The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

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What's the Power of One More? / Ed Mylett & Joe De Sena Jun 01, 2022

Show notes

Mindset matters. Actions matter. Tactics matter. The power of "one more" is as effective as it is simple. In this conversations withJoe De Sena, Spartan Race founder and CEO, Ed Mylett explains the origins of his ideas that combine thoughts and actions to unlock massive change. How his father tried one more time to get sober, how he took one more breath, how he wished he could have one more day with him and how today Ed Myeltt has built an identity around always doing one more of the things that matter - one more rep at the gym, one more "I love you" to his family, one more edit of the book.

LINKS:

Ed Mylett's http://www.maxoutlive.com/

The Book "The Power of One More: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success" https://amzn.to/3m36IWA

The Race https://www.spartan.com/

Spartan Up podcast is brought to you by Wild Health www.wildhealth.com Wondering which diet is right for you? What is your optimal recovery routine? How does your sleep impact performance? Wild Health will help you uncover all the answers to your health questions with a fully personalized, precision health plan, based on your DNA & bloodwork. Discover your truth - sign up at wildhealth.com with code SPARTAN10 for 10% off.

CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Host: Joe De Sena

The Four Quadrants of Success / Joe De Sena & Austin Speck May 24, 2022

Show notes

To be successful Austin Speck, CEO of Titan Brands, uses a formula that balances 4 areas - Intellect Quotient, Physical Quotient, Emotional Quotient and Spiritual Quotient.

He and Joe De Sena, Spartan founder and CEO, talk about how they manage each in their personal and business lives.

LINKS:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/austinspeck

https://www.titan.fitness/

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Spartan Up podcast is brought to you by Wild Health www.wildhealth.com Wondering which diet is right for you? What your optimal recovery routine is? How your sleep impacts performance? Wild Health will help you uncover all the answers to your health questions with a fully personalized, precision health plan, based on your DNA & bloodwork. Discover your truth - sign up at wildhealth.com with code SPARTAN10 for 10% off.

CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Host: Joe De Sena

This Massacre Survivor Now Spreads Joy through Running / Gilbert Tuhabonye & Joe De Sena May 17, 2022

Show notes

Gilbert has endured great suffering in his life, but his message is of joy! Burundian long-distance runner, author, and motivational speaker is a survivor of the massacres during the Burundian Civil War of the early 1990s. Members of the Hutu tribe invaded Tuhabonye's high school and captured more than 100 Tutsi children and teachers killing most with machetes; the rest were burned alive. Tuhabonye managed to escape and he published his account in "This Voice in My Heart: A Genocide Survivor's Story of Escape, Faith, and Forgiveness"

LINKS:

https://www.gazellefoundation.org/

https://www.gilbertsgazelles.com/

More about Gilbert https://gilberttuhabonye.com/

GILBERT'S BOOK

This Voice in My Heart: A Genocide Survivor's Story of Escape, Faith, and Forgiveness"

https://amzn.to/3MjhfZ4

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by 5.11, the Official Plate Carrier sponsor of the 2022 U.S. Spartan Events. Check out their website at 511tactical.com/spartan

CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Host: Joe De Sena

What Can We Learn From Ultarunners? / CLASSIC May 14, 2022

Show notes

Have you ever run an ultramarathon? If you want to, you can do it. Travis Macy, his dad, Mark, Mimi Anderson, and Bart Yasso are going to make you want to go for a run today and forget about the distance.

Mimi Anderson says, "I had that moment in my heart. You know, where somebody suggests something, and I thought, 'Well, why can't I do that?' It was so out of the ordinary."

