Dr. Fred Hatfield (a.k.a. Dr. Squat) returns to the podcast this week for another wisdom filled interview.

This session, I asked about his life lessons, key learnings, and best advice as a world class athlete and coach.

Dr. Hatfield is renowned as a strength scientist and elite athlete, where he competed as a powerlifter.

He’s also got a long list of athletic accomplishments, including Olympic Weightlifting, Bodybuilding, and Gymnastics.

He’s the author of several great books and best sellers, including POWER: A Scientific Approach and BODYBUILDING: A Scientific Approach.

Dr. Hatfield is a true “icon” in strength and performance training and this is a huge honor for all of us to learn from his decades of record-breaking athletic performance.

This is a raw, no holds barred interview session that you’re guaranteed to learn from.

Here’s what you’ll hear about this week:

• Surprising things you probably don’t know about Fred Hatfield
• Who his biggest influences were
• His relationship with Russian Strength Scientist, Dr. Yuri Verkhoshansky
• His greatest lesson from Dr. Verkhoshansky
• A review of CAT (compensatory acceleration technique)
• Specific advice to learn CAT
• His open thoughts on “bands and chains”
• A simple biofeedback technique to implement CAT
• Hear about his famous “squat off” against bodybuilder Tom Platz
• Why he transitioned into Powerlifting from Olympic Weightlifting
• His view on “competition” and the real reason he was an athlete
• His best advice to induce strength gains in 6-12 weeks
• What he really thinks about today’s bodybuilders
• “Fiber Fusion” to promote hypertrophic response
• Understand the many qualities of strength
• “Angle Q” – the secret to elite strength
• The untold story behind “Supertraining“
• The book he’s most proud of
• Defining “fitness”
• The #1 goal for all personal trainers
• His greatest achievement as a coach
• The psychology and flow of being in a peak state
• Key advice to abide by for successful long term training
• And, more.

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SHOW NOTES:

• For more information about Dr. Fred Hatfield, be sure to check DrSquat.com (*website currently being updated)
• Be sure to read the 7 Training Laws according to Dr. Hatfield referred to, click here.
• His latest book with Josh Bryant is The Complete Guide to Dumbbell training.
• And, my personal favorite is his book, POWER: A Scientific Approach.

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