Muscle Expert Podcast | Ben Pakulski Interviews | How to Build Muscle & Dominate Life

 

Joining Ben on the podcast today is author, inventor and scientist Dr. John Jaquish. Dr Jaquish and Ben discuss in detail some of the new, cutting edge technologies Dr. Jaquish has developed that are shifting the way people build muscle, trigger more endogenous growth hormone production and stimulate greater bone density. Be sure to listen to the end to get the full details on how YOU could receive a free pass to an upcoming Mi40 camp!   Topics Discussed: ⇾  The little known limiting factor behind faster muscle growth. ⇾   Cortisol, fat loss and cardio. The two things to master for a muscular, lean and healthy physique. ⇾  Ronnie Coleman  and Bpak’s Vegan days. ⇾ Variable resistance throughout the range of motion. ⇾ The secret behind what Louie Simmons called “getting pasted sticking points”

 

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• 6:35 - The life changing news that shifted Dr. John  trajectory forever.
• 10:10 - Bone compression and the minimum dose response to trigger bone growth in the hip.
• 17:40 - The side benefits of loading bones to trigger growth and how to implement it. Pre or post workout?
• 20:00 -  Dense muscle and myofibrillar muscle growth.
• 21:05 - The Osteostrong Bone Density Protocol.
• 23:00 - The key nutrients for accelerating bone density.
• 24:00 - Reversing Osteoporosis.
• 30:50 - Where your 7x stronger and 7x the capabilities. The need for variable resistance.
• 32:40 - What Louie Simmons used to get past sticking points and knew that made his lifters so successful.
• 41:10 - Why sprinters have higher growth hormone levels.
• 44:30 - IFBB pros and bosu ball squats?
• 52:30 - Cortisol, fat loss and cardio. The key to building muscular lean and healthy physique.
• 55:46 - The growth hormone and neurological benefits from instability training.

 

Resources Mentioned

⇾    X3 Bar Facebook Page

⇾   OsteoStrong

-⇾ Research from Dr. Jaquish 

 

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 Joining Ben on the podcast today is Petteri Lahtela,  Co-founder and CEO of Oura Health. ŌURA is the world's first wellness ring and app. Based on how your body responds to your lifestyle it guides you to improve sleep, health and readiness to perform.

 

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Petteri  and Ben dive into the science and practical  application of the key information you can discover using the  ŌURA ring.

 

Topics Discussed: ⇾ How the ŌURA ring actually measures sleep ⇾ How much REM Sleep do you need? How much deep sleep do you need? ⇾ HRV, resting heart rate and the ŌURA ring’s ability to accurately  measure both. ⇾ The importance of body temperature and glaring problem with sleep studies.
Time Stamps:

• 5:40 The driving factors of chronic diseases.
• 9:00 - The science behind how the ŌURA ring actually measures sleep.
• 11:30 - Why the ŌURA ring is a ring, the key measuring advantages of using a ring instead of a wrist band.
• 13:30 - Independent research backing the ŌURA ring from Stanford.
• 20:47 - LED’s, bluetooth and its effects on sleep.
• 26:10 - HRV, resting heart rate and the ŌURA ring’s ability to accurately  measure both.
• 27:10 - Low resting heart rate during sleep and your ability to exercise? Interpreting sleep results for training performance and recovery.
• 29:15 - The importance of body temperature and glaring problem with sleep studies.
• 31:00 - How much REM Sleep do you need? How much deep sleep do you need?
• 34:58 - Questions from Muscle Expert Nation.
• 35:40 - New technology in the ŌURA  Ring that hasn’t been released.
• 42:15 - The lack of science behind the 10,000 steps claim.
• 44:20 - How accurate is the ŌURA ring for measuring caloric expenditure? Activity v metabolic calories the problem with other tracking devices.

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Resources Mentioned ⇾  Discount Code for Muscle Expert Listeners “Bpak” claim it here. ⇾ Exactly what the ŌURA ring tracks. Follow the ŌURA Ring

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Joining Ben on the podcast today is the man leading the conversation on sleep optimization, best selling author and is the creator of the #1 Nutrition and Fitness podcast in Itunes, Mr. Shawn Stevenson.

