(#267) Pat Flynn returns to the podcast this week for a stellar interview covering a variety of topics, including how to be better at almost everything. Pat shares his unique approaches to minimalism and generalism and why these are such good things.

Pat Flynn is a 'fitness minimalist' and co-author of the book Paleo Workouts For Dummies. He has written extensively about how to get more with less at his primary website, Chronicles of Strength.

Pat always brings massive value and insight about training and so much more. This session was a lot of fun and it's loaded with great information, including all the details about his upcoming book project.

Here's what you'll learn this week.

• What Pat does to maximize training this time of year
• A minimalist training session example he recently did
• Nutritional strategies around the Holidays
• How Pat describes his nutritional approach
• The importance of protein supplementation
• Why sustainability is essential for nutritional success
• Pat's secret protein bar...
• Why it's not a good idea to get "H-angry"
• Key learning strategies that Pat uses to take action
• What his upcoming book is all about
• What is skill stacking - and how to use it to your advantage
• Why great is the enemy of good (a contrasting viewpoint)
• The rule of 80% - how most can successfully use this strategy
• Why there's a lot of advantages to being a generalist
• Pat shares his top 5 skills to be successful
• How to develop the skill of focus
• The daily mediation practice he implements
• What his morning ritual consists of
• He discusses the painful process of writing a book
• Actionable closing advice after listening to the interview...
• And, the strategic application of focused-goal-setting

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SHOW NOTES:

• ChroniclesOfStrength.com
• HowToBeBetterBook.com
• How To Read A Book
• Head Space App
• The War of Art

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(#266) Gratitude is a powerful thing. How often do we really take time to reflect on all the great things in our lives that we are grateful for? Probably not enough.

In this week's short session, I'll explain how using the practice of gratitude amplifies your life and helps you "win the day." Learn the simple way to use gratitude in daily practice to help dominate life.

A few things you'll learn this week:

• The 3 main benefits of expressing gratitude
• Why gratitudes makes you stronger
• What I'm most grateful for today (examples)
• How to practice gratitude every day
• Discover the power of the 7-day gratitude challenge

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SHOW NOTES:

• Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss

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(#265) Strength coach Dustin Rippetoe joins the podcast this week to discuss the biggest life challenge he's had to deal with and how he finds strength to move forward.

Dustin has a long history as a kettlebell instructor. He has been devotedly training with kettlebells since 2004 and has been a certified kettlebell instructor under Pavel Tsatsouline since April of 2006.

First with Pavel’s RKC and now proudly with StrongFirst. He has had the honor of serving as Team Leader in both organizations and actively promotes StrongFirst training methodologies and now as his health permits out of ACWA Tulsa.

I met Dustin back in 2012 at an event that you'll hear about in the opening part of our interview.

Here's what we discussed this week:

• How Dustin stumbled into strength training
• His journey with kettlebells
• The very first kettlebell exercise he ever did
• The major life challenge he's dealing with right now
• How he's managing his biggest life challenge
• What it's like to go through dialysis
• How he initially dealt with his disease
• Specific mental practices he used to turn the corner
• How he uses meditation
• His simple "breath work" practice
• Books he reads to keep his mind strong
• How WE can help Dustin and others...
• Learn about the upcoming kettlebell swing challenge
• Options we have to help kidney patients
• Dustin's biggest concern post-transplant
• His long-term vision for the swing challenge

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SHOW NOTES:

• AllTheSwings.com
• Dustin Rippetoe's GO FUND ME Page
• MayoClinic.org/livingdonor
• As A Man Thinketh - Ray Porter Audio Edition
• Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

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(#264) Dr. Robert Pastore, PhD, CNS, is the founder, Chief Science Officer and CEO of Vitalere and its sub-brand, Modus Nutrition.

In this session, Dr. Pastore shared some of his vast experience and knowledge about optimizing human health. We spent the majority of our time on an in-depth and comprehensive discussion about protein, specifically looking at plant-based versus whey-based protein.

His background, experience, and knowledge is amazing and you are guaranteed to take away valuable insights and actions from this session.

Here's what you'll learn about this week on the show:

• What shaped his career as a researcher and clinical practice
• What he's so passionate about and why
• Some rather shocking facts about Celiac disease
• His own story of dealing with Celiac disease and the associated problems
• Plant-based proteins vs Whey-based proteins - what you need to know
• The truth about different protein supplements
• How to know what protein is BEST for you?
• An athlete's case study on protein detective work
• How to recognize your reactivity to the foods you eat
• What's important to understand about Pea protein vs Whey protein
• Which plant-based protein is potentially best?
• How protein helps athletes?
• Understand the importance of Amino Acid content
• What you should feel like after protein consumption
• How to maximize recovery with protein timing
• Key advice for reading supplement labels!!!
• Why it's important to have the NSF label approval
• Why Modus Nutrition?
• Get a complete review of the products at Modus
• What constitutes the Modus Plant-Based protein?
• The take-away action after listening to the show...

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SHOW NOTES:

• ModusNutrtion.com
• Celiac Disease From Mayo Clinic
• Research Paper on Pea Protein vs Whey Protein 
• The Case Against Sugar
• NSF For Sport Certification
• The Modus Movement Podcast

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