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Your Best Self Through DRUMMING with Chris Lesso — 101 episodes

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101 - NO Drummer Succeeds Without These 4 Elements

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100 - 6 Pro-Athlete Secrets That Transform Your Drumming (Brendan Fox)

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99 - Can you make SIMPLE sound AWESOME?

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98 - 'How you LIVE is how you DRUM!' Timeless wisdom learned from the best, with Nick Ruffini

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97 - 'Feel Better, Play Better'! MIND BODY DRUMMING with special guest Adam Gust

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96 - Live Q&A! Practice routines for drummers, and more

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95 - My pre-show routine, the BEST exercise to get around the kit

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94 - A Drummer's Secret Weapon: The HIHAT [*live behind the scenes masterclass]

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93 - Mike Mangini: Get maximum RESULTS with minimal TIME

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92 - TASTEFUL Crashes In Your Drumming (Behind the scenes on a live session)

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91 - Drumming and life with master Billy Ward

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90 - Upgrade your GROOVE with Mike Sleath

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89 - Thursday Thrive LIVE Drumming Q&A

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88 - The Shape Of Drumming To Come

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87 - Go behind the scenes in a LIVE members only masterclass: The Art Of The DRUM SOLO

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86 - Dom Famularo's last words to the next generation of drummers

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85 - Get creative with OPEN HANDED DRUMMING

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84 - Drumming for FLOW and Peak Performance with Dr Pamela Seraphine

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83 - The Spirit of UBUNTU in Drumming and Life

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82 - The CORE of the Drumkit: Kick-Snare-Hats

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81 - TX3/01 'Tech Talk Tuesday' Q&A / Acoustic electronic drumkit hybrids, what cymbals to use for what styles, what is the best electronic kit to buy, and more!

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80 - Staying MOTIVATED In Drumming (with David Bowie drummer Mike Hodges)

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79 - How to get UNSTUCK and reach your DRUMMING GOALS

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78 - 'The Long Game Of Excellence' (Dom Famularo tribute)

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77 - The Bass Player Is Your Best Friend! (Live workshop)

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76 - Don't Find Yourself, CREATE Yourself

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75 - Optimize Your Drumming PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT (Case Study)

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74 - Zen In The Art Of Drumming: The Teachings Of Jim Blackley

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73 - DRUMMING to combat STRESS and PTSD

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72 - When to FIRE your drum teacher: Barry's inspiring story

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71 - Keep your DRUMMING strong through the BUSYNESS of life

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70 - LTR DRUMMING METHOD breakdown prt 4, RHYTHM

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69 - LTR DRUMMING METHOD breakdown, part 3: PRACTICE

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68 - LTR DRUMMING METHOD breakdown, part 2: FLOW

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67 - LTR DRUMMING METHOD breakdown, part 1: ETHOS

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66 - My 'Life Through Rhythm' LTR DRUMMING philosophy (*4 steps you need to know)

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65 - Are you too BUSY to drum?

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64 - Unlock YOUR VOICE Through DRUMMING | Chris Lesso on The Drummer's Pathway podcast with Michael Scott

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63 - The HIDDEN BENEFITS of drumming that no one sees

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62 - DRUMMING GEAR: What to look for and what to avoid

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61 - Stop drumming! (YOU are the instrument)

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60 - How Mike Mangini got the Dream Theater gig using HUMILITY and COURAGE (with Dom Famularo)

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59 - Is drumming better than therapy? (with Bill Burr)

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58 - 10 Drumming Practice Hacks For A Busy Day!

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57 - This lady is drumming at 102 years young!

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56 - What I learned from Steve Smith: 4 game changing ideas

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55 - The Case Against Double Bass

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54 - Chris Lesso on DRUMMING, DETERMINATION, and more: Live on the 'Creative Interview Series' show

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53 - Am I coordinated enough to drum?

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52 - A bit of my origin story: My roots, and how I got here (so far!)

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51 - Master your FOUNDATION with Chris Coleman

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50 - When are you TOO OLD to drum?

