SHAW STRENGTH PODCAST

IN THIS EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO DEREK SMITH WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL ARM WRESTLER.  DEREK TALKS ABOUT HIS JOURNEY FROM BASKETBALL TO BEING A COMPETITIVE VIDEO GAMER AND HOW THAT EVENTUALLY LED HIM INTO ARM WRESTING.  DEREK SHARES HIS STORY AND HIS GOALS FOR HIMSELF AND FOR THE SPORT OF ARM WRESTING MOVING FORWARD.  THEY ALSO DISCUSS WHAT IT MIGHT BE LIKE FOR BRIAN TO GET INTO ARM WRESTING. IF YOU HAVE...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO ROB JONES WHO IS A MARINE CORPS VETERAN, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, AND PARALYMPIC ATHLETE.  ROB WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED IN ACTION BY AN IED WHERE HE LOST BOTH LEGS ABOVE THE KNEE.  ROB'S RECOVERY JOURNEY IS TRULY INSPIRATIONAL AND AMAZING.  HE HAS GONE ON TO DO SO MANY INCREDIBLE THINGS INCLUDING COMPETING IN THE PARALYMPICS, BIKING ACROSS AMERICA AND RUNNING 3...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS ABOUT HOW TO PRIORITIZE YOURSELF AND WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO DO SO. WE ALL HAVE BUSY LIVES AND GET PULLED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WITH RELATIONSHIPS, CHILDREN AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT IT IS EASY TO FORGET TO MAKE YOURSELF A PRIORITY.   IF YOU HAVE TOPICS/QUESTIONS YOU WANT BRIAN TO ANSWER OR DISCUSS OR GUESTS YOU WANT TO SEE PLEASE EMAIL: ASKBRIAN@SHA...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS ABOUT A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ON HIS MIND SINCE THE PASSING OF HIS TWO UNCLES AND ONE OF HIS AUNTS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.  ULTIMATELY THE IMPACT YOU LEAVE ON OTHER PEOPLE IS WHAT THEY WILL REMEMBER AND WHAT CAN CREATE A RIPPLE EFFECT LONG AFTER YOU ARE GONE.  IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/TOPICS YOU WANT TO HEAR BRIAN ANSWER OR TALK ABOUT OR IF YOU HAVE GUESTS YOU...

