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The Fit Perception
The Fit Perception
Balancing Science and Logic in Wellness Journey
Have you ever wondered why our passion for the Olympics seems to have diminished over the years? From proposing a quirky idea like a "social studies Olympics" to sharing my undying love for the NBA and admiration for LeBron James, I tackle the intriguing possibility of him sharing the court with his son. This episode is a nostalgic yet forward-thinking look at sports and unity.
Shifting gears to a critical parenting issue, I dive into why using physical exercise as a form of punishment is a mistake that can sour children's relationship with fitness. Instead, I offer a more constructive approach: engaging in physical activities together while addressing underlying issues. Personal anecdotes, including a humorous Starbucks encounter, highlight the importance of leading by example and fostering a positive attitude toward health and fitness.
Finally, let's engage in a thought-provoking debate about the roles of science and logic in achieving a balanced, fulfilling lifestyle. I'll examine how logic can empower personal decision-making and safeguard against potentially harmful scientific practices. From fitness tips to the philosophy of healthy living, this episode is a heartfelt conversation aimed at inspiring a healthier, happier community. Let's build a community where everyone's voice is valued!
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Oh, what is good, familia. What is good. What is good, what is good, what is good, oh man, okay. So that's cool, we're back, awesome. Why is it so effing hard to do this consistently? I don't understand. It's like I love doing it, but at the same time, it's so much, so much effort, so much work. All good, we love it, we love it and we're here. Um, okay, so welcome back to the show. It's your boy.
Speaker 1:T Obviously don't have a voice, all good, I keep losing it, keep losing it and there's nothing I can do about it. So that's cool, and figure out how to make it enjoyable, make it entertaining, make it productive and, hopefully, sometimes educational. At the end, honestly, at the end of the day, I just want you to listen and have a good time. That's it, that's all I want. That's all I want is for you to have a good time. So, that being said, let's get into it.
Speaker 1:What is happening in the world? Well, first of all, what is happening that nobody cares about is the Olympics. So I don't understand. I remember growing up and the Olympics were such a big deal Like. I remember when it was Usain Bolt running. I remember when it was Nassiah Lucan competing in gymnastics. I remember when he was Michael Phelps swimming Nassiah Lucan competing in gymnastics. I remember when he was Michael Phelps swimming, who also just got voted on by ESPN's some people, who knows who they are for being the greatest athlete of all time, like in the top 100, he's number one, which that's cool and all. But like, hey, you're swimming, that's all you're doing, you're just swimming, you're the best swimmer in the world. But like, hey, you're swimming, that's all you're doing, you're just swimming, you're the best swimmer in the world, most decorated for sure. But hey, dude, you're just swimming. So I don't agree with that. I think that's ludicrous.
Speaker 1:Anyway, but also again, why are people not paying attention to the Olympics? I don't get it. Like these are the greatest athletes in the world, these are. This is the one time where all of the countries get together and compete. Like why? Why are? Why is nobody caring? Why is nobody caring about this? Like it's nowhere, like it's not any. You can't watch it, you can't. It's like I understand the world's falling apart. I get that there's bigger issues than playing sports. Like I understand that. I totally, totally get that. I totally understand.
Speaker 1:However, the Olympics was used as an effort to unite the world and if things are falling apart, we need to try to come together to be united. Why are you not caring about the Olympics? So I don't know. I'm going to really try to get into it. I'm going to try to get JJ to get into it. It's not going to work. He's only four, he doesn't care. But I feel like any effort to be united should be encouraged.
Speaker 1:Maybe, maybe we should have, maybe we should have a social studies Olympics. How about that? For people who don't care about sports? Obviously I care about sports. I think sports are amazing, I think sports are very, uh, crucial to the development of a country, development of a culture, but not everybody cares about sports. So maybe we should have another kind of Olympics, where you have sports, yes, but you also have social study Olympics. I think maybe that would be cool. Maybe more people would care. I wouldn't at all, not even a little bit. Don't care. You can spell Cool man, this guy can dunk a basketball on you. So, oh yeah, speaking of Speaking of dunking a basketball, if you've listened to the show, you know that I am a massive NBA fan, huge NBA fan, Also big ol' Lakers fan, big Bryant fan, big LeBron James fan so, so excited to watch the Olympics.
Speaker 1:Very sad if they don't play well, but there's something that happened in the Olympics that I want to bring up. So LeBron James is the best player in the world and probably the greatest of all time. If you've heard me rant about this, you know that Michael Jordan just is not that guy for me, and it's OK. It's fine, you can have a different opinion than me and you're wrong, but LeBron James is playing in the Olympics, he's playing in the NBA, and this is his 21st season, 22nd season, I don't know. He's 40 years old, um, so he's doing things that are unprecedented, never been done before, uh, including playing with his son. Now here's the thing LeBron James has made it very clear that that was his goal is to play long enough to play with his son in the NBA. Then, as it started to become more and more apparent that it could be a possibility, he said I want to play on the same team as my son. Now here's the deal. When I hear this story, when I see what's happening, I want to play on the same team as my son. Now here's the deal. When I hear this story, when I when I see what's happening.
