Be Relentless Podcast

Look, we're all busy. Between work, family, travel, hitting the gym, and every other activity that life throws at us, you can find yourself eating on the run a lot.

Sure, it'd be great if every meal was home-cooked, and you were able to prep everything... but that probably doesn't happen. So in this podcast I'm going to break down some tips on eating on the run AND how to make that actually a habit that sticks.

I'll go over:

-The THREE components of a habit, and how often there's something missing, which is why you don't always make the right choice.

-How to make things easier to eat right at home, and how it messes me up when I don't do it.

-My strategy for keeping night eating under control.

-What to do when you do get stuck at the drive-through, travel, or just end up going out to eat.

It IS possible to eat both great food and healthy food when you're busy. These strategies will help you do it.

Which one governs your life?

If you're like most people, that's Problem-Centered Thought (PCT). Dr. Jason Selk, author of "Exective Toughness", instead would have you focus on a Relentless Solution Focus (RSF).

At Relentless, and not just because of the name, we have made this a cornerstone of our Relentless Mindset program.

If you're looking to start turning the ship around, even if it's inch-by-inch, then you need to be focused on your RSF.

I had the great pleasure of recording a conversation with my friend Ben Stocks.

In Ben's words: "Ben went from broke personal trainer to creating and managing a successful gym business before selling that business and now works directly with entrepreneurs and business owners to get them more customers and clients."

Ben has successfully navigated both his own transformation through life struggles and also helping his former and current clients through theirs.

We talked Ben's secrets of success (simpler than you think), how to find your easiest avenues of success, and how to avoid where most go astray.

Reach him at [email protected]

I was listening to a great podcast with Ed Mylett and Jasmine Star and they started talking about a mid-life crisis happening at 25.

That got me to thinking: At any point when you're about to make a change your life is divided into two parts: The part that was before, and the path afterward.

This means that, while it might not actually be the MIDDLE of your life (nobody knows that), you're always at a mid-life point. That means that any big change can be a Mid-Life Crisis, and that isn't necessarily bad! It can give some fire and intensity to your change, and in this podcast I get into why I think that's the most telling sign of an impending transformation.

I had the opportunity to catch up after a great weekend seminar with a truly interesting and inspiring young coach, gym owner, and entrepreneur: Hunter Grindle, the owner of Hybrid Fitness Gym in Thomaston, ME.

I've known Hunter for a few years and what he's been able to accomplish is extraordinary, although he probably wouldn't admit it. In addition to opening his gym at just 18 years old, the now-22 year-old basketball playing Hunter has embraced a demographic that you wouldn't expect: Moms and helping them become healthier, lose fat, and enjoy their life.

We talk about some insights he's found in the process and how those insights, whether they're applied to business, fitness, relationships, or most anything else, ring true. Hunter is an avid reader, so we hit on some of his favorite books and the lessons that he's picked up from them, as well. I've always enjoyed and had great conversations with Hunter, so it was great to catch one on audio to be recorded!

You have permission!

One of the things I've really been thinking about since my podcast with Sasha and Chris last week is that too many people think that they need to be "good" before they can do something.

I saw it in the gym last night.

You don't need to be good to do, you BECOME good by doing, and if you are doing, you ARE something. If you need permission, you have it.

Winning the War of Art

(A nod to Stephen Pressfield's great book, "The War of Art")

Guests in the house!

All my life I've been fortunate to have had extraordinary people enter my sphere, become my friends, and even if life takes us in different directions, stay that way.

I was lucky to sit down with two of those today and get the mic on.

Sasha and Chris happen to be former clients, always the rockstars of our Relentless Gym Family, and are currently on TOUR as a rock/punk/muse-catching duo.

I think a lot of people envision the life of the touring musician as a free-flowing, zero care existence. Well, probably that isn't the case if you want to STAY a touring musician.

We had a great conversation and what I found most striking was how many of the principles we talk about in this podcast for helping your life, fitness, and nutrition are exactly the same for Sasha and Chris in their music business.

We hit on:

-The importance of routine, even when you are in a lifestyle that is anything but routine.

-How mastery in something can improve everything else.

-How to pick yourself up and keep on when the world kicks you down.

-Their first official "Hate Letter" and how they handled it.

-How inspiration can happen when you least expect it and why most people miss it.

-And plenty of other success topics!

And you know for damn sure you want to know how they sound and how their Unstoppable Rock Tour is going, right? Check them out online at www.whenparticlescollide.com

External Cues and Internal Motivation

When it comes to cuing a movement, more often than not people understand it better if you use external cues versus internal cues. An external cue references something outside of the body. This is because people are used to seeing with their eyes and interacting with things OUTSIDE their body without often thinking about the HOW of how they move their body.

When it comes to motivation, the opposite often works better. An external motivation would be another person or event forcing someone to do something. While this can often get the ball rolling, the motivation lasts only as long as the stimulus. Internal motivation, though, comes from a deeper source. It comes from within. So when things get tough and the external motivation flags, internally it's still burning strong.

Make the most of both techniques. Focus on external cues to most efficiently move forward, and internal motivation to be what keeps you doing it.

So many people spend their whole life looking for the next plan. When things aren't going well, it's always the first thing you do is look for a new road. They rev up their engine and plow right down the road... until they hit a roadblock.

Then it all blows up.

Where do they go then? Looking for the next road.

The truth is, they probably already know the road will get them where they want to go. They've researched it. They have the map. They probably know the basic way. They probably have the car that will get them there. That means the answer isn't to get a better road or a better car.

The first step is to clear out the roadblocks.

That's what we do at Relentless - We smooth out the roadblocks first. Once the path is clear, you can really get a strong sense of what you need to do as far as changing directions or upgrading your vehicle along the way, not the other way around.

7 Workout Tips for Busy People

Look, we're all busy.

Unless you happen to have the lifestyle that lets you go to the gym whenever you want, sleep, rest, and so on with pleny of leisure time, you know what it is like to have to cram a quick workout in before/after work or on the road.

At Relentless we are fortunate enough to work work with a lot of busy professionals who are balancing work, life, family, AND staying in great shape. Here's 7 of my favorite strategies to get more out of the workout time you DO have to get the results you want while still handling life like you need.

I go over:

-How to adjust your training to get twice as much done in the same amount of time.

-The hierarchy of training priorities so you can focus on the big rocks.

-How to select exercises for maximum efficiency. Get more done with less.

-A great "rule" I picked up that has helped me get through those days where I don't want to train at all because I can't do ALL of the things I want to do.