The Strength Connection

In the 14th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Coach at Suprahuman, owner at Keep It Simple Sales and founder of Fit Foodies On Wheels, Mickey Jogoleff will talk about picking a day to eat comfort foods and plan it ahead, food is culture and the power is in the tracking, not necessarily in the specific meal.Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!In this chapter you will discover:(2:15) Introducing our special guest Mickey Jogoleff @jo_go_lift Coach at Suprahuman, owner at Keep It Simple Sales and founder of Fit Foodies On Wheels (2:40) How did Mike meet Mickey?(3:00) Fit Foodies On Wheels @fitfoodiesonwheels(3:20) Mickey Jogoleff origin story(6:20) Experience working on construccion(7:20) How Mickey’s own transformation lead him to helping others do the same(12:50) Mental challenges of doing something new(13:30) How did Fit Foodies On Wheels start?(14:10) Let’s go wherever the food takes us!(16:00) Fit Foodies On Wheels is everyone's dream!(17:00) You CAN eat all those delicious food and still be in shape!(19:00) Planning and tracking your food to be able to enjoy the foods you love(20:10) Knowing how many calories do you eat everyday(24:10) The plan will be constantly changing and adjusting(25:15) “There’s always power on making an informed decision” - Mickey Jogoleff @jo_go_lift(26:50) Pick the day to eat comfort food and plan it ahead(30:00) Finding what you enjoy(31:30) Does Mickey change his workout routine the days he goes high calories?(32:10) Mickey Jogoleff’s favorite places!(36:00) Food is culture(38:40) Do people have problems tracking their foods?(39:30) It’s not the plan itself, is that you need to track all of your calories(41:00) The power is in the tracking, not necessarily in the specific meal(42:40) Track what is working and do what is working(44:00) Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086823SWK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 (44:30) 35 year journal?(46:00) The power of discipline(47:20) The next amazing places in Mickey Jogoleff and his wife Sam’s radar(53:10) Where to consume Mickey’s @fitfoodiesonwheels content? https://www.instagram.com/jo_go_lift/ 

In the 13th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest Motivational speaker and Author of the book Superhuman YOU, Iron Tamer Dave Whitley @irontamer, will talk about intuitive training, suffering vs sacrificing, the importance of persistency, and the difference between allowing and forcing.Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!In this chapter you will discover:(2:20) Introducing our special guest Motivational speaker and Author of the book Superhuman YOU, Iron Tamer Dave Whitley @irontamer(2:50) How did David Whitlet get introduced to biofeedback and intuitive training?(4:10) Did not aligned with my belief system(4:40) It either works or not(6:10) “Everybody has a plan until I punch them in the face”(7:00) About intuitive training(8:40) The power of taking your need to be right out of you(9:00) It really feels good to feel good(9:20) “Soreness does not mean progress”(10:20) “Pain and performance are the same thing, just at a different spot in the spectrum” - Dave Whitley(12:00) Allowing VS Forcing(15:20) “You don’t have to destroy you to build yourself up” - Dave Whitley(17:00) “Persistence is to the character of a man as carbon is to steel” - Napoleon Hill(18:50) Suffering vs Sacrificing(19:40) Breathing techniques designed to create tension(20:00) Do I have to learn how to generate tension before I earn the right to lift something heavy?(21:20) Find the points where you are in conflicts with yourself(21:50) The importance of persistency(23:00) You made that look easy(24:40) If you’d be someone who prides yourself in being disciplined, what is the definition of discipline?(25:10) “Discipline is honoring yourself” - Dave Whitley(29:30) Follow the rules?(30:40) Listen to your body and adjust(31:50) Trust your gut(33:30) Memory - Intuition analogy(34:20) How to develop your intuition(36:10) Intuition is something you can develop(36:30) Superhuman YOU book https://www.superhumanyoubook.com/freebook33232516 (37:00) Story of creation of Dave’s book, shout out to Dr. Joe Vitale @drjoevitale(37:00) Shout out to Dennis Rogers @strongmanism(37:40) Shout out to Lou Ferrigno @theofficiallouferrigno and Steve Reeves @stevereeves_official(43:40) The power of definite steps in the process(45:00) The power of knowing the objective(48:00) The thermostat analogy(49:20) Be careful on how you talk to yourself(52:50) The little things that we say are extremely powerful(53:20) Where to get Superhuman YOU book https://www.superhumanyoubook.com/freebook33232516 

