The Spaniard Show

What stories are you (and others) telling yourself? How are those stories shaping you? Is there more than one reasonable opinion to an argument? And who exactly is in control of your life? Today's AMXbooks offers a handful of powerful questions. For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book...

Enjoy a recap of this week's learnings! Sources: Educated , Casey at the Bat For more w/ The Spaniard:   Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://facebook.com/charliespaniard Twitter: https://twitter.com/charliespaniard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charliespani...

On today's show, we're talking: 50 cal rifles, trusting your gut and how Tara handled her tumultuous relationship with her brother. For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://facebook.com/charliespaniard Twitter: https://twitter.com/charliespani...

You've heard recordings of The Spaniard visiting schools, but this episode is reflection after a school visit. At Nazareth Area Intermediate School, Spanny ran smack into a scheduling mistake and ended up having an experience worth dissecting. For anyone moving forward on a plan, these are important lessons or reminders: Mistakes happen … be patient and understanding … seek the best path … appreci...

At a young age, Tara learns an incredibly vital skill when it comes to learning. We talk that lesson, as well one of my worst jokes of all time (Hint: It has to do with Y2K). For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://facebook.com/charliespaniar...

On today's show, we talk about: Tara's brother going to college and her father's view on it, living in fear and internal change - realizing that things might not be the way you were told they are. For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://faceb...

Baseball fans and appreciators of nostalgia, unite! On today's show, we take a step back in time alongside America's Pastime. We read aloud the poem of Casey at the Bat while discussing Chrisopher Bing's awesome illustration of the poem in this classic book. Let's play ball! For more w/ The Spaniard:   Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List:...

On today's AMXbooks, we continue to dive into Tara's background, as we discuss her: birthday (and lack of knowledge of it), proof of existence, father's changing in his late 20's and the way he viewed herbalism (that it was a "spiritual doctrine"). Enjoy today's learnings. For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: http...

We start another tremendous book on today's AMXbooks. Educated by Tara Westover is a memoir that tells Tara's story of growing up on a mountain in Idaho, cut off from the rest of the world, raised by a fundamentalist Mormon father, prepping for the Days of the Abomination. Educated follows her self (and then formal) education journey. This book is chock-full of lessons, empathy and understanding p...

Enjoy a recap of this week's learnings! Sources: The World's Fittest Book , Cavekid Birthday For more w/ The Spaniard:   Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://facebook.com/charliespaniard Twitter: https://twitter.com/charliespaniard Instagram: https://www.instagram....

Today is the day of the bushido..."The Book's Bushido." Take these principles and use them to live a healthier and happier life. Thanks Ross for a tremendous read! For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://facebook.com/charliespaniard Twitter:...

As in some past episodes, this recording features The Spaniard beaming into a distant location via the web to teach and listen to a small group. These students in Iroquois Junior/Senior High School in Erie, PA, as well as Principal Doug Wilson, interacted with The Spaniard about negatives and positives: stress, negative thoughts, approaches for coping and creating positive situations. This puts yo...

We start to wind down our time with Ross by traveling to Japan to join the Yambushi warrior priests. This book is full of principles to follow (regarding both life and fitness), and we recap several of those principles on today's episode. For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https...

We continue learning about strength and stamina with the help of Ross Edgley's visit to Cambridge University's boathouse (rowing). We also learn two killer workouts that are sure to test your mettle (I've done one of them and plan to do the other). Enjoy learn...then enjoy the burn! For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading...

What a fun book that takes us back to the Stone Age. Cavekid Birthday teaches life lessons such as friendship, gift-giving, creativity and bartering/trading. On today's AMXkids, I also use my interest and background in learning about the Ice Age (Ice Age and Stone Age overlap) to bring some fun facts about prehistoric animals in North America to the show. Enjoy! For more w/ The Spaniard:   Support...

Today's episode is all about running. We talk persistence hunting, forms of running, fell running, as well as the difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercises. For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://facebook.com/charliespaniard Twitter...

What do Ghandi, Olympic sprinters, Olympic lifters and resistance bands have in common? Tune in and find out. Today, we're talking speed and power. For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://facebook.com/charliespaniard Twitter: https://twitter....

Enjoy a recap of this week's learnings! Sources: The World's Fittest Book , The Good Egg , Paul Rieckhoff . For more w/ The Spaniard:   Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://facebook.com/charliespaniard Twitter: https://twitter.com/charliespaniard Instagram: https:/...

On today's AMXbooks, we get into some bodybuilding philosophy relative to any pursuit of something great (true hard work and the appreciation of it), a fun marathon quote that encourages us to keep going and how important nutrition is in training (bwo learning about Ross Edgley's World's Strongest Marathon). For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard...

There has been one notable wave after another in Paul Rieckhoff's life: Soldier, campaigner of behalf of other veterans as founder and CEO of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA, important in The Spaniard's fighting career), author, husband and father, and most recently creator and host of the podcast "Angry Americans." As you will hear, there is great respect between Paul and The S...

Today's episode is all about strength, and how to build it. For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://facebook.com/charliespaniard Twitter: https://twitter.com/charliespaniard Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charliespaniard Youtube: https:...

Today is a fun day on The Spaniard Show, as we're talking two of my favorites: chocolate and sleep! Learn how these two vices can actually work for you in your quest for fitness and health. And I share a personal favorite recipe ("Daddy's Oatmeal") that can help start your day on the right foot. Eat up and get some rest! For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/ch...

The Good Egg does evvvverything right...everything. So when the pressure starts to mount and The Good Egg realizes that not everyone does everything right, something needs to change. This is the story of The Good Egg's journey to realizing that perfection (and other people's perfection) is just not realistic. For more w/ The Spaniard:   Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespani...

On today's show, we're talking the Pyramid of Priority as it relates to losing fat. We'll cover diets and calories and training types. Let's fill our minds w/ some quality nutrition! For more w/ The Spaniard: Support The Spaniard Show -  https://patreon.com/charliespaniard Website/Bookings/Reading List: https://charliespaniard.com Book: https://amzn.to/2QPcf1P Facebook: https://facebook.com/charli...

We're talking Ross Edgley's The Law of More on today's show. Know what that means? Yup, you just gotta do the work...more work! We also touch on an approach for beginners to help jumpstart their gym-perience, a snippet from Einstein re simplicity and because it's hard for me to stop teaching, some detailed fitness knowledge I've picked up from this book. Enjoy! For more w/ The Spaniard: Support Th...