 

Shawn and Ben go into detail about simple ways you can upgrade your sleep tonight, gut health, hydration, and some shocking new research about gut bacteria, hormones and much more. Ben also shares some of his best takeaways from Shawn’s new book Sleep Smarter,

Topics Discussed:

• Effects of growth hormone and cortisol on fat loss.

• Nutritional and supplemental strategies for optimizing sleep and body fat loss.

• The secret to making habits stick.

• How to fix your gut to fix your sleep, growth hormone levels and lowering cortisol.

• Chemicals in your water, trace amounts of chemotherapy and antidepressant  medications in public water.

• The #1 mineral deficiency halting progress in all areas.

• Sun exposure and simple steps to reset your cortisol rhythm.

 

Time Stamps:

• 5:15 - Sleep horror stories. Sleep deprivation and inflammatory Biomarkers

• 8:40 - The trigger of aging. Adding years and slowing the aging process.

• 13:50 - The 3 key changes that transformed  Shawn’s body composition, bone density, and regenerated tissue in his spine.

• 18:52 - The race horse study for increasing bone density.

• 25:32 - The secret to making habits stick.

• 28:34 - The true meaning of “organic” and “natural” on foods. Estrogenic and neurogenic chemicals for killing pests.

• 32:20 - Increasing body fat loss by 55%. Effects of growth hormone and cortisol.

• 35:30 - Melatonin potent for fat loss? Increasing brown adipose tissue.

• 37: 30 - How to fix your gut to fix your sleep. The things to avoid that are destroying your gut health and sleep.

• 40: 30 - The mini hydration master class, trace amounts of chemotherapy and antidepressant  medications in public water.

• 41:37 - Chlorine, Water filters, processed foods and pre biotics.

• 43:03 - Why the Keto diet could be bad for optimizing your gut.

• 44:00 - Vitamin C deficiencies and sleep interruption.

• 44:55 - The #1 botanical for allergies and the best course of vitamin C on the planet.

• 45:40 - The #1 mineral deficiency halting progress.

• 48:10 - Are we living in an over-sanitized world? How to expose your kids to the right bacteria.

• 52:00 - Sunlight, light exposure and sleep optimization

• 58:00 - Blue light exposure and mitigating its damaging effects.

• 1:03:50 - Hacking your environment to create a “sleep sanctuary”.

• 1:07:00 - Common artificial light problems, optimal temperatures for sleep.

• 1:10:30 - The best to know you're actually getting high quality sleep.

 

Resources Mentioned

• Sleep Smarter

• The Telomere Effect

• The Model Health Show: 73 Hydration Masterclass

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On the podcast today is one of the strongest men on the planet. 3x World record holding powerlifter, elite strength and conditioning coach for athletes and military and service personnel, Matt Wenning This podcast is brought to you by BiOptimizers our digestion expert sponsors upgrade your digestion for optimal recovery and better nutrient uptake with MassZymes.  Get 23-45% off plus an additional 10% off and 1 free bottle of HCL Breakthrough when you checkout the MassZymes here. This podcast is brought to you by Gasp! Top notch quality training wear, Muscle Expert approved training gear! Get 10% off when you use the discount code BEN10 at checkout at Gasp Online Today!

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When you get really good, it's not how hard you can train but how good you can recover. - Matt Wenning

Matt and Ben, break down the training, nutrition and recovery strategies for developing maximum strength, why you don’t need to squat more to get better at the squat, secrets learned from legends like Charles Poliquin, Stan Efferding and the epic 300 rep warm up used to develop world class strength, muscle and conditioning.  ** Mention the Muscle Expert Podcast For 10% off of any products on** https://www.wenningstrength.com/ Topics Discussed

1. The 300 rep warm up protocol for strength, hypertrophy and  motor unit potentiation.
2. Optimizing carbohydrate intake to reduce inflammation and enhance recovery.  
3. The one type of deadlift you should deadlift before conventional deadlifting for athletes and firefighters for preventing injuries.
4. How to vary your squat using micro changes to maintain continuous progress without overtraining.
5. The Law of 72 hours
6. Recovery secrets from Larry Pacifico AKA “Mr. Powerlifting”

