Welcome to the awakening of functional bodybuilding.
Marcus Filly, the founder of Revival Strength, joins the Brute Podcast for a second time to take us to ground zero of functional bodybuilding. Marcus began his health and wellness journey while attending med school but soon realized, through all the long readings and lectures, that his intended path in the field was meant for something more.
So he made the decision to say goodbye to med school and find a more fulfilling way to apply his love for health and fitness. Since then, he has competed at the CrossFit Games six times and founded Revival Strength—the leader in functional bodybuilding.
In this episode, Marcus enlightens us on what it means to train for longevity, how to find a sustainable training program year-round and what it truly means to look good and move well. So you can close your books, because this episode is all about the application.
Topics:
15:00 – Ashram and meditation
20:45 – Stepping away from med school
32:00 – Introduction to CrossFit
36:30 – The awakening of functional bodybuilding
51:00 – Looking good and moving well
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The dream team is back, and this time, the Cazayouxs went keto. Adee Cazayoux, CEO of Working Against Gravity, joins her husband and Brute Podcast host, Michael Cazayoux, on this week’s episode to give us a breakdown of their experience on the Ketogenic Diet.
Together they’re sharing a firsthand look at their keto journey in an effort to help those who are back and forth about starting the low-carb diet to make a decision if the transition is right for them.
If you can’t get enough of this duo, be sure to check out these throwback guest appearances with Adee Cazayoux: 6 Steps to Personal Development, Sex, Connection and Desire and How to Stay Lean and Add Muscle.
Topics:
01:00 – Nutrition recap
08:00 – The keto experiment
19:30 – Transitioning to low carb
32:12 – Finding the right diet for you
Links:
info@workingagainstgravity.com
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Just like the progression of any relationship, your ability to advance in gymnastics relies on fundamentals—as in, to show off your expert form, you first need to build a solid foundation.
In true doctor fashion, Head of Brute Gymnastics Dr. Nick Sorrel joins this week’s Brute podcast to dissect the more advanced movements of the sport to help set you up for success. He also jumps into the differences between strength and skill to discuss how each plays a role in improving your performance.
If you’re craving more of Sorrel’s wisdom, you can queue up his other appearances on the Brute Strength podcast: What Is Brute: Fundamentals of Gymnastics, PRing Your Muscle Up, Gymnastics Programming 101.
Topics:
11:10 – The Four Burners Theory
24:00 – 12 Rules of Life
30:10 – Key gymnastics principles
48:40 – Mistakes in training
53:20 – Dissecting the muscle-up
Links:
The Perfect Day Formula – Craig Ballantyne (Free copy)
Books:
Deep Work – Cal Newport
Digital Minimalism – Cal Newport
Atomic Habits – James Clear
The Perfect Day Formula – Craig Ballantyne
12 Rules of Life – Jordan Peterson
Tools of Titans – Tim Ferris
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Ever wonder how a nutrition coach approaches their own diet choices? This week’s Brute Strength podcast is your chance to find out, as Precision Nutrition coach Brian St. Pierre joins Michael Cazayoux to discuss his current diet regimen.
Brian is used to working with high-performance athletes, but he’s joining the podcast to share his thoughts on how us “normal” folks can keep nutrition simple, stay consistent, create habits for success and get the most out of doing the least amount of work (cheers to that!).
Topics:
04:30 – The start of Brian’s fitness journey
13:30 – Mindset, Fitness, Nutrition
25:10 – Social media and fitness
29:20 – Current diet
41:15 – Staying consistent & satisfied
58:30 – Habit Design
1:08:20 – Minimal Effective Dose
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé might have to give up the throne for this week’s Brute Podcast guests. The dream team, Pat and Taz Barber, join Michael Cazayoux this week to bring you a raw look into their experiences as athletes in the CrossFit community and how life has changed since stepping away from competitive sports to focus on raising a family.
They’ll also take the discussion “Outside The Box” to present their newest partnership with Brute Strength that offers an affordable solution for individuals who are dead set on taking their fitness to the next level with less time and less equipment.
Outside The Box is the BYOD (Bring Your Own Dumbbells) solution to embracing your fitness through online programming that you can take to the streets, backyard, home gym, garage or sideline of your child’s soccer game (if that’s your thing). Digging the vibe? Listen to the full podcast for more information on how you can get involved.
