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The Strength Connection — 328 episodes

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1

Redefining "Natural" Health from Home w/ Marcus Fernandez

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A Trainer for Life w/ Lee Boyce

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Strength for All Body Types w/ Melody Schoenfeld

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Reinforcement over Punishment is the KEY w/ Huggy McNiff

5

Unlock Your Inner Coach w/ Tom Mitchell

6

5 Elements of Anti-Aging w/ Carlos Cintron

7

The Iron Council part III w/ Brett Jones, DJ Wittekind, and Mark Subias

8

Training for Peace and Clarity over Validation w/ Paul Lynsgo

9

The Formula of Champions w/ Alberto Uncini Manganelli

10

Jess Mather: Live Rehabited

11

Redefining STRENGTH w/ Cori Lefkowith

12

Strive for M.O.R.E w/ Jan Raeder

13

The Truth behind Pain-Free Performance w/ Dr. John Rusin

14

The Silent Impact "Loneliness" is having on Health w/ Nick Jonsson

15

Connecting "Intentional Recovery" with Strength and Nutrition w/ Katie Hardie

16

Cynicism vs. Optimism in the Fitness Industry w/ The Iron Council

17

8 Lessons of 2025

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Creating Lasting Connection in Fitness w/ Kyle Flynn

19

Spirituality for Skeptics w/ Nicole Spencer

20

Strength, Mobility, and Firefighting w/ Zar Horton

21

Building a Champion Mindset in any Arena W/ Megan Henry

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Empowering the Modern Strength Coach w/ Hewitt Tomlin

23

The Iron Council w/ Brett Jones, DJ Wittekind & Mark Subias

24

Strength, QiGong, and Spirituality for the Optimal Life w/ Dr. Chris Holder

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The Key to UNLOCKING the Addictive Brain: w/ Dr. Robb Kelly

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Redefining "STRENGTH" after 40 w/ Sylvia Takada

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Revolutioning Health Data w/ Marco Benitez

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Empowering the NEXT Generation w/ Thomas LaGrave Jr.

29

The Hidden Importance of EYE Health w/ Dr. Pam Theriot

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Ep 300: A milestone episode, 10 Lessons that Reshaped my Foundation of Strength

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Where to start in BIOHACKING w/ Troy Laing

32

How to FLIP your mental script w/ Mitchell Osmond

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The Art of Coaching w/ Dan John

34

The Path to Optimal Health and Vitality w/ Mike Salemi

35

Primal Foundations w/ Tony Pascolla

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The Science of Strength after 40 w/ Geoff Neupert

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The 5 Fundamentals of Optimal Health w/ Jim Laird

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Strength, Body Image, and Empathy w/ James Cappola

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Win Your Next Hour w/ Danny Lehr

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How to Live in Total Abundance w/ Frank Parisi

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Ep 288: Built to Last w/ David Amerland

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Ep 287: Hula Hoops, Boating and Mindset w/ Amy Guerrier

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Ep 286: Dear Coach w/ Dr. Sara Erdner

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Ep 285: An Invincible Mindset w/ Howard Falco

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Ep 284: Breaking through Addiction w/ Zara Gemilyan

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Ep 283: Creating Massive Clarity in Your Vision w/ Carrie Campbell

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Ep 282 Aleks Salkin: The Insider's Guide to Kettlebell Complexes

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Ep 281 Brian Hite: Flow under Fire

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Ep 280 Jeremy Strawn: Confident vs. Comfortable

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Ep 279 Kimberly Kesting: Change Your Story, Change Your Life

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Ep 278 Eric Fasciani: Build Unstoppable Resilience

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Ep 277 Laken Summerville: Creating your Strongest Story

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Ep 276 Jason Turner: The Truth about Addiction Recovery

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Ep 275 Brad Kearns: Peak Performance with Passion

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Ep 274 Zack Henderson: Lift-A-Palooza 2025

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Ep 273 Mark England: Every Word Matters

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Ep 272 Top Lessons of 2024

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Ep 271 Dr. Richard Ulm: Achieving Super Sinister

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Ep 270 Devan Gonzalez: Master the Art of Connection

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Ep 269 Todd Durkin: True Strength

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Ep 268 Kate Allgood: Keys to Building Unstoppable Confidence

