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Thank you so much for checking out today's show.

This is episode 116 of the Squat University podcast.

The goal with each and every one of these shows is to bring you as much value-packed content to help you move better in the gym and in life,

decrease your body's aches and pains and help you reach your true athletic potential.

Today's podcast is sponsored by barefoot athletics. Here's the deal. If you want to lift big weights

with great technique, you need the right

shoe. And for those of you out there that like to lift in a flat sole shoe like a Chuck Taylor,

you need to check out the Ursus shoe by barefoot athletics. They have a super wide toe box that

allows you to naturally splay your toes out and use your foot like it was designed. No more cramming

your foot into a narrow toe box and smashing your foot into it was designed. No more cramming your foot into a narrow

toe box and smashing your foot into an unnatural position. If you want to

enhance your foot stability, your technique control, and eventually your performance, you

need to check out this shoe. I've been lifting in them with many of my non-Olympic lifts for

over a year and I want to absolutely love them. They're extremely comfortable and they're not going to break your bank like many other lifting shoes out there. So if you go on barefoot athletics.com and that's B-E-A-R, like the animal, and use the code squat you, you can get 10% off your order. And that's for everything on their website, including the correct toe toe spacers that I also wear every day, and you can learn

about on my prior podcast, Why Your Shoes Suck with Dr. Ray McClainahan. On today's podcast, I got the

opportunity to sit down with Dr. Michael Hardo, a chiropractor, strength conditioning coach, board-certified

clinical nutritionist, and master strong first instructor. We talk about his background in powerlifting, kettlebells, his approach to training and rehab

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