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To enter the competitive realm of shot put, some of the strongest weight room benchmarks are required.

But once you've achieved that base level of strength, something else must take over.

Adam Nelson is a world-class shot putter and one strong dude, but even he will tell you that chasing numbers in the gym will only distract you from the specific task at hand. Nelson puts it best when he says that lifting is like a drug, the way it makes you feel, the instant gratification, but like any stimulant, you can become dependent on it.

It's only after becoming injured benching that he was exposed to rehab that improved his

athleticism tenfold. This week's guest is no stranger to struggle. Here Adam discuss how each

decision he made in his career was calculated with personal integrity at the top of the list,

a rare quality in a culture steeped in performance-enhancing drugs. Here his fascinating journey to the

top of track and field and his forthcoming philosophy about what can taint the success and hard work.

This is episode 185. Our athlete nation, what is up? Stop what you're doing and listen. Even if you're

driving, stop now. It's Tex. Over in Texas, I love it. And you got Luke here in Southern California in a steamy 80-degree office.

And we are giving you another episode of the premier podcast in strength and conditioning,

Power Athlete Radio.

I got an email today, Tex.

Apparently we shipped a shirt that fell apart on a guy.

And it's like the bottom seam, you know he said they wore it twice training it twice uh bottom scene tore up and he's like hey man

can i get that returned and you know i'm customer service for a shop so i basically said no uh cut it

into a crop top and fucking go out there and bang some weights.

And he's like, it's forward thinking like that that makes Power Athlete Radio,

the premier podcast and strength and conditioning.

Is there a point here?

No.

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