Bart Yasso, "People ask me about motivation and I always said, I had the motivation. I had to, like, hold myself back that I didn't go out and run 40 miles every day. I was… I just loved it.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Obstacles are all good mental training Focusing on the process rather than the outcome Setting goals that you want to beat and working to beat them Running for the love of it, not just for sport

If you want to watch the full episodes:

What is the Ultra Mindset? Travis Macy tells Joe De Sena

https://youtu.be/https://youtu.be/FepoSo4XL0I

The Female Ultra Runner with 3 World Records You Haven't Heard About ep. 015

https://youtu.be/DCUZiWwmZII

Meet Runners World's Chief Running Officer Bart Yasso ep.077

https://youtu.be/cpKSXB9dSoM

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CREDITS:

Producer: Lake Watters

Hosts: Johnny Waite, Joe De Sena

Co-Hosts: Sefra Alexandra, Col. Nye

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

What Makes An Elite Athlete? Joseph Gray pt 2 / DEKA May 12, 2022

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Joe Gray says, "What are the elite athletes doing? If you're looking to set elite goals for yourself, I don't care if you're a five hour marathoner and you want to run a 4:30, you're trying to do something that you've never done before. You have performance on mind. One thing you'll always notice is you're not going to see a lot of low carb athletes in endurance sports at the top of the sport."

Today, Yancy and Joseph Gray talk about how you can reach elite goals and live life and train like an elite athlete. Today, you'll learn about:

- Finding what's best for you instead of just what works for others - Training at 38 vs 28 years old - Importance of being selfless

Joseph Gray is one of the most accomplished professional trail and mountain runners on the planet. He is a 9-Time World CHAMPION, 31-time USA National team member and 2016 & 2019 World Mountain Running Champion, the American record holder at the Mount Washington Road Race, 2012 XTERRA Trail Run World Championships co-winner, and he is a 16-Time USA National Champion.

Follow Joe:

Facebook - facebook.com/journeyofjoegeezi

Twitter - @joegeezi

Instagram - @joegeezi

Connect with Jarod and Yancy on social, and attend a DEKA event:

-Jarod's Social: @jarod_cogswell

-Yancy's Social: @YancyCulp

-Race a DEKA Event: DEKA-FIT

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FOLLOW SPARTAN UP:

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CREDITS:

Producer: Lake Watters

Host: Jarod Cogswell and Yancy Culp

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

Unlock your Goals with Community / Joe De Sena and Gina Bianchini May 10, 2022

Show notes

The behavioral and social science tells us community is the great unlock! Gina Bianchini is a groundbreaker in the work of entrepreneurship and community first with Ning and today as founder and CEO of Mighty Networks. Hear how you can use community to unlock your potential, how this is a golden age for sharing ideas, what she thinks of Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and much more!

LINKS:

Mighty Networks:

https://community.mightynetworks.com/

https://www.mightynetworks.com/

https://www.mightynetworks.com/migration

10 Rules for Resilience, Mental Toughness for Families https://amzn.to/3FbqwQ0

CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Host: Joe De Sena

Fix Your Life's Trajectory / CLASSIC May 07, 2022

Show notes

Aaron Hinde, Laura Gassner Otting, and Ryan Holiday have advice and experiences that will help you get where you truly want to be.

Laura Gassner Otting, author of "Limitless," says, "I had the great fortune of having this business coach who was curious about what I was doing and wanted to help me. And I went to have breakfast with him, and I brought him all this great stuff. I brought him like my P&L sheets and my marketing material and all my to do lists and all this, and I thought I was gonna get all the gold stars. And he didn't look at any of it, and he basically was like, 'What kind of life do you want?' And I was like, What are you talking about? And he's like, 'What kind of life do you want? And is the work you're doing right now helping you build that?'"

In this episode, you'll learn:

- The relationship between Alignment, Trajectory, and Momentum - How to evaluate if you're on the right trajectory, and controlling it yourself - Setting your trajectory for the day to help the trajectory of your life

If you want to watch the full episodes:

LIFEAID Founder Aaron Hinde and his Bottomless ATM

https://youtu.be/_L790EQ_u2A

Define Your Own Path with Laura Gassner Otting & Joe De Sena

https://youtu.be/D8ES8-zrfvQ

Real Life Lessons from Ancient Greeks / Ryan Holiday & Joe De Sena

https://youtu.be/Xj6kBZgIsjk

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CREDITS:

Producer: Lake Watters

Hosts: Johnny Waite, Joe De Sena

Co-Hosts: Sefra Alexandra, Col. Nye

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

Go Running Before It's Too Late, Joseph Gray pt 1 / DEKA May 05, 2022

Show notes

Yancy: There may come a day when I can't run anymore, but I can still do it right now. So I do it. I run just about everywhere I go.

