The Strength Connection

In the 43rd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest CEO of Jeet Kune Do Athletic Association (JKDAA), Host of The Blackbelt Podcast, Sifu Harinder Singh will talk about connecting flow state, the mind-body connection, Sifu’s mind boxing program, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter you will discover: 

(1:30) Introducing our special guest CEO of Jeet Kune Do Athletic Association (JKDAA), Host of The Blackbelt Podcast Sifu Harinder Singh @sifusingh

(3:00) More about Sifu and his specialties

(4:10) What people think martial arts is

(4:20) Martial spirit

(4:40) “The best version of ourselves is a balanced version.” Sifu Singh @sifusingh

(5:00) Sifu’s work with military and police force

(5:35) “90% of success is in the mind.” - Sifu Singh @sifusingh

(6:50) Reactionary beings

(7:30) How to get in the flow state

(10:30) Connect with yourself

(11:50) Sign your practice worked well

(14:20) Don’t think, feel!

(16:05) Free up energy

(17:10) Questions to ask about tension

(17:40) Transform your tension

(18:25) “Tension is your key to flow.” - Sifu Singh @sifusingh

(19:40) Task your mind

(20:30) About meditation

(21:05) Sifu’s simple experiment

(21:30) What do we attach to?

(22:30) Sifu’s process with beginners

(23:10) The reason behind mantras’ success

(23:45) “Stillness is the master of unrest.” - Sifu Singh @sifusingh

(24:10) Tai Chi and stillness

(24:30) Steps to gain flow

(27:10) Types of people in stillness and chaos

(29:05) Instant chaos vs drip chaos

(31:00) Connection with divine

(32:00) “The kingdom of heaven is within.” - Sifu Singh @sifusingh

(32:45) High-er performance

(33:50) Our mission

(34:15) Shout out to Paul Selig @paul.selig

(35:30) Inspiration, not outpiration

(36:25) The strength and fitness industry is shallow

(38:50) Self-worth issues

(39:15) “You need love for yourself, you don’t need discipline.” - Sifu Singh @sifusingh

(40:30) Transform the tension

(42:00) Sifu’s motivation for a workout

(45:00) Why does Sifu love the kettlebell

(45:20) Definition of strength

(45:25) The true definition of transformation

(47:10) 100 conscious choices to transform

(50:20) Definition of awareness

(51:00) A tip from Sifu

(53:20) Shout out to Paul McIlroy @paulmcilroyamazing12

(54:10) Why do people love kettlebell

(54:55) Proof that the spirit body is real

(57:10) Radar for danger

(59:10) Kettlebell transforms tension

(1:00:15) Where to find Sifu Singh? @sifusingh

https://sifusingh.com/

https://mindboxing.com

https://blackbeltmag.com/black-belt-magazine-podcast 

In the 42nd episode of The Strenght Connection Podcats, Mike and our special guest Former Elite Instructor at StrongFirst, Professor of Research and Methods, Craig Marker will talk about fission vs fusion diets, Craig’s first experience with fusion therapy, supplementations for NAD, and AMPK, fat diet, disadvantages of drinking water during HIIT, toxic masculinity, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter you will discover: 

(1:30) Introducing our special guest  Former Elite Instructor at StrongFirst, Professor of Research and Methods, Craig Marker

(2:55) About Craig’s day job

(4:40) Craig’s love for reading research papers

(6:35) Reason for different results of the same diet for different people

(8:50) How diet researches work

(9:30) Craig’s current research works

(9:50) Craig at the 37th episode of The Breakthrough Secret Podcast

(10:15) Fission vs Fusion diet

(10:55) “Fasting is really good at helping cleaning processes.” - Craig Marker 

(12:35) Mitochondria: the powerhouse of the cell

(13:05) Fission and fusion in mitochondria

(13:55) Craig’s goal with fission and fusion training

(14:30) NAD’s function in the body

(16:05) About AMPK enzyme

(16:30) Benefits of high-intensity exercises

(16:50) Supplementation for NAD and AMPK

(18:00) Craig’s fission day routine

(18:30) Shout to Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst

(20:00) PPAR Alpha

(20:50) Benefits of protein and carbs for fusion

(22:35) The difference does fission and fusion training makes

(22:55) “If you are in your 60 or 70, the brain cells have more reasons to have senolytics.” - Craig Marker 

(23:20) Craig’s first experience with fusion training

(24:50) Craig’s fat diet

(26:10) Craig’s fast timing

(27:15) Glucose and insulant measurement

(27:30) Training after eating

(27:55) What’s fusion?