Topics:
04:40 – Creating with your hands
19:30 – Getting out of competition & raising a family
38:00 – “Outside The Box” Program
42:45 – Parenting
Links:
Books:
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams – Matthew Walker
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World – Cal Newport
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Mic drop. Dr. Anthony Gustin is back on the Brute Strength Podcast for another round of knowledge bombs on mindful eating, carb tolerance and the importance of solitude. If you missed round one with the creator of Perfect Keto, visit Episode 156 of the Brute Strength Podcast here.
If you’re ready to dive straight into this episode, get ready for Dr. Gustin to go full-on “MythBusters” on all things surrounding the carnivore diet and why it works, plus stay tuned as he shares tips for understanding how many carbs you can tolerate before your body leaves ketosis.
Topics:
03:50 - The carnivore diet
14:40 - Mindful eating
22:00 - Mental clarity
27:42 - Carb tolerance
33:20 - Killer habits
42:30 - Importance of solitude
53:40 - Make learning a priority
Links:
Books:
Deep Work – Cal Newport
So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Cal Newport
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused LIfe in a Noisy World – Cal Newport
Essentialism – James Latham
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Imagine going from housewife to co-founder of a billion dollar company. Yeah, that was a “b” in front of that “-illion.” That’s what happened to this week’s Brute Strength Podcast guest, Lisa Bilyeu of Quest Nutrition and President of Impact Theory.
In this episode, Lisa shares some of the most significant tests and milestones she’s faced throughout her career as well as the journey that led to the early days of Quest Nutrition. She also provides an in-depth take on the power of mindset, tips for building strong relationships and strategies to create successful life habits.
Topics:
02:20 – Life before Quest Nutrition
12:23 – Setting goals in your relationship
23:00 – Quest Nutrition
29:25 – The “bad” batch
42:20 – “Everything is in my control”
48:00 – Success vs. health
58:20 – Impact Theory
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Noah Ohlsen is a five-time CrossFit Games athlete turned two-time Brute Strength podcast guest (but you may not see the latter in his Instagram bio).
Once known for his perfect hair and boyish smile, Noah has made a name for himself in the CrossFit community, proving time and time again what it means to come back from setbacks in the sport. Even with a few unlucky moments in his CrossFit Games career, he’s managed to place within the Top 10 in four of his last five Games appearances.
In this week’s episode, Noah recaps his experience at this year’s Wodapalooza. He gets honest about staying motivated in his training and how it’s changed since CrossFit officials announced changes to sanctioned events.
Topics:
04:15 – Wodapalooza 2019 recap
15:30 – Social media and fitness
21:26 – Sanctioned events, training and peaking
36:00 – Motivation
41:40 – Common training mistakes
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Whether you’re looking to improve your current love life or expand your non-existent one — you’ll want to hear what the love guru, Jayson Gaddis from The Relationship School, has to say.
On this week’s episode, Jayson’s covering topics of attracting an ideal partner, the taboo of polyamory vs monogamy in the modern world, the many nuances that we find in modern love like marriage and divorce, and how to understand when to walk away from a relationship.
Topics:
09:23 – Marriage and divorce
12:41 – Vulnerability in relationships
16:15 – Sex in relationships
27:30 – How to attract a partner
35:00 – When to step away from a relationship
45:00 – The best rituals for your relationship
Links:
Books:
Sex at Dawn – Christopher Ryan
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Adam Feit has been teaching people how to win from an early age. As an adult, that mentality carried over into his career as he became a coach and worked with athletes at all levels, including the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and college football teams like the University of Louisville.
Even though he was living what many, including Adam, considered the dream, something clicked that it was time for change. That’s when he decided to open a sports performance center for kids.
This week, the coach, athlete and entrepreneur joins our host Michael Cazayoux on the Brute Strength Podcast to teach you the power of starting small and how small habits can lead to big results.
Topics:
01:15 – Childhood
12:00 – Joe Kenn and The Tier System
16:13 – Working in the NFL
21:05 – Finding Precision Nutrition
24:50 – The autonomy of supportive coaching
40:00 – Starting small
Links:
Books:
Atomic Habits – James Clear
Deep Work – Cal Newport
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Students, you’re going to want to get your notebooks ready because Brent “The Professor” Fikowski is taking us to school on the Brute Podcast this week.