  TIME STAMPS 3:15 - Estrogen…is it a defense mechanism of the body? 4:15 - Mitigating inflammation, The problem with IIFYM that people often overlook. 8:00 - Why you don’t need to squat more if you've already mastered it. How to progress your squat numbers without squatting. 10:50 - The one type of deadlift you should use before conventional deadlifting for athletes and firefighters to increase hip mobility. 14:40 - Matt’s weekly rotation of auxiliary lifts for varying stimulus and progressing in strength. 16:50 - Breaking 2x world records while only squatting once every 5 weeks, training hard without over reaching and burning out. 19:30 - The Law of 72 hours. 20:30 - Nutrition protocol and maximizing recovery after a heavy leg session leading up to a powerlifting meet. Key insights from Charles Poliquin and Stan Efferding. 21:34 -  Maximizing protein synthesis and minimizing inflammation. 24:14 - Coconut Oil and how Poliquin and helped Matt move end his dependence. 26:10 -  Using the ketogenic diet strategically to get big, strong and lean. 27:20 -  Sleeping 12 hours. The similarities between Matt and Ed Coan 30:00 - Recovery secrets from Larry Pacifico AKA “Mr. Powerlifting” 37:40 - The epic warm up: Doing 300 reps before maxing and motor unit potentiation. 46:45 - Lime juice and Pink salt pre workout. 47:50 - New training equipment for competitive athletes and powerlifters, the belt squat machine and the tricep bench.

Resources Mentioned

 

• Charles Poliquin

• Stan Efferding

• Larry Pacifico

• Penta Carb - ATP Labs

 

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Joining Ben on the podcast today is elite endurance athlete, world record holder and author James Lawrence.  After losing everything in 2008, James left his job in corporate America and turned to his passion of endurance sports and went on to break two world records in three years. In 2015 James accomplished the unthinkable goal of completing 50 long distance triathlons in 50 days in each of the 50 states. Ben and James breakdown key lessons learned while completing the 50 consecutive triathlons, nutritional strategies for endurance training and much more. Topics Discussed:

1. Nutrition and supplement strategies for fueling elite performance
2. The downfall of 2008 and how it changed James’s entire life.
3. Parenting and making sacrifices to be a good father.
4. Key advice for training for an ironman.

Time Stamps:

• 3:15 -  Life before before the Iron Cowboy.
• 4:44 - The Ferris Wheel Story and winning $10,000.
• 23:10 Making a decision with 80 miles left after falling asleep on the bike.
• 31:50 - The key lesson and why you need to live in the present.
• 32:00 Eating 10,000 cals a day and maintaining 4% body fat and supplementation needed to push through all 50 triathlons. 
• 33:50 - The only time to aim for mediocrity.
• 37:00 - The Iron Cowboy secrets to success.
• 48:46 - Genetic differences between James and others. What his test results showed.
• 52:15 - Parenting and sacrifices.
• 55:10 - Sunday rituals.
• 57:00 - Advice for Ben’s first ironman.

Resources Mentioned

• Discount Code for The Iron Cowboy Redefining Impossible Book “bpak”
• Ironcowboy.com

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Intro: A true thought leader and man who's leading the way towards unlocking true human potential, Dr Daniel Stickler joins Ben on the Muscle Expert Podcast today to cover epigenetics, testosterone replacement therapy, the perfect human diet, shifting the paradigm of the health industry and tons more.  About Daniel Stickler, MD

• Co-founder, Apeiron Center for Human Potential
• Co-founder, Apeiron Academy
• Medical Director, Neurohacker Collective
• Vascular Surgeon for 10 years
• Full bio here.

Topics Discussed:

1. The perfect human diet.
2. Holy Basil for better neuroplasticity.
3. Drinking ½ to 1 liter of olive oil per week.
4. Nutragenetics, eating according to your genetics.
5. Sleep hygiene best practices and fitting your sleep around you genetics.
6. Which epigenetic marks you can and cannot you influence through lifestyle.

