Welcome to the Root Strength Podcast, bringing you worldwide experts from all areas of health and fitness.

We cover training, nutrition, coaching, and mindset.

Welcome your host, Strength and Conditioning Coach,

2012 and 2013 Cross-Tic Games Champ,

Michael Kaju.

Mind, Body, Brute. body brute. Hey and welcome back.

My name is Mike Kaju and you're listening to the brute strength podcast.

This week's guest is Carl Powell.

Carl was one of the original Cross Fit Gymnastics experts.

He is the author of the book Freestyle.

And I originally started following Carl in about 2011 just

watching his YouTube videos and following him on social media and over the

years I've really grown to respect Carl not so much for what he's teaching on the movement side

Although that is I think he's doing that in a very unique way but what I've really admired about

Carl was the the really his voice and his ability to be genuine and be authentic in such a public setting.

I've always thought he's a really courageous person

for putting out different ideas and just different things

that he believes

so bluntly and out there in the world.

And that's one of the big reasons

that I reached out to him.

If you've listened to this show for any amount of time,

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