The Pat Flynn Show

Pat talks about three strategies for overcoming emotional eating habits, including, and specifically, sugar cravings.  Enjoy! --- Please take 1 minute to subscribe and rank The Pat Flynn Show on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pat-flynn-show/id1253261458 Your support means everything, and I often base future episode topics based on what people tell me they've found most helpful in...

Pat talks about a very powerful nutrition strategy: Periodization.

Pat talks about the mental side of physical exercise, and how using visualization techniques and various "intentional states of mind" is often the critical missing component in many people's training programs.

Right and wrong, good and bad; where do these ideas come from? Why is it that we have a moral conscience to begin with, and feel some things are really just and others absolutely evil? Is morality merely the byproduct of sociobiological conditioning, or is it a clue to something more? In this episode, Pat Flynn explores the nature of morality, to see what--if anything--it can tell us about God.  R...

Pat talks habits and concepts for increasing productivity, so you can get a lot of stuff done, even if you don't have a whole lot of time.  Currently, Pat is running a business, writing a book, going back to school, raising a family, partaking in ministry, hosting a radio program, teaching philosophy online, podcasting, writing daily emails, coaching fitness clients, coaching business clients, tra...

Pat and Aleks talk about why kettlebells and bodyweight exercise are like the most amazing combination ever! In short: They talk about why these modalities so perfectly and deliciously compliment one another to help you become a true expert-generalist; that is, better than most people, at most things.  Oh, and by the way - if you want to take part in Kettlebell Calisthenos, you can do so by becomi...

Fitness standards shouldn't be avoided, but encouraged, and can actually be fun. In this episode, Pat outlines a series of standards he thinks serves very well for maximizing General Physical Preparedness. He also talks about why certain bodyweight exercises--like handstand push ups, pull ups, and one arm push ups--are such awesome goals to aspire toward.  Also, be sure to join Strong ON! if you w...

Psychologist and philosopher Dr. Kevin Vost joins Pat Flynn to talk about, well, the meaning of life, of course! "Long before my time, philosophers spoke of wonder and wisdom, and we were told that above all else we should love God with all that we are and love our neighbors as we love ourselves. At the end of the day (or of the life, to be precise), I don't think a person has to accomplish great...

Father Steve Grunow, CEO of Word on Fire joins Pat to discuss research around the physical and mental health benefits of being religious/spiritual. "Religious/spiritual beliefs and practices are commonly used by both medical and psychiatric patients to cope with illness and other stressful life changes. A large volume of research shows that people who are more R/S have better mental health and ada...

Pat talks human flourishing from an Aristotelian-Thomistic point of view, and how by understanding what a human is, we can figure out how we ought to live -- what should be engaged in, prioritized, and so on -- to maximize not only the amount of happiness we have in life, but also the amount of good we do to others (hint: these are not mutually exclusive!).

Pat and Aleks talk about 5 ab exercises actually worth doing, but not before finding the time to rail against moral relativism! Show Notes and Resources: Strong ON: http://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/strongon Hollow Hold:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTwXWeEaPqU&t=17s Deadbug:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oairZ-VOAd0

Pat talks about 5 things he wish he knew when he started getting in shape. How exciting!!!

Today's society is marked by people of increasing religious indifference, and yet, the vast majority of folks still maintain a sense--and often a deep sense--of spirituality, however ambiguous. So, in this episode, Pat Flynn and Trent Horn explore the idea of "spiritual but not religious", along with the notion of religious pluralism ("all religions are saying the same thing, so just go with whate...

Since many have requested episodes on the topic of science and religion, how they relate, why there are so many myths around their alleged incompatability, and what the right way to view the relationship between these two should be, we've said--"OK, then!"  So, on this episode, Dr. Verschuuren, human geneticist, biologist, and philosopher of science, joins Pat Flynn to discuss the topic of evoluti...

An arguments (at least in philosophy) is giving reasons for a conclusion. It isn't about "fighting" with people or getting into emotional disagreements. Philosophical arguments, then, shouldn't be avoided, but rather, encouraged! So in this episode, Pat talks about how to have a good argument. He covers some of the basic building blocks of logic and deductive reasoning, so you can start to detect,...

This episode is all about productivity, which isn't about making more time, per se, but making most of the time you already have.  So in this episode Pat shares a series of strategies--including, but not limited to--the use of the 80/20 rule for making efforts as effective and efficient as possible. Pat also talks about utilizing Parkinson's Law, the "15 minutes a day" approach, and "gun to your h...

Pat talks about how to, well, be better! What else needs to be said? More on http://www.chroniclesofstrength.com

Aleks and Pat discuss the differences between "training" and "working out." It's fun. You should listen. OK, thanks. Ta-ta, then!

Today begins a series on religious pluralism, or the idea that all religions are saying the same thing (or close to the same thing, or at least something vaguely similar) and therefore that you should just pick whatever religion suits your fancy. Well, it may come as little surprise to hear that Pat thinks this position is incorrect.  So on this episode we talk about why all religions are most cer...

Hint: Soreness doesn't mean you've had a good workout. It's not hard to make a person sore. But it is hard to make a person better and stronger, especially if they've been at the fitness game a while. This episode will discuss why you should get away from the "chasing soreness" mindset, and why working out should be more than *just* burning calories. 

Pat and Aleks talk progressions and strategies for mastering the pistol squat. 

The god of gains demands sacrifice; loves it and feeds on it. So it's not enough to squat and it's not enough to do push ups or frolic gaily around the gym, like this-- oh wee, how fun.  No! We need to give more than that and the only way to do so is through intention and intensity and loud, quivering yells. We must be willing to have our spirit tried.  Oh, wonderful,  you're thinking.  Pat's off...

Tom asks Pat for ideas on how to write engaging emails as a way to grow your business, promote a cause, etc. 

Pat offers a minor rant on why people who aren't reaching their goals just aren't lifting heavy enough. Or maybe they're not eating enough protein? Or maybe they're too sedentary outside of the gym? Either way, Pat's got the solution with his "Lift Heavy, Eat Protein, and Go for a Walk" program. This is a simple, surefire way to reach almost any major fitness goal. It's back to the fundamentals in...

In his should-be famous book , Mortimer J Adler talks about how to think about God from a pagan perspective. That is, how to deduce that God exists, and how to figure out what he is like, purely from thinking like a philosopher. In other words, without reliance on revelation. What Adler attempts to point out is that you can use reason alone to come to know about God. You might not be able to use r...