I’m going to take the easy way out this week and share the live video I did with Kyle Shepard the other night. I really enjoyed our conversation and thanks so much to everyone who tuned in and messaged me after it. I apologize for the camera mishap toward the end of the video - I was unaware the lives could only be done through the phone app and I was all set with my laptop ready to go. I had a low charge on my phone and when I went to swap my headset for my charging cable and reset my phone in the last minute phone holder I created, phone propped between two dumbbells on a portable desk leaning against my water bottle, the water bottle decided to fall over and the phone followed. If you know me you’d expect nothing less!
Kyle did a much better job recapping our chat so I am going to steal his text which can also be found at his post here:
“If you are in any way interested in being healthier and stronger Scott Shetler is a must follow. He has been one of my favorite resources for strength-based knowledge for over a year.
Scott has the energy, passion, and appearance of a 30-yr old combined with the experience and wisdom of a man his actual age which is a fresh 50. His posts are practical, informative, evidence-based, and hilarious. A strength history buff and personal trainer for over 27 years, Scott’s story on what led him into becoming a strength coach is incredible. He’s worked with and learned from legends throughout his career yet still possesses the curiosity and spirit of someone just getting started.
I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Scott and hearing about his evolution as a coach and athlete himself. As you will hear, he is the real deal - a wealth of knowledge that can apply to any age, fitness level, and/or background.
We discussed his entertaining origin story: training with and learning from Louie Simmons; strength throughout the lifespan; various systems for strength training such as the conjugate method; overtraining vs under recovery; the benefit of variation within a particular movement pattern; getting the most out of a training schedule; the power of 90%; movement snacks; what a week of training typically looks like for him; mobility within strength; barefoot training; focusing on smaller muscle groups; barbell vs trap bar for deadlifts, and much more.
Scott has an incredible paid tier on Substack where he offers specific technique videos and information to get the most out of your training. Furthermore, he recently created an online coaching platform and community that he will be offering through Discord.”
He then goes on to mention some of my links, some of my posts he particularly enjoyed, and gives a well deserved shout out to Conor Heffernan aka the greatest strength historian on Substack!
Thanks again to Kyle for having me on, I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did.
I’ll be back to my regularly scheduled programming here soon, and until then, stay strong and healthy!
