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How To Live Your Life In Flow – Rickson Gracie (Ep. 332) Jul 21, 2021

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Rickson Gracie, the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter of all time, 9th-degree red belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, retired mixed martial artist, and a man who possesses a legendary fighting record of over 410 wins and 0 losses, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today's episode Rickson talks about the importance of breathing during fighting and why your breath is so important. He breaks down his approach to fighting and to life and talks about how he was able to become one of the most legendary fighters who ever lived by keeping his composure, maintaining his energy, and utilizing his mind during the most stressful times. If you're wondering how to live your life in flow despite the stress that life can bring, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• Why breathing is such an important aspect to fighting

• Controlling your stress levels before and during a fight

• How to slow down your heart rate even when you are fighting

• The importance of managing your energy during a fight and the advantage of weaponizing your pace

• What made Rickson so much better than everyone else

• Why only stupid men fear nothing

• How to use your fear to your advantage

• Using your mind and thinking clearly during a fight

• How to breathe the right way in life

• Having a greater purpose in life

• Whether or not Rickson actually enjoyed fighting

• The downsides to current jiu-jitsu and whether or not Rickson thinks it's still a complete martial art

• The real reason why Royce Gracie was picked to do UFC 1 over Rickson

• The fact that Rickson was the greatest Gracie of them all, by far

• Rickson's unbelievable all-time record

• Why the UFC is not a true measure of fighting in Rickson's eyes

• What he would like to see changed in the jiu-jitsu world and also in MMA

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Website: www.rickson.academy

Book: Breathe

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How To Follow Your Heart For Happiness And Use Your Mind For Success – Justin Stenstrom (Ep. 331) Jul 14, 2021

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Justin Stenstrom, alternative medicine expert, speaker, podcast host, the founder of Elite Man Magazine, and the bestselling author of Elite Mind: A Real-World Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, Conquering Depression, and Unleashing Your Inner Confidence, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today's episode Justin talks about following your heart vs. using your mind in life. He breaks down a multitude of everyday events where this dichotomy takes shape and what to do for each event, including health, wealth, and relationships. If you're wondering when to follow your heart vs. using your mind for success and happiness, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• The bad advice from the self-help community about following your heart

• The good aspect to following your heart that most people miss out on

• When to use your head in life

• Finding a balance of heart and mind

• Why millionaires and billionaires are often unhappy

• Finding true happiness in life

• Being content with your life's choices and decisions

• Why following your heart doesn't always lead to happiness

• Using your head when it comes to your health

• Using your head when it comes to business

• Following your heart in relationships

• Marrying the right person that checks off all the boxes

• Setting goals and living your life in a way that achieves them

• Tuning into your heart

• When to listen to your heart vs. using your mind

• Being the captain of your life's ship

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Website: elitemanmagazine.com

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How To Upgrade Your Mindset And Influence The World Around You – Michael Bernoff (Ep. 330) Jul 07, 2021

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Michael Bernoff, results coach, speaker, and best-selling author of the book Average Sucks, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today's episode Michael talks about a number of profound and fascinating topics including how to influence yourself and the world around you through self-talk, NLP, reframing beliefs, hypnosis, and so much more. He breaks down a multitude of everyday psychological behaviors and dissects our mindsets and reasons for acting certain ways and what we can do to correct these common errors in our programming. If you're wondering how to upgrade your mindset and influence the world around you, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• What Michael's been up to during the last year and half

• Letting go of expectations and what you can't control

• What social isolation does when it comes to wellness and mental health

• Accepting that which you cannot control

• How prisoners get used to their environments and adapt to survive

• Retraining your brain to not be wired or alert before bed

• The benefits of reading a book before bed

• The influence of Big Tech, Neflix, and all the other time sucks out there

• Immersing yourself in an alternate reality and deconditioning from the real world

• How to label things the proper way instead of setting yourself up for hard work and failure

• Becoming the influencers in our own lives

• Accepting the power of your own influence

• High level communication and the power of it

• Improving the communication you have with yourself throughout the day

• How to improve your confidence with one simple technique

• How successful people talk to themselves vs. how everyone else talks to themselves

• How quickly Michael can remove someone's life-long phobias

• Picture, sound, and feelings and why this is how we interpret everything in life

• Why Mike Tyson's trainer focused so much on the mental aspect to fighting and why he was a master hypnotist

• Rapidly inducing someone into a hypnotic state through influence

• Using your communication to take control of dangerous situations

Check out Michael on:

Website: averagesuckschallenge.com

Book: AverageSucks.com

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The Science Of Consciousness And What It Means To Be Alive – Dr. Ted Achacoso (Ep. 329) Jun 29, 2021

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Dr. Ted Achacoso, Founding Pioneer of Health Optimization Medicine and Practice, polymath, and one of only five people in the world who possesses an IQ of 200, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today's episode Ted talks about a number of profound and fascinating topics including whether or not we can upload conscious into machines, what it means to actually be a living organism, getting over our fear of dying, whether or not we're living in a simulation, and so much more. If you're wondering what consciousness really is and what it means to be a living human being, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• How Ted's IQ can fluctuate between 186-210 depending on a number of factors

