Aja Barto is a former professional baseball player, multiple-time CrossFit Games athlete, and the owner of Behemoth Gym. In today’s episode Aja recounts his time playing baseball, as well as his biggest takeaways that eventually led him to opening up his own gym, including his time with legendary CrossFit coach, CJ Martin.
What you’ll learn:
-Shaping your mentality
-The power of body language
-Lessons for entrepreneurship
Resources mentioned:
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Chris Williamson is the host of the Modern Wisdom podcast, he owns an events company in the UK and he coaches people on how to get more out of life.
In today’s episode Chris explains how he became the top club promoter in the UK, to launching the top podcast in the UK. Chris shares his wisdom on “turning pro” and how consuming the right stuff can help you to maximize human performance, productivity, fitness and psychology.
What you’ll learn:
- How to accrue wisdom
- Putting knowledge into action
- How to be selective about the stuff you consume
Books mentioned:
Turning Pro - Pressfield
The War of Art - Pressfield
Range - Epstein
Gabrielle Reece is an American professional volleyball player, sports announcer, fashion model, and author. She was also the first female Nike athlete to design her own shoe. Despite her incredible success, Gabrielle has still managed to remain extremely humble, and maintain an inspiring relationship with her husband, Laird Hamilton.
In today’s episode Gabrielle shares some of her personal tips to improve your relationship, and how to work on yourself while giving each other freedom, space, and autonomy.
What you’ll learn:
-Finding ways to communicate better
-Becoming responsible for yourself
-Space and freedom in a relationship
-How to handle conflict in your relationship
Books mentioned:
Getting The Love You Want - Harville Hendrix
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JP Sears is an author, YouTube celebrity, and stand-up comedian. Today we’re talking about why FaceBook and YouTube are censoring him and what that means for our freedom. We’ll also be diving into finding your “why”, living your truth, and how you can train your mind for creativity.
What you’ll learn:
-Freedom and censorship and what’s in jeopardy
-Developing peace of mind and tranquility
-How to train your mind for more creativity
Books mentioned:
The War of Art - Steven Pressfield
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Mike Brown is a Fighter Pilot and entrepreneur who later sold his company for 8-figures. In today’s episode Mike shares his stories from being a pilot as well as some of the military tactics he learned in the Navy which later helped him start his own business, including OODA Loop, flow state, and freeing cognitive ability. Mike’s story is inspiring and gives advice for those in search of more clarity in life and finding your own success.
What you’ll learn:
-How to properly assess a situation in life or business
-How to apply OODA Loop in your business
-How to free your cognitive ability
-Creating from stillness
Books mentioned:
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War - Robert Coram
Lucas Parker is known as the LumberJack of fitness. In today’s episode he’s talking about his experience with plant medicine, his mission, as well as some career highlights and some of his most challenging moments. We’ll also be getting into the new CrossFit Games format, why Tia and Mat are so dominant, and finding your purpose in life.
What you’ll learn:
-How to find your purpose
-Plant medicine, spirit animals, the war on drugs
-How to gauge your relationship with social media
-Why winners make their own luck
-CrossFit during covid
Where to find Lucas:
Stefanos Sifandos is a relationship alchemist. His goal is to help you reach your truth. In other words the best you, in business, in love, and in fulfillment. In today’s episode we talk about what it means to take responsibility for your choices, why we need polarity in our relationships, and the importance of having a goal.
What You’ll Learn In This Episode:
- How to properly plan your future
- Overcoming infidelity
- Difference between the masculine and feminine dynamic
- Equity vs. Equality in relationships
- How we stay attracted to each other
Where To Find Stefanos:
Books mentioned in the show:
Lion Trackers Guide To Life - Body Varty
The Great Work of Your Life - Stephen Cope
Kelly and Juliet Starrett are two former kayaking and whitewater rafting world champions, founders of CrossFit San Francisco, and the founders of The Ready State, formally MobilityWOD. To say the least, they are the true definition of a power couple. In today’s episode Kelly and Juliet start off by sharing some of their athletic feats, including how they met, how they started CrossFit San Francisco in a parking lot, as well as sharing some of their personal tips on how to be successful in business and intimacy.
What you’ll learn:
- How to find the lesson in failure
- How to maintain a functioning relationship when you work together
- How “feelings meetings” can improve your relationship
- Managing the work vs relationship dynamic
- How to keep work out of your personal life
Where to find Kelly & Juliet:
Books mentioned:
Lex Martinez is a sex and relationship coach. If you want to learn how to have a better orgasm, learn new tricks in the bedroom, how to communicate better with your partner, or if you’re afraid your sex life has become stale, then you’ve come to the right place. In this episode, Lex shares her insight about sex and how to promote sexual exploration in order to get more pleasure, more adventure, more love, more connection, and more intimacy in your relationships.
