191 Lift Heavy, Get Fast - Why Every Endurance Athlete and Fitness Enthusiast Should Be Lifting Heavy

Purple Patch Podcast

Matt Dixon

Humanpotential, Nutrition, Education, Empower, Fitness, Executive, Coach, Strengthtraining, Purplepatch, Sleep, Cycling, Performance, Running, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Ironman, Swimming, Timemanagement, Triathlon, Meditation, Yoga

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Matt welcomes Coach Mike Olzinksi back to the podcast to discuss heavy strength training for both fitness enthusiasts and endurance athletes. This deep dive into heavy lifting will answer commonly asked questions and dispel myths around lifting, especially as it pertains to endurance athletes.

They answer:

Why should you incorporate heavy lifts into your strength sessions and what are the benefits of lifting heavy?
Who should lift heavy? Is anyone off-limits here?
What exactly does it mean to "lift heavy?"
Where and how does it fit into your schedule?
What type of heavy strength training should you do?
What are a few of the fundamental heavy lifts endurance athletes and fitness enthusiasts should incorporate?

In addition to the many benefits of incorporating some heavy lifting into your weekly schedule (think postural strength, ability to produce more power, reduction of overuse injuries, and better body composition), Matt and Mike also take on the many myths around heavy lifting.

Will you bulk up too much? Will you get slower?

You'll find out in this pragmatic discussion around lifting heavy in the off-season.

0:00-04:00 Welcome and Episode Introduction

04:00-06:00 Squaddie Update - "So You Want to Do Your First IRONMAN" - Live webinar with Matt Dixon

06:15 Meat and Potatoes with Mike Olzinski - Why Every Endurance Athlete Should Be Lifting Heavy

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0:00.0	I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast.
0:03.5	The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential.
0:09.3	Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential.
0:12.8	The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life.
0:20.4	Hello guys, before we get going, the blizzard of data.
0:24.6	Every minute, every day, data, data, data.
0:28.6	How's your sleep, your posture, your glucose, your power, your pace,
0:31.6	hordes and hordes of obsessive tracking?
0:34.6	But is it really moving the performance needle for you?
0:39.8	Perhaps, but for many it just causes confusion and stress along your what should be enjoyable
0:46.0	performance journey. Building a smart relationship with your data is critical, but sometimes
0:52.5	simplicity is the best path forward.
0:56.0	So with that, how do I reconcile this partnership
0:59.4	with inside tracker?
1:00.4	How does it fit into it?
1:02.2	Well, here's the key.
1:03.9	It isn't just more data, because there is a big difference
1:08.3	between the blizzard of data and information,
1:12.2	especially information that enables you to take actionable steps in your training, habits and nutrition.
1:19.4	And this is why I'm a fan.
1:21.6	InsideTracker provides a checkpoint every few months where you can get a look inside and then make smart strategic decisions
1:30.1	about your training, your nutrition, your health. You get busy following the advice or peer-reviewed
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