Earlier this summer I completed a beautiful and difficult 19-day solo canoe trip in the Canadian Arctic.
There’s a lot of time to think on a trip like this, and here are the 3 big lessons I learned…
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Three Big BJJ Lessons Learned on a Solo Trip in the Arctic (Audio Format)
This conversation was also published as episode 407 of The Strenuous Life Podcast.
You can listen to the audio-only format of the episode on all major podcast platforms, but here are some of the links to get you started…
- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify Podcasts
- And most other podcast players
Other Episodes of The Strenuous Life Podcast Content
Alone on Everest with Jost Kobusch
On episode 392 of The Strenuous Life Podcast I’m joined by the amazing Jost Kobusch. Jost is a German mountaineer who spent two seasons on Everest trying to ascend the legendarily difficult West Ridge route and the Hornbein Couloir alone, without oxygen, and in the middle of the brutal Himalayan winter.
We covered a TON of interesting topics, including
- 00:00 Jost Kobusch’s plans for climbing Mount Everest alone, in the middle of winter, without supplemental oxygen, and using one of the most difficult routes on the mountain.
- 05:22 The dangers of climbing Everest, the Khumbu icefall, the avalanche that destroyed Everest Base Camp in 2015, and Jost’s closest call in the mountains.
- 16:29 Mitigating the dangers with route choice, equipment, and good judgement.
- 23:40 Dietary modifications for high altitude, mimising inflammation, and why Jost favors a vegan diet.
- 41:48 Minimising risk in avalanche zones and adaptation to low oxygen environments through training and acclimatization.
- 53:20 Training for high altitude mountaineering with volume training, strength training, and rest.
Click here to check out my interview with Jost Kobusch.
Strength vs Endurance Training, with World Record Holder James Pieratt
James Pieratt is a hybrid athlete who does things like deadlifting 520 lbs in the morning and then running fifty miles in the afternoon. I caught up with him shortly after he completed a 500-mile, self-supported mountain run along the Pacific Crest Trail.
In this interview, we went deep into…
- How to balance strength, endurance, and skill training,
- The role of prehabilitation and rehabilitation,
- The role of strength and conditioning in jiu-jitsu performance,
- The effect of hard training on life expectancy,
- What drives someone to these extremes,
- And much more.
Click here to check it out – it’s super inspiring!
The Most Successful Gracie Family Fighter of All Time
Robert Drysdale a BJJ and ADCC World Champion and has conducted extensive research into the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In this interview, he reveals some of what he’s discovered, including…
01:54 – The first wave of jiu-jitsu in Brazil – Helio Gracie and Carlos Gracie
04:35 – Exhibition and carnival fighting in Brazil
06:55 – Traditional jiu-jitsu style vs modified judo
12:14 – Training methods of the Gracie Academy in the ’30s, 40s and ’50s
18:43 – The second wave practitioners
19:47 – Waldemar Santana
22:49 – Carlson Gracie and the Rua Figueiredo Magalhães school
33:19 – How BJJ rule changes changed the sport
42:31 – Rolls Gracie
48:51 – Self-defense and Vale Tudo training
55:28 – Rolls Gracie death
1:00:55 – The Carlson Gracie tragedy
1:13:54 – Carlos Gracie Jr.
1:21:03 – Future rule changes, luta livre, and the sportification of jiu-jitsu
Click here to listen to my interview with Robert Drysdale.
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