Man's Search for Muscle

Introductory review of Brain Wash by Dr Perlmutter and his son, Dr Perlmutter - (recommended by Ben Pakulski), as well as a brief discussion about my leg workout to help with knee pain

Ten step "map method" to creating powerful change

Discussion about how Ethan Suplee transformed his physique

An in-depth discussion about three killers of muscle building gains, fat burning and personality traits

A process for making effective new years resolutions and then further discussion about philosophical and cultural issues

To close out the season I'm talking about the culmination of all of these skills into becoming a mentor

This episode is very broad, talking about training arms, shoulders, as well as getting into when we should be supressing instincts vs expressing them. Post-workout meditation: https://soundcloud.com/shawn-buffington/pst-workout-meditation-updated-dec-4-2019

With the desire to hold myself accountable and be more adherent in the latter part of the day, these are the three best ways I've found to overcome lack of ambition & accountability

What role does aggression play in our daily lives and how can we keep it under control? How is it related to violence? 

1RM and other ways we can test our limits

A lecture on some of the ideas of Plato and Socrates and how they can translate to physical/physique development

A discussion about insecurity, values, spirituality and knowing how to be true to yourself in the face of adversity.

Brief overview of training and nutrition principles

talking through ideas of truth and how that relates to goodness

Thoughts this morning as I head in to my morning workout

A discussion about taking on Alter egos (similar to as discussed in the book by Todd Herman) and how they can relate to physical fitness and general well-being, happiness, fulfillment etc. PsyPost article about actors: https://www.psypost.org/2019/10/new-studies-suggest-actors-sense-of-self-is-profoundly-changed-by-their-characters-54715

How faith can be used to improve our lives. As mentioned, here is the link for Timeageddon (a sci-fi comedy): https://soundcloud.com/shawn-buffington/timeageddon-chapter-1

What we tell ourselves, and how it affects our reality. Includes concepts of self-awareness and Neuro - Linguistic Programming

How do beliefs affect our reality

Looking into why it is important to find the underlying purpose of your goals.

What makes for bullies and wimps, how we can raise our sons to be good men.

Going through ideas of how to improve our world and ourselves.

Brief update on the podcast as well as a little discussion about when to stand up and when to sit down

This episode covers a lot of Aristotle's concepts for flourishing as creatures in nature.

The bulk of this episode is book recommendations such as: Burn the Fat, feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto;  Feeling Good by David Burns, Max Muscle by Brad Schoenfeld, A short introduction to Carl Jung/Aristotle, 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson, Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl, Mindsets by Carol Dweck, Never Split the Difference by Chis Voss - among others.