The Get Over Yourself Podcast

By Brad Kearns

Society & Culture

What's The Get Over Yourself Podcast about?

Brad Kearns covers health, fitness, peak performance, personal growth, relationships, happiness, and longevity. Slow down, take a deep breath, take a cold plunge, and get over the high-stress, tightly wound approach that often leads to disappointment and burnout. Kearns, a New York Times bestselling author, Speedgolf world record holder, and former #3 world-ranked professional triathlete, offers a diverse and sometimes spicy mix of shows: expert guest interviews, peak performance primers, and brief “Breather” shows for some quick laughs, smiles and inspiration.

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10 Reasons why I'm Better, ...

12.14.2019

(Breather) Why not end 2019 with a bang and two-part wrap up show with some observations about what has worked for me in recent times and hopefully some tips and inspiration for you in a variety of areas. This show ...

The Get Over Yourself Podcast episodes:

12.14.2019 10 Reasons why I'm Better, Stronger, & Faster in 2019 (And Need to Improve Some Areas Too), Part 1 (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) Why not end 2019 with a bang and two-part wrap up show with some observations about what has worked for me in recent times and hopefully some tips and inspiration for you in a variety of areas. This show ...
12.10.2019 The Lasting Benefits Of A Morning Routine It’s easy to talk about the benefits of a good morning routine, but actually sticking to it is another story. However, I firmly believe that anyone is capable of repeatedly following a regimented morning routine, and it really doesn’t even ...
12.06.2019 Compound Time: Prioritizing Health, Balance, Education, And Focus. (Breather Episode with Brad) In this episode, I share key points from a brilliant article by Michael Simmons about compound time. He implores you to think outside the box and look at somewhat contradictory things that super successful people like Oprah and Warren Buffett ...
12.03.2019 Dr. Tommy Wood, Part 3: Sensible Lifestyle Priorities Instead of Biohacking Obsession, The Benefits Of Both Carnivore And Plant Based Eating, And Why Enough Testosterone Is Important But More Is Not B I travel to the beautiful University of Washington campus to speak with recently anointed Professor Tommy Wood. This interview was an urgent priority because Tommy is one of the most sensible and reasonable health experts, and things have been getting ...
12.01.2019 Blip Show: Cate Shanahan The best thing about having a guest like Dr. Cate on the show is that she is not afraid to speak her mind - our conversations are a zero BS zone, where truth is the only priority. In today’s short ...
11.29.2019 Health Benefits And Training Effect Of Sauna Therapy (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) I don’t know about you but I can’t make it through the cold winter days without access to either a sauna or a hot tub. Once I get a little chill (usually from doing a workout and then not ...
11.26.2019 Dr. Cate Shanahan: How to Become Cancer-Proof! Dr. Cate Shanahan, author of Deep Nutrition and Food Rules, pulls no punches when discussing how our conventional view of screening and treating cancer could be ill-advised. Unsurprisingly, the “conventional” ways of viewing many things in our world do not ...
11.22.2019 Constrained Model of Energy Expenditure and The Compensation Theory (Breather Episode with Brad) Did you know we humans have an upper limit on the amount of energy we can burn each day? Not only that, but we will engage in assorted mechanisms to stay under this limit when we try to bust out ...
11.19.2019 Brock Armstrong: How To Weigh Less, Recover More, Have An Exit Strategy For Fitness And Life Goals, And The Purpose Of Life Itself I welcome my old friend, and longtime audio mentor Brock Armstrong, host of the Get Fit Guy podcast and co-creator of an innovative weight loss coaching course at weighless.life. Brock, the pride of Vancouver, B.C., Canada, has had a wild ...
11.15.2019 Tiger Woods' Work-Play Ethic (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) This breather show is all about examining work ethic and work-play balance through the lens of legendary golfer, Tiger Woods. An athlete since he was a very young child (check out his first TV appearance in 1978!) Tiger loves ...
