About this episode
In the 91st episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Strong First Team Leader and coach at Kraftmanufaktur Stuttgart, Sven Rieger, will talk about lifting the Dinnie stones, downsized Dinnie Stones challenges, the rhythm of the week, scouting the defense, and more.
Join us in this insightful and captivating talk!
In this chapter, you will discover:
(0:55) Introducing our special guest, Strong First Team Leader and coach at Kraftmanufaktur Stuttgart, Sven Rieger @sven_rieger
(1:00) 204th person to lift the Dinnie Stones
(1:50) Shout out to Jason Marshall @strongfirst_marshall
(2:00) Shout out to David Keohan @irish_move_athlete
(2:30) Last podcast with Sven Rieger
(2:50) About the day that Sven lifted the Dinnie Stones
(3:25) Shout out to Claire Booth @clairellabooth
(3:40) Sven’s experience with lifting the Dinnie Stones
(4:00) The presence of a camera team
(5:05) The Dinnie Stones Challenge: Explanation
(6:40) The downsized versions of the Dinnie Stone Challenge
(7:30) Sven’s plan for this challenge
(8:10) “Make your practice really hard, and then the competition will be easy.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection
(9:05) Sven’s mental state during the challenge
(9:50) What threw off Sven?
(10:15) Replicating the conditions
(11:10) Sven’s thoughts during the challenge
(12:15) Unstable weight distribution
(13:00) The real challenge!
(13:55) Reason behind using the mat
(15:30) “It's not the achievement of the goal itself, but the process leading up.” - Sven Rieger @sven_rieger
(16:20) Shout out to David Whitley
(17:50) “Love the process that you're doing. But also go after it with everything that you have to hit that deadline.” - Michael Kurkowski @mike_strength_connection
(17:55) Shout out to Pavel Macek @pavelmacekcom
(18:05) Benefits of having a deadline
(18:55) Shout out to Tim Almond
(19:35) A dichotomy
(19:45) “It's the balance between two points usually, that will get you the best results.” - Sven Rieger @sven_rieger
(20:25) Sven’s goal for his training sessions
(20:55) “Confidence gives you security.” - Sven Rieger @sven_rieger
(24:30) Scouting the defense
(25:30) Benefits of reassurance
(26:00) Shout out to Brett Jones @brettjonessfg
(27:40) Stories about Donald Dinnie
(27:50) The second famous stone in Scotland
(30:05) More about the history of lifting stones
(31:10) Training for the challenge
(33:05) Shout out to Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69
(33:15) The rhythm of the week
(34:55) Minimal deadlifting
(36:25) Sven’s biomarkers during intuitive training
(39:40) Shout out to Antonio Squillante @antonio_squillantecscs
(41:25) Methods to check readiness
(44:05) “Learn to listen to your body.” - Sven Rieger @sven_rieger
(45:30) Sven’s future goals
(47:30) Starting a physiotherapy school
(48:20) Shout out to Geoff Neupert @geoff.neupert
(48:50) Strong - phase 2
(52:55) The Naked Warrior by Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst
Where to find Sven Rieger? @sven_rieger
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