Ripped Like Clarence Bass, Transform Your Physique, You Can't Out Train a Bad Diet, Captain of Crush - Bill Piche Interview with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 15) - 31 Aug 14

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Tonight’s guest is Bill Piche. I’ve know Bill for at least 15 years or so… he is a real gentleman and one of the good guys in this field. Bill competed as a powerlifter and did a triple body weight deadlift as one of the top natural powerlifters in the country back in the 1980’s. You have to be careful shaking hands with Bill too as he is a certified “Captain of Crush” closing the number 3 gripper which is very hard to do. He has recently turned his attention to natural bodybuilding and is becoming about as cut as Clarence Bass. He is extremely knowledgable on proper nutrition for bodybuilding: mainly to lose fat … without losing muscle and I’ll be picking Bills brain on this tonight. He started one of the best … and first (if not THE First) strength training websites on the net Called Cyberpump way back in 1995. It is enormously popular and has grown into a NETWORK … and now includes several of the best and most popular strength training, grip training, and iron game history websites in the world. Cyberpump.com is the place to go for real, truthful strength training advice.

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Training in Deland with Arthur Jones, Kim Wood, Dr. Ken, Casey Viator, Jim Flanagan, Dick Butkus, Carlton Fisk, and more! - Jim Bryan Interview with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 14) - 21 Aug 14

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Jim has done it all in the field of strength training and has over 50 years experience. He is a High Intensity Training pioneer and was one of the earliest college strength coaches to use the HIT philosophy way back in the early 70’s. He was truly one of the first college strength coaches period. Jim was also one of the first people to work directly with Arthur Jones in Deland, Florida back in the early 70’s.  I will be picking Jims brain tonight for some insight to those colorful days working with Arthur in Deland.

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Iron Game History, Muscle Smoke and Mirrors, Kim Wood, Raw Foods, Heavy Iron - Randy Roach and Ted Harrison with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 13) - 12 Aug 14

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An exclusive in depth (over one hour) interview with Randy Roach, author of the epic books Muscle Smoke and Mirrors (Volumes 1 and 2.) Randy gives us an update for Volume 3, describes the tremendous effort it took for the first 2 volumes as well as many other interesting gems of strength training information. A must listen. Ted Harrison gives us some great information on how to connect physical culture and iron game history to your own training for positive results. A very interesting segment by Ted.

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Build Muscle Mass with Low Rep HIT, Dread of Gym Moving, Kefir, Purpose, Push-Pull Balance - Joe Aben and Ted Harrison with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 12) - 03 Aug 14

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Joe Aben talks about building a successful strength coaching business, lower rep HIT training, the balance of pushing and pulling, the nightmare of moving your gym, and even provides us a home made Kefir recipe. Some great info. Ted Harrison talks about finding the "purpose" and the "why" in your training for maximum results. Another great talk by Ted as always.   *Correction: My rep range when I do "Lower Rep HIT" is between 5-8. I had a senior brain cramp on the podcast and said 8-12.

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What Do You Stand For?, Mind Strength, Coaching Philosophy is Everything, Going from 'Ruth's Chris' to 'Waffle House' or My Move to Business Basic Training in Fort Pierce, Florida - The Fitness Professional Show - Interview with "Maximum" Bob Whelan - Aug 14

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As promised, a follow-up to my interviw with Chris Lutz. Now I'm the guest on their show. You can tell that they did not do a lot of "show prep", if any, but overall it was fun and a good interview.


My Favorite Quotes:

"I can do all things through Christ which strengthenth me." - Philppians 4:13

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt

"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." - T.E. Lawrence

"Ah but a man's reach should exceed his grasp...or whats a heaven for." - Robert Browning

"Government is not the solution, government is the problem."- Ronald Reagan

"Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." - Satchel Paige

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High Intensity Strength Training, H.I.T., SPARTA, The Fitness Leaders Alliance, Science of Good Form, Effort or Poundage, Sub-Sets of HIT - Chris Lutz and Ted Harrison with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 11) - 27 July 14

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Chris Lutz talks about high-intensity strength training (H.I.T.) and his company, SPARTA, that provides business solutions and resources for the fitness industry and personal trainers. Please  visit:  Sparta Training.com Ted Harrison, owner of Vital Exercise, Talks The Science of Good Form and more!

