Power and Strength Radio: Recent Episodes
T. Benge (Ethos of Strength)
This podcast is devoted to helping others become the strongest most powerful versions of themselves. Through powerful and engaging conversations and insights on topics related to Physical, Spiritual, Relational and Mental/Emotional Strength, we strive to help people "build their bounce" (resiliency) and connect to the "extra"-ordinary in themselves so that they can lend that strength the those around them and encourage others to do the same.
In this episode of Power and Strength Radio, we sit down with Christian Sticker. Christian is a strength and conditioning coach and a Crossfit coach at Oregon Crossfit in Bend Oregon. During this conversation we dive into why Christian trains himself and his clients for maximizing physical strength as well as some the unique methods that he utilizes to accomplish the task. Some other unique insights that came out of our time together:
- Recognizing his own weaknesses from a strength standpoint
- Going from small kid to formidable athlete because of strength training
- Why strength training is an efficient and transferable way to train
- Knowing and understanding client motivation as a coach
- Why he chooses the barbell as a tool most generally
- Why the deadlift is his go to exercise for building strength
- How physical strength can "fix" pain
- What he is reading and curious about
- ....and many more interesting insights on training and strength building.
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Where to find Christian
Oregon Crossift
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Where to Connect with me
Youtube- Ethos of Strength
On this episode of Power and Strength Radio, I had the honor of sitting down with long time friend, mentor and colleague Curtis Tucker. Curtis is the Lead Teaching Pastor of Redmond Community Church in Redmond Oregon where he has served in that role for over 20 years. In addition to being a pastor, Curtis is also an author, husband, father and business owner. During our conversation we dive into some of the insights that Curtis has learned being in the professional ministry for 30 years and how that is shaping and has shaped how he sees and engages in relationships. Some of the things that came out of this amazing conversation:
- Embracing change as a part of personal growth
- How one of the critical aspects of personal growth lies in self-awareness
- How Spiritual certainty is often a log jam to growth
- How understanding a person's back story and seeing the big picture is key in relationships
- How to manage criticism
- How hardship is a good teacher
- ....and so many more
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Where to Find Curtis
Weekly Messages
Author Page
Majestic Destiny - Book on Amazon
Damn Shame - Book on Amazon
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Where to Connect with me
Youtube - Ethos of Strength
In this episode we share a conversation with my wife Nicole. On Wednesday 10/09/19 we share our 20th wedding anniversary. We sit down and share about some of the things that we have learned in 20 years of marriage together. In this conversation we talk about:
- Our biggest Joys of the last 20 years
- Defining the WIN for your marriage
- The biggest surprise
- How to enter into conflict well
- Why knowing who you are is critical to your marriage
- Why dating is important
- ...Plus so much More.
This is the conversation we would have wanted to have starting out our own marriage.
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How to connect with me and Nicole
YouTube: Ethos of Strength
BreakThrough Strength and Performance
This is an impromptu episode. The original concept is from Bishop (Pastor) TD Jakes. It is on identifying the 3 people in our lives. Identifying the 3 people in our lives and relating powerfully is directly related to how we see our Identity vs. our Roles.
The 3 People in our Lives:
Confidantes
Constituents
Comrades.
Each plays a very different role (not good or bad, just different), but how we see ourselves, can truly change the interaction. In this episode we explore why knowing who you are (identity) is critical and why believing your role (what you do) is who you are, can really impact your relationships as well as mental and emotional strength.
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Connect with Me:
YouTube: Ethos of Strength
In this episode of the Courage Corner we mine some of the nuggets out of our conversation with Levi Markwardt (episode 5). While this conversation was chalked full of wisdom and insight, we are going to dial in on 3 that we can utilize to build some "bounce" physically, Spiritually, and relational. The 3 actionable steps from this episode:
- Find a coach and or a mentor
- Take a :30 to :90 second cold shower / Perform 3, 5 or 10 burpees Every Minute on the Minute for 30 Minutes (depending on conditioning)
- For the next 30 days, write down at least 1 thing that you are grateful for each day
Building your Bounce or resiliency is a skill. And Skill takes practice.
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Connect with me on social media:
YouTube: Ethos of Strength
www.ethosofstrength.com - Coming Soon
On today's episode of Power and Strength Radio, I had the pleasure to visit with someone that I have been a fan of for sometime and engage in some limited conversations over the last few years, Levi Markwardt. Levi is a strength coach and a competitor in Kettlebell Sport in the half marathon snatch event. Last year he competed along with Team USA in Spain along with his two daughters. In a world where everything online says "just give us your best", Levi gets raw and real in this conversation about being a business owner, a coach, an athlete, but also a man being a husband and a dad. We discuss Levi's training philosophy called "harder to kill training" and how that ties into mental toughness as well as the parallels he has found training like this with his strong faith. We really get into some strong talk during this episode, and I feel that we will all leave this conversation empowered and inspired to live real, vulnerable and strong versions of ourselves, not as copies of anyone else.