• What Ted's been up to for the past few years and what he's most excited about at the moment

• The problems with Western medicine and disease management

• Measuring the metabolome and nutrient profile in individuals

• What troscriptions are and why they can help boost human performance

• The extremely diverse background Ted has in many aspects of learning and education

• Having the desire to continual learn and explore new areas of life

• Whether or not it's possible to upload your consciousness into a machine

• The science of living and what it means to be alive

• The philosophical and spiritual aspects of consciousness

• What awareness really is

• The default mode network and the importance of this when it pertains to consciousnesses

• What it feels like to be on ayahuasca

• Getting over your fear of death

• Whether or not you have to kill your ego for enlightenment

• Watching your self or ego arise and surrendering to it

• Whether Ted believes we are living in a simulation

• Ted's thoughts on technology and what the world will look like in the next few years

• Quantum computing and what it can and cannot do

Check out Dr. Ted on:

Website: Troscriptions.com

Website: biobalanceinstitute.com

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How To Heal Yourself From Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, And Shame By Coming Face To Face With Your True Self – Alex Boianghu (Ep. 328) Jun 22, 2021

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Alex Boianghu, dedicated and gifted psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience providing an integrative approach that incorporates Eastern and Western psychological and spiritual practices, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today's episode Alex talks about overcoming trauma by diving deep into yourself and coming face to face with who you truly are. He dives deep into breath work, mindfulness, somatic healing, EMDR, the integration of psychology and spirituality, and so much more in this powerful interview. If you're wondering how to heal yourself from trauma and crippling psychological issues, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• What EMDR is and why it's so effective against trauma

• Understanding how the brain and body actually work

• How trauma can develop in children even without anything "major" or obvious happening in the child's life

• While healing happens in the body and not the mind

• Relaxing the nervous system's response to a memory through EMDR

• The fact that trauma creates a negative self perception

• The parallels between NLP and EMDR work

• Where meditation and breath work come in when it comes to calming down the nervous system and getting into the place of healing

• Stepping deeper into ourselves and coming closer to your sense of self

• How to step inward and get deeper into yourself

• The power of your breath

• The fact that most adults are only breathing at about 50% capacity according to Alex

• Addiction and the true cause of it in the West

• The fact thoughts arise from our energetic system or chi as it's known in the East

• Meeting the Shadow as Jung called it

• Having a trusting relationship with someone who can help you get past your inner guards to meet the Shadow

• The 2 types of people who suffer in the world

• Staying in the moment and the power of presence

• Having an embodiment practice and tuning into yourself

Check out Alex on:

Website: journeytowholeness.health

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How To Heal Yourself From Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, And Shame By Coming Face To Face With Your True Self – Alex Boianghu (Ep. 328) Jun 22, 2021

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*Download this episode now and subscribe to our channel to get more of these amazing interviews!

In our episode we go over:

• What EMDR is and why it's so effective against trauma

• Understanding how the brain and body actually work

• How trauma can develop in children even without anything "major" or obvious happening in the child's life

• While healing happens in the body and not the mind

• Relaxing the nervous system's response to a memory through EMDR

• The fact that trauma creates a negative self perception

• The parallels between NLP and EMDR work

• Where meditation and breath work come in when it comes to calming down the nervous system and getting into the place of healing

• Stepping deeper into ourselves and coming closer to your sense of self

• How to step inward and get deeper into yourself

• The power of your breath

• The fact that most adults are only breathing at about 50% capacity according to Alex

• Addiction and the true cause of it in the West

• The fact thoughts arise from our energetic system or chi as it's known in the East

• Meeting the Shadow as Jung called it

• Having a trusting relationship with someone who can help you get past your inner guards to meet the Shadow

• The 2 types of people who suffer in the world

• Staying in the moment and the power of presence

• Having an embodiment practice and tuning into yourself

Check out Alex on:

Website: journeytowholeness.health

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How To Become Bigger, Leaner, And Stronger, And Build The Ultimate Male Body – Mike Matthews (Ep. 327) Jun 15, 2021

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Mike Matthews, fitness influencer, certified personal trainer, and bestselling author Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today's episode Mike talks about his journey into fitness and transforming his own health and physique and how this propelled him into helping so many others do the same with their fitness goals. He dives deep into health and fitness and what it takes to transform your body and your life in the process. If you're wondering how to become bigger, leaner, and stronger, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• How Mike got started in the fitness world

• What separates him from all the other fitness experts in the crowded field

• How he turned Bigger Leaner Stronger into a massive international bestseller

• The trouble with most fitness advice out there

• Building a business and a brand by being authentic and connecting to your audience

• Finding the right team to help carry out your vision and double down on your success

• Mike's daily habits and how he's able to get so much done

• Why most men outgrow the bulky bodybuilder look after a while

• The most basic but effective way to pack on muscle fast

• What Mike does differently in the gym and how he figured out what works after not seeing good results for years