  Time Stamps:

• 4:20 The Apeiron Model for the optimized life.
• 5:08 The two biggest problems we face as humans
• 11:05 Treating the body as a whole system. What to biometrics to look for.
• 12:20 Chronic social jetlag. Optimizing sleep using biometric data.
• 14:55 Learned helpless and epigenetics
• 16:16 What a healthy resting breath rate is?
• 19:20 Shifting the health paradigm.
• 24:10 Epigenetic mark written in pen vs epigenetic marks written in pencil. Which epigenetic marks you can you influence through life style?
• 30:40 The difficulty of testing neurotransmitter receptors.
• 38:10 Formulating Qualia, 90 -95% positive reports from clients.  
• 43:00 Holy Basil and better neuroplasticity?
• 43:40 modafinil, phenylpiracetam positive and potential negative effects.
• 46:25 Brining the brain into homeostasis. Qualia’s greatest benefit.
• 48:40 Aging, not a natural process? The new direction of aging research.
• 49:44 Hormonal deterioration. Optimizing genetic expression.
• 51:40 Is hormone replacement the right choice?
• 52:18 Low testosterone in teenage boys and men in their 20’s.
• 53:45 Free testosterone….what's an optimal range?
• 55:45 Are we too aggressive with estrogen reduction? The epigenetic response from estrogen reduction.
• 57:14 What to go BEFORE turning to testosterone replacement therapy. What can influence SHBG the most?
• 57:30 The testosterone to cortisol ratio of the best leaders.Effects of cortisol on testosterone.
• 58:43 Expert lift extension strategies. Dr. Stickler’s personal diet.
• 59:13 The perfect human diet? The Mediterranean Diet?
• 1:00:18 Drinking ½ to 1 liter of olive oil per week. The nectar of the gods.
• 1:01:40 Nutragenetics, eating according to your genetics. Sleep hygiene best practices and more.
• 1:05:30 The Apeiron Academy and becoming a certified coach.

Resources Mentioned

• neurohacker.com
• apeironcenter.com
• Apeiron.academy
• Ironman Executive Podcast

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• Instagram (Neurohacker)
• Twitter
• Twitter (Neurohacker)
• [email protected]

 

 

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The CEO and founder of the cutting edge company FitnessGenes joins Ben to explain the science and application of genetic testing, specific genes snips to be aware of for hypertrophy, testosterone, strength, endurance and what you can do to influence them. About Dan, “Dan is a trained medical doctor (MBChB) with a BSc in Human Anatomy. His responsibilities within FitnessGenes are split between work in Los Angeles as well as the UK. He is a certified personal trainer and has previously worked as a Science Editor for Muscle & Fitness and Flex magazine in the UK, Europe and Australia.”   Topics Discussed:

1. Can you measure your ability push through pain be determined with genetic testing?
2. The key genes that influence muscular hypertrophy.
3. Understanding the genetics of testosterone.
4. Nature vs Nurture how big of a factor does genetics play in muscle hypertrophy?
5. AVR1B -The gene for muscle strength. Ben’s results.
6. Fat intake and your genes, what influence does you’re genetics say about your fat intake and the type of fats you should consume.

  Time Stamps:

• 4:30 The birth of FitnessGenes.
• 10:30 The best array product on the market.
• 12:30 Can you measure your ability push through pain be determined with genetic testing?
• 14:00 What are the major gene snips you need to pay attention? Which ones impact your health and performance the most?
• 15:35 Specific gene snips that reflect what you know about yourself for a fact.
• 17:48 Nature vs Nurture how big of a factor does genetics play?
• 21:30 Ben’s gene snips for endurance. The ACE endurance explained.
• 24:40 AVR1B -The gene for muscle and strength. Ben’s results.
• 26:45 Specific genes that influence muscular hypertrophy.
• 29:50 Eating habits and your genes. What the science says.
• 37:09 Gene snips APO2 and APO5, what they say about your ability to digest saturated fat?
• 39:10 Carbohydrate metabolism and the specific genes to look into.
• 45:00 Understanding the genetics of testosterone.
• 54:20 Ben’s 4 Step process to hacking your testosterone.
• 56:05 The future of FitnessGenes. Epigenetics and teaching people how to influence their own genes.
• 1:00:30 The best way to upgrade your physique.

Resources Mentioned

• FitnessGenes
• Darin Olien

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The leading authority when it comes to the Ketogenic Diet, the man who’s been carving the path and leading the research on ketones for about 10 year comes on the podcast today!

Dr. Dom D’Agostino, associate professor at the University of South Florida in the department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology and a senior research scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition joins Ben to cover the Ketogenic Diet in depth.

 

Topics Discussed:

1. Is the Ketogenic diet the most optimal diet on the planet for longevity?

2. How to optimize the diet for building muscle.

3. Keto Esters V Keto Salts? What's the difference?

4. What to look for in a ketone supplement. Dr. Dom’s expert advice.

 

Time Stamps:

• 2:30 How Ben met Dr Dom. 4 plate bent rows while fasting.

