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Today was a special one for me. I had the chance to interview my long time friend and competitive bodybuilder, Mike Symkoviak. Mike was a guy who knew me in the depths of my addiction and still treated me with love and respect. He has competed over 17 times and has a passion like you wouldn't believe for the sport. With some of the negative light we have shed on competition, Mike's story reminds us that there are people out there who genuinely have a love for the whole process. We talk about his roots as a Mormon competitive bodybuilder. How he finds the daily determination to do what he does, and pick his brain about what holds clients back the most. Real, raw and inspiring, enjoy!
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Carb cycling 101 - The how. the what, and the why. The term carb cycling is thrown around a lot and the funny thing is there is not one set way to carb cycle. With so much gray area around it I thought it was important to try and narrow this down for you all. This method has some merit, and if used correctly, can deliver great results. This isn't just for fitness competitors or athletes, carb cycling can be used for anyone trying to reach fitness goals. However, just like most things, people like to claim carb cycling is the end all be all for results. That just is not the truth. The goal of the this episode is to give some clarity behind the subject and help you identify if it's a possible strategy for you to try or not. Hope you enjoy!
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Today's Podcast was a special one. We had Maria Ayne, also known as nutritionistmaria on social media platforms, join us. A powerful episode where we covered so many different topics. I have wanted to have Maria on our show for a long time now because her message is so raw and authentic. The diversity she brought to the podcast by talking about subjects like spirituality, meditation and how it all plays into the game of fitness, was phenomenal. We explore just how much of a mind - body - spirit game we are all playing. I am confident you will get a lot out of this episode! Below is a little more about Maria.
Maria Ayne is a nutritionist and behavior specialist who helps people overcome a destructive relationship with food—from food addiction, binge eating, compulsive eating, emotional eating, to intake restriction. Her journey began in an effort to overcome her own struggles with food. Along this journey, she realized that we all want to be as fit and healthy as we can be. She wondered, if we all place a high value on our health and vitality why do some many people find it so difficult to make healthy choices. If we have a strong instinctual aversion to harming ourselves or our bodies, why do these instincts seem to fall short when it comes to harmful junk-foods and other manmade stimulants? She has committed her career to provide the world with these answers, by using a unique approach that merges new scientific data with old spiritual teachings. Her system is one that integrates mind, body, and spirit for a holistic approach to recovery. Maria is the creator of a revolutionary 90 day online program that focuses on these issues, and is the author of 'The Eating Enigma,' a book that provides strategies to overcome these issues.
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Today's podcast was on the pros and cons of both meal planning and flexible dieting. It's a subject that has a lot of opinions around. I gathered my own personal antidotal experience along with all my teams input to bring you this podcast. With well over 25 years combined experience on this subject, my hope is this helps you navigate personally which approach is best for you! Intro also touched on latest update on my wife and our IVF (in vitro fertilisation) treatment. Thank you for all the love and support and enjoy the podcast!
We were joined by our good friend Sam Miller today to talk all about supplements! We tried to pack as much as we could into one hour on this very broad subject. Everything from sleep aids, to adaptogens, to sports performance supplements and more! We also asked Sam his 5 staple supplements he uses daily. Sam is a wealth of knowledge and we were grateful for his time to be able to pick his brain!
Follow Us on Instagram! Sam Miller @sammillerscience Brad Jensen @the_sober_bodybuilder Michelle Raines @mykeylifeToday's episode was centered on the one subject that is literally killing peoples results, PATIENCE! Everything great takes time. If you truly learn to deploy patience, you will enjoy the journey of fitness exponentially more! Where are you in a hurry to get to anyways? The punch line is, this is a life long deal, enjoy the ride! Take 30 minutes and get re-centered on having patience with yourself, your body, and your life as a whole!
Today's podcast was with my friend Lindsey Mathews (Trainer Lindsey). And man, was it a good one! Lindsey has a thriving coaching company and has competed in physique shows 16 times! But this is so much more then a story of a competitior. It is a story of redefining yourself after your identity is attached to one particular thing. It's learning to be comfortable in your own body, no matter how ripped you are or not . It's a story of struggle and ultimately, triumph. Lindsey gets incredibly vulnerable with us and for that, we are forever grateful! I know you will all get a ton of out of this one!
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Todays episode was on cortisol and stress. I dove deep on the research and why cortisol is not always a bad thing. However, today the way we have it chronically elevated is severely compromising not only our health, but our body as whole. Interesting that we are seeing declines in hormone levels at an exponentially higher rate today than we did 30 years ago. The one big culprit for that is the extremely high stress world we live in. I gave you some tactical steps you can do to help minimize stress responses so you can better hit your fitness goals! And most importantly, to be happy and healthy!
On todays episode, Michelle and I talked all about travel! It's the time of year that so many are out and about traveling. Michelle just got back from Hawaii for 8 days and we went into her eating while traveling and steps she implemented to minimize damage. We also give you 10 tactical steps to implement when traveling to help you enjoy your travel, but not undo all your hard work!
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Today's episode was a short one but straight to the point. The saying "win your morning, win your day" has a lot of truth to it. I dove into how a morning routine has been so crucial to my success personally and how I believe it could benefit you! I also give you an example of my routine and how you can spin off of that no matter the length of time you have available in your mornings! Regardless if you already have an established morning routine, have sometimes done one, or NEVER at all, this should provide a ton of value to you!
References
The Daily Stoic - By Ryan Holliday
Food For Thought - By Hazelden
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