Underground Conversations with Danny Cola

Today's Guest is Junior Leoso Co-Owner of Landmine University Training Systems, and Co-Owner of Pacific Beach Training.

Danny and Junior discuss finding a balance between business and personal life, prioritizing time with family, and avoiding burnout. They also talk about the importance of mentoring and delegation in business, and being present for their children. They touch on the topics of masculinity and toxic masculinity, and the impact of social media on youth development. Speaker 1 expresses interest in hosting a Landmine University course at his gym in 2024.

Danny Cola introduces the topic of hustle versus fullness and how Junior has found a balance between business and personal life

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Junior talks about his life-changing trip to Italy with the Human Fit Project

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Junior talks about how his trip to Italy reinforced the importance of prioritizing time, family, and life over business and finances

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He discusses how having a child shifted his perspective and made him prioritize spending time with his family over making money

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Junior shares his experience transitioning from personal trainer to business owner and the importance of duplicating oneself through grooming and managing other trainers, using football analogies to explain the need for different skill sets on a team and the difficulty of building a successful franchise

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Junior talks about the importance of having a balancing act in life to avoid overlooking details and taking on too much

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Junior discusses the benefits of competition and how it can make businesses better, emphasizes the importance of staying on top of the competition and learning from them, also mentions collaborating with other coaches and gyms

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Junior emphasizes the importance of being a leader, mentor, and trustworthy figure to one's son

IG @junior.leosi

@landmineuniversity

www.landmineuniversity.com

www.humanfitproject.it

Todays guest is Harbert Egberts, AKA The Flowing Dutchman

Steel Mace Coach, travel all around the world, teaching steel mace seminars, and making a huge impact internationally.

Harbert, drops on the podcast to talk about how his world travel has gone thus far, and breaks down some of his steel mace flow philosophy.

Instagram | @theflowingdutchman

@dutchflowacademy

Website | https://dutchflowacademy.com/

#176 The Pandemic, Core Values, and Truth with Fred Mohr of Steel Mace Nation by Underground Conversations with Danny Cola

In this Episode, Danny and Alyssa discussed their desire to work for themselves and not have a boss, as well as their personal experiences with holistic health and spirituality. They also delved into the chakra system and the importance of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. The conversation touched on the importance of communication and healthy relationships, and concluded with gratitude for the connection.

Alyssa's IG - @coachsawyersays

Website - https://www.coachsawyersays.com/

Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4XKnwHXocw5gx3ER6Ul6JO?si=8348b29904ff4876Podcast summary:

(4:05) - Alyssa shares her own experiences with meeting clients where they're at and the multidisciplinary nature of holistic health

(6:53) - Alyssa discusses empathy and compassion in communication and references David Hawking's levels of consciousness.

(9:45) - Danny talks about his jaw issues and how it may be related to their ability to speak their truth clearly, and discusses their spiritual awakening and understanding of reality

(12:55) - Danny and Alyssa discuss how anger and frustration can become part of our default personality and how it manifests physically, using jaw grinding as an example

(34:53) - Danny and Alyssa discuss their personal definitions of love and how it can encompass both warm feelings and difficult conversations

(49:51) - Alyssa discusses the importance of being truthful to one's core values and the connection between physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health

(52:09) - They discuss the chakra system, starting with the root chakra and its association with safety, security, and community

(1:02:08) - The conversation then moves to the heart chakra and its connection to love, inspiration, and cardiovascular health

The podcast was broadcasted live from Italy and discussed the benefits of a slower-paced, more natural way of living. We also discussed the impact of disease on populations, the limitations of human understanding of advanced technology, and the importance of fundamental human movements for optimal health and fitness.

Mark Wildman | https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkWildman

Gmoney | @gmoneymustache on IG

Will Safford | @willsaffordbjj

Key Points

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Comparison of stress levels and lifestyle in Italy versus the United States

6:41

Danny discusses how people are conditioned and can condition themselves to achieve their goals

7:11

Will and Gareth discuss how the environment and climate of a city can affect the community and lifestyle of its inhabitants, using Vancouver and New York as examples

17:11

Will expresses the need for a collapse to reset the system and allow for natural rebuilding, while Speaker 2 warns against artificially propping up the system and causing future collapses

18:07

Mark gives examples of past economic collapses and how they led to extremist factions and war, warning that current actions may lead to similar consequences

20:09

Will highlights the strength of capitalism in its ability to create opportunities through destruction and rebuilding.

