The Strong Talk Podcast

This weeks guest Zydrunas Savickas is considered by most to be the strongest man of all time with 4 Worlds Strongest Man titles, 8 Arnold Classic titles, ... We could have spent an hour listing all of Zydrunas's accolades, records and titles but we focused on his start in Strongman, How Strongman is in Lithuania, his powerlifting career, first time competing at Worlds Strongest Man. Comparing the Arnold Classic to Worlds Strongest Man, Dealing with injuries, upcoming seminars, Did he really invent the Z Press? How he uses machines in his training. Why he slimmed down to become lean Z and what his goals are for competing in 2017. Upcoming seminar dates for Big Z 4th of February The Strongman Sanctuary Kent England 2nd April Trojan Fitness Bristol England 17th June Centaur Fitness Belfast Ireland 18th June The Forge Gym Cork Ireland Follow @StartingStrongman & @ChronosStrength Support this podcast by hitting Subscribe and giving a 5 star rating! Sign up for Strongman programming at just $10 a month! StrongmanProgram.com use code STRONGTALK to receive a free month Interested in Strongman Coaching? Fill out the form at StrongmanCoach.Com Visit our Shop for all your training needs! Pick up some apparel and get instantly stronger. Shop using our affiliate links on Amazon & Rogue Fitness Support our sponsors Give us a 5 star rating & review and tell your friends

Zack McCarley began his strongman career in 2006, studying under longtime professional strongman Grant Higa, Zack McCarley went on to become one of the most decorated lightweight strongman that the USA has ever produced. Some of Zack's accolades include being an All-American wrestler in the NCWA, winning a lightweight pro card in strongman, 11 "top ten" national placings in strongman, six strongman national championship titles at various weight classes, and even a world record and world championship in the 90kg class for strongman; much of this was accomplished while completing his BS and MS in chemistry. Zack is also well known for being a multifaceted athlete and coach, Zack excels at goal setting, mindset, and especially strongman technique and body movement. For more information go to http://strongmantechnique.com follow @ZackMcCarley Sign up for Zack's upcoming seminar in Oregon City 1/21/17 HERE Follow @StartingStrongman & @ChronosStrength Support this podcast by hitting Subscribe and giving a 5 star rating! Sign up for Strongman programming at just $10 a month! StrongmanProgram.com use code STRONGTALK to receive a free month Interested in Strongman Coaching? Fill out the form at StrongmanCoach.Com Visit our Shop for all your training needs! Pick up some apparel and get instantly stronger. Shop using our affiliate links on Amazon & Rogue Fitness Support our sponsors Give us a 5 star rating & review and tell your friends

Paul Smith is a rising star in the sport of Strongman at just 22 years of age he has won UK's Strongest Junior, England's Strongest Man and took 2nd at the inaugural Worlds Strongest Junior (23 and under) Paul recently won Battle 4 Britain's as well and is now qualified for Britains Strongest Man! Follow Paul on Facebook, Instagram & Youtube Follow @StartingStrongman & @ChronosStrength Support this podcast by hitting Subscribe and giving a 5 star rating! Sign up for Strongman programming at just $10 a month! StrongmanProgram.com use code STRONGTALK to receive a free month Interested in Strongman Coaching? Fill out the form at StrongmanCoach.Com Visit our Shop for all your training needs! Pick up some apparel and get instantly stronger. Shop using our affiliate links on Amazon & Rogue Fitness Support our sponsors Give us a 5 star rating & review and tell your friends

Mike Bartos is the creator of the Stone of Steel the first plate loadable Atlas Stone along with his entire Power Center equipment line. Mike also runs his gym Power Center located in Youngstown, Ohio For more info on his gym and product line go to http://www.mbpowercenter.com Follow them on Instagram @MBPowerCenter Follow @StartingStrongman & @ChronosStrength Support this podcast by hitting Subscribe and giving a 5 star rating! Sign up for Strongman programming at just $10 a month! StrongmanProgram.com use code STRONGTALK to receive a free month Interested in Strongman Coaching? Fill out the form at StrongmanCoach.Com Visit our Shop for all your training needs! Pick up some apparel and get instantly stronger. Shop using our affiliate links on Amazon & Rogue Fitness Support our sponsors Give us a 5 star rating & review and tell your friends

