Unlocking Your Inner Strength

10 days or so ago, we took the time on a Sunday, later afternoon, to come up with our Family Core Values.

It wasn't something we necessarily wanted to do, but we really needed to do them.

Sure, it would have been nice to procrastinate, but then we would still have the same emotions rising up.

In today's episode, I share with you our Core Values, but more importantly I explain the importance of having Core Values and knowing your own personal definitions in life.

The BIG Four-1

41 years ago today, I was born.

August 10th, at 10:10 AM.

And I have to tell you, that this is by far the best I have ever felt in my life.

I am not just saying that.

The funny thing is, I have multiple people every week asking me what I have been doing differently.

I tell them, not much, besides finally 'getting it'. Something clicked and now I have been propelled to another level of health and fitness.

How my body looks is just a side effect.

Remember, it all starts by making a decision.

3 years ago, Emma was born.

Yes, our little warrior princess is growing up fast!

3 years and 10 months ago, I figured out a loophole in supplementing with testosterone.

You see, I have always been a practitioner of direct knowledge, mainly through self-experimentation.

And one of the areas of expertise that I have developed this in is in testosterone replacement therapy.

As I've gotten back into the training aspect at Newell Strength, I have really been enjoying listening to and thinking about the philosophy of some of the bodybuilding greats.

Men that have inspired me and that have played a huge role in my development.

Socrates has a quote that resonated with what I have been thinking alot about lately, 'No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.'

You shape your mind through your body.

Your body is the temple, treat it as such and watch how your philosophy of life changes.

Here are some great clips with some of the characters I mentioned in the episode:

Mike Mentzer- https://youtu.be/WBVaSNYNGkY

Lee Haney- https://youtu.be/aAcWOy7E1uk

Dorian Yates- https://youtu.be/hR4JL1AN0e8

Arnold- https://youtu.be/u_ktRTWMX3M

On the way home from Italy, I was able to read an entire book, 'Yes to Life', which had a few golden nuggets in it.

In today's episode, I talk about:

-happiness

-fulfillment in life

-the purpose of life (it's not set in stone)

And much more.

Don't say no to life when it gets tough, accept it as part of your journey.

Enjoy the episode!

Way back in the years of 1995-1998, I was developing the foundation for the Newell Strength training principles.

As time has gone on, some of the stuff has become a little more popular with the masses, but much is still unique.

Some of the principles in today's episode include:

-Training at or near an anaerobic and anabolic threshold

-Movement first, then strength

-A game of angles

-The mind muscle connection

-Grip and mental toughness training

And more. Take a listen and share with a friend!

It was very fitting that I would be finishing up my 30-day squat challenge while in Italy.

And, it turned out that I actually finished on the night of my brother's wedding, on the dance floor, with about 5 other people joining in.

In the latest episode of Unlocking Your Inner Strength, I discuss the Italian's key to health, what I did for my own personal fitness while traveling abroad and the wild life that the 30-day squat challenge wound up taking on.

Your state of mind determines your reality.

Yet, most people get stuck in a bad state of mind.

It's almost as if they feel they have no control over their thoughts.

And if you have no control over your thoughts, you'll have no control over your feelings.

That's when life can become a very slippery slope.

In today's episode of Unlocking Your Inner Strength, I share with you 5 things you can do that can help you feel in control again and nearly always be the master of your mind.

Principles are few, methods are many. Here is my Mt. Rushmore of fitness principles that I feel are the most important to focus on to stay young, strong and powerful.

On May 20th, we had our 2 year anniversary of opening up successfully in the midst of Covid, against the Governor's wishes.

It came out better than anyone could have anticipated.

We lived by our principles and values in that moment and it paid off.

When you lead with the goodness of your heart, you can never go wrong.

Here is a recap of that story, two years later.