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Jerzy Gregorek is a World Record Weightlifting Champion. He grew up an alcoholic adolescent in communist Poland before weightlifting saved his life. Later, his wife and him fled to the USA and settled in Southern California where he began his personal training career. A few world championship titles later, he wrote “The Happy Body” which inspires millions worldwide on how to live a healthy and fulfilling physical and mental lifestyle.
- Learning obedience at an early age in war-torn and communist oppressed 1970s/1980s Poland
- Falling into alcoholism as an adolescent
- Entering the fire department at 19 years old
- How weightlifting saved his life from drinking
- Suffering temporary paralysis from a squatting accident
- Finishing high school at age 24
- Snatching 115kg at 132lbs … continue to podcast
Healthy Aging:
What if almost everything you’ve been told about happiness is wrong? Most people spend their lives trying to avoid discomfort. Jerzy Gregorek argues the opposite: the harder the choices you willingly make, the happier, stronger, and more resilient your life becomes. World Champion weightlifter, philosopher, poet, therapist, and author Jerzy Gregorek .explores the mindset principles that helped him survive political persecution in Communist Poland, overcome alcoholism, fight for freedom, coach elite athletes, and transform countless lives through what he calls the Happy Body philosophy. Listen to the podcast.