Unlocking Your Inner Strength

26 years ago, I began experimenting with cheat days.    I was getting good results with them, however, when I brought them to the head of the nutrition department at the University of Delaware, he had no clue what I was talking about.  He dismissed the concept altogether.    However, I knew they worked because I was using them, but I was yearning to know more about how they worked.  That is when I came across my first hired Coach, Scott Abel.  Scott taught me a ton about cheat days, cheat meals and I even was on what is know as the Cycle Diet for a good period of time.    In this episode, I talk about cheat days and cheat meals, how to do them, who needs them and the difference between using cheat days for physiological versus psychological reasons.    Remember, you can't get fat in a meal or one day, so don't stress it.  If you use your cheat day the right way, it will serve you.    Be Unconventional,   Kyle Newell aka Panda Man   P.S. - Click this link for access to my free fasting community which includes an amazing 3-Week course that'll help you shed serious weight! https://pandamanofficial.com/free-fasting-community-access  

Desire and fear, fear and desire.   They go hand in hand when you peel the onion.  In this episode, I talk about two key mindset weapons that you can develop and use to continue forward progress while enjoying the process.   Splitting the Atom and... How to deal with fear... Take a listen and let me know what you think! Be Unconventional, Kyle Newell aka Panda Man P.S. - If you are ready for the journey of your life and are intrigued about having a Coach in your corner, shoot me a text at 908-229-6666

I often get asked what one should track when they start out with long form fasting on the Panda Diet.   In this video, I give you my thoughts on what to track and why.    However, be very mindful not to insert an obsessive compulsive approach from the traditional dieting world towards your fasting focused lifestyle.    A big part of why I created the Panda Diet, which is my unique version of fasting, beasting and feasting, was to create the prison of traditional dieting and an emphasis on tracking and weighing everything.    When we begin a journey, we want to learn and the best way to do that is total immersion.  At that stage of the game or for any learning in general, tracking the metrics can be beneficial.    But as you will see in the video, there are subjective markers that are far more important to track than things like your 'ketones'.    And don't forget to click the link in the P.S. to sign up for my FREE FASTING COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES A FREE, KILLER 3-WEEK FASTING COURSE!   Be Unconventional,   Kyle Newell aka Panda Man   P.S. - Sign up for my FREE community and course on the Panda Diet fasting by clicking the link: https://pandamanofficial.com/free-fasting-community-access

Last night, for the first time, I watched the movie 'Skulls' with Devon.  I remember when the movie came out in the early 2000's and not having too much interest in watching it.   And to be honest, the only reason I watched it this time is because Devon said it was one of her favorites.  But, as I watched it, it became apparent that it was to deceive people and that got me to thinking about a theory I have had for a while when it comes to something known as 'predictive programming'.   Which of course, made me want to share with you conspiracies in health and fitness, absurdities that keep the masses unhealthy, asleep, low energy, Homer Simpson-esqe, and zombified.  It makes you easier to control and gives away our God given power.   Take a listen and if you like what you hear, you are going to want to subscribe to the monthly Panda Man Files (new name), my print newsletter, because this month I am going deep into the health and fitness conspiracies and see where that takes us.   It is sure to be enertaining.   Be Unconventional, Kyle Newell aka Panda Man P.S. - If you would like to subscribe to my monthly, print, newsletter,  you can shoot me a text and I will send you the link.  If you subscribe for the year, it's half the price compared to if you just want a one-off issue.  908-229-6666

I am currently down in Newport, KY visiting my aunt and uncle with Brax and Colty.   We will be leaving to come back to Jersey in just a few hours in the early morning hours.  It's been a great trip and I've had a lot of time to think being away from home and taking a nice distance road trip.   On my Coaching calls today, I talked about being fully present and how it's a practice and somethign we need to aspire to.   There is no moment but NOW, I dare you to try and prove otherwide, at least on this earthly dimension.   Each moment is a life time, each moment is full of richness and beauty if you are there to experience it.   Take a listen to this short episode that I just recorded on a walk around the block while smoking a cigar.  It'll be good food for thought.   P.S. - I have one client finishing up a great year of 1-1 Coaching, which means I have one spot opening.  If you are ready and see the potential value of having a Coach in your life, feel free to shoot me a text and we can set up a time to chat about it. 908-229-6666.    

