#207 – Chris Duffin: The Mad Scientist of Strength

Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2021

⏱️ 169 minutes

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Chris Duffin is a strength athlete, coach, and engineer, setting multiple strength world records including squatting and deadlifting 1000 lbs for multiple reps. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Headspace: https://headspace.com/lex to get free 1 month trial – Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off – Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off – Ladder: https://ladderlife.com/lex EPISODE LINKS: Chris’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mad_scientist_duffin The Eagle and the Dragon (book): https://amzn.to/3Ckpfoj Chris’s Website: https://christopherduffin.com Kabuki Strength: https://kabukistrength.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full

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0:00.0	The following is a conversation with Chris Duffin, the mad scientist of strength.
0:05.5	He's one of the strongest people in the world, but is also an engineer of some of the
0:10.4	most innovative strength equipment I've ever seen.
0:13.8	Check out his company Kabuki Strength.
0:16.6	He is the only person who squatted and deadlifted 1,000 pounds for multiple reps, and achieved
0:22.8	many other amazing feasts of strength.
0:25.0	He has lived one hell of a life of hardship and triumph as he writes about in his book
0:30.4	called The Eagle and the Dragon.
0:33.6	Quick mention of our sponsors.
0:35.4	Headspace, Magic Spoon, Sun Basket, and Ladder.
0:39.8	Check them out in the description to support this podcast.
0:43.5	As a side note, let me say that I was always a fan of strength, both powerlifting and
0:48.6	Olympic weightlifting, both as a fan and practitioner.
0:53.6	Mostly I'm a fan of people who are willing to put in years of hard work towards finding
0:58.0	out what the limits of their body is, and then smashing past those limits.
1:03.2	People like Chris Duffin or on the Olympic weightlifting side, people like Demetri Cloak
1:09.0	of.
1:10.0	That guy's great.
1:11.6	This is why I love watching the Olympics, both the hard breaks and the triumphs.
1:15.9	They all reveal the incredible heights that the human mind and the human body can reach.
1:22.6	As usual, I do a few minutes of ads now, I try to make these interesting, but I give
1:26.2	you time stamps, so if you skip, please still check out the sponsors by clicking the links
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