Speaker 1:I have two split opinions. Number one I think that it's amazing that LeBron James gets to play with his son. I think that it's amazing that his son gets to play with his dad. I think that just the fact that that they are 21 years apart and can play, like the chances of that happening are a trillion to one. Number one it's almost impossible to play in the NBA Like you're. If you're a basketball player, the chances of you getting to the NBA are very, very, very, very, very, very low, almost non-existent. Okay, um, just because of how small of a group there is and how difficult it is to get there. Um, it is very I don't know the percentages, but it's like 0.00001% chance that you'll make it in the NBA or any professional sport. But, um, so the chances that LeBron got there he made that, okay, he's the greatest of all time. The fact that his son made it to the NBA are like those chances squared, like it's impossible for this situation to happen, like it's insane for this situation to happen. Um, now does he have a better chance of getting into the NBA because his dad was in the NBA? Yes, absolutely true.
Speaker 1:You had the. You grew up around the NBA. You grew up around the right people. You grew up in that culture. You grew up going to the games, grew up playing basketball. You had all of the necessary um things at your fingertips to make it happen. Obviously, your chances were higher. Okay, cool, you still have to perform at an extremely high level for that to happen and if you don't, the chances go bye-bye. See you later. And he made the chances happen.
Speaker 1:Now, lebron James Jr. Barani James is nowhere near as good as his father, nowhere near. Like, I don't think he should have made it into the NBA, to be quite honest. But when your dad's the greatest of all time, daddy gets to say, uh-uh, you're making it in the NBA. And then everybody goes, okay, he makes it in the NBA. And then everybody goes, okay, he makes it in the NBA. So, as a business thing, I don't think it's wise. If you want to win a championship, right. If the Lakers want to win a championship, why would you just pick Bronny James? Because dad's on the team.
Speaker 1:Like I understand, I get it, I get it, I get it. The historical wow-ness Like I understand, I get it, I get it, I get it. The historical wow-ness of that, totally understand, great. But if you want to win championships, not so great. The fact.
Speaker 1:And LeBron James has said oh, I can separate dad from teammate. Hey, dude, how do you know that? It's never fucking happened. Man, you can't say I know how to separate dad from teammate. He's never been your teammate, dude, you're dumb for saying that. Like, how do you know that? There's no chance, there's absolutely no way that he doesn't get special treatment. Absolutely no freaking way, man.
Speaker 1:If you think that LeBron James is going to let his son come off the bench, you're out of your mind. And there's no way that Bronny James is ready to start in the NBA. That is such a stupid idea. I think he needs to go down to the G League, whatever. That's fine Business-wise. If you want to win championships not a great choice. If you want to make all of the money in the world, great idea. There are people that will pay unreal amounts of money to watch LeBron James play with his son Like ungodly money. I'm talking hundreds of thousands of dollars to watch them play. So, as a business choice, great, you're making money. Also, as a business choice, you suck because you're not going to win the championship Anyway. So that's cool. And anyone who doesn't care about basketball.
Speaker 1:It was like, okay, time to shut up. Click, not listening anymore, all's uh, move on. Um, we could talk about sports. No, it's not, oh, okay. So, fam, here's a little pet peeve, little pet peeve. Maybe I should make this into one of the sections of the show Tease, pet peeves. Um, if you are a fitness quote, unquote influencer, this drives me absolutely up the fucking wall.
Speaker 1:Do not, I repeat, do not post before and after pictures if your before picture is when you were 10 years old. Let me say it again Do not. Do not post a before and after picture if your before picture is when you're 10 years old and your after picture is when you're 25. Old and your after picture Is when you're 25. That is not a before and after. That's called growing up, okay, it drives me Absolutely crazy when people are like oh yeah, mostly mostly guys. When guys are like oh yeah, when I was, when I was so small and then I did fucking 20 years of steroids and now, look, I'm not small anymore. Hey, stupid, no duh, that's how life works, man, you're 15 years older. Congratulations, you're alive. That's all you get for congratulations. That's. The only reason we congratulate you Is because you're alive. That's all you get for congratulations. That's the only reason we congratulate you is because you're still alive.
Speaker 1:You're not a before and after picture are for people who have lost an extraordinary amount of weight or people who started their fitness journey after puberty. They went through some life and then decided to get their life together. Those are the only people that get to post before and after pictures. If you post it from when you were 10, prepubescent, to where you are now, you're stupid. You are a dumb person. Don't do that, okay, because that is not a before and after.
Speaker 1:The fact that you didn't have great shoulders and a massive chest and shredded abs when you were 10,? Hey, dude, same. No one did, because that's not how biology works, Right? That's just not how humans work. You're not supposed to get massive muscles and be able to develop huge muscle fibers and be super strong and shredded when you're 10. That happens after you work out, after you hit puberty. You know what I mean out after you hit puberty. You know what I mean. I like it, just it's so fake dude.
Speaker 1:Oh my gosh, I hate social media for this reason. People are like oh my gosh, you're crushing it. Look at the glow up. Hey, bro, that doesn't count, it doesn't freaking count. You only get the before and after pictures. If you went through puberty and grew up and were a certain way and then you got your together, that's a before and after. If you post it from when you're 10 to now, hey, dude, post life. This was me when I was 10. This is me now.