In the 12th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest BA in History and East Asian Studies from the University of Arizona, an MBA from the Vienna University of Economics and an iMBA from the University of South Carolina Jamie Lewis will talk about program vs lifestyle, kettlebell partner passing and the mental process of training from the old time bodybuildersJoin us in this insightful and captivating talk!In this chapter you will discover:(2:40) Introducing our special guest BA in History and East Asian Studies from the University of Arizona, an MBA from the Vienna University of Economics and an iMBA from the University of South Carolina Jamie Lewis @plagueofstrength(3:00) #114 - Jamie Lewis: The History Of Weightlifting https://www.buzzsprout.com/1066639/8731223-114-jamie-lewis-the-history-of-weightlifting (3:30) #152 - Jamie Lewis: The History of Kettlebells https://www.buzzsprout.com/1066639/8951839-152-jamie-lewis-the-history-of-kettlebells (4.40) The way of building an amazing physic(5:40) There were no gyms in the old times?(6:30) The 40K kettlebell’s nickname(9:40) 200 lb 1 hour snatch(10:50) From San Petersburg to Rome(12:20) Do they have to sleep in parks?(15:10) Shout out to Bud Jeffries @budjeffries(16:30) Good thing for your ego(16:35) The joy of being a beginner(19:10) Baseball players from the 90’s(20:20) What makes the new generation of bodybuilders not as good as the old generation? (21:40) Program vs Lifestyle(22:20) Competition schedule for the old time bodybuilders(22:20) Training 2-4 hours a day for competitions(23:40) Nutrition and routines for the old time bodybuilders(26:00)The brutal difference in conditions and habits between old times and now(30:00) The mental process of training from the old time bodybuilders(36:20) Writing for a lifetime(37:00) Bodybuilder gay porn star?(37:40) Muscle, Smoke, & Mirrors https://www.amazon.com/Muscle-Smoke-Mirrors-Randy-Roach/dp/1434376788 (40:00) Kettlebell juggling(43:00) Shout out to Michael Castrogiovanni @kettlebellpartnerpassing and kettlebell partner passing(43:50) Chris Hook backflip in the middle of a kettlebell partner passing(44:40) Kettlebell partner passing(46:40) Captain of the Russian army and a world hero(47:00) Where does Jamie find all this great information?(47:40) The research skill(53:30) Best place for people to consume Jamie’s @plagueofstrength content https://www.instagram.com/plagueofstrength/ 

In the 11th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!In this chapter you will discover:(1:40) Shout out to Menachem Brodie @hvtraining(2:10) Strength Training for Cycling Performance is out! https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Training-Cycling-Performance-Ultimate-ebook/dp/B099X1DYQ7 (2:20) Endurance training(4:30) The foundational, non sexy aspects of training(4:40) Shout out to Danny Sawaya @tucsonstrength(6:30) Danny’s facility in Arizona(7:00) Transitioning(7:20) Being proactive and making decisions(8:10) A true lesson of leadership(9:10) Your physical training can help you a lot emotionally and mentally(9:50) Mike going for Sinister(10:20) Biofeedback and Intuitive training(10:40) Discipline and following a program to the t, combined with intuition(12:00) Graphical example of listening to your body and how physiology drives psychology(15:00) Shout out to Adam T Glass @adamtglass_, Frankie Faires, Dave Whitley @irontamer(16:30) The complete strength we’re looking for(17:00) Is it good to follow a program or is it not good to follow a program?(17:40) Do we need goal setting?(18:20) Mike’s a huge baseball friend(18:30) Trouble with the Curve movie(20:00) Analytics VS playing for the game(20:30) Measurable parameters to know if your mental side is being enhanced by training(21:40) Don’t just say it, prove it to yourself

