<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Summary:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Brett Jones, Director of Education for StrongFirst, joins the show a second time to talk about his use of Indian clubs, nail bending, and powerlifting. Brett talks to your host Craig Marker about his current training to achieve the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.strongfirst.com/achieve/sinister/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Sinister&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;goal.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;01:35 - Brett talks about his background in athletic training and his mentors in that space.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;06:50 - How the Brettzel, the Brettzel 2.0, and the Brettzel 3.0 exercises came to be and what they are.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;08:10 - Brett's work in FMS and Indian clubs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;11:00 - The differences between training with heavier and lighter clubs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;13:21 - Brett's history with grip work, nail bending training, and strength work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;18:00 - About pinch grips and deadlifts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;19:15 - Why specialty training and grip training is important, but kettlebells can take you a good bit of the way.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;20:25 - Loaded carries.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;24:32 - The importance of foot position in squats.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;27:25 - Brett's current training goals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;28:56 - How Brett is approaching the sinister standard and the biggest change he's made in training.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;30:50 - Brett's thoughts on structure and switching things up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;32:00 - The problem with the "get up and grind" mentality.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;34:09 - What's on Brett's current reading list.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;35:20 - How Brett thinks of the wedge when he's teaching it to people.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;37:55 - How a strength professional builds more tension to increase the wedge.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;3 Key Points:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Kettlebell can take you a long way, but specialty training is still important.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Foot position is important, and hip position anomalies are extremely common.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Always err on the side of more rest rather than less.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt;</description>

StrongFirst Podcast

Fragility Vaccine

Brett Jones

MAR 14, 201942 MIN
StrongFirst Podcast

Brett Jones

MAR 14, 201942 MIN

Description

Summary: Brett Jones, Director of Education for StrongFirst, joins the show a second time to talk about his use of Indian clubs, nail bending, and powerlifting. Brett talks to your host Craig Marker about his current training to achieve the Sinister goal. Show Notes: 01:35 - Brett talks about his background in athletic training and his mentors in that space. 06:50 - How the Brettzel, the Brettzel 2.0, and the Brettzel 3.0 exercises came to be and what they are. 08:10 - Brett's work in FMS and Indian clubs. 11:00 - The differences between training with heavier and lighter clubs. 13:21 - Brett's history with grip work, nail bending training, and strength work. 18:00 - About pinch grips and deadlifts. 19:15 - Why specialty training and grip training is important, but kettlebells can take you a good bit of the way. 20:25 - Loaded carries. 24:32 - The importance of foot position in squats. 27:25 - Brett's current training goals. 28:56 - How Brett is approaching the sinister standard and the biggest change he's made in training. 30:50 - Brett's thoughts on structure and switching things up. 32:00 - The problem with the "get up and grind" mentality. 34:09 - What's on Brett's current reading list. 35:20 - How Brett thinks of the wedge when he's teaching it to people. 37:55 - How a strength professional builds more tension to increase the wedge. 3 Key Points: Kettlebell can take you a long way, but specialty training is still important. Foot position is important, and hip position anomalies are extremely common. Always err on the side of more rest rather than less.