Vigor Life Podcast

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Vigor Life Podcast episodes

August 30, 2017 EP041: What Works and Doesn’t Work When It Comes To Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching
At Vigor, the most common questions that we receive are centered around nutrition, lifestyle and habit change.
Taking control of your daily (potentially bad) habits is one of the hardest things to do – which is why we have decided to host regular podcasts where we dive deep into the kind of coaching we provide for our clients here at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance. The same coaching that has allowed us to help thousands of clients breakthrough and change their body for the long-term.
In these podcasts we are going to focus on everything from nutrition choices and mindset frameworks, to coaching questions, our methods and strategies.
Our goal with these podcasts is to help people, potentially like yourself, make positive changes to their nutrition and lifestyle. We also want to help coaches looking for advice on how they can improve their coaching practices.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
=> The principles that make up the foundation of coaching, and why understanding them can help you change in any area of your life
=> Why your nutrition “special situation” is a real life example of human diversity, and the simple steps that will help you breakthrough your plateau
=> The reason why many of your health and medical issues can be rectified with lifestyle and nutrition changes
=> Why worrying about “special scenarios” can distract you from moving the “big rocks” that will help you get where you want
=> The fundamental skillsets and habits that all the people that are lean and healthy stick to... which are surprisingly simple concepts
=> Why “fad diets” have become so popular and how we get our clients to choose what's right for them
=> Why asking better questions of yourself and your clients is one of the key secrets to better health and coaching
=> The Super 7 Readiness questions that we use to help us discover what our clients coaching needs are so that we can coach them better
=> The 4-steps to identifying the behaviors clients take on for success
=> The A-B-C list for how you can discover which foods your clients will want to eat to achieve their goals, and the training program that will compliment their nutrition program
=> Why humans always tend to find the negative in situations and how to change that, both in yourself and with your clients... and how this is a key skillset when it comes to nutrition success
=> The habits that your health and fitness icons follow, and how to apply them to your life
=> The strategy that will add 30-minutes of productivity to your day and how it can make a huge difference in your life
=> The best post-workout nutrition for athletes wanting to stay lean and build muscle
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Business Summit: https://vigorgroundsummit.com/joinus
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA
Vigor Life Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.VigorGroundFitness.com
Mind Vs Muscle Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-vs-muscle-podcast/id1167859928?mt=2
Boom Boom Performance: www.BoomBoomPerformance.com
1 hr 17 min
August 23, 2017 EP040: My 3 Biggest Insights From Attending This Top Entrepreneurial Event
Last year I went to an event my friend, Adam Bornstein puts on called two12. This annual event brings together some of the top entrepreneurs in the US, and gives attendees the opportunity to spend time with them in an intimate small group setting. It's the place to be if you want the latest business, life and relationship building advice.
When I was there I got a number of key insights from both the speakers and my fellow attendees that I've been putting to action ever since. Here are my most memorable.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
=> How I’ve been able to build so many quality relationships in the industry plus simple tips on how you can too
=> Why doing more of less and finding out what your unique abilities are is going to improve your life and exponentially grow your business
=> The reason you sedate and spend a lot of time and energy on things that don’t move your business forward and how to turn it around
=> The simple formula I use to break down any goals so that I can see the daily actions I need to take to succeed
=> The reason behind why even just 5 habit changes in a year can completely change your life — which 5 are you focusing on?
=> The quote of wisdom to live by and put on your wall
=> How you can extract wisdom from your life that is as profound as the one from the Greek philosophers
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Book: How To Win Friends And Influence People (Dale Carnegie): https://goo.gl/HPQbqT
Book: Never Eat Alone (Keith Ferrazzi): https://goo.gl/WCdd7E
30 min
August 09, 2017 EP039: Dietary Myths Debunked and Nutrition Coaching For People Struggling With Progress with Cody McBroom

One of the most frequent questions we receive at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance is about our nutrition coaching. The inquiries come from both clients and coaches (from other training facilities) and typically include a note about how the tactic they read about on the Internet didn't work.

The messages also include the question, "What do I do now?"

In this episode Cody and I discuss the strategies that we use daily to successfully give our clients amazing results. We also go into the deeper principles surrounding HOW we help clients crack to the code to their nutrition and make a long-term change to their lifestyle.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

* Common dietary myths and how they continue to distract people from the correct nutrition principles
* The “Mindless Margin” and how it is slowly causing you to put on weight unknowingly
* The reason why people eat old popcorn without noticing that it is stale and how this behavior will affect your body transformation results
* Three easy changes that you can make to your environment that will help you achieve your fat loss goals
* The kick ass strategy that will teach you how to focus on smaller segments of your macros and how it will make everything easier for your clients on a weight loss journey
* The mysterious reason why we eat past full — that has everything to do with our beliefs and experiences — and how to break the pattern
* Why studying Sherlock Holmes and being a detective is critical to be a great nutrition coach
* How food companies created a perfect combination of foods that create a dopamine reaction in our brain that makes it hard for us to stop eating
* The answer to the question, "Should you prescribe macros or not?" and how to apply the answer to a client's (or your) nutrition plan
* What to do when a client gets discouraged and starts falling off of their nutrition plan
* The reason people lose self-esteem and how to fix it
* How to make bad habits harder to do and good habits much easier to do
* The answer to the question. "Does intermittent fasting work and when should I use it with clients?"