Speaker 1:You don't get to say, oh, before and after, look at the consistent. Hey, shut up, dude, that's everybody's life, you moron. Oh, daddy's heated, daddy is heated. What's up? Um, like, okay, also, kate, why does? Why does social media suck donkeys? Like what is happening, bro?
Speaker 1:I don't understand how people can be so dumb on a platform that everyone looks at. Like, if you're going to be stupid, try to not let thousands and thousands of people see it. You know what I mean? Um, that's, I don't know, common sense, maybe, um, anyway, I just like Kate. So also with social media, there's something that has become a trend, I guess and maybe it's just my algorithm, I don't know, my algorithm is whack it's mostly just shoes and fitness stuff. That's that's it Shoes and fitness stuff and fitness stuff. That's it Shoes and fitness stuff. So I see a lot of fitness trends, a lot of things that I think are ridiculous and pretty much downright dangerous. So I get a lot of like, obviously, workout stuff and exercise, science stuff and it's fascinating. But then I also get these things about like parents in fitness.
Speaker 1:Because I'm a dad hashtag, dad life and I came across this post from somebody that I like, really respected, and I lost instant respect, like it wasn't like, oh, that's sad, don't do that. It was like oh, I don't trust anything you say anymore because obviously you're not a well-thought person. Here's what happened. So this lady, who is an absolute beast, like her stuff, is on point, it's very informative, it's very thoughtful Most of the time, until she started posting like this hey, for all my moms out there, here's a mom hack for your children.
Speaker 1:If you want to discipline your children right and as a parent, that's something that's a very, very touchy subject disciplining and how to do it and what the ramifications are and what the level should be and how intense it should be, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. And this person was like if you want to discipline your child, instead of taking their phone, instead of grounding them, just make them run. Oh, you don't want to do your chores, cool Run? Oh, you want to talk back? Cool Run? Oh, you didn't clean up your room when I asked you to, okay, go run. Oh, you didn't clean up your room when I asked you to Okay, go run.
Speaker 1:Now, if you've listened to the show, you know what I'm about to say. Never, and I mean never, never use physical fitness as a punishment, as a disciplinary action. Now, thomas, why would you say that? It seems like it's a really good idea because their endorphins will go up. You're doing something healthy for them. They're running. They're doing exercise for them. They're running, they're doing exercise, they're getting energy out so that they can be a little bit more reserved. All of these things Cool Cool.
Speaker 1:Also, what you're doing to them is you're teaching them to associate physical exercise with something negative. I am being punished, I am being disciplined and I am doing physical exercise. Now, those things are intertwined. I'm doing something bad and I will have to do physical exercise. Now, I don't like physical exercise because I was used as a punishment. So, as they grow older and they don't have you to discipline them and don't have you to quote unquote punish them for not doing what they're supposed to do, you think in any world that they're going to want to do physical exercise. No, absolutely not. So now, not only have you made them, I don't know, wanting to not have any discipline, but you haven't allowed them to enjoy physical exercise because it's been used as a punishment.
Speaker 1:You, idiot, never use physical exercise of any form pushups, burpees, running. Don't use it as a punishment. You're literally ruining their future of being healthy, like I have. Multiple, multiple people from back in in when I was going to school, when I was training cheerleaders and I was teaching cheerleaders and I was teaching gymnasts. The punishment was never conditioning. Ever Conditioning happened at the end. It was just something that we did to get stronger. It was never a punishment. We did it to help us be better at our sport. It happened at the end of practice, so it was just locked into their brain oh, physical exercise makes me better at what I do. That is what conditioning was. I never used it as oh, you didn't point your toes, go run three laps, because I understood when I was fudging 17, you guys, I understood this when I was 17.
Speaker 1:How is a 17-year-old smarter than a freaking mom who's 35? I don't get it. Stop being stupid. Never put kids through physical exercise as a punishment. It ruins their future self. It ruins their relationship with exercise, and I have multiple friends now who do not exercise and hate, hate working out, and they've told this to my face that they think that a lot of it has to do with the fact that their coaches would make them do conditioning for punishment. That is disgusting, it is appalling. It is so stupid. If you're an adult, don't be dumb, don't? Your job is to be smarter than than kids. Don't be stupid. It's so ridiculous. I hate it. Oh my gosh, I hate it. Huh. So I totally lost respect for that. That mom and I don't mean like Her as a human, I don't mean I lost respect as a human. She's probably a great person. I don't know her personally, but as far as like what she talks about fitness wise now it just makes me mad because I'm like you're ruining your children's lives.
Speaker 1:How about this? How about this? Instead of me just complaining, let's solve the solution, or let's let's solve the problem with a solution. Um, so instead of of saying, hey, you did this, go run, I'm punishing you with physical exercise. How about this? We're going to run together and talk about it? Oh, you know why? Cause communication solves things. Talking about it solves problems. Instead of punishing them. Instead of punishing them, freaking, talk to them. Why are you scared to talk to your child? Why are you nervous? Why do you have to just like, hey, go out and run, get away from me. No, you're a bad parent. Don't do that. Go run with them and talk about it. The endorphins will go up. They'll be in a better mood. They'll see you doing something with them. Oh, that's crazy. You're willing to do something with them. That's difficult Mind-blowing, I know. Crazy.
