I had a great time talking with Derek on this weeks episode. 

Derek is a very wise man. He has experienced tragedy. He has experienced loss. He has also been adept at listening to his heart and going within to find the answers he needs to move on. 

Derek is a coach. He has devoted his life to the service of others. He shares real life lessons in this podcast that you are going to want to hear. 

We talked about:

- What listening to your heart really means

- How to move on and grow from grief

- Why you need to stop listening to other people

- How to know your true purpose

This was a great conversation that I personally learned a lot from.

Dave Nixon is the author of 'Minding Yourself' which challenges the traditional approach to fitness and reframes the positive psychological approach to training, nutrition, and “self-love.”

Dave hosts the 'Alpha Theta Flow Podcast' which has over 700 episodes and he is the founder of Functional Fitness Australia which he has run for over 10 years. 

What you'll learn:

- What 'Flow State' is and how you can achieve it.

- The two most important things in life.

- How to achieve results that are meaningful and long lasting

- The importance of 'Intergenerational Growth'

Joey is the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at JJ Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas.

He has also worked as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Texas Tech and Utah State. 

If you follow Joey on Instagram or Twitter you know that his athletes are focused, move REALLY well, and work hard. 

The reason I wanted to get Joey on the podcast was to talk to him about how he has created a culture that encourages doing things right all the time. 

We talked about:

- The three things his athletes must bring to the gym every day

- The importance of coaching your training partner

- How to get young people to 'buy in' to a program

- How he retains information while reading and listening to podcasts 

Adam is the director of Field Trip: Base Camp.

Adam spent a decade as a Navy Seal and National Security Professional and he was fortunate enough to witness the transformative power of psychedelics on himself and those that he worked with.

Field Trip is a health centre that delivers evidence based, legal psychadelic therapies that help individuals heal depression and feel better.

Base Camp is Field Trips new program for veterans and frontline workers such as Firefighters, Paramedics, and those in law enforcement.

They utilize ketamine-enhanced psycho-therapy and a step by step integrated approach to get their clients back to living life.

Michael is the host of the Michael Caz Podcast which has nearly 5 million downloads. 

Michael is an extremely intentional guy and he has an amazing outlook on life and the challenges that it brings.

Being a recent father myself I thought it would be perfect to talk to him about being a father and how to cultivate a strong relationship with your spouse when all of a sudden there is a baby in the mix.

We talked about:

• Michael and Adee’s Birth Story
• How to navigate a relationship with a newborn
• The best parts of being a parent
• The most important rituals to create a strong bond as a family
• Michaels new venture ’Soul Searching Adventures’

What an AMAZING episode! 

My wife Julie joined me to talk about her new book!

Julie's book is titled 'Healthy & Happy: Find Food Freedom and Create the Body You Love'

Julie has a unique approach to 'dieting' and nutrition that will allow you to create more room in your life for things that truly inspire you including: building better relationships, feeling confident in who you are, and finding a purpose. 

Make sure to check out her podcast 'Healthy and Happy' and also make sure to pre-order her book on amazon! 

In this episode we talked about:

- What most people are getting wrong when it comes to losing weight

- How to lose weight without dieting

- How to EASILY break bad habits

- Can you eat pizza and still reach your goals? 

- Primary vs. Secondary Foods 

- The mindset shift that transformed Julie's relationship with food

- Why restricting what you can eat usually backfires 

- PRIMAL DESIRES 

James is a chef and documentary film producer. He is the co founder of the Bubble Foundation which is focused on bringing education, health, wellness and food security to inner city public schools in New York.

I wanted to have him on to discuss his role in producing the documentary Sacred Cow. 

We ended up talking about way more than that including topics such as: 

- Why and how he started a Non-Profit Organization

- Why we should care where our food comes from

- The importance of eating as a family

- The invention of compulsory education and the school to prison pipeline

- The positive and negative effects of nutrition on intelligence

- The environmental destruction caused by industrialized mono-crop farming

- Why you should eat more red meat

- The problems with a consolidated and centralized food supply chain

- Why most vegans quit being vegan

- Why is veganism being pushed so hard by celebrities and big tech?

- How regenerative farming can save us

AJ Richards is the head of Marketing and Sales for Anchor Brand Ranch in Southern Utah.

Anchor Brand Ranch, owned and operated by Ramzi and Laura Hughes, has been raising sustainable free range beef for over 100 years and it is AJ's job to bring the beef to the people. 

AJ has done everything from Wildland Firefighting to Owning a Crossfit Gym and he is truly an innovative and resilient guy. 

I was lucky enough to sit down to speak with him about relationships, the future of ranching, the benefits of eating free range beef, and why and how he is so resilient. 

We talked about:

- What took his marriage from 'on the rocks' to communicative and thriving

- What being raised on a ranch does to children

- How sustainable ranching is better for us and the environment

- Why doing hard things make us happy

Josh Gibon is the Host of Philosophical Weightlifting and the Co-Host of The Weightlifting House Podcast. 

He coaches and competes in Olympic Weightlifting and he is also working towards his Masters in Exercise Science. 

Josh is extremely dedicated to his craft he consistently shows up and is always learning. Josh is very thoughtful, introspective, and he is one of the more motivating people that I have spoken with on this podcast.

I personally learned so much from listening to Josh speak in this episode and I have applied much of what he has shared to my life since then. 

What you'll learn in this episode:

- How to apply lessons learned in the gym to real life. 

- The true lasting benefits of training on your brain and body. 

- How to be happy. 

- How Josh recovered from a medical emergency

Where to find Josh 

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/?hl=en

Chris Leroux is an 8 time National Champion in the sport of weightlifting. He holds multiple records in his weight class and was the first American lifter to win a medal at the Junior World Championships. 

Chris coached me for a time and I learned so much from his approach to training, his mindset, and his dedication to the sport. 

Even now at 48 years of age Chris is about to hit a 3x bodyweight squat and plans on winning another National Championship. 

We talked about:

- Being the first to break through a barrier

- The original crew at the Olympic Training Centre

- The weightlifter as an entertainer rather than competitor

- The mindset of a champion

- Why you must train without fear

- The power of positive self talk

- Why he thinks he can be a national champion at 48