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**PermaFit Live Podcast**

The PermaFit Live Podcast is an informative and educational podcast dedicated to helping people create the mindset that they need in order to achieve all of their fitness, strength and health goals. It is the belief of the host, Gordon Light, that anyone and everyone is capable of getting the body of their dreams, the level of health they’ve always wanted, or the strength achievements that they’ve desired for years. It is also Gordon’s belief that the #1 obstacle that is stopping everyone is their mindset. This podcast will dive deep into specific nuances of physical, nutrition and training content, but also content around the mindset and mental framework needed to execute on the former. Take a listen, and prepare to have your mind opened up in a way that will help you get the most of your life by first prioritizing health and fitness, starting with perspective and mental strength.

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Latest Episodes:

Why Putting Your Goals Out There Is Smart Jun 21, 2018

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We all have goals, some big, some small.

Some of us actually achieve our goals, and others don't.

Why is that? Is it because there is some secret winning DNA in some people, and losing DNA in others?

No.

There are a lot of things that successful people do differently, but one major reason they win is because they are willing to do one main thing: plant a flag in the ground and declare that they will be successful no matter what.

They are able to create accountability for themselves by telling everyone, everywhere, all day, every day that they will be successful. They make the idea of defeating that goal a form of oxygen, so they literally cannot live without pursuing it with ferocity.

Successful people aren't special, they're just hungrier than others. One of the ways they stay hungry is by being accountable to everyone, everywhere.

If you need to lose 100 lbs, there are things you need to practice to do that - tactics, and philosophy. The philosophy is the lifestyle. It is the oxygen that I mentioned earlier. The philosophy is domination or nothing. Zero options.

The tactics are the tactics: curls, squats, cardio, eat properly. Etc.

Make yourself accountable - make your claims loud and proud. This will guarantee provide you a much higher chance of success if you feel like you're in debt to the entire world.

Try it, I promise you won't regret it :)

If you listened to the episode, go ahead and make a post and tag me on Instagram @gordon.light or on Twitter @gordonalight - I would love to connect with you!

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The Core Explained (and Why YOU Can't See Your Abs) Jun 19, 2018

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The Core:

Why is the core so important?

Why do we care so much about a 6 pack?

Why do some people do a million crunches and never see abs?

Why do people say abs are made in the kitchen?

Why cant most people see their abs?

How do we build our abs to be stronger, more visible, and how it affects the rest of our performance in LIFE in and out of the gym?

In this episode, I dive into each of these things and really dissect what it takes to build abs and WHY everyone should build their ab/core strength and size.

Not only that, I explain exactly how to build up your abs AND make them pop for a full, muscular, toned look (while also being practical simply by having a stronger core).

We also get into the ab muscle anatomy, which is essentially comprised of 4 parts:

1) Rectus Abdominis

2) Internal Obliques

3) External Obliques

4) Transverse Abdominis

What are these? Where are they on the body? How do they differ and which ones are more important to train?

Check out the episode to get a better understanding of the body's core and how its utilized on a daily basis.

If you listened to the episode, go ahead and make a post and tag me on Instagram @gordon.light or on Twitter @gordonalight - I would love to connect with you!

Or get in touch with me any other way:

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5 Foods That People Think Are Bad, But AREN'T Jun 14, 2018

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In this episode, we dive into 5 consumable foods that people OFTEN tell me are bad, but they do so without having ANY data or supporting information.

These people are headline readers, blog title scanners, and surround themselves with information-spewing individuals that don't always have their facts straight. All this leads to is a viral contagion of bad information and opinions/beliefs that aren't based on facts.

Dive in and listen to the 5 things that Gordon hears the most about through his interactions with people in the fitness space.

Bottom line: do your research. This episode can be a piece of your research spectrum, but the best thing you can do if you're questioning a food or product is to do your own research and develop your own opinion based on FACTS or from people who have experience (like me, or a credible nutritionist)

Please listen, share with a like-minded friend and of course, if you DID get value out of this episode drop me a rating and review in iTunes.

Thanks for checking it out!

Twitter: @gordonalight

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Website: sobampodcast.com // gordonalight.com

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What Are Compound Lifts and Why Are They Important? Jun 12, 2018

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What are compound lifts and why are they so important?

In general, a compound lift is a type of lift that utilizes more than one joint and more than one muscle group. Think of a squat and how that exercise requires the knees and hip flexors to go through a wide range of motion in order to perform the lift correctly. This activates both joints, and supporting muscle groups within, above and below each of those joints (calves all the way up through the core).

An isolation exercise is the opposite of a compound lift. Isolation exercises exist to isolate a muscle group as much as possible, as well as limit the body's range of motion to a single joint. Think of a bicep curl and how your elbow is the only joint that really becomes active throughout that exercise. This allows for the athlete to put a tremendous amount of the load directly on that muscle group in order to build it and develop strength, size and density.

Which of these is better? Personally, I think compound lifts are the gateway to the body that most people are after. I also think that isolation exercises typically lead people to complacency. Historically, I've found that people new to fitness adapt to a routine (weight, reps, exercises, etc) when focusing on a isolation-based routine. This doesn't happen in all cases, of course, but it's more common than those who take on compound lifts and understand the "progressive overload" type of training.

