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So the question is this: How are busy people like us—working full time, raising kids, overcoming everything that life throws our way—how do we prioritize ourselves, accomplish our health and fitness goals, and build a body we’re confident in? That is the question, and this podcast will give you the answers. My name is Chris Merritt, and welcome to the Beyond Strength Show.
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Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon!
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon!
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon!
Coach Rony's journey to the U.S. from Venezuela is a gripping story.And on today's episode of the Beyond Strength Show we're finally sharing it with all of you...Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁
Cory Hudson has done what you want to do.He’s done what every person that’s ever lived has wanted to do.He’s transformed.Cory’s lost over 40 pounds since joining Beyond Strength in November 2021. More than that, he’s improved his performance during all of our testing weeks, deadlifting over 400lbs, shaving significant time off of his rows, jumping farther, as well as improving on the other battery of tests.Cory is badass.You might have expected Cory to say he did something drastic. Maybe he found some kind of magical secret that helped him to lose the weight. Or maybe he only ate lettuce while screaming at himself naked in the mirror. But there’s no magic. He didn’t do anything drastic.Cory just did what most people don’t do.And on today's episode of the Beyond Strength Show we're talking what exactly that is, and how he got it done...Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon!
Well, if you’re a Beyond Strength member, you’re already doing it (in one form). But Chris and Todd break it down for you in the newest episode of The Beyond Strength Show.They also lay out example training weeks and talk about how to get back into running.Episode on how to add running to your training: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0fdHwWXMlpHWB11mPDBec8?si=rXO9HxHSRi6RWPfV1qRddAConnect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon!
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon!
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon!
Difficult training weeks are a part of the fitness process. You might curse your coach and everyone who’s ever loved them while you’re in the thick of hard a session, but we need those sessions to push ourselves forward. The rub is that we must be smart about how we approach them. But the good news is with a few tactics and skills, you can nail difficult training weeks and get the full benefit of all that sweat and strain. And all that cursing won’t be for nothin’.Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon!
Is there a difference between muscular endurance and strength endurance?
Plus:
- CHRIS’S DEEPEST FEAR
- TODD’S DISDAIN FOR CONDIMENTS
- STRENGTH METHODS
- STRENGTH TRAINING FOR SELECTIONS
- YOUTH TRAINING AND EARLY SPECIALIZATION IN SPORTS
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In today's episode, we'll outline how to concurrently train for various disciplines... specific capacities, layering skills, and recovering from it all.Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon! Chris and Todd
We all want to see the fruits of our labor, right? Why would we do anything, other than something that’s purely pleasurable, if we can’t eventually note measurable progress? Well, unless we are seeing measurable results, or we’re getting some kind of pleasure, we typically stop doing the thing. So, we need to give ourselves reasons to keep doing the thing.
Fitness progress can feel slow because, well, sometimes it is. However, sometimes you’re making progress and you don’t realize it because you just don’t know how to measure it. That’s especially true of progress with conditioning, particularly low and slow aerobic conditioning – something that we all need.
In today's episode, we'll outline a handful of ways that you can track your fitness progress to help you stay the course and also deepen your understanding of conditioning progress.
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon! ✌️ Chris and Todd
On this episode of The Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd discuss heart rate training zones. The physiological benefits of the different zones, the mental side of things, and dive into practical application with real-world training examples. Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon! ✌️ Chris and Todd
On this episode of The Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd discuss how to set physical goals in 2024, and they share their physical goals with you.Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength/
Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at https://www.bspnova.com/ 🎁 Talk soon! ✌️ Chris and Todd
On this episode of The Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd look absolutely horrendous and talk through random subjects to close out the year. You'll laugh, you'll have some deep shit to think about, and you'll get a list of our favorite books we each read this year.Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: / itsbeyondstrength Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁 Talk soon! ✌️ Chris and Todd
On this episode of The Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd discuss what they’ve learned in 2023… and YOU get to walk away with two killer tools to plan your 2024 (among other things, of course). Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrengthLocal to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁 Talk soon! ✌️ Chris and Todd
On this episode of The Beyond Strength Show, the guys discuss how you can approach training when you don't have a date-stamped goal through the lens of some wonky stuff that Chris has been dealing with lately.Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrengthLocal to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro to Beyond Strength Gym at www.bspnova.com 🎁 Talk soon! ✌️ Chris and Todd
People chase all kinds of "things" in their lives... but what's worth wanting?Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrengthLocal to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁 Talk soon! ✌️ Chris and Todd
What would it take for you to give up your passions? To give up years of your life? Today’s episode explores how asking yourself, or others, a simple question can lead to some deeper understanding of what’s important (or not).
