The Strength Connection

In the 53rd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Strong First Team Leader, and coach at Kraftmanufaktur Stuttgart, Sven Rieger, will talk about his Dinnie Stones training protocol, his general training, structure vs. intuition, mindset work, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter, you will discover:

(0:55) Introducing our special guest BA Healthcare Management, Strong First Team Leader, FMS Level 1, and coach at Kraftmanufaktur Stuttgart, Sven Rieger @sven_rieger

(1:20) Birthday in Austria

(2:10) Sven’s usual routine

(2:45) Weather in Austria

(3:55) Trouble with the hook grip

(4:15) Shout out to Jason Marshall @strongfirst_marshall

(4:20) Shout out to John Otton

(4:55) Dinnie stones: explanation

(5:40) Dinnie stones vs. barbell

(5:50) Origin of Dinnie stones

(6:15) STONELAND: An Original Film by Rogue Fitness @roguefitness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhQlNwxn5oo 

(6:30) History of Dinnie Stones

(7:10) The first woman who lifted Dinnie stones

(7:25) The guy beyond the record

(7:55) The legend of Donald Dinnie

(8:25) The original challenge

(8:40) Jack Shanks: the first person

http://www.thedinniestones.com/Lifters%20Pages/Jack%20Shanks.html 

(9:55) Mindset behind Sven’s Dinnie Stones goal

(11:25) Change in the challenge

(12:20) July 19th, Sven’s attempt date

(13:20) Sven’s current program

(14:50) Zercher squats: Sven’s favorite squat

(15:35) Barbell Press: 4 times a week

(17:10) The Built Strong program

(17:45) Sven’s program vs. Easy Strength

(19:25) The truth behind the smaller rings

(21:20) The Jefferson Deadlift

(21:35) Shout out to Pavel Macek @pavelmacekcom

(21:50) Jefferson Deadlift: explanation

(22:30) About Kettlebell

(23:35) One arm vs. two arms swings

(24:50) Deadlift Dynamite by Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst

https://www.amazon.com/Deadlift-Dynamite-Master-Strength-Exercises/dp/0938045822 

(26:25) Double swings

(27:05) Foot position for Dinnie Stones

(28:25) Training for everything

(30:45) Structured training

(31:15) Shout out to Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(32:00) “Even a very structured program gives you some leeway to adjust on a daily basis on how you feel.” - Sven Rieger @sven_rieger

(33:15) Shout out to Dan John @coachdanjohn

(34:25) Shout out to Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69

(34:55) Shout out to Tim Almond

(35:25) “Your character to a certain degree determines how many reps you need or should have in a program.” - Sven Rieger @sven_rieger

(35:45) Mike’s favorite workout

(36:15) Shout out to Grant Anderson @kettlebellgrant

(37:45) About Grant Anderson @kettlebellgrant

(38:20) Sven’s thoughts about snatches

(38:35) Shout out to Hector Gutierrez

https://strongashec.com 

(38:35) Breakthrough Secrets Podcast #16 - Hector Gutierrez: The 5 Elements Of A Strong Man

In the 52nd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Founder of Dark Horse Rowing, Shane Farmer will talk about his origin story, his background with strength and conditioning, finding rowing crew in college, his introduction to Crossfit Invictus, teaching rowing worldwide, founding Dark Horse Rowing, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter you will discover:

(1:00) Introducing our special guest Founder of Dark Horse Rowing, Shane Farmer  @darkhorserowing

(1:05) Shout out to Eric Malzone @emalzone

(2:05) Shane’s origin story

(2:50) Lack of fitness in high school years

(3:15) Joining track and field

(3:35) Joining Baseball club

(3:45) Transferring to University of Santiago

(4:00) Baseball Team tryouts

(4:50) Trying Rowing for free

(6:05) About leaving Colorado

(7:50) Lack of a mentor

(8:00) Getting better at school

(8:25) “Somebody who truly believes in you can change your entire future.” - Shane Framer @darkhorserowing