If you're new to compound lifts, or weightlifting at all, this episode will be very valuable to you.

Please listen, share with a like-minded friend and of course, if you DID get value out of this episode drop me a rating and review in iTunes.

Thanks for checking it out!

Twitter: @gordonalight

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Website: sobampodcast.com // gordonalight.com

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How to Dominate When You're Down Jun 07, 2018

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How is it that some people seem to NEVER get down on themselves? How is it that they ALWAYS seem to be motivated and fired up?

For some reason they seem to be 100% driven, motivated and focused at any given time.

The reason it seems this way is NOT because they never get down or demotivated, it's because they know exactly how to deal with it.

Everyone - literally, EVERYONE gets down, or loses their focus and drive. Regarding fitness and nutrition, this means falling off of their diet or nutrition plan, and potentially missing gym sessions. Again, this happens to EVERYONE.

The reason that some people appear to never experience this from afar is because they've been able to experience this so many times over a long period of time that they understand how to deal with it. They understand the feeling when it is creeping up, and understand how to navigate through it.

Staying fit and keeping nutrition clean and healthy is not easy. If it was easy, everyone would do it. The reason there are so many obese and out of shape people isn't because they want to be in those positions, it's because they are too lazy to put in the work in those areas of their life.

Your job as the owner and maintenance crew of YOUR body is not to try and avoid this scenario altogether, because that is impossible. Instead, it's to remind yourself repeatedly that you will experience this at one point, but to also know that it is temporary.

If you go through your life, especially the health side of things, with the thought in the back of your mind that you could wake up tomorrow and not feel absolutely stoked to eat well and work out, it makes dealing with that so much easier. This is not easy to do, but it's THE way to deal with it and get back on track as fast as possible to continue dominating.

The reality is, it's your responsibility to do whatever you have to do to bring back that focus and drive. The people who can do that are the people who end up winning and dominating. The best part is, that can be you, or any of us.

Have a listen, and if you got value out of this episode then please share with a link-minded friend AND rate/review us on iTunes!

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Total Body Training vs. Split Training Jun 05, 2018

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I have LONG been a student of learning the pros, cons, ups and downs of total body training vs. split training.

I've studied both. I've tested both on myself. I've tested both on other people I've discussed (at length) this topic with others going back over the past 14 years. The main punchline is that your goal, your ambition, and your expected outcomes MATTER to what you decide to do. It's incredibly important that you are thoughtful and specific about how you approach training.

This episode is JAMMED with info on what makes these two training approaches different, and how (and when) to utilize each of them.

Inside the episode I talk about 3 different weightlifting scenarios that I would use given 3 specific individuals with uniquely different "weak link" muscle groups. These are shown below:

Example 1 (Legs and triceps are the weak links for this person):

-Day 1: quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes

-Day 2: chest+triceps

-Day 3: back+biceps

-Day 4: shoulders+triceps

-Day 5: rest/cardio

-Day 6: quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes

-Day 7: chest+triceps

-Day 8: back

-Day 9: quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes

-Day 10: biceps+delts

-Day 11: rest/cardio

Repeat

Example 2 (Shoulders and chest are the weak link):

-Day 1: shoulders+triceps

-Day 2: back

-Day 3: chest + biceps

-Day 4: quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes

-Day 5: rest/cardio

-Day 6: chest+triceps

-Day 7: back+biceps

-Day 8: chest+abs

-Day 9: shoulders

-Day 10: quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes

-Day 11: rest/cardio

Example 3 (Arms are the weak link):

-Day 1: back + biceps

-Day 2: quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes

-Day 3: chest + triceps

-Day 4: shoulders + abs

-Day 5: rest/cardio

-Day 6: biceps + triceps ULTRA HYP day

-Day 7: quads, hamstrings, calves, glutes

-Day 8: back + biceps

-Day 9: chest + triceps

-Day 10: shoulders

-Day 11: rest/cardio

My main takeaway is that I believe weightlifting is going to typically be your best friend for aesthetics and physique, especially when it's done in a split-workout approach. I did NOT break down exercise routines for total body workouts...but don't worry, it'll come eventually :)

Thank you for listening! If you dig the content, please leave me a review and rating in iTunes. And of course, as always, please share with a like-minded friend.

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Get Out of Your Own Head May 31, 2018

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Do you ever get stuck in your own head?

This occurs when people are grinding along with something, day in and day out, and then all of the sudden they hit a wall for what seems like no reason.

All of their drive, energy and forward progress seems to come to halt.

For most people, this hits us hardest on the mental side of things...meaning, when we experience this sudden drop in drive and focus, we tend to create a lazy, lethargic, and slow moving mindset.

Why?

It's human nature. It's just what happens. As a whole, we were meant to be inquisitive and curious of our situations, especially during times of consistency where patterns and habits begin to occur. This inquisitiveness and curiosity is what drives us to begin questioning things in our lives.

This isn't a bad thing, in fact, it's the opposite.

