What is the difference between a lifter who takes a hit, and keeps on lifting and the lifter who “used to bench 315 in high school?” Is it always that the former is harder working, more resilient, more committed lifter? How plastic are these traits? And are all “hits” the same? For some, when it rains it pours, and for others, they are lucky enough to get dolled out life’s curveballs at a pace they can handle. Ultimately in this episode, we acknowledge that when viewing advanced lifters who’ve been at it for a long time, we are to some degree seeing survivorship bias. Further, we discuss how self-efficacy can be best built, and how to deal with what is, and what isn’t in your locus or control. No matter what though, Iron Culture will continue to persist, demonstrating ultimate resilience, never missing a Monday release (and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise).

0:00 - Intro 

10:55 - Instagram reacts: revisiting misinformation/disinformation

Marton 2020 Science, advocacy, and quackery in nutritional books https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-020-0415-6

Iron Culture episode 132: Where does Bro Science come from? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFv5BkEp9mY

Vigotsky 2020 Improbable data patterns in the work of Barbalho et al. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343051741_Improbable_data_patterns_in_the_work_of_Barbalho_et_al

35:30 - Question: “Why do some people get derailed when their routines get thrown while other people show resilience to unexpected challenges?”

Transtheoretical model of behavior change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transtheoretical_model

41:45 - Adversity builds self-efficacy. Dealing with what is and isn’t in your locus of control

48:30 - Just-world fallacy and extreme ownership.

“Maximise given the constraints” Iron Culture episode 27: Natural Bodybuilding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0AEvN2L9zU

58:20 - Practical applications for building self-efficacy and Eric’s experiences

Iron Culture episode 83: You Are NOT An Advanced Lifter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9cwQsABQ98

1:15:15 - Responses to fight or flight signals and tips for coaches

1:28:24 - Framing and calibration of adversity and resilience in your journey

1:34:49 - Delayed gratification of lifting and the power of your environment

Iron Culture episode 173: What is the Best Training Environment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEIUIiL9z5Q

1:46:02 - Wrapping it up