Unlocking Your Inner Strength

The Hardest Thing I've Ever Done

Ten days ago, we were up in New Hampshire attempting to climb Mt. Washington.

Last year, I didn't make it.

This year, I was inspired to give it my best.

We made it, it was unreal.

I had to use every tool I had in mind, body and spirit. No stone was left unturned.

In today's episode, I break it all down.

A week ago, we had our 4th installment in our seminar series with Dr. Andrey Espinoza about how to have the healthiest heart around.

Lucky for you, I recorded an episode for you on my portion of the talk.

If you want to know:

• How much sodium you need and why keeping salt low is one of the most harmful pieces of health advice ever given
• Why sleep is the king when it comes to health and the simplest way to begin with better sleep hygiene
• The difference in metabolism between fasting and the standard North American Diets
• What happens with the master hormone Insulin and why its the key factor in dramatically changing your health
• Two radically different ways to look at food and body fat
• And much more…

Ever since I can remember, I knew that a big part of helping people transform their lives was a combination of things, one of which was teaching them so they understood on some level why they were doing what they were doing.

Fasting is no different.

I can't tell you how often I hear that 'I fast, I do the 8 hour window'. Which is fine and dandy, that's what I did for a number of years, before I really understood the power of fasting.

In today's episode, I break down how fasting actually works and how it can and should have a compounding effect on your health and wellness.

(If you'd really like to master the practice of fasting, see below for the upcoming Panda Challenge).

A little over two years ago, I was quarantined in our room with one of the worst cases of flu ever seen.

It didn't kill me, but Devon thought it might. It was the real deal.

Anyhow, I had an idea and my notebook. The idea was the concept of the Panda Diet, something I had been brainstorming for a few months.

I had nothing else to do and no energy to move, so I began to write and map out the Panda Diet.

It was literally created while I was down and out with the flu.

In today's episode, I talk about the creation of Panda, the history and the process.

Last week, one of my brothers, Presh, was asking if I thought there was censorship around fasting just like how they censor so many other things these days.

Afterall, fasting does change the health for the positive dramatically in those that try it.

While I don't think there's censorship around fasting, I do believe the current way of eating has been systematically installed over the past century to make a society of unhealthy, mind numbed, zombies.

I touch on this here and there from time to time, but in this episode of Unlocking Your Inner Strength, I devote my full attention to it.

Which means that a lot of people will be thinking about their eating a bit more.

It's natural in the winter to ease up and eat more 'rich' foods.

This is part of the human hibernation theory that I believe to be true.

Anyhow, in today's episode, I discuss why we are like Cacti living in a forest.

And to take it one step further, you are more like a camel than you think.

Once you connect these dots, fasting will make a lot more sense to you.

I have been on point with my weekly, long breathing session and it certainly does make me 'high'.

Yes, it seems like a nuisance at times to stay on point with. But well worth it.

And in about a month, we are once again heading to Mt. Washington to attempt to summit the highest point on the east coast.

Last year, my brain was shot by the time I crossed the tree line because the 80 degree climb at one point got to me mentally.

Yet, I felt more alive than I can recall in any recent time.

Perhaps that's why I got a motorcycle this year too.

Mortality. Life can't exist without death. No, I do not have a death wish, but I do know that putting myself in situations where I realize how fragile my life is helps new neural pathways open up in my brain, making me feel high, more alive.

I began my fasting journey 8 years ago.

8 years of honing my craft and I feel like I am just beginning to scratch the surface.

In today's episode of Unlocking Your Inner Strength, I drop some knowledge on the 5 Problems That Fasting Will Fix and not all of them have to do with what you're eating.

But you'll have to take a listen to find out what they are.

You'll get more out of 'it' if you take the time to invest 12 minutes. If you're not willing to do that, then you're out of luck and quite possibly might remain stuck in nutritional purgatory:).

2012 was a pivotal year for Newell Strength.

In this week's episode of Unlocking Your Inner Strength, I reminisce about the past decade.

If you listened to last week's episode, you'll get a feel for the start-up days and the hustle of those first 5 years.

In 2012, I made it my commitment to go all in and walk away from my cushy teaching career.

Hopefully something in here can spark some inspiration or at the very least, give you some insight into the brand that Newell Strength has become.

A couple of weeks ago, Suga Shane sent me a podcast to listen to.

The podcast?

One of my very own, where I discussed the origins of Newell Strength.

Which gave me the idea to create another episode on that very topic as each year I get further away from the origins I am sure I will have new insights to share and memories that you may not be aware of.

In today's episode, I share the story of how 15 years ago, right about this time, I took the seed and began to put all my efforts into it.

You'll see why perseverance pays off and why simply beginning is really the only way to achieve anything.