• 3:45 Performance declines and the ketogenic diet. Key adjustments for improving recovery and performance with high intensity training.

• 6:15 How long it really takes to get the real benefits of the Ketogenic diet. It's longer than you think.

• 7:30 The kind of person who can really benefit from a Ketogenic diet.

• 11:00 Intermittent Ketosis - Dr. Dom’s exact protocol.

• 14:30 Improving Mitochondrial function with fasting and cutting the time to get into ketosis.

• 20:30 Suppressing oxidative stress by beta hydroxybutyrate, gene expression and more.

• 25:17 Influencing the body to use fat for fuel instead of muscle. Expert tips and supplements for making the switch efficiently.

• 30:00 Taurine for enhancing the production of ketones?

• 32:50 LDL with Ketogenic dieting and other biomarkers. Fats to potentially avoid for long term health.  

• 35:30 Kidney stones and how to avoid them while doing Keto.

• 36:20 Fibrous carbs, should you supplement or get them naturally sourced?

• 41:20 How much fat per meal? Key guidelines for breaking a fast.

• 43:35 The one food Ben can’t bring himself to eat! #ttfubc

• 50:10 How to confirm your even in ketosis for .25  before using blood tests.

• 52:19 Esters V Salts? What's the difference?

• 55:20 Ketone salts, Ketoforce and KetoBlitz. New keto products on the market.

• 58:55 What to look for in a ketone supplement. Dr. Dom’s advice.

• 1:01:04 Laser like focus with fasting and certain ketone supplements.

• 1:04 00 Are you less likely to use your own fat if you're using a ketone supplement?

• 1:06:00 Too much ketones in the blood causing an insulin spike? And George Cahill’s 40 day fasting experiment.

• 1:08:20 Your brain’s ability to be metabolically flexible.

• 1:11:50 How to ketogenic diet actually enhances brain function. The nitty gritty details.

• 1:19:40 Poor sleep, serotonin and hypoglycemia.

• 1:20:38 The tool Dr. Dom and Ben use to measure deep sleep, REM and light sleep.

• 1:23:20 Telomeres, less sleep and Ketogenic dieting?  Is there a reason for concern?

• 1:25:00 How to measure your telomeres for cheap.

Resources Mentioned

• Ketogenx

• George Cahill

• Osiris Green Inc

• Wild Planet Sardines

• beta-Hydroxybutyric acid

• ALA

• Carnitine

• MCT oil

• BCAA’s

• Taurine

 

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• KetoNutrition

• Facebook

• Twitter

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A true world class expert in sports performance nutrition, and supplementation shares his wealth of knowledge, experience and expert advice on the podcast today. Be ready to take some notes, because class in session... Shawn Wells, CEO of Zone Halo Research and Chief Science Officer (CSO) over R&D, Quality Control, and the Regulatory departments of the top non-GMO & natural dietary supplement company in the industry, BioTRUST Nutrition joins the Muscle Expert Hall of Fame list today. About Shawn (Official Bio From Website) “Shawn attended UNC-Chapel Hill, earning a Master's Degree in Nutritional Biochemistry and minor in Exercise Science. His education along with credentials of Registered Dietitian and Certified Sport Nutritionist (CISSN), distinguished him as an expert in performance nutrition. Shawn has held the role of Chief Clinical Dietitian with over a decade in acute and skilled nursing care, grounding his ethics and practice of patient focused care.” What You Will Learn:

1. The keys to optimizing insulin sensitivity to vastly improve the quality of your life as you age.
2. LSD and micro dosing. Expert guidelines and advice for someone interesting in experiment with it and using it effectively.
3. How ketogenic dieting influences cancer.
4. What food scientists do to keep you coming back for more junk food and never feeling satisfied.
5. Fasting and losing muscle? The truth from an expert.

