The Strength and Health Podcast with Scott Shetler.

Scott Shetler brings his 20+ years of being an entrepreneur in the health, fitness and strength & conditioning industry to this show. As a plant-based strength enthusiast and student of the martial arts, Scott covers a wide variety of topics relating to strength and health, through his personal experience and from the experiences of his guests.
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Currently the podcast is available on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and RadioPublic. I will update this list as my podcast becomes available on other platforms.
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If you have any topic suggestions or feedback for the show please contact me at scott@eptsgym.com.
In this episode I share some of my thoughts on documentary that recently broke the internet,  The Game Changers. The Game Changers is a documentary that for the most part highlights the accomplishments of elite athletes who are following a plant-based diet. It does talk about some of the environmental and health issues associated with plant-based diets, but the primary focus of the movie is on the athletes and their performance. Many people have been "debunking" this film via podcasts, articles, and YouTube videos and this has resulted in a lot of back and forth with responses being directed toward these "debunking" efforts. Personally it amazes me how worked up people get over plants, but it has definitely made for some great reading and watching online. If you haven't seen the documentary yet, you can stream it on Netflix and get more information about the documentary and the science they used to back of their claims here:
https://gamechangersmovie.com/the-film/# 

Here is an article I wrote that corresponds to the film and some critiques of it as well as my thoughts on vegan athletes:
https://strength-and-health.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-vegan-athlete-myth.html
In this episode I talk with Andy Lally. Andy is a professional race car driver, unapologetic vegan, skateboarding and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu enthusiast. Andy and I talk about his background, how he got started in racing, how long he's been driving professionally, why he gave up eating animals and switched to a plant-based vegan diet, and where skateboarding and jiu jitsu came into the mix.
In this episode I follow up on a recent social media post I made concerning the topic of training frequency.
In this episode I talk with my colleague and good friend Michael Croghan, owner of Periodized Performance. ​
In this episode I discuss how to manage the volume and intensity of a martial artist's strength and conditioning program. ​
​In this episode I recap my visit this past weekend to Columbus, Ohio for the 30th Arnold Sports Festival.
This episode is in response to a question I received recently on one of my YouTube videos. The question asked when the best time of the day was to do strength training. This was in regard to a video I posted on a strength training exercise for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu players, but I made this podcast a little more general going over a few different scenarios.
​In this episode I talk about the importance of sets, reps and monitoring the total volume of your training sessions based on your strength goals.
In this episode I talk about the king of all exercises, the bench press! I mainly focus on some of the criticisms of this exercise and discuss whether or not those criticisms are warranted. ​
In this episode I share some of my thoughts on the business side of the fitness industry. I have been in this industry for over 20 years now and still feel like I'm a newbie just getting started. ​
In this episode I discuss my thoughts on nutrition, something I hate talking about but am finally giving in to all the questions I've received about it and my vegan diet.
In this episode I respond to a question I received from David Denk. David asked if I could cover some of the differences in the training of my strikers and grapplers.
In this episode my good friend Zack (aka The Vegan Legend) joins the show to talk about his wrestling career and being a vegan athlete.
In this episode I discuss the general physical preparation (GPP) of combative athletes. GPP is the development that occurs through the non-specific training methods of sport preparation. Things like cardiovascular conditioning, lifting weights, stretching and mobility exercise are all examples of an athlete's GPP. I also provide information for the Kettlebell Conditioning for Combat Athletes workshop I am hosting at my training center in Atlanta on Saturday, 11/3.
​In this episode I discuss the importance of strength and power training for endurance athletes and enthusiasts. Most of the literature I've seen regarding performance enhancement for runners, cyclists, swimmers and triathletes has focused on the improvement in VO2 max with little, if any, focus on strength and power training.
In this episode I discuss conditioning, what it is, exercises, training recommendations, ways to track and monitor, and my own personal experience with adopting a conditioning program.
This episode was inspired by a conversation with my client Matt and a conversation we had recently about the content in most of the fitness and strength training related podcasts that are out there. 

I wanted to do an episode that talks about what I would recommend to a client who simply wants to be stronger, leaner, healthier and more fit in general.
Show notes:
-Strength defined (Vladimir Zatsiorsky)
-Determining your goal
-Three ways to develop muscular tension (V. Zatsiorsky)
-My thoughts on programs
-Selecting exercises
-The relationship of sets & reps
-The inverse relationship of volume and intensity
-How lifestyle factors effect our training plan
-Training frequency and training splits
-The importance of recovery and restoration
-Restoration methods
Welcome to the first episode of The Strength & Health Podcast!
In this episode Scott discusses:
-Why he started this podcast 
-Topics he plans to cover in future episodes 
-What the idea of strength and health means to him 
-Inspiration from the Shaolin Temple 
-His personal story of adopting a healthier lifestyle and fitness practice 
-Correction -- in the show I referred to Hackenschmidt's book at "The Way to Live in Health and Physical Education" -- the correct title is "The Way to Live in Health and Physical Fitness"