(28:20) Craig’s fusion day routine

(28:30) Mtor: opposite to AMPK

(29:05) Stearic acid

(30:10) Fasting on fission days

(31:10) Meal timing

(31:20) “You are not a baby, you don’t need your bottle in the gym.” Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst

(31:45) Disadvantages of water during a high-intensity workout

(32:05) Break down of Craig’s training days

(32:30) Craig’s 2-week fission training trails

(33:10) Craig’s fission day exercise routine

(34:20) Craig’s fusion day exercise routine

(35:10) Craig’s birthday interval

(35:50) Craig’s goals and milestones

(36:50) Beast Tamer program by StrongFirst

https://www.strongfirst.com/community/threads/beast-tamer-programming.18974/ 

(37:20) StrongFirst event’s benchmarks

(38:40) Shout out to Ben Patrick @kneesovertoesguy

(39:15) The unorthodox training of Ben Patrick @kneesovertoesguy

(41:50) Pick attainable goals!

(43:00) Shout out to John Parker @johnparker__

(43:20) Craig’s group

(44:10) Craig’s thoughts about toxic masculinity

(45:05) Toxic masculinity: APA statement

(46:50) “Everything is good and bad at different levels.” - Craig Marker 

(47:00) Masculine and feminine energy

(48:15) Benefits of variety in your mindset

(49:00) Man don’t cry

(50:15) Shout out to Tyler

(51:55) Don’t restrict yourself

(53:55) Harness your energy

(55:10) Shout out to Dan John @coachdanjohn

(55:30) Where to find Craig Marker? 

http://strength.university/ 

https://www.craigmarker.com/ 

In the 41st episode of The Strenght Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Speaker, Best Selling Author, Master SFG, Religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri, Dan John will talk about why writers don’t get paid anymore, book piracy, vertical communities, Dan’s writing and editing process, pure present, how to live blissfully dissatisfied, The Life of Brian, A Fish Called Wanda, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(2:05) Introducing our special guest Speaker, Best Selling Author, Master SFG, Religious studies instructor for Columbia College of Missouri, Dan John @coachdanjohn

(2:35) 40 Years With A Whistle: Life Lessons from the Field of Play by Dan John 

(2:50) Attempts: Essays on Fitness, Health, Longevity and Easy Strength by Dan John

(2:55) Nothing works anymore

(6:20) Book piracy sites

(6:50) Life of Brian

(7:30) Writers don’t get paid anymore

(8:25) Fight Club: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk @chuckpalahniuk

(8:35) Jack Snyder’s Justice League @snydercut

(9:35) Commit!!!

(10:40) “I can tell you in 30 seconds the best training program you will ever do in your damn life. But then it is up to you to do it.” - Dan John @coachdanjohn

(12:00) Dan about the Lord Of The Rings

(13:20) Dan’s plan-making process

(14:00) Details matters

(14:30) The delicious grape story

(15:45) What’s next?

(17:10) “Talk about people who live in the pure present.” - Unknown

(17:15) Pure present

(18:30) Live blissfully dissatisfied

(18:50) Earl Nightingale Series on Youtube

(18:50) Goal setter vs goal achiever

(20:40) On Writing: a memoir of the craft by Stephen King Twitter: @stephenking

(22:05) About editing

(23:20) A Fish Called Wanda

(25:00) Never Let Go by Dan John @coachdanjohn

(25:40) Change in Dan’s writing process

(27:10) “Retyping a good article, retyping a good short story is mindblowing to help you.” - Dan John @coachdanjohn

(29:30) Failed education system

(30:00) “The English teachers have gotten so weird with their red pen and their concern apostrophe-s that they miss the point that the student was writing a suicide note.” - Dan John @coachdanjohn

