Episode two of season two hiding in the light is about not letting your gift die slowly. It’s about being seen being vulnerable being exactly who you were made to be. It’s about acting on those promptings in our heart and not second-guessing. It’s about taking action and not worrying what others think about the action. It’s about shining. You see so many of us hide right in the light. We step back to let another step forward only to be jealous when they get the success. We hear things that we think and go I knew that all along but I didn’t say anything and they did. Hiding in the light is about allowing your gift to Shine. You are gifted and you deserve the best. Don’t fear that people won’t like the real you instead fear not letting the real you live and be liked.

This episode is just a quick summary of the CrossFit Open, what it is, who it’s for, my role in the open This year and a public Good Luck to the 2 athletes I get to coach.

In this episode I get to interview my good friend, business partner, and one of the top strength and conditioning coaches in the area. Jerimiah Mahan was a collegiate soccer player and post soccer and after some injury he discovered his deeper love for running and powerlifting. What you will learn today is Jerimiah’s history of running, injury sport and how that has shaped his current training regimen, his upcoming goals and how he hit his last goal while running sub 5 minute mile. Yes I do make an error in the show when talking about Roger Bannister and the first to break 4 minute mile but it was somewhat purposeful to show my respect for Jerimiah’s running capacity. While I intended on getting into programming, cross training and more we simply ran out of time. This left an opportunity to have him back. I hope you enjoy this show as much as we did. You can find Jerimiah @jkmahan14 or @baseline_training where he heads our social media team. Also as also find me over at @mathewfreeman

This episode is a result of a few very distinct interactions today. It’s a response to the very thing I believe I have been doing in many ways. It’s a response to the search for “thee” answer when in all reality the answer is the process of the search.

In this episode we explore everything that went on in season one and everything that is planned to go on in season two. I spend a few moments thanking everybody for sharing their time with me over season one. I really was overwhelmed with gratitude by the amount of downloads that I actually received on this podcast. When I said out to start a podcast I never suspected that anyone would push play I really just wanted a place to share my thoughts. For those of you that do not know it physically hurts for me to write and I used to love writing. This podcast is giving me a platform to write but with my voice. Also in this episode we explore how being in the group doesn’t mean that you’re actually part of the group. We explore how that can be your perception or the actual truth. This is a very vulnerable moment for me. This is something that is going on for me right now. Something that I’m trying to deal with and figure out. Then we went on to talk about next season to talk about the dialogs the monologues and the mini episodes that I’ll be doing in the future. So I look forward to talking to you more in season two and I thank you again for being part of season one. As always you can follow along with my story on Instagram @mathewfreeman you can email me directly at [email protected]. You can also check out my website www.MathewFreemanFitness.com You can also follow my other company @baseline_training on Instagram.

Today I recorded the first minisode. This is a quick 3-7 minute thought of the day: something for you to think about and implement right away. Today we discussed how the way you phrase a sentence can dramatically change what that sentence says to you. It can hurt you or help with a simple flip of the words. We also talk about changing the word but with and. Take a listen and let me know what you think.

Hey guys in this episode we explore my personal journey with food and how it relates to my change. I believe the roller coaster that I’ve had with food and the experiments that I have placed upon myself have helped me in every area of my life and at the same time are parallel with other experiences. I believe life is a series of experiences and experiments. With these experiences and experiments we learn we just we try again and we move forward and that is the joy of life. I hope through this personal sharing of my struggles my wins and my knowledge today that you learn a little something about nutrition. I also hope you learned a little something about how it relates to life parenting work and more. I believe Joy is gained through the chances we take. Thank you for taking a chance on listening and as always I welcome your feedback. You can catch me on Instagram @mathewfreeman

In episode 8 I spend a few minutes apologizing for failing to honor my podcast every week for 10 weeks commitment. I got sick and simply decided to spare you the coughing in your ears episode. My hope is you forgive me. Instead I waited until today to talk about what you do when you are stricken with overwhelm. When the ceiling feels to heavy to manage. When you feel that there is little left in the tank. How do you recharge that. How do you gain perspective and then proceed with alleviating the overwhelm.

I set out to read 52 books this year and I did it. In this episode I review a few of them for your listening and what I took away from that book. The upside of stress

The art of racing in the rain

The 21 day Keto Reset

Rise and grind

The power of broke

The four tendencies

The good gut

Jump

The magic of tidying up

Freedom from the known

The five second rule

Artist of life

Crushing it

The whistler

Own your day own your life

I can’t make this up: life lessons

Kick ass

Metabolism revolution

The big leap

How to win friends and influence people

Keto clarity

Camino Island

The archetype diet

The rooster bar

The go giver

The alchemist

Smarter faster better

Spymaster

Start where you are

Running blind

The life Michael Jordan

The persuader

The tipping point

Exactly what to say

Killing floor

Girl wash your face

The man I never met

5 love languages for men

The bad ass nutrition guide

Die Trying

The dichotomy of leadership

The divided mind

The travelers summit

Built for growth

The everything store Jeff bezos

Tripwire

Waking up

Echo burning

Peak performance

Can’t hurt me

The enemy

Discipline = freedom This is my list of books. So many great books so many great authors. I believe that you will enjoy this episode for sure. Thanks again for listening. As always I’d love to have you follow my journey on Instagram @mathewfreeman or subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. Your support means the world to Me.

In this episode we discuss how self experimentation changes the game. How trying something new with recordable measurable results over a specific time frame can open up new worlds for those involved. I share a little about areas I have experimented and a little about what not to do. We are approaching the end of season one and I’m excited to continue this experiment. As always a review on iTunes is greatly appreciated or grabbing a follow on Instagram. Thank you for your ears this week.