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.VigorGroundFitness.com
Book: Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness: https://goo.gl/4xVBDt
Mind vs. Muscle Podcast: https://goo.gl/oCRNKh
Luka Hocevar YouTube: https://goo.gl/6GjqoA

Thanks so much for joining me this week. Have some feedback that you’d like to share? Leave me a review on iTunes.
51 min
August 09, 2017 EP039: Dietary Myths Debunked and Nutrition Coaching For People Struggling With Progress
One of the most frequent questions we receive at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance is about our nutrition coaching. The inquiries come from both clients and coaches (from other training facilities) and typically include a note about how the tactic they read about on the Internet didn't work.
The messages also include the question, What do I do now?
In this episode Cody and I discuss the strategies that we use daily to successfully give our clients results. We also go into the deeper principles surrounding HOW we help clients crack to the code to their nutrition and make a long-term change to their lifestyle.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
=> Common dietary myths and how they continue to distract people from the correct nutrition principles
=> The “Mindless Margin” and how it is slowly causing you to put on weight unknowingly
=> The reason why people eat old popcorn without noticing that it is stale and how this behavior will affect your body transformation results
=> Three easy changes that you can make to your environment that will help you achieve your fat loss goals
=> The kick ass strategy that will teach you how to focus on smaller segments of your macros and how it will make everything easier for your clients on a weight loss journey
=> The mysterious reason why we eat past full — that has everything to do with our beliefs and experiences — and how to break the pattern
=> Why studying Sherlock Holmes and being a detective is critical to be a great nutrition coach
=> How food companies created a perfect combination of foods that create a dopamine reaction in our brain that makes it hard for us to stop eating
=> The answer to the question, "Should you prescribe macros or not?" and how to apply the answer to a client's (or your) nutrition plan
=> What to do when a client gets discouraged and starts falling off of their nutrition plan
=> The reason people lose self-esteem and how to fix it
=> How to make bad habits harder to do and good habits much easier to do
=> The answer to the question. "Does intermittent fasting work and when should I use it with clients?"
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.VigorGroundFitness.com
Book: Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness: https://goo.gl/4xVBDt
Mind vs. Muscle Podcast: https://goo.gl/oCRNKh
Luka Hocevar YouTube: https://goo.gl/6GjqoA
Thanks so much for joining me this week. Have some feedback that you’d like to share? Leave me a review on iTunes.
51 min
August 01, 2017 EP038: How To Become The Master Of Your Craft And Accelerate Your Learning In Any Area
One of the questions that I get asked over and over again is, “How do you and your team at Vigor Ground learn so much so fast?”
Growing up I was a kid who always got into trouble with teachers and had a tough time learning, so I am continually humbled by that question.
As an adult I am obsessed with learning (and perfecting) my craft. In this episode I cover some of the principles around how I learn and accelerate results at Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance. I also dive into how to apply those principles to your life. Everything from the best way to learn for YOU, the 5 components of learning, the pyramid of deep learning and the exact way I go about becoming a master at my craft.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
=> The 3 main learning styles and how to know which one will help you learn the fastest
=> The shocking truth about how little you learn from "just reading" and what you can do to maximize your skill-set
=> Why you should learn, take notes, do it yourself, then present to people to warp speed your coaching
=> The “secret” behind my accelerated learning and why I have gone to 170+ seminars and courses in the last 10 years
=> How to get deep knowledge infused in your brain like Neo in the Matrix by using my stacking model of learning
=> The reason we call it “active learning” and the link missing from your life that will help you increase your learning speed
=> How you can apply this framework to your life and have people asking you how you accelerated so fast
=> The 5 components of learning and how to use them to become a Jedi learning master
=> Why the real philosophers took action and didn’t just pontificate (wisdom comes from action)
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: www.VigorGroundFitness.com
Vigor Life Podcast: https://goo.gl/hcB0Oy
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/6GjqoA
Book: Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday: https://goo.gl/EwLMBb
Mark Fisher: www.MarkFisherFitness.com
29 min
July 19, 2017 EP037: Your Greatest Asset And How To Get The Best ROI On Your Body, Business and Life
Most people don’t have an investment plan (personally, financially, etc.). But as I have said before, without a path and a plan the default is always struggle.
For people that do invest, it tends to be in others.
In this episode I cover the most important philosophy when it comes to personal development and why even people that “know this” end up investing in areas that lose them time, health, money and life!
Learn how to change where you invest and get the best return on investment ever.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
=> How to brainwash yourself to success and my strategy to go from a knucklehead who barely showed up at school and got in trouble all the time to reading 100+ books every year and owning multiple successful businesses
=> The shocking answers that I got from some of my close friends when I asked them what their number one asset was (and why these answers should scare you)
=> The not so hidden secret behind what your number one asset is and why most people STILL don't invest in it
=> The difference between your number one asset and your number one investment and how they are closely related and either making your life amazing or miserable
=> Why you should become a linchpin even if you don't own your own business or work for a company
=> Where your “daily deposits” go and how they're building your human life capital
=> Why you’re betting your hard earned money into someone else’s “bets” and expecting to win
=> My morning investment for my mind, movement and emotions
=> The secret to beating failure and making it your bitch
=> The “take it to the bank” mentality and how it applies to every area of your life
=> Why you need to invest daily if you are struggling with your relationships
=> What “the King eats first”means and why a lot of people misinterpret it as selfish (when it's really the KEY to a better relationship with yourself)
The exercise that will help you create clarity around the question, "Are you working towards or away from your goals?
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Wake Up Warrior: www.wakeupwarrior.com
Book: Linchpin - Are You Indispensable?: https://goo.gl/vMfpnm
Renegade Radio with Jay Ferruggia: https://goo.gl/7AMG7c
17 min
July 12, 2017 EP036: How To Be Ruthlessly Productive, Successful As A College Drop Out, And A Recovering Fitness Junkie w/ Nate Green