(31:10) The Journey Of Socrates by Dan Millman Twitter @pwdan

(32:00) The hidden life by Dan Millman @danmillmanpw

(33:45) Misconception about creativity in America

(35:00) To make it simple is a hard word

(35:15) Limit your free will to be productive

(37:20) The catalyst to Dan’s mindset

(39:40) “You are the sum of your habits.” - Dan John @coachdanjohn

(40:50) Shout out to Tyler Wall @tylerjameswall

(41:50) Dan is always learning and experimenting

(45:50) The 20/80 rule

(46:10) 1,600 calories, 16,000 steps plan

(46:30) Minnesota starvation study

(48:50) Sustainability and consistency

(49:30) Good Theology concept: horizontal and vertical communities

(51:00) The vertical community about weight lifting

(52:25) What’s a vertical community

(54:35) Dan’s family; an example of vertical community

(56:15) You often don’t listen to the vertical community

(58:10) “Embrace the obvious.” Dan John @coachdanjohn

(1:00:00) What did Dan do during the pandemic?

(1:00:50) How Dan started losing weight

(1:03:45) Dan’s everyday goal system

(1:05:35) Decluttering doubled Dan’s income

(1:07:26) “Foundation make a fortune but to make a foundation you need a brick.” - Dan John @coachdanjohn

(1:10:00) Shoveling after the lake effect storm

(1:11:05) Dan’s upcoming book

(1:12:15) 10 bad days or 355 good days?

(1:13:10) “I write to break through writer's block” - Dan John @coachdanjohn

(1:13:45) Where can you find Dan John? @coachdanjohn

(1:13:55) Special discount code

In the 40th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest the Motivational speaker and author of the book Superhuman YOU, Dave Whitley will talk about the definition and benefits of breath training, Wim Hof’s breath training method, breath training throughout history, the impact of breathing on performance & mental illnesses, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! 

In this chapter you will discover: 

(2:20) Introducing our special guest Motivational Speaker and Author of the book Superhuman YOU Dave Whitley @irontamer

(3:15) Who is Dave Whitley?

(3:35) Shout out to The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast

(3:40) Superhuman YOU by Dave Whitley @irontamer

(4:15) Breath training

(4:55) Biggest objection about breathing training

(5:20) Benefits of breath training

(6:25) Breath training throughout history

(6:50) Interface between the conscious and unconscious mind

(8:15) “We can definitely, undoubtedly influence our body chemistry through our breathing.” - Dave Whitley @irontamer

(8:15) What breathing can do?

(10:55) “If you really want to get down in the cellular chemical level stuff you need your breathing to penetrate that.” - Dave Whitley @irontamer

(11:05) Shout out to Wim Hof @iceman_hof

(11:05) Breath training for mental illness

(13:25) Dave’s 2 breathwork school of thoughts

(13:45) What Dave loves about Wim Hof’s breath training @iceman_hof

(14:40) Dave’s experience with cold exposure

(15:45) Dave’s mother’s death

(16:05) National Geographic documentary

(18:15) The swimmer’s hippy mindset

(19:05) The swimmer’s origin story

(20:40) Becoming the Iceman: Pushing Past Perceived Limits by Justin Rosales and Wim Hof Linkedin: Justin Rosales @iceman_hof

(21:10) The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential by Wim Hof

(21:50) 3 minutes in ice-cold lake water

(22:55) “If you wanna play in cold, get in it and get out of it before it gets in you.” - Wim Hof @iceman_hof

(24:20) Lack of focus in water

(25:05) The mindset

(25:35) Should you skip cold exposure?

(27:15) “The real question is what is the most beneficial, what is the most optimal, and what do I want to do.” - Dave Whitley @irontamer

(27:45) Cold exposure vs breathing: should you choose one?

(28:45) Blueprint for experiencing life

(29:35) Wim Hof’s approach

(30:20) 2014 cold lake experience

(32:20) Effect of nutrition on performance

(34:00) Does breathing affect our performance?

