1015: Mike McCastle- Four-Time World Record Holder & Acclaimed Performance Coach
Apr 22, 2019
In this episode, Sal, Adam and Justin speak with Mike McCastle, a four-time world record holder who performs amazing feats of strength and performance. In 2015 he shattered the Guinness World Record for ‘Most Pull-ups in 24 hours’ by completing 5,804 pull-ups, all while wearing a 30 pound pack!
Mike is the founder of the Twelve Labors Project, a charitable initiative driven by a purposeful mission to push the limits of human potential in hopes of inspiring others to explore their own capacity for greatness.
- What exactly does he do right now for business? (3:00)
- How does he cue the general population to do an exercise? The importance of maximizing their value. (7:26)
- Has tension training played an important role in the feats he has done? (11:01)
- Why with most methods, he does them on himself first. (12:55)
- You either use it or lose it: The benefits of end-range training. (15:57)
- The early mistakes he made as a trainer. Why soreness doesn’t equal progress. (17:52)
- His ‘Train often, test seldom’ mentality. (19:18)
- The extraordinary feats of strength and performance he has performed, finding meaning in your suffering & MORE. (21:03)
- Where did he develop his ‘unbreakable’ mentality? (32:31)
- How part of being strong is being authentic with yourself and knowing your abilities. (35:22)
- The defining moment in his life where he made a conscious decision to quit. (37:10)
- The ‘Twelve Labors Project’: How sometimes the most unreasonable decision matters the most. (39:45)
- How pain is a tool, not the focus. (47:33)
- The ‘labors’ he has completed explained. (50:04)
- What does the internal conversation look like when he experiences a ‘bump in the road’? (1:00:30)
- Why true excellence is not attainable, it’s about the pursuit. (1:04:56)
Featured Guest/People Mentioned
- Mike McCastle (@mikemccastle) Instagram/Twitter
- YouTube
- Twelve Labors Project
- David Goggins (@davidgoggins) Instagram
- Sanjay Rawal (@mrsanjayr) Instagram
- Zach Bitter (@zachbitter) Instagram
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