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Henry Rollins THE IRON, Neck Work, "Plate Wasting" Machines, The Pit Shark - Ted Harrison and Drew Israel with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 10) - 20 July 14

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Ted Harrison, owner of Vital Exercise, talks training and eating on the road, get enough protein, work the neck, train out of your depression, Henry Rollins, Stretching, Speed of Motion, and more! ... Drew "The Human Wall" Israel talks about the V-Squat, Powernetics Dominator, Nautilus Explode Deadlift, "Plate Wasting" Machines, our visit to Pit Shark Headquarters and more! If you live anywhere near Colchester in the U.K., you need to look-up Ted for some great training. For more info, go to VitalExercise.com

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Hard Strength Training and Eating FDNY Style, The Day Bob Hoffman Died, First Workout with Dr. Ken, Huge Steaks at Peter Lugers - Jim Duggan & Drew Israel with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 9) - 12 July 14

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New York City Fire Captain and world class natural strongman Jim Duggan is back for round two. We talk Protein from The Sea, ("dehydrated fish guts"), only York plates will do, the sad day at Bruno's gym when Bob Hoffman died, and more! Drew "The Human Wall" Israel describes his first workout in Dr. Ken's Basement, Eating steak for 3 by himself at Peter Lugers, Why he no longer trains Slow Speed and more!

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The Brotherhood of Iron, Mind Strength, Vital Exercise - England's HIT Mecca - Ted Harrison with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 8) - 28 June 14

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Despite the technical problems we still did the show and I'm glad we did. My microphone was hooked from Skype to Blog Talk Radio and had a slight static but Ted was crystal clear. It was do-able till the end when we had to cut it short. It was a good interview as far as quality information goes. Ted provided great answers to listener questions. If you can just ignore the slight sound problems, you will get about 40 minutes of good information. I will for sure have Ted on again.

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Two Sport Multi-World Champion Talks Dedication, Art Drechsler & Dr. Ken, LBH Gym in Queens - Linda Jo Belsito Interview with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 7) - 22 June 14

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I’ve known Linda Jo for over 15 years, she spoke at several of my Capital City Strength clinics in DC. In addition to being one of the strongest steroid free women in the history of the world, she is also one of the warmest and nicest people in the strength field. LJ has been drug free her entire career. She is nick-named “white lights” due to her perfect form and technique. She has won open powerlifting world titles, and 8 other master world titles in powerlifting. She changed sports in 1998 from Powerlifting to Olympic lifting and has won 15 national titles in masters olympic lifting, and recently won her 9th master world title, and 3rd master World Games Championship.

If anyone is interested in being a sponsor of Linda Jo to help off-set some of her out of pocket expenses from flying around the world to compete etc. please send an email to Bob at mindforceradio@earthlink.net

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Hard Training at The Pit Barbell Club, Training for Powerlifting, Avoiding Injuries, Dick Conner with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 6) - 19 June 14

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Hard Training at The Pit Barbell Club, Training for Powerlifting, Avoiding Injuries, Training Lessons Learned, Dick Conner with Bob Whelan

Dick Conner is one of the most respected men in the Iron Game. He has loved the Iron Game and strength training since the early 1950s. While stationed in the Navy at San Diego, he trained with Leo Stern, the same man who trained the famous Bill Pearl. He is a retired police officer and suffered serious injuries in the line of duty that made training himself almost impossible. Dick decided to turn this into a positive situation and to use his knowledge to help others. 

He has been contributing to teaching others proper training methods for decades and runs one of the best hard-core gyms in the country, The Pit, in his home state of Indiana. He is the long-time coach of the famous PIT Powerlifting Team, which has won numerous drug-tested powerlifting championships. The PIT Powerlifting Team has won 19 state powerlifting championships and 9 national championships. The team has traveled all over the country to meet any challenger. Dick trains many athletes at the Pit and has also written numerous articles for HardGainer magazine and NaturalStrength.com.

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Sig Klein, Bruno's Gym, Trips to York, Big Steaks at Peter Lugers, Iron Island Gym Stories, Sad State of Powerlifting and more... Jim Duggan with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 5) - 9 June 14

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Sig Klein, Bruno's Gym, Trips to York, Big Steaks at Peter Lugers, Iron Island Gym Stories, Sad State of Powerlifting and more... 

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Professor Attila, Size vs Strength, Building Power "The Pit" Way, Dick Conner with Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 4) - 25 May 14

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Professor Attila, Bill Pearl's Barn, Sig Klein, Size vs Strength, Building Power "The Pit" way, Dick Conner with Bob Whelan.

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20 Rep Super Squats, Bulking for Young Athletes, Body Part BS and more! - Bob Whelan - NATURAL STRENGTH NIGHT podcast - (episode 3) - 11 May 14

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A series of training questions from listeners are answered by Bob Whelan. Throw away your protein powder and EAT!..., 20 rep squats, split routines, body parts, poundage progression, sets to failure and other interesting topics discussed.

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