134: Robert Herbst | Powerlifting Champion with an IRREVOCABLE commitment

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

His doctor forbade world champion power lifter Robert Herbst to lift anything when he was a child with scoliosis. Eighteen world championships and twenty one consecutive national championships later, what compelled him to rebel? Herbst believes in managing risk but errs on the side of throwing caution to the wind. It’s paid off spectacularly. His MO in all his successes, including his Clark Kentian day job as a lawyer, is that as soon as he identifies a challenge, he burns his ships. He makes an irrevocable commitment. Period.

Lessons:
1. Better to fail on the stage, than fail by staying home. 
2. Make an irrevocable commitment to your goal. 
3. Be physically active enough that it becomes a need.  

Links:
Make America Fit Again (TM). http://w8lifterusa.com
Robert Herbst on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIT0iclJGOGQ68uKvFgJu1uvYjo50amBu

CREDITS
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Tim Nye, Dr. Delle & David Deluca
Synopsis – Matt Baatz
© 2017 Spartan

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome to Spartan Podcast. We're here in Boston. Being in Boston, we have a huge bonus. I'm going to tell you about it in just second, but first I want to tell you about Robert Hurst.
0:08.0	Robert Hurst, incredible interview. This guy, he is a 30-time national powerlifting champion,
0:14.8	22-time world champion.
0:17.3	Born, supposed to be anything but,
0:19.5	and you'll find out why.
0:20.2	His story is unbelievably inspiring.
0:22.1	Speaking of inspiring people, we got Brian Lynch,
0:25.3	Brian's a very good friend of Joe's, this is what happens when you hang out with Joe, he
0:28.4	popped in and say hey and Joe said awesome you're on the podcast.
0:31.0	So, uh, so uh, but I, he's good to be here.
0:34.4	He's a frequent visitor of Vermont. He's been through the toughest stuff there and he's a great guy.
0:38.0	Speaking of great guys, Tim Nye.
0:40.0	Oh, nice, speaking of people who've been through a lot, Sepfra. I love it.
0:44.0	And Marion, who we don't get enough of.
0:46.0	I'm Dr. Johnny.
0:47.0	Let's go and see with Robert Hurst.
0:58.9	I probably didn't say it right.
1:00.4	German Austrian had some tough struggles growing up, but now is a lawyer, champion weightlifter,
1:10.3	all around hard-working maniac.
1:14.0	I wouldn't characterize it as tough struggles because to me
1:18.3	frankly they were just there.
1:21.0	Well let's go way back. Let's go way back. You know, and I, you, you, you, you, uh, diagnosed with
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