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49 - UNLEASHING POSSIBILITY on the DRUMS and in LIFE (Dad Edge podcast)

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48 - How DRUMMING and MUSIC has the power to elevate YOUTH through dark times

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47 - Becoming a SERVANT HERO with The Dad Edge founder Larry Hagner

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46 - How to EMBRACE FEAR and WIN with Navy SEAL David Rutherford

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45 - How to be an ERGO-DRUMMER with Candiria's Ken Schalk

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44 - Drumming with EFFORTLESS MASTERY with Kenny Werner

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43 - Drumming For Life: Upgrade Your PRACTICE, ENERGY, and FOCUS with Olympic trainer Dr Greg Wells

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42 - Building Explosive CONFIDENCE Through Drumming with Dom Famularo

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41 - Grow your drumming GROOVE, ENERGY, and ENTHUSIASM with Randy Cooke

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40 - Why your drumming needs more ATTITUDE, with Rich Redmond

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39 - How to use DRUMMING to get through challenging times, with Claus Hessler and Mike Sleath

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38 - How to lower ANXIETY through DRUMMING, with Navy SEAL David Rutherford

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37 - Why you MUST keep your WHITE BELT MENTALITY in drumming and life, with Tommy Igoe

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36 - Dom Famularo: Find your COURAGE through DRUMMING

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35 - Balancing our passion of DRUMMING with family and life (Chris Lesso on the Dad Edge podcast)

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34 - Find your ATTITUDE, TECHNIQUE, and RESILIENCY through DRUMMING

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33 - Drum With CLARITY, Not PERFECTION (Play It WRONG & STRONG!)

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32 - RAISE YOUR STANDARDS in drumming and life, with Jocko Willink

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31 - Mike Mangini's SYSTEMS and TACTICS

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30 - How NOT To Get Fired From Your Band

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29 - 6 qualities to take into your drumming from Neil Peart

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28 - LME | Last Mile Excellence for Drumming & Life (with Josh Waitzkin)

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27 - The WHY and HISTORY of Open Handed Drumming (Dennis Chambers, Billy Cobham, & Dick Fosbury)

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26 - The 5X Training Challenge for DRUMS & LIFE

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25 - You Must Make SOME Percentage Of Your Drumming OPEN HANDED

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24 - Bruce Lee's LTR attitude to DRUMMING

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23 - How to PRACTICE: The 4 Areas Of Focus

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22 - The Drummer's Best Friend In The Band: THE BASS PLAYER | with Ian DeSouza

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21 - Body Language, Drumming, & The Brain with Mark Bowden

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20 - 'The 4% Edge' For Drumming & Life

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19 - How to come back from a SOUL CRUSHING GIG

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18 - My biggest FAILURE, and what I learned

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17 - The Practice Of Deliberate Listening (with Henry Rollins)

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16 - RLG: 'Be Real, Listen, Have Gratitude' DRUMMING INTO LIFE

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15 - Accountability and Discomfort will push you to NEW LEVELS

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14 - The 2 Neglected Areas Of Drumming: BUSINESS & CHARACTER

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13 - DRUMSET TECHNIQUE for EFFORTLESS MASTERY - Masterclass

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12 - 'Shyness Kills Learning': A Gregg Bissonette Story

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11 - The Martial Arts Of Drumming: 'How You Move Is How You Groove!'

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10 - BREAK Your Winning Formula (with Stewart Copeland)

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09 - History, Humour, and Not Giving A F**&

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08 - The 10,000 Reps Mindset to Drums

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07 - Come As You Are

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06 - 'Lessons From Dying': Drummers In Cars Getting Coffee, with Aubrey Dayle

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05 - The 2% Variance: How To Stay Strong On THE PATH

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04 - Drumming and The Karate Kid

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03 - A Jim Blackley Story: True Focus Is Going Inward

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02 - Taking Bruce Lee's energy and teachings to the DRUMS | with Mark Kelso

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01 - OPEN HANDED DRUMMING with Dom Famularo, Claus Hessler, and Stephane Chamberland