The Power Monkey Podcast Power Monkey Fitness

Sean has done it all. He was a professional snowboarder, was the Director of Sports Marketing at DC Shoes, started his own supplement company, and has made it his life's mission to carry on the memory and legacy of his best friend Glen "Bub" Doherty, who the CrossFit Hero workout "Glen" is named in honor of.
Sean is an incredible guy with an awesome outlook on life and a drive to give back. 
Sean's IG: @slakeo
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Everyone seems to have a differing opinion when it comes to the squat stance and what is optimal. Not surprisingly, you will find that our opinion is that...it depends.
With that in mind, we do have some guiding principles and rationale that support what we coach our athletes to do, depending on their goals and application.
Listen in as Head Weightlifting Coach, Mike Cerbus breaks it all down for us.
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We just returned from our 21st Power Monkey Camp in the beautiful woods of Tennessee with a whole new crop of campers, and as expected...it was amazing!
We have two of our coaches from camp, Emily Bridgers and Darnell Hardy, on the podcast to chat about some of the new things that we have incorporated into the week.
Some of them include hypertrophy training with Dave Lipson and Camille Leblan-Bazinet, a longevity lecture with Dr, Jaime Schehr, daily rucks courtesy of GoRuck and led by Margaux Alvarez, and more!
Fall Camp is approaching: September 22-28, 2024
Spring Camp has some discounted "Early Bird" spots still available: April 27 - May 3, 2025
 
You can sign up for either camp here:
www.powermonkeycamp.com
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This episode is sponsored by Assault Fitness.
Assault has been a part of our Power Monkey Camp for a long time.
We’ve incorporated their runners, bikes, and rowers in our endurance sessions as well as our competitions and nightly workouts.  
Check out their full lineup of machines at assaultfitness.com
 

How often should you be Training vs Competing? It seems that most of the time when we are in the gym, we see people competing with the person in the lane next to them. But is this the best way to grow and improve as an athlete? Of course the element of competition is important, and can lead to incredible moments, but how often should you be doing it? What is going to lead to the best adaptation, and what is going to reduce the chance of injury or overtraining?
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This episode is sponsored by Assault Fitness.
Assault has been a part of our Power Monkey Camp for a long time.
We’ve incorporated their runners, bikes and rowers in our endurance sessions as well as our competitions and nightly workouts.  
Check out their full line up of machines at assaultfitness.com

This is a somewhat polarizing topic within the functional fitness space. We posted about it recently on our social media and got a large response from both sides of the aisle. So we figured it would be a worthwhile topic to spend a little more time on.
Where do you come in on this matter, and what are your reasons?
We would love to hear from you.
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Our guest is Dr. Craig Heller, a professor of Biological Sciences and Human Biology at Stanford University.
Dr. Heller made an incredible discovery several years ago surrounding the mechanism that drives fatigue and limits physical performance. Since then he has developed a tool that has allowed professional athletes, special operation soldiers, and a host of others to recover faster, and increase performance, almost like they were on steroids.
Behind it all is the concept of localized temperature increase in the muscle, and how Dr. Heller has managed to cool it faster than any other.
This was a fascinating episode that we think you will not only enjoy but that you will walk away from with clear actionable items that you can begin to implement to improve your training right away.
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