Quite Franklin

The "fight or flight" response to stress is a necessity for survival. When that response is stuck in the on position, it is classified as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). We often limit PTSD to military returning from war, or the result of a traumatic experience such as rape. However, neglect, abandonment or living out of scarcity can create a perpetual fight or flight response. Dr. Eugene Lipov has created a technique that allows the brain to reset its hormone levels to the pre-trauma state, alleviating symptoms of PTSD.

In this session, we discuss why I choose not to drink. Some of this is related to family history and perhaps faith plays a bit of a role, but ultimately this decision comes down to performance and attaining my goals.

We talk about the difference between mobility and flexibility, how each play in training, and when to train both.

I give some insight on how I travel concerning my nutrition. When meal prepping is not an option, we discuss the cheapest methods to obtain "healthy" meals on the road.

How we view ourselves is shaped by our environment and cultural factors. Growing up in an era of skinny magazine cover models and muscular actions heros has created impossible goals for most people. The pendulum of perception with body image and health has seemed to swing the other direction.

Whether you need to personally set goals or have an attitude of insatiability, we discuss what motivates someone to pursue the grind of life. Comparing yourself to other's accomplishments or goals can be counterproductive.

The search for "routines of successful people" ranks in the top 10 on internet search engines. While most people try to "copy and paste" these routines or habits to their lives, we discuss why this will ultimately lead to failure.

Lifestyle adjustments to things like nutrition and training had to be made in my 40's after retirement to maintain peak conditioning, appearance and output to optimize performance. We discuss a practical approach to making adjustments to a training regiment as you age.

Losing weight is one of the top New Year's resolutions, but we often find ourselves struggling to stay motivated as quickly as a week into the year. Here are some tips to keep you pursuing that goal for 2023!

Stand-up comedian, actor and dare I say philosopher, Duncan Trussell was handing out wisdom like candy on Halloween night as we discussed topics like Buddhism, the CIA, relationship advice, and self-realization.