(8:55) Job in a Mexican hospital

(10:05) What Shane loved about sports

(10:40) Shane’s parent’s athletic background

(11:35) Love for competition, adventure, and fitness

(13:10) Visceral elements of baseball

(15:25) About being naturally good at Rowing

(15:40) Attending sports fair

(16:45) Baseball practice doing 6K

(21:50) Rowing on a machine

(24:40) Water Rowing

(25:10) “When you are rowing in a boat you want to disappear. If you are a standout athlete in a boat you are doing something wrong.” - Shane Farmer @darkhorserowing

(25:30) The objective when Rowing

(27:05) Dark Horse Rowing’s goal

(29:05) The art of Rowing

(29:40) Military analogy

(30:10) Shane’s seat in the boat

(30:40) “Rowing is the only sport where you finish the crossline backward.” - Shane Farmer @darkhorserowing

(30:55) Shane’s job on the team

(33:00) Coxswain vs rowers

(35:10) Rowing competitions

(37:15) Shane’s introduction to Crossfit

(37:20) Shout out to Stephane Rochet Linkedin Stephane Rochet 

(38:40) Strength conditioning before Crossfit

(38:55) Shout out Jim Harbaugh @coachjim4um

(40:00) What to do when nobody cares

(42:15) Senior year training plan

(42:40) Entitled sports team

(51:00) Starting coaching

(51:40) Black sheep of Crossfit community

(53:00) Shout out to Kelly Starrett Twitter @thereadystate

(53:00) Shout out to Carl Paoli @carlpaoli

(53:00) Shout out to Mike Burgener @mikeburgener

(53:05) Shout out to James FitzGerald @opexfitness

(57:30) Dark Horse Rowing’s objective

(58:30) The free bagel story

(59:20) “I’m in the business of building character, not about teaching people how to row.” - Shane Farmer @darkhorserowing

(59:40) “You learn who you want to have in your life and you have to act on it.” - Shane Farmer @darkhorserowing

(1:00:30) “We can’t control the outcome, we can only control our process.” - Shane Farmer @darkhorserowing

(1:02:55) “Regrets come from not putting effort.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(1:03:35) “No matter how much we want, we can't control anyone else but ourselves.” - Shane Farmer @darkhorserowing

(1:05:00) Anti dogmatism

(1:06:15) Mastery by Robert Greene

(1:07:35) Finite vs infinite game format

(1:08:15) World rowing championship

(1:10:25) Having a heart of student

(1:12:40) Best changes in Shane’s life

(1:13:00) Learning from successful people

(1:16:05) Shout out to Kevin Hart @kevinhart4real

(1:16:30) Just listen!

(1:17:30) USD Men's Rowing @usdmrowing

(1:19:20) Where can you find Shane Farmer? @darkhorserowing

Youtube: Dark Horse Rowing

In the 51st episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Founder of Chasing Strength, Former RKC and SFG Master Instructor, and Author, Geoff Neupert will talk about complexes, co-founding original strength, mental strength, how to be stronger in all areas of our lives, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter, you will discover: 

(1:05) Introducing our special guest Founder of Chasing Strength, Former RKC and SFG Master Instructor, and Author, Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

(1:40) Shout out to Huggy McNiff @huggybear_mc

(3:35) Complexes

(4:20) Geoff’s programming target audience

(5:15) Kettlebell Muscle by Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

https://www.amazon.com/Kettlebell-Muscle-Secrets-Compound-Lifting/dp/B0040NJXC4 

(5:30) Shout out to Kenneth Jay @drkennethjay

(5:30) Viking Warrior Conditioning by Kenneth Jay @drkennethjay https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Warrior-Conditioning-Kenneth-Jay/dp/0938045040 

(6:10) Shout out to Tim Anderson @tim_sonofander

(6:15) Shout out to Doug Nepodal, Master kettlebell instructor at StrongFirst, Linkedin Doug Nepodal

(6:25) Ginnie pigs for Kettlebell Muscle

(7:50) Geoff’s reaction to his program’s result

(9:25) “If you are caloric neutral you will strip down body fat and put muscle on without being caloric deficit.” - Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