11.12.2019 Rip Esselstyn: The Plant Strong Movement, Challenging Your Beliefs, And The Magical Peak Performance State Called “The Feel” Get ready for a very unusual podcast with my old friend and former professional triathlon circuit cohort Rip Esselstyn. After our swim, bike, and run journeys ended in the 1990s, Rip and I both continued the world of diet, health, ...
11.08.2019 William Shewfelt: Waking Up at 4:30am To Anchor A Productive Day, And The Deep Wisdom Of Bodybuilders (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) As promised on the Get Over Yourself podcast, we go where no modern media has gone before. After wrapping up a great interview about the carnivore diet, I decided to record William Shewfelt talking about his strategies for focus, ...
11.05.2019 William Shewfelt: Carnivore Diet Insights and Experience, Prioritizing Your Day, And Finding Your Behavior Anchors William enjoys the extreme honor of being on the show for a third time, a great opportunity to check back in and get refocused because this dude is super focused and superconscious. Our conversation kicks off with some great commentary ...
11.01.2019 Practical Tips To Live A Simple, Focused, Successful Lifestyle In the Model of Investor Legend Warren Buffett (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) Writer Michael Simmons breaks everything down everything for us in this fantastic Medium.com article so we can incorporate the most useful and effective tips that will help us be more like Buffett. Enjoy this 13-step process to help you ...
10.29.2019 Scott Nelson: All About Red Light Therapy Scott Nelson is the co-founder of Joovv, makers of photobiomodulation devices, aka red light therapy. If you have biohacking fatigue by now, don’t worry. Red light therapy is a simple and scientifically validated way to improve cellular function and will ...
10.25.2019 Avoiding Recovery Debt and Adrenaline Dominance (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) On the heels of the previous breather show about the constrained model of energy expenditure, I talk about what happens when you ignore these insights and try to power through hectic modern life like a rock star. You fall ...
10.22.2019 Scott Zagarino: Life Lessons And Inspiration From The Triathlon Ironwar Scott Zagarino is the mastermind behind the “1989TheStory.com” project, a historical account of the greatest triathlon race of all time. In the aftermath of the wonderful interview with protagonists Mark Allen and Dave Scott, I catch up with my old-time ...
10.18.2019 Playing Speedgolf Championships In Oppressive Heat: Striking A Healthy Balance Between Competitive Intensity And Self-Preservation (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) I talk about my favorite subject of Speedgolf and reflect on the battle between positive and negative thoughts when pushing your body to its limits, as well as the delicate balance between unleashing your competitive intensity to kick butt ...
10.15.2019 Triathlon Legends Mark Allen and Dave Scott Discuss The Epic 1989 Ironwar What a great honor to connect with two legends of triathlon on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the greatest triathlon race of all time and what many observers call the greatest endurance competition of all time. That’s the ...
10.11.2019 Inspiration From Warren Buffet and Setting Healthy Financial Responsibility Goals (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) Pursue your passions, be of service, make a contribution to the planet aligned with the highest expression of your talents! Don’t you love all the high minded talk that’s come out these days about having your cake and eating ...
10.08.2019 William Shewfelt: How To Get Shredded On The Carnivore Diet William and I finally succeed in transitioning over to talk about his current area of passion and focus - becoming shredded and helping others achieve their ideal body composition goals. Now that you know where William is coming from, you ...
10.04.2019 What Are The Happiest, Healthiest Countries? Hint: The USA Is Draggin’ Ass (Breather Episode with Brad) The World Happiness Report is the ultimate authority on global happiness, ranking 156 countries by their happiness levels. It’s pretty interesting looking at the list of the Top 10 happiest countries in 2018, as determined by the latest study: Finland ...
10.01.2019 Deirdre Fitzpatrick: Sacramento’s News Queen Deirdre is the Queen of Sacramento News with an impressive 20 year run as the morning anchor and particular feature reporter focusing on all things health. I met her many years ago, and have been on the morning news many ...
