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Gear reviews, fitness news, cool people interviews. From Patagonia and North Face to athletes and fitness professionals. If it involves health and fitness and the outdoors, we cover it. We share the stoke with you and keep you up to date on new gear, best fitness advice and inspiration!
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Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
StrongFirst Teachers of Strength. Pavel, Brett Jones, Beacon Bash Update
I had the amazing opportunity to work with Pavel, Brett Jones, Fabio, Analisa Naldi, Yoana Teran, and Doc Hartle this last weekend for the StrongFirst Teachers of Strength meeting and the Programming Demystified Seminar. I got to provide the audio and video for the international event and host the Zoom meeting with over 100 students all around the world! Quite an honor!
Pavel then handed me his newest book - Kettlebell Axe.
Beacon Bash - I just had a meeting with Gore-Tex, MSR, Thermarest, Gregory Backpacks and some other awesome brands that are going to offering some really nice raffle prizes for the upcoming Beacon Bash at Winter Park (12/2/23).
Beacon Bash - https://www.beaconbash.org/
Lots to cover!
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Doc Hartle Master StrongFirst Instructor - New Book - Kettlebell Strength Training Anatomy
Doc joins the Engearment Podcast to talk about his new book
And upcoming certifications:
Learn more about Doc Hartle:
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Engearment Podcast - 6th Annual Beacon Bash, StrongFirst Events
We are beginning planning for the 6th annual Beacon Bash at Winter Park. What is the Beacon Bash? It is a free event we host each year that is a great resource on practicing beacon skills, learning new ones and meeting new people. We will also be hosting the big raffle (with LOTS of great gear!) raising money for CAIC.
Upcoming StrongFirst seminars and events.
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Engearment Podcast onX New Features - Recent Imagery and more
Brian Riordan of onX goes over some of the very helpful new features on the onX apps (Hunt, Off-Road, and Backcountry). One of the features is the ability to see the last two weeks of imagery so you can see how the conditions are before you head out on the adventure.
He shows us how to navigate the app and utilize many new features.
onX - https://snp.link/54350f4c
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Engearment Podcast - Backpacking with MSR, Thermarest, CNN, Backpacker and post OMA
We just did a backpacking trip with a small group of media (CNN, Backpacker, Gear Junkie, Fat Man Little Trail) and tested out upcoming gear from MSR, Thermarest, Gregory, Platypus, Pack Towel, Royal Robbins and Adventure Wagon. So fun!
Last week we had OMA and meetings with over 50 companies. Wil and Cai Rickards, Michael Clemente, Steve Starks and Ryan Humphries have interviews up on the meetings.
Kate Agathon and Paul share their reviews on biking gear.
Derek Toshner goes over the gear he used on Denali.
https://fatmanlittletrail.com
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Engearment Podcast - Talking about Natural Movement with Christopher McDougall, Eric Orton (Born to Run 2), and Stephen Sashen (Xero Shoes).
What is Natural Movement? Why is it important? What are some of the obstacles to it becoming mainstream? Sean & Wil talk to our three guests about these topics and more.
02:02 - Stephen Sashen Intro
03:14 - Eric Orton Intro
04:27 - Christopher McDougall Intro
07:44 - Brief introduction to Natural Movement and its conflict with industry
09:21 - "All on fire with passion."
09:56 - Scene setting quote from Born to Run about running and love followed by Chris' response 1
4:05 - Eric - Joy and the love of running
16:24 - Stephen - Sprinting, smiling, and kids running
18:44 - Chris - Alone, smiling, and Stephen finding joy in responding to natural movement nay-sayers
19:51 - Stephen - Motivation, intellectual dishonesty, and responding positively.
21:10 - Cognitive dissonance
25:30 - Coaching and dissociation
28:15 - The Natural Movement mission?
29:20 - Chris - The Born to Run experience and its resulting motivation
32:40 - Stephen - Born to Run and its resulting motivation
37:30 - Chris - Xero shoes
39:38 - Stephen - Xero shoes and the unofficial marketing department
40:50 - Born to Run 2
52:20 - Sociable running
58:15 - Wil's challenge to Chris, Eric & Stephen
60:15 - Thank you
Links: Born to Run - Chris - https://www.chrismcdougall.com/born-to-run/
Born to Run 2 - Chris & Eric - https://borntorun.world
Natural Born Heroes - Chris - https://www.chrismcdougall.com/buy-natural-born-heroes-from-these-sellers/
The Cool Impossible - Eric - http://www.ericorton.com/page/the-cool-impossible
Xero Shoes - Stephen - https://xeroshoes.com
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Live From Jones Pass - Beacon Bash, OMA, Backpacking with ThermaRest, StrongFirst Events
Its another live episode shot at Jones Pass and uploaded via Starlink.