Alex Viada, NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and USA Triathlon Coach, is the founder and co-owner of Complete Human Performance. A lifelong athlete, he has participated and competed in nearly every sport imaginable (some with greater success than others), since being dragged to his first swim meet when he was four years old. Alex has close to 13 years of personal training and coaching experience with over 300 athletes of all ages and levels, in sports ranging from bodybuilding to ultra running to triathlon to cycling to powerlifting. He has also prepared close to 40 individuals for Ranger School, SFAS, BUD/s, and other selective military programs. His Hybrid Training method is simple — it consists of breaking down the demands and unique stressors of every type of training an athlete requires, and programming to target specific demands, not "labels" (i.e. "strength training," "conditioning," "endurance training," etc.). The result is a style of programming that has produced a significant number of powerlifting triathletes and 300+ pound runners. Many athletes working with Complete Human Performance find themselves setting personal records in strength, speed and distance at the same time–something that was traditionally seen as impossible. For more information vist CompleteHumanPerformance.com Follow @StartingStrongman & @ChronosStrength Support this podcast by hitting Subscribe and giving a 5 star rating! Follow Starting Strongman Programming for Just $10 per month Interested in Strongman Coaching? Fill out the form at StrongmanCoach.Com Visit our Shop for all your training needs! Pick up some apparel and get instantly stronger. Shop using our affiliate links on Amazon & Rogue Fitness Support our sponsors

Brad Baldwin is a 2x Strongman Corporation national champion in the 150lb weight division. Brad has been competing in Strongman for around a decade. Brad has also done work as a professional model all over the world and currently works as a personal trainer based in New York City along with providing online coaching for successful athletes such as past guest Richie Stout. You can learn more about Brad on his website bradbaldwinfitness.com and on follow him on Instagram @TheBradBaldwin Follow @StartingStrongman & @ChronosStrength Support this podcast by hitting Subscribe and giving a 5 star rating! Interested in Strongman Coaching? Fill out the form at StrongmanCoach.Com Visit our Shop for all your training needs! Pick up some apparel and get instantly stronger. Shop using our affiliate links on Amazon & Rogue Fitness Support our sponsors

Two episodes this week! In this bonus episode Kalle & Mike catch up on Strongman happenings including the Kaz classic this weekend which Mike will be competing in the 265 weight class & Kalle will be attending and running the live stream which you can watch on our Youtube Channel! They also talk about tapering correctly for a Strongman contest, The TV premier of Worlds Strongest Man, why it is not live streamed, A Strongwoman expo in Dubai of all places then at around minute 56 as an extra bonus Kalle interviews Norwegian Strongwoman Kikki Berli-Johnsen who just competed in Dubai to talk about the experience, the growth of Strongwoman and the awesome contest she is a part of SCL Norway - The Strongest Viking 2017. Follow Kiki on Instagram @Kikkibj for more info on Strongman in Norway join the Strongman Norge Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/429288597133494/ Follow @StartingStrongman & @ChronosStrength Support this podcast by hitting Subscribe and giving a 5 star rating! Interested in Strongman Coaching? Fill out the form at StrongmanCoach.Com Visit our Shop for all your training needs! Pick up some apparel and get instantly stronger. Support our sponsors

Richie "Lights Out" Stout is one of the top 175lb (80kg) Strongmen in the country. Well this year he won the Arnold World Championships and Strongman Corp Nationals so it is hard to argue he is not the #1 ranked Lightweight in the World. Follow Richie on Instagram @LightsOutStout77 and Facebook Follow @StartingStrongman & @ChronosStrength Support this podcast by hitting Subscribe and giving a 5 star rating! Shop using our affiliate links on Amazon & Rogue Fitness Support our sponsors

This week we have on Chad Croft a Strongman promoter in Australia. Chad & Kalle talk about Strongman, how to grow the sport, how it is ran in Australia the upcoming event Australia's Strongest Man and most of all Chad's new format called Static Monsters which is a global event happening on Thanksgiving for more info follow @Static_Monsters and go to http://www.staticmonsters.com

Tom Hibbert owns a private strength & conditioning facility in the UK (Winning Health Solutions) & a Strength Coach/Personal Trainer Education company (Winning Performance). He is also a 3 x national (England) Strongman Champion at u90kg and placed 2nd at World's Strongest Man u90kg in 2016. Not only has he proved himself in the sport, but that of his clients as well. He can take a strongman from novice to the international stage, like with Aaron Page. He has taken other seasoned strongmen from obscurity to the same level, like Lee Forbister. With this success he has started to be sought out by many other competitors, most recently with Slovenia's Strongest Man & WSM competitor Matjaz Belsak. Contact Tom at http://www.winning-performance.uk for coaching inquiries Follow @StartingStrongman & @ChronosStrength Support this podcast by hitting Subscribe and giving a 5 star rating! Shop using our affiliate links on Amazon & Rogue Fitness Support our sponsors get a free Audiobook by signing up for a 30 day free trial with Audible Pick up Some swag! http://StartingStrongman.com/apparel