#163 - Michael Kurkowski: Recovering Before Discovering

In the 163rd episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike will talk about “Be Naked” the new book by Tim Anderson, Pamela Nygaard the CEO of Genexy Health, the mission of Genexy Health, success is living a life that doesn't necessitate vacation, the best training program is the one you don’t need to recover from, when I’m uncomfortable I know I’m about to be at my best, and recovering before discovering.

Join us in this insightful and captivating episode! 

In this chapter, you will discover:

(0:20) Remembering our last episode 162 with Tim Anderson @original_strength

(0:40) Tim Anderson embodies The Strength Connection

(1:30) Grab a copy of “Be Naked” by Tim Anderson https://www.amazon.com/Be-Naked-Tim-Anderson/dp/B0C12B7Z3W 

(2:00) Shout out to Pamela Nygaard, CEO of Genexy Health

(2:40) What is the mission of Genexy Health?

(3:00) How Pamela’s grandmother inspired her to start her company

(4:30) Mike’s routine after recording a podcast

(4:50) Mike always reflects deeply after every interview

(5:20) Lesson 1: “Success is living a life that doesn't necessitate vacation” - Eric Malzone @emalzone
(5:50) About recovery in fitness

(6:00) “The best training program is the one you don’t need to recover from” - Brett Jones @brettjonessfg

(7:35) “When you do something you love, you don’t feel the need to recover” - The Strength Connection

(8:10) The Highway of Strength

(8:50) Lesson 2: “When I’m uncomfortable I know I’m about to be at my best” - Dr. Nate Zinsser @DocZinsser

(9:10) Falling in love with your butterflies

(9:30) The Confident Mind by Dr. Nate Zinsser @DocZinsser https://www.amazon.com/Confident-Mind-Battle-Tested-Unshakable-Performance/dp/0063014831 

(12:00) Lesson 3: “Our default state is healthy” - Dr. Amy Baker @amyrxbaker

(12:40) “Flow is our natural state, we are in the way” - Sifu Singh @sifusingh

(13:00) Unveil vs create - Adam Rodriguez @adamrodriguez.one

(13:10) “It’s better to work on why are we not doing the things vs what are the things to do” - Alex Hormozi @hormozi

(13:30) Eliminating vs adding, recovering before discovering

(15:00) Thank you to all our amazing listeners! 🙂

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