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Be Relentless Podcast027 - Do Less Dumb Stuff with Stephen Timoney Stephen Timoney is a man on a mission to help millions of people do less dumb sh*t and fulfill their potential. But mostly, he helps business owners save at least 10 working hours per week and make more money. We had a great conversation talking about the common pitfalls that busy people fall into that keep them stuck, struggling, and frustrated. Stephen is all about achieving clarity of what you're working towards, how to remove what doesn't fit that goal, and how to really zero in on what you're trying to achieve. Follow...
2022-12-291h 05
Be Relentless Podcast021 - Real Conditioning - Energy Systems 101"Man, I gotta get in shape!" What does that mean, exactly? That's the problem with "conditioning", "endurance", and "being in shape". We all know what we mean when we say it, and the other person knows what they think it is... but it's often not the same thing. If you were an NFL lineman, you'd need to be in shape. If you were a triathlete, you'd need to be in shape. But those would look very different. That's where an understanding of how our body creates the...
2022-11-1035 min
Be Relentless Podcast020 - My First Four Success StepsLook around. There are courses, programs, books, and many other opportunities to better yourself. Personal development, whether it's fitness, mindset, or work-related is huge right now. Yet so many people don't succeed in making the changes they are seeking? Why is that? For most of them it's because they try to make too big a jump. They see the end goal and want to be there right away. I get it - I want that, too. But your brain knows better. It knows that with big jumps comes big risk, and it doesn't like that so it pumps the brakes...
2022-10-1425 min
Be Relentless Podcast019 - Fix Your Sleep for a Better LifeI'm a reformed member of the "Grind 'til I die, I'll sleep when I'm dead" club. What is sleep, really? Everyone sleeps, but lots of us take it for granted or think it's something that removes us from the things we want to do. The truth is, sleep is WAY more important than that. Sleep is where our body makes the bulk of its repairs and our brain does most of its memory work and remodeling. Basically, if you don't sleep enough or well you'll always be operating like you're sick and confused... because you are. Sure, you may have...
2022-10-0641 min
Be Relentless Podcast018 - How To Find Your PurposeEveryone makes "Finding Your Purpose" out to be this big, woo-woo, mystical task. It can be - You might be walking down the street and suddenly blindsided by your Purpose. But that's unlikely. Instead, I think there's a simple process that you can use to find the intersection between a couple of key purpose areas. Within those intersection points is where your Purpose will lie. In this podcast I dig into: - What really is your "Purpose"? - Why you should care. - Two approaches you can use to find it. - Two key questions to ask yourself in the...
2022-09-2931 min
Be Relentless Podcast017 - A Year of Wins in 12 WeeksHow can you get a year's worth of wins in just 12 weeks? By getting clear and focused on punching them through to the end. The truth is that most people have a lot going on. That's normal. But the way that most handle it is that they are constantly shuffling things around, moving this or that to the front or back burner. While that is sometimes necessary, it doesn't move us towards finishing things. With this process I'm going to teach you, you'll be able to determine what it is you want to focus on for the next 12 weeks, how...
2022-09-2232 min
Be Relentless Podcast016 - Training Variables for Infinite ProgressThere's infinite ways to progress your training, but so many people get caught up in the "new routine" or magic exercise. Sure, those might be the way to go, but often it's getting more out of what you're currently doing OR already know how to do. The body responds to stimulus in just a few ways (I get into it in the episode) and when you understand that it opens whole new WORLDS of training possibilities. I get into not only how the body adapts but also my seven favorite variables to adjust to keep training fresh and progressing. Limited...
2022-09-1537 min
Be Relentless Podcast015 - Master Your State Master YourselfI used to ask all my clients "How's your state?" when they walked in the door. Their answer told me what I needed to know for their training and coaching session that day. Your state is the combination of your emotional and physical experience at any given moment. Effectively, it governs how you interact with the world and behave. In turn, that affects how the world interacts back with you. If you have mastery of the three parts of your state, which I cover in this episode, and making changes to them as needed, you can master how the world...
2022-09-0833 min
Be Relentless Podcast014 - REAL Smart Goal Setting - No BSEveryone has heard of SMART Goals. They're the corporate buzzword for goal setting. The issue is, they aren't the best for goal ACHIEVEMENT. Sure, they sound good. People get really excited setting SMART goals, but then they woosh right on by and rarely are achieved. In this podcast I dig into why the SMART framework sounds good but doesn't deliver. I also teach a more effective framework to get into the meat of your goals, what actually needs to be accomplished to get you to the finish line, and how to repeatedly win.
2022-09-0135 min
Be Relentless Podcast013 - Making Habits Stick or SlideCreating successful habits, or getting rid of unproductive ones, isn't as simple as just making a decision. In this episode I dig into the Fogg Behavior Model and other tools that you can use both immediately and in the long term to reliably remove habits that don't serve you while fostering those that do. You WILL create habits in life. That's how our brain works. Whether they're the ones that serve you or not is entirely up to your intention. It doesn't have to be a luck of the draw. You can be in control...
2022-08-2529 min
Be Relentless Podcast012 - NeoPrimalism - Living Modern but GroundedWe may be living in a modern world but a lot of our mental and physical machinery is still wired for our past evolution. In many ways this is a great thing. We as humans are the most adaptable species on the planet and it's allowed us to thrive. However, some of our new situations don't mesh well with the old stuff. So what's the answer? Go back to living in huts and being scared of the sun? Not even a little bit. We live in the modern world and we should make use of all the advancements it has...