What you’ll learn:
Where to find Lex Martinez:
That Sex Group - Facebook Group
Books mentioned:
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Former host of The Brute Strength Podcast, Michael Cazayoux explains the recent name change of his podcast and shares some exciting news on what to expect!
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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Dave Inglis is the Founder of Strategic Solitude where he helps business leaders get clarity on where to direct attention and energy for personal and professional growth. Today he joins the Brute Strength Podcast to go over some of his proven systems that will help you experience more, ask better questions, and become the CEO of your own life.
Topics:
11:10 - Strategic solitude
17:00 - The triple bottom line
27:20 - What investments do you value?
40:10 - What is no longer serving you?
45:00 - The multiplier effect
Resources:
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This week on the Brute Strength Podcast it is my honor to host an OG in the Strength & Conditioning community, Mike Robertson. Mike had a big influence early in my career as a Strength Coach at Southern Utah State University. Whether you're a coach, or an aspiring athlete, this one’s got something for you. In this episode we’ll be getting into program design, athletic development, and the right way to train your core. Enjoy the show.
Topics of discussion:
05:05 - Social Media & Fitness
13:10 - Serial Batching
17:18 - Athlete buy-in
28:40 - Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
35:03 - Anti-Core training
40:08 - Spinal mobility
49:30 - Program design
Links:
Simple Strength Program - Phase 1, Phase 2
Books:
The Slight Edge - Olson
The Obstacle Is The Way - Holiday
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Mark England is known as the language guy and the Founder of Procabulary, a company designed to help you focus on what matters, and take control of your life all by changing your language. In this episode Mark shares his proven secrets on supercharging your affirmations through a simple process of becoming aware of your thoughts and words so that you can start making your language work for you.
Topics:
10:40 - Learning language as an infant
12:30 - Abra Cadabra
18:05 - Educate yourself on your vocabulary
21:30 - Supercharge your affirmations
42:05 - Soft talk
Books:
Stranger In A Strange Land - Heinlein
Resources:
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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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Justin Su’a is the Mental Performance Coach for the Tampa Bay Rays. He has also written several books on developing a winning mindset, and the host of the Increase Your Impact Podcast. In today’s episode we’re going over the recent Michael Jordan documentary and dissecting the mind of a true champion. Justin shares ways on how to manufacture motivation, what it means to be a great follower vs. being a great leader, as well as tips for staying focused on your vision and finding your purpose.
Topics:
09:40 - Fearing the future
04:10 - Manufacturing motivation
27:00 - 4 burners theory
32:45 - Being a great follower
45:10 - Developing purpose & vision
Books:
Parent Pep-Talk - Su’a
Mentally Tough Teens - Su’a
Resources:
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On our 116th episode, Procabulary’s Mark England made us think about the true power of our words and vocabulary.
Mark makes his second appearance on the Brute Podcast this week to peel back the layers of the power of language and the physiology of breath.
Topics:
05:40 - Stories we tell ourselves
13:45 - Physiology of breathe
20:00 - Taking action against goals
25:10 - The power of because
Links:
Procabulary
Instagram
Books:
The Power of Persuasion: How We’re Bought and Sold – Robert V. Levine
Reviews:
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PJ Nestler is the Director of Performance at Extreme Performance Training (XPT), otherwise known as the breath guy. Breathing is the foundation of life. It is also the first step in enhancing health, performance, and longevity.
In this episode we’re talking about how correcting your breathing habits can help you reach new levels in health and performance for any activity or application. PJ shares some of his proven breathing methods that he’s used while training UFC fighters, as well as some of his favorite breathing techniques to help you kick start your day. Take a deep breath, find somewhere comfortable, and enjoy the show.
Topics:
09:40 - XPT
18:36 - Getting into breath work
22:00 - Breathing for performance
28:10 - Sympathetic vs parasympathetic
29:55 - Breathing protocol
51:10 - Parasympathetic down regulation protocol
57:30 - Mindful meditation vs. breathing protocols
69:20 - Breathe and emotions
73:30 - Mouth tape
Books:
The Oxygen Advantage - McKeown
Resources:
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This week on the Brute Strength Podcast, I’m interviewing one of the all-time greats in strength and conditioning, Mike Boyle. Mike is regarded as one of the top experts in the area for sports performance training. He has made his mark in the industry over the past 30 years with an impressive following of professional athletes from the U.S. Women’s Olympic teams in soccer and ice hockey, the Boston Bruins and the Boston Red Sox. Mike has an incredible depth of knowledge and experience when it comes to improving athletic performance. In this episode we get into a lot of his training philosophies for athletes, chasing mastery and the importance of keeping it simple. There’s so much to take away from this episode, so be sure to follow the links below for more info. Enjoy the show!
