105: Strength Training for Nerds

Full Stack Radio

Episode | Podcast

Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 16:18:00 +0000

<p>Topics include:</p><ul> <li>What exercises you should focus on and why</li> <li>How to develop a system that will force you to make progress</li> <li>The importance of keeping a training journal</li> <li>Why full-body workouts are better than training a specific muscle group each day</li> <li>The importance of mobility for both training and your work life</li> <li>Why building strength is so important as you age</li> <li>Why you shouldn't trust trainers trying to sell complex exercise programs</li> <li>Why you probably shouldn't be running for exercise</li> <li>What equipment you need to get started</li> </ul><p>Sponsors:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio">Rollbar</a>, sign up at https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio and install Rollbar in your app to receive a $100 gift card for <a href="https://opencollective.com/">Open Collective</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://cloudinary.com/users/register/free?utm_source=fullstackradio&amp;utm_medium=Sponsored_Podcast&amp;utm_content=fullstackradio_PodCast">Cloudinary</a>, sign up and get 300,000 images/videos, 10GB of storage and 20GB of monthly bandwidth for free</li> </ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Starting-Strength-Basic-Barbell-Training/dp/0982522746/ref=dp_ob_title_bk">Starting Strength</a> by Mark Rippetoe</li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Simplest-Effective-Training-System-Strength/dp/B00686OYGQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1546532108&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=wendler">5/3/1</a> by Jim Wendler</li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Deskbound-Standing-Up-Sitting-World/dp/1628600586/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1546531977&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=deskbound">Deskbound</a> by Kelly Starrett</li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1546531995&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=atomic+habits">Atomic Habits</a> by James Clear</li> <li> <a href="https://www.strong.app/">Strong</a> app for iOS</li> <li> <a href="https://startingstrength.com/article/why-you-should-not-be-running">"Why You Should Not Be Running"</a> by Mark Rippetoe</li> <li><a href="https://www.roguefitness.com/mobility-wod-battlestar-2-0-kits">The MobilityWOD BattleStar</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.roguefitness.com/">Rogue Fitness</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-J-DCbsQzo">Adam's last powerlifting competition</a> on YouTube</li> <li> <a href="https://www.habitsforhackers.com/">Habits for Hackers</a>, Ben's latest course</li> </ul>