Time Stamps:

• 4:20 - Preventing muscle loss, dementia and alzheimer's important measures to take when you're younger.
• 6:00 - Creatine for brain function, bone mass and muscle mass.
• 8:00 - Mitigating insulin resistance. Leucine threshold as you age.
• 10:10 - Sarcopenic obesity, trading muscle for body fat.
• 13:10 - Keto and insulin resistance. Metabolic flexibility and more.
• 15:35 - Food Scientists and the “bliss point”.
• 17:25 - Berberine, reducing insulin response and optimizing glucose uptake.
• 22:10 - The only carbs Ben eats.
• 24:20 - How ketogenic dieting influences cancer.
• 29:50 - Neuroinflammation and brain fog.  Growing new neurons with the ketogenic diet.
• 34:30 - Key habits for mastering food and the cognitive benefits of the ketogenic diet
• 36:50 - Fasting and losing muscle? The truth from an expert.
• 41:10 - Micro dosing LSD. Nootropics and improving brain function.
• 42:55 - Shawn's experience with micro dosing.
• 44:45 - Ben’s LSD experience. Plus crucial a warning for those who are looking to experiment with it.
• 49:50 - The line between supplements and pharmaceutical.
• 55:40 - Ibuprofen and increased cardiovascular risk for heart attack 3 fold?

 

Resources Mentioned:

Neuroinflammation

Creatine

Berberine

LSD

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Today’s guest is truly in a category of his own. A man who fundamentally believes that human potential is limitless. Tom Bilyeu, co-founder of the billion dollar startup Quest Nutrition ---  and co founder and host of the wildly growing show Impact Theory shares a very fascinating conversation with Ben about all things mindset, perspective, discipline and success. What You Will Learn:

1. How to leverage self hatred to fuel your ambitions and propel you towards your goals.
2. The best way to learn anything.
3. Tom’s spiritual practices, habits and routines.  
4. What #ttfubc is?
5. The story behind 25 things you need to do to succeed at the highest level.

 

 

More On Tom:  Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of 2014 Inc. 500 company Quest Nutrition — a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion — and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. Tom’s mission is the creation of empowering media-based IP and the acceleration of mission-based businesses. Personally driven to help people develop the skills they will need to improve themselves and the world, Tom is intent to use commerce to address the dual pandemics of physical and mental malnourishment. Tom regularly inspires audiences of entrepreneurs, change makers, and thought leaders at some of the most prestigious conferences and seminars around the world, including Abundance 360, A-fest, and Freedom Fast Lane. Tom has also been a guest on the Tony Robbins podcast and The School of Greatness podcast and has been featured in Forbes, Inc., Success, and The Huffington Post. Tom is currently on the Innovation Board of the XPRIZE Foundation.

 

Time Stamps:

• 2:20 - The beginning of Tom’s entrepreneurial journey.
• 8:30 - Using adaptive stress to construct an unbeatable mindset.
• 10:55 - The catalyst for change that started it all for Tom.
• 13:10 - Falling in love, laying in bed for three hours and feeling disgusted.
• 15:50 - The worst thing that ever happened to Ben.
• 17:00 - The best way to learn anything.
• 18:50 - Staying hungry when you have it all and playing at the highest level.
• 19:50 - How to find your passion.
• 20:30 - Tom’s vision while at Quest and now with Impact Theory.
• 24:00 - Using narrative to engineer massive change.
• 26:50 - The book that completely changed Tom’s Life.
• 28:45 - Using rituals to define pivotal moments
• 30:15 - Anchoring events and experiences for a lasting change in your mindset and character.
• 32:50 - Tom’s spiritual practices, habits and routines.
• 34:55 - Quantum entanglement. Are we all in the matrix?
• 40:43 - What your brain is making up. Seeing things that aren’t really there.
• 44:50 - Tom’s #1 piece of advice for everyone.
• 45:40 - Tom’s superhuman set of habits and beliefs that shape his reality.
• 50:30 - Tom’s daily routine. Meeting yourself in times of suffering.
• 53:15 - #TTFUBC and the story behind. Discipline. Man up.
• 55:15 - Key lessons learned from the 0 to $1,000,000,000,000 with Quest.
• 58:20 - The 25 things you need to do to succeed at the highest level and Where to get it. (link below)
• 1:01:05 - Optimizing time. How Tom prioritizes his time and dominates everyday.
• 1:03:00 - Think-a-tation, more routines and email.
• 1:08:40 - The genie analogy and an awesome question to ask when hiring. 

Resources Mentioned:

• The Growth Mindset
• This is water
• The Power of Myth
• Power Sex & Suicide
• Spiros Michalakis

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