Strength & Health TV - Episode 21: Underground Secrets to Faster Running, Book Review.

In this week's episode I review the book, "Underground Secrets to Faster Running" by, Barry Ross which was recommended to my by Louie Simmons from Westside Barbell.

In a nutshell Barry believes one of the greatest keys to faster running is to get stronger. Throughout the book he points to studies that validate his training methodology.

His theories are not just speculation, in addition to providing the science he has plenty of empirical evidence to back up his methods including the amazing performance of Allyson Felix who in 2003, as a high school athlete, posted a world record performance in the 200 meters.

In addition to the science Barry discusses his favorite strength exercises and gives many examples of his programming recommendations.

If you are a coach, trainer, or athlete I cannot recommend this book highly enough. 

Click here to get your copy on Amazon. 

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Stay Strong AND Healthy!

-Scott

Team Plantbuilt's Presentation at the 2015 Atlanta Veg Fest!

Atlanta Veg Fest was this month on November 7 and Team Plantbuilt was part of the speaker line-up. Team captains and physique athletes Dani Taylor and Giacomo Marchese were joined by physique athletes Erin Fergus and Torre Washington and powerlifters Jake Henderson and myself.

After showing a video of Team Plantbuilt, we each took the stage and spoke about our individual experiences and what we did for the team. After we did a short Q&A with the audience.

My good friend Tom Kreutzer attended and edited this excellent video of our presentation. I hope you enjoy it!

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Stay Strong AND Healthy!

-Scott

Strength and Health TV - Episode 20: Interview with vegan strongman and powerlifter Justin Morgan.

In this week's episode I talk with vegan strongman competitor and powerlifting member of Team Plantbuilt, Justin Morgan.

We discuss why he bacame vegan, how he was able to go from 175 lbs to 230 lbs and gain a ton of strength on a 100% vegan diet, and what his current training and nutrition programming is like.

In addition we talk about his upcoming USAPL powerlifting competition and his future goals.

Unfortunately we had a little difficulty with the recording at about 38:00 to 39:30 Justin dropped off and had to call back in so we apologize for the break in the video, but hope you enjoy this week's episode regardless.

You can follow Justin at:
https://www.facebook.com/carbedupveganmuscle/?fref=ts
https://www.youtube.com/user/RawVegaCaliBB
https://www.instagram.com/carbed_up_vegan_muscle/

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Stay Strong AND Healthy!

-Scott

Strength and Health TV - Episode 19: Interview with vegan powerlifter Jason Morris!

In this week's episode I talk with my good friend and brother from another mother, Jason Morris. Jason is a powerlifter on Team Plantbuilt, a personal trainer, an ethical vegan and an all around awesome guy.

Some of the topics we cover are why Jason became vegan, why the idea that you cannot build muscle and strength eating a plant-based diet is a complete myth regardless of what the "experts" say, how Jason got into powerlifting and why the Universe steered him away from bodybuilding, the infamous Team Plantbuilt 2014 pizza prank, the ethical side of veganism, and much more!

Connect with Jason online at http://www.jmorrisfitness.com - there you will find information about his training services as well as links to his social media pages.

Be sure to check out http://www.nonewanimallab.com to find out how you can support them in preventing the University of Washington from building a new animal research facility and learn about the unnecessary cruelty research animals are subject to.

Be sure to check out the fully documented Pizza Prank - thanks to our friends Sasha and Matt athttp://www.strongesthearts.org - here: https://vimeo.com/128324159

I hope you enjoy this week's episode!

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Stay Strong AND Healthy!

-Scott

Strength and Health TV - Episode 18: Fixing the Squat.

In this week's episode I talk about a common problem I see with many of my lifters in the squat. Many of them tend to dump the bar forward coming out of the hole, or bottom position of the squat.

There are a few different reasons I have seen for this, but primarily it is due to a weak lower back or driving too hard with the legs while not pushing the head and upper back into the bar as they drive out of the hole.

Hopefully you enjoy this video and if you are experiencing a similar issue I hope these tips help you to fix your squat and get more weight on the bar!

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Stay Strong AND Healthy!

Scott

My Interview with Justin Morgan of Carbed Up Vegan Muscle!

Big thanks to my buddy and teammate Justin Morgan for having me on his Carbed Up Vegan Muscle video blog show!

We talk about powerlifting, vegan diet, Team Plantbuilt, and the Gilmore Girls!

Check it out!

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Stay Strong AND Healthy!

Scott

Scott Shetler's Strength and Health TV - Episode 17: The Business of Health, Fitness, and Training.

In this week's episode I talk about my experience getting into the health, fitness and strength & conditioning industry as I went from emplyee to business owner.

I also share my thoughts and some advice for new or prospective trainers getting into the business and discuss the pros and cons of different employee, contractor and owner positions.

I hope you enjoy this week's episode and if you have any suggestions on future topics please leave them in the comment section below.

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Any questions email me at: scott@extreme-fitness.org.

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Stay Strong AND Healthy!

-Scott