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The "fight or flight" response to stress is a necessity for survival. When that response is stuck in the on position, it is classified as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). We often limit PTSD to military returning from war, or the result of a traumatic experience such as rape. However, neglect, abandonment or living out of scarcity can create a perpetual fight or flight response. Dr. Eugene Lipov has created a technique that allows the brain to reset its hormone levels to the pre-trauma state, alleviating symptoms of PTSD.

In this session, we discuss why I choose not to drink. Some of this is related to family history and perhaps faith plays a bit of a role, but ultimately this decision comes down to performance and attaining my goals.

We talk about the difference between mobility and flexibility, how each play in training, and when to train both.

I give some insight on how I travel concerning my nutrition. When meal prepping is not an option, we discuss the cheapest methods to obtain "healthy" meals on the road.

How we view ourselves is shaped by our environment and cultural factors. Growing up in an era of skinny magazine cover models and muscular actions heros has created impossible goals for most people. The pendulum of perception with body image and health has seemed to swing the other direction.

Whether you need to personally set goals or have an attitude of insatiability, we discuss what motivates someone to pursue the grind of life. Comparing yourself to other's accomplishments or goals can be counterproductive.

The search for "routines of successful people" ranks in the top 10 on internet search engines. While most people try to "copy and paste" these routines or habits to their lives, we discuss why this will ultimately lead to failure.

Lifestyle adjustments to things like nutrition and training had to be made in my 40's after retirement to maintain peak conditioning, appearance and output to optimize performance. We discuss a practical approach to making adjustments to a training regiment as you age.

Losing weight is one of the top New Year's resolutions, but we often find ourselves struggling to stay motivated as quickly as a week into the year. Here are some tips to keep you pursuing that goal for 2023!

Stand-up comedian, actor and dare I say philosopher, Duncan Trussell was handing out wisdom like candy on Halloween night as we discussed topics like Buddhism, the CIA, relationship advice, and self-realization.

Tom never cared as much about competition as he did for training. It was his career in MMA and stint in the UFC and TUF that opened the doors of connection for him with students. Tom runs Sweethearts & Heroes, which aims to educate society on the impact of bullying and promote empowerment through leadership roles in schools. We discuss the social culture our children face today and the differences and similarities for the Gen X pre-internet era teens. This is great infomation for parents, anyone working with children, or just those who want to understand the impact we have on the people around us...digitally or physically.

With a near 14 year career in the UFC, at the age of 41, long time friend and training partner Matt Brown is not even close to slowing down. While having a candid discussion about his career, he admittedly says his biggest deterrants to training are fatherhood and entrepreneurship, not his body. One of the most polarizing people in the industry, Matt has an obsessive personality. Though that obsession now is refining himself as an athlete and martial artist, it was at one time an obsession for partying. That obsession landed him in prison, which ended up serving as a detox from a drug addiction, changing the course of his life.

The Badwater Ultramarathon is a 135 mile race from the lowest elevation to the highest elevation in the lower 48 of the US, exceeding temperatures of 130 degrees Farenheit. Harvey Lewis, a full time teacher, won the Badwater in 2014 and again in 2021 at the age of 45. With no intentions of slowing down, Harvey continues to improve his time as he ages. We discuss the mindset, training methods, nutrition and lifestyle practiced to maintain that edge beyond what most would consider their prime as he trains for the Bigs Backyard Ultra World Championship on October 15th.

While missing a year and a half of competition to have a baby, Angela Lee watched the top 8 competitors vying for the shot at her Atom Weight belt. You will walk away from this conversation with a new found respect for mothers in general, but particularly those who train for a championship fight postpartum. After defending her belt successfully in front of her baby daughter, Angela has once again decided to move up to Straw Weight to challenge for the belt. Can she become the first female 2-division belt holder in ONE Championship?

On 9-11, Port Authority officer Will Jimeno and a small team of officers entered the concourse level of The World Trade Center as first responders to the impending collapse of the towers. Moments later, Will found himself burried in the debris of the 220 story skyscraper, unable to move for 13 hours before teams were able to dig him and the other survivors of the team out. Though he spent months in the hospital physically healing, it has been a lifetime healing emotionally. Will today speaks with a message of faith, hope and love to help people dealing with trauma.

A man who was at one time the most sought after bachelor in America, Ben Higgins, discusses his journey through the valleys of substance abuse and the peaks of "fame" associated with season 20 of The Bachelor. Growing up in a small town, life seemingly changed overnight. Though Ben did not find lasting love on The Bachelor, you might find it surprising how he did eventually meet his wife. Finding purpose through his faith while helping others, he runs a business that donates 100% of its profits to non-profit organizations.

Currently holding the Middleweight and Light Heavweight World Title for ONE Championship and coming off a successful title defense against Vitaly Bigdash, Reinier de Ridder has been pleading his case for a shot at the Heavyweight Crown. Undefeated and full of confidence, we discuss his GOAT status, training methodology and a possible crossover into other sports like Muay Thai. As a trained physiotherapist, he give us some insight on what he does for recovery.

Currently playing guitar touring with Garth Brooks, Gordon Kennedy said it was his song writing that opened the doors of opportunity in Nashville. Having written 15 songs for Garth, and many others for several popular singers, it was when Gordon co-wrote and won a Grammy for "Change The World" performed by Eric Clapton that his career began to take off. The song was shelved for several years...Gordon initially questioned his talent and why he believed he had written a hit song when the industry told him it was not.

If your doctor gave you 4 months to live, how would that change the way you lived the remainder of your life? When a friend passed away, Sebastian Terry created a list of 100 goals he wanted to accomplish in his life. It wasn't until he began ticking off goals one at a time that he realized how impactful the process was to the people it touched.

It took 148 days for Darcy Gaechter to kayak the Amazon River source to sea. She began in the Andes mountains of Peru, and we typically don't think of the Amazon as having waters with near freezing temperatures. Not only did she have to succumb to the near sub zero waters and the month long class 5 rapids, but she also paddled 4 arduous months of flat water with river pirates, narco drug traffickers, local tribal villages along the banks, and remnants of militant groups who were an even more dangerous threat.