09.27.2019 The Truth About Overtraining and the Stress Response (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) We all know about the importance of working out. But what is equally important is how you exercise - otherwise, you could fall into the “overtraining” category, where you can seriously hurt yourself, and/or compromise your health. As embarrassing ...
09.24.2019 Dr. Phil Maffetone: The Future of Athletic Peak Performance My eye-opening conversation with this radical thinker continues, and we focus on an interesting subject, the future of athletic peak performance. Back when Phil was working on his book, 1:59 he wrote about Eluid Kipchoge, and we start by discussing ...
09.20.2019 Carnivore Experiment Insights (Breather Episode with Brad) Expanding on my show with Dr. Paul Saladino, “The Carnivore Diet to End Human Suffering, Challenge Your Fixed Beliefs, and Live a Radical Life,” I share details from the journey I’ve had so far experimenting with the carnivore diet. It ...
09.17.2019 Dr. Phil Maffetone: Avoiding The Ills Of Modern Society Dr. Phil Maffetone is a legend in the world of endurance training, for he has been advocating for a healthy approach to peak athletic performance for decades, and finally getting his due for presenting the most sensible and effective way ...
09.13.2019 Managing Digital Distraction and Hyper-connectivity And Staying Focused, Productive, and Stress-Balanced, Part 2 (Breather Episode with Brad) In part 2 of this breather show, I dive even deeper into the topic of how to manage digital distraction and hyper-connectivity. I get honest about the shit that I struggle with by first acknowledging some things. This is the ...
09.10.2019 Luke Shanahan on Understanding the Function of Everything That You Do Luke busts out of the gate with a hilarious freestyle rap of the rich arrogant entrepreneur buying and sellin’ companies, houses, and private jets. After five minutes we catch our breath and get into an incredibly deep conversation that will ...
09.06.2019 Managing Digital Distraction and Hyper-connectivity While Staying Focused, Productive, and Stress-Balanced, Part 1 (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) This is a pretty important topic, and it’s something we all deal with daily. I talk through some great articles on the subject and offer a bunch of personal insights about stuff I do well, as well as the ...
09.03.2019 Setting Things Straight With Dr. Cate Shanahan Switch the B.S. meter to the “on” position, and listen to the wise and powerful Dr. Cate (DrCate.com) address many myths and misconceptions about keto and other ancestral health practices on this hard-hitting show. Brad has avoided caffeine his whole ...
08.30.2019 How to get started with micro-workouts. Now is the time! (Breather Episode with Brad) I introduce the fantastic breakthrough fitness concept that I’ve been doing more and more of in recent years: micro workouts. Micro workouts are explosive fits of strength, efficient and easy to do, and hits the #1 goal of being more ...
08.27.2019 Dr. Cate Shanahan – Learning the Four Healthiest Food Categories You Need to Eat From! Dr. Cate is second to none as a health resource, period. Does anyone else blend her disparate interests of hands-on patient care during her long career as a family physician, a deep interest in scientific research, and an ability to ...
08.23.2019 The Importance of a Pitch Dark Sleeping Experience and Sunlight in The Morning (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) As you can tell by the title, this breather show is all about sleep – and the specifics of sleep. That means: how you sleep, what your habits are pre-bedtime, what your bedroom environment is like – anything particular ...
08.20.2019 Dr. Mark Cucuzella on “The Biggest Mistake in Human History” The biggest mistake in human history!? What is he talking about? We will get to that, and more in this very thoughtful show with Dr. Mark, pioneering physician and legendary endurance runner. Dr. Markhas been quietly changing the world with ...
08.16.2019 The Incredible Micro-Workout And Other Time-Efficient Fitness Tips (Breather Episode with Brad) (Breather) For the past 10 years, I have modified my fitness regimen away from narrow endurance focus (including the extremely health-destructive chronic cardio training regimen that I followed as an elite competitor for 15 years) to a more balanced regimen ...
08.13.2019 Tippy Wyatt: A Long Journey to YouTube Sensation I first encountered the remarkable Tippy Wyatt after she contacted me to pitch an idea for a keto cookbook. Well, turns out that not only were we living in the same area at the time, but Tippy has an awesome ...
