Master Functional Training: Your Path to Becoming a Stronger Human
Mark Bell's Power Project
Power Project Studios
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2025
⏱️ 119 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Discover how to improve the way you train and move with insights from Nsima Inyang on Mark Bell's Power Project Podcast. In this episode, we dive deep into why functional training is the key to becoming stronger, more mobile, and resilient in daily life.
Learn how Nsima's transition from bodybuilding to functional training has improved his strength, endurance, and flexibility. We explore the importance of nutrition, the mental and physical benefits of jiu-jitsu, and the value of diverse workouts like rope flow, sandbag training, and bodyweight exercises.
If you’ve struggled with injuries, want smarter training strategies, or are searching for sustainable ways to get stronger, this episode is packed with valuable lessons for you. Tune in to transform your approach to fitness!
Special perks for our listeners below!
🥩 HIGH QUALITY PROTEIN! 🍖
➢ https://goodlifeproteins.com/ Code POWER to save 20% off site wide, or code POWERPROJECT to save an additional 5% off your Build a Box Subscription!
🩸 Get your BLOODWORK Done! 🩸
➢ https://marekhealth.com/PowerProject to receive 10% off our Panel, Check Up Panel or any custom panel, and use code POWERPROJECT for 10% off any lab!
Best 5 Finger Barefoot Shoes! 👟
➢ https://Peluva.com/PowerProject Code POWERPROJECT15 to save 15% off Peluva Shoes!
Self Explanatory 🍆
➢ Enlarging Pumps (This really works): https://bit.ly/powerproject1
Pumps explained: https://youtu.be/qPG9JXjlhpM?si=JZN09-FakTjoJuaW
➢ https://withinyoubrand.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save 15% off supplements!
➢ https://markbellslingshot.com/ Code POWERPROJECT to save 15% off all gear and apparel!
Follow Mark Bell's Power Project Podcast
➢ https://www.PowerProject.live
➢ https://lnk.to/PowerProjectPodcast
➢ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/markbellspowerproject
➢ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/markbellspowerproject
FOLLOW Mark Bell
➢ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marksmellybell
➢https://www.tiktok.com/@marksmellybell
➢ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkBellSuperTraining
➢ Twitter: https://twitter.com/marksmellybell
Follow Nsima Inyang
➢ Ropes and equipment : https://thestrongerhuman.store
➢ Community & Courses: https://www.skool.com/thestrongerhuman
➢ YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/c/NsimaInyang
➢ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nsimainyang/?hl=en
Follow Andrew Zaragoza
➢ Podcast Courses and Free Guides: https://pursuepodcasting.com/iamandrewz
➢ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamandrewz/
➢ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamandrewz
0:00 From Bodybuilding to Natural Movement
6:44 Learning from home workouts to gym training
10:03 Anime and Dragon Ball Z as fitness inspiration
15:28 Soccer injury and choosing a fitness career
20:21 Transition from soccer to bodybuilding with guidance
24:58 Gaining weight for muscle growth after sports
26:43 Tracking progress during bodybuilding prep
31:41 Shifting from bodybuilding to functional training
36:43 Improving knee pain through smarter training techniques
39:38 Jiu-jitsu: Technique over strength and its benefits
46:01 Motivation and personal growth through jiu-jitsu
49:04 Nutrition’s role in strength and functional training
55:18 Balancing weight gain, cutting, and hormonal health
1:03:13 One meal a day (OMAD) and other eating strategies
1:08:13 Practice, persistence, and mindset for skill mastery
1:14:29 Exploring diverse training methods like rope flow
1:22:44 Achieving flow state for better performance
1:27:22 Overcoming challenges in training for resilience
1:31:59 Inspiring others through your fitness journey
1:33:28 Combining lifting, running, and martial arts for balance
1:41:36 Importance of foot health and functional footwear
1:47:56 Unique training tools like sandbags and their benefits
1:52:48 Incorporating daily movements for consistent progress
1:56:07 Designing a health-focused environment at home
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | My singular focus at the point in time was to gain as much muscle as possible for bodybuilding. |
| 0:04.6 | My goal was to win worlds. |
| 0:06.2 | That was the goal. |
| 0:07.0 | I ended up meeting you guys here at super training, getting into some powerlifting. |
| 0:10.1 | I got into some jiu-jitsu. |
| 0:11.3 | And when I got into jiu-jitsu and caught that bug, then the bodybuilding bug just kind of went away. |
| 0:15.0 | I do wish, like, I knew more of what I know now in terms of training because I was able to gain a lot of muscle. I wasn't able to do |
| 0:21.1 | anything else. I could pose, but like I had no endurance. Some people still get it twisted that I like |
| 0:26.1 | don't lift at all anymore. You're not going to see me doing a standard deadlift anymore. You can do all |
| 0:30.4 | of these same movements with other implements. These these patterns of hinge, squat, press, pull. |
| 0:36.8 | You can do all these patterns with different implements, |
| 0:40.3 | different implements that can help you feel better, |
| 0:43.3 | that can maybe help you move better. |
| 0:45.3 | If I look at myself back then, |
| 0:46.9 | there are things that, like, |
| 0:48.1 | I could still achieve the same amount of muscle gain, |
| 0:50.5 | but I could still maintain the ability to move well. |
| 0:53.1 | But you don't have to sacrifice your other movement ability as you're gaining muscle. |
| 0:58.4 | All right. |
| 0:58.7 | And Seema, In Yang, welcome to the show. |
| 1:02.1 | Been like eight years and you can't even say my last name right. |
| 1:04.7 | I have no idea how to say it. |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 11 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Power Project Studios, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Power Project Studios and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.