The Strength Connection

In the 93rd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Master StrongFirst Instructor, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist, Dr. Michael Hartle will talk about Neuro muscular adaptation, The University of Phoenix goes online for the 1st time, The intuitive side of training, and going from the Barbell world to the Kettlebell world. Join us in this insightful and captiva...

In the 92nd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special World Champion Kettlebell Lifter, Maria Moran, will talk about Maria’s struggle with snatches, her first world championship, the process of mastery, ultra-endurance events, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover: (0:55) Introducing our special guest, World Champion K...

In the 91st episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Strong First Team Leader and coach at Kraftmanufaktur Stuttgart, Sven Rieger, will talk about lifting the Dinnie stones, downsized Dinnie Stones challenges, the rhythm of the week, scouting the defense, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover: (0:55) Introducin...

In the 90th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, StrongFirst Master Instructor, Fabio Zonin will talk about general excuses you make for not working out, how to keep yourself energetic and healthy when you’re traveling, how Fabio keeps himself on a strict diet, and the what is the forgotten programming. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this ch...

In the 89th episode of The Strength Connection podcast, Mike and our special guest, Creator of Kettleyoga Mobility System, Stone Lifter, David Keohan, will talk about David’s origin story, participating in a marathon, being introduced to kettlebells, getting hooked to stone lifting, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover: (0:55) Introducing o...

In the 88th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Founder Of Kettlebell Coach University, Hunter Crine will talk about the art of coaching, the science of coaching, few sales tips for coaches and the impact that coaches make in the world. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover: (0:55) Michael Introducing our special gu...

In the 87th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Fitness Trainer Matthew Hearn will talk about Matthew’s life story, getting arrested for armed robbery, the power of someone believing in you in a dark moment, and success conditioning. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover: (1:00) Introducing our special guest Fitness...

In the 86th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Pastor, Trainer, and Competitive Shooter, Thomas Benge, will talk about Thomas’ origin story, his biggest inspiration, training recruits & clients, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover: (0:50) Introducing our special guest, Pastor, Trainer, and Competiti...

In the 85th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, the Founder of Five Points Academy, Steve Milles, will talk about his origin story, Muay Thai, the journey of Five Points Academy, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter you will discover:  (0:50) Introducing our special guest, the Founder of Five Points Academy, Steve Milles @f...

In the 84th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Highland Games Champion, and Owner of Empowered Strength, John Odden, will talk about positive association with nature, benefits of hunting, controlling the volume, John’s new program, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter, you will discover: (0:50) Introducing our special guest...

In the 83rd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Strong First Senior Instructor and founder of BrickHouse, Mike Sousa, will talk about the origin of BrickHouse, the evolution of Mike’s training style, intuitive training, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter you will discover:  (0:50) Introducing our special guest, Strong Fir...

In the 82nd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Former Elite Instructor at StrongFirst, Research Methods and Statistics Professor, Craig Maker, will talk about the psychological immune system, fission-fusion, overtraining, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter you will discover:  (0:50) Introducing our special guest, Elite In...

In the 81st episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Creator of Coach Sportland, Speed Coach and Mentor, Sam Portland, will talk about Sam’s rugby background, his submissive nature in sports, losing the unconscious motivation, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover:  (0:55) Introducing our special guest Creator o...

In the 80th episode of The Strength Connection podcast, Mike and our special guest, Certified Mental Performance Consultant, Dr. Tiffany Jones, will talk about mindset training, using false scenarios, creating superhumans, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover:  (0:55) Introducing our special guest, Certified Mental Performance Consultant, D...

In the 79th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Weightlifting Coach and the Founder of New York Weightlifting Academy, Danny Casey, will talk about Danny’s origin story, his weightlifting background, his way of training, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover:  (0:55) Introducing our special guest, Weightli...

In the 78th episode of The Strength Connection podcast, Mike and our special guest Lead Instructor at FMS, Founder of ONE-Human Performance and Principles of Program Design, Eric D'Agati, will talk about Eric’s origin story, Eric’s style of training, the goal of creating Principles of Program Design, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discove...

In the 77th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, StrongFirst Elite instructor Mark Limbaga, will talk about training modalities, strength and conditioning, the clean and the jerk, and a genuine love for strength. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter you will discover: (0:55) Introducing our special guest StrongFirst Elite instructor Ma...

In the 76th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest the Owner Of The Sleep Performance Coach, Angus Buckle wil talk about Martial arts, Gambling and Alcohol, Health deterioration and more! Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter you will discover:   (0:57) Introducing our special guest Angus Buckle Linked in: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mrbpt...

In the 75th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike, and our special guest, Fitness Coach and the Co-Founder of TNT Fitness Results, Derek Toshner, will talk about StrongFirst, coaching younger people, coaching high school athletes, coaching professionals, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter you will discover:  (0:55) Introducing our special guest,...

In the 74th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Strength Coach and StrongFirst Certified Senior SFG, Analisa Naldi, will talk about Analisa’s origin story, her thirst for knowledge, standards of communication, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter, you will discover: (0:55) Introducing our special guest, a Strength Coach and...

In the 73rd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Owner of Skill of Strength, host of The Minimum Effective Dose, Mike Perry, will talk about Mike’s origin story, the origin of Skill of Strenght, and his journey with diagnosing and beating cancer. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover:  (0:50) Introducing our special...

 In the 72nd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Author, Editor, and a Faculty Member at Setanta College, Antonio Squillante, will talk about velocity-based training, Dr. Carmelo Bosko’s work, prescriptive based training, new studies about static forms of strength, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivati...

In the 71st Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Army Neuroscientist, Sleep Specialist, Division I Collegiate Athlete, and a 2x CrossFit Games Athlete, Dr. Allison Brager, will talk about the “YOUNGSTOWN BOYS” documentary, the power of discipline, bioenergetics, energy expenditure and Energy conservation, and Dr. Allison’s Sleep Strategy Join us in this insightful...

In the 70th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor, founder, and chief instructor at KB5 Gym, Pavel Macek, will talk about his training and achievement of sinister, combining kettlebell swings and getups, and more. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!  In this chapter, you will discover:  (0:45) Introducing our sp...

In the 69th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, the Co-owner of Original Strength and The Founder of The Women's Movement Collaborative, Dani Almeyda will talk about The 3 Pillars of Original Strength, the importance of mobility, preventing injuries by rolling and if is Tim Anderson a weird guy? Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapt...