What if getting fit didn't mean spending hours at the gym but just 21 minutes, twice a week? And what if the real secret to lasting health wasn't about your body at all, but about rewiring your brain?
In this episode of the Productivity Smarts Podcast, host Gerald J. Leonard chats with PJ Glassey, fitness innovator and author of Cracking Your Calorie Code (Version 2). PJ shares how his breakthrough 21-minute workout combines endurance and strength training to create real, lasting results without the bulk or burnout of traditional routines. His method focuses on Complete Muscle Fatigue, helping you get stronger, leaner, and more energized in a fraction of the time.
But as PJ explains, true transformation starts in the mind. He breaks down how our "toddler-like" subconscious runs the show and how we can retrain it using powerful brain tools like visualization, tapping (EFT), and mindful movement. Add in habits like clean eating and intermittent fasting, and you've got a roadmap for better focus, more energy, and deeper well-being.
It's a refreshing, practical take on fitness that proves when your brain and body work together, productivity and life itself just feel easier.
What We Discuss
[02:01] Meet PJ Glassey
[04:07] PJ's fitness journey and methodology origins
[08:58] Development of the 21-minute workout
[11:38] How the 21-minute method works
[13:28] Equipment and functional fitness
[18:01] Accessing PJ's training and app
[21:22] Mind-body connection and subconscious
[24:03] Brain type test and personalization
[25:37] Aligning the conscious, subconscious, and non-conscious
[27:38] Meditation, visualization, and storytelling
[31:00] Food, nutrition, and productivity
[35:51] Fasting and brain health
[37:35] Top five anti-aging and health habits
[39:03] Tapping for emotional eating
[42:13] How tapping works and resources
[45:08] Closing remarks and where to find PJ
Notable Quotes
[12:30] "if you're just doing endurance training, the muscle cells want to get smaller, to bring the capillaries closer to the nucleus. So that's why marathon runners look emaciated and power lifters are jacked." — PJ Glassey
[21:47] "The subconscious is in charge of us and we can't ever stop that. That's the way it is. And the subconscious also operates at about the level of a three-year-old. So our toddler is in charge of us." — PJ Glassey
[36:03] "For me, intermittent fasting is really more about brain health and mental clarity, and not having to be hungry."— PJ Glassey
[37:40] "The top five things for anti-aging are the top five things for health: exercise, good nutrition, quality sleep, brain training, and relationships." — PJ Glassey
[39:45] "Tapping is an amazing way to get rid of emotional eating, to stop the overeating habits, to even stop cravings." — PJ Glassey
[40:06] "I probably tapped 300 different foods away and then to the point where you just don't want them anymore, which is amazing." — PJ Glassey
Resources
PJ Glassey
Website – Xgym.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pjglassey
Brain Type Test – https://braintype.me/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pjglassey/?hl=en
Productivity Smarts Podcast
Website - productivitysmartspodcast.com
Gerald J. Leonard
Website - geraldjleonard.com
Turnberry Premiere website - turnberrypremiere.com
Scheduler - vcita.com/v/geraldjleonard
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