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Make It Your Own with Abel James (Fat-Burning Man)

Make It Your Own with Abel James (Fat-Burning Man)

FromSecond Wind Fitness with Brock Armstrong


Make It Your Own with Abel James (Fat-Burning Man)

FromSecond Wind Fitness with Brock Armstrong

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A “Coach to the coaches,” Abel has worked with thousands of people across the world to optimize performance, mindset, health and longevity. He also has an A.B. from Dartmouth College and graduated as a Senior Fellow with Honors with a concentration in Psychological and Brain Sciences. So, as you can imagine, we dviate a little from the "fitness world" but I think you will agree that it all fit together nicely. In this episode, we cover:- The fun and embarassing (for me) story of how we met.- Abel's personal history with movement and exercise.- How he made such a big mindset shift in his exercise and diet.- How Abel formed his attitudes and opinions around exercise and movement.- As someone who has studied the brain, how Abel reconciled the attitudes and options he had with what he was learning from the mainstream media.- How being the "Fat-Burning Man" affected his life and exercise routine.- How his success on the TV show "my diet is better than yours" affected him. - What Abel has changed in his regimen over the last few years (as he is getting older).- And the lesson I learned when I got caught cheating on a test.Find everything you need to know about Abel James at fatburningman.com
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Released:
Feb 14, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (48)

I have one goal: to help you think differently about exercise so you can move more of your body, more often, in more and more interesting ways. None of us want to exercise harder or longer to get good results (we have jobs, families, and lives) we want to exercise smarter not harder, and we want to have fun while doing it. Here’s the thing, none of us wants to exercise harder or longer to get good results – we have jobs, families and lives. We want to exercise smarter not harder, and we want to have fun while doing it. As I, Coach Brock Armstrong (formerly the Get-Fit Guy), begin the second half of my first century on this planet (I am 50 on Aug 3), I will use my background in Cognitive Behavioural Theory, endurance sport, and a lifelong love of movement to help you move through this world with ease, now and later in life. This podcast isn’t about getting skinny, ripped or jacked – but it is about being fit, capable, healthy and happy! Whether you were fit when you were younger and let it slide, you never found a fitness program that worked for you, or you are just tired of working so hard to stay fit, it’s about time to get your second wind. A little bit about me – as a child and teen, I was always active and fit but in my 20s, after an injury forced me to leave my career as a professional ballet dancer, I kind of started coasting. Then in my 30s, things got worse. I got a government desk job, gained weight, drank more than I should, allowed depression and a generalized anxiety disorder to grow, and then had a major heart-health scare. The culmination of all this caused me to wake up and begin to seriously focus on my overall health. After that, and through my 40s, I made a point of working for prominent wellness gurus (like Dave Asprey, Monica Reinagel, Katy Bowman, Mark Sisson, Ben Greenfield, Mark Divine, and Abel James) and used everything I learned from them to turn my health and fitness around. I also took courses, acquired certifications, and became a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy practitioner. Now, heading into my 50s, I am focusing on continuing to improve (not fall apart) — and I want to bring you along on my journey through podcast episodes, interviews, articles, and videos sharing everything I know (and am still learning). I am not a millionaire. I am not genetically gifted. I am just like you, simply doing the best with what I have. I am an easy-going Canadian, who is easy to talk to, doesn’t fall for fads or false hype, and focuses on non-intimidating but effective ways to get and stay healthy and fit. So if you are ready to move more of your body, more often, in more and more interesting and satisfying ways, subscribe to the Second Wind Fitness podcast where ever you listen to audio.