(9:45) How are Geoff’s programs designed

(10:20) Shout out to Wesley Barnett Linkedin Wes Barnett

(11:05) The secret behind Kettlebell muscles’ success

(11:40) “Anyone who follows a program and isn’t afraid to eat will put muscle on.” - Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

(13:50) Geoff’s experience with Original Strength @original_strength

(16:05) Rebranding Original Strength @original_strength

(16:50) Testing 5 resets

(17:30) Becoming bulletproof

(20:15) Getting back with weight lifting

(20:40) Geoff’s goal

(22:00) Why did Geoff choose to crawl

(22:35) The success rate of crawling

(23:05) Original Strength before 2015 @original_strength

(24:00) Why crawling works

(24:55) Access to absolute strength

(26:15) How does Geoff train himself

(26:55) The issue with the lunge position

(29:40) Mental toughness training: a means to an end

(30:35) “In order to be mentally tough, you have to know why you have to be mentally tough.” - Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

(31:00) The vision

(32:00) Geoff’s theory behind being focused

(33:10) Shout out to J.J. Jude

(35:00) The contrast

(36:15) How did Geoff restart his strength journey

(37:15) “Most people won’t take the time to find their why.” - Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

(39:00) Shout out to Dr. Lisa Lewis @drlewisconsulting

(42:00) Cons of shorter attention span

(43:30) Just stop eating!

(45:45) Lack of critical thinking

(47:10) It’s ok to fail

(50:30) “Competence breeds confidence.” - Unknown

(52:30) Where to find Geoff Neupert? @geoff.neupert

https://chasingstrength.com/ 

[email protected] 

In the 50th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Coach of ATG, and the Barefoot Sprinter Coach, Graham Tuttle will talk about sprinting and foot training, proper sprint mechanics to unlock speed, mobility, the science behind sprint mechanics, how to develop strength and speed, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter you will discover: 

(1:00) Introducing our special guest Coach of ATG, and the Barefoot Sprinter Coach, Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(1:15) The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast: #116 - Graham Tuttle: Love For Every Sport

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/116-graham-tuttle-love-for-every-sport/id1551573443?i=1000526871068 

(2:05) ATG coaching

(2:50) The ATG process analogy

(3:55) Stretching vs ATG

(4:45) “Any significant training has a long-lasting effect.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(6:05) The main philosophy of ATG

(7:00) Misconception about Yoga

(7:40) Shout out to Ben Patrick @kneesovertoesguy

(8:00) Benefits of walking backward with sled

(8:25) Shout out to Charles Poliquin

(8:30) “A lot of things that we have as a standard for how we do things now, they came from happy accidents in the past” Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(9:10) Main idea behind walking backward

(9:20) Short-range vs long-range training

(10:10) About using the sled

(12:00) Impact heavy movement

(12:10) Remodeling the fascia

(13:30) Forward on the sled

(15:00) The beauty of sled

(16:00) Dumb joints vs smart joints

(16:40) “When you have dumb joints you can do dumb exercises.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(17:05) Bunion

(19:05) Graham’s origin story

(20:05) The effects of non-functioning big toes

(21:20) What’s a bunion

(21:50) Innovative fascia

(23:40) Graham’s father’s Parkinson’s disease

(24:25) A study about fascia and Achilles tendon

(25:10) What if you can’t extend your big toe?

(27:20) “You can have healthy feet and have problems up the chain. But you cannot have unhealthy feet and not be affected up the chain.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(28:50) Let’s talk about feet

(30:50) What shoes can and can’t do

(32:00) About feet fetish

(32:30) Healthy feet: a sign of vitality

(33:40) Name of the wind book

(35:05) The main problem

(36:30) “The ideal situation is that your feet should be trained as a byproduct of everything else.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(37:35) Foot drills

(38:25) Why Graham does barefoot sprinting

(40:50) Graham’s three-part process

(47:40) Upstream vs downstream

(48:45) Shout out to Doctor Burke

(50:00) Can people run correctly?

(50:55) Shout out to Eliud Kipchoge @kipchogeeliud

(51:30) “If running feels difficult you are doing it wrong.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(52:10) What matters when running?