Speaker 1:Instead of just sending them to go do conditioning, go condition with them and open your effing mouth and communicate. How about that? There's a solution that they're getting healthy. They're learning how to communicate with you. They're learning how to do things under pressure. They're learning how to do difficult things just for the sake of doing them. Oh, it's a win-win. But don't just send them to run. Don't just send them to do physical fitness. Do it with them and talk, because the communication is what's going to solve the problem, not the physical exercise. Anyway, it's just so dumb to do that. Don't do that. It's so sad when that happens, makes me upset Like I will never use physical fitness as a punishment for JJ. Ever in a million years, I will use it as a way to communicate, I will use it as a way to bond, but I will never in a million years use it as a punishment. It is so detrimental to their future health. Anyway, what else is happening? Okay, all right.
Speaker 1:So I was walking down by Barry's. No, where was I? I was by a Starbucks. Yeah, oh yeah, I was by a Starbucks. How could I forget? It's part of the story. I was by a Starbucks. I was walking down, there was a line of cars for the Starbucks. So we're at Barry's, there's a Starbucks on the corner and it's always slammed, always slammed, and they never have the tea that I want. So that's awesome, um, anyway.
Speaker 1:So I'm walking by this massive line of cars and, uh, there's a guy with his window down. Hey man, if you're going to talk really loudly on the phone, don't have your window down, cause I can hear you and I'm going to make fun of you in front of everyone. Um, so I'm sitting there, I'm walking, and to make fun of you in front of everyone. So I'm sitting there, I'm walking, and it's a beautiful day. This happened a while ago. Beautiful, beautiful day. Feels great outside. I'm in a fantastic mood, sun's on my face, it's not super hot, I feel great, right, just in a great mood. Yay, we love great moods.
Speaker 1:And I'm walking past this guy and he's on the phone with someone. Oh, this poor person. Um, I'm walking past this dude and he goes. Yeah, so that's why I like, when I go to the doctor, I just tell them when. When I tell them when they have to weigh me for my checkup, I just tell them not to tell me the number, because it makes me that much happier. Okay, now my mood goes from super happy. Life is good, I love everything. There's no problems in the world. Two, oh, I want to strangle someone. I want to take this person and smack him around a little bit. Now, I don't condone violence, but I don't want to smack this person around a little bit.
Speaker 1:Hey, dude, why, why, why, are you okay with lying to yourself? Huh, you're in the line for Starbucks and from that comment of I don't want them to tell me the weight because it makes me happier I already know what you're going to order. It's going to be a drink that has copious amounts of sugar and cream, maybe even chocolate in it, because, let's face it, you don't make good life choices, huh? You don't genuinely care about your health. Hey, be better.
Speaker 1:If you're going to the doctor and you don't want them to tell you your weight, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing. You need to lose weight. It's not rocket science. And if you want to be happier, like you said, it makes you happier. Well, it doesn't, though, because, right, you're lying to yourself and you know what you need to do lose weight. Stop lying to yourself. Okay, don't do that. It's okay for them to tell you your weight, why? Oh, because truth and reality check. That's your weight. That's what you are, dude. That's it. There's no lying. That's what you are, it's all good. Maybe you're a little bit overweight, it's all good. No one's coming after you for it. But don't lie to yourself and say that it makes you happier not to know, because that's a lie.
Speaker 1:And when you have diabetes, you have heart problems and you're forced to go work out, that's not going to make you happy, is it? So maybe take some truth, some hard knock, and get back in the gym. Man, your boy is on a roll. He is spicy today. I don't mean to be so spicy, guys, this is my therapy. You know what I mean. This is where you get on and listen to your boy vent, all good.
Speaker 1:No, I don't mean to come across rude. I don't mean to come across mad, but I do. I just wish people understood that being healthy makes you happy. It's not easy, it's not, it's not, it's not fun most of the time, but it makes you genuinely happier Because you feel better, your body works the way it should, and when your body works, your brain is working better and when those things are coincided, you're healthier and you're in such a better place and people are like oh, it's just not for me. No, you don't get to say that because it is for you, it's for literally everyone, it is for everyone, and you don't have to be perfect, you don't have to be insane, but you do need to work harder and you will be happier because of it. I promise, I promise, I promise, I promise, I promise, because it works for me, it works for all of the people that I teach, it works for literally everyone that's ever tried it.
Speaker 1:Um, I, just like I'm. I, I feel so strongly. This is what it is Y'all. I genuinely, genuinely, genuinely, genuinely, down to the depths of my soul want people to feel happy and to feel good about themselves, feel good about themselves Genuinely.
Speaker 1:Like it breaks my heart when I see people unhappy, like it's very, very difficult for me to watch people be sad, to watch to watch hard things in the world. It makes me it. It hurts my heart so much when people aren't happy with themselves, when people are ashamed of themselves, when people aren't can't look in the mirror and go. I love you. That makes my heart hurt. I don't like it. It's so sad to me it it because that's not how life should be.
Speaker 1:Life is hard. It is that's just what it is. It is difficult, but you can still be happy with yourself. Life is hard enough. You should at least be able to love yourself and be happy with who you are, and obviously that takes on a lot of different tones. That takes on a lot of different variabilities. Everybody's different.