The unfortunate thing is that most of us don't know how to handle when our bodies and minds begin questioning our daily grind and consistent nature of doing things. This causes us to get off course, and often times for extended periods of time.

It's those who are able to course-correct and get back on track who ultimately end up reaching their goals.

If you find yourself losing steam, even though you've been killing it for a while consistently, day in and day out, just remember that you aren't the only person that experiences this. Also keep in mind that getting yourself BACK on track is what will separate you from everyone else that never achieves what they set out to achieve.

Are you looking to be successful and win? Or are you looking to run the same rat race as everyone else, and continuously getting so off track that you never achieve your fitness, health and nutrition goals?

The choice is yours - it just requires getting out of your own head.

Have a listen, and share with a like-minded friend.

Lastly, if you liked what you heard and got value out of it, please leave a review in iTunes - it would mean the world to me.

Connect with Gordon:

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Website: http://sobampodcast.com

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Weight Training vs. Cardio Training May 29, 2018

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Ah, the age-old debate of weight training vs. cardio.

Truthfully, I believe this should not be a debate. While similar, these are two very different methods of exercise which map to very different objectives. Because of this, it's important to be thoughtful about how you're training, and deploying your strategy in a way that links to your main desired objective or goal.

Minute for minute, cardio burns more calories than weightlifting. However, weight training will increase resting metabolism in a way that cardio does not

Weight training provides muscle mass growth, which equates to strength gain. Since muscle and strength are functions of eachother, the more you build, the stronger you become. The stronger you become, the better and more effective you become when weight training. The results of this combination are substantially better resting metabolic rates, a fuller and more defined aesthetic, and an easier every day life due to increased strength.

If you're wondering whether you should be performing cardio or weight training as a major component in your training program... the real answer should be both.

There are few cases when one dominates exclusively over the other. In these cases, it's usually due to a very specific athletic objective. For those of us who are NOT playing D1 college sports (or something similar), our best bet to get the body, energy, flexibility, aesthetics, speed and health that we want, we're going to have to put in both weight training AND cardio work.

Inside you'll hear many benefits and cons to exclusively performing one training method or the other, as well as some sample workouts for ways to incorporate both methods of training targeted towards very specific goals.

Have a listen, and share with a like-minded friend.

Lastly, if you liked what you heard and got value out of it, please leave a review in iTunes - it would mean the world to me.

Connect with Gordon:

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Being Comfortable In Your Own Skin May 24, 2018

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Are you TRULY comfortable in your own skin?

Unfortunately, this is the thing that keeps most people BACK from achieving their fitness goal.

That's right, it seems opposite, but it's the truth.

People are so uncomfortable in their own skin, that instead of becoming empowered to get more fit, stronger, lose weight, gain weight, etc., they end up in a situation where it's more comfortable for them to hide than to go look awkward working out in front of other, more fit people.

I don't EVER cater to the mentality of "everyone is special, everyone deserves to win" - but I do know this: our bodies are ALL unique. My body is mine, your body is yours. All the flaws, all the imperfections, all the wrinkles, all the hair, all freckles, all the lines.....they are unique to that body.

That is powerful, and people need to spend an extra few minutes here and there understanding and respecting the body.

Take an extra few minutes looking at yourself sometime. Stand in the mirror, naked. Look at the details. Move your arms, watch how your body changes and reacts when you move. Through this, you can actually develop a respect and appreciation for your body. Not to mention, some comfort with it being the way that it is.

When you truly appreciate the body you have, and all of its capabilities and unique features, you WILL become more comfortable with it. Then (and this is the best part), once you become more comfortable with it, you will be able to apply a fitness routine and nutrition plan much more easily. Every little change that takes place you will notice because you will have a better understanding of your body.

It all starts with learning to love your body and being comfortable in your own skin.

Have a listen, and share with a like-minded friend.

Lastly, if you liked what you heard and got value out of it, please leave a review in iTunes - it would mean the world to me.

Connect with Gordon:

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What is Bodyfat and How Much is Too Much? May 22, 2018

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Have you ever wondered what bodyfat really is?

Ever wonder how its truly measured, what your bodyfat percentage really is and what that tells you about your health?

In this episode, we dive into bodyfat. We discuss the pro's and con's of bodyfat, what TYPE of bodyfat makes us look fat (not lean/cut/shredded), what happens in our bodies to create fat AND how it gets burned, and also how to melt away fat in order to get the lean look that most of us are after.

We also talk in detail about what is considered "normal" for bodyfat percentages for both men AND women, and what it means if you are above or below these typical BF ranges.

Ever wanted to look lean and cut? We also talk about what type of bodyfat percentages you will likely need to achieve in order to get more lean to create muscle definition.

There's a lot more content inside the episode, all about bodyfat! This applies to all the serious fitness enthusiasts AND the new guys that are just getting started.

This content is very valuable - have a listen, and share with a like-minded friend.

Lastly, if you liked what you heard and got value out of it, please leave a review in iTunes - it would mean the world to me.

Connect with Gordon:

Twitter: @gordonalight

Instagram: @gordon.light

Snapchat: @gordonlight

Facebook: @sobam_gear_co

Website: http://sobampodcast.com

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