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Ep 072 – Mark Lauren | Bodyweight Master & Best-selling Fitness Author

March 30, 2020 By Thad Forester

I know I’m not the only one who is getting an increased amount of target marketing on alternatives to gyms. Our current situation that has caused gyms to close didn’t change my routine at all b/c I don’t rely on one. The reason; my exercise strategy changed when I began following Mark Lauren’s programs in January of 2018.

His quote to me in this episode, which originally aired July 2018, has proven to be ahead of it’s time: “A critical and essential piece to long term fitness is being independent.” Here we discuss how to be independent of a gym membership, unnecessary equipment and much more.

Back on the show is former Air Force combat controller (CCT) Mark Lauren.  In episode 40, we discussed his early life, time in military and how he implemented his workouts in the CCT pipeline.  Now, we’re talking a little more about how he observed that the fitness industry at large was backward, ineffective, and unsustainable in it’s approach.  So, he created fitness programming that improves performance outside of the gym.

Lauren’s understanding of athletic fundamentals allows him to create exercise programs for all ability groups that improve performance and physical condition in record time, injury free, by mastering the fundamentals.

Bodyweight training is Mark’s calling in life.  And I’m a big believer in his philosophy and movements.

Today we talk about those programs and the success of his app at MarkLauren.com.

Sign up for Mark’s community and get 20% by using coupon code PATRIOT, by going here: https://bodyweight.marklauren.com

Follow Mark on Instagram

*Originally aired July 9, 2018*

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Ep 058 – Mark Lauren | Bodyweight Master

July 9, 2018 By Thad Forester

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Back on the show is former Air Force combat controller (CCT) Mark Lauren.  In episode 40, we discussed his early life, time in military and how he implemented his workouts in the CCT pipeline.  Now, we’re talking a little more about how he observed that the fitness industry at large was backward, ineffective, and unsustainable in it’s approach.  So, he created fitness programming that improves performance outside of the gym.

His mantra is “you only get good at what you do”, which guides the development of his programs.  Lauren’s understanding of athletic fundamentals allows him to create exercise programs for all ability groups that improve performance and physical condition in record time, injury free, by mastering the fundamentals.

Bodyweight training is Mark’s calling in life.  I’ve been following his programs since January 2018 and feel great.  I’m a big believer in his philosophy and movements.

Today we talk about those programs and the success of his app at MarkLauren.com.

Sign up for Mark’s community and get 20% by using coupon code PATRIOT, by going here: https://bodyweight.marklauren.com

Follow Mark on Instagram

Copyright 2018 Thad Forester
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email questions to thad@patriottothecore.com

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Episode 040 – CCT Mark Lauren | You Are Your Own Gym

October 16, 2017 By Thad Forester

mark lauren

Mark Lauren is a bodyweight expert.  His fitness method is for “real men and women with real lives …  giving the ability to train alone anywhere, any time, without the crutch of personal trainers and gyms.”

Mark honed the programs and myriad exercises in his book, “You Are Your Own Gym“, while preparing hundreds of trainees for the extreme demands of the most elite levels of the US Special Operations community.  The military’s most advanced forces – from Navy SEALs to Army Green Berets to Air Force Special Tactics Operators – use these exercises as the backbone to their strength training.

Lauren says, “What if I told you that you already have the most advanced fitness machine ever created?  Your own body.”
We have a great discussion about his time in the Air Force combat control pipeline, failing by one push up and having to start over.  Then becoming an instructor in that same pipeline and developing a specific physical training program for AFSOC warriors.

A few topics we cover:

  • What movements do you need in order to survive?
  • Developing skills not muscles
  • Mobility and stability
  • Spending more time on the ground
  • His thoughts on CrossFit
  • One dumb decision in Thailand got his mouth wired shut

This guy is unique.  This guy is cyborg.  I really like what he teaches.  Maybe you will too.  And I can’t wait for his app to come out in Jan 2018.

Sign up for Mark’s fitness community and programs and get 20% by using coupon code PATRIOT, by going here: https://bodyweight.marklauren.com

Learn more about Mark, his programs, books and videos below:

MarkLauren.com

YouTube

Give Mark a shoutout on Instagram and Twitter

*PTC is now on Patreon.  Please check out how you can help the cause so I can provide quality content and keep on keeping on!

Copyright 2017 Thad Forester
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email questions to thad@patriottothecore.com

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