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Ep 267 Missy Bunch: The Movement Mentality

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Ep 266 Annie Vo: Strength can Literally Save your Life

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Ep 265 Chase Tolleson: The Future of Coaching

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Ep 264 Kathy Mauck: The Evolution of Neuro Training

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Ep 263 Rob Tracz: Build Unstoppable Resilience

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Ep 262 Craig Marker: VO2 Max, Explosive Strength, and Longevity

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Ep 261 Matt Bush: How to Get Good Sleep

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Ep 260 Mary Beth Schrudder: One Day Coaching

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Ep 259 Michael Kurkowski: Resilience, Reduction, The Winter Phase

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Ep 258 Eric Bach: The Keys to Lifelong Fitness

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Ep 257 Ben Olliver: SupraHuman Fitness, Nutrition and Success

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Ep 256 Matt O'Neill: Happiness is a Choice

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Ep 255 Os Aponte: 3 years on Enter the Kettlebell

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Ep 254 Vince Gabriele: The Evolution of Fitness

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Ep 253 Jaime Filer: Fitness, Mindset, and Psychedelics

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Ep 252 Shana Meyerson: YOGAthletica and the Power of Movement

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Ep 251 Tyler Wall: Becoming SupraHuman

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Ep 250: 5 lessons of Podcasting, Strength, and Connection

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Ep 249 Dr. Michael Hartle: Kettlebell Strength & Anatomy

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Ep 248 Roger Parks: Kettlebell Ballistics

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Ep 247 Carrie Campbell: Level up your Standards!

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Ep 246 Joe Stauffacher: Everything Creates an Input!

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Ep 245 Dr. Kathy Dooley: Anatomy of Next Level Fitness

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Ep 244 Matt Tack and Dr. Alfred Alessi: Living Full Fueled

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Ep 243 Jim Laird: Train Smarter, Not Harder

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Ep 242 Yuri Elkaim: Why you need to INVEST in your Health

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Ep 241 Why "Trust the Process?"

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Ep 240 Jason Moore: Spren and the Future of Fitness

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Ep 239 Gray Cook: The Business of Movement

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Ep 238 Aram Grigorian: Brutally Honest Coaching

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Ep 237: Roundtable of Strength w/ Brett Jones, DJ Wittekind, and Mark Subias

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Ep 236 Technology, Identity and Milestones

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Ep 235 Jaime Filer: The Inner Outer Strength System

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Ep 234 Artemis Scantalides: Coaching to Corporate to Coaching

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Ep 233 Andrew Coates: Building Fitness the Right Way

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Ep 232 Steven Webster: Fitness Technology in 2024 and beyond

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Ep 231 One Truth we don't Talk about Enough

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Ep 230 Nora Matthew: Elite Strength Secrets

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Ep 229 Scott Allan: Do the Hard Things First

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Ep 228: 3 Big Takeaways on Strength

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Ep 227 Nicki Hoffman: Find Your Edge

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Ep 226 Tim Anderson: All Day Strength

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Ep 225 Paul McIlroy: Pillars of Power

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Ep 224 Eric & Jenny Patton: Inspire Change Collective

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Ep 223 Change vs. Transformation

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Ep 222 Jack Thomas: Building an Olympic Mindset

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Ep 221 Dr. Jeremy Koenig: The Key Component to Optimization

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Ep 220: You're doing better than you think!

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Ep 219 Sam Miller: Proteus Motion

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Ep 218 Michael Kurkowski: Do this for Daily Serenity

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Ep 217 Brandon Day: Neuro Flow Coaching

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Ep 216 Jonathan Goodman: Million Dollar Mindset shift

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Ep 215 Jen Broxterman _ How to WIN every day!

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Ep 214 14 lessons of 2023

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Ep 213 Clifton Harski: The Kettlebell Athlete

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Ep 212 Jonathan Goodman_ The Obvious Choice

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Ep 211 Michael Kurkowski: Building your Self-Confidence

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Ep 210 Brett Jones: The Evolution of Iron Cardio

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Ep 209 Joel Cochran: The Best Day Ever Mindset

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Ep 208_ Michael Kurkowski- Mastery in the Ordinary

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Ep 207 Chase Tolleson_ The Primal Man Pathway

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Ep 206_ Geoff Neupert_ Build the Ultimate Training Plan!

