Beyond Fit

Beyond Fit

By Jake ParkerHealth & Fitness
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Beyond Fit episodes

  • Mindset Monday: Embrace Small Wins

    The thing that keeps most from achieving their goals is the all or nothing, "fuck it" mentality. One thing you notice about every highly successful person over time is they embrace small wins. Not much time for a workout? Do one exercise! Eating out when they'd rather cook a meal at home? Just make sure to have some veggies and a good protein source! Over time small wins compound.

    9 min
  • Episode 161: Books, New Things, & Current Focus

    This podcast is a 2020 summary and preview of my mindset for 2021, admittedly a little late. I've just had so many awesome shows featuring guests I've wanted to put out lately! In this podcast you'll learn what books I read in 2020 (ranked), what new things I learned, discovered, and implemented in the last year, and where my focus is at in 2021. My hope is that this podcast serves as fuel for your own goals!

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    Timestamps:

    • 2:09 Books I read in 2020 (including favorites and why)!
    • 10:25 2020's new things.
    • 19:25 Lessons on training (including main-gaining, and mini-cuts).
    • 27:30 Personal development and self-actualization goals in 2021.

      • Mentioned (my favorite interviews, my favorite speech):

      • Episode 97: Steven Pressfield
      • Episode 105: David Allen creator of Getting Things Done
      • This is Water (David Foster Wallace Commencement Speech)
        • 32 min
      • Mindset Monday: No Pain No Gain?

        Almost everyone is training HARD, but that's not enough- we must train SMART too! This podcast is about how to rest both intra workout and on the whole, outside of your workout.

        This podcast got a little more technical so if any of it is confusing please email me or DM me on Instagram.

        12 min
      • Episode 160: Paul Clingan on Applying Mindfulness to Your Fitness Journey (Part 2)

        In part 2 of my podcast with Paul Clingan, Personal Performance Coach, we talked specifics on meditating and journaling, letting go of things that don't serving you, and why coaches need coaches!

        Follow Paul on Instagram or visit his website.

        Timestamps:

        • 1:36- How do you put mindfulness into practice in your day to day life?
        • 13:26- Whatever you resist persists.
        • 24:04- Choose micro uncomfortable to avoid being macro uncomfortable & journal prompts.
        • 36:57- Being physically fit is empty without mental fitness.

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          45 min
        • Mindset Monday: 3 Ways to Know How Hard You Should Workout

          What holds people back from reaching their fitness goals and getting into the shape they want to be in isn't a lack of ability to work hard, it's simply the lack of ability to understand HOW to apply hard work. In this episode I'll share specifics and anecdotes on how hard you should be working out. If you've recently hit a plateau or are spinning your wheels, this episode is for you!

          11 min
        • Episode 159: Paul Clingan on Applying Mindfulness to Your Fitness Journey (Part 1)

          Paul Clingan is a Personal Performance Coach who uses mindfulness to help people tackle their health and fitness goals, and change their life! This podcast had to be cut short today as Paul's apartment got evacuated during our recording.  Luckily he was more than happy to hop on a part two that is coming out next week! In this show we discussed being active vs. being passive in life and fitness, mental flexibility, owning big goals, and what to do when the work is there but results aren't.

          Follow Paul on Instagram or visit his website.

          Timestamps:

          • :28 How mindfulness plays a role in your health and fitness, and how being naturally gifted can be a curse.
          • 11:37 How Paul got into meditation and mindfulness and started questioning the stories he’d previously told himself.
          • 19:27 Bridging the gap between wanting and attaining clarity.
          • 33:37 The importance of finding what works for YOU, and how pragmatic people approach intangibles like “energy.”

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            41 min
          • Episode 158: Aleks Salkin- Why You Need Kettlebells and Calisthenics!

            Aleks Salkin, kettlebell and calisthenics expert, was introduced to me by Pat Flynn whom you recently heard on the show! This interview was a unique experience because as Aleks is from my hometown (Omaha) we got to do this interview in person. For perhaps the first time on the show you will hear the ins and outs of proper kettlebell and calisthenics training. We talk tips on perfecting the push up, and when to include these methodologies of training, as well as why to use them- they're great for joint health and muscle endurance to name just a couple benefits.

            You can find Aleks at https://www.alekssalkin.com/ or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aleks_salkin/

            Timestamps

            • 2:57 Introduction to kettlebells and the history behind them.
            • 15:08 The value in being strong, lifting for longevity.
            • 25:22 Things you’d point out to someone who opposes using calisthenics.
            • 35:24 Biggest mistakes with calisthenics.
            • 46:17 Some thoughts on sustainability and the minimum effective dose.
            • 54:10 Prerequisites over progression!
            • 60:26 Calisthenics for beginners AND advanced lifters.

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              Mentioned:

              • https://www.strongfirst.com/about/pavel-tsatsouline/
              • https://www.westside-barbell.com/
                • 1 hr 6 min
              • Mindset Monday: Wake Up Early! Or Don't-

                Oftentimes we get hard and fast tips on how to be "successful" but in reality, what's much more powerful is finding out what works for you by being intentional.

                Mentioned: Episode 75: “Know Thyself” with Alex Lefkowitz (The Productive You)

                13 min
              • Episode 157: Critical Thinking with Lifting’s Jack of All Trades, Dr. Eric Helms

                This was an interesting conversation with one of my favorite figures in the fitness/bodybuilding industry! I’ve admired Dr. Eric Helms for years, so I was honored to be able to interview him on bodybuilding, resiliency, decision making, & more. Eric Helms has competed in natural bodybuilding, powerlifting, olympic weightlifting, and strongman, whew! He knows his stuff, but on top of that is intellectual and well-spoken. I know you’ll enjoy listing to this as much as I enjoyed recording it!

                Eric is the author of www.muscleandstrengthpyramids.com/

                He is a coach at www.3dmusclejourney.com/

                Eric co-hosts the Iron Culture podcast with Omar Isuf Iron Culture

                Follow him on Instagram www.instagram.com/helms3dmj/

                Timestamps:

                • 1:40 Eric dismisses the title of “polymath” and we discuss why I have not competed in bodybuilding.
                • 13:58 Life lessons learned from finding homeostasis in bodybuilding.
                • 21:19 Defining agency, finding what’s optimal, body dysmorphia in men.
                • 30:08 What draws you into bodybuilding culture vs. the true benefit. Plus rational skepticism.
                • 37:33 Consuming divergent information without getting stuck. Stop fixing things that don’t need to be fixed!
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                  • 1 hr 1 min

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