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10: How to get stronger, prevent injuries and improve sports performance with isometrics with Brad Thorpe

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Today’s Guest:

Brad Thorpe

Brad Thorpe is the co-founder of Striation 6 Global Limited, a two-time United States of America Patent holder and the creator of the Isometric Training system.

For the past 20 years Brad has been a Canadian leader in the areas of exercise, rehabilitation and sports performance. His evolutionary philosophy to human performance has placed him at the top of the personal training and rehabilitation industries of North America.

Brad has been the special guest speaker for internationally recognized organizations such as major league baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays, Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence and the University of Toronto .

You’ll Learn

  • Why isometrics is the missing component to your success with exercise
  • How Bruce Lee and Arnold Schwarzenegger used the power of isometrics
  • Why isometrics are the key to getting out of pain
  • How isometrics will get you stronger, prevent injury and lower your blood pressure
  • How isometrics are (almost) as good as plyometreics at increasing explosiveness without the joint stress
  • Why Brad belives stretching is a bad idea for most people
  • The real reason your muscles get “tight”

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Book Recommendations:

  • Flip: How to Turn Everything You Know on Its Head–and Succeed Beyond Your Wildest Imaginings  by Peter Sheahan
  • The Muscular System Manual: The Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body by Joseph E. Muscolino DC

Success Quote:

  • People’s lives are a direct reflection of the expectations of their peer group.” – Anthony Robbins

Connect with Brad Thorpe:

  • www.striation6.com
  • Twitter: @firststriator
  • Linked in: Brad Thorpe

 

 

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About the Show

The Legendary Life is a fun and enlightening look at health fitness, nutrition, biohacking, fat loss, anti-aging, and cutting-edge health advice from celebrity fitness trainer Ted Ryce. Ted’s clientele consists of celebrities, including Richard Branson, Ricky Martin, and Robert Downey Jr., CEOs of multimillion-dollar companies, and other high performers.

He breaks down countless health topics and provides science-backed solutions and the most effective, uncommon strategies to rapidly lose weight, improve your health, and upgrade your physical and mental performance, so you can live the life you deserve.

He breaks it down by providing science-based information so you can clear up the confusion and finally lose weight, fight disease, and live a longer, healthier life.

No guru. No fluff. And no preaching of generic fitness advice here. Along the way, Ted shares his own journey of how he turned great tragedy and loss into success and hope.

Now, his mission is to empower you with the tools and the knowledge you need to live your best life. New episodes every Monday and Friday.