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Ep 205 Dave Robinson: Start telling a Better Story!

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#204 Mike Bledsoe: The Process of a Maximized Life

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#203 Jen Broxterman- Asking better Questions!

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#202 - Mike Salemi: Masterful Coaching Questions

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#201 - Matt Bush: Next Level Neuro

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Ep 200: 12 Lessons of Strength

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Ep 199: Mark England on Emotional Detoxification Through Word Choice

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Ep 198: Aleks Salkin on his NEW Book "Tamers of the Lost Arc"

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#197 - Michael Kurkowski: The Best Definition Of Wisdom

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#196 - Anna Clark: Bending The Rules

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#195 - Michael Kurkowski: The Ones That Succeed, They Show Up

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#194 - Todd Durkin: The IMPACT! Body Plan

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#193 - Michael Kurkowski: The Unplug Challenge

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#192 - Megan Henry: The Savage & The Sage

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#191 - Michael Kurkowski: The Highway of Strength

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#190 - Anthony Flores: The Easy Day Life

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#189 - Michael Kurkowski: My Top 5 Short Life-Changing Books

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#188 - Pat Flynn: Simplicity, A General Guide To Truth

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#187 - Michael Kurkowski: One Step Forward

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#186 - Colleen Conlon: Coming Home To Myself

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#185 - Michael Kurkowski: A Catalyst Of My Strength Training

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#184 - Rafe Kelley: Evolve Move Play

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#183 - Michael Kurkowski: Structure Before Intuition

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#182 - Joel Jamieson: Dynamic Energy Control

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#181 - Nick Motycka: Getting Back To Yourself

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#180 - Peter Nieman - FRC, Strength From The Inside Out

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#179 - In Helping Others, You Help Yourself - Michael Kurkowski

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#178 - The Generosity of Creation - Dr. Pat Davidson

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#177 - Intuitive Training For Everybody - Michael Kurkowski

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#176 - The Gift of Suffering - Akshay Nanavati

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#175 - Check In With Your Story - Michael Kurkowski

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#174 - True Flow State - Tim Bui

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#173 - A Worthy Struggle - Michael Kurkowski

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#172 - Healthy Feet: Dr. Emily Splichal

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#171 - How The Universe Speaks - Michael Kurkowski

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#170 - Adam Lucero: Meant To Live

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#169 - Garnett Strother: Mental Martial Artist

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#168 - John Morgan: Mastery

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#167 - Michael Kurkowski: Shut Up The Noise

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#166 - Rick Mayo: Celebrating The 100th Franchise

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#165 - Michael Kurkowski: Manage By Objective

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#164 - Pamela Nygaard: Genexy Health

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#163 - Michael Kurkowski: Recovering Before Discovering

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#162 - Tim Anderson: Be Naked

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#161 - Michael Kurkowski: Winners Play The Infinite Game

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#160 - Dr. Ryan Wohlfert: A Recovering Pessimist

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#159 - Michael Kurkowski: Playful Curiosity

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#158 - Nichole Gallagher: The Kettlebell Queen

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#157 - Michael Kurkowski: Imagine The Outcome

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#156 - Dustin Bogle: Revisit Your Hustle Muscle

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#155 - Michael Kurkowski: Know Yourself

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#154 - Dr. Amy Baker: Live According To Your Values

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#153 - Michael Kurkowski: A Labor Of Love

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#152 - Adam Rodriguez: Using Your Darkness To Shine

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#151 - Michael Kurkowski: The More You Prepare The More You Can Wing It

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#150 - Brenden Kumarasamy: Communication, The Accelerant of Dreams

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#149 - Michael Kurkowski: The Top 3 Kettlebell Exercises

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#148 - Blake Kassel: Bodylastics

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#147 - Michael Kurkowski: Creating Autonomy In Your Clients

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#146 - Ray Gorman: The Retention Programming Model

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#145 - Michael Kurkowski: Cueing Your Convictions

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#144 - Dr. Nate Zinsser: The Confident Mind

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#143 - Michael Kurkowski: Love Your Butterflies

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#142 - Dr. Mike T Nelson: Metabolic Flexibility

