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  • 108. Applying Metabolism Principles to Your Nutrition Habits

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    Speak to a Coach Today | Origin | Nutrition Coaching


    Links referenced in the episode:

    TDEE Calculator

    Origin Fall Meet: 10/29/22, 8 AM - 4 PM at Origin

    Origin Post-Meet Celebration: 11/4/22, 7 PM at Blue Oak (San Carlos)

    Origin Holiday Part: Saturday 12/3 @ Origin, 4-8 PM


    Highlights

    2:40 - Every single nutrition client I’ve worked with this year is under-eating 

    3:30 - How to calculate how many calories your body is capable of burning 

    5:00 - Sample metabolism of 42/F/155 LBS/30% BF 

    6:00 - How to factor in lifestyle and workouts to your baseline metabolic rate 

    8:00 - How stress factors negatively impact metabolism

    8:57 - Survival vs. THRIVING*

    10:30 - Results are what create motivation and inspiration*

    11:00 - Cat and dog metaphor*

    12:00 - Figuring out your ACTUAL baseline 

    12:30 - Slowly building up to your MAXIMUM baseline metabolic rate 

    14:20 - Managing winter and holiday calories appropriately 

    15:00 - How gaining muscle can shift your body fat % down 

    15:30 - We constantly think of our body as something that needs to be LESS. Let’s spend some time intentionally trying to BUILD the body and be MORE*

    16:10 - Chronic dieting* 

    17:55 - Nutrition dictates 100% of your results*

    18:40 - You need to respect the process of dieting, or you will create long-term harm*

    21:00 - Turning your body into a calorie-burning furnace 

    21:30 - The thermic effect overview 

    25:00 - Metabolism myth

    28:00 - How to intelligently close out the year 

    34 min
  • 107. Rewriting Your Story and Unlocking Yourself

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    Speak to a Coach Today | Origin | Nutrition Coaching


    Links referenced in the episode:

    Carol Dweck - Mindset

    Origin Fall Meet: 10/29/22, 8 AM - 4 PM at Origin

    Origin Post-Meet Celebration: 11/4/22, 7 PM at Blue Oak (San Carlos)


    Highlights

    04:10 - 04:25 - Starting to understand and realize our self-limiting stories are the first step 

    4:53 - 5:20 - The brain is always searching for safety, and self-limiting beliefs keep us safe in our circle - so they are our natural safety response to challenges

    6:38 - 9:10 - Conquer Corner - Lana’s journey to re-writing a potentially traumatizing story 

    9:20 - 10:20 - Tracking process and actualizing your potential 

    10:30 - 11:02 - Confidence comes from years of courageously diving into things that we are unsure about full speed ahead because we’ve trained ourselves to have a positive fear and adversity response. 

    11:44 - 12:00 - Exercise is passive movement with no purpose. Training has a purpose, and it is to gain self-confidence. 

    12:15 -13:15 - STEM integration of tracking your process

    13:20 - 14:20 - Momentum is precious - stop making it harder than it needs to be by stopping and going on a WEEKLY basis

    16:00 - 16:30 - How small daily habits can help you maximize and actualize your potential

    17:00 -17:32 - Actualizing potential that was sitting there the whole time waiting for you AND applying it to other things

    17:40 - 18:10 - How our training helped us remain calm and continue to serve our community during the pandemic 

    19:55 - 21:00 - Accepting compliments as gifts 

    21:10 21:30 - Ownership of life vs. Victim of circumstances 

    23:15 - 23:30 - Applying these principles to help you close out the year strong.

    25:00 - 26:00 - The ecstatic state that waits for you on the other end of your training pursuits and unlocking your best self 

    26:10 - 26:24 - Being in the Arena automatically makes you better because you’re amongst warriors. You gotta step into it. 

    27:30 - 27:50 - My challenge to you 

    30 min
  • 106. Defining Balance in Your Life and Crafting a Balanced Life

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    Speak to a Coach Today | Origin | Nutrition Coaching


    Links referenced in the episode:

    Heather x lululemon event registration

    Meet Details E-Mail Link


    Highlights:

    3:17 - The health perspective the pandemic SHOULD have provided us

    5:00 - The math: How events add up and lead to another year on the health hamster wheel 

    8:00 - The 4 Elements of Balance

    8:40 - #1 Depth of Relationships 

    10:00 - #2 Meaningful Work

    15:00 - THE Origin Story

    18:20 - Balance and basic human needs 

    19:45 - #3 Self Actualization 

    20:35 - We create a space where you can tackle adversity daily 

    21:25 - #4 Spirituality

    22:40 - Community defined 

    24:35 - Pandemic takeaway/perspective check

    26:15 - Customize your Balance framework to fit your DREAMS, not your circumstances 

    27:34 - My challenge to you 

    28:25 - Humility allows you to take the first step  

    28:48 - Literal shit towels 

    31 min
  • 105. You Must Commit Wholeheartedly to the Plan

    In this episode, we address two member questions specific to our 10/29 meet. If you have a question you'd like us to address in depth about competing or any aspect of health, please send them to @trainorigin on Instagram.