ON TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO JOSH BRIDGES WHO IS A 6 TIME CROSSFIT GAMES COMPETITOR, NAVY SEAL AND FATHER TO TWO BOYS.  JOSH HAS ACCOMPLISHED MANY THINGS IN HIS LIFE AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMPETITIVE AND APPROACHED EVERY CHALLENGE HE HAS FACED WITH A NEVER BACK DOWN ATTITUDE.   IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR BRIAN OR HAVE GUESTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THE PODCAST PLEASE EMAIL:  ASKBRIAN@SHAWS...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO BOBBY THOMPSON WHO HAS COMPETED IN WORLD'S  STRONGEST MAN 3 TIMES AND IS THE CURRENT AMERICAN LOG PRESS RECORD HOLDER.  BOBBY TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES HE HAD TO OVERCOME IN HIS PATH AND HOW THOSE CHALLENGES SHAPED HIS MINDSET THAT HE HAS NOW. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR TOPICS YOU WANT TO HEAR BRIAN TALK ABOUT ON THE PODCAST OR GUESTS YOU WOULD LI...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS ABOUT HAVING THE MOTIVATION TO GO AFTER YOUR GOALS AND HOW DISCIPLINE NEEDS TO COME INTO PLAY WHEN YOU ARE LACKING MOTIVATION. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR BRIAN, TOPICS YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BRIAN TALK ABOUT OR GUESTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THE PODCAST EMAIL THEM TO: ASKBRIAN@SHAWSTRENGTH.COM If you have questions for Brian, topics you would like to hear Brian...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN IS JOINED BY HIS WIFE KERI SHAW.  THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR LIFE AND HOW THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THEIR MARRIAGE STRONG WHILE GROWING BUSINESSES AND RAISING KIDS TOGETHER.   IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS/TOPICS OR GUESTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THE PODCAST PLEASE EMAIL: ASKBRIAN@SHAWSTRENGTH.COM If you have questions for Brian, topics you would like to hear Brian talk about o...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS ABOUT COMING BACK FROM AN EMOTIONAL DOWNFALL AFTER A BIG LIFE EVENT.  BRIAN USES THE WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN CONTEST AS AN EXAMPLE AND WHAT HE HAD TO WORK THROUGH BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE CONTEST TO STAY ON TRACK AND TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR TOPICS YOU WOULD LIKE BRIAN TO TALK ABOUT PLEASE EMAIL THEM TO ASKBRIAN@SHAWSTRENGTH.COM. I...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO NICK BEST AND JOE KENN ABOUT TRAINING LONGEVITY AND HOW TO HAVE A LONG SUCCESSFUL LIFTING CAREER.  BRIAN, NICK AND JOE SHARE EXPERIENCES AND TALK TO ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE ALL BEEN ABLE TO TRAIN AND BE SUCCESSFUL OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IN COMPETITION AND IN THE WEIGHT ROOM. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR TOPICS YOU WANT BRIAN TO TALK ABOUT ON THE PODCA...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN SPEAKS TO JOE KENN WHO WON THE NFL STRENGTH COACH OF THE YEAR IN 2015.  JOE IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE TOP STRENGTH COACHES EVER.  THEY SPEAK ABOUT JOE'S CHILDHOOD AND UPBRINGING AND HOW HE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN FOOTBALL AS BOTH A PLAYER AND EVENTUALLY AS A STRENGTH COACH.  JOE IS WORKING WITH BRIAN LEADING UP TO THE 2022 WORLD'S STRONGEST...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO SAM BELLIVEAU WHO IS THE CURRENT TITLE HOLDER OF "THE STRONGEST WOMAN IN CANADA" ABOUT HER JOURNEY TO WHERE SHE IS TODAY.  SAM SHARES HER MINDSET ABOUT CHASING HER GOALS AND DREAMS WHICH HAS HELPED HER TO ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS IN HER LIFE. IF YOU HAVE TOPICS YOU WANT BRIAN TO TALK ABOUT OR GUESTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THE PODCAST PLE...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN GIVES A RESPONSE TO ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT IN ABOUT MOTIVATION AND GOING AFTER YOUR GOALS.  BRIAN TALKS ABOUT WHAT HIS APPROACH HAS BEEN WHEN GOING AFTER HIS PERSONAL GOALS.  HE EXPLAINS HOW HE HAS ALWAYS CHOSE TO DO THE  HARD THINGS ON A DAILY BASIS TO CONSTANTLY GROW, MOVE FORWARD IN LIFE AND GET CLOSER TO ACCOMPLISHING HIS GOALS.  IF YOU HAVE TOPI...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO MAXIME BOUDREAULT WHO FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE AT THE 2021 WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN COMPETITION.  MAXIME TALKS ABOUT GROWING UP IN A SMALL TOWN IN CANADA AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO GAIN THE CONFIDENCE TO STEP INTO THE GYM  FOR THE FIRST TIME.  HIS JOURNEY HAS TAKEN HIM FROM A SKINNY SHY KID TO BEING ONE OF THE STRONGEST MEN IN THE WORLD BY HAVING THE DRIVE TO G...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO KEVIN FAIRES WHO IS A WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN FINALIST.  KEVIN TALKS ABOUT CHALLENGES HE HAS OVERCOME INCLUDING GETTING RAN OVER BY A JEEP WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER.  KEVIN HAS INSPIRED A LOT OF UP AND COMING ATHLETES BY MAKING IT INTO THE BIGGEST STRONGMAN COMPETITIONS AND HOLDING HIS OWN AGAINST MEN THAT ARE PHYSICALLY MUCH BIGGER AND HEAVIER THAN HE IS.   IF...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS ABOUT STARTING SHAW STRENGTH IN 2006.  HE DISCUSSES HOW HE APPROACHES BUSINESS AND WHAT HIS MINDSET IS LIKE WHEN MAKING BUSINESS DECISIONS.  HE TALKS ABOUT STARTING EVOLUTION ATHLETICS AND UNDEFINED NUTRITION AND WHAT HIS THOUGHT PROCESS HAS BEEN WITH THOSE COMPANIES. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR TOPICS YOU WANT BRIAN TO TALK ABOUT ON THE PODCAST PLEASE EMAIL THEM T...

