Paul Carter is a lifelong lifter, strength coach, author, and founder over at Lift-Run-Bang. In our conversation, we get into everything from his comical introduction to training, our shared criticisms about dogmatic approaches to training and nutrition, and explore some more involved topics related to relationships and life in general.

The Question Of The Day: What do you feel like is the one thing you can improve upon the most in the next 12 months that could make your life better? Time stamps:

• A little bit about Paul, his writing, and what he's all about - 2:40
• Internal vs external motivation - 18:00
• The differences he felt transitioning from powerlifting to bodybuilding - 29:40
• Mistakes people make when applying scientific practice to training and nutrition - 36:50
• The most common mistakes Paul sees new lifters making - 49:40
• How and why Paul started Lift-Run-Bang, and a little bit of discussion on his process and style - 57:20
• The "quick questions" begin - 1:05:00

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