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#194 - Moderation is for Cowards - Bob Merkh
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- Jun 9, 2026
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Today, I got to sit down with Bob Merkh, who is a father, a teacher, a powerlifter, and now an author of Moderation Is For Cowards: A Stoic Journey Of Strength And Restraint, who plans to use his platform to make people’s lives better. He is starting to speak to youth groups and plans to write more. He competed in powerlifting for almost 20 years and had success raw, but much more success equipped. His biggest claim to fame is being the only person to bench press and squat over 1,100 pounds, ...