Damien Zaid - Basics for the win! (Strength Training, Nutrition, Rollerderby & more)

The S&C Shoptalk Podcast

Episode 6

0:00   – How Damien became a strength coach and his background

5:03   – Damien’s work with a shotputter who has dwarfism

8:01   – How Damien got into powerlifting

12:50 – S&C for Rollerderby

19:15 – Damien’s biggest pet peeve – “specificity” when it comes to training!

25:05 – 110m Hurdle sprinter – once you have “enough” strength it’s time to get specific

28:10 – Attack the weak areas in your training to unlock more athletic potential

33:00 – What strength program tends to work with a beginner and what’s in the program?

35:30 – The landmine press as a core exercise

38:33 – People are still scared of strength training

39:10 – Don’t scare people – you don’t have a 90 year old back

42:50 – If your training is right, you don’t need to recover better!

46:51 – Very few people are “strong enough” – but athletes might need different qualities as well

52:14 – The young tennis player and his ambitious dad – youth training and things to consider

56:20 – Things that grind my gears: Non-evidence based practice in health care, meridians, acupuncture and more

62:09 – What’s your bubble on social media?

64:18 – The big rocks when it comes to nutrition!

66:15 – Scientsit vs. practitioner – Put yourself in both shoes

68:10 – Basics for the win!

73:00 – If you had to go back to see your mechanic every week, you wouldn’t continue to see him

75:15 – be positive when it comes to pain – you can get better!

78:40 – Things in our industry that interest Damien

82:00 – Damien’s impersonations Borat and Arnold Schwarzenegger

Damien's website & social media: 

https://www.damienzaid.de/

https://www.instagram.com/damienzaid/

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