Living Among Murderers, Deadlifting 1,000 Pounds for a Double, and Surviving the Unthinkable Ft. Chris Duffin
The Michael Caz Podcast
Michael Cazayoux
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2018
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Kabuki Strength's Chris Duffin, aka the "Mad Scientist of Strength," joins the Brute Strength Podcast to discuss his "survivor mentality."
Chris lived a secluded life early on, raising his sisters in a not-so-affluent atmosphere. His story then becomes one of triumph and tribulation as he later goes on to set the world record as the only man to deadlift 1,000 lbs for a double.
This episode is all about the mindset, strength and importance of goal-setting that got him there.
Topics:
07:07 – Growing up in the woods
36:10 – Survivor mentality
42:27 – Tying priorities to goals
52:00 – Powerlifting
Links:
kabukistrength.com
@mad_scientist_duffin
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Brute Strength Podcast, bringing you worldwide experts from all areas of health and fitness. |
| 0:08.4 | We cover training, nutrition, coaching, and mindset. |
| 0:12.3 | Welcome your host, Strength and Conditioning Coach, 2012 and 2013 CrossFit Games Channel, Michael Cajou. |
| 0:19.6 | Mind, Body, brute. |
| 0:25.7 | Hey, and welcome back. My name is Mike Cashew, and you're listening to the Brute Strength |
| 0:29.4 | podcast. I have got an incredible story for you guys today. It is the story of one Chris |
| 0:36.2 | Duffin. Some of you may know of him as the mad scientist |
| 0:39.8 | Duffin or the owner of Kabuki Strength, the one that deadlifted a thousand pounds for a double. |
| 0:47.2 | This guy has one of the most incredible stories of any human being I've ever heard of, to be |
| 0:52.3 | honest. He grew up living in Northern California in the mountains, completely off the grid. |
| 0:59.1 | He would bounce around. |
| 1:00.9 | He spent some time in foster care. |
| 1:02.6 | He would bounce around for years in the mountains living just about as poor of a life as |
| 1:09.8 | possible in America. |
| 1:13.7 | He encountered murderers, rapists, even a pedophile ring in the mountains of central Oregon. |
| 1:20.7 | He ended up raising his sisters when he was just entering college. |
| 1:23.9 | And against all of these odds stacked against him, he became the valedictorian of his high |
| 1:29.6 | school, the top engineer in his college, he became a very successful corporate executive doing |
| 1:36.3 | company turnarounds. He became the only man in history to deadlift a thousand pounds, |
| 1:42.6 | not only for a single, but for a double. |
| 1:45.0 | And he has some incredible other feats of strength. |
| 1:48.0 | He's one of the best power lifters of all time as well. |
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