StrongFirst Podcast Episode #22
Summary
Jon Engum, StrongFirst Master Instructor, joins your host, Craig Marker, to talk about martial arts, flexible steel drills, his new book Trembling Shock, and the Dome of Strength in Chicago. Jon and Craig will also discuss training people in different cultures.
Show Notes
01:45 – Discussion of cold exposure in Minnesota.
02:52 – Discussion of Jon’s background in martial arts and flexibility and his martial arts credentials.
06:05 – How Jon has integrated kettlebells into martial artists.
10:36 – How the kettlebell changes explosiveness.
13:15 – The premise of Jon’s book Trembling Shock which includes the whole first year of training.
16:14 – A breakdown of the Flexible Steel program—you want to be flexible and strong at the same time.
18:54 – Why someone might want to do Flexible Steel if they’re not a martial artist.
26:10 – Why Jon believes that happiness is lifting things overhead.
29:30 – The Dome of Strength event.
34:46 – The cross-cultural teaching differences Jon has encountered-
42:00 – Why students should go to different events than their teachers.
Key Points:
- With a kettlebell, you get all the benefits of plyometric training without any impact on your joints.
- Find your weakness and vow to make that your strength.
- The combination of stiffness and relaxation carries over to any sport you could do.
Tweetable Quotes
You don’t know the whole StrongFirst system until you’ve gone through every branch.-- Jon Engum Click To Tweet We need to be more about the knowledge, I want to learn more, not just chase paper.” -- Jon Engum Click To TweetResources Mentioned
Dome of Strength in April in Chicago: SFG I, SFG II, SFL, SFB
Trembling Shock: Strength & Conditioning Guide for Martial Athletes & Coaches
Flexible Steel: An Insider’s Guide to Ultimate Flexibility
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As a researcher, he understands the cutting edge of strength, sports performance, body composition, and nutrition. As a psychologist, he has focused on research and treatment of anxiety disorders, which positions him to understand the motivation and the fear of making life changes.
Craig’s upcoming book, the The Antifragile Self, takes on the topic of building a stronger person in the mental and physical domains.
As a StrongFirst Certified Elite Instructor, Craig views kettlebells as one tool in the trade of forging a better person.
Visit his intentional community in Atlanta: Strength.University.
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