E67: Do You Even Rook Lift?!: Checkmates, Lifting Weights, and Questions About Identity
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E67: Do You Even Rook Lift?!: Checkmates, Lifting Weights, and Questions About Identity

An international chess master, a competitive powerlifter, and an IV alum walk into a bar... Have you already heard this one? Today we talk with the extraordinarily talented Mark Heimann about his experiences in the rarely-overlapping worlds of chess and powerlifting. Mark shares what it looks like to maintain one's identity in Jesus in the midst of significant success and failure.

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Jon Steele
Host
Jon Steele
Jon Steele, a 2011 InterVarsity alumnus from Minnesota State Mankato, lives in Mankato, MN with his wife Kaitlynn and their two daughters. He’s been on staff with InterVarsity since 2012 and has been hosting After IV since its debut in 2020. He is also the producer and primary editor for the podcast. Jon enjoys gaming, reading, and leading worship at his church.
Mark Heimann
Guest
Mark Heimann
Mark Heimann is a Washington University in St Louis/University of Michigan alumnus. Mark is a computer scientist by day and a competitive powerlifter/international chess master in his free time.