I have been wanting to talk to today's guest for a really long time. I began following Coach Joe DiStefano several years ago after hearing him on a podcast and his approach to strength and health (and specifically kettlebells) really struck a chord with me, and I've been a big fan ever since.

Joe is the host of the podcast Stacked w/ Joe DiStefano, and the founder of RUNGA, a wellness retreat/experience that after hearing him go more in depth on during this episode has me looking at my schedule to try to make a trip to Austin happen.

This conversation was a lot of fun and we covered a ton of territory including:

-Joe's personal health journey from ultra-endurance events to eventually becoming Director of Sport Performance for Spartan

-Kettlebells. All the kettlebells

-Us nerding out on coffee methods

-and a lot more.

Grab a pen and be ready to take some notes.

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Today is a bonus episode of the show!

I recently travelled to South Carolina to take part in Sorinex's yearly Summer Strong event. It was an unreal weekend filled with great speakers, amazing food, and awesome people.

I stayed in a house with several other guys, all of whom come from different strength backgrounds. When we got back to the house at 1:30 AM after everything wrapped up, we decided to record a podcast in the living room to recount our experience.

Summer Strong is a special event for those that have never been, and the friendships made are worth the trip by itself. 

Joining me today are John Simmons, Jake Phillips, Taylor Quick, Brandon Langois, and George Adams. 

We were tired, wired, and a little loopy. So have fun following along to the extremely late night rambles.

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After a brief hiatus, the solo shows are back. 

This week we are going over my favorite recovery protocols to keep you feeling fresh, training hard, and sleeping great.

There are far more methodologies than what I go over here today, but these are the ones I start with when I coach others and they are my personal favorites!

Pull out a pad and take some notes for this one today.

Enjoy!

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In today's episode I'm joined by my good friend Ben Walker. Ben is currently a coach for the Strong Coach program, the same program that connected the two of us.

Ben is also a highly intelligent and masterful coach when it comes to movement and fitness, specifically with the steel mace. This was a really fun conversation to catch up with him and dive deep into a couple of fun topics, including:

-The power of the language you use daily, both to people and to yourself

-The multiple branches of the steel mace community and some of the infighting that happens between them

-Social media, the internet and the constant struggle we have with wanting to abandon all technology all together.

 

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Every so often you have a conversation with someone that you have such a nerd-like connection with on a topic that an hour conversation feels like five minutes.

That was how my conversation with Harvey Martin went.

Harvey is the founder of The MindStrong Project, an organization that takes training and human performance to a whole new level. They combine foundational nature based training with industry leading strength, movement, conditioning, and nutrition programs that give athletes a serious edge over the competition.

My conversation with Harvey today centered on the most powerful thing every single living human has access to; your breath.

Harvey and myself are both Art of Breath certified coaches and so we share many of the same practices around breath work.

This was a great discussion with many practical nuggets to take away and implement immediately.

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Buckle up, y'all.

On today's, episode I was extremely fortunate to talk with NYT Bestselling author and former Navy SEAL, Jack Carr.

I am a massive fan of his novels and it was a great conversation discussing his most recent release, The Devil's Hand.

He was also able to give us some more details on the new Amazon series adapted from his first book, The Terminal List.

This was a really fun conversation for me to have as such a big fan of his work, and I hope you enjoy it as well. 

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Today’s solo episode came about from a fairly heated group chat exchange I had over the weekend. 

 

We wanted to find out who would be on the Mt. Rushmore of Health and Strength Influence. 

 

This episode is my list, and I make my case for each person on the list, plus two honorable mentions.

 

If you disagree with my list, I don’t care. 

 

Kidding, but let me know who would be on your Mt. Rushmore!

 

NOTE: The key word here is Influence.

 

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Men need a tribe, and many man today don't truly have one.

My guest today is Hance' Boulden, Owner of Warpath Supply Co. apparel, and a former Special Operations soldier in the US Military for nearly two decades.

We cover a lot of ground in this conversation and we could have easily gone for another few hours.

We discuss:

Hance's military career coming to a close and what is next for him, including a book he's writing

Why its important for a man to find a true tribe and close-knit group of brothers in his life

Training in the military and what is important to work on if you are interested in going the Operations route

and a ton more..

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I've posted about the garden in the back for a couple years now and since its Spring time, there have been lots of questions about this years set up and what I'm growing.

This episode is about what I'm doing with my garden this year and its setup/layout, but more than that we talk about how growing and harvesting your own food is the ultimate freedom flag planted in the ground.

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Today my guest is Eric Conn, host of the Hard Men Podcast and the Wilderness Warrior Podcast.

 

Eric is a husband, father, writer, hunter, gardener, podcast host, and likely some other things I’m forgetting.

 

In our conversation today we went all over the place, which was great. We discussed:

 

Eric’s background and what it means to be a Wilderness Warrior

Why men need to be dangerous

Why men (and fathers specifically) need the wilderness and hunting to share with their children

How a hiking trip when he was young taught him lessons he still carries with him

Eric decides he’s going to take over the show and asks me questions for a while

 

This was a really fun conversation and be sure to check out Eric’s work.

 

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