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#141 - Michael Kurkowski: Juggling Strength

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#140 - Don Moxley: HRV

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Michael Kurkowski: Format For The Future

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#138 - Eric Malzone: The Future Of Fitness

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#137 - Andrea U-Shi Chang: Instructor’s Toolbox

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#136 - Michael Chu: Champion Development

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#135 - Dave Whitley: The Advancing Man Project

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#134 - Jason Phillips: Nutrition Coaching Institute

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#133 - Zach Even-Esh: The Strong Life

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#132 - David Welek: The Black Dragon Method

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Michael Kurkowski: 42 Lessons of Connection

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#130 - Os Aponte: Broad Base

200

#129 - Lorna Kleidman: LornaFit

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#128 - Luke Rossmo: The Impossible Dream

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#127 - Rebecca Rouse: Semper Stronger

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#126 - Belma McCaffrey: Work Bigger

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#125 - Dr. Emeka Aludogbu: Recovery 101

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#124 - Luka Hocevar: The GPS System For Goals

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#123 - Hector Gutierrez: Planned Intuition

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#122 - Brian & Carrie: Alexa Of Mind

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#121 - Tyler Wall: Contrast By Design

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#120 - Danny Casey: Position, Consistency & Control

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#119 - Mark Ashby: Waterhole Leadership

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#118 - Gregg Goodhart: The Learning Coach

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#117 - Steve Holiner: Speakeasy of Strength

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#116 - Mia Farrow: Aconcagua 360

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#115 - Brian and Carrie: Everything About ELI

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#114 - Brian K Wright: Success Profiles Radio

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#113 - Jeff Later: Put In The Reps!

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#112 - Os Aponte: The Language of Movement

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#111 - Avital Miller: Healing Happens

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#110 - Chancellor Jackson: 14 Days in Beijing

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#109 - Brett Jones: Iron Cardio

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#108 - Nicole Spencer: Authentic Conversion

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#107 - Brooks Kubik: Dinosaur Training

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#106 - Kelly Manzone: Movement Practice

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#105 - Simon Maryan: Mental Resilience

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#104 - Aleks Salkin: No BS!

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#103 - Pawel Widuto: The Element Cycle System

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#102 - Michelle Sorro: Soul Circles

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#101 - Colleen Conlon: Challenging Your Identity

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Michael Kurkowski: The Million Facets of Strength - Special 100th Episode

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#99 - Pat Flynn: Be Extreme, Be Better

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#98 - Kirsten Tulloch: Finding The Tribe

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#97 - Paul Lyngso: The Missing Piece

233

#96 - Leslee Fontenette: One Mind At A Time

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#95 - DJ Wittekind: Queen City Kettlebell

235

#94 - Phil Greenfield: Surrender Without Collapse!

236

#93 - Dr. Michael Hartle: From The Barbell To The Kettlebell

237

#92 - Maria Moran: An Experienced Beginner

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#91 - Sven Rieger: Scouting The Defense

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#90 - Fabio Zonin: The Forgotten Programming

240

#89 - David Keohan: Stone Lifter

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#88 - Hunter Crine: The Coach And The Scientist

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#87 - Matthew Hearn: Success Conditioning

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#86 - Thomas Benge: Ethos Of Strength

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#85 - Steve Milles: Five Points Academy

245

#84 - John Odden: Empowered Strength

246

#83 - Mike Sousa: BrickHouse

247

#82 - Craig Marker: Psychological Immune System

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#81 - Sam Portland: The Unconscious Motivation

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# 80 - Dr. Tiffany Jones: The Mindset of Unbreakable Athletes

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#79 Danny Casey: New York Weightlifting Academy

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#78 Eric D'Agati: Principles of Program Design

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#77 Mark Limbaga: Love For Strength

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#76 - Angus Buckle: The Sleep Performance Coach

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#75 - Derek Toshner: A School Of Strength

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#74 - Analisa Naldi: Strength And Communication

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#73 - Mike Perry: Skill of Strength

257

#72- Antonio Squillante: Velocity-Based Training

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#71- Allison Brager: The Sleep Strategy

259

#70 - Pavel Macek: Training for Strongfirst Sinister

260

#69 - Dani Almeyda: Women's Movement Collaborative

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#68 - Kelli Calabrese: Divine Health

