
Episode 105
105: Strength Training for Nerds
In the spirit of the new year, Adam and Ben Orenstein talk about getting in shape through strength training.
January 3, 20191h 3m
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Show Notes
Topics include:
- What exercises you should focus on and why
- How to develop a system that will force you to make progress
- The importance of keeping a training journal
- Why full-body workouts are better than training a specific muscle group each day
- The importance of mobility for both training and your work life
- Why building strength is so important as you age
- Why you shouldn't trust trainers trying to sell complex exercise programs
- Why you probably shouldn't be running for exercise
- What equipment you need to get started
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Links:
- Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe
- 5/3/1 by Jim Wendler
- Deskbound by Kelly Starrett
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- Strong app for iOS
- "Why You Should Not Be Running" by Mark Rippetoe
- The MobilityWOD BattleStar
- Rogue Fitness
- Adam's last powerlifting competition on YouTube
- Habits for Hackers, Ben's latest course
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