Mark Bell: Psychedelics, Strength Gains and PED's | EP 461
Align Podcast
Aaron Alexander
4.8 • 900 Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2023
⏱️ 126 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Align podcast, Mark Bell talks to us about the changing nature of the fitness industry. We start with a brief discussion on the effects of psychedelics and its rising popularity. We dive deep into the benefits of exercise for mental wellbeing, and different ways you can develop a more holistic approach to training. We also explore the dangers of overeating for non-athletes and athletes alike, and cover Mark’s experiences with powerlifting and the culture of steroid use in the fitness industry.
Mark “Smelly“ Bell is a meathead millionaire who has leveraged a successful powerlifting career into a multi-million dollar business empire.
Mark has spent most of his 20s and 30s working on becoming a world ranked powerlifter. He is currently ranked in the top 10 of all-time powerlifters, with a total of 2,628 lb.
He has squatted 1,080 lbs, bench pressed 854 lbs, and deadlifted 766 lbs. Mark continues to train in his own gym in West Sacramento, CA: Super Training Gym. STG is open to the public on weekends and is Free!
Mark has spent most of his life in the gym either working on himself, or training with the best athletes and trainers in the world. You can now access that experience by visiting Markbell.com. Workouts, nutrition advice and training videos are available and updated daily.
Mark Bell and Nsima Inyang have teamed up to offer a widely popular podcast, Mark Bell’s Power Project. They talk on a variety of topics including training, nutrition, current events and bathroom humor. Available on iTunes and Youtube.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the LAM Podcast. My name is Aaron Alexander and this is a place that we bring together |
| 0:07.0 | the world's leading experts on all things health and wellness to help you optimize your mind, |
| 0:10.5 | body and movement. Today's guest is the great and powerful Mark Bell. |
| 0:14.8 | Mark is, he's been a friend for last seven years or so, he's someone that I admire and |
| 0:19.8 | respect very deeply. He is one of the most renowned powerlifter on the planet. He has |
| 0:25.1 | squatted 1,080 pounds. He is bench-pressed 854 pounds, I think, unless I'm |
| 0:31.2 | unless I have that miswritten. Yeah54 he has also competed in body bone competitions |
| 0:36.2 | He's taking his body through a complete transformation since his powerlifting career |
| 0:41.0 | He's the owner of a slingshot which have you ever seen people wearing the hip bands around their hips. There's a good chance, I guess it's a little redundant. There's a good chance that it was, you saw the slingshot logo on there. He is a really brilliant, impressive man. I'm very |
| 0:57.4 | grateful to get to call him a friend. I'm grateful to get to share this |
| 1:00.7 | conversation with you guys. This goes deep into a few topics I wouldn't expect to go into it. |
| 1:06.2 | We get into psychedelics, we get a lot about our unconsciousness and such, and then we get into some specifics |
| 1:11.5 | around powerlifting and |
| 1:13.7 | how to do it better and things of the like you think you guys are going to |
| 1:17.4 | absolutely dig this conversation. I'm so great to all I get to have on here |
| 1:20.8 | we had a lot of laughs as well which is always good. And thank you so much for |
| 1:24.7 | subscribing so you get each week's episode. And also be sure to subscribe to the online |
| 1:28.8 | podcast and YouTube page so you can catch the video version of this. |
| 1:33.0 | Also, you might enjoy jumping over to the Lai Podcast |
| 1:35.8 | Instagram page because there is some absolutely |
| 1:39.2 | obscene ridiculous video stuff that I did with Mark |
| 1:42.0 | that involves him floating above the ground on my feet and |
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