Cool, Calm, & Chaotic

This Week’s Episode Is A Cool, Calm, & Chaotic Is With The All Around Amazing Human Being Nia Shanks! Nia’s Work As A Fitness Professional Is Epically Good… With Next Level Content On Exercise, Nutrition, Mindset, Empowerment, Strengthening Women, Habit Building, and Living A Life of Health, Wellness, and LOVE! Her Message, Delivery, and Expertise Are Profound and Much Needed In A Crazy World of Nonsense. Beyond That However Nia Is Just A Genuinely Great Person and It Was Such A Wonderful Breath of Fresh Air To Have This Convo With Her. We Talk About All Sorts of Health and Fitness Things, But Chat About Far More Than That…Everything From Taking Each Day As The Precious Gift That It Is To Comparing Cooking Skills To Gordon Ramsay. I Know You’ll Get A Lot Out of This! Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It! 

Topics Include…

• Just Be Kind…Nia, Myself, and Dan John All Think It…So Just Do It You Sick Sons of Guns!
• The 110 Day Reclaim and How Daily Bit Size Advice Can Change Your Life
• Set Goals That Get You Excited and Make You Invigorated To Get After
• It Doesn’t Matter What Your Age Is…There Is Always Things You Can Improve On
• Should You Weigh Daily, Weekly, Not At All?… Regardless It Doesn’t Show How Awesome You Are
• Understanding That This Whole Process Takes A Lot of Time…And That’s Ok! 
• What Are Your Goals?… From There Find A Path That Works For You and Forget The One Size Must Fit All Approach
• Taking Each Day With Appreciation Because We Don't Know When Our Last Day Will Be
• Learning From Her Mother To Become The Amazing Trainer and Woman That She Is Today
• Kentucky & Tennessee Are The Same State To Me…Regardless It's A Great Accent
• Not Being Pigeon-holed To One Thing and Rather Progressing In Any Way That Suits You
• Exercise Should Not Be Punishment But Something That Adds Value To Your Life
• Baking Bread And Possibly Outcooking Gordon Ramsay…Or Maybe Not
• Making Omelets, Naming Caribou Takes Time, Life In Kentucky Is Horses and Bourbon, and More! 

Checkout More From Nia Here…

• Website... It's A One Stop Shop To All Sorts of Goodness! 
• Instagram
• Podcasts

A Few Personal Recommendations To Checkout…

• 100 Day Reclaim Book
• Food Makeover Article 
• Uncomfortable Truths Article
• Mind Boggling BS Article

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This Week’s Episode Is A Cool, Calm, & Chaotic Special Podcast Because It’s With The Epitome of Health, Fitness, and Life Wisdom…The One and Only Dan John.  Dan Has Had The Biggest Impact On My Health & Fitness Career, and I Consider Him My Premier Mentor From Afar.  Dan Has Decades of Experience In The World of Fitness, Athletics, Exercise, Theology, and LIFE As A Whole Both As An Athlete and Coach.  He Is The Author of Infinite Books, Articles, Blogs, Videos, and Content At Large That Spans Decades of Time and A Magnitude of Areas.  In A World of Distraction and Chasing The ‘Next Best Thing’ The Truth and What Actually Works Always Seems To Come Back To The Basics…and That’s Where Dan John Resides, In The Successful World of The Foundational Basics! This Was A True Honor To Be Able To Chat With Dan, and I Know You’ll Get A Lot Out of This! Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It! 

Topics Include…

• Show Up…Just Show Up! That Will Take Care of Most Everything 
• Being Genuinely Grateful To All of The Mentors In Your Life 
• Pirate Maps & Shark Habits Will Lead You To Success Without The Stress
• How The World of Sports & Fitness Pave The Way For Culture/Society 
• Starting With The Absolute Basics Wins…No For Real…The BARE BASICS
• Making Reasonable The Standard 
• For The First Month Just Drink 2 Glasses of Water…Just 2 Glasses
• Sleep First, Nutrition Second, Exercise Third… In That Order
• Little and Often Over The Long Haul 
• Galway Ireland Being The Perfect Getaway…or Is It Dingle?
• The Truth Is That Everyone Knows What Works
• The Best Way To Lose Fat Is To Not Get Fat In The First Place 
• Take Care of Business Early and Good Things Will Work Out Down The Road
• Finding The Lever To Push On Yourself That Will Keep You Accountable 
• Be In The Present Moment and Set The Distractions Aside 
• Teaching Theology and The Genius of Biblical Writing
• Irish Dance Skills, Elementary Uniforms, Passing On Lime Green, 2 Kinds of Beans, Animal House, and More! 