(36:20) Benefits of cold exposure

(40:55) The actual length of blood vessels

(41:20) Heart’s reaction to exposure to cold

(46:35) Breath ladders

(47:25) Dave’s notebook

(48:30) Dave’s friend’s death Bud Jeffries @budjeffries

(49:45) Midlevel breath training

(53:00) Overview of Wim Hof’s method @iceman_hof

(56:10) Forcing nasal breathing is not good

(1:01:00) Breath in and let go

(1:02:25) One set of Wim Hof breathing training @iceman_hof

(1:04:00) Full breath definition

(1:09:45) Benefits of the full breath

(1:11:15) Tips for cold exposure

(1:14:00) Meditation during breath training

(1:15:00) Emotional responses to breath training

(1:18:10) Dave’s Nashville workshop

(1:18:45) Get Superhuman You by Dave Whitley for free

https://www.superhumanyoubook.com

(1:19:25) Superhuman You Coaching

https://www.superhumanyoucoaching.com/landing-page1611256636142

In the 39th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Physical Therapist, Certified Strenght and Conditioning Specialist, and StrongFirst Lead Instructor, Chris Leib will talk about FMS & its benefits, insight on physical therapy, the point where physical therapy and personal training meets, mindfulness, SFC1 and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk,

In this episode you will discover:

(1:20) Introducing our special guest Physical Therapist, Certified Strenght and Conditioning Specialist, and StrongFirst Lead Instructor Chris Leib @movementprof

(1:30) Chris’ Elite certification from StrongFirst

(2:20) Chris’ origin story

(4:10) Chris’ past passion: Physical therapy or fitness

(4:40) Chris’ Physical therapy school experience

(5:35) Popularity of movement assessment 

(6:20) Shout out to Gray Cook @functionalmvmt and Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(7:15) FMS and other movement systems

(8:05 ) Benefits of FMS

(8:55) What physiotherapist can and can’t do

(9:40) Where physical therapy and fitness meet

(11:40) “If that’s not what I can change then is that the thing that I should be the most concerned with?” - Chris Leib @movementprof

(13:10) Chris’ started with personal training

(14:00) Difference between physical therapy and personal training clientele

(15:15) Chris’ marketing tool: Being a physical therapist 

(15:45) Blend of therapy and training: Perfect situation for long term prognosis

(18:00) Shout out to StrongFirst

https://www.strongfirst.com/

(20:20) Chris’ first introduction with StrongFirst

(20:25) Shout out to Carlos Bradley

(21:15) Bodybuilding vs StrongFirst results

(22:25) Crossfit and kettlebell fit together

(23:20) Crossfit coaching and SFG

(25:35) Truth behind Crossfit

(27:30) “It’s not the movement, it’s what part of the movement you are ready for.” - Chris Lieb @movementprof

(28:00) Yoga: false synonym for flexibility

(29:20) About Chris’ StrongFirst certification: SFC1

(29:25) Shout out to Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(31:40) Chris’ reason to start with bodyweight and barbell

(32:45) Shout out to Dr. Michael Hartle @drmichaelhartle

(33:20) The no. 1 method for Chris: StrongFirst

(34:40) The principles that Chris follows: StrongFirst

(35:10) Shout out to Bill Hartman Linkedin: @Bill Hartman

(36:40) Chris’ clientele majority

(37:55) Difference between physical clinic vs personal training

(39:30) Mindfulness with clients

(39:45) What’s mindfulness for Chris

(40:30) “Physical therapy is a process, not a fix.” - Chris Leib @movementprof

(41:30) Mindfulness, not related to religion

(42:40) What is mindfulness training

(43:00) Mindfulness is therapeutic, but not therapy

(44:40) Communication between is the key

(46:10) Bad communication: a common turn off

(50:10) Longevity Through Movement by Chris Leib

https://www.amazon.com/Longevity-Through-Movement-Chris-Leib/dp/1701792664 

(50:15) Where to find Chris Leib? @movementprof

http://www.movementprofessional.com/ 

In the 32nd Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Personal Trainer, StrongFirst Lead Instructor San Diego California, John Parker will talk about Beast Tamer Challenge, tips for bulking up, John’s weight gain diet regime, supplementation & nutrition, some of John’s favorite exercise, minimalist training, testosterone blend, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(1:25) Introducing our special guest Personal Trainer, StrongFirst Lead Instructor San Diego California John Parker @johnparker__

