Dr. Ben House (@dr_ben_house) is interviewed this week. Strap in because it’s not long before we start geeking out on topics like mindfulness, meditation, dieting, the human body and especially functional medicine. You will quickly learn that Ben is not your ordinary Doctor, but one with a passion for superior athletic performance through holistic functional practice. This guy is all about finding problems before they start and helping you make quality decisions about your health. Join us as we dive into things like; what you should be asking your doctor, high fat diet, nutrient timing, gluten and much, much more.
Links:
Dr. House - Functional medicine
Topics of discussion:
[5:03] Living wholeheartedly and without distractions
[7:45] Mindfulness practice, thoughts & actions
[11:43] What is functional medicine?
[17:39] What things should you be asking your doctor?
[21:10] Performance diet
[29:14] Metabolic flexibility
[30:24] High fat diet
[38:28] What you should know about gluten
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Best-selling author, and CEO/ co-founder of The Death Race and the Spartan Race; Joe De Sena is on the show this week. Joe is an amazing story teller and an even better mentor. In this episode, we’ll be getting into his new book “Spartan Fit!”, a 30 day challenge that will help you transform your body and mind. Take my word for it and put this one on your reading list, link below. This episode is about pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone and demanding transformation. You’ll get to hear some of Joe’s personal stories and valuable lessons that we can all take away including how he runs his business, motivating others and giving people the tools to better deal with life.
Links:
Books:
Spartan Fit! – Joe De Sena
Spartan Up! – Joe De Sena
Topics of discussion:
[1:45] The Alaska story
[9:00] Marathon Monks
[13:25] Entrepreneurship & making money
[19:55] “On the edge of death” – where transformation happens
[29:50] Spartan X
[40:38] Business & learning
[49:29] Spartan Fit!
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This week on the Brute Strength Podcast, we’ll be talking all about the Mind & Performance Psychology. I had the chance to interview Michael Gervais (@michaelgervais), a highly decorated Sports Psychologist for the Seattle Sea Hawks, regarding some of the common mental attributes in today’s top level performers. We’ll be getting into things like mindfulness, brain mapping, gratitude journaling, and a bunch of tips and tricks that you can start applying to your daily routine today. Join us as we begin going down the path to mastery & self-discovery.
Links:
Finding Mastery | Win Forever | Instagram
Topics of discussion:
[1:40] Psychology
[7:35] Daily practices that will help keep you in the Present
[10:10] 3-Tips to help figuring out who you are
[15:15] Journaling & Why you should be doing it
[27:42] Motivation
[35:30] Vulnerability, Openness, and Growth
[38:19] Brain mapping
[47:00] Team work, Team building
[55:55] Felix Baumgartner & overcoming fear
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Dana Linn Bailey (@danalinnbailey) and Rob Bailey (@robfuckingbailey), two big names in the Body Building and Physique world are on the show this week. In this episode, we get into the early parts of Dana’s competitive bodybuilding and physique career, launching a successful gym and clothing brand, and of course, lifting heavy shit. These guys are a result of hard work, dedication, and crushing it in the gym - it’s no surprise to see how successful they’ve become. Enjoy the show.
Snapchat: HeyitsDLB | KillRobBailey
Twitter: @daydayknucks
Links:
Run Everything Labs – Supplements
Flag Nor Fail – Clothing
Hustle Standard – Artist page
Topics of discussion:
[2:25] Dana on being fit before it was cool
[13:26] Going against the norm & being yourself
[23:30] Making a busy relationship work
[27:50] Clothing line: Flag Nor Fail
[31:44] Working out/ training style
[35:55] Misconceptions about building mass
[37:35] Nutrition & How to make a diet work
[41:55] Chef Rob Bailey
[43:30] Fears
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Endurance Coach, Nate Helming (@natehelming) is on the show this week. He's here to answer a lot of your questions about running and endurance training including; how often you should be running, how to get over the mental aspects of running, breathing tips, popular running shoes, and his project "The Run Experience", which helps CrossFitters add more running into their programming.
Topics of discussion:
[1:15] Intro, Background, San Francisco CrossFit
[12:15] How CrossFit changed Nate's training as an endurance athlete
[17:34] Running & CrossFit
[23:20] Why do some people HATE running?
[24:07] How much you should be running as an Open athlete
[26:03] How to train endurance
[29:30] Aerobic benefits
[35:00] Jeff Galloway
[39:05] Minimalist shoes VS. Maximalist shoes
[47:54] Mental aspects of running
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