(55:05) “Too many people overvalue effort and undervalue grace.” - Graham Tuttle @thebarefootsprinter

(55:10) Bulking vs grace

(57:35) 5 exercises for foot strength

(59:50) The two most important muscles

(1:03:00) Continuation of the same problem

(1:05:25) Shout out to Tim Anderson @original_strength

(1:06:25) Graham’s&

In the 49th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Level II StrongFirst Certified kettlebell instructor (SFG II), Original Strength Instructor The Hebrew Hammer AKA Aleks Salkin will talk about his journey in fitness and business, losing his brand and remaking it, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter you will discover: 

(1:30) Introducing our special guest Level II StrongFirst Certified kettlebell instructor (SFG II), Original Strength Instructor, The Hebrew Hammer AKA Aleks Salkin @aleks_salkin

(2:35) The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast: #33 - Aleks Salkin: Calisthenics, Generating Tension From Nothing

(2:45) Aleks origin story

(3:20) Aleks’ original plan

(3:50) Lack of future plans

(4:00) Speaking with a Professor

(4:15) Shout out to Rami Arav Linkedin: Rami Arav

(5:20) Aleks’ discovery: Hebrew class

(7:30) December 2010, feeling lost

(9:15) Something better than academia

(9:45) Direct sales job

(10:05) Fast food restaurant job

(10:25) Zig Ziglar convention Twitter @thezigziglar

(11:25) Aleks at Cutco

(12:35) Shout out to Dane, Alek’s manager

(12:50) “People are generally more willing to let themselves down than to let others down.” - Aleks Salkin @aleks_salkin

(13:55) Aleks’ training for the salesman job

(15:25) The turning point

(16:40) Starting to train people

(19:50) Moving to Israel

(22:10) Aleks’ purpose at first

(25:15) After moving to Israel

(26:15) Aleks’ love for languages

(27:40) First Hebrew class

(28:15) How to learn any language book

(28:40) Self-learning Hebrew

(29:40) 4th grade Hebrew at the Absorption Center

(35:15) Shout out to Pavel Macek @pavelmacekcom

(35:35) Straight arm strength training

(36:40) Shout out to Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

(37:35) Calisthenics in Australia

(38:45) Shout out to Tim Anderson @tim_sonofander

(39:15) The reason why it Aleks was a hit

(39:55) Convict Conditioning by Paul Wade @convictconditioning

(40:45) Building the Gymnastic Body by Christopher Sommer @christophersommer1 

(43:35) “You can't be too quick to let your goals go for the sake of somebody else. Because if it really is meant to be, then you should be able to continue to go down that path.” Aleks Salkin @aleks_salkin

(45:30) English Language Teaching company job

(46:00) Shout out to Alek’s friend, David Ben Moshe

(49:25) Shout out to Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength

(50:15) Killing it with Kettlebell workshop

(51:50) The call with Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength

(57:30) “It is very easy to allow things to get in the way when you are not as focused as you should be.” - Aleks Salkin @aleks_salkin

(58:55) The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida @daviddeida.live

(59:15) The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron @juliacameronlive

(1:00:00) A double edge sword

(1:03:05) Aleks’ mindset

(1:06:00) Shout out to Rebecca Rouse @rebecca.rouse 

(1:07:00) Jim Carrey’s Yes Man

(1:07:50) Shout out to Greg Giraldo Twitter @greggiraldo 

(1:07:50) Hate towards the word “humble”

(1:09:25) Shout out to Dan John @coachdanjohn

(1:10:40) Habit vs decision

(1:10:50) Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frank

(1:13:20) “The end doesn’t have to be better.” - Aleks Salkin @aleks_salkin

(1:13:40) Aleks right now

(1:16:10) The choice

(1:17:20) “Just say it’s not a priority, do not lie.” - Aleks Salkin @aleks_salkin

(1:19:00) Expand your comfort zone!