(1:40) Beast Tamer Challenge

(2:30) Shout out to Karen Smith @_coach_karen_

(2:35) Beast Tamer Program

(3:30) John’s training and dieting for the last 6 months

(6:00) The Beast Tamer Challenge for bigger guys

(7:10) What’s Beast Tamer & Iron Maiden Challenge

(8:10) John’s fitness background

(9:30) The actual challenge for John

(10:15) John’s diet regime

(10:20) John bought a cow

(11:30) More about John’s diet routine for gaining weight

(12:25) Tips for gaining weight

(13:00) Questions to ask yourself when bulking up

(14:20) John’s weight gain goal vs results

(14:40) The most difficult thing about bulking up

(16:30) John’s training for the Beast Tamer Challenge

(16:45) Pistol squats and pistol squat ladders

(18:00) Pull-ups and lock-offs

(18:30) Pull-ups: pros & cons

(18:55) The benefit of wide-grip pull-ups

(20:00) Zottman curl: a game-changer

(21:10) Hanging scapular depression with a 32-weight

(22:30) Is it good to just do pull-ups?

(23:00) Minimalist training philosophy 

(24:00) The military press

(24:35) More about John’s training

(26:40) Double military press with kettlebells

(27:10) Balancing recovery and training

(28:25) StrongFirst’s mindset

(28:35) John’s initial training program

(28:35) John’s favorite exercises

(30:10) People’s mindset about Beast Tamer Challenge

(30:25) The reality of training for Beast Tamer Challenge

(32:15) Train smarter, not harder

(33:10) Minimalist training

(33:25) The training wasn’t difficult, the diet was

(34:10) Tip from John about training

(36:30) Recovery and Supplements

(38:00) John’s weekly training routine

(38:20) “Once you are really honing down the last 6 weeks or 4 weeks if you are going for Beast Tamer or Iron Maiden that would be a good thing to just physically get as much rest as possible.” - John Parker @johnparker__

(39:30) The caveat with the minimalist training program

(40:45) Different training for different people

(42:50) Shout out Derek Toshner @tnt_adventure_fit

(43:25) John’s supplementation routine

(43:30) Shout out to Dr. Andrew Huberman @hubermanlab

(43:40) Testosterone blend

(44:05) Benefits of the testosterone blend

(44:15) How to know if your testosterone is high

(44:55) Caveat with supplementation

(45:00) “How much are you boozing? How much are you partying? Are you sleeping? What else is going on? Because if that stuff is not in order, supplementation doesn’t matter.” - John Parker @johnparker__

(45:40) Testosterone Blend vs Ancestral Supplements Mofo

(45:50) Benefits of eating liver

(46:05) How does John cook his liver?

(47:15) Stone Lifting

(50:54) Mark’s current body weight

(52:15) Where to find John Parker? @johnparker__

https://strengthaxis.com/

https://strengthaxis.substack.com/ 

In the 37th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS), author of Power. The Training of Champions  Antonio Squillante @antonio_squillantecscs will talk about Eccentric training,  Always adaptation followed by exhaustion, The minimum of stress to create adaptation and The Shock Method.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(1:45) Introducing our special guest Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS), author of Power. The Training of Champions  Antonio Squillante @antonio_squillantecscs

(1:45) Reconnecting with Antonio after 6 months

(2:10) SFG Level 1

(2:30) Antonio’s 1st SFG event

(3:30) Antonio Squillante and his wife

(5:10) Eccentric training

(5:10) Listen to last Antonio’s interview on the Breakthrough Secrets Podcast

(6:30) “Once you drive a Ferrari, everything else is gonna be a slow car” - Antonio Squillante @antonio_squillantecscs

(6:35) Antonio’s powerful analogy

(7:00) Professor Yuri V. Verkhoshansky @yuriverkhoshansky  moved from Russia to Italy in the late 80’s