Speaker 1:I get that, but the one thing that every single person in the world has in common is a physical body, and the one thing that can make every single person happy in the world is to try to have a body that works properly and is healthy. That's one thing that literally everyone in the world can accomplish and everyone in the world can have the benefits from is having a healthy body, and it breaks my heart that when people don't have that, it just it makes me so upset I get, obviously I get riled up. It makes me so uncomfortable is not the right word, but it makes me so sad because I know that I am a very, very, very confident person and it has nothing to do with with, oh, that I'm better than anyone. My confidence comes from. I feel genuinely good about myself. I feel genuinely good with the effort that I put into making myself healthy.
Speaker 1:Um, and I'm not perfect at it. There's days that I struggle, there's days I don't want to work out. Basically every day they're like I, I love, uh, unhealthy food. I mean not super unhealthy, the cut, that stuff kind of grosses me out, but I'm not perfect. I love pizza, like I love it. I love burgers, um, and I allow myself to have those things and I allow myself to slip up because I know that at the end of the day, I'm going to go back to being healthy. I'm going to go back to working hard. Also, that being said, if you want to be genuinely happy and you want to be genuinely healthy. Stop taking every excuse to not be that way. Like okay, okay, this will be the last rant Probably not. Like okay, okay, this will be the last rant, probably not. I'm so tired and sick of people not working out hard enough. Okay, here's the thing. Are trying to be in shape? Okay, I am so in support of people getting in shape.
Speaker 1:It's my job Literally my career is to help people be healthy, and we live in a day where everyone is trying to do the bare minimum to get the maximum result. Hey, let's just use some logic here. If I do the minimum amount required, what am I going to get? Let's use some logic here. Oh, yeah, the minimal amount of results. Right Cause, effort matches results. Now, if I just do the bare minimum, I don't get to be upset when I don't have the maximum level of results. Okay, because you're just that, that is maximum level of results. Okay, because you're just. That is not how it works, right, in any degree fitness, your job, career, making money, investments, education, learning a language, anything If you put in the minimal amount required, you cannot get the maximal result. So let's just get that out of the way. Right Now. I'm going to take this from a fitness standpoint, because that's how my brain works when we talk about being healthy.
Speaker 1:Right, there's three key ingredients to having a healthy body. Key ingredient number one lifting weights, getting stronger muscles. Right, physically, changing the way that your body is structured. Number two the things that you eat, the fuel that you put into your body. How clean is it? What are the macronutrients, the carbs, the proteins, the fats? Clean eating the fuel, clean fuel for your body. And number three cardiovascular exercise. Making sure that your heart is healthy, your lungs work, your blood flow is good. Those are the three key ingredients to a healthy body. Right, and in the simplest layman's terms, if you were really to say what are the three key things to being healthy, those are it. And then there's a lot of other things. I know that go into it but break it down. Those are your baseline three things to focus on.
Speaker 1:So people go okay, what can I get away with? Okay, you want me to eat clean and you say stop drinking, but can I have wine on the weekend? What about wine at dinner? Hey, dude, you already lost, you lost. You're already asking for a way out. You lose? Okay, so I want to work out, but these exercises are really hard. You lost, you lose. You don't get the maximum number of results. Oh, okay, so I'm supposed to do cardio, but the stair stepper is so boring and running hurts my knee. Hey, dude, you lost, you lost, you don't get the same results Because you're not willing to do the maximum required.
Speaker 1:People look at me like I've had this happen so many times, you guys, and it's going to come off really cocky and really vain. It is not meant to. Okay, I'm saying that right now. It is not meant to come off as arrogant. I have a lot of people that message me and go oh, my gosh, your body is incredible. Right, your body is amazing. Your body is what I dream of having. I would love to have your body. Okay, really Do you? Because you know how hard I freaking work for this.
Speaker 1:I work out Monday through Saturday for at least a minimum, a minimum of one hour of hard work. I'm not talking. Oh, I go and I get on my phone. I don't get on my phone when I work out. If you text me while I work out, good luck getting a text back, unless it's an emergency, right? I put my headphones on, I put crazy music on and I try to murder my muscles, going to failure, going until I can't move anymore.
Speaker 1:Okay, that's how my exercise works. I love when I get an hour and a half sometimes two, to do exercise, because it's just more time to push myself, right. So when I look at a workout, I go what is the maximum that I can do? Not the minimum, not what's the baseline for me to get results? No, how hard can I go? Can I go to the point of throwing up? Can I push myself that hard? Can I get on this bike, this assault bike? You know how people do 10 calories, 20 calories? Can I do 500 calories? Or will I pass out? I don't know. Let's find out. That's how hard I'm going to work. Okay, when it comes to calories, calories, oh, can I get away with having wine? No, no, you can't. If you want to look a certain way, you can't do that. You don't get to.
Speaker 1:I'm so sick of people trying to do the same thing, the minimum effort, and live their same lifestyle and expect their lifestyle to change. Hey man, that's insane. You want to do the same thing every day but have a different lifestyle. Are you out of your mind? That is so crazy. Stop trying to do the minimal, stop trying to find the easy way. It doesn't exist. It does not exist and, and as far as like working out, that is something that you have absolute control over. Sometimes you don't have control over what you eat. Sometimes you're traveling and you don't have an option. I get that, I totally understand. I've been there traveling and you don't have an option. I get that, I totally understand. I've been there where the option is fast food. Okay, I guess that's my option. But I do have control of the effort that I put into working out and I guarantee 90% of us don't put enough effort into that.
