#258: How to Train and Look Like an Athlete with Jon Chaimberg
The Jay Ferruggia Show
Jay Ferruggia
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 September 2018
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Do you want to know how elite athletes like champion MMA fighters and NHL hockey players train for strength and performance while building amazing physiques?
In this episode, you’ll meet Jon Chaimberg, a man who has trained some of the greatest fighters, like George St-Pierre and Rashad Evans, as well as other mixed martial artists, pro hockey players, major league baseball players, and Canada’s National Wrestling Team.
If you’re a trainer looking for ways to get your clients better results, or just someone who is looking to take their own training and physique to the next level, you’ll find it all in episode 258 of the #RenegadeRadioPodcast.
Listen as we discuss:
- How did Jon first get started in fitness? [1:49]
- How was he able to train such high-level athletes so early in his coaching career? [4:07]
- Does Jon train the average person the same way he trains elite athletes? [7:55]
- How to get jacked and strong without doing the big 3 lifts (Squat, Bench, Deadlift) [14:16]
- Top exercises and movement patterns for you to start today! [16:07]
- What is the typical workout for an athlete training with Jon for the first time? [18:07]
- His approach to training heavy and how he programs exercises so workouts are efficient and effective. [20:24]
- Why he prefers full body workouts vs. splits. [26:50]
- How does Jon train to stay ripped and muscular year round? [31:48]
- The importance of listening to your body. [36:06]
- The diet that keeps him SHREDDED. [40:42]
- Do as I say, not as I do – His take on recovery practices. [45:48]
- How has having kids changed his life? [47:58]
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What's up? This is the Renegade Radio Podcast. I am Jay Ferruji. My guest today is Jonathan |
| 0:18.6 | Chamberlain. John is a highly sought after really respected strength coach been in the game for a long time |
| 0:24.7 | innovative guy super smart coach he's coached high-level athletes uFC fighters such as |
| 0:31.5 | George st piers himself the greatest of all time UFC and I love to learn from John I love to watch the stuff on Instagram love to follow him and I think you guys are going to really enjoy this episode with a really great coach John Chambers |
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| 1:35.8 | And now here is today's episode with how you first got into like training as a kid. Were you an |
| 1:55.2 | athlete growing up or? I was an athlete. My father was a pro hockey player and |
| 1:59.7 | sort of like in the NHA? |
| 2:02.8 | He played actually in Europe. |
| 2:04.1 | Okay. |
| 2:04.6 | But he was really good and he just didn't want to pursue it. |
| 2:08.3 | And we have an athletic family. |
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