Joe Gray: But ultimately too, I need to stay in shape because I want to beat my son for a few more years. He's slowly catching up.

Today, Yancy and Joseph Gray talk about finding the spark to run, having an activity to do until you physically can't anymore after a long life, and using it to better your life and for those around you. Today, you'll learn about:

How to push yourself in a way that brings you gratification like nothing else Getting lost in the magical feeling of the trail One day there will be a day you can't run anymore, enjoy physical things while you can

Follow Joe:

Facebook - facebook.com/journeyofjoegeezi

Twitter - @joegeezi

Instagram - @joegeezi

Connect with Jarod and Yancy on social, and attend a DEKA event:

-Jarod's Social: @jarod_cogswell

-Yancy's Social: @YancyCulp

-Race a DEKA Event: DEKA-FIT

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CREDITS:

Producer: Lake Watters

Host: Jarod Cogswell and Yancy Culp

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

Move the Body Heal the Mind / Joe De Sena & Jennifer Heisz, PhD May 03, 2022

Show notes

Your brain evolved to prevent you from moving, to conserve energy, because there was a time when humans needed a lot of energy to hunt and to gather food. We don't have to do that now, but the brain is still set up to conserve energy. But if you can overcome that resistance and MOVE you unlock the most powerful medicine in mental health. This episode explains how exercise can improve focus, memory, depression, anxiety and sleep. How much exercise you need to do. And some simple recommendations to encourage the release of the chemicals your brain wants more of.

Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan is joined by Jennifer Heisz, PhD author "Move the Body, Heal the Mind" is an expert in brain health, associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University and directs the NeuroFit Lab. Dr. Heisz's research examines the effects of physical activity on brain function to promote mental health and cognition.

LINKS:

More about Dr. Jennifer Heisz https://www.jenniferheisz.com/

Move the Body Heal the Mind https://amzn.to/3y9IYaz

10 Rules for Resilience, Mental Toughness for Families https://amzn.to/3FbqwQ0

AND by Athletic Brewing Company. Athletic Brewing Company's innovative process allows them to brew great-tasting craft beer without the alcohol. Place an order today at athleticbrewing.com and get free shipping on two six packs or more. New customers can also get 10% off their entire order with code SPARTAN10. Limit one per customer.

CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion.com

Host: Joe De Sena

Are You Too Old? / CLASSIC Apr 30, 2022

Show notes

Marla Sweeney, Heather Gollnick, Jimmy Binns are going to let you know how they keep doing what they do as they get older, and with their advice, you'll be able to keep competing and having fun actively until your 80s, 90s, maybe even into your 100s. We had the help of Amelia Boone interviewing Marla, and Kevin Gillotti interviewing Heather.

Joe: Because they didn't want a 72 or 73 year old?

Jimmy Binns: I think a part of it was that they didn't want people thinking that anybody can walk in there and just go through the police academy.

Joe: But you would train.

Jimmy: Yeah, but I mean, it's a very vigorous and rigorous program. You know, ain't nobody walking in there and completing it, trust me, unless you really are motivated.

In this episode, you'll learn:

- How to run Spartan Races in your 70s - With competitive age comes wisdom IF you listen to your body - How Jimmy was able to complete the Police Academy at the age of 73

If you want to watch the full episodes:

You're Never too old to Run - Marla Sweeney and Amelia Boone ep 185 - https://youtu.be/RY5bcqyHppQ

Staying Fit as You Age with Heather Gollnick // Spartan ATHLETE 001 - https://youtu.be/3o45DV6GXTU

74 Year Old Motorcycle Cop Jimmy Binns is Never too Old for a Challenge ep.031 - https://youtu.be/SEyf8H8vVcc

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