episode of Strong By Design, Coach Chris sits down with a fellow brother in the Lord and Kill Mode Founder, Dan Long. In this episode, Dan gets personal and shares some of the most difficult times in his life. Tune in to hear how despite his trials and tribulations, Dan was able to go all in and reap his reward.

“Believe in you. Give everything you got. Be all in.”

-Dan Long

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4:42 Dealing with divorce as a child

6:12 Dan’s emotional spiral when dealing with his spouse’s unfaithfulness

9:30 Details of Dan’s second marriage

11:05 Medical complications with the birth of Dan’s children

15:34 Finding out your spouse is cheating and on drugs

17:00 Dan’s fight for custody of the children

19:00 How Dan learned to lean on God

28:12 How God placed Dan’s current wife in his life

32:22 Going all-in on the fitness industry

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On today’s episode of Strong By Design, Coach Chris discusses progressive overload with Frank Rich, founder or Massthetic Muscle. Frank gives us the 5 tiers of progressive overload and here’s a hint,  tier 1 is not adding more weight. Tune in to find out the right way to progressive overload for muscle building.

“Tension is the currency or the language of muscular growth. Load and weight and resistance are simply the tools to create tension within a muscle..”

-Frank Rich

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2:33 Frank’s fitness background

8:20 The true definition of progressive overload

19:32 Tier 1 Execution & Form

22:08 Tier 2 Frequency

25:31 Tier 3 Volume (workload)

26:40 Tier 4 Density (time)

27:45 Tier 5 Increasing the load

30:15 What Frank’s current training looks like

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• Massthetic Arms Program
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