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Episode 226- Working out over 40, dealing with burn out, what’s the deal with deloads and more...

Listener Q&A today. Some great topics. Lifting after 40 years old. How does it change things? How to manage burn out? What’s the deal with deloads?

Episode 225- The “All in” philosophy.

“All in.” It’s a philosophy that I have learned and one that I try hard to live by, although admittedly I don’t always get it right. In order to be successful, very successful, at anything we must give it all we’ve got. We must go all in. But what about when we want to be successful at more than one thing? Maybe we aren’t at the level where we’re ready to dedicate our entire lives in an attempt to make it to the Olympics, but we would like to be really successful in our careers, really dedicated to our relationships and also have time to take care of ourselves and do things that are important to us. How do we go all in on all of these things at the same time? That is something that I struggled with for a long time. The “All in” philosophy is something that has helped me dramatically with that.

Episode 224- Your new normal.

There will likely be times in your life when you think things are never going to change. Particularly when the circumstances are unfortunate, this can be very rough. But let’s talk about how you can change that and find a new normal. Also, occasionally you will encounter circumstances that change your life in a negative way. Let’s talk about how with time, those situations can be less challenging and they can become your new normal.

Epiaode 223- Lessons learned from my love for S'mores.

Everyone knows that I am a fool for the summertime delight that we call “s’mores “. But what you might not know is what we can learn from this American Classic...

Episode 221- Never satisfied doesn’t have to mean never happy.

Have you noticed that you never seem to “get there”? When you started, you thought that if you could just lose x pounds you’d be happy, but when you got there you realized that maybe x more would do it. When you started, you thought if you made x per year you’d be good, then you got there and realized you weren’t satisfied with that. Sound familiar? It does to me. I’m that way too. I always thought it was a curse. But I realized something about it that made me feel a lot better.

Episode 220- The human need to compete.

Episode 219- Rules. we hate ‘em but we really need them.

Why rules are necessary in the nutrition and strength game.

Episode 218- Overcoming adversity.

Adversity. It seems that we spend our lives trying to avoid it. What if, instead of avoiding it, we decided to embrace it?

Episode 217- What can we learn from a termite?

If I asked you what you thought caused the most damage annually, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes or termites, what would you say? Because of the title, you’ve probably guessed that the correct, and surprising, answer is termites. There is an important lesson to be learned from the lowly termite.

Episode 216- Expect the best but prepare for the worst.

Many people get thrown off course when things don’t go as planned. This is normal, but this is a problem. Things will not go as planned. Plan for that. Understanding this concept will help to keep you from being discouraged. Expect the best but prepare for the worst.