It was awesome having world renown strength coach Charles Poliquin on the LLA Podcast this week
Charles Poliquin (http://strengthsensei.com/) is one of, if not “the” most sought-after strength & conditioning coaches worldwide. He has coached some of the top professional athletes, including well-known NHL players, Olympic athletes, and NFL players. Charles is also the creator of “The Poliquin Principles.”
During episode #43 of the Live Life Aggressively podcast, Charles joins Mike & Sincere to discuss:
- What happened to Charles’s business & what the heck is he doing in Spain
- Charles talks hormone profiling, inflammation, and answers the question, “Do these pants make me look fat?” for men and tells them why
- Charles explains when supplements are most needed, and it’s probably NOT when you would think
- Why Charles feels most athletes/trainees are not training enough
- Charles shares how Steven Segal can help feed the entire country of Somalia
- Why and when does Charles feel an athlete should train to the point of depression
- What is the most important component most athletes/trainees overlook in a training program and why most goals are often missed without this key tool
- What’s the one question every trainer should ask a client wanting a quick- fix training program and expecting fast results
- How did Charles help a famous NHL athlete not only get in shape, but keep his job and get a salary increase within a month
- What we can learn about human nutrition from tigers
- Charles shares his success training tips for 3 specific types of athletes/trainees & how you can apply this to your training or your clients
- What books does Charles recommend. You will be surprised by his answer
- Charles shares the correlation between a kick in the nads & double blind studies
- What’s the one thing that would be “non-negotiable” if Charles ran an Olympic training facility
- What mistakes did Charles learn about program design from his client athletes from the 1992 Olympics
- Why your grip strength is closely connected to your genetics & what are your options for improving your grip strength
- Why food is the new performance enhance drug
- Why Charles has adopted a black panther, lion cubs, and 3 small leopards
- 3 words you need to know: Virgin Sex Therapist
Links & Resources:
1. Super Strength Books – http://superstrengthbooks.com/
2. “The One Thing” by Gary Keller
3. “59 Seconds” by Richard Wiseman
4. Serenity Springs Wildlife Refuge –http://serenityspringswildlife.org/
5. Charles’s Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/strengthsensei