Have you ever doubted yourself and what you can achieve? So did Nate Green after having a 1.7 GPA in college. After dropping out in his first semester, Nate decided to pursue a career as a personal trainer, and hasn't looked back since. Despite all his self-doubt, he took action. First transformed himself, then helping others do the same; which opened a world of opportunities for him.

From being an editor at T-Nation, a key figure in the growth of Precision Nutrition, a marketing genius behind some of the most successful launches in fitness, and a thoughtful and inspiring writer for his own Nate Green brand, Nate has a ton of wisdom to share.

In this episode Nate opens up about the skill-sets that he feels everyone can benefit from (no matter what field they are in). How to become ruthlessly productive, how to cut out the things that slow you down and enjoy your life (while still checking off everything on your to do list) and how he became a recovering fitness junkie.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

* How Nate had a 1.7 GPA in high school
* Why he dropped out of college in his first semester, had low self esteem and how _________ changed everything for him
* Why the secret of better writing is hanging out on the Eminem fan forum - Nate gives us the details
* How gaining 40 lbs of muscle in a year changed Nate’s confidence, mindset and drive to succeed in other areas of life
* “How to not have a real job ever” – a question that may spur you to find new possibilities in your career
* Why finding mentors and building relationships is “fast-tracking” for any industry
* The 3 best ways to become a better writer that will help you with marketing, better communication and beating your competition if you own a business
* How to never be out of business and always be valuable, and why it's all about building “transferable” and “base level" skills
* The secret to better writing and marketing
* The two questions that will make all of your communication clearer, more effective and successful
* How Nate wrote, 'The Hero Handbook' in hours and how you can create great work fast
* The daily rituals that make Nate happier, healthier, more productive and took his relationship to the next level
* Why you shouldn’t take in any more information and why it may be stopping you from achieving your goals

LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Nate Green: www.NateGreen.org
Precision Nutrition: www.PrecisionNutrition.com
Book: Essentialism - The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Greg McKeown)
T-Nation: www.T-Nation.com

