Mark Bell | On Westside Barbell, A Gum for Fasting, Legendary Scot Mendelson, Steroids, & Podcasting

Timestamps by Jax:
0:00 Intro
0:31 Mark “Smelly” Bell
1:38 Why Mark began powerlifting
4:02 What work did Mark’s dad do?
4:58 Why Leo started powerlifting
6:01 Why is powerlifting more popular than Olympic lifting
7:58 Genetics and sports
12:18 Mark bell competing at 330/ Bodyweight and lifting
14:12 Scott Mendelson
15:29 Height in powerlifting vs height in strongman
17:20 Mount Rushmore of powerlifting
20:00 How Mark got involved with Westside Barbell
22:07 The value of going to an elite university/ Mark on Louie Simmons
26:38 Geared lifting vs raw lifting/ Getting advice from other groups
30:45 Misinformation about steroids
31:50 Are certain compounds preferred in powerlifting?
37:00 Do powerlifters like Tren and Anadrol?
39:30 Orals vs Injectable Anadrol
40:52 Dynamic effort day for neurological efficiency
44:33 Bulgarian training/ Westside Barbell trying various styles of training
48:33 Falling on over a 1000 pound squat
51:45 Mark on diets and bodybuilding with Hani
54:47 How did Mark get into the Keto and low carb diets?
59:56 Heavy body weight and brain fog
1:02:31 Heavy weight exercise and focus
1:04:03 The importance of bettering yourself
1:05:12 Mark’s podcast/ Doing podcasts in person rather than over Zoom
1:07:43 Mark living in Sacramento/ Finding guests in Sacramento.
1:10:17 Mark on finding a co host/ Healthy competition
1:14:13 Leo on the importance of failure
1:16:02 Is it worth it to pay guests to be on a podcast?
1:19:00 How do you design a documentary
1:21:54 What businesses is Mark involved in?
1:25:12 Mark on his “Steak Shake”
1:26:45 Mark’s fasting gum
1:28:26 How to become more commercially driven/ Living in the moment
1:32:08 Having a great wife and children
1:32:37 Mark and Leo’s viral clip

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