The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting
Hosted by Stephan Kesting · Stephan Kesting
4.8from 426 ratings
- 449
- Episodes
- 51
- Transcribed
- 426
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2009
- First episode
- 71M
- YouTube views
About The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting
What is it that allows some people to push themselves beyond their limitations? Why can some people survive situations others do not? On this podcast we try to find out the answers. Stephan Kesting, is a lifelong martial artist, BJJ black belt, career firefighter, and outdoorsman. Join us as he talks to fighters, adventurers, competitors, coaches, firefighters, trainers and other people living the strenuous life. Stephan also runs Grapplearts.com, where he has published many hundreds of martial arts videos, articles and tutorials. His free guide to learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, A Roadmap for BJJ, has been downloaded more than 10,000 times and has become a foundational text for the art.
- Publisher
- Stephan Kesting
- Category
- sports · sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Jun 2009
- Latest episode
- 10 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
51 of 449 episodes have a transcript.
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
450 - Save the Fear for Later; Discipline, Fear Management & Survival Lessons from Champion Freediver Anna von Boetticher
8 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
449 - Why Jiu-Jitsu is NOT for Everyone, with James Deirmendjian
17 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
448 - CA The Forgotten Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner Who Taught Maeda (and Ultimately the Gracies) Groundfighting
Inside a recent episode
450 - Save the Fear for Later; Discipline, Fear Management & Survival Lessons from Champion Freediver Anna von Boetticher
Published 10 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I mean, in which sport do you have world records every year? You know, you don't have world records in the hundred meter sprint or in any of the track and field disciplines or in marathons or something like that every year. I mean, that's unheard of. There is no sport that's been competed in for a long time where that is happening. But because our sport is so new and the limits are so unknown, as soon as somebody pushes further, other people go, hey, it is doable. And then other people start doing it. And then suddenly everybody's doing it and it's becoming the new norm. And that's happening all the time at the moment. […]
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- Anna von Boetticher
- James Deirmendjian
- Oz Austwick
- Chris Paines
- Adisa Banjoko
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 71,155,156
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 377 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 49 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 96 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 97
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