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Talk soon! ✌️
Chris and Todd
On this weeks episode of the Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd talk about their recent experience with mobility, power, agility, strength, endurance, and recovery testing for tier one operators.Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrengthFollow Chris’s Threads training journal for his upcoming 50-miler here: https://www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrengthReady to join Beyond Strength:1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁 2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Interested in learning more? Shoot us a message through the chat box in the lower right corner of our website!Talk soon! ✌️
On this weeks episode of the Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd talk about Beyond Strength’s seasonal approach to developing different capacities in (and out) of the gym. Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrengthFollow Chris’s Threads training journal for his upcoming 50-miler here: https://www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrengthReady to join Beyond Strength:1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁 2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Interested in learning more? Shoot us a message through the chat box in the lower right corner of our website!Talk soon! ✌️
On this weeks episode of the Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd talk about what’s working for them right now with regard to training, nutrition, and recovery!Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrengthFollow Chris’s Threads training journal for his upcoming 50-miler here: https://www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrengthReady to join Beyond Strength:1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁 2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Interested in learning more? Shoot us a message through the chat box in the lower right corner of our website!Talk soon! ✌️
On this weeks episode of the Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd discuss the “controversy” of mobility assessments and moving with good form in the gym. That is, after we get through about 24 minutes of absolutely ridiculous banter (as always)… Enjoy!Want to read the accompanying blog? https://www.bspnova.com/building-resilience-how-mobility-tests-enhance-your-strength-training/Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrengthFollow Chris’s Threads training journal for his upcoming 50-miler here: https://www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrengthReady to join Beyond Strength:1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁 2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Interested in learning more? Shoot us a message through the chat box in the lower right corner of our website!Talk soon! ✌️
Strength matters, you know this, I know this, hell, I bet your Aunt Edna from Altoona, Iowa knows this. But here’s the thing, lots of strength with lots of body weight isn’t the best thing for you. Have a look at the general health of powerlifters and strongman competitors. They ain’t too healthy. Relative strength, on the other hand, is powerful stuff. It’s foundational to health, performance, and longevity.
In this episode of the Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd talk about… wait for it… relative strength!
Want to read the accompanying blog? https://www.bspnova.com/relative-strength-what-it-is-why-we-test-it-and-how-to-build-it/
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength
Follow Chris’s Threads training journal for his upcoming 50-miler here: https://www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrength
Ready to join Beyond Strength:
1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Interested in learning more? Shoot us a message through the chat box in the lower right corner of our website!
Talk soon! ✌️
In this episode of the Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd talk about a training secret and, I mean, I guess that’s all we can say. You’ll have to listen to discover what exactly it is… and then you can’t tell ANYONE. 🤫 Want to watch the video we reference? Here you go: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwfbGDjreTP/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Here’s the link to the Precision Nutrition article about adherence we referenced: https://www.precisionnutrition.com/body-transformation-researchConnect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrengthFollow Chris’s Threads training journal for his upcoming 50-miler here: https://www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrengthReady to join Beyond Strength:1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁 2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Interested in learning more? Shoot us a message through the chat box in the lower right corner of our website!Talk soon! ✌️
In this episode of the Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd talk about a new challenge that Todd has decided to take on, and the conversation goes to some really interesting and unexpected places.
To be honest, this one was supposed to be about organizing your training week, but that’s just the final 10:00. But trust us, there are still some great nuggets in there as well.
But if you really want to dig into more on that, be sure to check out this weeks blog: www.bspnova.com/how-to-plan-a-training-week-to-build-strength-and-endurance/
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: www.instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength
Follow Chris’s Threads training journal for his upcoming 50-miler here: www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrength
Ready to join Beyond Strength:
1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Want a free week? Shoot us a message through the chat box in the lower right corner of our website!
Talk soon! ✌️
In this episode of the Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd talk about some wacky shit up front (as always), before diving into their experiences of running with a metronome, how Chris is experimenting with programming changes for his upcoming 50-miler (ultra), and other randomness.
No new blog this week, but dig into the archives here: https://www.bspnova.com/blog/
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength
Follow Chris’s Threads training journal for his upcoming 50-miler here: https://www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrength
Now you have TWO options to join Beyond Strength:
1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Want a free week? Shoot us a message through the chat box in the lower right corner of our website!
Talk soon! ✌️
Have you ever been injured, felt discomfort, or experienced pain with your physical pursuits and felt like you were going to have to stop training? Maybe even lose all of your progress?
In this episode of the Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd talk about dealing with pain, discomfort, and injuries, providing you with some mindset strategies, people you can reach out to, and other tips to help you keep pressing on towards your goals.
