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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
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

310 - Are you in a Jiu-Jitsu Cult with Matt 'Aesopian' Kirtley

Feb 2, 2021

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

309 - Seven Ways to Make Your Leglocks More Effective

Jan 30, 2021

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

308 - Jiu-jitsu Is The Art of Facing Challenges, with Elliott Bayev

Jan 25, 2021

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

307 - Nazi Hippies and Authoritarian Yoga Instructors with Jules Evans

Jan 20, 2021

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

306 - How to Talk to a Covid Denialist

Jan 3, 2021

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

305 - 7 Mental Hacks I'm Using to Maintain Motivation in 2021

Dec 31, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

304 - The Role of Intuition in BJJ and How to Refine It with Rob Biernacki

Dec 14, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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303 - Everything You Wanted to Know About Professional Wresting But Were Afraid to Ask, with Tad Lincoln Murphy

Dec 9, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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302- Debunking the Covid Myths, with Epidemiologists Dr Katrine Wallace and Madeline Lewis

Dec 3, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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301 - Back Pain in Sport and How to Fix It, with Dr Stuart McGill

Nov 24, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

300 - 5 Principles for Taking Risks

Nov 19, 2020

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299 - Division in the BJJ Community with Jamie Kilstein

Nov 17, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

298 - Efficient Training for Competition with Brandon 'Wolverine' Mullins

Nov 12, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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297 - Cults, Prophecies and Deprogramming Your Friends with Matthew Remski from Conspirituality.net

Nov 6, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

296 - A People's History of BJJ, with Robert Drysdale

Nov 5, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

295 - How to Do Long Wilderness Expeditions on the Cheap, with Frank Wolf

Nov 3, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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294 - The Biggest Clue That It's Time to Quit Competing in Full Contact Martial Arts Like MMA, Boxing and Kickboxing

Oct 30, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

293 - My Kung Fu Training Days...

Oct 27, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

292 - Is It Safe to Train BJJ During Covid Yet? A Nuanced Answer...

Oct 23, 2020

The Strenuous Life Podcast
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The Strenuous Life Podcast

291 - Yoga, Meditation, and... Conspiracy Theory? With Derek Beres from the Conspirituality Podcast

Oct 20, 2020

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