Ep 806: The Truth About Bodyweight Strength w/ Chris Sommer

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Fitness, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 207 minutes

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Former US National Gymnastics Coach and founder of GymnasticBodies, Chris Sommer, is one of the few guys who can break your body down with just a set of rings, and then rebuild it with bulletproof joints and freaky tendon strength. This isn’t your average “how to get your first pull-up” conversation. We went deep on why so many adults are broken, what coaches get wrong about progressive overload, and how eccentrics might be the holy grail for keeping you in the game long-term.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Power Athlete Radio, a podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day.
0:08.4	Join former NFL Pro and Power Athlete founder John Wellborn as he dissects the greatest minds in strength, conditioning, and more.
0:17.0	So whether your goal is to be the hammer, destroy mediocrity, or simply move the dirt, you've come to the right place.
0:24.5	Now with the warm up done, let the gains begin.
0:27.2	Dude, thanks for making the trip to Austin.
0:29.2	I feel like we've been pen pals and friends for a long time, so it's great to meet you in person.
0:33.5	Nice too. Thanks for having me.
0:35.1	When Rob Wolf introduced us, he said he goes, you know, I forgot.
0:40.8	He said, Coach Summers can be prickly.
0:44.7	And I don't feel that at all. I feel like Rob was throwing me a curveball.
0:51.3	No, he saw me.
0:55.0	How to explain. I respect professionalism.
0:58.0	I respect good intent.
1:03.0	I respect best effort.
1:05.0	And I completely disrespect bullshit.
1:09.0	And so Rob's seen some people try to like bullshit.
1:12.6	I mean, he's seen me hold him accountable.
1:14.9	So I'm sure that's where that came from.
1:17.5	Well, just being honest and accountable doesn't seem like a prickly person.
1:21.2	But Rob's like, he can be a little prickly.
1:23.3	And I was like, really?
1:24.7	Direct.
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