Become a Beast

Become a Beast episodes:

• 03.01.2015

  BAB 088 | Week 9 of The Weekly Beast Challenge

  Thanks for taking the Weekly Beast Challenge. It’s a great way to get us out of the comfort zone. In Week 8, we took on the one vegetable-based meal per day challenge. I succeeded by primarily getting a vegetable smoothie...

  
• 02.22.2015

  BAB 087 | Week 8 of The Weekly Beast Challenge

  I failed miserably at the Week 7 Weekly Beast Challenge. I’m looking ahead to a successful week where we will tackle a vegetable-meal-a-day. In Episode 87 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I discuss why I failed in Week 7,...

  
• 02.15.2015

  BAB 086 | Week 7 of The Weekly Beast Challenge

  Week 6 had us tackling the diet focus by eating 3 cups of spinach per day. I was successful after mowing through endless cups of spinach in my daily smoothies. In Week 7, we are jumping back to fitness. However,...

  
• 02.11.2015

  BAB 085 | How to Use the Buddy System to Achieve Fitness Results

  The accountability factor is one of the primary reasons I succeeded in accomplishing my fitness goals. Yes, focus, effort, and determination were contributing factors, but if it weren’t for others making me accountable and my feeling accountable to others, I...

  
• 02.10.2015

  BAB 084 | Week 6 of The Weekly Beast Challenge

  Week 5 saw us tackle the 1 minute wall-sit. This week, we move back to the diet focus. Apologies for the two day delay. The wife and I had our first no-kid trip in 3 years. Needless to say, our...

  
• 02.06.2015

  BAB 083 | How Expectations are Killing Your Progress

  We expect too much. I do my best to expect nothing. If I choose to do the actions required to achieve a goal, I will be further than I was before I started and that is the only expectation we...

  
• 02.05.2015

  BAB 082 | How to Embrace Struggles & Adversity

  Don’t fight life. That’s one of my motto’s. Life can and will throw endless struggles and adversity in your path. Don’t fight it though. In Episode 82 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I dive into how I address adversity...

  
• 02.04.2015

  BAB 081 | Striving for Perfection Versus Focusing on Perfection

  Often, we take the wrong approach towards perfection. In Episode 81 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I share my thoughts on perfection and a better way to view your goals. Perfection should not be our sole and primary focus....

  
• 02.03.2015

  BAB 080 | Making Life Boring to Achieve Great Things

  What if I told you that the year I accomplished the most in the fitness and diet realm was when I had the most boring day-to-day life? Actually, it wasn’t boring for me, it was jam-packed, but everyone from the...

  
• 02.02.2015

  BAB 079 | The Lies We Tell Ourselves

  We all lie to ourselves at times. It’s how we negate this as often as possible through personal responsibility and forward thinking that truly matters. I lie to myself that a food journal isn’t needed. One of the top rules...

  
• 02.01.2015

  BAB 078 | Week 5 of The Weekly Beast Challenge

  Last week saw us take on the gallon of water challenge. Unfortunately, I failed miserably. If we don’t prepare ourselves for success, we will fail. That’s what happened this past week with me. I didn’t prepare each day to accomplish...

  
• 01.31.2015

  BAB 077 | Why Idols & Mentors are Important

  I’m a huge fan and supporter of finding and following idols and mentors. They can be catalysts to a life gone astray. In Episode 77 of The Become a Beast Podcast, we look at how a mentor and/or idol can...

  
• 01.27.2015

  BAB 073 | Why Morning Workouts Should Be in Your Daily Routine

  The times that I have implemented a morning fitness routine, I have found sustained success in my fitness levels. That doesn’t mean I always implement the morning routine. I just have the best chance of succeeding when I do. In...

  
• 01.26.2015

  BAB 072 | The Struggles of Eating Right with Kids

  My 2 year old son has done more damage to my everyday diet than any weekend in Vegas could ever do. Today, in Episode 72 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I talk about how having a kid has drastically...

  
• 01.25.2015

  BAB 071 | Week 4 of the Weekly Beast Challenge

  Last week, we tackled 100 squats a day and boy, did my legs not love me for that. To say I was sore the first few days is an understatement. However, lower body workouts are something I need to implement...

  
• 01.24.2015

  BAB 070 | Is Juicing the Best Way to Get Your Fruits and Veggies?

  Juicing has become a huge craze in the US in the last few years. There are plenty of health benefits to juicing, but, as with most things, there are downsides. In Episode 70 of The Become a Beast Podcast, we...

  
• 01.23.2015

  BAB 069 | The Important Yet Overlooked Aspect of Diet & Fitness Goals

  Approach. How do you approach anything? Positive outlook? Frustration? With a plan? There are endless ways to approach life and what comes with it. Whether we achieve our goals or not is a direct result of our approach to them....