2022-08-1834 min
Be Relentless Podcast011 - Cracking the Habit CodeYour life is largely a sum of your habits. The issue, if you're like most people, is that your habits are arranged in a haphazard way. Some are great for you where as others are pulling against you. This leaves you stuck with holes and gaps in your life. That's because habits are often not created by intention. In this episode I pull back the curtain on how habits are formed and reinforced. This allows you to tackle habits where they're most vulnerable, as opposed to trying to use willpower to change them... which is a doomed venture.
2022-08-1131 min
Be Relentless Podcast010 - Fueling the Machine - Understanding Nutrition PrioritiesNot all nutrition is equal! People come in two camps - They either like to nitpick and micromanage their nutrition or they'd rather not stress about it at all. Both camps have their place, but the point is that if you want to look, feel, and perform at a high level then you have to at least have the basics of nutrition nailed down. So what are the priorities? Is there a hierarchy? There is. In this podcast I go through each stage of nutrition, covering the base first and moving into the extras. You'll leave with a simple priority...
2022-08-0433 min
Be Relentless Podcast009 - Philosophy to Function w Matt PerrymanThe quest for understanding stress, rationality, and why some people change and others don't led Matt Perryman from the weightlifting realm and fitness to a Ph.D in Philosophy. In this episode we talk about not only the higher level thinking that moves us but how to translate that into actual success. Matt breaks down our environment, our purpose, and our ideal selves... all in an approachable, functional approach.
2022-07-281h 22
Be Relentless Podcast008 - The Role of Environment in ChangeYou environment plays a huge role in your life. In this podcast we discuss how the environment is WAY more than just the physical place you're in. It can be everything from what's going on in your body to what you're wearing and who you're with. All of those things add up to create a very complex decision-making process that you have very little control of. The good thing? It's often VERY easy to leverage that process to create huge results. You just need to do it with a little strategy. Tune in and we'll get into how you do...
2022-07-2222 min
Be Relentless Podcast007 - Your Ultimate Guide to Getting in ShapeHad that moment where you think "I need to get back in shape"? Most of us have. There's plenty of plans out there to do it, but yet so many of us struggle. In this podcast I break down the six steps that you need to go through to build the best plan for YOU to get back in the shape you want... and beyond!
2022-07-1534 min
Be Relentless Podcast006 - Decoding the Who and What of LeadershipLeadership is often talked about but rarely broken down to key components. Let's change that. In this podcast I talk about the three things that a good leader must do. It has nothing to do with org charts, conflict resolution, or name games. Instead, these are the three key responsibilities of a leader. Then I talk about my 3S Framework for leadership. This lets you clarify what your role and responsibility is in a moment, which in turn informs your next action.
2022-07-0719 min
Be Relentless Podcast005 - How To Build Your Best SelfEveryone talks about "building your best self" or "being your best", but nobody talks about what really goes into it. Today I break down a 3-step framework I use to help people (and myself) build stronger, more resilient, and more adaptable versions of themselves. You'll see where these three steps get plugged into the Anxiety Equation and how, if you get them fixed, you'll be taking the brakes off of your success... In ANY situation.
2022-06-3032 min
Be Relentless Podcast004 - How To Achieve Real ClarityClarity is one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot, but it's more than just sitting around and making a vision board. Real results come from real clarity. If you're not clear, your brain won't let you invest the energy into something. That would be too much risk, and the brain doesn't like risk. It'll put the brakes on. Plus, it's only one piece of the puzzle. In this podcast I go through, step-by-step, the three pieces of the clarity puzzle and how I move clients through it to make success a reality.
2022-06-2324 min
Be Relentless Podcast003 - Burnout Purpose and Longevity w Justin KeeneI always enjoy sitting down with my buddy Justin, owner of Woodshed Strength, to talk shop about coaching, entrepreneurship, and life. He's a wealth of wisdom and clarity. In this episode we get into the importance of Purpose, overcoming burnout, and how to stay focused for the long haul.
2022-06-161h 21
Be Relentless Podcast002 - How To Set Your StandardsYour life is largely a result of your decisions and behaviors. In turn, those are dictated by your standards. The issue is that most people don't consciously set their standards - They let life and those around them set them by default. This is likely to result in a large gap between your baseline standards and your aspirations. Here's a 5-step process for taking control of your standards and setting them for yourself - Narrowing that gap.
2022-06-0920 min
Be Relentless Podcast001 - Welcome and 5 Fundamental BeliefsWelcome to the rebrand! I've been quiet for the last year or so since walking away from my training facility but it's time to be public with my new project: Spiral of Leaders The founding principle is that stronger, healthier people make better leaders, and better leaders create a better world for us all. I also share five fundamental principles that I believe and how they can help you grow.
2022-06-0330 min
Be Relentless Podcast102: Baselining the PhysicalThe cornerstone of being your most effective and productive leader is your physical energy and confidence. In this episode I go over the baselines I work with every client on to build their physique, health, and nutrition in order to maximize their effectiveness. We all love advanced plans, but if these basics aren't squared away, those plans will lose effectiveness.
2021-11-0422 min
Be Relentless Podcast101: Handling Overwhelm to Accomplish MoreFeeling overwhelmed makes it hard to dig down and accomplish the things we want to in life. We constantly feel like we're on our heels or treading water. On the other hand, overcoming that overwhelm frees up resources and gives us the opportunity to do MORE. In this episode I dig into the step-by-step of how I handle overwhelm with clients, including my TTT Exercise.
2021-10-2822 min
Be Relentless PodcastThree Trips Back and Looking AheadEpisode 100! I take a look back at my "Three Trips to the Well of Knowledge" throughout the years as well as why I closed my gym and where the future is going.
2021-10-2144 min
Be Relentless Podcast99: Three Tips to Build Your Success TeamMost of us grew up on teams - Football, Basketball, Debate, or whatever. We're a tribal species. Yet, in our modern society we often don't have strong teams. Achieving success without a strong team is much harder - but building one doesn't happen by chance. Here's three tips to get your team going behind you.
2021-10-1417 min
Be Relentless Podcast98: Three Keys to Self-LeadershipThe ultimate in leadership is self-leadership. Everyone is a leader, at least of themselves, and if you don't lead yourself well then you'll struggle to lead others. In this episode I go through three keys to understanding self-leadership.
2021-10-0720 min
Be Relentless PodcastHow to Build a 1000-day HabitI recently hit the 1000 day mark in my outdoor exercise - Rain or shine, snow or clear. Along the way I've learned more than a few practical lessons, particularly around habit building and how mastering habits can create more freedom and success in your fitness, nutrition, and everyday life.
2021-09-3027 min
Woodshed StrongWoodshed Strong 3.0 Episode 8--Isaac Wilkins of Relentless Strength and Spiral of LeadersIsaac Wilkins is one of the most perceptive and thoughtful humans I know, and he brings those qualities. along with wealth of practical experience, to bear on his coaching practice. We dug in deep on purpose, drive, leadership, and Isaac's concepts of the 0 to 1 shift and energetic spiral. Give this a listen and then find Isaac at his Homepage AND his free Ignite the Spark course.
2021-07-2855 min
Be Relentless Podcast96: The Four-Point Goal Achievement SystemGoals are common, and methods of achieving them are a dime a dozen, as well. So why don't people succeed in following through with what they set out to do? Often it's their own brain that sells them out. Here I outline a four-step process that I use with my clients (and myself) to break down a goal, get your brain on board, make sure it's heading in the right direction, and help insulate you from Shiny Object Syndrome. Give it a listen and get your achievement on point!
2021-01-0637 minBe Relentless Podcast95: You're Chasing the Wrong Goal (and don't know it)Every year, around now, people make New Year's Resolutions... Or they revel in moral superiority because they don't. Either way, change doesn't happen. So why not? Why is change so hard? Lots of reasons, but there's one big, sneaky reason that I bet you haven't thought of... Your goal isn't really your goal. What? When you search out the latest tool, trick, gadget, or method to achieve your goal and still miss it, chances are you actually DID achieve something but not what you were going for. Listen and find out...
2020-12-2814 min
Be Relentless Podcast94: One Thing To Break the Inertia CycleI've been fortunate to work with many people, particularly former athletes and warriors who've been able to break free of their comfortable misery, being stuck in the doldrums of a ho-hum life, and find their spark again. There's been one quality that's really stood out among those who've been successful in their transformations and those who haven't. It's the quality that helps them face through adversity, find their grit, and keep going when they want to quit or get distracted by something else. Listen as I get into what it is, how to find it, and what to do...
2020-12-2222 min
Be Relentless Podcast93: The Fallacy of External LeadershipI have so many conversations with people who start plans with the best of intentions. They follow the plan, they do well, and then something happens. They fall off. Something derails them. Eventually they find another plan or guru and repeat the process. Why does this happen? In the moment, it can be a lot of things. However, at its core... it's all about self-leadership. Here's why.
2020-09-2110 min
Be Relentless Podcast92: The Behavior Change FormulaWe know that for longterm change, behaviors have to change. What does that mean, though? What if there was a formula to break that process down into parts, pinpoint exactly where it might need some help, and even to help troubleshoot it if things aren't going as well as you hoped? There is, and I get into it here.
2020-09-1720 min
Be Relentless Podcast91: Goal Setter to Goal Achiever - Three TipsIt seems that so many of us forget that, when it comes to goals, setting them is only the first step. You've got to achieve them next! Of course, that can be a lot harder. It's not just because goals are hard. There's some real brain principles involved here that often stand in your way. Here's three quick tips that I use with my clients, including a couple you don't hear talked about much, to short-circuit those brain roadblocks and get you actually achieving what you set out to do.
2020-09-1411 min
Be Relentless Podcast90: 3 Real World Fitness Nutrition and Mindset TipsLet's cut the crap. The Internet is full of BS fitness, nutrition, and mindset tips. Many of them are fine, but they really aren't what you can apply to your daily life. Here are three tips for each that I use almost every day with my REAL clients, who are real people with real families, jobs, lives, and who still want to be the BEST.
2020-09-1040 min
Be Relentless PodcastWhat To Do When You're BehindWhat to do when you are behind in a goal? I was on a long ruck this weekend and thinking about what to do if I ended up being behind in my goal. If you're like me, then your tendency is to start to rush, skip steps, and often end up failing because of it. Instead, here is a simple system you can use to stay out of the mental and emotional trap of getting behind and becoming worse off.
2020-09-0810 min
Be Relentless PodcastTop Trainer Tips For Adding Intensity to Home WorkoutsLet's be real: There's a whole lot of us who are used to having a full gym and all the toys to play with but are currently stuck with limited equipment at home or in a communal garage. So how do you increase the challenge when you can't just go to heavier weights? I got you. In this podcast I go over three of my favorite strategies that I use with my remote clients to help them get stronger, faster, and in better shape... even if they are limited with equipment.
2020-09-0329 min
Be Relentless PodcastCarrot Donkey Stick or All Three?We've all seen the cartoon of the man riding the donkey with a carrot held out in front of it to entice it forward. We've also all seen someone pushing a donkey or horse to action with at stick. When it comes to both finding a purpose AND getting there, it's important to have the carrot, the stick, AND the donkey.
2020-08-3108 min
Be Relentless PodcastSuccess Quality Number OneWhat is the NUMBER ONE quality you can develop for success - be it fitness, nutrition, business, relationships, or whatever? In this podcast I'm going to dig into the "keystone" quality that goes BEYOND "Discipline Equals Freedom" (all respect to Jocko) and what you really need to cultivate for success when you're on your own two feet.
2020-06-0209 min
Be Relentless PodcastA Friction-free LifeLiving a friction-free life? Is it possible? I don't know. The idea of it is a concept that I teach my clients to help us find and eliminate "friction points" that KEEP us from the flow, ease, and focus of living our fittest, strongest, healthiest, and best lives.
2020-05-2831 min
Be Relentless PodcastHow To Overcome Big Goal IntimidationHow do you keep from staring at the abyss between you and a new, big goal and quitting... when your brain is DESIGNED to do just that? By future-pacing. This isn't daydreaming, though. There's more to it than that. Here's a "Movie-style" trick to keep you on target, teach your brain to focus on what WILL work versus what won't, and to help you overcome that freeze response.
2020-05-1309 min
Be Relentless Podcast3 Success-Killing Mindset StatesWhat are the three states that you'll often go through before you hit success? Remember that your body views all stress as a form of threat. Then remember that your body handles threat in three ways: Flight Freeze Fight We want to get to "Fight" as fast as possible, because it's the only way you're going to win. But the other two options are really tempting, and your body has distinct mindset challenges that get in the way. Why do you sandbag? Why do some situations make you (or others) super angry, when there's been no real affront? What...
2020-03-1218 min
Be Relentless PodcastBest Laid Plans...As the great Mike Tyson is credited with saying "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face". The truth is that you SHOULD have a plan. I help people build those plans and they're very helpful. However, very rarely does everything go perfectly and according to plan. The truth of the matter is that just as important as plans are, there's also a need for secondary plans and mitigation strategies. Here's what I mean.
2019-10-1508 min
Be Relentless Podcast217 Days of LessonsI've been on a journey. For 31 straight weeks, 217 days, I've done some sort of outdoor cardio. Some days it was a run. Some days it was a walk. Some days it was a ruck. Some days have been hard, some have been easy. Some days have just been checking the box. It might not be a big thing, but honestly it's changed me and it's changed my life. I'm different. I'm better. And it's given me a lot of lessons. This podcast is a conversation and distillation of that process to help explain where I was, why I've been...
2019-10-1028 min
Be Relentless PodcastSame Problem - Three ViewsThe BeRelentless Podcast is back! Look, lots of people have problems. As a matter of fact, everyone I know does. The difference, though, is how you respond to them. Today I'm sharing a great little analogy that I heard from one of my mentors not just about how you're looking at problems, but what you can do to build from them.
2019-10-0807 min
Be Relentless Podcast3 Step Fitness Transformation BuildingBuilding Your Transformation Plan in Three Steps It's common, especially as the weather gets nicer, to want to make a change in your physique. Losing fat, gaining muscle, shaping and toning, whatever you want to call it. It all comes down to making a transformation. There's all kinds of media sources out there that will give you their idea of a plan, but I find they're usually lacking. Maybe they rely on wishful thinking. Maybe working out is the only answer. Maybe a super-special diet or supplement will do the trick. The thing is, there's...
2019-05-3029 min
Be Relentless PodcastQuick Hit 34 - Drain Your BatteryYou're blessed with the greatest battery ever! Your life, your strength, your mental toughness, and your sheer capacity are like an old school battery in a lot of ways. Batteries are meant to be used, just like your strength. If you don't use them, eventually they lose their flex and they fail. So what do you think happens to you? Listenfor my thoughts!
2019-05-2908 min
Be Relentless Podcast5 Ways to Level Up Your Fitness ProgramLet's be honest, if you're spending time training then you want to get the most out of it, right? Even if you truly just enjoy training, which is awesome, then you still want to maximize progress. In this podcast I cover five ways you can implement that will have a dramatic effect on the improvements you make from your fitness program, both in the short and long-term. I cover: -How I start a workout to maximize muscle activation, improve athleticism, and get the most out of every set... and it's not just "warm up well".
2019-05-2326 min
Be Relentless PodcastQuick Hit - The Bleeding EffectMost of you know I've been on a fitness revamp of my own over the past weeks. Fighting depression, injury, and all of that other stuff. Today was 75 straight days of cardio. I've never done a streak like that and it's provided some insights. Mostly, I didn't realize how bad I felt or how much being out of shape was bleeding into other areas of my life: My business My relationship My friendships My overall health My self esteem My self image All of those were suffering and I basically ignored them. Working on this one thing has (with...
2019-05-2209 min
Be Relentless PodcastWalking Out of Comfortable MiseryWalking Out of Comfortable Misery. This is definitely the hardest podcast I've done in a while. However, I think that as a coach it's important to put things out there and share the lessons that I've learned from my experience, and boy, have I picked up some stuff. In this episode I give you kind of a quick and dirty version of: -How I got into strength training in the first place. -How that strength training saved me and became my "suit of armor" -When that suit of armor stopped saving...
2019-05-1721 min
Be Relentless PodcastThe Enemy That Uses Our Mismatched BiologyThere's something that's chewing away at us. Something that is so common in our society that we don't even really notice it. I honestly think it might be our number one consistent threat, though. More than war. More than the stock market. More than cancer, even... although the two have their relation points. It's something that I think everyone senses, but few people are putting a name to. It's hard to fight an enemy that you haven't identified. That enemy doesn't have any problem fighting...
