Simply Not Easy

The underdog in the US open tennis tournament. Making it all the way to the finals of the grand slam tournament. Daniil Medvedev. The Russian, lean, mean, chess playing machine, giant string bean, ..... Who also plays tennis. Today we dig into this intellectual athlete's unique approach to the game of tennis, how he was able to achieve so much success, and the mentality and physicality behind his tenacious approach and its cost to himself.

Paying tribute to my interview the other day. Our topic today is all about Upregulation and Downregulation. What does it mean and why is it important? This is different than where we get our energy from. Tune in and learn about the difference between introversion/extroversion and this energy regulation.

Today's episode is the definition of a plot twist; we'll leave it at that....

We're in the depth of interview season now. Flying out west to the land of dreams and opportunity, California! Making it happen out here in LA. Today is all about the mentality behind the big interview. To all of you out there with an upcoming interview, remember, you're interviewing them AT LEAST as much as they're interviewing you. Game time!

First of all, I want to take a moment to honor all of those effected by the tragedy of 9/11 18 years ago. To those who lost family members and the men and women of service who helped in response. Getting on a flight today calls me to reflect on this. Our podcast topic is far more superficial in comparison. I talk exercise and workout ways to practically stay healthy during a long day of travel and maintaining sanity doing so.

We all know nutrition is important. Some of us are better at prioritizing it than others. But often it can fall by the wayside when we are on the go with other things on our mind. Tune in to hear my perspective on staying healthy when traveling, especially with these flights I've got coming up.

Today's Muscle Monday is a great one. Ever wonder how someone you admire seems to carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, well this muscle won't do it all, but it helps. Tune in to redefine how to train this essential muscle and why I consider it the 'bridge' in essential shoulder scap function. The scapulo-humeral rhythm without arm elevation.

The NFL season has technically already started, but it really kicks off today. As teams have new rookie contracts and massive trades, sometimes your favorite franchises can look, and feel, like totally different teams. Tuckman proposed his group development theory in the four common stages of forming, storming, norming, and performing. While these stages apply to any group, it ia best exemplified in sports. The great organizations recognize this and diligently work to progress their team where they need to go in order to reach their max potential.

The original definition of homeostasis was related to the smallest form of life, the individual cell. This concept can be spread to an entire organism, as a person or animal. Learn about this mechanism for reactive balance in every area in our lives and how it effects our responses. It begs the question, can we truly seperate the internal from external?

I'm not going to sit here and pretend that failure is fun or enjoyable. It sucks. It's essential, it's important, and it sucks. I recently came short on a big goal I set for myself a while ago. It takes humble confidence to get back up time and time again. Part of me wants to spread the message that it's glorious to shoot for the stars and feel accomplished when you land on the moon. When you take yourself further than you thought you could go. That wouldn't be the entire truth. Because when you're on the moon, you can still see the stars...