Matt Wenning is a strength and conditioning coach, powerlifter with multiple world records to his name, and entrepreneur based in Columbus, OH. Among the many highlights on his resume, he's best known as a coach for his work with multiple branches of the military, as well as training law enforcement and fire departments across the United States. He is also the inventor of one of the best reviewed and utilized belt squat machines in the world, "The Wenning Belt Squat."
In this episode, we talk a bit about his history, how he became interested in strength training in the first place, his training philosophy on longevity in sports that typically don't lend themselves to it, athletic development for all sports, and much more. Matt's had the great fortune of crossing paths with some greats in strength training (William Kraemer, Louie Simmons, Charles Poliquin), and it was a real treat; Pleases subscribe and leave a review if you enjoyed this!
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Matt Wenning is a strength and conditioning coach, powerlifter with multiple world records to his name, and entrepreneur based in Columbus, OH. Among the many highlights on his resume, he's best known as a coach for his work with multiple branches of the military, as well as training law enforcement and fire departments across the United States. He is also the inventor of one of the best reviewed and utilized belt squat machines in the world, "The Wenning Belt Squat."
In this episode, we talk a bit about his history, how he became interested in strength training in the first place, his training philosophy on longevity in sports that typically don't lend themselves to it, athletic development for all sports, and much more. Matt's had the great fortune of crossing paths with some greats in strength training (William Kraemer, Louie Simmons, Charles Poliquin), and it was a real treat; Pleases subscribe and leave a review if you enjoyed this!
Rich Van Houten is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Marcelo Garcia, a former pro MMA-fighter, and owner of the UFC Gym/Hoboken Jiu Jitsu in Hoboken, NJ. In addition to having a successful career as a personal trainer & coach to many MMA fighters, Rich is the co-founder of Prestige Property Group, a real estate company in NJ.
He most recently cornered Valentina Shevchenko for her Flyweight Title Defense in the UFC (125lbs).
A veteran of both professional sports and the fitness business, Rich has a great perspective on both topics and has great perspective on how to use skills you gain as an athlete to make a living, as well as the intangibles & qualities of a successful coach and athlete.
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Matt Wenning is a strength and conditioning coach, powerlifter with multiple world records to his name, and entrepreneur based in Columbus, OH. Among the many highlights on his resume, he's best known as a coach for his work with multiple branches of the military, as well as training law enforcement and fire departments across the United States. He is also the inventor of one of the best reviewed and utilized belt squat machines in the world, "The Wenning Belt Squat."
In this episode, we talk a bit about his history, how he became interested in strength training in the first place, his training philosophy on longevity in sports that typically don't lend themselves to it, athletic development for all sports, and much more. Matt's had the great fortune of crossing paths with some greats in strength training (William Kraemer, Louie Simmons, Charles Poliquin), and it was a real treat; Pleases subscribe and leave a review if you enjoyed this!