Speaker 1:If you want to change, let's just talk about physically. If you just want to change, work harder, work harder. So your calories aren't perfect. Okay, I understand that. So your cardio is not great. Okay, I understand that your sleep isn't awesome. Okay, I understand that. So your cardio is not great. Okay, I understand that your sleep isn't awesome. Okay, I understand that.
Speaker 1:Work harder in your workout. Stop selling yourself short. Stop not giving 100%, because it's something that you have 100% control over and there's not many things in your life that you do. There is not very many things in your life that you do day to day, that you have absolute control over Exercise and your workout are one of those things. You have 100% control of how much effort you put into it and it doesn't do you any good to not go maximum effort Like.
Speaker 1:I see all this science and everybody like oh, I don't have to work out four times a week, I don't have to work out five times a week because if I do it this way, that'll be the right amount of calories. Hey, dude, shut up, just work harder, do more. That's the secret. Do more and go harder and then you'll be so much happier, so so, so, so much happier. You know why? Because nobody and nothing will be as hard as what I put my own self through. Nobody will make me upset, nothing can bring me down. Because I pushed myself, I forced myself to be more uncomfortable than anything else that's going to happen. I pushed myself to throw up. I guarantee nobody and nothing else today will make me throw up Guaranteed, unless it's food poisoning. And then I lost. But just work harder. Oh my gosh. It's just something that's been on my brain for weeks now. That that this whole idea of like finding the perfect way to work out and finding the the best possible way, the most effective way of working out to be perfect, and the most effective diet. No dude, just work out harder, just do more in the gym. That's my time. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.
Speaker 1:Um, anyway, I am so riled up. I got to breathe, I got to chill out as I sip on a Dr Pepper cause I need caffeine, so that's cool. As I sip on a Dr Pepper because I need caffeine, so that's cool. Anyway, let's get off my tangent. Let's do something I haven't done in a really long time. It is time for the Devil's Advocate, your Devil's Advocate today. I think I've done before in the past I don't remember when but it's something that I love talking about, something I love debating. Um, so if you've listened to it before, I'm sorry, but also I don't care. Um, so if it's your first time listening, this is your devil's advocate. Uh, means that I get to argue with myself, or if I have a guest on here, we argue together.
Speaker 1:Um, argue slash, discuss, slash, debate. Um, a topic that can be fun, can be silly, can be intense, can be spiritual, can be whatever. Um, that is debatable. That is very opinion based. Um, in the hopes that people are able to allow their minds to be open, to be able to think about two opposing sides equally and be okay with opposing sides and be able to just have a more open mind. That's my goal is to have people have more open minds and not be so caught up in their own opinions that they aren't willing to change those opinions. Um, and when I do it myself, it's an exercise for me to see if I can, if I can, have an open enough mind to argue two points that are very different equally and get y'all to not know what my actual opinion is. That's the goal is to make it so that it's difficult to see what my opinion is.
Speaker 1:Um, so your devil's advocate today is what will lead to a more well-balanced and fulfilled and healthy lifestyle? Following science or following logic and sometimes those things coincide I will say that I know that sometimes those things coincide, but a lot of the times they butt heads. So what will lead to a more fulfilled? So what will lead to a more fulfilled, healthy, well-balanced life? I think the obvious answer is science, because science has to do with facts. Science has to do with actual studies, with with things that aren't opinions. Science, you know, if you take it from a physical standpoint, a physical fitness standpoint, science is I'm going to go get my blood tested to see the things that I have issues with. Maybe I'm going to find things that I'm allergic to that will lead to a well more balanced life, healthy life, if I know what the problems are. That is science.
Speaker 1:Science is medical, and so, when it comes to living a well-balanced, fulfilled life, I need to have all of the information to do that Correct. I don't think anybody would argue that that you need to have all of the info. If you want to be the best version of yourself, the most fulfilled, the healthiest, the most informed, right, you need science, and science can be, you know, going to the doctor. Science can be um lab results. Science can be studies that that have to do with your brain, um studies that have to do with interacting with people. It doesn't just have to be doctors, it can. You know what I mean? Like it doesn't have to just be going to the hospital and getting your blood drawn. What I'm talking about is, like studies of the way people interact with each other, different personality types, the science of psychology, the science of physiology, the science of, of psychosis. You know, all of these different things are sciences that help you live a more well-balanced and a more informed life.
Speaker 1:And and science changes. Right, because we know that that as time goes on and things are developed and technology advances, people change. And when people change, we need new information. The only way to get that information is via science and via testing and via studies. And you know people are like oh, I don't trust science because it changes. Yeah, dude, that's what it's supposed to do. People change, life changes. We're not still in caves making fire. Life advances. Science is supposed to change. We're supposed to discover new things. How do you think we have freaking? How are you listening to me right now?
