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The 2021 Seal River Expedition
The two things I have enjoyed doing more than anything else in my life are training martial arts and spending time in...
The Limits of Human Endurance, with Endurance Athlete Mike McCastle
Mike McCastle set a new world record on Jan 23, 2021, immersing himself in ice for 2 hours and 40 minutes and survivi...
The Balance Between Stress and Recovery in Training
Your health is like a credit card..
You can definitely put things onto your credit card once in a while. You can eve...
Jiu-Jitsu: The Art of Facing Challenges
In episode 308 of The Strenuous Life Podcast I talk with BJJ black belt and entrepreneur Elliott Bayev about using ji...
7 Hacks for Maintaining Motivation
2020 was been a hell of a year, but better times are coming soon, so it’s time to get our collective asses into gear....
5 Principles I Use When Evaluating Physical Risk
I’ve participated in a quite a few inherently risky activities in my life.
Obviously there’s the training, sparring a...
An Interview with Frank Wolf – Explorer, Adventurer, Author, Filmmaker
In episode 295 of The Strenuous Life Podcast I talk with Frank Wolf who exemplifies endurance, determination and pers...
Training for High Level Competition, with Brandon ‘Wolverine’ Mullins
Today I chat with Black belt no gi world champion Brandon ‘Wolverine’ Mullins about how the most efficient training m...
BJJ Cults and Conspiracy Theories
Steve Kwan, a BJJ black belt known for cohosting the most excellent BJJ Mental Models podcast, joins me to discuss cu...
The Psychology of BJJ, with Dr David Ley
I talk with clinical psychologist and BJJ black belt David Ley about the psychology of jiu-jitsu, recent advances in ...
A Quick Podcast and Video About Deliberate Practice
Have you heard the saying, “Practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect!”
A big part of perfect pra...
Jessica Cox, The Armless Pilot Who Flies Planes with Her Feet
Jessica Cox was born without arms but she didn’t let that stop her from becoming the first woman to get her pilot’s l...