Strong By Design Podcast

Send us a textTodd Durkin, MA, CSCS, is an internationally recognized strength, speed and conditioning coach, personal trainer, body worker, motivational speaker, and author who motivates, educates, and inspires people worldwide. His gym, Fitness Quest 10, was named one of “America’s Top 10 Gyms” by Men’s Health for the past 5 years. His team of 38 trainers, coaches, and therapists deliver results to over 500 clients weekly. Todd works with a high-profile clientele of elite professional athletes. This includes NFL MVPs, Super Bowl Champions and MVPs, Heisman Trophy Winner, Olympic and X-Game Gold Medalists, and many other champion athletes. He is a 2 Time Personal Trainer of the Year (IDEA & ACE). He has been labeled one of the 'Top 100 Most Influential People in Health & Fitness' for the past four years. Todd is incredible passionate about impacting others to achieve greatness. The fire inside his bones and his faith in God radiates through his words and his actions and it's highly contagious. You do not want to miss this life-changing episode. On today's very special episode, host Brian Klepacki sat down with Todd Durkin out in Orlando and they talked about FEAR and how it can either overcome you or how you can overcome it. Listen in to this educational and inspiring conversation and start learning on how you take your next step on the right path to overcoming fear.   "You've got to find the 3, 4 or 5 things that most move your spirit, when you identify those things, I have 5 that move my spirit, when I'm doing those things 80% of the time then my passion is flowing and people feel that!" and As I've evolved as a man, it's divine purpose, it's God's purpose.. Am I doing today what I'm doing because of what I want or because what God wants of me."   -Todd Durkin   Time Stamps 2:20 Todd Durkin…you’re the GUY! Find out why… 5:15 INSPRING GREATNESS EVERY DAY defined 8:40 Passion. Purpose. Impact. 10:00 Snap the band!! Flip the switch!! Todd’s powerful message about what fills his soul and his acronym for I.M.P.A.C.T. 13:50 What his serious injury taught Todd back in the 90s 15:40 What does FEAR look like in your life? How does Todd deal with the ‘F’ word 23:00 Turning fear into faith – run at your fear to overcome it 26:40 Todd’s fears when it comes to his family 33:15 When you get whooped in life, are you learning from it? Take risks – be willing to fail… 38:20 Todd’s faith in God and living in alignment with God’s purpose for him 41:00 What would Jesus do? WWJD 46:00 Goal setting and Todd’s ‘behavior contract’ 47:30 When the D.O.S.E. gets released, you feel better! 50:30 Todd is driven by affirmations – his love language is DMs 😊 53:Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textWe Believe that you are Strong By Design, Made in God's image to have a Strong Body, Mind & Spirit. This "Teaser" episode gives you a brief look at what's coming NEXT Wednesday in the full episode. We are so excited to deliver you outstanding information and inspiring guests that we just have to spill the beans ahead of time........plus a lot of other random chit chat about living Strong By Design. Thank you so much for listening to the SBD podcast show, we feel truly honored to have amazing listeners like you!   Subscribe to iTunes, Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Resources: The 7 Worst Testosterone Killers Why Stretching Won't Make You Flexible The 5-Minute Glute Workout The 5 Best Core Killer Exercises 5 Ways to Become Tough as Nails   Connect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textIf you’re in your 40s, 50s or 60s and physically not at your best, this episode is for you! It’s time to STOP telling yourself, “I’m just getting older…blah, blah, blah!” Ripped After 40 expert trainer Gary Walker visited the Critical Bench COMPOUND to shed some serious light on the mindset of the Over 40 crowd. When life gets in the way with family and career and you only make time for everything and everyone else… bad things happen. FACT - If you never devote time to yourself your body goes to crap. This scenario is so common that even some of the coaches here at Critical Bench have fallen victim to it. Life is absolutely far too short to spend it unhappy and depressed about your outward physical appearance and overall health and wellness. Coach Chris was honored to sit across from Gary as he gets personal with his lifelong journey in fitness and breaks down the details of his super popular TriCon training that revolutionized his approach to lifting weights and is helping thousands around the world!   "And then you go into the Tri-Con reps.. bringing the weight down into the mid-range and you're holding it for 10-seconds and you're contracting the crap out of that muscle as hard as possible.." and "Everyone's anatomy is so different, I want you to incorporate deadlifts but do what's comfortable and do something you can do correctly without injuring yourself. -Gary Walker   Time Stamps 1:40 Get to know Gary Walker’s journey in fitness – how he got started 4:59 Gary did not care for bodybuilding at all but he did it to “learn” about it 7:15 How Gary used his bodybuilding sponsors to give his family fun trips 8:20 Cheat meals and stage ready foods 10:50 Gary’s shift in training and nutrition philosophy in his mid-30s 12:40 Gary’s awesome Tri-Con Training explained 18:20 How Gary eats and stays super lean and muscular 21:00 Lifestyle changes over band-aid fixes for optimizing hormonal function 24:50 Gary’s 2-step approach for guys looking to maintain weight as they age 27:15 Guess what, Gary eats cake! 29:20 Extreme diets don’t work for most people – thinking long term 33:10 Change is scary for people – get the little wins 34:38 Gary’s workout schedule breakdown 39:00 Take the 30-60-90 day approach to hit goals 40:00 How vitally important rest, recovery and sleep is to your body 44:44 Overfeeding that BIG appetite – best eating tips and knowing your food limits 47:00 Episode recap and a HUGE thank you to Gary Walker!   Resources: Ripped After 40 Live Anabolic 7 Worst Testosterone Killers – FREE DOWNLOAD   Connect with Gary: Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textWe Believe that you are Strong By Design, Made in God's image to have a Strong Body, Mind & Spirit. This "Teaser" episode gives you a brief look at what's coming NEXT Wednesday in the full episode. We are so excited to deliver you outstanding information and inspiring guests that we just have to spill the beans ahead of time........plus a lot of other random chit chat about living Strong By Design. Thank you so much for listening to the SBD podcast show, we feel truly honored to have amazing listeners like you!   Subscribe to iTunes, Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Resources: The 7 Worst Testosterone Killers Why Stretching Won't Make You Flexible The 5-Minute Glute Workout The 5 Best Core Killer Exercises 5 Ways to Become Tough as Nails   Connect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com  Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textWhat is it really like to be the wife of a successful, hard working entrepreneur?  What does it really take to support that kind of focus and drive while still maintaining harmony in your personal and family life?  Today on the show we have Courtney Westerdal, MVP wife and co-owner of Critical Bench publishing with her husband Mike, sharing with us her wife perspective on being a team player, a wife, a mother and  . . . a huge Boston Red Sox fan! In this episode Courtney gets personal and shares, what she calls “our story,” on how she and Mike have embraced the last 15 years of challenges, change and success by never losing faith, having a deep respect for each other and always looking ahead to the adventures yet to experience.  "Freeing up our time instead of doing petty things, the whole time is money and Michael learning what his time is actually worth.. You need to know almost down to the hour how much you are worth." and "Maybe numero uno to all of this.. the amount of respect I have for him, it was right from the beginning and it's just everything." -Courtney Westerdal   Time Stamps Timestamps: 4:03 - 4:35 She has a BIG heart, the emotions come fast 5:18  Where the story begins . . . the first of many “game changers” 6:57 Courtney first meets Mike 9:42  Arriving in Tampa with what fit in their car & NO family . . . just on faith! 10:52  Another game changer 11:33  Reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad on a plane had a huge impact & had them asking the question “What do we want?!” 14:25  How the book The 4 Hour Work Week showed them it WAS possible 15:14 Faith and their church has always been a priority in their lives . . . FAITH! 