2019-05-1310 min
Be Relentless PodcastMonday Quick Hit 31 - The Better Way to ChangeOne of my members was telling me about a friend who was going on and on to her about her new diet plan. She'd gone through her house, thrown out all of her old favorite foods, hit the grocery store with a list in hand, bought a bunch of food she didn't even know had existed, and rushed home to do a big meal prep with all of her new storage containers. She didn't know how to cook all of that stuff, but she was excited! You know what? That's awesome. I'm glad she's made a change...
2019-03-1909 min
Be Relentless PodcastFeeding Your Limitations"If you fight for your limitations, you get to keep them" -Jim Kwik I heard Jim drop this quote on a podcast and I thought it was worth digging into a little bit. Here's the thing with limitations: Everyone has them. It's not necessarily a bad thing to recognize them, even. That gives you some points to build a strategy on. Too many people, though, choose to hold on to and identify themselves by their limitations. They keep those limitations at the forefront of their mind, as opposed to simply observing them, gleaning...
2019-03-1110 min
Be Relentless PodcastSupplements 101 - The Real DealIf you spend any time in the fitness universe, it's not going to be long before you're assaulted by supplement ads. Every time you turn around there's a loud advertisement in your face promising that this pill, powder, capsule, shake, cream, or whatever is going to be THE fix to whatever you have going on. Just like the old traveling snake-oil selling "doctors" of yester-year, the supplement business is full of a lot of people talking loud, fast, and trying to sell you some questionable stuff. Are there any supplements that are actually...
2019-03-0732 min
Be Relentless PodcastDon't Throw Load on DisfunctionSome mistakes cross multiple domains: Fitness Business Relationships Life in general Not building a firm base before upping the ante is definitely one of those. For example, this is the time of the NFL Combine, and so there's all kinds of really cool videos of future NFL athletes doing crazy training floating around. I love those videos just as much as the next guy. That doesn't mean, however, that every thirteen year-old kid who is three weeks into his training for football experience should be...
2019-03-0608 min
Be Relentless PodcastThe Relentless Success PyramidFitness, Nutrition, Mindset, everything is easier if you have a framework to go from. That's why I developed the Relentless Success Pyramid to help the Relentless members frame their journeys and I'd like to share it with you. As you can see, there are four parts to the pyramid. In this podcast, I went over three of the first steps we take with almost all of our new clients to introduce them to the pyramid, get them making great progress, and build the foundation of their fitness journey. Those four pieces are: The...
2019-02-2831 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast Monday Quick Hit 28 - Move the ChainsOne of my mentors regularly uses the phrase "Move the Chains" in our conversations and it's become a mantra that I've absorbed. In the game of football, the idea is to keep moving the ball down the field to eventually score a touchdown. In a perfect world, you'd do it in one shot. Just like in life, that rarely happens. Instead, a football "drive", as it's called can often take eight, ten, or fifteen plays before there's a score. But you know what? It's still the same number of points on the board...
2019-02-2608 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 39 - Goal Setting 101A goal without a plan isn't really a goal, it's a wish. Most people spend too much time in the "wish" area and ultimately are unsatisfied because they never really nail down what they're trying to accomplish. In this episode I'm going to fix that! This episode is the podcast version of the seminar I did for Relentless Members at the gym about Goal Setting, minus the pauses for writing time that we took throughout that workshop. I'm going to share with you: The old SMART Principle of Goal Setting, how it applies...
2019-02-2230 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 27 - Why You Still Feel Unsuccessful"Keep the goal the goal" -Dan John Dan is one of my favorite fitness authors and he's well known for delivering simple but powerful messages. I am in agreement with him in that a lot of people get so caught up in their journey that they stray from the overall goal if they don't keep it in mind. However, I think a lot of that problem starts even before that: I think that they don't know how to measure their success because they never truly clarify what a Win is for them. Not...
2019-02-1908 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 26 - Manage Your Stress LoadStress. It's a word we here from all of the media around us. Clamoring. Shouting. Warning. Quite frankly, half the time we're stressed about stress. . The thing is, as humans we're really good at handling stressors. That's why we still exist, from a biology perspective. We have very good systems for handling stress, learning from it, and overcoming it. Stress makes us who we are. There are, though, limits to the stress that we can absorb and build from. We can basically be in some percentage of protection from stress and growth. It's kind of a percentage thing. . Just...
2019-02-1309 minBe Relentless PodcastThe One Thing You Can Do To Maximize Fitness SuccessThis past weekend I was at a business conference. In a lot of ways, business and fitness run parallel. Both require hard work, consistent discipline, and while there's a lot of flashy stuff out there, there's also a lot of pretty proven paths to success. Of course, when you get a bunch of fitness or business people in a room, in this case, fitness business people, you here a lot of talk about "what's working". There's always new ideas being thrown around. It's easy to get caught up in the hype and want to shake everything up...
2018-10-0909 min
Be Relentless PodcastHow To Get the Fitness Transformation Support You NeedOne of the biggest keys to success in a fitness/health transformation, especially over the long term, isn't just the will to succeed. It's not just the vision. It's not even just the knowledge. I've been fortunate to have been part of a lot of fitness transformations, and time and time again the successful have SUPPORT. As a matter of fact, a big box gym I used to work at used to say that 80% of people who didn't have a personal trainer, workout buddy, or supportive spouse would fail to reach their workout goals. Now, I don't...
2018-10-0430 min
Be Relentless PodcastLUCK - What It Really MeansLUCK How often do you hear someone say "So and So is lucky!" or "That was a lucky break for you!"? Now, there's definitely some examples of luck or good coincidence, but when it comes from people being "lucky" in fitness, business, and many other facets of life, I've found that there's usually something a lot more to it than a simple alignment of stars and planets, or whatever. I was listening to a Real Estate Podcast (BiggerPockets) and one of the guests had an acronym for LUCK that I had never heard before. It...
