027 MARK BELL - World Record Powerlifter and Sling Shot Founder

Mark aka "Smelly" aka "The People's Coach" aka "Meathead Millionaire" is a world-record holding powerlifter with some outrageous lifts like a 1,086lb squat, 854lb bench, and 766lb deadlift. He credits much of his lifting success to his two older brothers, Louis Simmons from the one and only Westside Barbell, and other legends in the strength world like Ed Coan and Mike O'Hearn. Mark opened his own gym called Super Training Gym after moving his young family to northern California, where he has trained ever since. Mark leveraged his success in the powerlifting world to launch The Sling Shot, which is now an absolute powerhouse in the strength world, producing products that serve powerlifters. Aside from running Super Training Gym and Sling Shot, he hosts Mark Bell's Power Project Podcast, which is a Top 50 health and fitness podcast, and now sells his own supplement line which can be found on his website. Mark is a guy who loves to help other people, and if you follow his content on social media, you'll quickly see how true that statement is and how good he is at doing it. He's a one of a kind, down to earth, hard working dude. But above it all he's an incredible man, husband, and father, and I am truly honored to have had the opportunity to host this conversation with a guy that I am such a big fan of.

Discussion Points

• Why Mark is hellbent on serving people
• Anxiety and depression - why does everyone feel this way?
• The toxicity of social media
• Only boring people can be bored
• "If you feel lonely when you're by yourself, then maybe you're not in good company... you have to work on yourself."
• Controlling what you can control
• Doing what is reasonable
• 10 minute walks
• Delayed gratification for exponential dopamine
• Any real progress takes a long time
• Giving yourself credit for the little things
• The parallel of dedication in life vs fitness
• How you feel along the way
• How Mark started SlingShot
• Don't be so hard headed
• Best piece of marriage advice
• Why communication is so important in marriage
• Don't try to fix your spouse
• The values Mark focuses on teaching his kids
• Chasing success and losing sight of priorities
• What Mark wants his legacy to be with his kids

Links

www.markbellslingshot.com

@marksmellybell - IG, TikTok, Twitter