Double Shot

This episode is a conversation about how we do (and don't) taper and reduce exercise volume for events. The discussion extends into other areas of fitness such as supplements' role in performance.

How important is it that you enjoy your profession? And how can the decision to follow work that fulfills you drive impact across the other areas of your life? As two individuals who derive a lot of value from their work, Joe and Reid explore both sides of the debate to understand why people make the career decisions they do.

Do you cling to the relationships and experiences of your past, even when moving on is perhaps the healthier approach? Does resistance to change prevent you from experiencing things that would bring you joy? On this episode of Double Shot, Joe and Reid explore the idea of how our attitude around change forms our life experiences and drives our futures.

As a follow-on to last week's episode, Joe and Reid explore the idea of "toward" and "away" mindsets. Are your motivations driven by something negative in your past, or something positive in your future?

How frequently do you receive information and take it at face value? Whether it's an opinion you hear on social media, something in the news, or even science-backed research. What started as an exploration of the "toward vs away" mindset shifts into a conversation about interrogating norms.

We break the normal Double Shot format to take on a topic a little less serious — our traditions around the holiday season. We cover our dislike for scary movies all the way to feelings about when it's appropriate to start listening to holiday music in the alternate format.

How does anxiety show up for you? Do you have performance anxiety, or something more generalized? On this episode, hosts Joe and Reid dive into their own experiences with anxiety at work, in sports, and beyond. You'll also hear the latest updates for each of their upcoming athletic endeavors.

How does your mindset affect your actions, and how can taking an action-first approach to progress help overcome any mental "shortcomings?" Joe and Reid explore their own tendencies towards scarcity mindset, and discuss striving for a more abundant outlook on the latest episode of Double Shot.

What starts as a discussion on setting goals for 2024 turns into an exploration of motivation, discipline, and regular goal-setting practices.

Identity versus role is a discussion that has appeared on Double Shot many times. On this episode, Reid and Joe dive into whether your identity is something that you've always had — and therefore simply discover over time — or if your identity is actually something you build through life experience.

How could focusing too much on your future outcomes hinder your ability to enjoy the present? On this episode of Double Shot, Joe and Reid explore the difficulties that come when you "hold the future too tightly."

How do you react to your daily circumstances? Do you become stressed by the things you must navigate? Or are you driven by excitement about the outcome your problem-solving? When you have a goal, which of these emotions takes over? Joe and Reid explore just this topic on the next episode of Double Shot.

This episode dives back into the idea of gain and gap mindsets — whether you focus your energy on the progress that has been made, or the progress you have yet to make. Entering a new, slightly shorter format, you'll experience a lighter "catch-up" chat as well, with all the usual banter.

As the world has become more remote, with technology allowing for relationships to exist long before the pandemic, how have we adapted to less in-person interaction? Joe and Reid share the belief that we undervalue in-person connection, and that it's crucial for "true" relationships that will stand the test of time. We explore this topic and more on the next episode of Double Shot.

On this episode, Joe and Reid explore the source of ambitious peoples' motivations. Are we driven by fear, running away from a state of being that deters us? Or, are our actions driven by a greater life's purpose that informs the decisions we make day to day?

In episode 20 of Double Shot, Joe and Reid explore the friction we sometimes experience around setting goals. What if, rather than focusing on a specific achievement, we focused on simply being the person we aspire to be — agnostic of a given event or milestone?

Another less-formatted episode where Reid and Joe land on the topics of resistance to change — particularly when there is a clear direction on the change that is needed. Be it nutritional, behavioral, or other types of change, why can it be so difficult to change the direction of your life's inertia?

There are many aspects of our lives — be it in fitness, nutrition, relationships, or work — where we place "rules" on ourselves that constrict our behaviors. Might these rules be too rigid? In this episode, Joe and Reid dive into the topic of living more in the grey, alongside a chat about overreliance on technology to fill boredom gaps.

Do you use your environment and circumstances as an excuse, or do you take ownership of your situation? In this episode, we touch on the power of owning your circumstances, and the related topic of nature versus nurture.

Is a certain level of self-esteem and self-importance required to achieve a high level of success? In the episode, Joe and Reid explore the relationship between ego and the ceilings we do — or don't — set for ourselves. Whether it's career aspirations or goals for the next fitness endeavor, there may be a "healthy" ego requirement to get there...

As Joe and Reid return to their normal format, they explore the sacrifices you make when turning a hobby into an economic driver. You'll hear a conversation exploring the trade-offs of making that decision, alongside some banter around shoe technology and popular movies.

After a break from the show, we return and break format to catch up on the latest in each other's worlds.

Whether it's thinking that running isn't "enough" or judging the gear used in cycling, it is all too easy to judge sports —or other interest groups — that we don't understand. In this episode of Double Shot, Joe and Reid explore some of the perceptions they had of different sports and hobbies prior to experiencing them firsthand. Through this discussion, we cover the impor...

Do you feel like you're hitting a ceiling in your personal, professional, or other endeavors? Or, do you perhaps feel you're not shooting high enough? In this episode, Joe and Reid explore the idea of pushing your ceiling higher, or not setting one at all — and listen along as they break down their own behaviors that contradict this very concept.

In this episode, Joe and Reid dive into what they consider some of their biggest "failures" over their lives and discuss the valuable learnings that came from those failures. As a part of this discussion, you'll hear the different mindsets the two have on failures, and whether that concept is misleading altogether.