(7:10) Shout out to Natalia Verkhoshansky

(8:00) Big Antonio’s project

(8:20) 3 Main areas: Foundation of special strength training for sport, Biometrics and Bloc training systems

(9:20) The Shock Method, advanced metric for athletes

(10:00) Supertraining by Yuri V. Verkhoshansky @yuriverkhoshansky 

(10:00) Antonio cried for this reason

(10:30) Post activation

(11:20) The soviets tend to translate everything in Math and Physics

(12:20) Plyometrics VS Powermetrics

(13:20) Linear Periodization For Raw Powerlifting by J.S. Smith 

(13:40) Block training system

(13:45) What changes is the scale of the intervention

(14:50) The block training system

(14:55) Long lasting training effect

(15:00) Myth: Soviets train high volume, high intensity high frequency

(15:50) Sequence to develop more power

(16:30) The Bulgarian Method

(17:30) Muscle hypertrophy and protein

(18:40) Athletes need more enzymes, more mitochondria

(23:10) Resistance phase and Exhaustion phase

(24:10) Always adaptation followed by exhaustion

(25:20) The minimum of stress to create adaptation

(25:30) Doing what is possible for your immune system

(26:20) Check this research

(29:00) Easy Strength by Pavel Tsatsouline and Dan John https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Strength-Stronger-Competition-Dominate-ebook/dp/B005Q6M79A/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11T4XFSH50LJT&keywords=Easy+strength&qid=1643133374&s=books&sprefix=easy+strength%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C135&sr=1-1

(30:00) Joe Rogan interviews Pavel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTAEx9WDNKg 

(33:20) Velocity Strength Training 

(35:00) Mechanical Power

(36:40) I need to know exactly how much can I go up

(38:20) Soft skills, they involve more your brain that they do your body

(41:20) Your ability to focus on things is very limited

(41:50) For the same effort of your body, you need less mind energy cause your min knows now is possible

(54:30) Why you should do box jump the right way

(56:20) Be intuitive

(58:30) You’re limiting knee capacity and balance by doing this

(59:30) Single leg workout

(1:01:40) Where to reach out to Antonio Squillante 

In the 36th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Vegan Fitness Coach and The Owner and Founder of Jacked Vegans, Julian Hierro will talk about Julian’s experience with the vegan diet, vegan-based protein sources, transitioning to the vegan diet, Julian’s consultation process, Law of Attraction, Manifestation, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(1:30) Introducing our special guest Vegan Fitness Coach and The Owner and Founder of Jacked Vegans, Julian Hierro @jackedvegans

(2:55) Julian’s origin story

(3:35) Origin of Jacked Vegans

https://www.jackedvegans.com

(6:25) Julian’s experience with the vegan diet

(7:25) Julian’s expectations before starting the vegan diet

(8:45) Huge gap in the market

(9:55) Julian’s average clientele

(11:25) Being vegans for ethical reasons and health

(12:20) Are vegan meals complicated to make?

(13:05) The common concern among Julian’s clients

(15:30) Julian’s consultation process

(17:05) The Jacked Vegans’ community and support

(18:45) Julian’s career before & after Jacked Vegans

(20:25) Julian’s followers before Jacked Vegans

(20:55) Julian’s tips for building your brand

(23:25) The Jacked Vegans Team

(24:20) Law of Attraction and Manifestation

(25:45) Julian’s mindset shift

(28:10) “Everything happens the way you want it to happen.” - Julian Hierro

(29:05) Shout out to Alex Charfen @alexcharfen

(30:50) “The goals are gonna happen. You relax and enjoy your journey more” - Julian Hierro

(32:30) Plans and aspirations for Jacked Vegans

(33:30) Jacked Vegans’ plans and process

(34:30) Is transitioning to the vegan diet difficult?

