Part two of my interview with Jakob S of  @JSStrength . We cover his implementation of conjugate, the strategies he employed to skyrocket his bench, his strongman aspirations, his origins as Charmander, and the fire that drives him. Timestamps: 00:15: Jakob shows us what’s under his hoodie 00:30 Jakob’s take on conjugate 2:00 accessories to bring up weak points 3:00 how Jakob implements max effort into his own training 4:30 focusing on a single goal; you’ve got the upper and the lower 5:15 not squatting to squat more; Jakob’s latest squat PR 6:45 the allure of specializing 7:40 Jakob’s spine is a forklift 9:00 we shit on sumo 10:00 sometimes you have to spread your legs to win 11:10 Jakob can basically deadlift 700 11:45 What’s in Jakob’s closet 13:30 I become a crotchety old man 14:30 How Jakob benched 315; one weird trick to cure sternum pain 17:00 Jakob’s most meaningful P.R. (not what you think) 20:20 We hate technique lords 21:00 Strongman is the most holistic test of strength 22:30  @peterubishfitness  gave Jakob 20-rep squats 23:10 The humor gets dark 23:45 We act like w’re going to end the podcast 24:30 Jakob’s plan for his meet 25:10 THESE HANDS 26:30 Jakob hears voices 27:30 Jakob is Charmander 28:15 how to train your demons 29:15 We act like we’re going to end the pod again 29:30 We delve into my history of disordered eating and endurance sports 36:00 That one shredded friend 37:30 We’re all built different 38:20 We critique the pod before actually ending it Intro and outro music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio