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If you don’t mind throwing your hard-earned money down the crapper with physical therapist, chiropractic, and doctor’s appointments, be my guest. But if you would be happier with your money and your health AND big, consistent gains in your strength and fitness, avoid these 7 mistakes covered in this episode.

Be sure to subscribe and share with anyone who is guilty of one (or more) of these 7 deadly strength sins.

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I’m joined on this brand-new episode of TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY by none other than bona fide Hammer Head Jim Bain – whom I have affectionately dubbed “The Scottish Mad Lad” for his ability to make crazy good gains despite both working a hard labor job AND creeping ever upward toward age 50. Listen in and hear his epic tale of working some of the craziest, toughest jobs around AND doing some hard-as-nails workouts at the same time.

(Side note: We didn’t cover this in the episode itself, but Jim mentioned something to me after we finished recording that made me want to let you all know: his grandma’s milk man in Edinburgh, Scotland way back in the day was none other than Sean Connery himself! According to her “I’m glad he turned out to be a good actor because he was a rubbish milk man”)

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One of my favorite quotes ever is from the Chief instructor of StrongFirst’s kettlebell education department, Brett Jones:

You don’t have to be that extreme since there are definitely benefits to owning a multitude of kettlebells and other equipment, but most people make the mistake of thinking that owning an entire caravan of bells and other equipment is their ticket to strength.

It’s not!

It certainly doesn’t hurt, but it’s no guarantee either.

Here are 3 reasons why sticking with only 1 kettlebell can be one of the best things you do for your strength.

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a bonus episode on a topic that interests me outside of fitness (and believe you me, there are many!) so I thought I would give some of my stream-of-consciousness thoughts on the story of the Hebrew Patriarch Abraham, and some of the hidden and interesting insights I’ve gleaned from re-reading about his history-changing life in the Book of Genesis. Listen in and enjoy.

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I’m a big fan of pull-ups. Always have been, in fact — at least as far back as my interest in physical fitness went. Maybe you are too. But how do you get to your first pullup if you can’t do ANY pullups right now?

I dish on some of my hard-won secrets in this fine episode. Tune in and enjoy. And if you DID enjoy it, be sure to share it around far and wide.

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There are two major trends in the way people train (from my observations)

1) Those who seek endless variety (i.e. they need to be entertained)

2) Those who never change up their workouts

The first group never gets good results because they never stay in one place long enough. The second group tends to end up with serious muscle imbalances and overuse injuries because they stay in one place too long.

So how do we achieve *optimal* results? Well, I’m about to dish on that in this fine episode.

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I’m joined on this fine episode by none other than my friend Pat Flynn – author of best-selling books, purveyor of bona fide badazz fitness information, and definitely not a fitness influencer. In this episode we talk about why you should not work out like the flashy entertainment-based fitness types out there, and what you SHOULD be doing instead. Be sure to check Pat out at every platform where influencers lurk AND grab his 101 Kettlebell Workouts ebook at http://www.101kettlebellworkouts.com

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Functional fitness expert Paul Chek has described pattern overload as when you perform a movement so much that it basically becomes like poison to your body. That “poison” might manifest itself as pain (such as an overuse injury), or it might just manifest itself as your body getting weaker at the movement.

In either case, it’s not cool.

It also might be the reason why you seem to be actually getting WEAKER rather than stronger from your training.

The solution?

Well, I dive deep into that in this very episode. Dig in!

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On this episode I am joined by Heather Tymensen: a busy mom, career woman, and bona fide Hammer Head (my affectionate nickname for my followers who do my programs and challenges). We talk about her early years, how she got into training in later life, and how my programs and challenges have helped her not only transform her strength, but also put her karate sparring partners on notice. Tune in and enjoy.

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That time of year is coming again: that’s right, the New Year. And right about now everyone is thinking about their New Year’s Resolutions, what they’re gonna do to get in shape, and so on and so forth. So I’m gonna help you out and give you some advice of my own that should help you no matter WHAT your New Year’s Resolution may be. Tune in and geek out.