Are you living and learning or just living by following? Most people never think about their life's philosophy, yet we all have a philsophy of life.   Anyone that is a writer, reader and intentional thinker has a philosophy of life, and I am willing to bet my butt that these are the most interesting people that you have conversations with.   We all have people like this in our lives.   Take time to put pen to paper to get your thoughts out and really see what you believe to be true about the nature of reality and existence.   You will be suprised as time goes on how your brain will make a connection between any two events, experiences or thoughts.   Everything is connected.   In today's episode, I share how having a philosphy of life has allowed my life to become much more interesting and fascinating.   Be Unconventional, Kyle Newell aka Panda Man

Is comfort eating away at your soul? One thing I became very clear on before we had children was that if I told them to go for their dreams, I didn't ever want them to be able to say or think, 'Why?  You never went for yours Dad.'  It makes for an interesting life.  In today's episode, I give you a quick shot of inspiration in the form of a few stories that might just awaken the giant within you.   Become a legend.  Be Unconventional,   Kyle Newell aka Panda Man   P.S. - Want to be a RIPPED DAD?   It's a mentality and that mentality won't only help you get into the best shape of your LIFE, it will help you find your EDGE.  My Ripped Dads book is full of training knowledge and programs, fasting protocols and wisdom in regards to mindset.  My printer has the first batch of hard copies and I am keeping the price at $105 untilt this batch is gone, which should only be a week, two at most, then it goes up.  Text me if you want the link: 908-229-6666    

I bought a giant box of Fruity Pebbles this weekend, for my cheat nights.   And I noticed on the box that it said, 'Gluten Free'.   How silly is that?   It made me think about how much people are taught to focus on the minutia when it comes to their food.   God made us with brilliant bodies and he didn't intend for us to weigh our food, count our calories and hit a certain macro breakdown.   In this episode, I dive deeper into the line of thought that I try to help people break free from.  Take a listen and let me know any questions.   Enjoy! Be Unconventional, Kyle Newell aka Panda Man P.S. - If you are ready for the best year of your life and desire a Coach, that's what I do best.  Shoot me a text if you'd like to have a chat about what I do with my clients and see if it's a good fit for you: 908-229-6666

Yesterday, I had a moment of clarity.   Devon took Brax to a birthday party and Emma to a play date.   Ainsley went down for a timely nap, which meant it was just Colty and I.  I had a million and one things to do, and I asked myself, 'What's most important right now?' So, I sat down to read the bible and another book that my brothers and I are reading as a book club.  Which led to a thinking session.  I wrote down on the left side of the page, everything I want to do and that I want to begin prioritizing and on the right side of the page, I wrote down everything I have to get done, projects that I have to advance but that I am not necessarily that excited about.   In today's episode, I give you my big takeaway that I am super excited to share with you and how it kind of blew my mind.   I haven't been finding the time to focus on the things that I want to prioritize because I haven't been making them a priority!  And, I realized that the stuff I have to do links directly to items I want to spend more time doing, they are building blocks, necessary 'evils' if you will.   This exercise that I go over here is gold, if you take the time to do it.   Thanks as always for taking the time to listen and for supporting me.  Be sure to share it with a friend! Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man P.S. - If you are stuck and are sick of relying on outside tactics to try and change yourself and want some strategies that go to work on you, as a whole being, which means the transformation happens from the inside out, then shoot me a text and we can discuss what working with me looks like.  It's unique and different and as my clients would tell you, worth every cent because there's no more up and down, yo-yoing.  I've got a slot or two open last I checked the roster, text me at 908-229-6666  

