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The Strenuous Life Podcast

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

Hosted by Stephan Kesting.

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450 episodes
The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 29:28

The Strenuous Life Podcast

071 - Stephan Answers BJJ and Training Questions

Jul 13, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 10:52

The Strenuous Life Podcast

070 - How to Pick a Good BJJ School

Jul 7, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 11:57

The Strenuous Life Podcast

069 - Three Techniques for Dealing with Fear in Competition or a Streetlight

Jun 28, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 3:43

The Strenuous Life Podcast

068 - Staying in Jiu-Jitsu Shape on the Road

Jun 23, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 10:54

The Strenuous Life Podcast

066 - How Do You Make a Technique Functional Against a Real Opponent

Jun 12, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 1:06:01

The Strenuous Life Podcast

065 - Is Martial Arts Training for Everyone with Sensei Ando Mierzwa

Jun 7, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 4:42

The Strenuous Life Podcast

064 - Rant: Your Instructor Does NOT Know Everything!

Jun 3, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 49:09

The Strenuous Life Podcast

063 - UFC Fighter on Alan Belcher on Cutting Weight, Facing the Scariest Fighters, and More

May 29, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 12:52

The Strenuous Life Podcast

062 - It's NOT About the Bloody Belt!

May 26, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 8:44

The Strenuous Life Podcast

061 - The Steps for Getting Back to Training After an Injury

May 19, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 11:40

The Strenuous Life Podcast

060 - Can You Learn Martial Arts with Only One Class Per Week?

May 16, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 5:30

The Strenuous Life Podcast

059 - What's The Most Efficient Cardio For When You Have No Time?

May 11, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 26:33

The Strenuous Life Podcast

058 - Pshemek Drabczynski on BJJ Sports Specific Strength and Conditioning

May 8, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 4:48

The Strenuous Life Podcast

057 - Rant: Great and Horrible Days on the Mat

May 4, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 44:55

The Strenuous Life Podcast

056 - Stephan Kesting vs Budo Jake; Training around the World, Advice to Newbies and More...

May 2, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 1:05:50

The Strenuous Life Podcast

055 - Stephan on the 'Spartan Underground' with James 300 Foster

Apr 27, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 4:39

The Strenuous Life Podcast

054 - Should You Still Train If You're Getting Sick?

Apr 21, 2017

The Strenuous Life Podcast
podcast 1:06:04

The Strenuous Life Podcast

053 - Daniele Bolelli on Eye Gouging, MMA, and a Jujutsu President

Apr 10, 2017

052 - Rant: Why the 'Too Deadly to Spar' Myth is Total B.S.
podcast 12:43

The Strenuous Life Podcast

052 - Rant: Why the 'Too Deadly to Spar' Myth is Total B.S.

Apr 4, 2017

051 - BJJ After 50 with the Black Belt Wrassling Rabbi Mordecai Finley
podcast 1:10:29

The Strenuous Life Podcast

051 - BJJ After 50 with the Black Belt Wrassling Rabbi Mordecai Finley

Mar 30, 2017

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