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The Strenuous Life Podcast

BJJ and the broader athletic lifestyle — grappling arts and adventure.

Hosted by Stephan Kesting.

Episodes
450 episodes
The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

211 - Discipline and Leveraging the 'Have To' State with Brett Piperni

May 18, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

210 - It's the Ego, Stupid! How My Last BJJ Injury Was Totally Preventable

May 13, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

209 - Fighting Through Injury to Win Pan Am Gold with Vanessa Wexler

May 5, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

208 - Should Martial Artists Condition Their Knuckles?

May 4, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

207 - Monty Collier, Technical Judo Instructor for John Wick 3

Apr 23, 2019

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206 - One-Armed BJJ, with Para-Athlete and Competitor Jess Munster

Apr 10, 2019

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205 - Coaching Lethwei, The Baddest Martial Art on the Planet, with Patrick Marcil

Apr 8, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

204 - Mental Jiu-jitsu Breakthroughs with Tarsis Humphreys

Mar 29, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

203 - How to Become More Comfortable in No Gi Grappling

Mar 23, 2019

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The Strenuous Life Podcast

202 - What to Do When You're Just Not Getting Better at BJJ

Mar 21, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

201 - Kathy Hubble, Judo Champion and Professional Stuntwoman

Mar 16, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

200 - Three Ways to Turn On Aggression in BJJ Matches

Mar 7, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

199 - Jamie Flynn, British Special Forces Operator, Base Jumper, Wingsuit Pilot and Bodyguard

Mar 5, 2019

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198 - What It Really Takes to Be an "Overnight Success" (a Rant)

Mar 2, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

197 - Reaching The State of 'Flow' in Martial Arts

Feb 20, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

196 - Fitness, BJJ and Depression with Liz Beaver

Feb 19, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

195 - Guard Passing Strategies and Tactics with Fabio Gurgel

Feb 10, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

194 -Fighting in the Octagon and the Battle Within with Eliot Marshall

Feb 5, 2019

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The Strenuous Life Podcast

193 - Sport-Specific Conditioning with Red Sullivan

Jan 31, 2019

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

192 - Three Key Steps to Successfully Sweeping and Submitting from Guard

Jan 29, 2019

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