Speaker 1:Without science, that's how we live better, that's how we advance, that's how we become more and that's how we become more fulfilled, more informed, more intelligent, more healthy. When I have more information, I'm able to be healthy. The reason that we can live longer now is because of science. We found out why we were not living as long. We found out diseases. We found out unhealthy things, unhealthy practices. We found out unhealthy foods. We found out unhealthy things, unhealthy practices. We found out unhealthy foods. We found out how to make this body live longer. I think that's a more fulfilled, more well-balanced, healthy life. Not dying when I'm 35. I think that science, if you follow science and you live according to science, you are bound to live a healthier, more balanced, well-fulfilled life, because you will have all of the information Now.
Speaker 1:That being said, if you have listened to this podcast before, you know that I am a massive fan of logic. I am a huge fan of logic. I am a huge fan of logic and I don't think that science and logic necessarily have to be opposing things. But for the sake of this argument, they are. If science tells me to do something ooh, daddy's going to get in the weeds on this Tells me to do something like wear a mask and not go outside, my logical brain goes hey, but a mask keeps things in my mouth and if things can go out, things can go in. That's logic. So I have a massive problem with masks. I think they're terrible. I think they're really bad.
Speaker 1:The logic is if something can go out, something can go in. That is logic and I'm pretty sure we can back it with science. Now. But let's not, I don't want to get into that. It pisses people off too much.
Speaker 1:That's not what I'm here to do, um, but I do think that if you live by logic, here's the reason I think that you'll be more happy and more fulfilled and more and and and live a better, very loose term, better life, because logic is something that you can think about. Right, it's something that's yours, and science is so cut and dry. This is the facts. Boom, you don't get to think about that, it just is right. That's how science works. Logic goes okay. So here's the idea. What do you personally take from that? Okay, well, I think yada, yada, yada, yada yada. For me personally, this is how this situation goes right. And so I think that anytime you are able to do something for yourself, more think for yourself and make opinions for yourself, more, that is more balanced, that is more well fulfilled, because you are feeling good about yourself, you are trusting yourself, you are believing and thinking, which leads to a more balanced life.
Speaker 1:Now, I think also that when it comes to logic because not everything needs to be down to a science, right, we've just discussed this with the hard work Science says I have to have X amount of calories and X amount of workouts and X amount of cardio to have X amount of results. Logic says if I go so hard, it'll balance things out. If I, if I don't sleep well, if I don't eat well, I need to make that up somewhere else. I need to work out harder. Okay, that's a logical thing to do, logical thing to do. And I think that it transcends, obviously it transcends physical fitness, where if I see something that I don't necessarily agree with scientifically, but it makes sense logically, your boy's always going to go with the logical thing. Always, every single time, I will go with logic because it it has built a a confidence in myself to trust my gut. It has built a confidence in pushing myself to make the logic a reality. It has given me something, obviously, to challenge my brain, to challenge my interactions with people, to use logic not necessarily science, um, and because of that it is. It has led me to be a more healthy and more well balanced, a more confident person.
Speaker 1:Um, also, when it comes to logic, it's I guess it's something it's hard to argue logic, because everyone's logic is different. Everybody has a different opinion on things. So you can't say that like, oh, if you use logic, everyone's going to come to the same conclusion. There's no way for that to be possible, because logic isn't a set thing. Logic is a tool to be used, a tool of thinking, critical thinking, you know. So it's not like I can just be like oh yeah, logic, because my logic, my logic, is what I trust, not your logic. My logic is what I trust and what brings me more joy. So when I talk about logic, I'm talking about critical thinking, I'm talking about taking something, thinking about it and making a decision for myself using logic.
Speaker 1:And I found that every time that I use logic in any scenario, that every time that I use logic in any scenario and it's hard for me to pick a certain scenario without going back to COVID, it just that's the biggest one, you know, the hottest subject and I feel like every time that I've used logic, I've come out on top. Oh, logically, I shouldn't. Okay, this is again. I'm going to piss a lot of people off. Um, and I don't mean to piss people off, but it's proving a point If it's too hot to do something like running outside or going and exercising, logically I shouldn't do that.
Speaker 1:Right, it's not good. I could overheat, I could become dehydrated, I could, you know, my internal temperature could get too high, my heart rate could get way too elevated, my cortisol levels could spike. You know there's a lot of detriments to doing things when it's too hot. Okay, logically, why would I ever go to hot yoga or intentionally turn the heat up in my gym? Because, logically that doesn't make sense. Logically, and you can say scientifically, oh I'm detoxing, quote unquote. Scientifically, I'll sweat more and I'll lose weight. Scientifically, the hotter it is, the more calories I'm going to burn. Okay, great, that's scientifically. But logically, using your brain, logically, I won't do that because it's dangerous. Logically, I won't put myself into a quote-unquote hot workout because I won't get what I need to out of it. It will just be hot. I'm not going to go to a hot yoga. I'm not going to go to a hot class because I won't get stronger. I won't really benefit at all physically other than I'm burning some calories, but I'm in a dangerous situation of elevating my heart rate too high, of spiking my cortisol levels, of overheating, of becoming dehydrated. Logically it doesn't make sense to me. Scientifically it could make sense to me and I could go do that, but logically I won't.
