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Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
#60 The Training Trinity: Mind, Body, and Breath with Steve Cotter
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
This week's podcast episode features "Kettlebell OG" Steve Cotter!
For more than 30 years, Steve has promoted body-mind fitness around the world through martial arts, qigong, mobility, flexibility, kettlebell training, and via IKFF educational courses. He has worked tirelessly to share the power of kettlebells and his efforts to teach his art form have globally impacted the growth and popularity of kettlebell training.
His physical features of power led him to be named by Men’s Health magazine as one of the Top 100 Fittest Men of All-Time, yet it is his clear communication and ability to break down the complex that has brought him global recognition as a fitness educator who leads hands-on training to thousands of fitness professionals in over 60 nations.
Steve also wrote the book on Kettlebell Training and created the Encyclopedia of Kettlebell Training DVD series which provided the foundational instruction for countless trainers who learned how to use kettlebells through his teachings. More than anything, Steve loves to teach and share his unique experience to promote health, happiness, and longevity through fitness.
In this podcast we discuss:
- 00:00 - Intro
- 04:14 - The evolution of unconventional fitness
- 12:03 - Jiu Jitsu
- 13:08 - Creating a training balance as we age
- 16:40 - Training principles for the younger generation
- 19:40 - Being fit yet unhealthy
- 22:50 - Self-discipline: the father of all mental faculties
- 23:56 - The importance of the breath
- 23:53 - The greatest attribute of Kettlebell training
- 29:12 - Training philosophies: martial arts vs westernized sports programs
- 34:37 - Spinal engine drive and the skeletal core
- 39:09 - The future of exercise science
- 45:54 - Stick Mobility: “an innovation to study”
- 48:12 - What does flexibility really mean?
- 52:10 - Our body the supercomputer
- 58:38 - Upcoming projects
More from Steve:
https://www.instagram.com/stevecotter_ikff/
https://www.facebook.com/ikffofficial/
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