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EPISODE · Jan 3, 2019 · 1H 3M

105: Strength Training for Nerds

from Full Stack Radio · host Adam Wathan

Topics include: What exercises you should focus on and why How to develop a system that will force you to make progress The importance of keeping a training journal Why full-body workouts are better than training a specific muscle group each day The importance of mobility for both training and your work life Why building strength is so important as you age Why you shouldn't trust trainers trying to sell complex exercise programs Why you probably shouldn't be running for exercise What equipment you need to get started Sponsors: Rollbar, sign up at https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio and install Rollbar in your app to receive a $100 gift card for Open Collective Cloudinary, sign up and get 300,000 images/videos, 10GB of storage and 20GB of monthly bandwidth for free Links: Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe 5/3/1 by Jim Wendler Deskbound by Kelly Starrett Atomic Habits by James Clear Strong app for iOS "Why You Should Not Be Running" by Mark Rippetoe The MobilityWOD BattleStar Rogue Fitness Adam's last powerlifting competition on YouTube Habits for Hackers, Ben's latest course

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In the spirit of the new year, Adam and Ben Orenstein talk about getting in shape through strength training.

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