• Living up to your genetic potential

• The problem with the supplement industry

• Not trusting most of the health and fitness experts out there and why you should have a skeptical take on many gurus

• Packing on size while keeping your lean physique

• How long it takes to safety and realistically add more lean muscle

• Whether or not core training is actually worth it

• Staying lean and what foods can help you in this department

• The importance of eating clean foods and healthy proteins

• Which supplements actually can help your gain solid muscle

• The most important factor for gaining muscle but doing it the right way

Check out Mike on:

Website: legionathletics.com

Book: Bigger Leaner Stronger

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How To Transform Your Life By Tapping Into Your Hidden Creative Potential And Thinking Outside The Box – Josh Linkner (Ep. 326) Jun 08, 2021

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Josh Linkner, New York Times bestselling author, 5-time tech entrepreneur, venture capitalist, professional jazz guitarist, and creativity expert, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today's episode Josh talks about how to harness the power of your creative mind each and every day and figure out ordinary and complex problems by thinking outside the box. He dives into the myths about creativity, the techniques he uses every day to think more dynamically, why some people are far more creative than others, the 70/30 rule, and the research behind creative capacity and how to develop yours today. If you're wondering how to transform your life by tapping into your hidden creative potential, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• Being a jazz guitarist and the creativity is takes to get good

• Having deep reservoirs of untapped creativity

• Whether or not people are born with a specific amount of creativity

• The research on human creativity

• The infinite number of ways you can express creativity

• Looking at everyday problems through a unique problem-solving lens

• The 8 core mindsets

• Starting before you're ready

• Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good

• Being able to adapt to life and ever-changing circumstances

• Learning from your mistakes and growing by putting yourself out there

• Directing your energy and creativity onto multiple areas of life

• Breaking it to fix it – and the pitfalls of not having this belief

• Overestimating the risks that life has to offer

• Going 1 mile deep and 1 inch wide

• The daily habits of super successful people

• Why practice makes perfect

• A 5-minute creativity exercise every day that will change your life

• Picking up from others' creativity

• Doing mental jumping jacks for your creativity

Check out Josh on:

Website: BigLittleBreakthroughs.com

Book: Big Little Breakthroughs

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How To Enhance Your Immune System And Protect Your Loved Ones From Sickness – Steve Fowkes (Ep. 325) Jun 01, 2021

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Steve Fowkes, organic chemist, neurobiochemist, brain function and metabolism expert, and the creator of Project Wellbeing, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today's episode Steve talks about all the tools necessary for keeping yourself and your family healthy in today's chaotic world. He dives into nutritional deficiencies, high dose vitamin therapy, ozone therapy, nebulizing hydrogen peroxide, and understanding and overcoming the many dangerous pathogens in our everyday life. If you're wondering what you need to do today to keep you and your loved ones safe and healthy, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• Hidden nutritional deficiencies that so many people are walking around with

• The one vitamin you should be taking every day because of its incredible effect on current circulating pathogens

• The power of vitamin C in reversing extreme sickness

• The man who came out of a viral-pneumonia-induced coma and cleared his white-out lungs by taking vitamin C

• Zinc and its wonderful effect on the immune system

• The most effective anti-viral medications

• Nebulizing hydrogen peroxide and whether or not this is a good idea

• IV Vitamin C vs. liposomal vs. capsules vs. crystals

• How much vitamin C is safe to take and when to take it

• Whether ozone therapy is safe or effective

• Keeping your family safe during these hectic times

• What you should have ready to go in case you or your loved one gets sick

• Some overlooked vitamins and nutrients that can help tremendously when it comes to fighting off infections

• The politics of the medical community

• Whether or not you can trust the science behind recent drugs on the market

• Weighing the risks versus the rewards when it comes to building up your immunity

• Boosting your immune system naturally and safely

• Steve's best recommendations for fighting off sickness and disease

Check out Steve on: Website: projectwellbeing.com

Book: Natural Anti-Viral Self Defense

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What Happened Last Month That Changed My Life – Justin Stenstrom (Ep. 324) May 25, 2021

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Justin Stenstrom, alternative medicine expert, speaker, podcast host, the founder of Elite Man Magazine, and the bestselling author of Elite Mind: A Real-World Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, Conquering Depression, and Unleashing Your Inner Confidence, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today's episode Justin talks about why he's been absent from the podcast for the last month. He covers the major life event that took place and what he's learned about life since then. If you're wondering what the big mystery is, check this episode out now!

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In our episode we go over:

• What happened to Justin about 5 weeks ago

• Why he was unable to do the podcast

• The future of the Elite Man Podcast and other Elite Man content

• Underestimating something major in our world

• Playing chess and thinking 2 or 3 moves ahead in life

• Putting all your focus into the ones you love

• The preciousness that life is and why you should not take it for granted

• The warning that Justin has for all listeners

• The mistake he made that nearly cost him big time

• How to properly prepare for the upcoming dangers that are coming