In the 140th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Director of Applied Science and Brand Development at Longevity Labs Inc., Don Moxley will talk about three-thirds of your life, rhythmic learning, a valueless exercise, tips for aspiring strength coaches, and more.
Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!
In this chapter, you will discover:
(0:50) Introducing our special guest Director of Applied Science and Brand Development at Longevity Labs Inc., Don Moxley @donmoxley
(1:10) Shout out to Eric Malzone @emalzone
(2:00) Don and her wife
(3:30) Three-thirds of your life
(3:45) Don’s third third
(4:15) What would Don do if he won the lottery?
(4:30) Traveling in an RV
(5:45) Mastery by Robert Greene
https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X
(7:00) National Park’s pass
(7:25) Meeting with Eric Malzone
(7:30) Where to next?
(8:00) “Travel is the greatest experience and education that you can get.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection
(8:10) Passport-related stats
(8:30) “The more time you spend time getting to know people that are not like you, the more empathy you develop.” - Don Moxley @donmoxley
(9:05) “Don’t just niche yourself into one modality.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection
(9:25) Scratching the surface
(10:10) Rhythmic learning
(11:05) Don’s origin story
(11:55) Getting help for fitness
(13:10) Shout out to Kevin Akins
(13:45) Shout out to Lou Simmons
(15:55) The reason behind the pushback
(16:10) A valueless exercise
(17:35) All Americans or Better
(19:30) “All energy is aerobic.” - Don Moxley @donmoxley
(20:00) Coaching recovery
(21:10) “The guy with the best biggest bench rarely sees the field.” - Don Moxley @donmoxley
(21:50) Entertainment events
(23:00) Tips for aspiring strength coaches
(23:40) Next Man up vs. Don’s philosophy
(25:00) Rocks of longevity
(28:50) Functional vs. optimal
(29:20) “Just because you can get through a workout doesn’t mean that it is contributing to development.” - Don Moxley @donmoxley
(29:40) Good light vs. bad light
(30:30) “Light is a secret weapon.”- Don Moxley @donmoxley
(31:00) What’s your jar?
(32:50) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519
(33:15) Interesting thing about Don’s field
(33:30) Biohacking
(34:30) Our evolutionary history
(36:50) Strength coach vs. sport scientist
(37:10) Shout out to Gray Cook Twitter @graycookPT
(37:10) Shout out to Brett Jones @brettjonessfg
(37:45) Confirmation bias
(38:10) The abrahamic religion analogy
(40:30) Moving the needle dramatically
(41:20) How to become a scientist?
(43:10) Scientist vs. a coach
(43:30) Helping an overtrained athlete
(47:30) Highlevel HRV program
(49:10) “Every good strength coach has a team of geeks.” - Don Moxley @donmoxley
(52:30) Another HRV example
(54:50) How to track your HRV?
(58:00) Free HRV app: Lead HRV
(58:40) How to start an HRV program?
(1:03:00) Learning about cannabis
(1:03:30) Cannabis plus
(1:06:30) Shout out to Antonio Squillante @antonio_squillantecscs
Where to find Don Moxley? @donmoxley
LinkedIn: Don Moxley
Twitter: @donmoxley
www.modemethod.com