  
• 01.22.2015

  BAB 068 | The Smart Strategy to Healthy Snacking

  Snacking is my personal diet killer and I’m sure it is for a lot of others. Some folks are great at turning down snacks. I crave and devour them. So, I’ve had to create environments that allow for the correct...

  
• 01.21.2015

  BAB 067 | The Workout Log You Should Be Using

  The numbers are the holy grail. I get that. However, when logging workouts, which I strongly advised doing on a regular basis, adding notes regarding how your are feeling, energy levels, life events on your workout log pre and post...

  
• 01.20.2015

  BAB 066 | Be the Hero of Your Own Movie Starting Today

  What if I asked you to write a movie script of the best life possible? Now, what if I told you to live that script every day from here forward? Joe Rogan talks about that in Be the Hero of...

  
• 01.20.2015

  BAB 065 | Four Tips for Implementing Self Massage

  You don’t need a masseuse. You don’t need to be a professional basketball player with a personal sports massage therapist. To get a great beneficial massage that will get contracted muscles to release and knots to be no more ,...

  
• 01.19.2015

  BAB 064 | Week 3 of The Weekly Beast Challenge

  Small wins. That’s our goal week in and week out with The Weekly Beast Challenge. The more small wins you can knock out each day, the likelier you are to succeed versus the person trying to hit the jackpot one...

  
• 01.17.2015

  BAB 63 | Seasonal Fitness Leads to Year-Round Results

  I hate the winter. Even more so since I live in Colorado. Sure, my in-law’s from Minnesota laugh at me, but cold is cold and I miss California and Arizona. Where that leaves me? My first two winters in Colorado...

  
• 01.16.2015

  BAB 062 | Reader Question: Should I Take Supplements to Get Huge Muscles?

  Supplements. So many folks think they are the only way to get desired results. So many people are wrong. In Episode 62 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I answer a reader question regarding supplements. I have my own take...

  
• 01.15.2015

  BAB 061 | Top 10 Five Minute Life Changing Actions

  If I told you that five minutes of action could create measurable results in every other aspect of your life, wouldn’t you take that action? In Episode 61 of The Become a Beast Podcast, we dive into my top 10...

  
• 01.14.2015

  BAB 060 | The #1 Diet & Fitness Plan Ever Created by Man

  Yes, I have discovered what the super secret hidden plan is to diet and fitness. However, if you thought I would tell you what it is without listening to this episode, you were wrong my friend. In Episode 60 of...

  
• 01.13.2015

  BAB 059 | The 4 Most Overlooked Diet Killers

  You might be sabotaging all of your hard work and not even realize it. Simple changes to your diet can make you go from stagnant to achieving all of your diet and fitness goals. In Episode 59 of The Become...

  
• 01.12.2015

  BAB 058 | Curing Depression through Fitness

  In Episode 58 of The Become a Beast Podcast, we discuss a serious topic. Depression enters all of our lives at different levels and different times. Fitness is one way to find some relief from depression. It has been scientifically...

  
• 01.11.2015

  BAB 057 | Week 2 of The Weekly Beast Challenge

  How’d you do with week 1 of The Weekly Beast Challenge? I knocked out my 100 push-up’s each day despite being sick with the flu. I hope you killed it on the challenge also. For those new to the Weekly...

  
• 01.10.2015

  BAB 056 | Diet & Fitness Tracking Using an App Versus Paper & Pen

  At first, you might look at the title and think that this is a ridiculous topic. It’s not. Here’s why. What’s the best tool in anything that you do? The tool you use. Though I’m a tech gadget freak, the...

  
• 01.09.2015

  BAB 055 | Why Free Weights Lead to Bigger, Better Beast Results

  Free weights scared me to death. Once I let down my guard, they welcomed me into their home. If you’ve ever wanted to hear how I was intimidated by inanimate objects, this is the episode for you. In Episode 55...

  
• 01.08.2015

  BAB 054 | Accepting Recovery

  I’m sick. I hate being sick. I love my sign more than anything, but the little munchkin seems to pick up and pass along any and all virus’ he can find. In Episode 54 of The Become a Beast Podcast,...

  
• 01.07.2015

  BAB 053 | Setting and Maintaining Diet & Fitness Baseline’s

  You know the feeling. The one where you just feel “pudgy” or lethargic. What was the average is now the impossible. We all get this way from time to time but we can reduce the frequency by establishing baseline’s. In...

  
• 01.06.2015

  BAB 052 | Two Simple Questions You Must Answer to Succeed at Diet & Fitness

  In Episode 52 of The Become a Beast Podcast, we tackle the two simple question that, if answered, can propel you to success in the diet and fitness avenues and beyond. Often, we look at the problem we have, but...

