Research Scientist/"Gym Bro" Mark Heimann on How he Went from OTB Retired FM to Chess GM in 3 Years!

[@mikhails5483]

First time to see a podcast with the interviewee standing up! Somehow cool

[@Anonymous-g2s]

yeah but being titled and then finally reaching gm in your early 30s is common, it's later it gets much harder to improve.

[@joshuaphillips4604]

Pl total+ELO record holder is a funny research question for someone to look into.

[@epictetuscasanova]

Interesting story for sure. Smart guy, did he grow up in a wealthy household, makes good money now, no kids? Great interview, just having a tough time finding anything relatable because I'm not incredible at anything lol

[@perpetualchesspodcast9143]

1) Mark is obviously quite talented at chess, but I take him at his word that he is not particularly talented at powerlifting. That's inspiring. 2) I think Mark's overall advice of (paraphrasing) "when its comes to training/self-improvement, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" can be helpful for anyone in anything

[@mrodock]

​@@perpetualchesspodcast9143I think Mark's story highlights the importance you put on community in the improvement journey.

[@imsamtw]

2500 is IM level.its never easy