I used to say to clients that any great diet must be functional and sustainable.   And while that remains true, I have also come to the conclusion that any 'diet' must enhance mind, body and spirit.   Think about diets you've tried or most people's diets out there, it only focuses on the body and because it's rooted in faulty thinking, usually it harms the body in terms of metabolic damage.   Diets can temporarily solve one issue (weight loss) by creating a far bigger issue, which will certainly lead to more weight gain (metabolic damage).   In today's episode, I give you some different ideas to think about and the benefits I've discovered with the Panda Diet in terms of my mind, my body and my spirit.  Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man P.S. - If you are ready to have the best year of your life, I have one 1-1 Coaching slot open.  It's pricey, reassuringly so.  Text me if you'd like to have a chat. 908-229-6666

Happy New Year my friend! STOP! Do not set goals like everyone else or like you probably have in the past.   It rarely, if ever works, just like a traditional North American diet, rarely if ever works.   Think that's a coincidence?  Nope, it's called seeing through the Matrix, a big part of what I teach my clients and students.  Because once you see through it, you will see that everything is connected and you'll be playing the game of life with a HUGE advantage, because nearly everyone else is playing by the false rules they've been taught, in so many areas.   Anyways, in this episode, I wanted to give you a different way of setting your yearly goals, one that will excite you and make you feel at peace, rather than setting a New Year's resolution and having that creeping anxiety coming up because you know in your heart that you won't be able to sustain the grind of the hot and heavy pace required by normal standards.   Just a warning, the information in this 500th episode might make you twitch and it will challenge your reality.  Scoff at the ideas if you will, but you won't be able to get that seed of thought out of your mind.   So, proceed with caution and really think if that's a box you are ready to open.   Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man P.S. - If you are ready to transform for realz, then you still have a day or two to get into my upcoming 6-week Panda Challenge.  Shoot me a text if you'd like more info: 908-229-6666

Fasting doesn't have to be as hard as you think.   Who fed you the line that eating 5-6 times per day, counting your calories and further dividing those calories into your macro counts was easier than fasting? Seriously...think about that.   In today's episode, I lay out some simple ways to make the Panda Diet easier.  If you can grasp what I am saying here, there is no stopping you.   Enjoy! Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man P.S. - Here is a link for my upcoming 6-week Panda Challenge.  If food, weight and health have been a struggle for you, this is the solution you've been looking for! Hurry, because spots are limited and selling out fast! https://pandamanofficial.com/panda-challenge-page    

I was obsessed with death as a young boy.  This crippling fear would attack again throughout my adult life, but it was a true blessing, because I've thought about death far more than most I would venture to guess.   In today's episode I talk about my philosophy on how death is all throughout your life, something many ancient philosophies also believed.   I know in my heart that this way of thinking will help you elevate your life, so enjoy!  Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man P.S. - If you are at the top of your game in one area but have been struggling in another and you would like to chat with me about what my 1-1 Coaching looks like, feel free to shoot me a text at 908-229-6666

If you put a gun to my head and wanted to know what I would do and actually do with my sons, who are 8 and 10, when it comes to youth athlete strength training, these are what I would do.   Simple, effective and a way to see rapid growth in terms of development.  Put away your speed ladders and barbells for this age, get back to the basics.   In fact, if you are an adult, you can train this way and get massive results!   Tune in and let me know what you think!  Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man P.S. - One week from today, I am going to be dropping my unique theories, philosophies and insights on my FREE Fasting Masterclass.  I'll be going over a lot more than just food and fasting, but you'll have to tune in to hear it.  I'll have a special guest or two and you are 100% certain to come away with a different way of thinking that will serve you well.  IF you want to reserve a seat in the 'Zoom room'  while we still have them, go here: https://pandamanofficial.com/fasting-masterclass-jan-2026-page?utm_source=berserker&utm_medium=email P.P.S. - If you are looking for an early Christmas gift for yourself, then you can secure a spot in my upcoming 6 week Panda Challenge, which begins Jan. 5th. I'll be Coaching you weekly and helping your year get off to the best start imaginable.  Lose weight?  Check! Develop an unbeatable mind?  Check! Build muscle and energy? Check!  Right now it's the early bird special for another few days, so that's $100 off!  (Your payments can be split too).  Go here to find out more: https://pandamanofficial.com/panda-challenge-page  