  
• 01.05.2015

  BAB 051 | Week 1 of the Weekly Beast Challenge | 100 Push-Up’s

  Are you ready to take on a new challenge? How about a new one every week? In Episode 51 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I’m introducing the Weekly Beast Challenge. Every Sunday, I’ll share a health, wellness, fitness, or...

  
• 01.04.2015

  BAB 050 | The Power of Just 3 Minutes of Fitness

  Over and over again, you hear me talking about paralysis by analysis. I’m all about minimum’s. What is the minimum to start and continue achieving a desired goal eliminating the paralysis aspect? That’s where the Power of 3 Minute Fitness...

  
• 01.03.2015

  BAB 049 | The Painless, Enjoyable Way to Eating Healthy

  Paralysis by analysis. That’s a popular phrase that I constantly remind myself of. Why? I often complicate or overthink the things i least want to do. The same applies to eating healthy. In Episode 49 of The Become a Beast...

  
• 01.02.2015

  BAB 048 | Sleep Better, Recover Faster Starting Tonight with Meditation

  In Episode 48 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I discuss sitting still. Okay, maybe it’s a bit more than that. For the first 30 years of my life, I viewed meditation as something hippies did in some forest. As...

  
• 01.01.2015

  BAB 047 | Simple Ways to Start the New Year Off Right

  In Episode 47 of The Become a Beast Podcast, we dive into the small habits you can start implementing to make big changes in 2015. How we have made big improvements in all aspects of our life at Become a...

  
• 03.20.2014

  BAB 046 | Reader Question: What’s the Best Workout for Me

  A fellow listener asks, “What’s the best workout for me?” This is an awesome question and one that many people ask. In Episode 46 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I answer this question and my answer might just surprise...

  
• 03.19.2014

  BAB 045 | Overthinking the Basics of Diet & Fitness

  Overthinking diet and fitness can lead to frustration, loss of motivation, and lack of results. This all comes about because we make something extremely simple into something the is unnecessarily difficult. In Episode 45 of The Become a Beast Podcast,...

  
• 03.07.2014

  BAB 044 | #1 Overlooked Fitness Approach You’re Probably Not Doing

  In Episode 44 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I discuss how my strength and fitness evolved once I started reducing the weight I was lifting and increased the number of bodyweight exercises I was doing. If you are looking...

  
• 02.11.2014

  BAB 043 | The Inherent Problem with Diets

  As I’ve discussed before, I have a hatred for dieting versus choosing a healthy diet. In Episode 43 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I discuss the many problems with diets and specifically, why most people fail at them. Yes,...

  
• 02.03.2014

  BAB 042 | How to Reevaluate Your Diet & Fitness Once a Rush of Motivation Wears Off

  About a month after the 1st of the year, my gym starts seeing fewer visitors, the produce aisle isn’t as crowed, and life, unfortunately, goes back to the sad normal it was prior to the first of the year. What...

  
• 01.30.2014

  BAB 041 | Food Addiction & How I Address My Own Food Addiction

  In Episode 41 of The Become a Beast Podcast, we discuss food addiction and my own addictions to food. Food addiction is not only an issue for the obese. As a fairly fit guy, I have an addiction to food...

  
• 01.17.2014

  BAB 040 | Why People Fail at Detoxes & What to Do Instead

  We are just a few weeks removed from the new year and there are millions of people who have tried to detox from the gluttony of the holidays and subsequently failed miserably. Detoxing, for most people, doesn’t work. You know...

  
• 01.15.2014

  BAB 039 | Working Out for 365 Straight Days

  In 2013, I took on the challenge of working out for 365 straight days. I must say it wasn’t easy, but worth every workout. In episode 39 of The Become a Beast Podcast, I discuss the struggles I faced in...

  
• 10.25.2013

  BAB 038 | The Beast is Back

  Welcome back to The Become a Beast Podcast! I have missed you guys and gals. Thank you for all of your continued support. I know I have been distant, but we are back and better than ever. Lots coming down...

  
• 05.23.2013

  BAB 037: #DontWannaWednesday & What in the World It Means

  The last thing we want to do is often the first thing we need to do.  – Tim Ferriss (paraphrased) I hate pull ups. They intimidate the hell out of me. I suck at them. I can bench over 200...

  
• 05.22.2013

  BAB 036: How Becoming a Beast Will Cause You to Lose All of Your Friends & Why That’s a Good Thing

  Sometimes your friends really aren’t your friends. They are just the people you end up hanging out with. True friends push you to achieve the potential within yourself. So today, I wanted to talk about how becoming a beast may...