Topics:
04:30 - Keeping an open mind as a strength coach
15:50 - Chasing mastery
20:50 - 25 years & 25 mistakes
25:33 - Keeping it simple (minimum effective dose)
34:05 - The joint-by-joint approach
43:55 - “If it’s important, do it everyday”
Links:
Joint by Joint Approach - Boyle (article)
Record, Rank & Publish - Holler (article)
Books:
Outliers - Gladwell
Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders - Chaitow
How to Win Friends & Influence People - Carnegie
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Sebastian Junger is an American journalist, author and filmmaker. He is most noted or his books, The Perfect Storm, Tribe, and his award winning documentary, Restrepo.
Today he joins The Brute Strength Podcast to talk about the importance of community, and it’s role on our psychological survival. We’ll be getting into things such as the tragedy of modern societies, your value in society, and how natural disasters can actually help build a community.
Topics:
11:30 - Community & colonial society
13:56 - Surviving the group
19:30 - Ingredients for community
22:44 - Contempt
31:10 - Coming together during COVID
Links:
Books:
Tribe - Sebastian Junger
Reviews:
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If there’s a four-letter word Annie Lalla gets, it’s L-O-V-E.
When it comes to relationship coaching, there’s no one more perfect for the job of developing emotional bodybuilders than Annie Lalla.
Annie helps individuals attract, create and foster connections and on this episode of the Brute Podcast, she’s here to help do the same for you.
Listen as she shares her insight on how to find your true love, tips for getting through conflict resolution and why your exes may have actually been blessings in disguise.
Topics:
08:10 – Mapping
17:36 – The value of past relationships
20:45 – Finding true love
35:30 – Coaching vs. therapy
46:30 – Polarity
63:00 – Conflict resolution
Links:
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Marcus Filly is the creator of Functional Bodybuilding and a former CrossFit Games athlete - he also just so happens to look like a Greek God.
Today, we’re talking about some of the recent racial issues going on around the world, and what it means to be all inclusive with your members and community. We talk about parenting, personal development exercises, and of course we talk about working out and his unique training methodology.
Topics:
07:37 - Racial inequality
23:38 - The lesser knowns of parenting
32:30 - Personal development habits
39:00 - Working in vs. working out
61:00 - Marcus’ programs
Links:
Books:
The Power of Full Engagement - Loehr & Schwartz
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Mansal Denton, founder of Nootropedia, is on a mission to mend the disconnected and broken food system through hunting and transparency.
The badass and ethical hunter joins this week’s Brute Podcast to explain exactly how he’ll do so.
During the podcast, Mansal revisits everything from his first hunt to the ayahuasca experience that changed his outlook on the world’s current food supply. He also dives into the world of nootropics and shares his tips to boost productivity.
Topics:
07:50 – The first hunt
10:40 – Ayahuasca
21:50 – Guided hunts
26:55 – The nature of death
31:25 – Below the Drop documentary
37:30 – Nootropics for productivity
47:45 – Building a second brain
Links:
Books:
Digital Minimalism – Cal Newport
Getting Things Done – David Allen
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Krissy Harclerode wears many hats, a few of those being author, business owner and total bad-ass. You may recognize a few of her books, “Flexible Dieting” and “Flexible Dieting 2.0” or you might even recognize her former apparel brand, “Doughnuts & Deadlifts”. What you probably didn’t know is that she ended up giving the company away and completely reinventing
herself.
In this episode Krissy shares her transformation story as well as some of her new found
passions, including a new love for nature, mountaineering and trekking, as well as what led her to giving away her company and living a more fulfilled life.
Topics:
02:30 - Donuts & Deadlifts
13:30 - Personal growth
18:20 - Going back to nature
21:00 - Mountaineering & trekking
25:30 - Body image
34:30 - Grind mentality
46:40 - What’s next?
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This week on the Brute Strength Podcast, I’m interviewing of the CrossFit OG’s, James Fitzgerald. James was the 2007 CrossFit Games champion as an individual, since then he’s made a big splash in the fitness world as the founder of OPEX Fitness. Aside for an incredible athlete, James has entered the realm of Master Coach. In this episode we get to learn about some of James’ inspirations and mentors as a coach, as well as mastery, the art of program design, bodybuilding, and of course, CrossFit. If you want to hear from a guy making waves in the fitness world, then James is your man. Enjoy the show.
Topics:
02:23 - Teach, learn, move, create
11:15 - Mastery
17:35 - Charles Poloquin
20:18 - Hierarchy of needs for coaches
24:09 - CrossFit & Bodybuilding
29:45 - Common mistakes in programing
40:02 - Thoughts on Matt Fraser and his career so far
44:25 - The importance of rituals
47:40 - Practice what you preach!
52:00 - Characteristics of a good coach
Honorable mentions:
Mel Siff
Charles Poloquin
Ian King
Louie Simmons
Links:
Books:
How To Eat, Move, and Be Healthy - Chek
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