In today's episode, I go over 4 f-word insights from the trenches, which include: -Fruit -Fasting and mucus -Focus -Fast as in sprinting Thanks for your continued support!  And if you'd like to register for my FREE Fasting Masterclass on December 16th, click this link and you'll lock in your spot:  https://pandamanofficial.com/fasting-masterclass-jan-2026-page?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social   Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man

So many people have well meaning friends and family that want to try and lecture them on the dangers of fasting, which is ironic, because a majority of the time, those well-meaning people don't have good health or good looking physiques.   Today, a long time client texted me a reel from IG that someone had sent her and she wanted to know how to deal with people that lecture her about fasting.  In today's episode, I give some of my views on the nutritionally indoctrinated and how to deal with them, if needed.   I cover the concepts of the relationship between cortisol and insulin, breakfast, the modern Rockefeller system of nutrition, cutting calories and even poking a major hole in the calorie deficit model, even if it were the same as what I teach the Panda Diet and how it would still make zero sense from a Mind Mapping perspective.   Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!  Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man P.S. - Right now, we are opening the Black Friday special for the upcoming, 6-week, Panda Challenge that begins on January 5th.  It's a legendary program where you will be Coached by me, directly, on my different fasting methods and protocols, with a live call each week and you will be with a bunch of other like minded individuals, giving you an amazing jump off into 2026.  We don't even officially have the landing page up yet (it will be later this week), but if you'd like to get the program HALF OFF, for only $299, then shoot me a text.  We won't have this offer around too long before it jumps the early bird special at $499, then shortly after going to full price at $599.  I am only taking 10 people at this rate, so text me and I will get you the link and details: 908-229-6666  

Last week was a whirlwind.  I went out to Utah for a quick 36 hour trip to hang with my buddy and client, Nate Bailey.  Nate wanted me to experience stem cell therapy and experience it I did!  Then, once I got home, I was off to a seminar for a few hours to learn from a legend in the strength and conditioning industry, Joe Kenn.  In addition, I had the opportunity to hear Brian Koppelman, the creator of Billions, speak about success.   I am always learning and learning from experience in order so that I keep from dying too young.  And, I am not talking about physically dying, I am talking about dying mentally and spiritually.   Tune in to find out what I learned last week, guaranteed you will learn at least one key insight.   Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man

We had a great time on our cruise to celebrate my parent's 50th anniversary last week.   I often get the question about what I do on a vacation and what other's should do.  While I can't tell you what you should do, because everyone is different, I do have a certain philosophy when I'm on vacation that allows me to enjoy myself to the fullest while still feeling great.   In this episode, I cover: -Sleep -Drinking -Eating and Fasting -Training on Vacation And, I finish off with telling you about my delayed flight experience that made my half marathon on Sunday a whole heck of a lot tougher.   As always, thanks for the support!  Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man P.S. - If you are ready for real, in-depth help from me, shoot me a text and we can discuss options: 908-229-6666

My streak of nearly 500 straight weeks nearly came to an end!  But, I am delayed at the airport coming back from a family cruise and I dialed up a gem for you! I found an old interview I did with my longtime Coach, now deceased, John Meadows.  John aka Mountain Dog, was a legend in the bodybuilding world.   I was fortunate enough to learn directly from John, as well as have him featured in one of my earlier books, soon to be published for the masses (Anabolic Recharge).   John had a HUGE influence on my philosophies on nutrition and yes, even fasting, even though it wasn't something I was practicing at the time, nor did John ever talk about fasting.  But, we did talk about insulin often.   Take a listen to this long lost interview, never before heard by anyone other than a few close friends.   Enjoy and let me know what you think!   Be Unconventional,   Kyle aka Panda Man   P.S. - I just released my new RIPPED DADS book a little more than a week ago and it's killer!  It's over 200 pages and I have workouts, fasting and nutrition protocols, as well as my philosophies on mental and physical strength. Right now, I am still offering it for just $100, if you want the early bird price, shoot me a text at 908-229-6666.  

Strength is the big glass bowl that all other fitness and athletic qualities fit into.   Strength is often the answer and yes, it is all relative.   Understanding these concepts will go a long way in your journey to optimal health.   I keep it simple so you can keep it simple, yet also learn for yourself.   Be Unconventional, Kyle aka Panda Man