(1:21:10) Where to find Aleks Salkin? @aleks_salkin

www.9minutechallange.com 

www.alekssalkin.com

In the 48th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, The Former Head Strength Coach and Director of Performance for the Newyork Yankees Baseball Organization and High-Performance Coach, Dana Cavalea, will talk about Dana’s origin story, his internship, call from Brian Cashman at the age of 23, everything about being a professional Head Coach, winning the world series, and his career transformation.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter, you will discover: 

(1:10) Introducing our special guest, The Former Head Strength Coach and Director of Performance for Newyork Yankees Baseball Organization and High-Performance Coach, Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

(2:00) Newyork Yankees’ fan since childhood

(2:20) Alternative path

(2:35) Lesson learned from players

(2:55) Right side of the game

(3:30) Be a fan!

(3:40) Fan vs. coach: the difference

(4:40) Dana’s origin story

(5:45) Shout out to Coach Ron McKeefery @rmckeefery

(6:00) Shout out to Jeff Mangold @jeff_mangold23 Linkedin: Jeff Mangold

(6:15) The beginning of Dana’s internship

(7:45) Becoming the assistant 

(8:15) Relationship with players

(8:25) Shout out to Jason Giambi @therealjasongiambi

(8:30) First game as head

(8:45) Time, work, and effort

(9:30) About relationship building

(10:00) Creating player profile

(10:50) How player profiles were used

(11:35) Shout out to Steve Donahue @steve.donohue Twitter: @Coach_Donahue

(12:40) Decision making

(13:20) Identify risk and learn to maintain

(14:25) The longevity you need

(14:40) The gap that Dana identified

(15:20) “You can identify the mistake, but if you are not willing to correct it, then what are you doing?” - Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

(16:45) 2009, Newyork Yankees

(17:30) Meeting in Atlanta

(17:55) The difference in 2009

(18:15) The fight

(18:45) “The one thing that brings a team together more than anything is not winning. It is a fight.” Jeff Mangold @jeff_mangold23 Linkedin: Jeff Mangold

(19:25) Play the game hard!

(20:15) Difference between sports and corporate world

(20:55) When dana didn’t show up

(21:30) Working with high performers

(22:20) Dana’s client

(23:10) Off days are off days

(23:50) Habits of a champion by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

(24:00) “The best players do less than everybody else. They know exactly what they need to do and do not worry about other stuff afterward.” - Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

(24:10) Overachiever mind

(25:05) Habits of a winning team by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

(26:00) Dana’s style of writing

(27:30) Where to find Dana? @therealcoachd

https://danacavalea.com/ 

Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTzgH9tgy--ekdtX7BprOEw 

Habits of a champion by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Champion-Dana-Cavalea/dp/1641840382#:~:text=Habits%20of%20a%20Champion%3A%20Cavalea,9781641840385%3A%20Amazon.com%3A%20Books 

Habits of a winning team by Dana Cavalea @therealcoachd

https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Champion-Team-Formula-Business-ebook/dp/B09LTJKFFG 

(28:00) Free copy of 1 Day Strength Challenge

https://www.mystrengthconnection.com/ 

In the 47th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, the Co-founder of Original Strength, Tim Anderson, will talk about the origin and evolution of this program, Tim’s origin story, how we move from babies to adults, different movements such as crawling, rowling, head nods, and more. 

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter, you will discover: 

(1:30) Introducing our special guest, the Co-founder of Original Strength, Tim Anderson @original_strength

(3:00) Original Strength’s backstory

(4:25) The corrective exercise system

(5:00) Smart Moves by Carla Hannaford

(5:45) Benefits of crawling

(6:30) FMS system and crawling

(7:05) "Crawling is one of the movements that is miraculous." - Tim Anderson @original_strength

(7:40) Tim’s actual problem

(8:30) Origin of Original Strength

(10:10) Sweating as a result of crawling

(11:15) The Original Strength's evolution

(11:20) Shout out to Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

(12:25) Original Strength by Tim Anderson @original_strength and Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