19:49  Building an anchor of Core Values 27:28  Taking risk and letting go of the fear . . . no room for scarcity mindset 30:09  You can’t look back & dwell; keep moving forward; look ahead & keep that momentum going 30:46  Making him “show up” 32:34. “I have to allow my man to take his risks & just support him” 33:35  “Everything is about faith & letting go of the steering wheel” 37:58  The freedom they strive for 42:17  The haters hating on your happiness 42:57  “Your kids are not first.”  God . . . your relationship . . .  your children 44:41  Letting her husband lead works because he will put you first 45:58  They had the important goals figured out very early on; they knew how they wanted their life to look and they’ve worked towards that every single day since  . . . VISION & FOCUS 46:26 “jealousy is a bitch & it’s everywhere” 46:43 - 47:19  *this is where we got a bit side-tracked; some dead air here 47:23  Becoming more private and putting the blinders on 48:37  Not everybody can accept generosity; it makes some people bitter 49:43  Surround yourself with pStart the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textWe Believe that you are Strong By Design, Made in God's image to have a Strong Body, Mind & Spirit. This "Teaser" episode gives you a brief look at what's coming NEXT Wednesday in the full episode. We are so excited to deliver you outstanding information and inspiring guests that we just have to spill the beans ahead of time........plus a lot of other random chit chat about living Strong By Design. Thank you so much for listening to the SBD podcast show, we feel truly honored to have amazing listeners like you!   Subscribe to iTunes, Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Resources: The 7 Worst Testosterone Killers Why Stretching Won't Make You Flexible The 5-Minute Glute Workout The 5 Best Core Killer Exercises 5 Ways to Become Tough as Nails   Connect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textIt's time to THINK BIGGER! To change and reset your self-defeating mindset. Attaining the mindset of a winner takes work and lots of discipline. Overcoming the NO's that other people tell you and the ones you tell yourself are huge hurdles in life. So in order to stop focusing on the problems and start focusing on the solutions we brought in the big guns... JV Crum III is the creator of the Conscious Millionaire and he helps people just like you look for bigger ways to play BIG in life. To get you to laugh at your issues knowing you're going to overcome them. Coach Chris discussed all of this and more with JV. Get ready to shift from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset and STOP the self-limiting beliefs holding you back from greatness! "Impact comes from your own personal sense of purpose.. we each have a diving purpose for our life and that when we discover that and we act on it, that's when we get our deepest fulfillment and our highest level of achievement." and "I'm on the planet to do something really big and my purpose is not yet fulfilled so you don't need to worry about me leaving because I belong here." [to hospital staff] -JV Crum III   Time Stamps 1:20 There are NO accidents – Thank you for showing up listeners! 2:50 The show of tangents – amazing healthy living tips from JV! 5:35 What you MUST have to be a highly successful entrepreneur 7:00 Who is JV Crum III? 8:30 The shift in consciousness we ALL must go through – 3 steps 12:30 We are all here to serve each other – making impact in the world 15:25 The 3 ways to show up in the world – our choice! 20:08 The truth about attaining wealth 22:20 HUGE takeaways from JV’s book Conscious Millionaire 26:30 Giving 100% effort every single day of your life – always challenging yourself 30:30 Creating bigger reference points as you Level Up 32:00 How JV practiced the eulogy for his Dad, his best friend 33:30 The HARDEST thing in your life and the question, “What else can I do?” 38:30 JV confronting death – mind blowing conversation with his Doctor 44:30 Mentally breaking through insurmountable obstacles 45:50 JV has NO interest in these 3 Things… 48:00 Learning from the Wisest of the Wise 49:30 Living in a state of abundance and living on purpose 51:45 Connect with JV Crum III – find out his Cell Phone number!!   Resources: ConsciousMillionaire.com 5 Ways to Become Tough as Nails   Connect with JV: Conscious Millionaire Podcast Facebook   Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textWe Believe that you are Strong By Design, Made in God's image to have a Strong Body, Mind & Spirit. This "Teaser" episode gives you a brief look at what's coming NEXT Wednesday in the full episode. We are so excited to deliver you outstanding information and inspiring guests that we just have to spill the beans ahead of time........plus a lot of other random chit chat about living Strong By Design. Thank you so much for listening to the SBD podcast show, we feel truly honored to have amazing listeners like you!   