Content From Dan John That You Should Follow:

• Website
• Workout Website
• Instagram

danjohn.net Has A Ton of Links/Info/Content, But Here Are Some of My Personal Recommendations 

Books…

• Intervention 
• Can You Go?
• Before We Go
• Easy Strength
• Mass Made Simple
• Fat Loss Happens On Monday
• 40 Years With A Whistle

Articles…

• Show Up, Ask Questions
• Building Consistency 
• Three E's
• Minimalist Training
• Shark Habits & Pirate Maps

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I Had The Privilege of Being On The Preemo Podcast and Chattin It Up With Preemo Zack! Good People Doing Good Things Over At Preemo.  Check It Out and Then Subscribe To Their Pod! 

Mark Zarate is more than just a School Teacher. Mark Zarate is more than just Fitness Instructor. Mark Zarate is more than just a Podcaster. From molding minds to inspiring those around him to find their own driving force, find out how Mark Zarate of Zarate Fitness and The Cool Calm and Chaotic Podcast found his calling in a sea of Chaos. Zack Hayes sits down with Mark Zarate to discuss what brought him to this point and why his focus on helping others stands out above all else. He's earned his Preemo Stamp of Approval!

New Preemo Podcasts released every Monday. Follow us on Twitter @preemotees and on Instragram @preemousa

Don't forget, Content is King and the Struggle is Real!

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This Week’s Episode Is A Great Conversation With Legend In The Fitness Industry Coach Scott Abel.  Scott Has Nearly 50 Years of Experience In The World of Health & Fitness Ranging From His Own Career As A Bodybuilder Through Is Evolution Into An Expert Trainer and Online Coach. Scott Has A Lifetime of Knowledge, Experience, Research, Stories, Success, Results, and Is Truly A Vat of Fitness Information That Can Not Be Replicated. His Work Has (And Continues To Help) Many People Get A Grip On Their Health and Gain A Sense of Empowerment Around Their Fitness Journey With A No Nonsense Approach To Reality.  Beyond That Scott Is A Scholar, Author of Countless Books On Mindset, Nutrition, Training, and The Psychology That Engulfs All Of It.  In This Episode We Talk About His History, Diets, Mindset Shifts, How Beautiful Canada Is, The Karate Kid, and A Ton More! I Know You’ll Get A Lot Out of This! Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It! 

Topics Include…

• The Many Achievements That Have Made Scott Abel The Legend He Is Today 
• Deciphering Information In A Wild West World of Content
• Dealing With Social Media Posts & Trolls
• Sometimes You Have To Hear The Hard Truth
• Your Facts and My Facts …What Does This Even Mean?
• Getting Off of The Lunacy Cycle of Diet Struggles 
• Letting Go of Your Own Shtick and Facing Reality 
• Can You Be Open Minded Enough To Change Even When You Don’t Want To 
• Is Putting Butter In Your Coffee Actually Normal?
• Taking Pictures of Your Fettuccine Meal Shows Our Societal Change 
• Stop Looking At Right Now and Look Down The Road
• You Can’t Solve Long Term Problems With A Social Media Post 
• The Problem Isn’t What You Don’t Know, It’s What You Think You Know That Just Aint So
• Instituting New Thought Patterns Into An Old Mind 
• The Overlooked Lessons From The Karate Kid
• How Social Work Has Helped Develop Strategies To Reach People 
• Pet Hippos, Left Handed Screw Drivers, Solitude’s Serenity, Refeed Days, and More! 

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• Website
• YouTube
• Instagram
• Podcast

Some Recommended Books...