As a bonus we get into a little back and forth about whether or not you should look at and react to your readiness daily via things like Oura, EightSleep, Whoop, Garmin, etc. Todd and Chris don’t necessarily see eye to eye on this one, but their strategies seem to work for themselves. If you’ve ever felt stressed by this stuff, you’ll dig this little bonus!
Read the accompanying blog: https://www.bspnova.com/mindset-for-training-with-injuries-or-limitations/
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength
Follow Chris’s Threads training journal for his upcoming 50-miler here: https://www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrength
Now you have TWO options to join Beyond Strength:
1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Want a free week? Shoot us a message through the chat box in the lower right corner of our website!
Talk soon! ✌️
Ever achieve your goals and go… now what? 🤔
Or feel like you’re just training, but without a clear purpose?
In this episode of the Beyond Strength Show, Chris and Todd talk about a time where they were both struggling with training motivation, and how they navigated it to get where they are today.
Read the accompanying blog: https://www.bspnova.com/life-beyond-your-gym-goals/
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength
Follow Chris’s Threads training journal for his upcoming 50-miler here: https://www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrength
Now you have TWO options to join Beyond Strength:
1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Want a free week? Shoot us a message through the chat box in the lower right corner of our website!
Talk soon! ✌️
Sure you’ve heard of consistency—everyone’s talking about that—but what about continuity?
In this weeks episode Chris and Todd break down the what and the how of the two most important training variables.
Many folks think in terms of workouts. They want to do a HIIT workout. Or they search the internet or magazines for a strength workout. Then they do a HIIT workout one day and a strength workout another day. On yet another day they might go for a run. But it’s all discombobulated because they were thinking small. They thought only about the individual workouts and not how workouts string together in a meaningful way to create a program. That program should fit into a bigger string of programs that composes a year-round training plan. This, sports fans, is how you create training continuity. You think big about training rather than small. You think about how each training day fits with the others. And then how each program leads to the next program so you’re doing the right things at the right time. It’s akin to thinking long-term and seeing the big picture.
Follow Chris’s Threads training journal here: https://www.threads.net/@chrisbeyondstrength
Read the accompanying blog and watch Cory’s video: https://www.bspnova.com/the-most-important-fitness-variables-consistency-and-continuity/
Connect with Beyond Strength on Instagram: https://instagram.com/itsbeyondstrength
Aaaaaaand now you have TWO options to join Beyond Strength:
1️⃣ Local to Northern Virginia: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
2️⃣ Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! Interested in a FREE week? Shoot us a DM on instagram or through the chat box at www.bspnova.com.
Talk soon! ✌️
“About halfway back, I was in real trouble. My vision blurred and I could walk for 10 or 15 minutes at a time.”
During the newest podcast episode, Todd tells a story about something pretty stupid that he did while rucking.
The damn fool could have kilt hisself!
He and Chris also share some solid rucking tips.
Ready to join Beyond Strength?
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Locals: Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
Remote: Hybrid Athlete Coaching is launching now!! www.bspnova.com/hybrid-athlete/
What’s your inner dialogue when you’re doing HARD things? That’s where Chris and Todd kick off this weeks episode before diving into what they both “measure” and how they’ve optimized their routines as a result.
Expect to walk away from todays episode with some new mental skills, some things you may want to track, and clarity on why it all matters to YOU… and, of course, a few laughs along the way.
Ready to join Beyond Strength? Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
(Remote coaching starting very soon… stay tuned! 😬)
In this weeks episode, Chris and Todd talk about the surprising changes we’ve seen from NOT focusing on body comp with our members… and focusing on THESE things instead. And YOU can apply the takeaways from anywhere.
