The Strength Connection

In the 18th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest World- renowned author and breathing practitioner, author of The Oxygen Advantage and The Breathing Cure, Patrick McKeown will talk about hyperventilation, the 3 dimensions of breathing, the importance of your everyday beating pattern and mouth vs nose sleep breathing. (2:00) Introducing our special guest Patrick Mc...

In the 17th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guests world renowned strength coach and founder of The Amazing 12 Program (the #1 body transformation program in the world, 15 years running, 10,000 body transformations, over 180 certified coaches), Paul McIlroy and 11 times Kettlebell Sport World Champion, Multiple world record holder, 101 reps in the long cycle clean...

In the 16th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike will talk about the best takeaways from Mickey Jogoleff and Lance Coffel interviews, doing the basics and the foundation, Mike’s power to always follow the plan and the whole concept of focus over discipline. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter you will discover: (1:00) Shout out to Mickey Jogoleff @fitfoodie...

In the 15th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Senior instructor at StrongFirst, StrongFirst SFB Bodyweight Instructor,StrongFirst SFL Barbell Instructor, Z-Health Practitioner Lance Coffel will talk about Lance’s strength story, Iyengar Yoga, the first kettlebell in history and the first strength coach in the NBA. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk...

In the 14th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Coach at Suprahuman, owner at Keep It Simple Sales and founder of Fit Foodies On Wheels, Mickey Jogoleff will talk about picking a day to eat comfort foods and plan it ahead, food is culture and the power is in the tracking, not necessarily in the specific meal. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In th...

In the 13th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Motivational speaker and Author of the book Superhuman YOU , Iron Tamer Dave Whitley @irontamer, will talk about intuitive training, suffering vs sacrificing, the importance of persistency, and the difference between allowing and forcing. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter you will disc...

In the 12th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest BA in History and East Asian Studies from the University of Arizona, an MBA from the Vienna University of Economics and an iMBA from the University of South Carolina Jamie Lewis will talk about program vs lifestyle, kettlebell partner passing and the mental process of training from the old time bodybuilders Join us...

In the 11th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike  Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter you will discover: (1:40) Shout out to Menachem Brodie @hvtraining (2:10) Strength Training for Cycling Performance is out! https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Training-Cycling-Performance-Ultimate-ebook/dp/B099X1DYQ7   (2:20) Endurance training (4:30) The foundational, non se...

In the 10th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, StrongFirst Team Leader and Owner/Operator of Tucson Strength and Tucson Barbell Club Danny Sawaya will talk about the importance of sports from a younger age, the power of simply understanding how to move better and the transition process to online for a Gym Owner during COVID. Join us in this insightful and capti...

In the 9th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Strength Coach, Owner and Operator at Human Vortex Training Menachem Brodie will talk about endurance training, improving how your body functions, performance essentials and Menachem’s brand new book Strength Training for Cycling Performance.  Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter you will...

In the 4th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike will talk about his favorite 4 or 5 books for 2021, you will be surprised which ones they are! Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter you will discover: (1:30) Mike’s favorite books in 2021 (2:10) Reading and writing for mental strength (4:00) Reading and digesting a book (4:40) The Never Ending Story Movie (5:30...

In the 7th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Money Mindset and Business Coach, Creator of Empower U Business coaching, and renowned coach and speaker Artemis Scantalides will talk about money, resources, the power of analyzing what works for you, putting skiing in the game and how you can truly own your worth as a coach. Join us in this insightful and captivat...

In the 6th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, NYT Bestselling Author, Musician, rated 1 of the 100 most influential people in health and fitness by “Greatest Magazine”, host of the Fat-Burning Man Show, Abel James @fatburningman will talk about the danger of carbon monoxide, learning from adversity, the joy of being a beginner and how creating rather than consu...

In the 5th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Grip Master, Team Texas Armlifting, Arm Wrestling, Boldly Doing Dumb Things, co-host of Sucker Punch Radio, Adam T Glass will talk about how to make a good steak, the no macrowaving challenge, empirical vs anecdotal, and why the right position doens’t need to be aesthetic Join us in this insightful and captivating t...

In the 4th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, certified personal trainer and collegiate athlete turned figure competitor turned national-level powerlifter, Brittany Kohnke will talk about authenticity, crazy diets, crossfit, education and community. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter you will discover: (2:00) Introducing our specia...

In the 3rd Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, StrongFirst Certified Master Instructor, and the fourth woman to claim the Iron Maiden title, Karen Smith will talk about testing your benchmarks, training safe, the importance of prep work, the bodyweight program and baselines of strength. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter you will di...

In the 2nd Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Olympic weightlifting coach, author of many books including “Tough”, co-host of The Weightlifting Life Podcast, writer, producer and director of the documentary “American Weightlifting”, Greg Everett will talk about journaling, distractions and entertainment, and what does it mean to be Tough and how you can develop...

In the 1st Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, StrongFirst Master Instructor Fabio Zonin will talk about a minimalist bodybuilding approach, controlling your full body asymmetrically, Mike’s love-hate relationship with pressing and The Victorious Program Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter you will discover: (2:30) Introducing our sp...