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Are You 83% Committed? Nov 04, 2021

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Are you going to check out from your health and fitness goals over the holidays? The holidays are a wonderful time to be grateful for the most important things in your life like family and friendships. It’s also the time of the year when people are least committed to their health and fitness. In this episode we talk about how to cultivate the power of consistency and setting yourself up to start the New Year with massive momentum.

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Being Selfless By Being Selfish Nov 02, 2021

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When you take care of your body and your mind, it makes you far more effective at helping others. Many people, especially parents, feel guilty for taking time out of their busy schedule to focus on themselves each day. But you can’t pour from an empty cup. "You have to be selfish in order to be selfless”. In this episode, we take a fresh look at the difference between being selfish and selfless and explore how these concepts can help us live a more meaningful life.

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Follow Your Heart with Robert Cheeke Oct 19, 2021

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At our 2021 Vegan Superhero Retreat, Robert shared his inspiring transformation from a scrawny farm boy to a champion vegan bodybuilder and New York Times Best Selling author. I wasn't planning to turn this into a podcast so we only recorded it on an iPhone, but his story was too good not to share. Please excuse the audio quality. I hope you enjoy listening!

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The Truth About Comparing Yourself to Others Oct 14, 2021

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During a Zoom call with our clients, one of them, Michael, talked about how he often struggles with comparing himself to others. Towards the end of week 4 of our Vegan Superhero Academy coaching program, he was stretching after a workout and feeling super proud of all the progress he had made, but then he began scrolling through social media and comparing himself to others. He began thinking, "But I don’t look like that guy" and "I wish I was as strong as that guy." And then he caught himself thinking those defeating thoughts and told himself, "No, this is not the kind of conversation that I want to have in my head." We had an amazing conversation with Michael and the rest of our Vegan Superhero Academy clients about comparing yourself to others and we wanted to share some powerful takeaways from this conversation with you.

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How Much Protein Can You Absorb? (12 Studies Analyzed) Oct 12, 2021

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There are many common “broscience” myths in the fitness industry that have zero scientific merit. One of the most well-known bodybuilding myths is the idea that your body can only absorb a limited amount of protein from a single meal. Well, the truth is that your body can absorb nearly an unlimited amount of protein into the bloodstream. The more accurate question (that actually does have scientific merit) is, “how much absorbed protein can your body use from a single meal to build muscle?” Or in more technical terms, “what amount of protein maximally stimulates the postabsorptive rates of myofibrillar muscle protein synthesis?” That's the question we'll answer in this episode.

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6 Lessons I Learned from the IRONMAN Oct 07, 2021

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In this episode, we’re going to cover 6 lessons that I learned while training for my Ironman. Most of these are lessons that I re-learned or reinforced (they’re not groundbreaking new things) but my hope is that you take away a meaningful nugget or two from these lessons that you can apply to your own fitness journey.

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My IRONMAN Triathlon Experience Sep 28, 2021

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IRONMAN Maryland 2021 was an exciting, challenging experience. In this episode, I'll tell you how it felt to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run 26.2 miles (140.6 miles total) in a single day.

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Do Your Beliefs Empower or Imprison You? Sep 02, 2021

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We made a post on Instagram a few days ago with what turned out to be a pretty polarizing idea. The post said, “It’s not fat. It’s not carbs. It’s not sugar. It’s not alcohol. If you’re not losing weight, it’s because you’re eating too many calories. Period.”
The post got nearly 8,000 likes and lots of positive feedback, but we also got slammed by a bunch of people. We got comments like, “this is false information,” “my thyroid says this is fake news,” and “this is very toxic and harmful information.”
First of all, science is not fake news. But let’s forget science for a second and talk about the beliefs that these people hold. Do these beliefs empower or imprison them? Is telling yourself that energy balance is “fake news” actually constructive towards your goals? Or is that belief actually holding you back from building the body and confidence that you deserve?
More broadly, do your beliefs about health and fitness empower or imprison you? Do you tell yourself that you’ll never be comfortable in your own skin? Do you tell yourself that you won’t ever be able to run a half marathon, deadlift your body weight, or complete some other athletic achievement that you would love to be able to do? Do you tell yourself that you aren’t fit enough to go to the gym? Do you tell yourself that you don’t have time to make healthy meals and move your body?
As Henry Ford famously said, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right.”

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How to Fall in Love with Fitness Aug 31, 2021

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Before starting The Vegan Gym, I worked as an engineer and ran a supply chain software startup with two friends from university. At the time, I felt like our startup was the surest path to success, at least financial success, but over the 18 months that I was involved in this business, I developed a burning passion for vegan fitness. I spent every minute of my free time writing vegan fitness articles and all I wanted to do was help vegans get healthy and fit. In this episode, I’ll share the most important lesson I have learned along my entrepreneurial journey, which is the same lesson that allowed me to fall in love with fitness over a decade ago. I hope it helps you too!

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When Should You Consume Protein? Jul 08, 2021

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Until recently, peer-reviewed scientific literature actually supported the idea that you should consume protein as soon as possible after a workout. However, a recent meta-analysis that reviewed the data from twenty of these protein timing studies unveiled a common flaw among these studies’ designs. In this episode, we'll discuss the latest protein timing research and tell you exactly when to consume protein to get the most out of your diet and training.

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