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I’m joined on this fine episode by Dr. Judson Corn – an ER doctor, life-long fitness enthusiast, and avid member of my Inner Circle and all-around crusher of weakness. We talked about a great many epic things on this splendiferous episode, including: * How he suffered from – and ultimately overcame – asthma as a child * His journey from outdoor sports and activities to strength training * How frustration in his efforts toward greater gains led him to Yours Jewly – and how my programs helped him crush weakness and conquer gravity in ways he never thougth possible * Some of the crazy stuff he’s seen and saved people from in the ER * Much, much more This is one episode you won’t want to miss!

On that note, if you like training that:

• Gives you more strength than it takes from you
• Improves your stamina and resilience simultaneously
• Powers-up every nook, cranny, crevice, and corner of your Soft Machine

Then you just might like my 9-Minute Kettlebell and Bodyweight Challenge.

As the name indicates, it’s just 9 minutes long, and it’s designed to be done WITH your current workouts — NOT instead of them.

How?

By harnessing the power of your body’s gait pattern (i.e. walking pattern) to unleash the strength ALREADY hidden inside you — via movements like crawling, loaded carries, and more.

Even cooler:

Many find that it actually amplifies their strength in their favorite kettlebell and bodyweight moves, like presses, squats, pull-ups, and more.

And best of all, it’s free.

How free?

I’m talkin’ freer than the 4th of July, my friend.

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Have fun and happy training!

Aleks Salkin

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I field a lot of questions from people who like to work out at home/on their own — both beginner and intermediate in their strength endeavors — and probably the single commonest problem I encounter is that of stalled results.

The thing to keep in mind is that your body doesn’t really care about your goals — it only cares about homeostasis (i.e. internal stability). It will only make changes when you thoroughly convince it that these changes are necessary for survival. This is a pretty major oversimplification, but for our purposes it gets the point across.

Your results can stall out for a number of reasons, and rather than just list them all, I want to pose a few questions to you to see where you stand or where perhaps you’ve fallen and need to pick back up.

And naturally, I pose those questions on this podcast. Listen in and enjoy!

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Before you get too triggered by the headline of this article, let me just start by saying I love the kettlebell. I really, really do. This year marked 14 years since I first picked up a kettlebell, and it has seriously changed my life for the better.

It has led me by the hand(le) on some pretty incredible journeys — from enthusiastic student to budding teacher to globe-hopping workshop giver-type-guy and beyond. It’s been truly amazing.

In this time, I’ve learned a lot about what the kettlebell can do — and I’ve also learned about what it can’t do. Or perhaps more to the point, what it doesn’t do. If you’re creative in your training (and you should be!) the kettlebell can be used to continually drive your progress boldly forward, but you can’t be conventional with how you use it (or not solely conventional, that is).

From my experience, the main problem with the kettlebell is that it lulls you down an overly predictable path with the two primary advantages it gives you, the exerciser.

What are they, and how can you make sure you can actually still make gains in your training?

Guess what, dawg: that’s exactly what this episode is about. So STOP reading and start listening already!

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All right, let’s get to the question that is on everyone’s mind (or maybe it isn’t, I don’t know): Is Greasing the Groove any good?

Greasing the Groove, in case you didn’t know, is the act of practicing a strength movement throughout the day at VERY reasonable levels. For example, if you could do, say, 10 reps of a given exercise, you would stick between 3–5 reps, and you would do 1 set maybe every 30 minutes to 2 hours.

And you don’t just do it willy-nilly, either. You have to be laser focused on the technique and overall execution of the exercise to really get good at it.

I break down some of the best ways to Grease the Groove to Greater Gains in this episode.

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“Life is not a journey. Life is a process.” — Dan Pena

Pena is a success coach known as the 50 Billion Dollar Man — a man who grew up dirt poor in East LA and went on to become worth half a billion dollars through grit and determination and has coached so many students to success that their combined net worth is now said to be 50 billion dollars (hence his moniker).

Pena’s quote really stuck with me, because it perfectly encapsulates success as a whole, including in strength and fitness endeavors — it’s not a “journey” (unless you like spinning your wheels and don’t care where you go). It’s a process.

And not just ANY process — it’s a process that has to have two things – both of which (and much more) I dive into on this podcast.

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Pullups are, without a doubt, one of the few truly essential exercises.

Climbing, hanging, and generally pulling yourself upward is a skill that’s been passed down to us from our ancient forefathers til today.

While they needed it for different reasons (climbing to escape predators, climbing to find food, etc) for our purposes the benefits of overhead pulling are in strengthening the back, arms, grip, and abs (yes, even abs) — all of which will greatly increase your usable, real-world strength in leaps and bounds, make your shoulders resilient, and start helping you fight back against the ravages of PPP syndrome (piss-poor posture) caused by sitting all day and just generally not moving a lot.

But what if you CAN’T do a single pullup yet?

This episode will give you some insights on how to nail your first one (without one of those silly rubber band setups, too) here’s a video demo: https://youtu.be/IG9qHQfoWNM

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Crawling is one of those rare movements where more really can be better and not just more.

There are some caveats to consider, and it’s best to build up to it, but 10 minutes of crawling non-stop is a great goal for just about anybody, and can be scaled to any level of fitness.

Best of all, there are a litany of benefits that go along with it.

What are those benefits, you ask?

Well, I’ll tell you all about ’em! Tune in and enjoy.

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The way you’re squatting is not enough to strengthen your legs.

If you’re thinking “them’s fightin’ words!” just hear me out.

The way most of us squat is with our feet flat on the floor, a weight (or weights) in our hands or on our back. This is a good start (a great one, actually) and will certainly go a long way in building stronger, more powerful legs.

However!

There’s more to squatting than just front and back squats and the occasional pistol.

In order to have truly strong legs, you have to mix things up from time to time.

I give you some ideas on how to do just that in this fine episode.

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One of the biggest roadblocks toward gaining serious strength and conditioning is overthinking.

It’s a stalling tactic, and is usually used by people who might really want to get fit, but are afraid of pulling the trigger.

For the record, I understand why.

There are thousands of programs, workouts, and possibilities for your strength, health, and fitness. The more options you have at your disposal, the harder it is to make a choice.

The solution?

A “Do this!” approach to your workouts — one that is so simple, so straight forward, and so easy to understand that it makes pulling the trigger a lot easier so you can stop navel-gazing and start seeing some results.

This episode will dish on that.

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My big M.O. in training my students is always to look to old-school, proven approaches to training before I ever even look sideways at something “cutting edge”. The reasoning is simple:

1) If it worked in such adverse conditions as those that prevailed in the 1800s (or hell, 2000+ years ago) then it will certainly work under modern easy living

2) The human body and the processes it is subject to haven’t changed significantly since then — so why re-invent the wheel?

Start from here and it’ll take you far.

A good place to start in particular is with the piece of equipment I mention in this episode. Tune in and enjoy.

Aleks