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Beyond Strength Show — 81 episodes

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One-Size-Fits-All Nutrition Struggles — and How Tiered Coaching Fixes It | The Beyond Strength Show

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Rucking Insights, Kettlebell Carries, and The Secret to Happiness

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The Self-Care Lie

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Truth Over Comfort | Building Strength Capacity for HYROX

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Purpose, Pressure, and Progress: Balancing Tension in Life

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2024 Program Design Review: What Worked and What’s Next

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We're back! Let's catch up.

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DOES YOUR TRAINING MAKE YOU A LIABILITY?

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SELF TALK FOR HYBRID ATHLETES | THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW | CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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IS CROSSFIT HYBRID ATHLETE TRAINING? | THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW | CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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WHY YOUR ENDURANCE HAS PLATEAUED | THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW | CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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WHEN TO QUIT ON YOUR GOALS | THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW | CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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HYBRID ATHLETE TRAINING | HOW TO SEQUENCE RUNNING WORKOUTS | THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW

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VALUE AND DEFEND YOUR FREEDOM - COACH RONY'S STORY | THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW

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HOW CORY COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED HIS BODY AND MIND (OVER 40LB WEIGHT LOSS) | THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW

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WHAT IS HYBRID ATHLETE TRAINING | THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW | CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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YOUR NUTRITION QUESTIONS ANSWERED I BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW I CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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2024 DC ROCK N ROLL 1/2 MARATHON RECAP I BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW I CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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HOW TO NAIL A DIFFICULT TRAINING WEEK I BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW I CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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STRENGTH METHODS EXPLAINED I THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW I CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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HOW TO BALANCE STRENGTH AND... I THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW I CHRIS MERRITT AND TODD BUMGARDNER

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HOW TO TRACK YOUR FITNESS PROGRESS I THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW I CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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HEART RATE ZONES FOR TRAINING I THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW I CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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HOW TO SET PHYSICAL GOALS IN 2024 I THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW I CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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END OF YEAR RANDOMNESS I THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW I CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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WHAT WE LEARNED IN 2023 I THE BEYOND STRENGTH SHOW I CHRIS MERRITT & TODD BUMGARDNER

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Bus Bench VS Park Bench Workouts

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What's worth wanting?

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The $10,000,000 Question

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Performance Testing for Tier One Units

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How to change up your training throughout the year

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What’s working right now? A discussion on training, nutrition, and recovery.

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Movement Assessments: Worth It or Waste?

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Relative Strength: What it is, why we test it, and how to build it

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THE (training) Secret: THIS is how you massively level up 🤫

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Signing up for the worlds hardest ________. 🙈

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Why run with a metronome? 🏃

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How to Deal with Injuries, Discomfort, and Pain in Training

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Feeling Stuck? (life beyond gym goals)

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The Most Important Fitness Variables: Consistency and Continuity

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Rucking tips! 🎒

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Self-talk, metrics, and optimizing routines

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Why we stopped talking about body composition

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The case for aerobic base building

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The Kettlebell Mile Challenge

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Endurance Training for Longevity (and Performance)

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The value of putting something hard on the calendar 🗓️

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The importance of resting between sets (and awesome climbing documentaries)

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Chris’s Georgia Death Race Recap ⛰️

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Chris’s Final 🧠 Prep for the Georgia Death Race

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The 4 Pillars of Recovery

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Training with HRV 🫀

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Why do we wait for the “right time”? (and what to do instead)

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ChatGPT, Who Came Out First, and the Evolution of Our Training

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How to Select the Right Weights and Exercises for YOU

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Why Chris is still doing the Georgia Death Race 😨

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Up for a challenge?

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WTF is PIYOGA?!

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🤔 What will our programming look like come January? (and the worst things about kids)

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Member QnA 12-08-2022

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Member QnA 12-01-2022

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Perfect = Failure

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Member QnA: Nutrition Edition

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How to add running and rucking to your strength routine

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Actions, Ambitions, and Aspirations

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Why We’re Doing What We’re Doing - Summer Phase 2

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Georgia Death Race, RPE, Eustress Training

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The Beyond Strength Show is BACK baby!!!

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13: Member QnA

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12: Is your training working?

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11: Introducing the NEW Beyond Strength 💪

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10: Fitness Trackers, Worth it or waste?

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09: Whatever you do, don’t just start!!

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08: Training or nutrition, what matter most?!

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07: A Simple Exercise for Prioritizing Yourself

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06: How are you voting? 🗳

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05: Your STUPID questions answered 😊

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04: 3 Fast, Easy, & Cheap Ways to Measure Body Progress from Home

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03: Stop Saying “I’ll try”!!

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02: How to Get Off the Diet Rollercoaster FOREVER (even if you’ve tried every diet in the world)

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01: The Beyond Strength Backstory