We just had a StrongFirst Foundations course at our gym (Axistence Athletics) hosted buy Anilisa and Maggie Burrows. We will have more StrongFirst events each month in 2023.
Next month is is the SFL with my friend and mentor Doc Hartle, then the All Terrain Conditioning course with our colleague and fellow Engearment writer (who just did Denali!) Derek Toshner.
Then we head to Phoenix to host the Teachers of Strength and then the Programing Demystified seminar with Hector, Fabio and Pavel!
Next week we have the big OMA event and meetings with - Arcteryx, EXPED, MSR, Thermarest, Outdoor Research, Gregory, KUHL, Osprey, Chaco, Scarpa, La Sportiva, Lifestraw, Gore-Tex, Rossi, Lowa, Black Diamond, Ortleib, Ortovox, Dieter, Sierra Design and dozens more.
The following week we are going on a backpacking trip with half of these brands to test out Spring 2024 gear too!
December 2, 2023 we will be hosting the 6th annual Beacon Bash at Winter Park ski resort. Stay tuned for more info on that!
Just was asked by YouTube to test out some new software and also help GoPro with their new tech. Lots going on!
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Engearment Podcast From Jones Pass June 2023
Celebrating being cleared to be active after a 4-month hiatus from activities due to breaking my foot, arthritis, and gout.
Shot on location at our favorite spot. Featuring gear from QuietKat, Freespirit, EXPED and Mystery Ranch.
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Engearment Podcast - Big Gear Show, Upcoming StrongFirst Seminars, YouTube
Working with YouTube on a new product...Stay tuned to learn more :)
Working with GoPro on new product as well :)
Upcoming StrongFirst Seminars at our gym and the Teachers of Strength event with Pavel, Brett Jones, and Fabio Zonin.
Derek Toshner on Denali. Jay Irwin and crew setting Guinness record for the fastest known time on the 50 highest peaks.
Big Gear show coverage.
Reviews from KUHL, Patagonia, Outdoor Research, Thermarest, Gregory, KUIU, Black Diamond, Costa, Hyperice, Peak Design, Manfrotto, Lowepro, Gordini, Allbirds, Sony, BOTE,
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
What is adventure? Why do we need it? What do we gain when we have one?
Hear the formula Wil used for endurance success. Find out about the gear he took and why he chose it. Ponder why you might benefit from a stretch goal, how you will breathe life into it, and strategies for making it successful.
00:00 Intro (Breaking it down to Why? How? and What?)
00:56 The Adventure (Riding a bike up and back down a very big hill)
04:30 Why? - Why make life more difficult by embarking on an adventure of this nature?
12:51 How? - Overview - Training & Gear
16:38 How? - Training - 1. Heart Rate (the Maffetone Method)
21:08 How? - Training - 2. Nutrition & Hydration (Skratch Labs & Food Zone Portables)
26:31 How? - Training - 3. Saddle Time & Fortitude (Evolving distances)
27:49 How? - Training - 4. Hills & Altitude
29:15 How? - Gear - Overview & values
30:44 How? - Gear - The Bike - Triban RC520 from Decathlon
32:40 How? - Gear - Clothing - Pearl iZumi - (layering for diverse temperatures & conditions)
37:22 How? - Gear - Helmet - Sena R2X (communications built-in)
38:11 How? - Gear - Miscellaneous gear & thoughts
39:14 What? - The day/ride
50:00 Why? - Revisited - This is the big one for Wil
51:11 The Takeaways from the Experience
54:04 How to reach out to Wil if you want to talk about the value of adventure
Links: Chris McDougal's Website - Where you can buy the book Natural Born Heroes. https://borntorun.world
The Book that Sean contributed to that goes in-depth on mitochondria - there is so much new research on why developing these little guys is so important. https://www.strongfirst.com/shop/books/the-quick-and-the-dead/
An app for staying in a particular HR zone https://www.pulse-alert.com/#home
If you want to know about sports nutrition and how to cook like a pro cycling team nutritionist, start here. https://www.skratchlabs.com/pages/cookbooks
For rice cake recipes, delve into the blog for even more. https://www.skratchlabs.com/blogs/recipes/skratch-aspen-hospital-rice-cake-tutorial
The gear:
Full review of the Pearl iZumi gear used: https://youtu.be/UvSGYvlYlNk
All individual links are listed there
Full review of the Sena R2X helmet: https://youtu.be/pkemkaeLNwg
Decathlon RC520 on clearance: https://www.decathlon.com/collections/road-bikes/products/triban-rc520-disc-brake-road-bike-8629968-967269?
Mountain Hardwear Stretch Down Jacket: https://www.mountainhardwear.com/p/mens-stretchdown-parka-1942931.html?dwvar_1942931_color=347
Mountain Hardwear Compressor Pants: https://www.mountainhardwear.com/p/mens-compressor-pant-1561481.html?dwvar_1561481_color=090