Some of what we get into during this conversation:
- What Levi would eat if it were his last meal (this was a fun question)
- What his training has taught him about enduring in life
- How he handles disappointment
- Losing his dad and how that impacted him to take control of his life
- Training with and competing with his daughters on a world stage
- Being present with His family and being a Man who follows through
- What he is reading and why
- On having a coach himself
- Being real and authentic and not falling into the comparison trap
- .....So many more Wisdom nuggets
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WHERE TO FIND LEVI
IG: www.instagram.com/leviarsl
Website: www.levishardertokilltraining.com
Youtube: www.youtube/levishardertokilarsl
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WHERE TO FIND ME
YouTube
www.ethosofstrength.com- Coming Soon!!!!
The Courage Corner are mini training session taken from out of our interview conversations, where we look at taking some actionable steps based on the conversations so that we have a real way to move forward in building our "bounce" or resiliency. In this week's courage corner training session, we take some nuggets out of our conversation with Joe Pacheco (episode 3) and look at how we might build some vulnerability and real connection back in our lives while confronting the shadows that may exist. We look at how to move forward through through 3 actionable steps:
- Write down an area that we believe we are struggling in
- Write down one person you would share the struggle with if you had to
- Connect with someone you have not in a long time, but do it in a real way like face to face.
Building your Bounce or resiliency is a skill. And Skill takes practice.
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Connect with me on social media:
IG: @ethos_of_strength
YouTube: www.youtube/ethosofstrength
On today's episode of Power and Strength Radio, I had the pleasure of sitting down with and interviewing my good friend Joe Pacheco. Joe is a police officer, Swat team operator and a former Marine. He is also a husband, dad and a man looking to live a flourishing life. Joe was gracious and vulnerable enough to share his story and the strength he gained on the other side of dealing with an addiction to pornography. Here is some of what we talked about today:
- Joe's earliest encounter with pornography
- How he first recognized that something was wrong
- How he went to the internet and found out that it is more complex issue than just watching something
- How he battled the shame and guilt over the issue and the strength in his relationship working through it
- Why disconnectedness and lack of real relationship is part of the issue
- How Men can actually beat this addiction through being open and vulnerable with others, especially other powerful men
- ...So Much More!
Books and other resources referenced in this episode:
www.fightthenewdrug.org
The Demise of Guys: Why boys are struggling and what we can do about it by Phillip Zimbardo
Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for living a better life by Eric Greitens
5 Marks of a Man: Finding your path to Courageous Manhood by Brian Tome
Dr. Gary Wilson : Your Brain on Porn (www.Youtube)
FIND ME HERE:
IG: @ethos_of_strength
www.youtube.com/ethosofstrength
One of the most difficult things to do in all of life is being vulnerable, but vulnerability is the soil that cultivates real love and acceptance. While I often share glimpses of my life and story here and there, I have never really taken a dive into alot of the things that I have shaped me into the person I am today. Some of my closest friends know, but many if not most do not. From a poor (financially) upbringing, going off to college to work as a police officer and trainer. Through divorce, wanting to commit suicide, to leaving a job I loved to moving all the way across country to ultimately become a strength and conditioning coach, all of the little detours ultimately led me to my destiny of sharing Strength with others in all of its wonderful facets. The challenges and struggles have culminated in a philosophy I call the Ethos of Strength. It is about expressing and developing strength in a way that honors the entire person. "The body (person) is one piece" - Coach Dan John (emphasis added mine). I hope that this podcast and my story encourage you in the building of your "bounce" - resiliency and how through powerful conversation and the sharing of your story, we can help one another be the best of ourselves.
Find me on social:
IG: @ethos_of_strength
YouTube: www.YouTube.com/Ethosofstrength
Welcome to my newest, scariest and most exciting venture, the Power and Strength Radio podcast! My aim with this podcast is to:
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Invite people into powerful conversations with people who are "ordinarily" extraordinary so that we become the strongest, most powerful and vibrant versions of ourselves
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To explore the relationship between the 4 pillars of Strength: Physical, Spiritual, Relational and Mental/Emotional strength. With the goal to help us build our "bounce" (resiliency) so that we are able to handle and thrive with whatever life may be asking us to respond to.
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Provide a place to share stories from other brothers and sisters of strength so that we not only get to know them better, but that through that sharing, we may see the strength and power in our story, giving others the permission to live their strength in a way that strengthens all of us.
I am beyond excited to be sharing this podcast with all of you. Feel free to drop me a line on Instagram, etc with your requests for podcast topics and interview subjects. You can find me on all platforms under the handle @ethos_of_strength. Thank you so much for listening and for your support with the podcast. Officially! Welcome to Power and Strength Radio - where we learn and help one another become the Strongest most Powerful versions of ourselves.