In the 10th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, StrongFirst Team Leader and Owner/Operator of Tucson Strength and Tucson Barbell Club Danny Sawaya will talk about the importance of sports from a younger age, the power of simply understanding how to move better and the transition process to online for a Gym Owner during COVID.Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!In this chapter you will discover:(2:00) Introducing our special guest StrongFirst Team Leader and Owner/Operator of Tucson Strength and Tucson Barbell Club Danny Sawaya @tucsonstrength(2:20) Danny’s Gym and shout out to Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst(3:30) Danny’s origin story(3:50) In sports since being a kid(4:00) Nutrition classes in college(9:00) Danny starts training with Kettlebells, shut out to Steve Cotter @stevecotter_ikff(9:40) Shout out to Hector Gutierrez(10:30) CKFMS and shout out to Brett Jones @brettjonessfg(14:40) The power of simply understanding how to move better(20:00) The transition process to online for a Gym Owner during COVID(30:40) “Nothing is certain”(33:40) There’s always a way to get through it(34:40) Adapting successfully to the transition to online fitness services(36:10) Kettlebells and barbell training(37:10) Opening the 12,000 square feet facility(39:40) Making yourself obsolete as a trainer(43:50) The Barbell Club(45:30) Shout out to Mike Sousa @sousastrong(47:00) Kettlebell classes, mobility classes, strength and conditioning classes(47:50) Retired from coaching, involved in programming(50:30) Making the 1st move, the power of initiative(51:00) “It’s all about timing and prepping” - Danny Sawaya @tucsonstrength(52:20) Risk vs Danger(53:10) Suffering VS Sacrificing, shout out to Dave Whitley @irontamer(55:00) Events coming soon for Danny(56:30) Where to consume Danny’s content @tucsonstrength and where to reach out to him https://www.tucsonstrength.com/ 

In the 9th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Strength Coach, Owner and Operator at Human Vortex Training Menachem Brodie will talk about endurance training, improving how your body functions, performance essentials and Menachem’s brand new book Strength Training for Cycling Performance. Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!In this chapter you will discover:(2:00) Introducing our special guest Strength Coach, Owner and Operator at Human Vortex Training Menachem Brodie @hvtraining(2:30) Brand new book Strength Training for Cycling Performance is out! https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Training-Cycling-Performance-Ultimate-ebook/dp/B099X1DYQ7 (3:10) How long was this book in Menachems mind before getting published(6:20) Shout out Russell Brunson @russellbrunson and his Secrets Trilogy (7:00) The process of the creation of Menachem’s book(9:50) Editing the structure to get a more professional feel(11:20) Mike loves how structured is Menachem’s book(12:00) Menachem’s book starts with the common mistakes(12:30) Most fitness books are 25,000 words, Menachem’s is 85,000(13:40) Fitness in the 1970’s(15:00) “The 1 challenge we have as adult endurance athletes is checking our ego at the door and learning how to move” - Menachem Brodie(15:30) What do you want out of your training?(16:00) Improve how your body functions(19:10) “It’s so easy to get involved in what is popular but ask yourself, does it work?” - Menachem Brodie(30:30) Training under heavy load(31:30) The vast majority of people need to keep going(35:50) Breaking the record in deadlift(39:40) Performance essentials(41:10) “Consistency only matters as far as how much you can recover and adapt” - Menachem Brodie(42:00) Mental fatigue(42:10) Doing the simple thing and focusing on how you’re moving(43:10) There’s a disconnection in society between what actually gets you there and what people believe(46:40) “There’s no such as thing as the easy way” - Menachem Brodie (51:30) Sacrifice vs suffering(52:30) Everybody has a shadow(57:40) Strength training for cycling(1:01:10) “Not only do a program once, go back and do it again and see what has changed” - Menachem Brodie(1:02:50) “Don’t just practice your art but force your way into its secrets” - Beethoven(1:03:40) Mike 4 Books that changed his life...again(1:07:20) Where to consume Menachem’s content and where to reach out to him: HVTraining in YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/HVTraining 

In the 4th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike will talk about his favorite 4 or 5 books for 2021, you will be surprised which ones they are!Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!In this chapter you will discover:(1:30) Mike’s favorite books in 2021(2:10) Reading and writing for mental strength(4:00) Reading and digesting a book(4:40) The Never Ending Story Movie(5:30) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519(6:40) Reactive language vs Proactive language(8:40) Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday https://www.amazon.com/Ego-Enemy-Ryan-Holiday/dp/1591847818 (12:20) Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Pro-Inner-Power-Create/dp/1936891034 (12:40) Getting out of our own way to get things done(13:30) Relentless by Tim S. Grover https://www.amazon.com/Relentless-Unstoppable-Tim-S-Grover/dp/1476714207 (13:40) Winning by Tim Grover @timgrover https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Tim-S-Grover/dp/1982168862(14:00) Tim Groover is the personal trainer of Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan(15:50) “Cleaners never feel external pressure, they only believe what’s inside them. You can criticize, analyze and demonize a cleaner, but he's still only going to feel pressure from within” - Relentless @timgrover 

