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How Strong is Too Strong w/ Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Coach Travis Mash - Barbell Shrugged #550

Barbell Shrugged

Doug Larson

Business, Training, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Paleo, Weightlifting, Nutrition, Crossfit

4.7 β€’ 2.8K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

How Strong is Too Strong w/ Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Coach Travis Mash - Barbell Shrugged #550

In this Episode of Barbell Shrugged:

  1. Misconceptions about strength training
  2. Why strength training does not make you slow
  3. Absolute strength vs. relative strength
  4. Why sport specific training is done on the field, not the weight room
  5. Cost Benefit Analysis for increasing strength compare to goals

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Shrug family this week on barbell shrug. We're talking about how strong is too strong

0:04.9

Which may be making you shake your head. Why would anybody think you're too strong? Well guess what?

0:09.4

Some people don't have goals about being the strongest human in the entire world like you do

0:13.6

Some people are looking for quality of life and the idea of adding five pounds of their back squat may be totally ridiculous

0:19.4

Sometimes people are trying to be the strongest people in the whole wide world and five pounds is the most important thing that they can do for their back squat

0:26.8

In addition, you may be an athlete and adding five pounds may make you stronger and faster

0:32.6

However the amount of time that it's going to take in the gym versus being on the field practicing your sport may not have

0:40.2

The benefits that you need to get better at your actual sport. So there's a lot of cost of benefit

0:47.7

Analysis going on and how to decide how strong is too strong and if that's even a possibility

0:53.1

Before we get into that though friends, I got to apologize. My voice is absolutely heinous today

0:59.2

I've been sick for an entire week now

1:02.0

It's rained for the last nine out of ten days in North Carolina and on top of that the weather has not gotten above

1:08.9

35 degrees we have had zero snow

1:11.4

It's just rainy and wet and cold and your boy got sick the first time in like 18 months

1:17.5

I honestly can't remember the last year. I was sick. I'm assuming it's 18 months because I can't remember anything before then

1:26.1

So I apologize for this brutally raspy voice right now, but

1:31.3

Top of that the E-Mom Assettox bundle is on sale this week

1:35.0

So make sure you get over to barbellstruck.com

1:37.2

forward slash E-Mom bundle and use the code high perchafee at checkout

1:41.6

You're going to get seven programs for the price of two and that includes the E-Mom Assettox original program E-Mom Assettox

1:49.0

E-Mom Assettox

1:50.4

Strong 30 which is the higher intensity higher volume program as well as three accessory programs

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