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My guest today is my friend and chiropractor Dr. Maximillian Zart of the Healthiest You Chiropractic Center located in Strongsville Ohio. Dr. Max was born in Northeast Ohio but moved to the Florida Keys early in life. He spent most of his youth in the Keys until Hurricane George struck and his family moved back up north. Max attended Baldwin Wallace University where he graduated Suma Cum Laude with a degree in chemistry. Dr. Max furthered his studies at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Florida where he graduated valedictorian of his class with a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree. Dr. Max also has a Fascial Movement Taping I & II certification through RockTape.

When not at work or the gym Dr. Max enjoys bass fishing, baseball, tabletop gaming and spending time with his beautiful family. Dr. Max is also heavily involved in playing the bass guitar. Dr. Max is also a very accomplished powerlifter in the 100% RAW Powerlifting Federation. But I think he enjoys coaching his powerlifting team more than lifting himself.

During this episode Dr. Max and I talked about his background and how he grew up. But I have to admit we are not very good at staying on topic. We talked about a bunch of different topics including the 2016 US presidential election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Dr. Max did his best to stay neutral and be politically correct, but I may have gotten a little excited about the whole thing and went on a rant. I don't normally get the chance to talk to Dr. Max for so long uninterrupted. It was nice to have such a fun conversation with him.

Dr. Max has been a huge help in me getting the podcast started. He has been involved since the beginning and wanted to be a sponsor of the show. We will be picking his brain in future episodes about chiropractic care, recovery and all things lifting.

You can make an appointment to see Dr. Max at his office located at 15247 Pearl Rd. Strongsville, Ohio 44136. Or call the office at 440-238-3338. Visit THYChiro.com to find out more about his practice. He is by far the best chiropractor I have been to. Everyone I have sent to him says the same thing. You won't regret it.

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Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

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 My guest today is my Olympic Weightlifting coach Dan Bell of Rubber City Weightlifting. Dan has over 30 years of experience in strength sports. Dan has been coaching Olympic Weightlifting for the past 19 years. He has coached athletes of all different skill levels and ages. From local meet lifters to national level lifters all the way to Olympic level lifter Holley Mangold. Dan and Holley were featured on the MTV show True Lift while Dan was preparing Holley for the 2009 Pan American Championships in Guatemala.

 Dan is not just a lifter and coach, he studied English from the Ohio State University. Dan has published the book "Nadir's Fire", that you can find on Amazon. Dan is one of the top Olympic Weightlifting coaches in the country. He is very good at developing national level lifters from athletes with no prior lifting experience. Dan also teaches USA Weightlifting Level 1 coaches clinics a few times a year. If you are an aspiring strength coach you need to take one of his clinics.

 Today we talked mostly about Dan's background in strength sports. He has done it all from starting out lifting in his bedroom with plastic and concrete weights, to lifting stones in the park. He was a powerlifter for Westside Barbell in Columbus Ohio. He also founded Columbus Weightlifting and helped current coach of Columbus Weightlifting, Mark Cannella, organize and run the Arnold Weightlifting Championships at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus Ohio every year. Dan is the head coach of Rubber City Weightlifting in Canton Ohio. He shares the space with Justin Oliver of Unrivaled Strength and Fitness.

 You can find Dan on Facebook and Instagram @RubberCityWeightlifting. You can visit his website at RubberCityWeightlifting.org. He has some great plans for jerk blocks on his website. People have been using his design for jerk blocks for years as they are some of the best available. Plus, they are free.

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Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

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My guest today is my very good friend Mike Walker of Mike the Strongman. Mike is one of the sponsor's of the podcast and has been a huge help in getting it up and running. Mike has over 20 years experience in strength sports. Mike has a bachelor's degree in strength and conditioning and a master's degree in exercise physiology from the University of Akron. Mike is also the head coach of Team Sculpted where he coaches fitness and bikini athletes.

On today's episode we talked a lot about nutrition and training. With Mike's background in strength sports he has a ton of information to offer lifters of all skill levels. He has competed in Strongman, Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting and Body Building. He also coaches crossfitters in Olympic Weightlifting.

Mike is know around the Olympic Weightlifting world as the cookie monster. He can be easily spotted at meets because he is usually wearing a cookie monster hat. But to be honest it's usually not that hard to spot him because of his handle bar mustache. Mike has a love of both donuts and bacon. He has entered and won eating contests for both bacon and donuts.

You can follow mike on instagram @mikeolympic or visit his website at MikeTheStrongman.com. You can email hime at [email protected] If you are a fitness or figure competitor you can email him at TeamSculpted.com.

© 2018 Uncensored Humanity

Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library