When Strength Becomes Weakness

Worklife with Adam Grant

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🗓️ 23 April 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Excellence comes from doing what you do best—but you need to make sure you’re doing it at the right times. This episode is made possible with the support of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Accenture, Bonobos, and Hilton.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:08.6	Hello there.
0:09.6	Hey Adam, how are you?
0:11.2	Do you know that you sound like a power lifter?
0:13.7	I do, huh?
0:16.4	Just wondering if you actually worked on your voice muscles.
0:19.1	Yes, I do squats with my voice muscle and squats with my body, yes.
0:24.8	Michael Hartle is a chiropractic physician in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
0:28.7	He wasn't always strong.
0:30.6	When I was in high school, I could barely bench 135.
0:34.2	But for the last 20 years, he's basically been the Hulk.
0:38.8	He's won a national title in the bench press.
0:41.6	His personal best came in 2006.
0:44.5	How much did you lift?
0:46.0	535 pounds, which is 242.5 kilos.
0:50.0	Oh my gosh.
0:51.9	I mean, you basically benched a baby elephant.
0:55.0	Yes, sir.
0:57.3	Exactly.
1:00.9	Power lifters know something that many amateurs don't.
1:04.0	You're at your strongest when you're well-rounded.
1:06.4	In the gym, what you hate the most is usually what you need the most.
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