Subscribe to iTunes, Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Resources: The 7 Worst Testosterone Killers Why Stretching Won't Make You Flexible The 5-Minute Glute Workout The 5 Best Core Killer Exercises 5 Ways to Become Tough as Nails   Connect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textIt takes Godly men to stand up and defend the Gospel…men like Frank Turek. Dr Frank Turek has answered the call and is one of the leading Christian Apologists in the world and started a non-profit ministry called Cross Examined. But what is a Christian Apologist? And why is Frank’s mission so critical to spreading and defending the Christian faith? [taken from crossexamined.org about section] CrossExamined.org is a non-profit ministry started in 2006 that conducts dynamic I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist seminars on college campuses, churches, and high schools. Led by Frank Turek and other Christian apologists, CrossExamined.org exists to address the problem that 3-out-of-4 Christian youth leave the church while in college, many because they are intellectually skeptical. In addition to I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist, CrossExamined.org presenters address other topics faced by young people today. -- Coach Chris was honored to connect with Frank and discuss his book Stealing From God and unpack the 4-Point Case for Mere Christianity. Get ready for some knowledge!   "There was a spaceless, timeless, immaterial Being that brought the big bang into existence, I mean how else do you explain that space, matter and time had a beginning out of nothing?" and "You won't lie to make yourself look bad, right..the New Testament documents are filled with embarrassing details that the writers never would have invented.." Dr. Frank Turek   Time Stamps 1:20 He’s not the type of Doctor that can “help” you…LOL 3:00 What inspired the Cross Examined movement? 5:45 Confusion in our culture today with the Christian faith / church 7:30 The 3 reasons for sin – The Big 3 – how good things can become idols 9:00 Frank speaks to inmates at a prison and solitary confinement 13:30 Speaking to your children about God and how important it is 15:00 The most influential person in your child’s life is YOU – arm your children 16:20 The 4-Point Case for Mere Christianity – Does Truth Exist? 18:30 Stealing From God – Why Atheists Need God to Make Their Case 24:30 Does God Exist? 31:35 Are Miracles Possible? 35:40 The Greatest Miracle in the Bible 38:00 Check out and see Cross Examined videos on multiple social outlets – Live Q&As 39:25 People want to be ‘god’ of their own lives 41:45 Disastrous advice and cliché phrases that people live by 42:38 Is the New Testament historically reliable? 43:30 The 7 E’s of the New Testament that prove its truth (plus Frank’s 8th E) 54:30 The FREE Cross Examined App in the Google Play Store 58:00 Final thoughts from Coach Chris about the need for what Frank does   Resources: CrossExamined.org 5 Ways to BecStart the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com

Send us a textWe Believe that you are Strong By Design, Made in God's image to have a Strong Body, Mind & Spirit. This "Teaser" episode gives you a brief look at what's coming NEXT Wednesday in the full episode. We are so excited to deliver you outstanding information and inspiring guests that we just have to spill the beans ahead of time........plus a lot of other random chit chat about living Strong By Design. Thank you so much for listening to the SBD podcast show, we feel truly honored to have amazing listeners like you!   Subscribe to iTunes, Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!   Resources: The 7 Worst Testosterone Killers Why Stretching Won't Make You Flexible The 5-Minute Glute Workout The 5 Best Core Killer Exercises 5 Ways to Become Tough as Nails   Connect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com Start the New Year with more Focus, Clarity & Mental Energy!Grab some Neuro-Thrive at a Discount - Use Code: SBD2026 🧠 Your Brain will Love you 💙Support the showConnect w/ CriticalBench: Youtube Facebook Instagram CriticalBench.com StrongByDesignPodcast.com