Beyond Fit

Beyond Fit

By Jake ParkerHealth & Fitness
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Beyond Fit episodes

  • Mindset Monday: Results are Boring! (How to Fall in Love with the Process)

    The journey is the destination. This is just one way of saying, you need to fall in love with the process in order to be successful! Hear some hat tips to James Clear, Naval Ravikant, Adam Grant, and Albert Einstein in this podcast about how to get results that last, by being passionate and curious.

    Mentioned: Mindset Monday: The Best Way to Set Goals

    12 min
  • Episode 156: Gareth Sapstead on The Muscles You're Undertraining

    Gareth Sapstead is the author of multiple training guides and hundreds of articles for websites like T-Nation. He has also spend countless hours coaching both athletes and the general population, making him uniquely qualified to talk training Xs and Os on this podcast today! We discussed why results always win, how to improve, the answer "it depends", and many specifics about training.

    Timestamps:

    • 1:42 Gareth’s background & working with gen pop vs. athletes.
    • 13:11 The sniper approach vs. the shotgun approach to improvement.
    • 21:40 People aren’t an equation.
    • 26:25 Guidance for balanced training. (Stop training just the muscles you see in the mirror!)
    • 45:54 Mind-muscle connection.


      • Gareth's website: https://thefitnessmaverick.com/gareth-sapstead/

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      55 min
    • Mindset Monday: Top 5 Takeaways from The 4-Hour Work Week

      Escape the 9-5, live anywhere, and join the new rich! That is the tagline to Tim Ferriss's best selling book, The 4-Hour Work Week. In this episode find out how to use its takeaways TODAY to live a more productive and intentional life. I discuss many quotes from Tim like “life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask" or “ninety-nine percent of people believe they can’t do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.” This book was an awesome read and made this podcast fun to do, I hope you enjoy it!

      17 min
    • Episode 155: Chase Chewning on The Hard Yes vs. The Easy No

      Chase Chewning is a coach, podcaster, and all around wellness practitioner. This episode is packed with value as Chase and I discussed- entrepreneurship, mental health, nuance in decision making, how success compounds, and more!

      Follow Chase on Instagram where you can also find his podcast "Ever Forward" https://www.instagram.com/chase_chewning/

      Timestamps

      • 1:00 What has starting the entrepreneurial journey looked like for you?
      • 14:32 Balancing physical health with the rest of life.
      • 24:00 Implementing eustress in your life.
      • 31:15 Finding meaning.
      • 45:43 how has stoicism shaped you?

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        52 min
      • Mindset Monday: The Best Way to Set Goals

        Here is an overview of exactly how I set goals which I've come to see as the most effective way! Learn how to remember your goals daily, tools to use to accomplish them, and what to remember along the way!

        Mentioned:

        • Episode 99: Setting Routines & Habits
        • Episode 100: 5 Minute Fit Tip- The Weekly Review
        • Episode 110: 5 Minute Fit Tip- What You Seek is What You Find
          • 17 min
        • Episode 154: Q&A (Warming up, supplements, lifting safely, stretching, portion sizes, rest)

          This Q & A episode of the podcast was inspired by specific (or just repeat) questions from listeners, Instagram followers, and clients. I covered the following, offering specific solutions as well as some anecdotes:

          • 5:45- What's the best way to warm up?
          • 11:21- What supplements are worth taking?
          • 20:18- How do I make sure I'm lifting safely?
          • 23:00- When and how should I stretch?
          • 26:15- What should my portion sizes look like?
          • 29:24- How long should I rest between sets?

            • Mentioned:

            • Mindset Monday: How to Stop Ego Lifting in 4 Steps

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              34 min
            • Mindset Monday: Stop Being Afraid of Failure

              “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” -Samuel Beckett

              Failure can be one of the best ways to learn and grow, although it's very painful at times. Listen in to learn how to dare greatly with some anecdotes about failure from me and 3 reasons to fear failure less.

              8 min
            • Episode 153: Aaron Straker on Objective Eating, Mindset, & Cheat Codes!

              Aaron Straker is a Nutrition Coach and the developer of the Metabolic Performance Protocol. This is the first time him and I have got to chat face to face, it was tons of fun and I'm extremely grateful to Aaron for his time! Among the things we covered are- why we don't do meal plans as coaches, alcohol consumption, and common mistakes people are making with nutrition.


              Follow Aaron on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaron_straker/ 

              Mentioned: 

              • https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens-2/
              • https://renaissanceperiodization.com/
              • Episode 121: Anders Varner (Host of the "Barbell Shrugged" Podcast)

                • Timestamps:

                • 1:39 Objective eating.
                • 5:59 Aaron's turning point (Crossfit, Paleo, and getting injured).
                • 16:47 Men are no less insecure about their bodies than women are.
                • 25:12 Getting back in touch with your body.
                • 39:51 Common nutrition mistakes and misusing caffeine.

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                  Any questions or comments for me? Here's my email [email protected]

                  53 min
                • Episode 152: Pat Flynn on Making Truth your Target

                  I was very grateful to have Pat Flynn join me on the Beyond Fit podcast today! I recently heard Pat talk on Mike Matthew's Muscle for Life podcast and upon sharing some emails back and forth was excited to extend him an invitation to come on the show and discuss how to pursue truth through a combination of knowledge, experience, and virtuous living. We got to discuss the philosophies of Aristotle and others as well as why even the most intelligent people use "motivated reasoning."

                  Timestamps:

                  • 4:15- Fitness dogma.
                  • 12:57- Making truth your target. Cognitive biases.
                  • 30:58- “It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.” -Charlie Munger
                  • 38:52- The Golden Mean
                  • 49:59- Why fitness as a vocation

                    • Pat's Website: www.chroniclesofstrength.com

                    Pat's Podcast: The Pat Flynn Show 

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                    57 min

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