105: Strength Training for Nerds

Topics include:

• What exercises you should focus on and why
• How to develop a system that will force you to make progress
• The importance of keeping a training journal
• Why full-body workouts are better than training a specific muscle group each day
• The importance of mobility for both training and your work life
• Why building strength is so important as you age
• Why you shouldn't trust trainers trying to sell complex exercise programs
• Why you probably shouldn't be running for exercise
• What equipment you need to get started

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Links:

• Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe
• 5/3/1 by Jim Wendler
• Deskbound by Kelly Starrett
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Strong app for iOS
• "Why You Should Not Be Running" by Mark Rippetoe
• The MobilityWOD BattleStar
• Rogue Fitness
• Adam's last powerlifting competition on YouTube
• Habits for Hackers, Ben's latest course