The Strength Connection

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...