The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

What's the Perfect Diet? Max Lugavere weighs in with Joe De Sena (founder & CEO of Spartan).. Vegan, Vegetarian, carnivore? Should you eat breakfast? AND why does all of it matter so much! Max Lugavere, is a health and science journalist, watched his mother's fast decline and started a journey to understand how to best extend his own health span. He's the author of Genius Foods, Genius Life and his new book Genius Kitchen and the host of the podcast "The Genius Life."

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Joe De Sena's Parenting book "10 Rules for Mental Toughness for Families"

https://amzn.to/3JrN6oz

The Tough Bible - the best information from Spartan Up all in one place

Spartan.com/toughbible

Be ready for ANYTHING - download the free book https://www.spartan.com/readyforanything

Spartan Up podcast is brought to you by Wild Health www.wildhealth.com Wondering which diet is right for you? What your optimal recovery routine is? How your sleep impacts performance? Wild Health will help you uncover all the answers to your health questions with a fully personalized, precision health plan, based on your DNA & bloodwork. Discover your truth - sign up at wildhealth.com with code SPARTAN10 for 10% off.

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months 1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com.

CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Host: Joe De Sena

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Zach Even-Esh, Jimmy Chin, Rick Lamb, and Gabby Reece are going to help us become better parents, giving us advice and their own experiences as guidance to get our kids on the journey to greatness.

Retired Command Sergeant Major Rick Lamb says, "Family. That's what you're left with at the end of the day. You know, as the body fails, the brain fails, everything else. Like we were talking about earlier, you don't want to be that guy that's dying at the VA hospital with oatmeal dripping off your chin because nobody's going to visit you."

Joe: "I like that! We're going to call that the oatmeal test."

In this episode, you'll learn:

- How to get your kids active and exercising - Helping kids discover a passion where excellence is the only option - Reconnecting with your kids after you're distant from them for a while - Don't force your sport on your kids! Having fun and discovering new things is more important

If you want to watch the full episodes:

Motivate your Kids to Exercise // SPARTAN WAY 025 - https://youtu.be/fGLYQSCAinE

Jimmy Chin | It took 3 Attempts to Ski Everest - https://youtu.be/aH2dza1X4JI

Rick Lamb | Warrior / Husband / Father: Lessons Learned & Earned - https://youtu.be/gDu8XJpbGaM

Athlete, Model, Mother, and Guru Gabby Reece talks with Spartan Race founder Joe Desena - https://youtu.be/JOsRMmWhSXo

SPONSOR

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months 1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com.

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CREDITS:

Producer: Lake Watters

Hosts: Johnny Waite, Joe De Sena

Co-Hosts: Sefra Alexandra, Col. Nye

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

© 2022 Spartan

Bruce Babashan, former senior-level corporate executive turned professional boxing trainer, says, "And if you stay lonely and you don't reach out, at least this is the way it is for me, I become drained. When I bring them in and I spend my time mentoring them, that's how I get my juice, but that's how I stay connected. But when I'm just grinding every day, I disconnect over time, and I tend to move towards the cynicism side of that continuum."

Today, Yancy and Jarod talk with Bruce about avoiding being a cynic in your life and in doing the things you love, and making sure you have a romantic relationship with what you do. In this episode, you'll learn:

- If you're at your highest level, your greatest outcomes will naturally follow - You're not going to win off of schemes and plays, you need to have passion to push to the next level - You have to work hard enough to feel bad about losing

Coach Bruce Babashan is a "master storyteller" who teaches others his knowledge based on the concept of GRIT and self-leadership.

Check out Bruce at:

Yourcornerman.com

Instagram - @yourcornerman

Twitter - @BruceBabashan

Facebook - facebook.com/CoachBruceBabashan

Connect with Jarod and Yancy on social, and attend a DEKA event:

-Jarod's Social: @jarod_cogswell

-Yancy's Social: @YancyCulp

-Race a DEKA Event: DEKA-FIT

SPONSOR

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months 1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com.

SUBSCRIBE:

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow

YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt

FOLLOW SPARTAN UP:

Spartan Up on Instagram: @spartanuppodcast

Spartan Up on Twitter: @SpartanUpPod

CREDITS:

Producer: Lake Watters

Host: Jarod Cogswell and Yancy Culp

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

© 2022 Spartan

Spartans really are all over the world, and the Spartan employees in Ukraine and Slovakia, along with Spartans around the world, are getting things done. Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, went to see of himself and called in this report from the Slovakian border with Ukraine.

Joe De Sena's Parenting book "10 Rules for Mental Toughness for Families"

https://amzn.to/3JrN6oz

The Tough Bible - the best information from Spartan Up all in one place

Spartan.com/toughbible

Be ready for ANYTHING - download the free book https://www.spartan.com/readyforanything

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months 1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com.

CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Host: Joe De Sena

© 2022 Spartan

Dr. Jen Welter, Coach Kevin Ward, and Dr. Jeff Karp are the people we need to listen to for advice to build the best team of people possible in all walks of life.

Dr. Jeff Karp says, "When you take someone who is outside the discipline, they start asking these basic questions that can actually break down those dogmas. And then you start questioning, you know, how the entire field was evolved. You know, like there's like this kind of framework and you start breaking down that framework and you realize that there's completely new ways of thinking that could be helpful. So I think just as a general kind of principle in life, it's, you know, surrounding yourself with people who have expertise and skills that you don't have."

In this episode you'll learn:

- Using diversity as a strength from Dr. Jen Welter - Defining your culture with Coach Kevin Ward. How to maintain a team that wants to work and serve themselves - Why Dr. Jeff Karp has multiple people from different backgrounds to bring a deeper understanding to all problems

If you want to watch the full episodes,

The first female coach in the NFL - Dr. Jen Welter / Interviewed by Joe De Sena https://youtu.be/1FYCWKNFfQY

271: Kevin Ward | How West Point Wrestling Builds Team Culture https://youtu.be/Qkvxr3UFWt0

Dr. Jeff Karp | Problem-Solving Skills from the Bio-Tech Industry https://youtu.be/RoUx-IYLw0c

SPONSOR

This episode of Power Up! is brought to you by Trifecta. Unbox your best self with the food, coaching, and community support you need to reach your goals. Trifecta delivers delicious, macro-balanced meals directly to your door. Let Trifecta handle meal prep and take 40% off your first order using code SPARTAN at checkout.

SUBSCRIBE:

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow

YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt

FOLLOW SPARTAN UP:

Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/

Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod

CREDITS:

Producer: Lake Watters

Hosts: Johnny Waite, Joe De Sena

Co-Hosts: Sefra Alexandra, Col. Nye

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

© 2022 Spartan

Bruce Babashan, former senior-level corporate executive turned professional boxing trainer, says, "Grit, to us, is time and pressure. Will you put in the time, will you completely devote yourself long enough to find out whether or not you can be successful at something."

Today, Yancy and Jarod talk with Bruce about finding your long range goal and embracing the pain and grit to reach what you see as excellence in your life. In this episode, you'll learn:

- Redefining what success looks like for you - Finding a goal to devote yourself to - The ability to delay gratification - The grit advantage. How grit gets you to that level of excellence that talent and practice alone can't

Coach Bruce Babashan is a "master storyteller" who teaches others his knowledge based on the concept of GRIT and self-leadership.

Check out Bruce at:

Yourcornerman.com

Instagram - @yourcornerman

Twitter - @BruceBabashan

Facebook - facebook.com/CoachBruceBabashan

Connect with Jarod and Yancy on social, and attend a DEKA event:

-Jarod's Social: @jarod_cogswell

-Yancy's Social: @YancyCulp

-Race a DEKA Event: DEKA-FIT

SPONSOR

This episode of Power Up! is brought to you by Trifecta. Unbox your best self with the food, coaching, and community support you need to reach your goals. Trifecta delivers delicious, macro-balanced meals directly to your door. Let Trifecta handle meal prep and take 40% off your first order using code SPARTAN at checkout.

SUBSCRIBE:

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow

YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt

FOLLOW SPARTAN UP:

Spartan Up on Instagram: @spartanuppodcast

Spartan Up on Twitter: @SpartanUpPod

CREDITS:

Producer: Lake Watters

Host: Jarod Cogswell and Yancy Culp

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

© 2022 Spartan

She coaches Olympians and Fortune 100 Execs, what do they have in common? They all need this unique blend of advice.

• Athletes train 90% of the time and perform 10%, the rest of us reverse that.
• Multitasking will not yield the best performance
• Be the fastest at RECOVERING when you lose
• Admit your fear
• Focus on the process to gain confidence
• Feedback means someone believes you can improve
• Prioritize, use this concentration grid exercise to practice focus

Dr. Haley Perlus https://drhaleyperlus.com/

Joe De Sena's Parenting book "10 Rules for Mental Toughness for Families"

https://amzn.to/3JrN6oz

The Tough Bible - the best information from Spartan Up all in one place

Spartan.com/toughbible

Be ready for ANYTHING - download the free book https://www.spartan.com/readyforanything

This episode of Power Up! is brought to you by Trifecta. Unbox your best self with the food, coaching, and community support you need to reach your goals. Trifecta delivers delicious, macro-balanced meals directly to your door. Let Trifecta handle meal prep and take 40% off your first order using code SPARTAN at checkout.

CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Host: Joe De Sena

© 2022 Spartan

Amanda Sullivan, Hannah Eden, and Marko Cheseto have experiences that will drive you to find strength and power from your life's hardest moments.