Thanks so much for joining me this week. Have some feedback that you’d like to share? Leave me a review on iTunes.
42 min
July 12, 2017 How To Be Ruthlessly Productive, Successful And A Recovering Fitness Junkie w/ Nate Green
Have you ever doubted yourself and what you can achieve? So did Nate Green after having a 1.7 GPA in college. After dropping out in his first semester, Nate decided to pursue a career as a personal trainer, and hasn't looked back since. Despite all his self-doubt, he took action. First transformed himself, then helping others do the same; which opened a world of opportunities for him.
From being an editor at T-Nation, a key figure in the growth of Precision Nutrition, a marketing genius behind some of the most successful launches in fitness, and a thoughtful and inspiring writer for his own Nate Green brand, Nate has a ton of wisdom to share.
In this episode Nate opens up about the skill-sets that he feels everyone can benefit from (no matter what field they are in). How to become ruthlessly productive, how to cut out the things that slow you down and enjoy your life (while still checking off everything on your to do list) and how he became a recovering fitness junkie.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
=> How Nate had a 1.7 GPA in high school
=> Why he dropped out of college in his first semester, had low self esteem, and how _________ changed everything for him
=> Why the secret of better writing is hanging out on the Eminem fan forum - Nate gives us the details
=> How gaining 40 lbs of muscle in a year changed Nate’s confidence, mindset and drive to succeed in other areas of life
=> “How to not have a real job ever” - a question that may spur you to find new possibilities in your career
=> Why finding mentors and building relationships is “fast-tracking” for any industry
=> The 3 best ways to become a better writer that will help you with marketing, better communication and beating your competition if you own a business
=> How to never be out of business and always be valuable, and why it's all about building “transferable” and “base level" skills
=> The secret to better writing and marketing
=> The two questions that will make all of your communication clearer, more effective and successful
=> How Nate wrote, 'The Hero Handbook' in hours and how you can create great work fast
=> The daily rituals that make Nate happier, healthier, more productive and took his relationship to the next level
=> Why you shouldn’t take in any more information and why it may be stopping you from achieving your goals
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Nate Green: www.NateGreen.org
Precision Nutrition: www.PrecisionNutrition.com
Book: Essentialism - The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Greg McKeown) https://goo.gl/yv5RUD
T-Nation: www.T-Nation.com
42 min
June 28, 2017 EP035: The Price You Pay For Being Unremarkable And How To Fix It
Being able to look at the obstacles in your life, as well as observe others struggles (and extract the lessons) may be one of your greatest skill sets... especially if you're able to apply what you learn.
In this episode I share two of the lessons I extracted this week. One being that marketing is the price you pay for being unremarkable – and how this applies to your body, being, relationships and business.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- The 4 things you must do to constantly improve yourself, your competence and your business
- The strategy that I took from Ryan Holiday that will help you create endless content, ideas, team strategies and write a book
- How ________ is the price you pay for being unremarkable – and how to fix it
- The question that will help you face some hard facts while also creating more opportunity than you can imagine
- The small habit that helped me drop body fat and look the leanest I have in a long time
- How changing your body can be done with strategic shifts day-by-day and how that can create massive results for you over time – in this episode I outline three shifts that changed mine
LINKS AND RESOURCES:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Business Summit: https://vigorgroundsummit.com/joinus
Book: The Obstacle Is The Way - The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph (Ryan Holiday): https://goo.gl/hTyhPs
Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/iS0GFh
Thanks so much for joining me this week. Have some feedback that you’d like to share? Leave me a review on iTunes.
22 min
June 20, 2017 EP034: 18 Things All Great Coaches Do
Would you like to discover the formula to build a new skill-set? In this episode I break it down for you.
I’m always studying what the greats do in the areas of their art/skill. When I want to improve a particular skill-set I study coaches who have it – by reverse engineering who they are, what they do and how they do it.
After studying the greatest coaches and working with/under some of the world's best, I asked myself four questions which helped me reverse engineer the 18 things great coaches do.
Discover what they are and how to use them.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN:
=> The four questions to ask yourself when reverse engineering the greats coaching skill-sets (or any other skill-set for that matter)
=> The three daily action steps you must take if you’re working on dominating your niche and leading the marketplace
=> The “UPR” skill that most coaches don’t pay attention to that will cause you to fail with your clients and prevent you from getting results if you don't work on it
=> "Be the _________ not the guru." And why this sentence is at the core of true coaching
=> Why you're not the hero, your clients are
=> The “Three L’s” that make up a key skill-set (this is something that most coaches don't put enough effort into)
=> Why you're not getting enough data
=> The “Cascade of Consequences” and how it affects you, your clients and your team (and why you MUST understand this concept to succeed)
=> How not “getting” your clients will create a wall between you and them and why you won't be able to help them until you do
=> Why fixing weaknesses is NOT what you should focus on with your clients
=> The “Radical Candor” and why you need it to be successful with your coaching, communication and business
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Vigor Ground Fitness and Business Summit: www.VigorGroundSummit.com
Luka Hocevar YouTube: Subscribe Here: https://goo.gl/6GjqoA
Vigor Life Podcast: Subscribe Here: https://goo.gl/hcB0Oy
Book: Radical Candor - Be A Kick Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity: Buy Here: https://goo.gl/vCua2z
Gary Vaynerchuck: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com
Vigor Ground Team Blooper Reel: Watch Here: https://goo.gl/kZewDF
37 min

About Vigor Life Podcast

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Luka Hocevar is the owner of the nationally renowned Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance gym in Seattle and founding father of Vigor Move & Live in Slovenia, featured in Men's Health, Stack Magazine, Onnit Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, and on CBS.