Everyone who matters considers Mark to be one of the best strength coaches in the game and in my opinion he is the best! I had the pleasure of training under his tutelage for several months back in 2010 and it was a transformative experience. He is most well known for being a strongman competitor and winning a deadlift competition at the Arnold Classic with an over 900lbs lift!

Here is what we discussed:

• Deadlifting with a very stiff bar vs a bar with a “whip”
• The benefits of wearing a belt when deadlifting and why it is most beneficial for more advanced trainees.
• Do deficit deadlifts transfer over to regular deadlifts and why it works best for those who deadlift with a pronounced leg drive.
• Why sprinting improves strength –
• Does using a roar on heavy lifts actually help or is it ostentatious theatrics?
• When Mark makes time for training after a 12-hour workday
• Mark’s version of intermittent fasting
• Why our slogan during the pandemic should have been “Get healthy for Nevada” 

For more info on Mark and the services at his Las Vegas-based facility go to https://www.philippisportsinstitute.com Follow Mark on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/markphilippi/