Ep 101: Level Up Your Strength, Improve Your Conditioning, and be Well-Rounded with Ben Eisenmenger

Rebel Performance Radio

Do you want to level up your training? On the show this week, I'm really excited to have Ben Eisenmenger, an incredibly well-rounded strength athlete, good friend, fellow coach, and on and off client of Rebel Performance. Ben is 230 pounds and just won Kentucky's Strongest Man where he pulled a 700+ lb deadlift. Not to mention he's pushing a sub-6-minute mile while maintaining those numbers.

I wanted to have him on the show to talk about some key strategies and tactics he uses in his training to help him become the well-rounded, robust athlete he is. Ben and I hit on a ton of actionable tips and takeaways you can implement in your own training: the role conditioning plays, utilizing kettlebells and medicine balls, and, of course ways to improve your deadlift so you can hit record numbers. We also unpack the importance of sticking to the basics and filling up your training buckets. Listen in to hear how you can level up your attribute bars across the board so you can become the total package athlete.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• [04:35] Intro to Ben Eisenmenger
• [06:15] Strongman weight classes
• [07:50] Types of loads being moved at a bodyweight of 230 lbs
• [13:44] Benefits to building a slow aerobic base
• [14:40] The importance of implementing and prioritizing your conditioning
• [16:13] Contributions to Ben’s success as a strength athlete
• [18:02] Sticking to the basics
• [19:22] The brick-by-brick analogy
• [21:44] How to use kettlebells in your training
• [25:16] Kettlebell routine for off season work
• [26:34] Building a better squat pattern
• [29:17] Powerful contributors to building Ben’s deadlift
• [31:38] Utilizing the high trap bar
• [34:22] The importance of filling your training buckets
• [37:31] Where to find Ben Eisenmenger

Links:

• Explore our free training samples here: https://www.rebel-performance.com/training-templates/
• Follow James Cerbie on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/jamescerbie/
• Follow Ben Eisenmenger on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/bestrongky/
• Follow Be Strong KY on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/bestrongky_gym/
• Check out Be Strong KY here: https://www.bestrongky.com/
• Want to learn more about the Rebel Performance Training Team? Click here to chat with our team: http://m.me/rebelperf

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