The FlowCast

This week on the podcast we were at House Fitness getting a quick update from Telsi about her journey to becoming an Animal Flow instructor prior to her first bootcamp session.

We talked about how she discovered and found a passion for Animal Flow, the time and financial budgeting she went through to accomplish this goal, and what the future for Peterborough looks like in terms of how others can join in to learn Animal Flow from Telsi!

In this podcast episode we recap RJ’s strongman competition from last weekend and then dive right into specific breath techniques that can be used to get you into a deep state of creativity and flow.

Don’t just take our word for it; listen to this podcast episode and then try it out for yourself.

Show Notes

2:00 - strongman competition highlights and getting into flow in competition.

4:00 - what’s so magical about Wim Hof method?

5:00 - Wim Hof method and breathing techniques prior to big lifts.

10:00 - Animal Flow Announcement from Telsi

13:30 - technique for integrating both hemispheres of the brain (you’ll want to watch this on video)

16:30 - Wim Hof Fundamentals course and who is the Iceman?

21:45 - Breathwork and fat loss

24:30 - Getting started with Wim Hof Method

28:24 - Wim Hof method for creativity

35:00 - Can video games help to mitigate the effects of PTSD?

43:00 - Don’t need drugs to have a good trip

45:00 - Immune system and Wim Hof Method

49:00 Breathing and Endurance

55:00 - Maintaining an alkaline state during endurance exercise

This week’s podcast episode we got updates on the upcoming strongman competition happening in Peterborough, how the House Fitness breath workshop went and Telsi’s new Animal Flow coaching coming soon to Peterborough!

Mentioned In This Podcast:

Seasons of Strongman - Complete Training Program

State Breathing App by Brian Mackenzie

Show Notes:

7:00 - LL24h - The original sensory deprivation race.

12:40 - Upcoming breath workshop at House Fitness

26:00 - The Wim Hof Method

30:00 - The Pillars of Health Revisited (See FlowCast ep. 14 for more on this)

40:15 - How to incorporate more breath work into your life

44:40 - When mouth breathing is ok

48:00 - Blue light and blue light blocking glasses

54:50 - New Sensory Deprived Race Josh is training for

106:00 - Finding Josh’s Flow

Mentioned in this episode:

LL24h - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxPoeDAmBI

Solitude - Anthony Storr

Wim Hof Vice Documentary

Wim Hof Science with Rhonda Patrick

21 Mindset Challenges - RJ Kayser

Show Notes:

2:45 - Telsi’s 2 favourite steps to recovery

3:40 - What recovery methods do researchers recommend?

5:30 - How much sleep do NBA players get? (Including Lebron’s typical daily sleep time)

6:00 - Professional athletes sleep before important games and competitions

8:30 - Nutrition the day of versus the day before a game or competition

11:45 - Book recommendation - Good To Go

21:20 - Is Animal Flow good for recovery?

26:00 - Recovery of the mind

30:20 - Sleep before competitions revisited

34:20 - Counter-intuitive effects of recovery for sports like powerlifting

35:10 - Busy Mind = Busy Body

37:40 - Nature for de-stressing.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Good To Go - Christine Aschwanden

This episode is a BIG DEAL.

Technology is taking control of our lives and leaving us feeling exhausted and lacking control due to its addictive nature and the issues with compulsive use.

In this episode we breakdown:

what is digital minimalism

how compulsive technology use is leading us to feel more lonely and anxious

what impact technology and social media has on flow

how to create a philosophy of technology use

how to be a digital minimalist while running a business

what the heck are EMFs and why should we care?

Additional Resources from this Podcast:

Digital Minimalism - Cal Newport

Zucked - Roger McNamee

Reclaiming Conversation - Sherry Turkle

Growing Up Tethered - Sherry Turkle

The Four-Hour Workweek - Tim Ferriss

Forest App - available on Android and iOS

How To Configure Your iPhone To Work For You, Not Against You - This comprehensive guide is fantastic for implementing digital minimalism on an iPhone. It’ll take you over an hour to read through so you know it’s the real deal.

Gabby Reece on Joe Rogan

Sam Harris and Roger McNamee - The Trouble With Facebook

Nontinfoil Guide to EMFs - Nick Pineault

Gary Vee thinks that social media is a positive across the board for kids and their abilities to communicate. I think he’s wrong and he’s wrong for using his platform to spread misinformation on topics he just wants to create a soundbite for.

You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers

Show Notes (and rough time stamps):

5:00 - How long is a float?

6:50 - Are you in the float tank the whole time?

7:20 - What do you do in the float tank?

11:30 - Boredom and the cure for boredom

15:30 - Expectations of a float

16:10 - What if you can’t float?

18:00 - What if you get stuck in the float tank - addressing claustrophobia

20:45 - Floating when you can’t relax

20:20 - Suggested places to start before floating

28:15 - The downsides of flow

36:12 - Flow takes grit

39:00 - What you resist persists

How did we get here? Find out about our own journeys to discovering flow in this week's episode. Also, learn about the key tips you can use to discover the flow state for yourself.

Show Notes and Rough Locations:

- The Addictiveness of Flow (14:10)

- RJ’s discovery of Flow and Strongman (15:50)

- Telsi’s journey into flow through dance and gymnastics (21:00)

- There is no straight path to Flow (27:00)

- Finding belonging in life and in school (33:20)

- Telsi’s career as a personal trainer (35:30)

- Animal Flow coaching (44:00)

- Finding and Identifying Flow for yourself (55:00)

This is a basic beginner meditation which is great for quickly relieving stress. Use this if you are new to meditation or experienced and looking for a new perspective or refresher on the basics of mindfulness meditation.