Ready to join Beyond Strength? Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
(Remote coaching starting very soon… stay tuned! 😬)
How you lay out your conditioning matters well beyond immediate “results” and how it makes you “feel”. On todays episode, Todd and Chris discuss the why and how of aerobic base building before high intensity work. We nerd out. We get practical. And hope you enjoy!Ready to join Beyond Strength? Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
Join us for the Kettlebell Mile at Beyond Strength on May 20th at 8am. Member or not, you can register here: https://beyondstrength.pushpress.com/open/event/cal_caa1f189e03689?framed=0Just make sure to register by Sunday, May 7th at 8am to get your shirt!Oh, and ready to join Beyond Strength? Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
Todd and Chris talk about Peter Attila’s new book, Outlive. Before diving into that, they talk about their experiences of adding more aerobic base training to their own training and what they noticed.Ready to join Beyond Strength? Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
Todd hits Chris with some pretty weird questions off the bat, which opens the door to talking about the sketchiest hotels we’ve ever stayed in. And then we get to the real meat of the show: Why you should put something hard on the calendar (and how to do it).Want to register for an ultra? Head to www.ultrasignup.comSign up for a local (Northern VA) race with EX2 Adventures: https://ex2adventures.comInterested in learning more about StrongFirst? Head to https://www.strongfirst.comPut something hard on the calendar!Oh, ready to join Beyond Strength? Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
We kick todays episode off talking about some climbing documentaries we’ve been into lately, and then we talk about the importance of resting between sets. But you should already know that from the title, right? Oh, ready to join Beyond Strength? Sign up for your FREE intro at www.bspnova.com 🎁
Chris finished the 2023 Georgia Death Race in 19:25:09, ending up 36th overall and 9th in his age group (35-39). In todays episode we recap how the day went.Interested in signing up for Beyond Strength? Head to www.bspnova.com to sign up for your FREE intro! 🎁
Follow along with Chris’s race on Saturday, March 25th here: https://georgiadeathrace.livetrail.net/?fbclid=IwAR2p1R0twZ5ooSPmQlTxkb1DtbIFFYFqUnmgGs6X_JKSjr8Zf0HwBQp4pqwReady to join Beyond Strength? Head to www.bspnova.com to sign up for your FREE Intro. 🎁
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In this weeks episode, Chris and Todd take a deep dive discussion on this month’s intro to Beyond Strength’s internal (i.e. members only) “Why You’re Doing What You’re Doing” blog.Here’s that intro (which we read to open the episode as well):Before we jump into a detailed explanation of why you’re doing what you’re doing, let’s take a second to pause and think forward through 2023. What’s on your calendar? Or, what do you want to have on your calendar? Or, what do you want to kick ass at this year? There might be one, big thing. But there are likely several things that come to mind as you scan through the months to December. Take a moment to see yourself doing them. Not just doing them, but successfully. Doing them with gas left in the tank and feeling like you could keep going, like no obstacle could stop you. Now that you see it, pause to note what it feels like.Maybe you envisioned a hard thing, a mountain climbed, a trail run, a river paddled. Or, maybe you saw yourself in your everyday life feeling better about who you are and what it’s like to live in your skin.No matter what you saw, hold on to it. Bring it to mind often, especially when training feels hard and when the sheets wrap tightly around you, goading you to stay in bed. That moment, those moments, is why you’re training.It’s why you’re watching your heart rate during Endurance class and why you’re doing all those reps during Strength class.It’s why you’re getting enough sleep, drinking enough water, and eating like you give a shit.It’s your why. See it. Grab it. Hold on to it.Because this training block is hard, but you can do it. You will do it.Let’s talk about the detailed reasons behind the training so you understand how your efforts are turning you into the person that conquers the mountain and owns the river.
In todays episode, Todd walks Chris blindly into this question…Ready to join Beyond Strength? Get started with 10 days for $10 at www.bspnova.comOR For online coaching, shoot us a DM through the chat box in the bottom right corner of our website.
As we finish up our final block of training, wondering what the new year/new block brings? This one’s for YOU!
We’re back with another member QnA this week. This time we’re riffing on the following:1️⃣ Blake: Love that we have been focused on heavier weights and strength this block. My sense is many folks we clearly see gains based on these sessions. How do we ensure we keep the strength level/gains when the block changes in spring to exercises that don’t support using the heavier weight?2️⃣Cory: How do you guys recommend keeping yourself loose and mobile during periods when you’re not training?I’ve been out of town for work training this week and haven’t trained and over the last day or two and my lower back has felt so tight in a way that it doesn’t on days when I train. The obvious answer seems to be to train using the resources available, which I’ll do in the future, but I thought I’d ask the question anyway for others who might come across the same issue on like vacations and stuff when they don’t really want to train.3️⃣Suzanne: What about training smart through or around an injury? In the last couple years I've been battling Achilles tendonitis. I think I need to opt out wholesale of Achilles impact, jump rope etc and do more controlled movement till I can do heel drops without blowing it up again. :)
We’re back with another member QnA episode! This time covering: 1️⃣ Please explain in more detail how your recovery can still go down even when you’ve gotten good sleep the night before. I understand more than sleep goes into the recovery number and that you may have a “deficit” so that your recovery goes down, but can you give some concrete examples on how this can happen and how to better schedule recovery trainings and/or what to do to allow your body to recover without feeling like you are “wasting” a day of a potential workout. 2️⃣ When working with clients do you tend to see clients have more success accomplishing goals that stretch long periods of time (months/years) or shorter periods (weeks/years)? Also do you tend to see clients have more success with performance-based goals (things they can do in or out of the gym) or weight/body fat/appearance-based goals? 3️⃣ Training question. And I promise it’s not motivated by my vitriolic hatred of the hex bar. I’ve noticed we don’t program sumo or conventional deadlifts anymore. Why don’t we and what’s the advantage of the hex bar deadlift.