IN THIS EPISODE BRIAN TAKS TO JERRY PRITCHETT WHO IS A MULTIPLE TIME WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN FINALIST.  THEY TALK ABOUT JERRY'S CHILDHOOD AND HOW HE LEARNED TO WORK HARD FROM GROWING UP IN HIS FATHERS FAB SHOP.  JERRY HAS BEEN ABLE TO BALANCE WORKING FULL TIME, BEING A DAD AND ALSO BEING A TOP LEVEL PRO STRONGMAN.   IF YOU HAVE TOPICS YOU WANT BRIAN TO TALK ABOUT ON THE PODCAST OR GUESTS Y...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALK'S ABOUT A STRATEGY USING A CIRCLE HE HAS USED TO SORT THROUGH WHAT HE IS IN CONTROL OF ON A DALIY BASIS AND WHAT IS OUTSIDE OF HIS CONTROL.  AT TIMES WE SPEND TOO MUCH TIME BEING CONCERNED WITH WHAT IS OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL AND IN ORDER TO EXECUTE ON A DAILY BASIS YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL. IF YOU HAVE TOPICS YOU WOULD LIKE BRIAN TO SPEAK AB...

IN THIS EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO CHAD COY WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE SPORT OF STRONGMAN IN THE USA SINCE THE MID 1990’S.  THEY TALK ABOUT CHAD’S JOURNEY, WHAT HAS DRIVEN HIM TO PUSH TO BE THE BEST AND HOW THE SPORT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE EARLY DAYS.  If you have questions for Brian, topics you would like to hear Brian talk about or guests you would like to see on the podcast email them to: askbrian...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS ABOUT BEING COMPETITIVE AND WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO KEEP SCORE TO KNOW IF YOU WON OR LOST.  IN A SOCIETY THAT HANDS OUT PARTICIPATION TROPHIES TO EVERYONE CHOOSE TO PLAY TO WIN AND SEPARATE YOURSELF BY KEEPING SCORE AND GOING AFTER WINS. If you have questions for Brian, topics you would like to hear Brian talk about or guests you would like to see on the podca...

IN THIS EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO GABE PENA WHO IS A RISING STAR IN THE WORLD OF STRONGMAN.  THEY TALK ABOUT GABE'S JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE AND EVERYTHING HE WENT THROUGH FROM GROWING UP TO COMPETING AT  WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN AND WHAT HIS FUTURE GOALS ARE. If you have questions for Brian, topics you would like to hear Brian talk about or guests you would like to see on the podcast email them t...

IN THIS EPISODE BRIAN TALKS ABOUT COMING BACK FROM ONE OF THE HARDEST POINTS IN HIS LIFE.  HE GOES OVER HOW HE OVERCAME  A TERRIBLE NERVE INJURY, SLEEP ISSUES, RELATIONSHIP ISSUES AND DEALING WITH BEING AT A VERY LOW POINT IN HIS LIFE AND HOW HE WAS ABLE TO COME BACK TO WIN WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN. If you have questions for Brian, topics you would like to hear Brian talk about or guests you wou...

IN THIS EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO ED COAN ABOUT HIS PATH TO BECOMING THE GREATEST POWERLIFTER OF ALL TIME.  THEY TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM ED'S CHILDHOOD, TRAINING, MINDSET AND HOW HE WAS ABLE TO SET THE BAR FOR HIMSELF AND KEEP RAISING IT THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER. If you have questions for Brian, topics you would like to hear Brian talk about or guests you would like to see on the podcast email t...

IN TODAY'S EPISODE BRIAN TALKS ABOUT OVERCOMING THE ADVERSITY OF HIS TORN BICEP AT THE 2012 ARNOLD CLASSIC STRONGMAN COMPETITION.  HE TALKS ABOUT WHAT HE WENT THROUGH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY AND WHAT HE LEARNED BY MEETING ALL OF THE CHALLENGES HEAD ON. If you have questions for Brian, topics you would like to hear Brian talk about or guests you would like to see on the podcast email them to:...

IN THIS EPISODE BRIAN TALKS TO NICK BEST WHO IS A 10X WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN COMPETITOR, FORMER MASTERS WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN AND WORLD POWERLIFTING CHAMPION.  THEY TALK  ABOUT HIS CHILDHOOD AND HOW DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES IN HIS LIFE LED TO ALL OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS. NICK IS AN EXAMPLE OF CHASING YOUR GOALS AND OVERCOMING OBSTACLES NO MATTER WHAT. If you have questions for Brian, topics y...