2018-10-0110 min
Be Relentless PodcastLessons from The Worst-Best Time of My Life"Good times, bad times You know I had my share..." -Led Zeppelin, "Good Times, Bad Times" It's funny. When I get the chance to talk to people who've had some success in their life and I ask them about the best (or at least most valuable experience) in their life they almost always point to something that you could consider the "worst" time of their life. Maybe they hit rock bottom. Maybe their world fell apart. Which is terrible. But it's also where they learned how to...
2018-09-2732 min
Be Relentless PodcastHow To Fall In Love With the ProcessLet's be honest. The vast majority of people don't hit their goals, whether it's in fitness, business, or life in general. They end up settling for less. Now, is it because they're not smart enough to get to their goals and dreams? Usually not. Is it because their goals and dreams aren't rooted in reality? Sometimes, but generally not, as most people actually dream pretty small once you boil away the extra. No, most people fail because the way to their dreams is HARD. And when it's hard, they give up. ...
2018-09-2409 min
Be Relentless PodcastBuilding Healthy Eating Habits for Busy PeopleLook, we're all busy. Between work, family, travel, hitting the gym, and every other activity that life throws at us, you can find yourself eating on the run a lot. Sure, it'd be great if every meal was home-cooked, and you were able to prep everything... but that probably doesn't happen. So in this podcast I'm going to break down some tips on eating on the run AND how to make that actually a habit that sticks. I'll go over: -The THREE components of a habit, and how often there's something missing, which...
2018-09-2030 min
Be Relentless PodcastPCT vs RSF - Which Runs Your Thoughts?Which one governs your life? If you're like most people, that's Problem-Centered Thought (PCT). Dr. Jason Selk, author of "Exective Toughness", instead would have you focus on a Relentless Solution Focus (RSF). At Relentless, and not just because of the name, we have made this a cornerstone of our Relentless Mindset program. If you're looking to start turning the ship around, even if it's inch-by-inch, then you need to be focused on your RSF.
2018-09-1909 min
Be Relentless PodcastHonesty and the Journey - Ben StocksI had the great pleasure of recording a conversation with my friend Ben Stocks. In Ben's words: "Ben went from broke personal trainer to creating and managing a successful gym business before selling that business and now works directly with entrepreneurs and business owners to get them more customers and clients." Ben has successfully navigated both his own transformation through life struggles and also helping his former and current clients through theirs. We talked Ben's secrets of success (simpler than you think), how to find your easiest avenues of success, and how to...
2018-06-021h 11
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast Monday Quick Hit 21 - You're Always In Mid-Life CrisisI was listening to a great podcast with Ed Mylett and Jasmine Star and they started talking about a mid-life crisis happening at 25. That got me to thinking: At any point when you're about to make a change your life is divided into two parts: The part that was before, and the path afterward. This means that, while it might not actually be the MIDDLE of your life (nobody knows that), you're always at a mid-life point. That means that any big change can be a Mid-Life Crisis, and that isn't necessarily bad! It can...
2018-05-0108 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 34 - Lessons From an Unlikely Coach - Hunter GrindleI had the opportunity to catch up after a great weekend seminar with a truly interesting and inspiring young coach, gym owner, and entrepreneur: Hunter Grindle, the owner of Hybrid Fitness Gym in Thomaston, ME. I've known Hunter for a few years and what he's been able to accomplish is extraordinary, although he probably wouldn't admit it. In addition to opening his gym at just 18 years old, the now-22 year-old basketball playing Hunter has embraced a demographic that you wouldn't expect: Moms and helping them become healthier, lose fat, and enjoy their life. We talk...
2018-04-2754 min
Be Relentless PodcastYou Have PermissionYou have permission! One of the things I've really been thinking about since my podcast with Sasha and Chris last week is that too many people think that they need to be "good" before they can do something. I saw it in the gym last night. You don't need to be good to do, you BECOME good by doing, and if you are doing, you ARE something. If you need permission, you have it.
2018-04-1008 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 33 - Winning the War of Art - When Particles CollideWinning the War of Art (A nod to Stephen Pressfield's great book, "The War of Art") Guests in the house! All my life I've been fortunate to have had extraordinary people enter my sphere, become my friends, and even if life takes us in different directions, stay that way. I was lucky to sit down with two of those today and get the mic on. Sasha and Chris happen to be former clients, always the rockstars of our Relentless Gym Family, and are currently on TOUR as a rock...
2018-04-061h 10
Be Relentless PodcastUse External Cues and Internal MotivationExternal Cues and Internal Motivation When it comes to cuing a movement, more often than not people understand it better if you use external cues versus internal cues. An external cue references something outside of the body. This is because people are used to seeing with their eyes and interacting with things OUTSIDE their body without often thinking about the HOW of how they move their body. When it comes to motivation, the opposite often works better. An external motivation would be another person or event forcing someone to do something. While this can often...
2018-04-0308 min
Be Relentless PodcastClear the RoadblocksSo many people spend their whole life looking for the next plan. When things aren't going well, it's always the first thing you do is look for a new road. They rev up their engine and plow right down the road... until they hit a roadblock. Then it all blows up. Where do they go then? Looking for the next road. The truth is, they probably already know the road will get them where they want to go. They've researched it. They have the map. They probably know the basic way. They probably...