(12:35) Shout out to Huggy McNiff  @huggybear_mc

(13:00) The first person Tim told about the crawling system

(14:10) The miracle of the design

(14:55) The benefits of head nods

(16:35) What a child does

(16:40) The Well Balanced Child by Sally Goddard Blythe Twitter: @goddardblythe

(17:45) The secret to reset

(17:50) "Every breath you take should be a reset." - Tim Anderson @original_strength

(18:10) "We have fallen away from our design because we don’t engage in it." -Tim Anderson @original_strength

(19:10) About rolling

(20:00) The teaching sequence

(20:10) For an individual, a reset is a reset. You don’t have to hit the reset button in any particular order

(20:55) Screening and assessment

(21:20) Breakdown of Original Strength’s assessment

(22:00) Compensations

(22:55) Is it a stand-alone program or not?

(24:20) "OS allows you to live the life you want to live better." - Tim Anderson @original_strength

(24:40) Should you do OS every day?

(26:20) When did Tim start doing OS?

(26:40) Shout out to John Brookfield

(27:10) OS in various directions

(28:10) Tim’s progress

(28:30) "All of us are walking around with more than enough strength to be happy and live a wonderful life." Tim Anderson @original_strength

(28:50) When Tim decided he was strong enough

(29:50) “If you can take the breaks off the body, you can do incredible feats of strength”  Tim Anderson @original_strength

(30:00) Be bulletproof

(31:30) Tim’s journey to OS

(31:40) "If I’m always chasing something in the wait-room, most of the time I’m chasing somebody else’s standard." - Tim Anderson @original_strength

(33:00) Discover yourself

(34:35) Joy: definition

(35:10) Let the seasons come and go

(37:20) The mental benefits of the design

(38:05) OS: then vs. now

(39:05) Mastery by Robert Greene

(40:15) About OS workshops

(40:50) "The easiest way to unlock the way you think and feel is to move." - Tim Anderson @original_strength

(42:40) Tim’s goal with OS

(43:40) Breakthrough Secrets Podcast #45-Geoff Neupert: Complex, The Ultimate Strength Endurance

(44:50) Where to find Tim Anderson? @original_strength

Pressing Reset by Tim Anderson @original_strength and Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

Original Strength Youtube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC6g6yv0bSnA6nO3glRKL_Q 

Original Strength Podcast

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9v3pv_KGM7tXGWPX9Ux1Wubgblc2MN9t

In the 46th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and Host of The Pat and Flynn Show, Co-host of Philosophy For The People, Owner of Chronicles of Strength, Personal Trainer, and Fitness Writer, Pat Flynn will talk about the evolution of Pat’s coaching style, Pat’s personal training routine, time management, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter you will discover: 

(1:10) Introducing our special guest Host of The Pat and Flynn Show, Co-host of Philosophy For The People, Owner of Chronicles of Strength, Personal Trainer, and Fitness Writer, Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength

(2:10) The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast: #136 - Pat Flynn: Self Directed Learning

(2:20) Generalism

(3:05) Theme of generalism

(3:15) How to Be Better at Almost Everything by Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength

(3:25) An email that influenced Pat Flynn

(4:10) Reason for Pat’s accomplishments

(4:50) “It was the combination of skills rather than the hyper-specialization that allowed me to stand out in the industry.” - Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength

(6:25) Do quick fixes exist?

(6:40) Minimalism definition

(7:00) Minimalism in exercise

(7:30) Pat’s thoughts about minimalism

(8:20) Shout out to Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(9:15) An amazing analogy for minimalism

(9:30) Taekwondo

(11:25) Art vs the competitive side of Taekwondo

(12:50) Minimalism vs Genrelism

(13:10) “Generalism is the outcome, minimalism is the part of the process” - Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength

(13:55) Pat’s current routine

(14:30) Shout out to Derek Toshner @tnt_adventure_fit

(16:20) Intuitive approach or structured plan

(16:50) “The more you play the rules and play in a structured way for years, the better you are going to be at improvising.” - Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength

(17:10) “You better know the rules, before you start to bend the rules, and especially before you start to break the rules.” - Pat Flynn’s Music Teacher

