Floyd McLendon Jr. has had a huge impact on Michael Cazayoux’s life since they first met at SealFit, and this week he’s joining the Brute Podcast. Floyd has faced failure, disappointment, heartbreak and discrimination growing up, but ultimately he came out on top. Now, as a former Navy Seal, he’s imparting his leadership knowledge to those he comes in contact with.
In this episode, the author of Hard Earned Lessons dissects what he calls the “Seven Principles for Preparing for Battle.” Enjoy the show!
Topics:
03:00 – Meeting Floyd at SealFit
16:05 – Becoming a Navy Seal
36:40 – Seven Principles for Preparing for Battle
1:19:00 – Future in politics
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Books:
Hard Earned Lessons – McLendon Jr.
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On this week’s podcast we welcome the battle rope guru, Aaron Guyett. Aaron is a man who wears many hats including fitness instructor, business owner and Marine Corps Staff Sergeant. In this episode we’ll be getting into leadership, mindset shifts and how to create a vision to get exactly what you want out of life. Tune in to learn more about how Aaron used neuroplasticity training to achieve 90 percent of his greatest accomplishments in life.
Topics:
02:00 – Aaron’s definition of leadership
20:50 – “VIM”
26:10 – Creating a vision
30:45 – Neuroplasticity training
35:00 – Myths about leadership
42:40 – “The goal is not the goal”
Links:
thespecialforcesexperience.com
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CrossFit is evolving, and so is three-time CrossFit Games athlete Patrick Vellner. This week, he joins the Brute Podcast to discuss his mind shift in the sport, why he may be one of the only athletes that can beat Mat Fraser and some of the new changes to the CrossFit community.
Topics:
05:10 – Life before CrossFit
16:30 – Accidentally qualifying for the CrossFit Games
24:30 – Mind shift from 2017 to 2018
40:00 – New announcements in CrossFit
56:00 – Balancing life and CrossFit
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Adee Cazayoux, founder of Working Against Gravity, makes her third appearance on the Brute Podcast this week to talk about personal development. In this episode, Adee talks about building courage, maintaining accountability and what it means to develop yourself from within. Listen along and get an honest look at self-improvement with her six questions to make you think, break out of the ordinary cycle and reach the next level in life.
If you enjoyed this episode, catch up with all things Adee and be sure to check out episodes 148 and 162 of the Brute Podcast.
Topics:
01:10 – What is personal development?
09:25 – Myths of personal development
21:50 – How to build courage & accountability
28:40 – Integrity made simple
38:25 – Tips for developing yourself
47:00 – Building self-awareness
51:15 – Six questions to find your next breakthrough
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Books:
Daring Greatly – Brene Brown
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Rachel Balkovec, the first female strength and conditioning coach in professional baseball, makes her second appearance on the Brute Podcast this week! Rachel grew up adamant to break out of her comfort zone, and shares her tips for personal and professional development, like falling in love with the process rather than the outcome.
Listen this week to understand why this passionate coach thinks you should support the people around you minimally, as well as her personal coaching philosophies you can adapt into your lifestyle.
Topics:
04:00 – Intentional vs. unintentional growth
13:15 – Mentors & coaching
22:06 – Defining a good coach
39:00 – “Minimally supporting others”
47:30 – Performance Pyramid
51:15 – Coaching methods
Links:
Books:
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance – Duckworth
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Dr. Stephan Guyenet is on the Brute Podcast this week to dive into his book, The Hungry Brain. Hunger is one of the strongest biological influencers for survival in all species, but is it a physical or mental need?
Tune in as host Michael Cazayoux and Dr. Guyenet define hunger, how it influences decisions and how to hack the process in order to take control of cravings and improve eating behavior.
Topics:
06:35 – Eating behavior
14:50 – What is hunger?
20:04 – Fasting & calorie restriction
38:45 – Sleep, stress and hunger
42:00 – Making a change in your eating
55:30 – Food choices for children
Links:
Books:
The Hungry Brain – Guyenet
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