In the 7th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Money Mindset and Business Coach, Creator of Empower U Business coaching, and renowned coach and speaker Artemis Scantalides will talk about money, resources, the power of analyzing what works for you, putting skiing in the game and how you can truly own your worth as a coach.Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!In this chapter you will discover:(2:00) Introducing our special guest Money Mindset and Business Coach, Creator of Empower U Business coaching, and renowned coach and speaker Artemis Scantalides @artemis_scantalides(2:45) Owning your worth(3:10) Afraid to ask for your price?(4:20) Charging a higher price it’s a process of owning your worth(5:00) Money is a resource(5:50) Being paid your worth(6:30) Skin in the game(7:20) When you pay you pay attention(9:50) The Empowering Business Academy(12:00) Analyzing what really works for you(15:20) Getting back to strength coaching(15:40) Mentoring other coaches how to be a great coach and create an amazing program(19:00) We followed all the rules, but it didn’t happen(19:40) “Business development and business strategy as the same thing as creating a successful training program, it’s trial and error” - Artemis Scantalides @artemis_scantalides(23:50) What is your social media plan?(26:00) If you try to plan so far out, all you’re always doing is worrying about whether or not you’re in the right path of the plan(26:20) “I don’t prepare fully a speech cause then I’m always worried whether or not I’m actually saying the speech right”(28:40) What was the process for Artemis to figuring out what she needed to do in front of a business challenge(29:00) Walking time and thinking time(30:00) Giving too much to your clients but not charging enough?(33:40) Resources and show up 100%(35:40) How to charge and a true mindset change(36:50) There’s always gonna be somebody who is willing to pay(38:10) “It’s not a business problem, most of the time it’s your own limiting beliefs” - Artemis Scantalides @artemis_scantalides(41:10) Knowing your worth and charging what you know(42:20) Investing in something outside of your comfort zone(46:00) The power of investing in yourself(49:10) Billionaires focus on 1 thing(54:00) Empower You Elite Program from Artemis Scantalides(56:00) Where to reach out to Artemis Scantalides @artemis_scantalides https://www.instagram.com/artemis_scantalides/ 

In the 6th Episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, NYT Bestselling Author, Musician, rated 1 of the 100 most influential people in health and fitness by “Greatest Magazine”, host of the Fat-Burning Man Show, Abel James @fatburningman will talk about the danger of carbon monoxide, learning from adversity, the joy of being a beginner and how creating rather than consuming will change your life for good.Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!In this chapter you will discover:(2:15) Introducing our special guest NYT Bestselling Author, Musician, rated 1 of the 100 most influential people in health and fitness by “Greatest Magazine”, host of the Fat-Burning Man Show, Abel James @fatburningman(2:40) What does Abel actually do?(3:10) Record 1 day for the week(4:10) The dangers of Carbon Monoxide and Abel’s wife story(10:00) Get your carbon monoxide detector(14:20) Watch the quality of indoor air and make sure there’s flow of air in your house(15:00) Different forms of pollution(15:20) You can’t trust the air you’re breathing in some places(16:00) 50,000 breaths a day(20:00) Timing can get weird in life(21:00) Movie with Tom Cruise(23:20) Re-watching movies and re-reading books(24:30) “You learn more from adversity” - Mike Kurkowski(26:20) What does Abel do with music?(28:00) “People don’t appreciate how much the day to day practice applies to art and to your skills” - Abel James(29:10) “If you wanna specialize you gotta do it every day for a while” - Abel James(31:10) Practice the fundamentals(31:40) Michael Jordan @michaeljordan was obsessed with getting better(32:10) The creative side of who we are(33:40) How did Abel get started in music(34:30) “Music is making your spirit feel alive” - Abel James(35:10) Before starting his podcast, Abel had over 300 shows(35:50) Abel started health as a hobby(36:00) Shout out to Bob Harper @bobharper(37:50) Find yourThe creative power(38:40) “When you reach the point of mastery, there’s no fun anymore”(39:20) The joy of being a beginner(42:50) “Practicing your voice is a very athletic activity” - Abel James(46:00) “If you really want to get better you need to challenge your habits” - Abel James(47:20) Get your ego out of the way and work in incremental growth(48:40) The creativity of writing(49:30) People used to be more talented(50:40) Put the time in and you will get better(51:30) The danger of consuming so much and creating so little(52:40) The process of creating is addictive(54:10) Practice your fundamentals first(55:10) the importance of having a coach(56:10) Abel James releasing BRAN NEW blue light blocker glasses(57:10) Where to reach out to James and consume his content? https://fatburningman.com/ 

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 aestheticJoin 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_/