(19:00) More about Pat’s routine

(19:25) Shout out to Dan John @coachdanjohn

(19:45) Pat’s handstand session

(21:55) Mastery by Robert Greene

(22:45) Isolate, integrate, and improvise

(24:40) I’m a man of Chicago: a song

(25:00) Improvisation in fitness

(26:45) Pat’s approach to life

(26:55) Upcoming two books

(27:00) Pat’s first priority

(28:05) Swallow the frog first

(29:00) Pat’s writing style

(29:05) “Good writing is an invitation.” - Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength

(31:25) Read a lot, write a lot

(33:10) Shout out to Stephen King Twitter: @StephenKing

(33:35) “Don’t ask a writer where his ideas come from.” - Stephen King Twitter: @StephenKing

(34:05) Pat’s reading process

(34:40) Shout out to Dr. James Madden Twitter: @JDMadden3

(34:55) About philosophy

(36:40) Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman @danmillmanpw

(37:35) Reread philosophy

(38:35) About modern philosophy

(39:30) Philosophy of religion

(41:50) Start with a good system

(46:20) Basics matter

(47:25) Pat’s coaching process

(50:00) Pat’s screening process

(51:40) Changes in Pat’s coaching style

(53:25) Learning the hard way

(56:00) You are not your client

(57:20) Where to find Pat Flynn? @chroniclesofstrength

The Pat Flynn Show

https://patflynnshow.libsyn.com/ 

Philosophy for The People

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa3wHUIIJ2CeLcInYvuyEJw/featured 

https://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/ 

In the 45th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Doctor of Psychology and Addiction Counsellor, and the Creator of Psych Skills for Fitness Pros course, Doctor Lisa Lewis will talk about details of Psych Skills for Fitness Pros course which helps coaches assess the motivation of clients by using the self-determination theory that maximizes motivation to help people succeed their goals.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(1:25) Introducing our special guest Doctor of Psychology and Addiction Counsellor, and the Creator of Psych Skills for Fitness Pros course, Doctor Lisa Lewis @drlewisconsulting

(1:35) The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast: #107 - Dr. Lisa Lewis: Leverage Your Superpowers

(1:50) Lisa’s training, rehab, and recovery

(3:30) Is gym therapy therapeutic?

(3:50) “Strenght training is not psychotherapy but it can be therapeutic and it can help your mind and body.” - Dr. Lisa Lewis @drlewisconsulting

(4:15) Strength therapy’s benefit for the mind

(4:25) “Physical training is a tool in a toolbox, it is a medicine in a medicine cabinet. But it is not the same medicine, it is not the same therapy as psychotherapy.” - Dr. Lisa Lewis @drlewisconsulting

(5:40) Trial and errors

(7:20) About Lisa’s general clientele

(7:40) A door to the betterment

(9:15) Coach’s bird's eye view

(9:50) Benefit of having a coach

(10:25) Tips for coaches

(11:40) The disadvantage of treating yourself

(13:05) “You hire someone to write down a food log and take a look at what you eat. But do you think you can handle your brain on your own?” - Dr. Lisa Lewis @drlewisconsulting

(13:20) Psychology is mind-boggling

(14:05) On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins

(14:20) “Maybe you have a wrench in your toolbox and you can bang on it like it’s a hammer. But it is not a hammer and it will not do the job.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(15:00) Strength training: a different type of therapy

(17:10) Self-determination theory: A theory of motivation

(17:50) Self-determination theory: an organismic theory

(18:20) Tip for people helpers

(18:40) Behavioral psychology example

(18:50) Why do people help burn out

(19:35) Extrinsic motivation

(20:30) Intrinsic motivation

(21:10) What’s motivating the client?

(21:30) Respect client’s motivation!

(22:10) Benefits of respecting client’s motivation

(22:40) What to not say

(22:50) A most effective way to retain clients

(24:20) Clients goal and coaches mission

(24:45) Fitness is deeper

(25:05) Meet the client where they are

(25:45) Shift language

(27:25) Psyche skills course

(27:50) The goal of this course

(28:15) How to assess motivation

(28:55) The transtheoretical model of change

(29:20) “There are many stages in the change process and only one step or one stage is actually action.” - Dr. Lisa Lewis @drlewisconsulting

(31:15) Shout out to Rick Mayo @coachrickmayo

(32:10) Assessing motivation: process

(36:10) Identified regulations

(37:40) How to identify regulation

(39:10) Intrinsic motivation vs other motivations

(40:10) The motivation scale

(43:00) Do what serves you!

