Side Quest Podcast

In this episode I chat with Jordan Syatt of Syatt Fitness in Boston.  Jordan is a 5x World Record Powerlifter and has lifted 4x his bodyweight on the deadlift.  He has been featured on CNN, The Huffington Post, Men’s Fitness Magazine, Schwarzenegger.com, T-Nation.com and more.  He was also included in the Fitocracy 30 under 30: The Young Professionals Changing the Face of Fitness in 2014.  He has released a new e-book entitled Raw Strength for Powerlifting: Your 12 Week Peaking Program to help people add huge gains to their strenght PRs.  He has now moved from training just for strength and is aspiring to succeed at a the new challenge of Brazilian Ju-Jitsu.   In this episode we discuss:    - lifting 4x his bodyweight (132 pounds) on a deadlift - how to frame your mind for the long haul of getting stronger - strength is not linear - why the sumo over the conventional - what you do to keep the barbell from rolling away on a deadlift - his new book Raw Strength  - how he developed his training principles -