Faithful Fitness With Coach Alex VanHouten

The new year brings the new possibilities in health and fitness pursuits.

What will you do differently?

How can you springboard into this year and make it even more meaningful and powerful than the last?

Let's explore one avenue that this show's Guest - Benjamin - found has changed every aspect of his life. Obstacle Course Racing.

Through competing in Spartan competitions, Benjamin found a super power inside of himself that he never knew he had. The power of incremental progress. And this power has bled into every aspect of his life.

It even inspired me to make that my aim this year (competing in the 30 yr old bracket is apparently easier! LOL).

Get inspired, and start your year off right!

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It's my last episode published in my 20s. Get excited!

John Bauer joins me to talk through the lessons learned by interviewing over 50 transformed lives and what he's taken away from that experience.















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How are you playing with the hand you're dealt?

What does that even mean with regard to health and fitness?

Your genes are YOURS - you're stuck with them from conception until death.

You can't change the hand you've been dealt.

But what if I told you that you actually have a handful of wild cards...and that if you play them right, you could unlock a better, fitter, you?

Let's cover two, well-researched ways you can play your hand better.

Hypertrophy...AND -- shoutout to the prospective fathers out there -- preconception diet and exercise!

Get excited :)

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Hypertrophy is epigenetic - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-20287-3

Dads preconception health matters - https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/health/dad-health-baby-preconception-study/index.html

Sabotaging Offspring with High Fat? - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201401/physically-fit-fathers-may-have-healthier-children

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The news hit the stands a week ago. Life expectancy has fallen again, for the second time in a row after 150 years of improvement.

If the trends continue, statistics say we may live shorter lives than our parents.

How does that sit with you?

Humbling, sobering, and important, this issue isn't going away on its own. And reading the hundreds of thousands of comments on articles like this one and others as well as posts on social media leaves you numb with ideas and possibilities.

Everyone has an opinion on what's wrong with insurance, suicide help, political policy, and pharmaceuticals.

But what role, if any, do our own everyday choices play in this trend?

I believe quite a large one actually. Which is good news and bad news.

Good news is, we can decide to do something about it right now.

Bad news is, the more responsibility we take, the less we can blame "the system".

What are you doing that you need to stop doing. That you WOULD stop doing. To leave a better legacy for yourself, your kids, and your community.

What aren't you doing that you should start doing. That you WOULD start doing. To leave a better legacy for yourself, your kids, and your community.

I believe we can live fuller, longer lives. We have the means. We have the technology. But do we have the will to act and shape ourselves and our futures.

I like to believe we do.

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One of the many life expectancy articles:
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ADHD is rising in prevalence as 11% of children ages 4-11 and 4% of adults are currently being medicated with stimulant drugs to treat inattention, distractibilitiy, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Is this just some weird big Pharma conspiracy to sell crystal meth to kids?

Is there another way to live that unleashes the potential of an unfocused generation?

In this episode we dive into the research to understand what ADHD is (spoiler, NOT a conspiracy or made-up diagnosis) and how those of us who live with these symptoms (diagnosed or not) can manage our active minds to get the best out of ourselves.

Whether you're an adult or child, parent, or leader in your community you need to know how one of the fastest-growing diagnosis of our day can either result in healthier, happier lives or an over-medicated, side-effect riddled generation.

Supplements mentioned
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Supporting research
(exercise and ADHD meta-analysis)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5281644/
(cognitive nueroscience of ADHD)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4009719/
(great article by the author of spark)
https://edgefoundation.org/2009/02/16/spark-reduce-adhd-symptoms-with-exercise/

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Travel season is here and between the challenges it brings along with turkey, pumpkin pie, candy canes, and cookies, it threatens to be the reason you start 2019 behind the ball of your health and fitness.

Join me and travelling fitness extrordinaire Andy Storch who despite not having an formal education in health and fitness has successfully balanced the challenges of travel for work with his exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle goals and found some great hacks along the way to help you make the most of your travel season!

There's no reason you can't maintain - or even make progress - while travelling this year!

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Mentioned in the show
6 Tips to Not Lose Ground Over the Holidays - https://www.definingdadbod.com/blog/holidays
Exercise and the brain part 1 Why the brain matters - https://www.definingdadbod.com/blog/62

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Have you ever wondered why one fad diet may work for your friend but never seems to be the right fit for you?

Let's talk about a major factor that the one-size-fits-all health and fitness industry misses out on regularly.

Genetics.

What could it mean that we're all different? What could it mean if the human genome project has given us a "user manual for you" that is becoming more robust every day?

Lets explore these questions with a genetic nutrition consultant and trainer who is on the cutting edge of coaching genetic nutrition practices!

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My first experience with the word "intermittent" was with a car problem that was diagnosed as "an intermittent starting problem"

It basically mean that sometimes my car took a break from what it was supposed to do.

In the case of fasting --taking a break from food -- this might not be a bad thing.

If you do it well.

Join me as we connect with nutrition recovery specialist Cammy Kennedy to talk about the benefits of "nutritionally supported fasting" and how that practice differs from much of what is out there.

Guys, you'll want your ladies to hear this if they're thinking about fasting. There's a biological reason why we get HANGRY.

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365 Days is a long time.

At least in the health and fitness industry where 8 week fads and 90 day challenges abound.

Today marks ONE YEAR of Defining Dad Bod!

One year of awesome education, inspiration, and equipping this generation to leave a legacy of health and fitness for our kiddos.

Are you as excited as I am about what the next year will bring?

Join me as we cover the journey thus far, where we are now according to the community, and where we're going as 2019 tees up a new year.

Lots more butt to kick.

Lots more names to take.

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"I'm pretty stressed out today"

Oh yeah? What's got you stressed?

Kids, job, decisions, family, and random acts of entropy -- adulting is hard and the 2nd law of thermodynamics is working!

(The universe tends toward disorder, Entrophy is always positive in a reaction. AND whatever might go wrong, usually does)

So what to do?

What if I told you that exercise can change the structure and function of your brain so that you can DEAL BETTER.

AND the effects are lasting?

Would that motivate you?

I understand, you're stressed, but if you added a 20min run here or there or hit the weights you could end your day feeling accomplished rather than stressed. Excited rather than anxious. Contented rather than upset.

Its a powerful mechanism. Lets talk about it!

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