#5 - Adam T Glass: Aesthetic Form vs Right Form

In the 5th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Grip Master, Team Texas Armlifting, Arm Wrestling, Boldly Doing Dumb Things, co-host of Sucker Punch Radio, Adam T Glass will talk about how to make a good steak, the no macrowaving challenge, empirical vs anecdotal, and why the right position doens’t need to be aesthetic

Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!

In this chapter you will discover:

(2:00) Introducing our special guest Adam T Glass @adamtglass_

(3:30) How to make the most delicious steak

(9:00) The benefits of doing grocery shopping every 3-4 days

(10:30) About spinach

(13:00) The skill of cooking

(13:30) No microwaving for 2 months challenge

(17:30) Developing health and pain problems due to high vibration construction jobs

(22:00) Explaining exactly the right position

(24:30) The problem is the motion is missing

(26:00) The pain is giving you a message of adjust this and tweak this

(26:40) The importance of the position when doing a workout

(27:00) “What if aesthetically pleasing is not the primary characteristic for good form” - Adam T Glass @adamtglass_

(28:40) “The less self conscious you are, the more enjoyable it becomes” - Adam T Glass @adamtglass_

(29:10) What is truly the definition of good form? Shout out to Dave Whitley @irontamer

(29:50) Incredible feats of strength, shout out to Dave Whitley

(31:00) Why we look for in fitness

(32:00) Empirical vs Anecdotal

(32:20) The Biofeedback, listening to your body

(36:40) Variety vs Variability

(38:40) Intuition: you know when it’s time to not do it

(39:30) Willpower and pushing through

(40:10) “Most of your workouts should be boring” - Adam T Glass @adamtglass_

(42:00) The goal for every program is to keep going on the program

(45:10) Slow preparation for a huge result

(47:40) Little progress every single day

(55:00) When your work is your strength training

(1:00:30) Making painful faces always reduce performances

(1:02:00) “A good performer needs to be able to stick the task under any conditions so he can then create the conditions” - Adam T Glass @adamtglass_

(1:05:30) Never show them your limit, one of the most important rules for a good performance

(1:10:30) Shout out to Karen Smith @_coach_karen_

(1:11:10) Where to reach out to Adam T Glass @adamtglass_ https://www.instagram.com/adamtglass_/