Speaker 1:So I think that logic is your safeguard. Logic is your, your safeguard. Logic is your, your um defense system against science that can hurt you, against a science that is not for your well-being. You have to be able to use logic to protect yourself and to always put yourself first, right, right, because if you use science, you're not always putting yourself first. You're putting the science and the facts and the information before yourself and with logic, you're giving yourself an opportunity to give yourself the best effort first. I'm giving myself first, not science. I'm giving myself first, not science.
Speaker 1:And so I think that, when it comes down to it, living a well-fulfilled life means putting yourself first, right? I mean, obviously, service is great. I always put people first. I'm a huge people person. I always think of a lot of people. That's just me. But I also make sure that I'm taken care of. That I, that my health is taken care of, and logic is, is a way to put yourself first and your opinions and your thoughts and and yourself before anything else. I'm going to do that always.
Speaker 1:So I think that that logic is your best way of living a fulfilled life for yourself, and living your best healthy self is to use logic, because it's giving yourself the opportunity to put your ideas in yourself first. Um, so that's your devil's advocate. Um, what's going to make you a more well-balanced, well-fulfilled, healthier person? Science or logic? Let me know what you think, and let me know what you think. I think Also, with that, you can do that now, Like literally right now.
Speaker 1:You can do that. You can text the show, I will get the texts. Okay, you can text the show, I will get the text. It's a new. What's the word I'm looking for? It's a new thing that they put on the podcast is you can now text me.
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Speaker 1:Let me know what you think about the devil's advocate. Um, what side you're taking and what side you think that I'm taking. Um, that'll be a fun, a fun new um development, new development that you can text the show and you can text it whenever you want. You can text ideas to me. You can text devil's advocate ideas. You can text things that you want to hear me talk about. If anything comes up, you're like, oh, you got to talk about this address, this cool, great love to. So message the show, go, do that.
Speaker 1:And then, before we leave, you know that we always will end with the final takeaway. So your final takeaway for my first time listeners, is something that you can do that will lead you to be happier or better in your life, and sometimes it's something like physical to do, like go to the gym. Sometimes it's an idea to think about, sometimes it's a book to read, sometimes it's just something that I want you to do, want you to try that I have personally done myself. I will never ask anyone to do something that I haven't done myself. And your final takeaway today is to let yourself be amazed and wowed by things more.
Speaker 1:We're in a culture where it's cool to be chill, it's cool to be laid back and it's cool to kind of honestly, it's cool to be negative. Um, and that breaks my heart, that makes me so sad. Uh, I, I and this kind of comes from watching my son, um, who's four years old, and everything is amazing to him. Everything is impressive, everything is cool, everything is new. Obviously, he's just discovering life, so there are literally a lot of things that he has never experienced before. So of course it's going to be amazing, of course he's going to be wowed by things, but it's incredible to me. Incredible to me, the world that we live in, where amazing things are happening and no one cares, no one is letting themselves go. Whoa, holy crap, dude, did you see that or did you? Oh, my gosh, I can't believe that happened. And maybe they do, but it's for like three seconds and then they go. Okay, and back to my phone and my Instagram and being sad.
Speaker 1:Allow yourself to be wowed more, to be amazed by the smallest things. You're not too cool for it. I promise it doesn't make you immature, it doesn't make you childish and if it does, who cares? Be more amazed by things. Be more wowed by things. The reason I listen to music so much musicals in particular is because I am blown away by voices, by the way that someone could create something so beautiful for my ears to hear. It blows me away. I allow myself to get lost in music. I absolutely adore and love it and I am amazed by it every single day. Every single day, I am amazed by it. It's also why I do physical fitness. That's also why I train people is because I am amazed by the ability of the human body. It blows me away every single day and I think it's it's a testament to why I'm so happy and positive and and confident all the time is because I had let myself be blown away by things and wowed and amazed. I let it happen. I don't put up guards, I don't have walls up. I'm blown away, absolutely blown away by things.
Speaker 1:And if you haven't seen Inside Out 2, first of all go watch it. It's an incredible movie, but they say something in there that literally a cartoon. You guys had me in tears, had me in tears because of one little sentence. And if you haven't seen it gonna give you a spoiler alert because it's been out for a while. I don't care.
Speaker 1:Um, it's about anxiety versus joy. Okay, and there's the emotion anxiety, and there's the emotion, joy, and anxiety has kicked joy out of the headquarters and has made it very clear that the best that that she anxiety is the best emotion to take care of the, the little girl Riley and and you know the arguments sound I'm protecting, protecting people. I'm looking at every possible solution, I'm being proactive. And Joy being kicked out of headquarters, says, with anxiety taking over, and Riley's not able to feel joy anymore because she's not in headquarters, she goes. Maybe that's what happens when you grow up you feel less joy. Y'all. When I tell you, I was sobbing, I had tears streaming down my face. My son had to look over and go are you okay, daddy? My four-year-old son had to ask if I was okay, because that statement is so sadly true.
Speaker 1:No pun intended, don't let yourself feel less joy. Don't do it. Allow yourself to be wowed and amazed and blown away by things more often, because they are out there. Our lives are incredible Every single day. They are. Every single day. There is something that you can be wowed and amazed by and if you will let yourself do that more and more often, you will live a better life. I promise and guarantee that, because it works for me, and if it works for me, I am not special enough that it won't work for anyone else. So try it, go be amazed and go be wowed by more things every day. Let it happen.
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