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#67 - Tyler Wall: The School of Atypical Insights

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#66 - Sam Portland: Speed Sportland

264

#65 - My SFL Experience: 12 Years In The Making

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#64 - Dan John: The Constraints of Minimalism

266

#63 Jerzy Gregorek: The Happy Body Program

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#62 - John Brookfield: Renew Your Youth God's Way

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#61 - Brett Jones: The Illusion Of Communication

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#60 - Detric Smith: Results Performance Training

270

#59 - Kari Pearce: Power Abs & PHIIT

271

#58 - Scott Dickenson: NecksLevel

272

#57 - Chris Mattice: Eliminate Your Limits

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#56 - Jeff Sokol: Sokol Strong

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#55 - Monica Boldt: Indian Clubs

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#54 - Dax Moy: Making Miracles

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#53 Sven Rieger: The Dinnie Stones

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#52 - Shane Farmer: Dark Horse Rowing

278

#51 - Geoff Neupert: Chasing Strength

279

#50 - Graham Tuttle: The Barefoot Sprinter

280

#49 - Aleks Salkin: The Hebrew Hammer

281

#48 - Dana Cavalea: The Right Side Of The Game

282

#47 - Tim Anderson: Original Strength

283

#46 - Pat Flynn: Generalism Vs Hyper-specialization

284

#45 - Dr. Lisa Lewis: Psych Skills for Fitness Pros

285

#44 - Denzel Allen: My Driving Force

286

#43 - Sifu Singh: The Flow State

287

#42 - Craig Marker: Fission & Fusion Training

288

#41 - Dan John: The Art Of Writing

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#40 - Dave Whitley: Enhance Performance Through Breathing

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#39 - Chris Leib: Longevity Through Movement

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#38 - John Parker: Beast Tamer

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#37 - Antonio Squillante: The Shock Method, Advanced Metrics For Athletes

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#36 - Julian Hierro: Jacked Vegans

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# 35 - Mike Torres: Built Strong

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# 34 - Carrie Campbell: Eliminate Your Limits

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#33 - Andrew Coates: 1,000 True Fans

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#32 - Jamie Lewis: The History of PED’s

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#31 - Grayson Strange: Internal Strength

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#30 - Michael Kurkowski: Top 10 Lessons from 2021

300

#29 - Dr. James Madden: Philosophy of Mind

301

#28 - Gary Allman: Lose Weight by Sleeping

302

#27 - Louka Kurcer: From Prison To Purpose

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#26 - Rick Mayo: Systematic Approach

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#25 - Eric Malzone: Podcasting means Entrepreneurship

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#24 - Jonathan Goodman: Bringing The Fitness Industry Together

306

#23 - Brett Jones: The Art of Coaching

307

#22 - Brian Grasso: Transactional VS Transformational

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#21 - Diane Webb: Trauma - A Human Reaction To An Inhuman Event

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#20 - Michael Kurkowski: Gratitude - Thanksgiving Special

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#19 - Rebecca Rouse: The Power Of Saying Yes

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#18 - Patrick McKeown: Mouth VS Nose Breathing

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#17 - Paul McIlroy & Denis Vasilev: The Kettlebell Battle

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#16 - Michael Kurkowski: Focus Over Discipline

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#15 - Lance Coffel: Strength Is The Story Of My Life

315

#14 - Mickey Jogoleff: Fit Foodies On Wheels

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#13 - Dave Whitley: Allowing VS Forcing

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#12 - Jamie Lewis:The Gold Lifting Generation

318

#11 - Michael Kurkowski: Measuring Your Mental Sharpness

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#10 - Danny Sawaya: The Tucson Barbell Club

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#9 - Menachem Brodie: Strength Training For Cycling Performance

321

#8 - 4 books that made a big impact on me…again

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#7 - Artemis Scantalides: Owning Your Worth

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#6 - Abel James: The Creative Side Of Who We Are

324

#5 - Adam T Glass: Aesthetic Form vs Right Form

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#4 - Brittany Kohnke: Community Means Strength

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#3 - Karen Smith: Baselines of Strength

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#2 - Greg Everett: Tough

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#1 - Fabio Zonin: The Victorious Program