Black Wolf Untitled

The first book of the Black Wolf Book Club has now been completed. Ben sits down to ask Adam about how he feels the first read went. They discuss the last two chapters of the book as well as the overall themese discussed over the last month. 

Both share incredibly personal stories so be sure to listen as they unpack these, at times, painful moments of their past and where those moments allowed them to go. 

Let us know what you think!

-0:15 Ben’s got a flip phone

 

-15:25- Nutrition Challenge Week 3: Common Questions 

 

-32:55- Being too busy to eat? Strap in son, you’re an adult now. Life isn’t fair and you need to eat. No excuses. 

 

-38:55- Robert brought us a home brewed cold brew concentrate and it was AWESOME! 

 

42:18- Announcements. Battle Buddy 57 is October 20th.  Find a partner and sign up. All money goes to Texas Children’s NICU in order to help the amazing men and women that work there save all of the babies! 

 

44:52- Congratulations to our very own Angie Diaz on becoming a certified peace officer! Angie is now officially a police officer and she’s ready to lay down the law (but is anybody else in her class photo? We discuss). 

 

53:30- Stop believing stuff just because your mom told you too. Question everything and if you end up at the same conclusion at least you have a reason to believe it now.

Ben and Adam touch on their favorite focus points for each of the 4 Agreements found in Ruiz's The Four Agreements. 

 

Enjoy!

Even if you are not reading the book, this one has quite a bit of discussion that I think you'll enjoy or, at least, find interesting. Don't be afraid to skip around and see where you land. 

The boys go deep! 

Ben sits down with the man responsible for the Black Wolf Book Club, Adam Gierlach, to unpack the first reading assigment (Introduction and Chapter 1) of The Four Agreements. 

Let us know what you think! 

 

8:19- The Introduction 

 

11:20- “Distinguished by the ready availability of happiness and love”

 

15:40- Is Ben’s face a blessing or a curse? 

 

17:10- “Comparison is the thief of joy” and “Compare yourself to who you were yesterday” 

 

21:45- What is faith? 

 

24:50- Follow the rules. Be domesticated. 

 

27:25- Images of perfection and Adam’s experiences as an up and coming college basketball coach 

 

33:35- Images of perfection and expectation as Ben saw it in his dark year of 2017

 

40:07- Self punishment and not being able to just smile 

 

43:56- A stubbed toe will not take me down… now. But there was a time where I would have burned it all down. 

 

50:35- You have to know what struggle you have in order to work on it. 

 

58:30- POSSIBLY THE QUESTION OF THE CENTURY! And an all too detailed reference to The Matrix from Ben

 

1:03:50- What do you think the limits of human potential are?

1:50- The power of having a team 

 

7:50- Are we hindering the development of our athletes by guiding them as much as we do? 

 

13:20- What CrossFit was like back in my day

 

22:45- Where can you find a bomb ass men’s Mickey Mouse tank top?

 

24:00- Ben’s irrational hatred of bikes on a roadway and Joel’s love for Critical Mass

 

30:35- Are we allowed to learn from Elon Musk and Martin Luther King Jr. even though they are clearly flawed? 

 

“Where do the shortcomings of man come into our ability to learn from them?”

- 9:45 The Power of having the Right People Around 

 

- 12:00 Coming 2019- Black Wolf Adventure Club

 

-18:35- Future Plans for Black Wolf (coffee shop, cafe/restaraunt, world domination) 

 

-20:25- A thank you to our amazing athletes because the energy in the gym has been incredible even with the transition back into the school year. This place is special because of you. 

 

-23:27- Would you utilize a Black Wolf Wake Up Call service? 

 

-28:38- What do Flat Earthers have to gain? 

 

-31:25- The downside of binge watching (and no, not related to health). And how much would we watch if we did not have our phones out? 

 

-38:37- With 5 weeks of accountability heading our way thanks to the nutrition challenge, what are we going to focus on as coaches in our own lives. 

 

-42:35- Ben’s eternal struggle with social media

Because you're undereating (and then some are led to binge eat)

Because you've worried about the wrong things

Because you self sabotage in order to not get your hopes up

Adam and Ben sit down to discuss why they are launching a book club in a gym and why Adam selected The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz as the first book we would read together. 

 

Adam was a clear choice to lead this endeavour as he created the #BookAWeek idea on Instagram. 

 

Adam will be putting sending out the reading assignments and study guides this weekend. This is a relatively short read but we will be intentionally breaking it up in order to take advantage of the opportunity to reflect on what the text says and how it applies to our own life. 

 

Sign up for the book club here! It's just $5 to be a part of for each reading and if you need this book, we are able to provide it for $9.