Preparing for 21 Days Around Everest | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #18
b'Jon Conti is a talented cinematographer that documents his extreme hikes around Idaho and around the world. He and Ray are putting together a documentary-style video series to see how doing the Starting Strength program affects his hiking in preparation for a 21-day hike at an elevation of around 20,000 feet. Jon and Ray talk about the pros and cons of size/strength for hiking, risks involved with this experiment, and the questions/concerns that Jon has about the program.\\n\\n04:22 Jon Conti: Extreme hiker, cinematographer\\n06:01 21-days hike around Everest\\n06:58 The obvious benefits of strength\\n11:42 The potential downsides of size\\n19:14 The two-factor model applied to hiking\\n24:54 Jon\\u2019s mom and her fall on the trail\\n28:50 Risk assessments and benefits of TRT \\n32:11 Are steroids healthy?\\n34:28 A black belt in BJJ and his SS case study\\n40:50 How to eat for size and strength'