08.09.2019 Dr. Ron Sinha On Aging Gracefully (Breather Episode with Brad) I keep the tape running as Dr. Ron and continue to talk, going into a discussion about longevity, some concerns related to menopause, when heart disease risk increases, and related concerns for aging males. Longevity promoting behaviors include keeping that ...
08.06.2019 Dr. Ron Sinha: On Medicine And Mindset Fasten your seat belts for an incredibly fast-moving, wide-ranging, and deeply impactful show from Dr. Ron. This guy has fought a valiant battle against dated mainstream medical advice and in favor of a comprehensive ancestral approach emphasizing not just healthy, ...
08.02.2019 Diet Tips for Healthy Aging & Longevity (Breather Episode with Brad) This show goes into more detail about dietary strategies to ditch unhealthy modern foods and dabble in the various popular ancestral style strategies. This show will cover everything, from helping you switch fully into basic primal/paleo style eating, to going ...
07.30.2019 Hiking Podcast with Jake Taylor I’m the subject of Jake’s interview — on how I became a pro triathlete! Jake Taylor hosts a very cool podcast called 5GQ: 5 Good Questions. He has an assortment of authors on the show to talk about their books ...
07.26.2019 Brad Gives an Overview of Healthy Living Anti-Aging Tips (Breather Episode with Brad)) Let’s make things simple with a big picture look at the most urgent and beneficial lifestyle practices you can implement right now to have more energy and better physical and cognitive performance. Future breather shows will provide more detail about ...
07.23.2019 William Shewfelt Part 1: An Evolved Perspective On Dreaming Big, Staying Focused, And Executing The Plan To Be Healthy And Productive I sit down with Mr. Red Power Ranger and Carnivore Shredder himself, William Shewfelt. When you visit him on the Internet and see his shredded physique of 3.8% body fat, or striking a pose in his tight red Power Ranger ...
07.19.2019 Tania Teschke’s Advice For Protecting Your Health in Today's Polluted World (Breather Episode with Brad) After a great show with Bordeaux Kitchen author Tania Teschke, we keep recording and I start to get freaked out over the health concerns relating to radiation from “Smart” utility meters and also excess artificial light and digital stimulation from ...
07.16.2019 Tania Teschke: Cultural Learnings of Europe For Make Benefit of America Keen fans of Borat, the legendary movie my Sacha Baron Cohen, will realize I’m knocking off his movie title here. It’s appropriate to capture the theme of our conversation, which covered all manner of healthy eating and living, but hit ...
07.14.2019 Blip Show: John Gottman’s Top Tips For A Successful Relationship I’m bringing you some of the best quotes from relationship expert John Gottman for today’s blip show. Gottman’s ideas are simple and straightforward, but radically different from anything you’ve heard before, and will change the way you approach relationships and ...
07.12.2019 Tracking Heart Disease Risk with Personal Blood Testing (Breather Episode with Brad) My athletic friend reached out to me recently to tell me he had a body scan revealing arterial blockage issues and the need for a pipe cleaning procedure. Yep, getting old brings some surprises and challenges, and it’s important to ...
07.09.2019 Rethinking No Pain, No Gain: An Evolved Approach To Fitness With Insights From Four Experts This show is about rethinking the basic notions of athletic training, particularly the “no pain, no gain” model that’s been widely criticized but is still embedded into DNA of many competitive athletes. This show was syndicated on the Primal Endurance ...
07.07.2019 Blip Show: Biology of Belief - Attaining Conscious Awareness By age 35, 95-99 percent of your thoughts and actions originate from the habitual programming of the subconscious mind—a combination of memorized behaviors, emotional reactions, beliefs and perceptions that run in the background like an app on your smartphone. Brain ...
07.05.2019 Brad’s Fatty Popcorn Boy Saga, And How to Get More Focused and Disciplined for Fat Loss and Other Peak Performance Goals (Breather Episode with Brad) Fatty popcorn boy is me — two years after exiting a really strict ketogenic eating strategy (mostly on account of R&D; while writing Keto Reset Diet with Mark Sisson) and embarking upon an experiment to increase overall caloric intake, including ...

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