"So what do you do in this instance? To our point previously, when you know you're going in a bad direction, do you keep going down that way or do you try and make that pivot, and go, "Shxt, I've got to do something positive here." And be an example, I guess, to the rest of the world, and try and use something negative and turn it into something positive," says Hannah Eden.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

How Amanda Sullivan turned around her mindset from being suicidal to being her own hero after being hit by two cars. How Hannah Eden's "joke" turned life changing experience with one of her best friends got her to do more for her community and herself Marko Cheseto's mindset of being so happy about every new step he made after losing his legs, and always thinking of how much better he can and will get

If you want to watch the full episodes,

How to become your own hero | AMANDA SULLIVAN and Joe DeSena https://youtu.be/A8pfF8inx88

Hannah Eden and Joe De Sena talk Fitness https://youtu.be/essAVDdObq8

The Fastest (and happiest) Double Amputee in the World! Marko Cheseto https://youtu.be/pwPIySHxSpU

Recovery From a Setback // SPARTAN MIND ep. 021 https://youtu.be/wYaZyi7cIYs

SPONSOR

This episode of Spartan Up! is brought to you by Honey Stinger. Made with organic honey and delicious ingredients, use code SpartanAthlete30 at Honeystinger.com for 30% off to help you sweeten the burn.

SUBSCRIBE:

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow

YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt

FOLLOW SPARTAN UP:

Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/

Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod

CREDITS:

Producer: Lake Watters

Hosts: Johnny Waite, Joe De Sena

Co-Hosts: Sefra Alexandra, Col. Nye

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

© 2022 Spartan

Doug Lewis, Olympian and former World Cup alpine ski racer, says, "...And they were powder skiing. Like, I had powder skis, but they were poder skiing on race skis, which is a nightmare, on their day off. They are at the Olympics. They have trained 25-30 years for that week, and on a day off, where they could get hurt or whatever, they went powder skiing. And they were whooping and hollering, and they would fall, and we'd spray 'em. And it was one of the best days ever, and I just think of that, that those guys chose the love of sport over saving their body, taking a day off, or whatever. And all of those are champions."

Today, Yancy and Jarod talk with Doug about how the love of sport is the foundation of your skills, talents, and overall, how good you are at something. In this episode, you'll learn:

- The difference between a goal and a dream - Equipment and knowledge has gotten greater over the years, but the foundation of what makes a good athlete is still the same - Don't kill motivation. Building confidence like a muscle - Find things that push you to new levels as a regular person - Being able to give someone a breakthrough, which will snowball into success in whatever they choose down the road - Think, why'd you get into it in the first place? Keep the love alive

Doug Lewis, Olympian and founder of Eliteam, is currently an alpine ski racing broadcast analyst, but he used to be a top competitor in the 1980s. Doug was on the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Alpine Team, and 2 World Championship Teams in 1985 and 1987. At the 1985 World Championships, Doug won the bronze medal, which was the first ever World Championship medal for an American in downhill. He was the 1986 & 1987 U.S. Nationals National Downhill Champion. Inducted in 2002 VARA Ski Hall of Fame, 2007 US National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame, and 2019 Vermont Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame.

Check out Eliteam

Eliteam.com

Connect with Jarod and Yancy on social, and attend a DEKA event:

-Jarod's Social: @jarod_cogswell

-Yancy's Social: @YancyCulp

-Race a DEKA Event: DEKA-FIT

SPONSOR

This episode of Spartan Up! is brought to you by Honey Stinger. Made with organic honey and delicious ingredients, use code SpartanAthlete30 at Honeystinger.com for 30% off to help you sweeten the burn.

SUBSCRIBE:

Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow

YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt

FOLLOW SPARTAN UP:

Spartan Up on Instagram: @spartanuppodcast

Spartan Up on Twitter: @SpartanUpPod

CREDITS:

Producer: Lake Watters

Host: Jarod Cogswell and Yancy Culp

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

© 2022 Spartan

Alexander Kopacz won Olympic gold in the two-man bobsled in 2018. Was it grit, determination, stubbornness, or an inability to face losing? He joins Spartan Race founder and CEO Joe De Sena on the Spartan Up podcast to talk about the physical and mental challenges of competing at that level and what you can learn from his experiences.

Thank you to our friend Jason Nacey from USANA for introducing us to Alex.

Joe De Sena's Parenting book "10 Rules for Mental Toughness for Families"

https://amzn.to/3JrN6oz

The Tough Bible - the best information from Spartan Up all in one place

Spartan.com/toughbible

Be ready for ANYTHING - download the free book https://www.spartan.com/readyforanything

This episode of Power Up! is brought to you by Honey Stinger. Made with organic honey and delicious ingredients, use code SpartanAthlete30 at Honeystinger.com for 30% off to help you sweeten the burn.

CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Host: Joe De Sena

© 2022 Spartan