2018-03-2708 min
Be Relentless Podcast7 Workout Strategies for Busy People7 Workout Tips for Busy People Look, we're all busy. Unless you happen to have the lifestyle that lets you go to the gym whenever you want, sleep, rest, and so on with pleny of leisure time, you know what it is like to have to cram a quick workout in before/after work or on the road. At Relentless we are fortunate enough to work work with a lot of busy professionals who are balancing work, life, family, AND staying in great shape. Here's 7 of my favorite strategies to get more out of...
2018-03-2323 min
Be Relentless PodcastDream Big and Plan SmallHow To Reach the Stars, Not Just Reach For Them Everybody wants to talk about reaching for the stars and maybe you'll hit the moon. The thing is, that doesn't give you anything to really grab on to. Sure, if you dream big, you'll get farther than if you dream small. However, you need to have a way to get there. That's what we're going to talk about today: How to go for the big stuff by actually doing the things that are going to get you there.
2018-03-2010 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 31 - Building You High-Performance Body Part 3 - Supportive NutritionPart 3 of a 3-Part Series on Building Your High-Performance Body To finish up our series, we've got the car built through training and our driver, the mindset, is on point. Now it's time to fuel it up with great, supportive nutrition. Nutrition is one of those areas that is full of dogma, conflicting views, and can become very complicated very quickly if you let it. However, to simply build a good, functional nutrition plan to keep yourself healthy, strong, and operating at a high capacity doesn't have to be all that complicated. I...
2018-03-1540 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 30 - Building the High Performance Body Part 2 - Training to PerformPart 2 of a 3-part Series on Building Your High-Performance Body On this episode I take on the actual training of your high-performance machine. We start with talking strength training. I talk about how we wave strength movements and intensities for the everyday athlete who is looking to have lots of SHOW and GO. From there I get into how you can "build the supports of the foundation" to round out your performance, take it to another level, and see the body you want. I share what NOT to do if you're trying to...
2017-04-1323 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 29 - Building the High-Performance Body Part 1 - MindsetThe first of a three-part series of a step-by-step plan for building your high-performance body. Talking training or nutrition might be more sexy, but the bottom line is that if the mind isn't ready to go then you're going to have a very hard time getting to your end goal. In this podcast I'm going to go over a step-by-step method including: -The pre-step, even before your plan, to getting your mind right. -Where a lot of people mess up in their planning and accountability, and what to do instead.
2017-04-0725 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 16 - Make One Change Per WeekI sat down a few times over the past few weeks with some of my coaches and clients talking about what not only makes the most successful transformations but also LASTING transformation. When most people want to make a transformation they focus on doing EVERYTHING all at once and at first they see some great success... until they crash. Instead we focus on what we've discovered will go a long way to making lasting change. This can apply to everything you do, not just fitness.
2017-04-0306 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 15 - The Law of Attraction Without the WooIn the Personal Development space there's a lot of talk about The Law of Attraction, which basically means that if you focus hard on something the Universe will bring it to you. Now, there are a lot of people out there who are pretty woo-woo about that stuff and insist that it's a totally mystical force. I'm not qualified to give you a good answer on whether or not that's true. However, I was having a couple of beers with my old college roommate this weekend, who's a very smart and philosophical guy...
2017-03-2709 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 14 - Who Got To YouWho Got To You? I was listening to a great podcast from Joe Rogan and Henry Rollins, who was one of my heroes as a speaker during my college years. Rollins is a dynamic guy and at over 50 he's still doing amazing things with his life. He was talking about guys he sees that are way younger than him and have already given up on their dreams and have put themselves in a box. He asked the question "who got to you?". That's a pretty profound question. Who got to you? I have...
2017-03-2007 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 13 - Stop Lying In Your New Years ResolutionsI work in the Fitness Business, so the idea of the New Year's Resolution is fully a butt of jokes. We all know about the people who show up every year, flood gyms, and then are gone by the end of January or February. The issue is, that all of those people, just like you, if you made a New Year's Resolution, did it with the intention of changing their lives. They set a goal. Why did it fail? Why did they quit? Why do you have New Year's Resolutions that you haven't met? Because they, and...
2017-01-0208 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 28 - 5 Speciality Sets To Gain Muscle and Build StrengthJust lifting weights in what we call "straight sets" is great as the backbone of your training. Straight sets are simply lifting a weight for a prescribed amount of reps, resting, repeating, and so on. However, over time you'll want to do some different stuff to push your muscles to grow, break the staleness in your program, and to target your sets a little more for certain results. In this podcast I get into five of our favorite types of "specialty sets" at Relentless and how we use those to push our clients to better...
2016-12-2220 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 12 - Control Your Self TalkWhat you say to yourself matters! Look, we all have self-talk. Learning to control my own self-talk to keep my mood from crashing and to keep myself from getting into a reactive and negative state from life's events was one of the biggest keys to changing my life. Is life going to always be sunshine and roses? Of course not. Are you going to make everything ok just by being positive and telling yourself that? Nope. However, often things aren't nearly as bad as you can convince yourself that...
2016-12-1905 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 27 - Considerations on ProgrammingProgramming an exercise training plan is a bit science and a bit art. There are a lot more variables to look into than just plugging in a bunch of exercises. Do the exercises balance? How long should the athlete go without a deload? What is a deload? Should it be a full or partial? What are the outside considerations for the athlete? I go into these and several other programming variable considerations in this episode of the Be Relentless Podcast. Give it a listen and...
2016-12-1519 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 11 - NEVER Apologize For Improving YourselfHave you ever tried to improve yourself somehow, either in the gym, the classroom, studying some personal development, learning a new trade, only to have people (many of them friends, families, or partners) knock you down and hate on you? This is one of those things that makes my blood boil. Unfortunately I see it all the time as a trainer. I often have clients come in who are doing their best to change their lives, get healthy, lose fat, gain muscle, and they've got someone at home belittling them and sabotaging them. And you...