    From that question, we also provide the template for maximizing confidence leading up to a meet, how to prepare nutritionally, equipment questions, and meet-day best practices.


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    Speak to a Coach Today | Origin | Nutrition Coaching


    Links referenced in the episode:

    Heather x lululemon event registration

    Meet Details E-Mail Link

    12 min
  • 104. Member Questions about Meet Preparation, and Your FULL Meet Guide

    In this episode, we address two member questions specific to our 10/29 meet. If you have a question you'd like us to address in depth about competing or any aspect of health, please send them to @trainorigin on Instagram.

    From that question, we also provide the template for maximizing confidence leading up to a meet, how to prepare nutritionally, equipment questions, and meet-day best practices.


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    Links referenced in the episode:

    Heather x lululemon event registration

    Meet Details E-Mail Link

    25 min
  • 103. What it Means to Compete at Origin AND 12 Weeks Out Advice

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    Speak to a Coach Today | Origin | Nutrition Coaching


    Links referenced in the episode:

    Deadlift Master Class Registration


    Episode Highlights:

    02:00 - How competition has shaped the Origin we know today

    04:10 - When you step off the platform after a meet, you become a different person 

    08:40 - Creating an at-home routine that supports your ambitions 

    09:15 - Why aren’t we using our access to high performers and putting pieces of that into our lives? 

    09:45 - Expectations leading up to a meet 

    10:20 - Competing = centering life around STRENGTH

    12:15 - Being your strongest and most vibrant self at a meet starts at 12 weeks out 

    13:10 - Long-term benefits of competing 

    13:30 - We use the pressure of competing to create diamonds 

    13:50 - How Heather uses competition to turn negative into positive fuel 

    15:00 - Examples of specific people benefitting from competing

    17:20 - Going dark in preparation 

    19:00 - A crucial day in Origin history

    20:00 - Your impact, as a competitor - on our community

    21:00 - 12 weeks out

    21:30 - What programming looks like now

    21:45 - Volume defined

    22:40 - Lift with the intent to grow muscle larger

    23:45 - The assault bike is a good measure of your engine

    24:20 - Build your engine through SUCCESSORY WORK

    26:00 - Anyone over 30 - SUCCESSORY work is CRUCIAL

    28:00 - How conditioning translates to a Powerlifting Meet

    30:50 - How you attack conditioning is the best indicator of your meet day success

    34:00 - Daily workout intent - TRY TO GET STRONGER

    36:40 - Apply yourself OUTSIDE of the gym to get the most out of competing

    40 min
  • 102. Mindset Series: Self 1 vs. Self 2

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    Speak to a Coach Today | Origin | Nutrition Coaching


    Links referenced in the episode:

    Deadlift Master Class Registration


    Episode Highlights:

    • 1:50 - Self 1's favorite past time is judging self and others
    • 3:00 - The reason Self 1 is negative, critical, and over-analytical
    • 4:00 - Mistakes are the only way we get better
    • 5:15 - Self 1 gets in the way of us being our most vibrant self
    • 6:30 - Self 2 is the version of us that responds to a stimulus without thinking
    • 8:40 - How to physically access self 2 in the moment
    • 9:15 - Drowning out the noise created by Self 1
    • 10:20 - Self 2 receives Self 1's negative talk as the truth
    • 11:45 - Self 1 is the version of us that self-sabotages progress
    • 12:15 Question the inner voice that doubts your abilities
    • 13:10 - Self 1 forecasts and amplifies fear, failure, embarrassment, and vulnerability and stops you from DOING
    • 14:10 - Self 1 takes you away from the plan and looks for shortcuts
    • 15:00 - Your health success will require you to put high effort into an uncertain outcome
    • 15:15 - There is no such thing as "sustaining" health - you are either moving forward or backward
    • 17:20 - The team that makes the most mistakes is probably going to win this game
    • 18:45 - A mistake is not moving backward if you respond correctly
    • 20:00 - To access Self 2, we must detach from outcomes
    • 23:05 - The appropriate amount of stress allows you to access your highest self
    • 24:00 - Zoom out
    • 30 min
    • 101. Mindset Series: Aligning Your Life's Scoreboard

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      Speak to a Coach Today | Origin | Nutrition Coaching


      Links referenced in the episode:

      Adam Saucedo - Change Episode

      James Clear Habit Journal 

      Deadlift Master Class Registration


      Episode Highlights:

      • 4:10 - True humanistic needs
      • 4:30 - Our self-worth gets hitched to the wrong wagons
      • 5:00 - Becoming aware of your current scoreboard,
      • 5:30 - If you're having trouble pinpointing your stressors, this is for you
      • 6:40 - Understanding what is in your control
      • 7:45 - If work and achievement is the main driver of your happiness...
      • 8:55 - Comparison is the thief of joy
      • 9:40 - Social media is the thief of joy
      • 10:20 - Dario - what my scoreboard should be based on
      • 10:45 - Things like anxiety and stress thrive and multiply
      • 12:15 - The ORIGIN of our subconscious scoreboard
      • 14:00 - "That's not MY scoreboard"
      • 14:40 - How I created my own scoreboard in school that fits my values and ambitions
      • 15:25 - How this applies to your health scoreboard
      • 15:50 - You are exactly where you're supposed to be
      • 17:30 - Becoming AWARE of your scoreboard
      • 18:10 - If your self-worth wagon is hitched to work
      • 18:40 - What DESERVES to affect my self-worth?
      • 20:30 - Subconscious self-worth attachments
      • 21:30 - Returning to real humanistic needs like love and belonging, and connection
      • 22:15 - What we actually need in life, according to Maslov
      • 24:30 - The comparison gap breeds anxiety and stress
      • 25:10 - How to cure anxiety: action + control what you can control
      • 26:00 - The real solution: The FUNDAMENTALS
      • 27:00 - The fundamentals never stop working
      • 27:00 - This journey is not linear
      • 28:20 - My personal Scoreboard
      • 30:00 - What do I do now?
      • 30:29 - Habit tracking
      • 31:15 - Good habits amplify happiness similar to how stress amplifies anxiety
      • 34:40 - Action items

      • 38 min
      • 100. Mindset Series - Preparation = Separation (Meet Pep-Talk)

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        Speak to a Coach Today | Origin | Nutrition Coaching


        Links referenced in the episode:

        Deadlift Master Class Registration


        Episode Highlights:

        • 1:45 - The only way to stretch your abilities is to conquer things that scare you
        • 1:55 - Competition unlocks otherwise inaccessible results
        • 3:00 - Competition creates an emotional attachment that most are missing in their health pursuit
        • 4:30 - Lifestyle fitness is making your health the focal point of decisions, not trying to fit health into your "busy" schedule
        • 4:40 - A competition requires that we put health front and center. Isn't that where health should be anyways?
        • 5:50 - Nobody else. Just you on that platform with a bunch of steel. Did you prepare adequately to perform your best?
        • 6:00 - Confidence comes from preparation
        • 6:50 - Never outworked. Period.
        • 7:30 - Life lessons can be learned from 16 weeks of focused preparation
        • 8:00 - Why are you competing?
        • 8:05 - You have the opportunity to write this story, create life lessons, and embed habits in your DNA forever
        • 9:00 - Through maniacal preparation, you can turn fear into excitement and use it to do amazing things on the platform
        • 10:30 - STEM is the only preparation needed
        • 11:00 - How you respond to adversity is what makes you a great competitor
        • 12:15 - My personal guarantee to you
        • 12:45 - The fundamentals never stop working
        • 13:30 - Put a wholehearted effort into coaching provided in our setting
        • 14:00 - If you put 100% effort into a 60% correct plan, you'll get 100% out
        • 15:45 - Competition can reframe the way you think about yourself as a health practitioner for the rest of your life
        • 16:10 - Nobody's ever done a meet and said "Man I wish I didn't do that"
        • 17:45 - Fitness entertainment vs. a true strength pursuit
        • 18:20 - How to move on to the next skill
        • 19:20 - Competition is an opportunity to impact others and do meaningful work, thus become fulfilled
        • 20:00 - Health escapism vs being present with your health

        • 24 min
        • 99. Mindset Series - Nikoleta: The Journey to Self Love

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          Speak to a Coach Today | Origin | Nutrition Coaching


          Episode Highlights:

          3:45 - Separating from old version of ourselves 

          5:00 - Nikoleta’s 15 month recap 

          5:45 - Creating space, zooming out and accepting less than ideal outcomes 

          7:00 - Creating an intentional people-environment 

          7:30 - Choosing the reaction you want to have 

          8:18 - How Nikoleta’s inner voice has evolved during her Origin career 

          13:20 - Nikoleta’s hack: Asking questions 

          17:00 - What it’s like coming into Origin as a new member 

          18:30 - Entering the middle part of your fitness career

          22:00 - Improving her relationship with the scale 

          23:45 - “If I don’t do it - I’m the same person that I was before, and I want to be strong” 

          24:30 - I was tired of being afraid

          24:48 - You don’t ever win a battle forever, you must continue to work on it 

          26:35 - Quieting the voice that does not serve us 

          27:32 - Changing self talk 

          28:49 - Goal-serving affirmations 

          29:22 - What makes Nikoleta happy 

          29:44 - “This process has given me my life back” 

          31:06 - The greatest joy that I’ve received is the self love that I have now 

          32:00 - The payoff: “becoming the person I wanted to be” 

          35:00 - Challenging Nikoleta to be a community leader 

          37:20 - Exercise: Going back and giving “older versions” of Nikoleta advice 

          42:00 - Heather’s impact on Nikoleta 

          44:50 - The final reframe 

          47:15 - New relationship with self 

          49:35 - Failure is not fatal 

          49:50 - Replacing the word “failure” with the word “living” 

          54:00 - New member advice 

          56:00 - What we live for as coaches 

          59:45 - Don’t be in a rush 

          1 hr 2 min

        About the Strength Within Podcast

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        At least once a day, I am privileged to be the person that one of my clients or peers confide in - as they take on life's challenges. Whether it be in my parenting circle, my staff of Health Professionals, my high powered tech clients, women struggling with women-specific experiences, or men struggling with men-specific experiences - I get to be a sounding board and provide perspective/advice.