49:24

Mark discusses the importance of understanding the most important human movements, particularly related to levers and stick fighting, and how it has been forgotten in modern athletics

54:55

Mark proposes going back to staff fighting as a fundamental human movement for optimal health and fitness, based on historical evidence from different cultures

This Episode Features Celebrity trainer Mark Wildman, and Mace/Staff Fighting Coach Gareth Hamm AKA GMoneymustache.

The meeting covered a wide range of topics, including history, religion, fitness, and self-improvement.

We discussed the importance of community, radical self-improvement, and the benefits of being in a flow state. They also touched on the history of different cultures and groups, including Mennonites and the evolution of fitness equipment.

(6:14) - GMoney asks about the history of humans befriending horses and the conversation turns to the Mongolian invasions and their impact on Eurasian history

(8:18) - Mark mentions Genghis Khan and his influence on human genetics and history

(22:22) - Danny Cola shares his personal experience with religion and spirituality, including attending Buddhist funerals and finding comfort in the idea of loved ones watching over us

(24:43) - Gmoney and Mark discuss different perspectives on God and spirituality, while Speaker 2 explains the differences between Terravada and Mahayana Buddhism

(32:39) - Mark talks about how the project is an open invitation to anyone and how dismissing something like heavy club or mace swinging as a fad is ignorant of its historical significance.

(33:24) - Danny Cola and Mark discuss how clubs have been a through line in all cultures throughout history

(49:11) - Mark believes that communal training on a clock using landmine stations could create a better sense of community

(53:10) - Danny Cola relates mindfulness to all types of fitness and self-improvement, and emphasizes the importance of adding value to others.

This episode features celebrity fitness trainer, Mark Wildman. Mark Wildman specializes in coach Heavy Clubs, Steel Mace, Kettlebells, and Mobility.

In this podcast we break down the concept of the hero's journey and why that might be important to your long term health, wellness, and performance.

Mark Wildman YouTube --> https://www.youtube.com/@MarkWildman/about

Wildman Merch ---> https://wildman-athletica.creator-spring.com/?

Todays guest, is Christina Dwyer, she is the owner EasternVitality a wellness facility specializing in acupuncture and several other Chinese medicine modalities.

In this podcast we discuss the body’s ability to be a self-healing machine, the significance of dark times, creating higher levels of self-awareness, hustle culture, burn out, and bringing balance back to your life.

we talked about manifesting reality, and several other esoteric thoughts about the fundamental nature of reality and consciousness.

Connect with Christina on Instagram

@easternvitalityacupunture

@christinad_acuqueen

Book Appointments with Christina

Here-> https://easternvitalityacupuncture.com/

Todays guest is Maurizio Tangari, inventor of HydroCore water bag. Today we talk about HumanFit Project, a wellness retreat taking place in Vieste, Italy May 23-28.

Learn about the retreat here -->https://www.humanfit.it/

Maurizio IG @unconventional.republic

@hydro.core

@humanfitproject

Todays guest is Ryan Sprague

Ryan is the founder & co owner of Highly Optimized a company dedicated to helping its clients transform & become the conscious leaders the world is patiently awaiting. He is also the host of the “Highly Optimized” Podcast, the “This One Time On Psychedelics” podcast & is the co-creator of the “Connect With Cannabis” program. A real life guide on how to interact, interpret, and integrate cannabis in a proactive manor.

You have heard Ryan on podcasts like Living 4D with Paul Chek, and the Aubrey Marcus Podcast

Connect with Ryan at

https://www.highlyoptimized.me/

This is where you can find links to his Connect With Cannabis Program and his two podcasts

Highly Optimized and This one time on psychedelics. Avail about on all streaming platforms

You also follow Ryan on instagram @therealryansprague