We received 13 solid questions this week… and today we dive into three about nutrition!
Why do people choose to do hard things? Or stay engaged with (sometimes) boring, monotonous work? Find out in todays episode!
This one’s pretty much for our members. So if you aren’t a member—get your life together, first off—this one might not be the most entertaining to you. 🤷♂️
Read the accompanying blog at https://www.bspnova.com/why-youre-doing-what-youre-doing-august-2022-beyond-strength-program-blog/
In this weeks episode Chris and Todd dive into what’s going on with the Georgia Death Race, how to select weights in the gym, and Eustress training. And there’s a little teaser of a new program coming at the end! 😬
In this first episode we’re (Chris and Todd 👋) going to catch you up on our latest testing week, what it takes to build a body that’s ready for any challenge, and catch you up on what we’re up to ourselves… oh, and Todd challenges Chris to something crazy. Will he do it??? Stay tuned…
You ask, we answer! This one was fun to sit down and rattle off answers to YOUR questions.
How do you know if your training is working? Let’s talk about TESTING WEEK!
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In this 11th episode of The Beyond Strength Show Chris is joined by his best friend, and business partner, Todd Bumgardner, to discuss some of the exciting changes that are in the works with Beyond Strength.
Are you using—or thinking about using—a fitness, activity, or sleep tracker? Wondering if they’re worth the investment or just another digital distraction? Today’s episode is for YOU!
If you’ve ever started a new fitness practice, diet program, or any other health and fitness initiative... you’ve likely made the mistake of just starting, when you should have done TWO OTHER THINGS first.
What are those things? Well, we’re talking about them on today’s show. 😁
And if you’re not already a member of BSP NOVA (what’re you waiting for?!?!!!), claim your free week of personal training and nutrition coaching at Beyond Strength: 🎁 www.bspnova.com 🎁
It’s likely you’ve heard that when it comes to getting leaner and toning up, it’s 80% nutrition—or wait, was it mindset?! But... then training... ahhh! 🤬
On this episode of The Beyond Strength Show, we’re breaking down what %’s we find it turns out to be for movement, nutrition, sleep & stress management, and mindset.
Want any of the resources we talked about on today’s show? Shoot me an 📧 to chris@beyondstrengthperformance.com
And if you’re not already a member of BSP NOVA (what’re you waiting for?!?!!!), claim your free week of personal training and nutrition coaching at Beyond Strength: 🎁 www.bspnova.com 🎁
Do you start each week with the best of intentions for getting to the gym and eating well, only to have one thing after another pop up and derail all hopes of ever prioritizing yourself?
“Maybe next week...” you think. 😔
If so, today’s episode is for YOU!
We’ve got a simple drill that you can put to use right away! A drill that will make prioritizing yourself as easy as making it to work every day (maybe easier 😬).
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Everyone told me not to do this one... but with it being an election year and all, I feel like I need to use our platform for the greater good. 😬
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Ever heard the saying “The only stupid question is the one you don’t ask.”? Well that’s a stupid saying and we couldn’t disagree more... and today we’re answering your STUPID questions. 😊
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Have you ever quit on an attempt to transform your body because you weren’t sure it was working? You’re not alone... It’s said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, but I’d argue it’s even more insane to not measure results in the first place. Today’s episode will introduce you to three fast, easy, and cheap ways to measure body progress from home so you KNOW if your efforts are working. Claim your free week of coaching at Beyond Strength: 🎁 www.bspnova.com 🎁
Do you have a goal that you’re “trying” to accomplish. Stop trying and do THIS instead.
In this episode of the Beyond Strength Show Chris talks about the highs and lows of coaching hundreds of people on nutrition over the years. You’ll discover in 40-some minutes what’s taken him more than a decade to realize... that there are three levels to nutrition, and once you realize where you currently are, it’s easy to figure out what to do next to accomplish your health and fitness goals... ➡️ If you’d like to see the comparison photo he talked about, head to: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10111443041959074&set=p.10111443041959074&type=3 ➡️ And if you’d like to claim your FREE WEEK of coaching, head to www.bspnova.com 🎁
In this (first-ever!) episode of the Beyond Strength Show I thought I’d kick things off with the backstory of why, and how, this wonderful little place exists... and if you’re not a member of the Beyond Strength Family, I’ve got an awesome offer for you in the final minute of the show, which you can claim at www.bspnova.com 💪🤙