#123 StrongFirst and Kettlebells With Eric Frohardt

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

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🗓️ 16 July 2015

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Eric Frohardt is the CEO of StrongFirst, a company dedicated to helping individuals becoming stronger physically and mentally. It was founded by Pavel Tsatsouline, the Father of Kettlebell training here in the U.S. Today in the podcast, Eric and I discuss why strength is skill, the benefits of kettlebell training, and greasing the groove every day to get stronger.

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0:00.0	For Micae here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:18.7	So for the past 10 years or so, Kettlebells have become a popular workout tool.
0:23.6	If you don't know what a Kettlebell is, basically a cannonball with a handle on it, and you swing
0:28.6	it around and it gives you both not only a strength workout but a cardio workout.
0:32.6	Well, the man who had a lot to do with a popularization of Kettlebell training here in the
0:36.6	United States, his name is Pavel Tesselini.
0:39.3	And Pavel started a company not too long ago called Strong First, which is dedicated to
0:43.1	helping people become strong in all aspects of their life using not only Kettlebells but
0:46.8	barbells and body weight training.
0:48.9	Anyways, today on the show I have the CEO of Strong First on with me.
0:53.1	His name is Eric Frohart.
0:54.1	He's a former US Navy SEAL, a decorated combat veteran with multiple tours of duty in
0:59.0	Iraq and Afghanistan.
1:00.0	And today on the show we're going to talk Kettlebell training becoming strong, not just
1:04.1	physically, but mentally and why strength is a skill.
1:09.3	So it's going to be a great podcast, a lot of great takeaways.
1:12.4	So let's do this.
1:14.1	Eric Frohart, welcome to the show.
1:22.7	Thank you Brett.
1:23.7	Appreciate it.
1:24.7	So you are the CEO of a company called Strong First.
1:29.1	So what is Strong First and what's the story behind it for listeners who are familiar with
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