• The Anti-Diet Approach 
• Understanding Metabolism
• Lean Without Trying
• Physique After 50 
• Hard Gainer Solution

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This Week’s Episode Is A Preemo Conversation With The Most Preemo Person In Michigan Zack Hayes.  Zack Is The Owner of FAMs Printing, Preemo Tees, The Preemo Podcast, About 2 Thousand Other Podcasts, and The Epitome of Community, Entrepreneurship, and Being A Good Dude. I’ve Known Zack For About A Decade But Only Minimally, This Conversation Was An Awesome Eye Opener and Insight Into Zack’s Story As Well As Some Incredible Lessons Learned Ranging From Business, Work Ethic, Serving Others, Accepting Luck, Being Adaptable, The Color Magenta, and A Ton More! I Know You’ll Get A Lot Out of This! Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It! 

Topics Include…

• The Importance of Community and Loving Your Hometown 
• Starting A Business At 19 Years Old and The Lessons Learned 
• Having An Entrepreneurial Spirit Instead of A Money Chase
• There Is Reward Past The Hard Part, Just Stick With The Hard Work 
• When You’re Starting From Scratch, Focus On The Long Game and You’ll Get There 
• Making Life Work When Your Mind Doesn’t Shut Off 
• Being Open To New Ventures Without Knowing The Outcome 
• Connecting With and Surrounding Yourself With Good People On A Mission
• Be On The Grind, and Understand That Others Are Grinding Harder
• Stay Involved In What Matters To You Most, and Do Not Compromise 
• Do What You Love and Life Is Good 
• Just Getting The Job Done Even When You Don’t Want To 
• Local Football and Talking Cash Podcasts 
• Building A Brand That Encompasses Everything and Exemplifies Who YOU Are
• Learning From and Listening To Everyone Around You With An Open Mind, Heart, and Soul
• Dealing With Financial and Emotional Struggles and How Zack Overcame Them
• Disco On Crack, The Toast Restaurant, Thee Office Pub Burgers, New Math Podcasts, Scorsese Films, and More! 

Follow Zack and All His Awesomeness At The Following Places…

• Instagram 
• FAMs Website
• Preemo Tees Website
• Twitter
• Preemo Podcast
• Mac Attack Podcast

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This Week’s Episode Is A Quick Q&A of Random Questions That Were Received, But Instead of Just Me Answering It’s A Quick Hitter With The Legendary Adam Son As Well! We Make It Through About 8-10 Questions Ranging From Shoulder Workouts To Breakfast Orders With The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly! It Was A Fun Little Chat and Discussion On Some Cool Topics And I’m Sure You’ll Get A Lot Out of This! Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It! 

Topics Include…

• Non Scale Weight Victories To Focus On Throughout A Fitness Journey 
• How To Build Stronger & Bigger Shoulders 
• Getting Tattoos…When, Where, Why?
• Recent Book Recommendations and Keys To Focus On In That Area
• Are Any Exercises Too Dangerous? How To Know and What To Avoid
• Stop Skwatting The KB Swing… It’s All In The Hips Its All In The Hips
• Quick Tips For Living A Happier and More Fulfilled Life 
• Effective Ways To Build Grip Strength…A Common Agreement
• The Interesting World of Making Cider
• Going To Breakfast With Heroic and Deplorable Humans In Our World’s History
• Steak & Eggs, Positives In Life, Halloween, Oly Lifts, Hugging People, and More! 

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• Instagram
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This Week’s Episode Is A Somewhat Solemn & Seemingly Somber Message But Has A Positive and Hopeful Meaning. It’s A Semi-Preachy Banter But I Think An Important One.  There’s A Fair Share of Rambling But The Main Focus Is On An Accident I Was In and The Ferocious Reminder of How Thankful I Am For The Life I Get To Live, Which I’m Sure You Can Resonate With Because Life Is Great…Very Precious and Fragile, But Great! Hopefully You'll Get Something Out of This! Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It! 

Topics Include…

• Memento Mori…One Day We Are Going To Die 
• Hitting A Deer On The Highway At 75mph
• Not Letting An Ounce of Lifee Go Unappreciated 
• Having The Most Amazing People In Your Life Is The Ultimate Happiness 
• Going To Concerts As Much As Possible Because This Time Will Be Over Soon
• Make Your Love Known Verbally and Physically To The Ones You Love 
• The Importance of Embracing Every Moment of The NOW!
• Every Day Is A Chance To Show Your Thankfulness and Gratitude
• I’m Beyond Excited To Be Getting Married
• Do Not Put Work Over Family…Safeguard Against This With Fervency
• Talking With Women About Hot Flashes & Mammograms Without Warning
• Find The Good In All Situations... Love Your Life or Change It! 
• Dont Wait! 
• Hating Halloween, Loving Fun Size Snickers, Donkey Kong, Stuffing Is The Best Thanksgiving Food, and More! 

