Soman Chainani Gets Deadlift Drunk

About this episode

Soman Chainani discusses his weightlifting practice and tennis game, sharing how physical strength supports his creative ambitions.

Internationally bestselling author Soman Chainani, writer of The School for Good and Evil series and the forthcoming Young World, talks to Sebastian about his weightlifting practice and tennis game. He discusses how getting what he calls “deadlift drunk”’ helped him through a rough year and how the joy of playing tennis with college students keeps him young. He tells Sebastian that it was only by getting physically stronger that he had the stamina to keep up with his creative ambitions. Plus, he makes the case for what he believes is the best protein bar on the market.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sebastian Langdell

Guest: Soman Chainani

Topics covered

• weightlifting
• tennis
• creativity
• health
• fitness

Keywords

• Soman Chainani
• deadlift
• tennis
• protein bar
• fitness

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The School for Good and Evil, Young World

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