The Dial Mentality: Revisited. I want to help you implement four simple steps that I use with regularity as it pertains to improving the different pillars of my health - stress management, sleep performance, exercise and nutritional habits. A

EPISODE 63. 5 Ways to Get a Quick Energy Burst

Feb 17th, 2018 11m

Ever smacked your head on the desk in front of you in the middle of the afternoon because you were so tired you couldn't keep your eyes open? Yeah, me neither... My time in Corporate America taught me several things about toughing it through t

EPISODE 62. Being Lonely Causes Inflammation at the Cullular Level

Feb 15th, 2018 13m 28s

Did you know that being lonely and isolated literally affects you at the cellular level? It causes INFLAMMATION and breaks down your IMMUNE SYSTEM. I remember the first time I found that out - it blew my mind!!! Don't think that social suppor

EPISODE 61. What is Motivational Interviewing and How It Can Help You Lose Weight

Feb 13th, 2018 17m 54s

My wife has been studying Motivation Interviewing and practicing it daily since she began her journey with our Partner, Precision Nutrition. They are our certifying nutrition coaching partner - but more importantly - they have opened up a whol

EPISODE 60. My Two Year Old Taught Me Something About Pride Today

Feb 8th, 2018 8m 58s

Hey men - I wanted to share a quick story with you that happened with my 2 year-old the other day. He was screaming at me at the top of his lungs and I was trying my hardest not to laugh... And then it hit me. Check it out to find out what I

EPISODE 59. The Essentialist Worldview of Sleep and Five Tools to Improve It

Feb 6th, 2018 14m 17s

Dads everywhere - I get it - you're exhausted. Me too. Heck, I've got a 2 year old and a 10-week old. I'm working about 65 hours a week. Things are rough right now. Did you know, though, that you could have more energy throughout your day wi

EPISODE 58. Eating Healthy Fats Part 2: WHY Healthy Fats?

Feb 4th, 2018 12m 54s

Hey dude - thanks for tuning in. This podcast is specifically made to help guys like you (Christian dads sick of quick-fix fitness industry) seek out real, sustainable and doable change. No gimmicks here. Just a man on the microphone, helping

EPISODE 57. Eating Healthy Fats Part 1

Feb 2nd, 2018 14m 12s

Welcome (if you're new), welcome back (if you've been rockin' with us for awhile). Today I want to give you the baseline tools you need to understand what you'll need to attack when it comes to healthy fats. Make no mistake about it - the mos

EPISODE 56. The Number One Reason Restrictive Diets Don't Work

Jan 31st, 2018 13m 5s

There's a rule of thumb that not many Fitness Professionals are talking about, and it's the #1 reason most people can't stick to restrictive diets. I talked about it in a recent VLOG episode, and now I'm discussing it on the Podcast. Do you k

EPISODE 55. The Real Tragedy Behind You Ignoring Your Health and Fitness

Jan 29th, 2018 14m 57s

There are a couple issues with the way you're currently thinking about your health. In today's episode, I walk through the different reasons why you ignoring your health for so long is a tragedy. The fact that you're here and working to improve

EPISODE 54. The Top 5 Reasons Why Setting A New Year's Resolution Is a Terrible Idea

Jan 27th, 2018 13m 5s

Okay, so it's January. The end of January. So that means a lot of you have most likely fallen off your New Year's Resolutions you made just a few weeks back. I don't really set New Year's Resolutions - and there are plenty of reasons why. But

EPISODE 53. The Top 3 Things I Learned Through Thousands of Fitness Consultations

Jan 25th, 2018 14m 35s

I've sat in front of a lot of people over the past several years and talked about health, fitness, and change. It's almost kinda weird that I'm not sick of it yet - because to be honest, I've heard a lot of the same things over and over again.