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This Week’s Episode Is A Canadian Conversation With My Canadian Spirit Animal Chris Liddle.  Chris Is A Trainer, Host of The Lifestyle Chase Podcast, and Fantastic Human Being All Around . Chris Puts Out Nothing But Good Vibes and A Positive Message.  In This Episode We Talk Everything From The Amazing Alex McBrairty, Canada and All of It’s Amazingness, Caring About The Whole Person, Podcasting & Fitness, Cookies, and More! Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It! 

Topics Include…

• A Discussion On The Many Reasons That Canada Is Amazing 
• The Desire To Make People Better Inside and Outside of The Gym 
• Caring About People and Elevating Each Other
• The Edmonton Oilers & Detroit Red Wings…Going Strong Since ’95
• Being There In A Canadian Bar Fight Even If You Don’t Want To 
• Leaving The Oil Industry and Allowing The Path To Health & Fitness To Find Chris
• Having An Iron Work Ethic Wins Over Talent
• Figuring Out How You Overcome When You Hit A Wall In Life 
• Seeking Out and Learning Leadership From All of The Top Sources 
• Edmonton and All Of It’s Fantastic Diversity Is Helping Canada Thrive 
• Appreciating What You Have With Where You Are…Whether It Be Alberta or Michigan 
• The Value of Better Communication Is Truly Priceless
• Getting Away From Technology and Committing To Real Life Interactions
• Tim Hortons, Buddha Bowls, Cookies, Spinning, Flexible Ice Cream, and More! 

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• Instagram
• Facebook
• The Lifestyle Chase Podcast

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This Week’s Episode Is A 2 Session Conversation In 1 Episode, and You’re Gonna Love It! The First Half Is A Recap of Life, Vacations, Sushi, and All Things Awesome With The Finks.  Then We Start A 7 x 7 With Only 2 Topics Covered But We Did Get A Guest Appearance From The One and Only Donna Rouse and We Discuss Board Games and Smells.  Then The Second Half Is A Chat Fantastic With Just Chad Fink As We Discuss Everything From Halloween To Hope & Despair…Plus A Ton More! Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It! 

Topics Include…

• A Deep Rambling Intro About Pens
• Running and What Workouts Look Like These Days
• Board Games and Why They Might Be Overrated
• Favorite Smells On Earth…Like Fresh Cut Grass
• Talking To Your Neighbors To Make The World Seem Ok
• The Best Animals On Earth 
• Is A Full Moon Causing Hysteria True or A Myth?
• Learning How To Wrench and Why It’s So Important 
• The Best Fast Food Items From All The Favorite Places 
• Are Historical Figures Overly Criticized or Not
• The Perfect Steak That You Might Not Know About But You’ll Love
• Advice That Every 18-22 Year Old Needs
• Is There More Hope or Despair For The Future
• Candy Corn, Concerts, Cinnamon Rolls, Housing Trays of Brownies, and More! 

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This Week’s Episode Is A Continuation of A Conversation With Adam Son! Adam Is An Amazing Trainer, Vat of Nutritional Knowledge, and All Around Good Guy! We Jump Back Into A Conversation That Is Never Ending and Will Take Countless Episodes To Get Into Fully, But It’s A Great Banter About More Things Food, Fitness, Mindset, Cereal, Setting Your Soul On Fire, Eating Donuts, and A Ton More! Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It! 

Topics Include…

• Setting Your Soul On Fire
• How To Deal With Disagreements and Still Loving People 
• Eating Donuts Everyday For 30 Days
• Building An Arsenal and Putting Tools In Your Toolbox
• Not Stressing Over Food and Enjoying Life 
• Can Foods Be Bad or Unhealthy?…What About Smoking?
• Avoiding, Overcoming, & Dealing With Burnout
• Opening Up Discussions and Finding Middle Ground
• Shedding A Different Light On Similar Topics 
• Scheduling In The Work and The Play For A Better Life 
• Assess Your Values and Check Your Actions 
• Fortune Cookies, Blacksmiths, Man Bags For Man Stuff, Golden Retrievers, and More!

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