2016-12-1207 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 10 - Consistency Is KingWhenever someone is successful at something people love to talk crap about how they were lucky, got given a good hand, or happened to be in the right place at the right time. That does happen. It doesn't happen very often, though. The one attribute I see people who are successful when it comes to losing weight, getting stronger, gaining muscle, building a business, being successful parents is that they are consistent. They do the small things every day that add up to big things down the road. Success takes hard...
2016-12-0506 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 26 - Do You Believe What I Do"The unexamined life is not worth living" -Socrates That's one of my favorite quotes. Honestly, I think it should be taught at the beginning of every school year and it should be carved in stone on every public building. The issue is that the vast majority of people you see out there do not examine their life. They go from one TV show to the next, refusing to be about anything. I simply can't get behind that type of existence because that's all it is: Existence. Life...
2016-12-0221 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 09 - Get Back On the HorseI'm back after a hectic week! Sometimes life throws a bunch of stuff at you and you've got to become good at shuffling pots around on the stove. Sometimes it works out, other times not so much. After a complicated week of holidays, real estate sales, and everything else that could get messed up it was important for me to hit the ground running today and get back on the horse. Whether life has thrown you some curves or whether it's just a matter of slipping on your diet over the holidays, it's important that...
2016-11-2806 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 25 - Stop Blindly Chasing Your GoalsStop Blindly Chasing Your Goals! At Relentless we don't view our work as just a place where people get in better shape or improve their performance. They do, and it's awesome, but there's a lot more to it than that. We're a transformation center. That means that we take people and we help them become the best versions of themselves, which often includes way more than just lifting some weights and doing some sprints. The real issue most people seem to have when it comes to accomplishing their goals is that they often...
2016-11-1729 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 08 - Be Extraordinary To Be ExtraordinaryOne of the things that kills me about the fitness business is how everyone wants all these amazing results but refuses to change their lifestyle. Newsflash! If you keep doing the same stuff that you're doing now, whether it's in fitness, business, relationships, or whatever, you're going to keep getting the results that you've been getting. There's nothing wrong with that, if you're happy with where you are. If you're not, however, and you want some extraordinary results... then you're going to have to do extraordinary things to get them and you'll have...
2016-11-1407 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 24 - Simple Strategies To Sleep BetterIf you're looking for a free, simple, and effective way to recover better, feel better, live healthier, be more productive, have better relationships, and basically take everything currently in your life and upgrade it... Then you need to sleep better. Let's be honest. You don't get enough sleep. You get enough to get by, but not enough to excel. I know, because often I'm in the same boat. The truth is that if you get enough good sleep, you will be able to do WAY more with the time that you're awake. Probably more productivity...
2016-11-1116 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 07 - It's Ok To Feel MiserableSo many gurus of the self-help business want you to control your feelings by controlling your thoughts. That's all well and good, but the problem comes up when they ask you to mask your feelings with thinking nothing but happy thoughts. The truth is that we move away from pain and towards pleasure. However, the drive to move towards pleasure is often not as strong as moving away from pain. It's actually pretty easy to get stuck at a low level of pleasure because it's better than pain. If we mask our pain and just seek out...
2016-11-0708 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 23 - You Are Not A Special SnowflakeSometimes a rant gets a little sidetracked! When the mic is on and you get in a mood... What can I say? You know what holds back most people who start a training program, especially New Year's Resolutioners? It's the Snowflake Phenomenon. See, here's the deal. It's true that every snowflake is unique. That's wonderful. The idea floating around the personal development world is that every person, like the snowflakes, is unique. That's awesome, and it's true. BUT. Snowflakes are all made from frozen water. ...
2016-11-0316 min
Be Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 06 - The Answer You Should SeekThe fitness and personal development business is full of questions. More importantly, it's full of answers. Unfortunately, a lot of those answers are at best incomplete and at worst flat out wrong. Why is this the case? Because too many coaches and leaders look to appear right versus actually taking the time to be right. The truth of the matter is, it's not just on the gurus and the coaches. It's also on the person asking the question. Often times people will ask what can be a very complex question and demand a...
2016-10-3105 minBe Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 22 - Kyle Newell - Human Performance ExpertIn this episode I get to catch up with my friend, Kyle Newell, The Human Performance Expert. Kyle is a gym owner in Hillsborough, NJ, but he's also an expert of pattern and habit change and brain function. We talk about some of the best ways to get and stay on a healthier path, how to change habits, how to recognize patterns within yourself, and how to face up to adversity and keep moving forward.
2016-10-2750 minBe Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Monday Quick Hit 05 - What Is Your Daily PracticeOne of my hobbies is looking at what successful people do and breaking that down to its parts, looking for commonalities. One of the traits that I see show up often among high achievers is that they have a "daily practice", if you will, that revolves around making themselves better. It may not be directly related to their chosen field (although sometimes it is), but there's something they do every day or nearly every day that improves them. Some meditate. Some practice music. Some go for a daily walk. Some have elaborate rituals while others...
2016-10-2408 minBe Relentless PodcastBe Relentless Podcast 21 - Training Tips For Weekend Warriors"Weekend Warrior" is a term that gets thrown around a lot in a bit of a negative or derisive fashion, but I disagree. Almost every adult that trains is someone who I would put in the Weekend Warrior category. If you don't have a definite sport that you are definitely training for, but still want to do some awesome stuff for your body, athleticism, and play... then you're a weekend warrior. If you do the occasional road race, Obstacle Course Race, lifting competition, ski hard, play in a basketball league, and you don't spend all your time...
2016-10-2024 min