Bio:
Luka was born and raised in Slovenia and gives credit to sport, fitness and coaches in taking his life from the streets to playing basketball from high school to the pro’s, where he played in Europe as well as the NBA Summer Pro League. This led to a lifelong passion in fitness where over a decade ago he co-founded Vigor Ground, which is the most successful performance gym in Slovenia.
After moving to Seattle Luka had to start from ground zero working at commercial big box gym, health clubs and small gym chains to starting a garage gym that became a cult classic in the area and grew into what Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance is today, one of the most recognized fitness, performance and transformation facilities in the US; integrating fitness, performance, nutrition coaching, behavior change, physical therapy, a fit bar, and recovery all under the same roof.
Luka and Vigor Ground have been featured in Mens Health, Stack Magazine, Onnit Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Precision Nutrition, as well as CBS, FOX, and KING5 as Seattle's top fitness expert.
Websites and Social Media Links:
Website – lukahocevar.com
Website – Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance 
Facebook – Luka Hocevar
Twitter - @LukaHocevarInstagram - lukahocevarYouTube – Luka Hocevar
Podcast – Vigor Life Podcast
Books mentioned:
Books mentioned by Luka
Anti-Fragile
NeurosculptingSapiensBehave
Books mentioned by Robbie
Biology of Belief
Epigenetics – How the environment shapes our genes
The Epigenetics Revolution Skin in Game
Resources and People mentioned:
Yuri Verkhoshanksy
Tudor Bompa
T-NationElite FTSBrett Bartholomew – Bought InEric CresseyMike RobertsonPat DavidsonPavel TsatsoulineSteve MaxwellSteve CotterJoe DeFrancoAndy McCloyLee TaftJohn Rusin Martin RooneyMotivation InterviewingGarrett J White – Warrior on FirePrecision Nutrition Standford Prison Experience
Podcasts Mentioned:
Vigor Life Podcast
Jay Ferruggia – Renegade Radio: Episode 116 - Mind, Money, Mastery with Luka Hocevar
Jay Ferruggia – Renegade Radio: Episode 152 - Smarter Training, Accelerated Learning, & Better Living with Luka HocevarShawn Stevenson – The Model Health Show (TMHS) 275: Essential Components Of Any Exercise Program And Movement Hygiene – With Luka Hocevar
Timeline:
0:00 – 17:14 – Robbie Intro’s show and asks Luka to give us an indepth insight into his background17:15 – 18:18 - Luka talks about “seeking significance”18:19 – 20:21 - Robbie shares with Luka his thoughts on seeking significance20:22 – 22:01 - Luka talks about becoming great and creating something that fulfils you22:02 – 36:12 - Luka continues to share his background story36:13 – 38:03 - Robbie and Luka talk about how our “demons” are actually our best teachers, and the importance of forgiving yourself first and foremost, and that loving ones self is a continual and dynamic process throughout life38:04 – 40:07 - Luka continues with his background story40:08 –  43:21 - Robbie and Luka discuss the idea of how an ‘addicted brain’ can be used as a gift for creativity and productivity 43:22 – 50:45 - Luka shares with us the concept of choosing your passion and purpose vs your poison and procrastination, and also the importance of choosing our environments50:46 – 1:16:55 - Luka talks about the importance of building relationships and the people you surround yourself with, and then Robbie asks Luka to continue to share his story on how Vigor Ground Fitness & Performance came to be1:16:56 – 1:19:18 - Luka speaks about how important your use of language can be when communicating and getting your message out to the masses, and how important it is to channel your energy productively 1:19:19 – 1:23:20 - Luka talks about the importance of being yourself and being proud of your ‘emotional scars’1:23:21 –1:26:00 - Luka and Robbie speak about seeking self-worth1:26:01 – 1:29:30 - Luka talks about how we can be succeeding in one area of our life at the sacrifice of another area(s)1:29:31 – 1:30:53 - Luka talks about bringing i