(35:10) Julain’s main vegan-based protein sources

(37:20) Julain’s thoughts on negative connotations around veganism

(39:05) Why the transition was difficult for Julian

(40:55) “If your "why" was strong enough you wouldn’t quit.” - Julian Hierro

(41:50) Where to find Julian Hierro? @jackedvegans

https://www.jackedvegans.com 

In the 35th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest StrongFirst Team Leader & Lead Instructor, Student at FrameWork BJJ Seattle, Black Belt Holder, Mike Torres will talk about Built Strong Program, Beginning of Strenght training, the art of Jui-Jitsu, flow state, type of people under pressure, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(1:30) Introducing our special guest StrongFirst Team Leader & Lead Instructor, Student at FrameWork BJJ Seattle, Black Belt Holder, Mike Torres @miketorreshq

(2:55) Mike’s origin story

(3:50) The story of the coach Min

(4:45) Mike’s old journal

(5:50) Mike’s background with martial arts

(7:30) Shout out to Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst

(8:15) Beginning of Strenght training

(9:50) Mike’s first coach

(12:20) Mike’s first martial arts: Taekwondo

(13:35) Mike’s introduction to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

(16:45) The art of Jiu-Jitsu

(20:35) State of flow in Jiu-jitsu

(21:35) “You don’t know somebody until you fight them.” - Mike Torres

(23:00) Type of people under pressure

(23:40) Shout out to Harinder Singh Sabharwal @sifusingh

(24:15) Flow state with kettlebell

(27:10) Mike’s experience with the Built Strong program

(28:00) Shout out to Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69

(28:25) What’s Built Strong?

https://www.strongfirst.com/special-events/built-strong-information/#:~:text=Built%20Strong%20takes%20the%20elite,across%20multiple%20areas%20and%20lifts.

(30:05) Mike’s first Built Strong plan and experience

(35:35) Mike’s diet

(37:10) Balancing Jiu-Jitsu and Strenght Training

(39:30) BJJ Fanatic Set: Kettlebell Strong First program by Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst

(46:05) Getups for Jiu-Jitsu

(47:35) Going from Advanced to intermediate program

(51:00) Importance of light kettlebell sessions

(51:35) Mike’s future plan with his current program

(54:00) What did Mike just learn with his new program?

(56:40) Should you focus on body tension or relax?

(58:55) Where to find Mike Torres? @miketorreshq

https://www.strongfirst.com/author/mike-torres/

In the 34th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Co-creator of Eliminate Your Limits Program, a WBFF Pro Athlete, Personal Development Coach, and a Clinical Counselor Carrie Campbell will talk about how to reinvent yourself, 4 pillars of mindset, definition & steps to create your vision, and more.

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(1:30) Introducing our special guest Co-creator of Eliminate Your Limits, a WBFF Pro Athlete, Personal Development Coach, and a Clinical Counselor Carrie Campbell @Carrie_Campbellwbffpro

(3:20) Carrie’s origin story

(7:25) Carrie’s epiphany

(9:20) Shout out to Brian Grasso Facebook: Brian Grasso

(10:15) Origin of Let’s Eliminate Your Limits’ mindset @eliminateyourlimits

(11:00) 4 steps to reinvent yourself

(13:55) “It is one thing to have awareness but then you have to take accountability and action to create change.” - Carrie Campbell

(15:55) The personal development industry is saturated

(18:55) Fitness is therapeutic but it is not therapy

(20:25) 4 pillars of mindset

(21:45) Location influences your conscious narrative 

(23:10) Whats bugs Carrie about the fitness industry

(23:45) Shout out to Peter Crone @petercroneofficial

(24:25) Everyone’s needs are different

(25:50) “The greatest book you will read is the book of self” - Carrie Campbell 

( 27:25) Mindset industry on social media - Now vs Then

(29:55) Information or inspiration - drivers behind your motivation

(31:40) What’s your vision?

(32:25) “Decisions are made in the vision.” - Carrie Campbell

(35:15) What did Carrie want 10 years ago?

(36:20) 2 reasons why you can’t create your true vision

(38:20) It is okay to be not “there”

(41:10) Framework to maintain your vision

(42:00) Goals vs Inspirational statements

(42:50) Carrie’s current inspirational statements

(44:25) Count your small wins

(47:40) Where to find Carrie Campbell? @Carrie_Campbellwbffpro

@eliminateyourlimits

http://letseliminateyourlimits.com/ 

(48:10) When is Carrie going to be on stage again?