(44:15) “You don’t always have to be in your head to be working on your head.” - Dr. Lisa Lewis @drlewisconsulting

(44:45) Shout out to Denzel Allen @powerofstrenght

(44:50) How do you learn?

(46:25) Where to find Dr. Lisa Lewis? @drlewisconsulting

www.drlewisconsulting.com

In the 44th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast Mike and our special guest Mind Movement role model, Owner of Strength Den Mill Valley California, and Poet, Denzel Allen, will talk about his new move in business, his coaching style and process, and his personal work with writing poetry.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(1:10) Introducing our special guest Mind Movement role model, Owner of Strength Den Mill Valley California, Denzel Allen @powerofstrenght

(1:35) Denzel’s new space for Strength Den

(2:25) Shout out to Chris Abbott @chrisabbott232

(2:55) Denzel’s goal

(3:20) Breakthrough Secret Podcast Ep #125 - Denzel Allen: Joy Of Training https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/125-denzel-allen-joy-of-training/id1551573443?i=1000527988457 

(4:25) Denzel’s origin story

(4:30) Sports: a gateway to the training

(5:15) Search for a reason

(5:25) Football cap

(5:40) Strength testing

(6:10) Getting under the bar

(6:35) Starting strength training

(7:15) Training with Greg Drab @advantagepersonaltraining

(8:20) 15 lbs gain

(9:15) Getting away from football

(10:05) Reconnecting with Greg Drab

(12:30) Self-studying to become a better trainer

(13:30) Denzel’s driving force

(15:20) “Any environment that you are putting yourself into on a regular is going to have an impact on you.” - Denzel Allen @powerofstrenght

(15:45) Denzel’s old program

(17:10) Shout out to StrongFirst @strongfirst

(17:15) Denzel’s history with kettlebell

(20:25) “You might just be one or a couple exercises away from seeing a big difference.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection

(20:50) Have awareness of your body!

(22:25) Shout out to Alec Sulkin @alecsulkin

(22:40) Original strength course in Boston

(23:45) The exercise that unlocked Denzel

(24:15) Shout out to Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert

(24:15) Shout out to Huggy McNiff @huggybear_mc

(24:20) Shout out to Dan John @coachdanjohn

(24:30) Shout out to Tim Anderson @tim_sonofander

(24:45) Rocking: easy modifiable movement

(25:00) Denzel’s progress

(26:15) Minboxing program

http://www.mindboxing.com

(27:00) Importance of feedback

(29:50) FMS system

(30:35) Strength Den

https://www.strengthdenmv.com/ 

(31:00) Denzel’s coaching process

(32:30) Different learning techniques

(33:50) Shout out to Nick Winkleman @nickwinkelman

(34:50) Failed education system

(36:20) Benefits of questionnaire

(37:10) “You just have to treat people as they are, not as you want to be treated” - Denzel Allen @powerofstrenght

(38:10) Shout out to Kain Ramsay @kain.ramsay

(39:30) Denzel’s way of learning

(41:35) Denzel’s writing process

(42:55) How long has Denzel been interested in writing

(43:50) Poetry writing catalyst: a road trip

(44:30) Denzel’s blogging and journaling

(46:15) Poetry is in everything

(46:25) Poetry writing vs newsletter or blog writing

(47:20) Denzel’s routine

(48:40) What’s journaling

(49:15) The artist way book

(50:30) Journaling is self-care

(51:00) Meditation room in Strength Den

https://www.strengthdenmv.com/ 

(51:40) Denzel’s current training

(53:05) Shout out to Paul

(53:55) The beauty of martial arts

(55:10) Where to find Denzel Allen? @powerofstrenght

https://www.strengthdenmv.com/