The Be Relentless Podcast

Strength and Conditioning, Mental Toughness, and No BS Talk About Life and Being Relentless

Be Relentless Podcast Episode 20 – Lies We Tell Ourselves

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Whether you want to admit it or not, chances are very good that you lie to yourself every day.

be relentless podcast 20 - lies we tell ourselvesOr, rather, your brain lies to you.

It’s not because your brain has gone bad on you or hates you.  Actually, much the opposite.  Your brain loves you and wants you to be successful… by IT’S definitions. The unfortunate thing is that you and your brain might have VERY different definitions of success!

The way it does it is that it tells you lies.  In this podcast I’m going to go into why this happens.

We’ll talk about:

-Why the Map and the Territory are different, and what I mean by that.

-The four BIG lies I hear every day from clients that they’re telling themselves, even if they aren’t liars.

-How to overcome those lies and get past them.

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Be Relentless Podcast Monday Quick Hit 03 – Outcome vs Behavior Goals

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Be Relentless Podcast Monday Quick Hit 03 - Outcome vs Behavior GoalsAnother Monday Quick Hit!

When it comes to selecting goals, people most often focus on outcome goals, or goals that are based on a certain outcome.

That makes sense, right?

I mean, that makes the goal the goal.

However, the issue with that is that it can often be too far away and thus it’s easy to get discouraged.  This is what Seth Godin calls “The Dip”.

Instead there’s another kind of goal:  Behavior Goals.

These behavior goals will help set up your long-term goals for success and be much easier for you to hit.

I break down the difference, in Monday Quick Hit fashion, for you today in order to get you on track and KEEP you on track.

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Be Relentless Podcast Episode 19 – Overcoming Inertia and Creating Change

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be relentless podcast episode 19 overcoming inertia and creating changeIt’s hard as hell to get a train moving from a standstill.

They’re heavy and it requires a LOT of energy.

Your life is the same way.  If you’re feeling stuck then it’s hard to overcome that inertia.

However, once you DO get the train rolling, then it takes far less energy to keep it moving or to steer it in different directions.

Again, your life is just like the train when it comes to creating change.  Once you start the change process then it’s easier to hit the next day and to fine-tune your progress.

I’m going to go over the process that I use with clients as well as what I’ve used to create a powerful change in my own life.

We’ll cover:

-Why I want you to take a quick look at where you are now but not too long before you start creating change.

-The right and wrong types of goals to set and how you’ve probably learned the wrong way.

-The eating the elephant style of action and my embarrassing story.

-The three methods I like the most for keeping Big Mo (momentum) going.

-What inevitable part of a successful journey you need to watch out for and how to come out the other side.

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Be Relentless Monday Quick Hit 02 – Victim Mentality

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be relentless podcast - victim mentalityRANT WARNING

I was at a restaurant this weekend and just listening to some conversations going on around me.

What struck me more than anything else was the sheer amount of complaining and “poor me”, victim mentality that was going on.

We’ve all done it, so I’m not throwing too many rocks, but the truth of the matter than just bitching about a problem isn’t going to do anything to help you.

Life IS going to do stuff TO you.  You can’t choose that.  What you CAN choose is what you DO about those things.

Life is a game of chess.  You can’t control your opponent, but you can set plans in motion that will lead to your victory… as long as you don’t have a crappy victim’s mentality and allow yourself to be pushed into negative situations.

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Be Relentless Podcast Episode 18 – Recovery Methods to Excel

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be relentless podcast episode 18 - recovery methods to excelRecovery is one of the aspects of training that a lot of people ignore.  It’s sort of like money:  It really doesn’t matter how much money you make.  It matters how much you keep.

When it comes to your training program, it’s the same thing.  It really doesn’t matter how hard you smash yourself in the gym or the playing field (unlike what all the memes say), it matters how much productive work you can do AND RECOVER FROM to come back stronger.

If you aren’t adapting and realizing the gains from your training then at best all you’re doing is spinning your wheels and at worst you’re digging yourself into a hole.

In this episode I’m going to be going through the most popular recovery methods you can use, how to use them, and also a quick and dirty recovery program you can apply right now to help yourself start recovering faster from your workouts, improve your results, and feel better along the way.

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Be Relentless Monday Quick Hit 01 – Master One Thing

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be relentless podcast quick hit monday - master one thingAnnouncement:  I’m going to start doing a new, weekly podcast on Mondays, in addition to our normal Thursday episodes.  These Monday episodes, called Quick Hits, will be shorter (think 5-10 minutes), to the point episodes where I won’t be focused on giving deep explanations but instead on actionable and/or thought-provoking.  Thursdays will be for the bigger, more detailed podcasts.

As for today’s episode… Master One Thing:

I used to teach my wrestlers to learn and master one takedown, one escape, and one pin.  That was going to be their bread and butter.  Everything else was just extra.

That didn’t make them easier to beat.

As a matter of fact, it made them much better wrestlers.

The same thing applies to life.  Learn a few simple things and MASTER them until they’re on point.  Then move on to more things.  Stop chasing your tail and hammer what IS working.

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Be Relentless Podcast Episode 17 – Winning Your Inner Game

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Be Relentless Podcast Episode 17 - Winning Your Inner GameThe only things you can control in life is your own thoughts and feelings.

As much as we’d like to exert our control over everything else, the bottom line is that while we might be able to influence the outside world, we can’t directly control it.

So that means you need to conquer yourself first.

You need to win your Inner Game.

That’s what we’re going to talk about today. We’ll be going over exactly what I mean by “Inner Game”, the roots of your game, how to point it in the right direction, and how to keep it on course.

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Be Relentless Podcast Episode 16 – Strength 101

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Be Relentless Podcast Episode 16 - Strength 101We’re going to talk the science of building strength.

What are the different types of strength?

What are the different methods of strength?

How do you train for strength?

Are you making the critical strength training mistake that most athletes do when they “lift weights” that limits how strong they can get?

Class is in session, let’s hit Strength 101.

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Be Relentless Podcast Episode 15 – The World Needs Your Passion

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be relentless podcast 15 - the world needs your passionPassion.

It’s one of those words that gets thrown around in business all the time nowdays.  It’s a buzz word.

But the truth is, Passion matters.

Passion is the KING.

Passion is what drives you, me, and the world to be better.  Passion is what improves things.

The world needs YOUR passion.

We’re going to talk about what I mean when I say that, how to find your passion, and how to express it.

Strap in, this one gets a little bumpy.

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Be Relentless Podcast Episode 14 – All About Protein

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be relentless podcast 14 - steak and proteinWhat’s all the rage about PROTEIN?

Why is it such a big deal in the fitness, strength, and conditioning community?

We’re going to get to the bottom of that today.

I’m going to talk about what protein is, really.

Then we’ll get into sources, whether vegans are clueless or not, and nail down how much protein you really need for both staying alive and hitting your fitness goals… and if that number is different.

Stay tuned and we’ll finish up with a talk about protein supplements, what the hell is an amino acid, and if you need to keep swallowing down nasty fake chocolate powders.

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