Aug 7, 2024
Chris Duffin believes in living life at the extremes—extreme performance, extreme competence, and extreme achievement.
A true-to-life mountain man with his story as a best-selling
autobiography and upcoming documentary movie Chris has numerous
accolades to list. From sitting on the board of OregonTech, where
he received his engineering degree, to also on the board of the
College of Functional Movement Clinicians. He holds awards and
records for his inventions and unduplicated feats of strength.
Using his engineering degree and MBA, he spent nearly 20 years
becoming a sought-after turnaround expert in the aerospace,
automotive, and industrial equipment manufacturing sectors. But
most people know him for his work after moving on from that career,
founding his own Education and Manufacturing companies focused on
biomechanics, human movement, and personal development. As an
award-winning expert in these fields, he holds patents and has been
recognized for scientific innovation, and is a desired keynote
speaker.
In the sports performance world, Chris’s work is everywhere. His
game-changing products are used in nearly every professional sports
team in North America, all the big-name colleges and a thousand
others, all military branches (white house included), and so many
more. His concepts have changed the landscape of strength training
in improving performance and the systemized approaches to assessing
and correcting human movement dysfunctions.
With extremes again, Chris is not just a recognized thought leader
but has held numerous all-time world records and become one of the
strongest pound-for-pound powerlifters in the world. He holds the
Guinness World Record for the heaviest sumo deadlift of all time,
with 1001 pounds for almost three repetitions. He also completed
the same feat with a 1001lbs squat making him the only human in
history to have Squatted and Deadlifted 1000+lbs for reps. He used
these feats of strength to raise money and awareness for charities
related to his upbringing.
As for the true-to-life mountain man portion might be best left to
his first book, “The Eagle & The Dragon.” Growing up homeless in
the wilderness. He was raised in an abusive and chaotic household
(tent, shack, tree fort at times) where his childhood was composed
of skinning rattlesnakes, foraging for food, and protecting his
sisters and mother. With stories of dealing with murderers, drug
running and abuse, human trafficking, death, a serial killer, and
extreme poverty. He could attend college as a star athlete and
valedictorian after graduating high school. In college, he worked
full-time to take custody of his three younger siblings and get
them out of that toxic environment. It seems pointless even to add
the part that he still graduated from college at the top of his
class.
Today, Chris is an advisor and Chief Engineer/Visionary to Kabuki
Strength & Bearfoot Shoes. He is focused on his passion for
personal development with his philosophies and tools around
mindset, goal setting, execution, and deep introspection.
He is the father of three wonderful children and husband to an
amazing Canadian chef who appears in reality-TV cooking shows. If
he’s not with his family, working on himself and his businesses, or
remodeling his house, you can find him in his shop perfecting his
Mad Max off-road war machines.
Listen to this episode of The MOVEMENT Movement with Chris Duffin about the truth regarding squat shoes.
Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:
- How ankle mobility is crucial for optimal positions in weightlifting movements.
- How your footwear choice impacts muscle engagement, biomechanics, and injury prevention.
- Why improving bracing techniques can enhance force output and reduce injury risk.
- How specialized weightlifting shoes can improve performance in specific movements but may hinder overall athletic development.
- How strong
feet and ankles are essential for proper alignment, load
distribution, and resistance training.
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