On this episode of The Strong and Kind Podcast I sat down with Matthew Jones.

Matthew is a world champion powerlifter, a national champion Olympic lifter, and a coach.

It was a great conversation and I had a lot of fun chatting with Matthew.

We talked:

Overcoming Injuries

Good Training

Building Confidence

Connect with Matthew:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/championmatthewjones/

Website: https://matthewjonesperformance.com/

Connect with Dave:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dave.strengthandkindness/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dave.strengthandkindness

On this episode of The Strong and Kind Podcast I chatted with Coach Ryan Patterson.

Ryan, is a strength coach, a content creator, and a teacher.

He is a wealth of training knowledge and a really cool human being.

I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with him, and I hope you find it meaningful as well.

We talked:

Training

Learning

Life

Check out Ryan:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCmPEbWUi5zvqTATd6tYjm1w

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_ryanpatterson/

Check out Dave:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dave.strengthandkindness

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dave.strengthandkindness/

This week I sat down with Jim Wendler to talk about strength and conditioning, and life.

Jim is the Author of "5/3/1 : The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength".

It was a great chat, and I hope you enjoy it.

We talked:

High School Football Strength and Conditioning

Making Good Decisions in Football and Life

Shiny Object Syndrome in Training

Follow Jim:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimwendler/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JimWendler

Website: jimwendler.com

Follow Dave:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dave.strengthandkindness/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dave.strengthandkindness

I'm calling this the making training fun again roundtable because these 3 guys have helped me make training fun over the past year.

This was a fun episode and I appreciate these guys coming on and chatting.

Check them all out and thanks for being here.

Will Ratelle:

On YouTube: @willratelle8027

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/will.ratelle/

Angus Bradley:

On YouTube: @angusbradley92

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angusbradley92/

Austin Jochum:

On YouTube: @jochumstrength

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinjochum/

Follow Dave:

On Youtube: @dave.strengthandkindness

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dave.strengthandkindness/

I'm calling this the making training fun again roundtable because these 3 guys have helped me make training fun over the past year.

This was a fun episode and I appreciate these guys coming on and chatting.

Check them all out and thanks for being here.

Will Ratelle:

On YouTube: @willratelle8027

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/will.ratelle/

Angus Bradley:

On YouTube: @angusbradley92

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angusbradley92/

Austin Jochum:

On YouTube: @jochumstrength

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinjochum/

Follow Dave:

On Youtube: @dave.strengthandkindness

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dave.strengthandkindness/

This week I sat down with Ashley Rath and we talked about coming back strong from breast cancer.

Ashley was diagnosed in 2021, and has since undergone treatment, and started an organization to help other cancer survivors rebuild.

We talked:

Cancer and the anxieties of living after treatment

Mental and Physical Health

Powerlifting

It was a great chat, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Check out Rebuild-A-Bitch at: https://rebuildab.org/

or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebuildab/

Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dave.strengthandkindness/

This week I chatted with Aram Grigorian on a number of topics.

We talked:

Nutrition Misinformation

Raising Standards

Being Intentional in All Phases of Life

It was a great chat with Aram, and we covered a lot of ground.

I found the talk very valuable and I hope you do too.

Follow Aram on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/4weeks2thebeach/

Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dave.strengthandkindness/

Welcome back to The Strong and Kind Podcast.

This week I chatted with Jim Hallinan!

We talked:

Overcoming Self Limiting Beliefs

Navigating Life Challenges

Doing the Deep Work and Being Authentic

Follow Jimmy on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jimmynutrition/

Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.dave.strengthandkindness/

This week on the Strong and Kind Podcast I sat down with Dr. Austin Baraki.

This was an amazingly insightful conversation, and I appreciate Austin's ability to convey nuance in all things health and health.

We talked-

-The Complexity of Health Outcomes

-Good Training

-Considerations for People Looking to get into Healthcare.

I appreciate you being here. Please leave a review and share this podcast.

Follow Dr. Baraki:

https://www.instagram.com/austin_barbellmedicine/

Follow Dave:

https://www.instagram.com/dr.dave.strengthandkindness/

This week on the Strong and Kind Podcast I sat down with Zac Kongonis.

Zac is a strength and conditioning coach out of Melbourne, Australia.

He employs a data driven approach to training and he is an incredibly smart and thoughtful human.

We chatted:

Training

Coaching

Acceleration Training

I really enjoyed chatting with Zac, and I hope you get something out of the conversation.