EPISODE 52. The ONE Question Only the Bravest Men Ask Their Wife And What To Do About It

Jan 23rd, 2018 12m 11s

I care about your marriage relationship - mostly because I've seen SO MANY parallels between growing your relationship and growing in your health and fitness journey. There's ONE question you ought to ask your wife every week... But the catch

EPISODE 51. Two Life Truths, Pursuits and Tensions You Should ALWAYS Seek to Live By No Matter What

Jan 21st, 2018 18m 26s

Hey dads! I've distilled all my wisdom into TWO THINGS. And in today's episode, I talk about what those two things are. May sound simple, but they go as deep as you'll take them. Remember the key here is TENSION and the ability to hold these

EPISODE 50. Why America Hates Children and What to Do About It

Jan 19th, 2018 15m 37s

It's about time we step-up and begin to change the conversation surrounding children. In today's episode, I uncover several myths regarding children and talk about how we can begin to identify these hidden lies so that we can renew our minds a

EPISODE 49. Christ Centered Living in an Industry of Naked People: 6 Truths to Consider

Jan 17th, 2018 22m 27s

I worte an article awhile back talking about being in the fitness and health industry as a Christian - can you be a dedicated, Jesus-loving Christian and still be a fitness coach and business owner? I wanted to share the six things I've learne

EPISODE 48. Mastering the Fundamentals: The Rider, The Elephant, and The Path [Part 3 of 3]

Jan 15th, 2018 16m 15s

It's about time we recognize and admit that we live our lives (and make our decisions) for the most part with our emotional brains. So how do we connect our logical, rational brain with our goals and behaviors? In today's episode I discuss th

EPISODE 47. Mastering the Fundamentals: Two Strategies to Manage Stress [Part 2 of 3]

Jan 13th, 2018 16m 55s

Okay - so we've talked about stress identification and how to begin to bring self-awareness into the area of good and bad stress into your life. So how do we actually take steps towards improving our stress levels? In today's episode, I talk

EPISODE 46. Mastering the Fundamentals: Stress Identification [Part 1 of 3]

Jan 11th, 2018 16m 21s

There's a 100% chance that stress is impacting your health and fitness journey. But how on earth are we to go about reclaiming control of our stress? In today's episode, I discuss how we ought to take our total stress-load into account when w

EPISODE 45. The Importance of Rest in the Life of Dad

Jan 9th, 2018 16m 34s

Too many guys (myself included) wear their lack of sleep as a badge of honor. Don't get me wrong - As I write this on only 4.5 hours of sleep, I'm acutely aware of my own struggles with resting enough. We're dads - we want to sacrifice sleep

EPISODE 44. Leadership in the Home: The Legacy We Set Out to Create in the First Place

Jan 7th, 2018 26m 1s

Why are men afraid to talk about our desire to create a legacy in which we impact the lives of our wife, kids, and those around us? In this episode, I talk about the three components of the Legacy that I've discovered most men are out to leave

EPISODE 43. Sleep for Performance: The #1 Golden Rule

Jan 5th, 2018 13m 24s

A lot of you have probably heard me say that the #1 way to be the best dad ever - is to love your wife. My Golden Rule for sleeping goes hand in hand with this notion. The premise of the rule is that research shows that our last ten minutes b

EPISODE 42. Could This Be YOUR Vital Behavior? Sleep for the Essentialist

Jan 3rd, 2018 16m 33s

In today's society, we all too often wear #teamnosleep like a badge of honor, almost as though it makes us tougher than other people - or more committed. And as a dad, you ABSOLUTELY have to learn how to function and thrive on very little slee

EPISODE 41. Mastering the Fundamentals: Eating Lean Protein Part 2

Jan 1st, 2018 14m 13s

Today's episode is Part 2 of my two-part series on Eating Lean Protein. We cover planning, preparing, supplement choice and recommendations, and what my own protein intake looks like on a daily basis. For more, check out www.LegacyManLife.com

EPISODE 40. Mastering the Fundamentals: Eating Lean Protein Part 1

Dec 30th, 2017 14m 37s

There are fundamentals that we MUST learn so that we might keep our focus on what TRULY matters (aka implementation and actually doing it). In today's episode, we walk through the third nutrition behavior I work through with all of my clients.