Brent is a three-time CrossFit Games athlete, placing second in the 2017 Games, and after this episode, you’ll understand how he’s remained one of the sport’s top four male athletes since 2016.
Even though Brent is “The Professor,” he brings a mindset to the game that can’t be taught—the mindset of a competitor. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t had his ups and downs in the sport.
Listen to this week’s episode to learn more about what you can do to emulate that mindset, what it’s like to compete against the fittest athletes in the world and how he almost left CrossFit in 2015.
Topics:
01:00 – Sanctioned events
06:20 – Early competitive career
26:50 – Starting CrossFit
35:20 – Transformation year
43:20 – First experience at the CrossFit Games
1:16:30 – “The Professor Project”
Links:
Books:
The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance – George Mumford
Burn Your Goals: The Counter Cultural Approach to Achieving Your Greatest Potential – Joshua Medcalf
Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great – Joshua Medcalf
The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance - Josh Waitzkin
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What exactly does it take these days to be nicknamed the Mad Scientist? Are we talking Doc Brown in a DeLorean cruising through a space-time continuum, or is it more of a beaker and test tube vibe?
Whatever the case, we’re stoked to have the modern-day Mad Scientist and world-renowned strength athlete and coach Chris Duffin on the Brute Strength podcast this week for his second episode.
In Chris’ first episode, we learned about the upbringing that shaped his mentality for creating Kabuki Strength. This week, we’re talking shop on increasing your strength, the correlation between whiskey and deadlifts, working around your injuries and the benefits of a ShouldeRök (not to be confused with the popular dance movement based on rocking your shoulder back and forth—if you’re feeling it though, do you).
Topics:
01:20 – “Whiskey and Deadlifts”
10:30 – Shiny object syndrome
15:20 – Minimum effective dose principle
22:00 – Benefits of a ShouldeRök
54:30 – Functional Range Conditioning (FRC)
58:00 – Hamstring tears and rehab
Links:
Books:
The Obstacle Is the Way – Ryan Holiday
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Michael is taking a backseat to hosting the Brute Podcast this week as Adee Cazayoux joins the podcast to interview him for the second time since Episode 46.
On their first episode, Michael shared his story of overcoming drug addiction, finding CrossFit and the moments in his life that led to the creation of Brute Strength.
This week, Adee’s line of questioning has them diving into various topics including what it’s like to make the first move in friendships as you get older, qualifying for the 2017 CrossFit Regionals, personal development advice and tips for creating good habits—ya know, besides leaving the house with pants on every morning.
Topics:
04:00 – Making friends when you’re older
10:30 – Qualifying for the 2017 CrossFit Regionals
20:45 – Personal development
26:00 – Creating a vision for your future
38:30 – Habits
Links:
Books:
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing – Daniel H. Pink
Deep Work – Cal Newport
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Author, ultra-marathon runner, and retired United States Navy SEAL, David Goggins joins the Brute Strength Podcast this week for an incredible story of suffering and success.
David Goggins is a retired Navy SEAL and the ONLY member of the U.S. Armed Forces to complete SEAL training, including three Hell Weeks, the U.S. Army Ranger School, where he graduated as Enlisted Honor Man, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training.
This episode is all about pushing the limit, craving discomfort, facing death and defying all odds. Strap in for an inspirational story and a close look at what happens when you make suffering a habit.
Topics:
02:37 - Abusive childhood
10:00 - Craving discomfort
15:00 - Seal training
26:05 - Improving your self-talk
28:32 - “Kindling”
Links:
Books:
Can’t Hurt Me - Goggins
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Pediatrician Michelle Perro, MD, joins the Brute Strength Podcast to discuss the issues with GMOs in our food system.
Michelle is a veteran clinician with 35+ years of experience in pediatrics and integrative medicine. She is well known for her book What’s Making Our Children Sick?: How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do About It.
This episode is all about holistic medicine, improving your fitness through diet, and what you need to know about GMOs and their effect on your health.
Topics:
05:00 - Posture
09:30 - Holistic medicine & GMOs
19:30 - Toxicity of food
27:35 - Gut issues
36:40 - Improving fitness through diet
41:10 - Gut issues related to ADHD
47:30 - Keto diet
Links:
Books:
What’s Making Our Children Sick?
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