Todd Durkin IMPACT Show

When it comes to your own health, you must ultimately do the things necessary to maximize your own vitality, energy, and overall well-being. This includes your physical, mental, and spiritual self. In my own walk, I use a combination of allopathic medicine, naturopathic medicine, exercise, and my own hacks to maximize my energy, recovery, and health. In this episode, I share my routine and specifi...

I love studying the champions. I love studying people who are the best in the world at what they do. I want to know how they train, how they eat, how they think, what they do, and every darned habit to help them be the best in the world. After all, success leaves clues. Meet Mike Chandler. Mike is a mixed-martial artist in Bellator and a 3x world champion. He has tasted the highs and lows of profe...

I love studying leadership...and I love branding. In my 20-years of running a business, I've learned a ton of lessons on both topics. Now, with 2-successful companies and 42 employees, leadership is one of the most important things I do. It's also one of the hardest. Today's IMPACT Show episode stems from David Isaacson, who asks, "What are your top leadership tips that high-performance companies,...

Meet my friend Pete Holman. I've known him for more than 10-years and he's one of the most passionate, driven, knowledgeable, and soulful people I know. He's a trainer, physical therapist, coach, pioneer, inventor, and a man with a huge heart, strong mind, and beautiful spirit. Pete is not only the founder of the TRX Rip Trainer and Nautilus Glute Drive, but he is also a former Tae-Kwon-Do Nationa...

We recently had my Mastermind 13th Annual Retreat with 100+ of the most passionate, purpose-driven trainers on the planet in Coronado, CA. The overwhelming response was that it was one of our best retreats yet. And BOTH guest speakers knocked it out of the park. Today's episode is a montage of some of the best sound-bytes/lessons from the Retreat that will bring great value to your life. Spartan f...

The story of Damon West is one of the most riveting and extraordinary stories you will EVER hear. Damon was a star high school & college QB who got hurt, took a wrong turn as he began using drugs and became a full-blown criminal. He eventually got caught and got a 65-year LIFE- sentence in a Texas state penitentiary. Damon tells his entire story in this episode and your jaw will drop more times th...

One of my best friends today is a guy I played college football with many moons ago. Despite him living on the East Coast, I call him several times a month. Especially when I need to laugh. This guy is one of those guys that just gives me those big belly laughs that seems to make every situation lighter and better. Regardless of how big it is. In this episode, I share 5 things that friends do that...

Kelli Masters is one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women in Sports Today. She is an NFL sports agent who has represented more professional athletes than any woman in the industry, having served as an agent/contract advisor to players in every NFL draft since 2006. In 2010, she made history as the first woman to represent a first-round pick in the NFL Draft. In this episode, I had the opportunity...

Change is NOT easy. Regardless of the change needed in one's life, it takes commitment, sacrifice, discipline, and a lot of hard work to make the changes desired. Meet Rick Oliver. He messaged me on Instagram and shared his story of him recently losing 100+ lbs. I was so intrigued by his story, the reason he gained so much weight, and his WHY for making a major lifestyle change that I wanted to sh...

Spring Training is about to begin and the baseball season is right around the corner. The last 15-weeks, I've been in the weight-room grinding and preparing 8 current MLB and minor-league players for their upcoming 2020 season. Baseball is a sport built on endurance, mindset...and failure.  Yes, failure. Pro baseball is a long season that requires mental toughness, incredible endurance, massive co...

What's up my fire-breathing dragon friends? It seems like you can never get enough sound NUTRITION advice so I brought back my good friend and expert nutritionist, Robert Yang. In this episode, Robert discusses intermittent fasting, fasted cardio, TOP foods to eat for your health, energy, and vitality, and the 3 best nutrition tips when TRAVELING.  In today's episode, I also share one of my secret...

I can't believe it's already 50 episodes of the IMPACT podcast. I started the Show on August 19th, 2019, and we have produced 50 shows in relatively little time. There have been lots of laughs, even some cries, a ton of wisdom being dropped… and a lot of IMPACT created! In today's episode, my team and I sifted through all the segments and pulled out 7 short highlight clips to CELEBRATE the big 5-0...

There are 5 different "stages" of life. Each one builds on the other… and each one produces its own fruit. Whether you're in your 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's or beyond… we dive deep into what stage of life you might be in right now. This episode is all about maximizing your mindset around where you currently are at in life-- and how to capitalize at each stage of your life.  In this Q&A, Coach Ju...

I'm super-pumped today to share with you one of my great friends and most-respected strength & conditioning coaches in the world, Coach Bennie Wylie. If you recognize his name, we worked and competed together on NBC STRONG (now streaming on Netflix). Nowadays, Bennie is churning out great athletes as the Head Football Strength, Speed, and Conditioning Coach at the University of Oklahoma. I believe...

For today's episode, I am answering 2 great questions that I believe are going to help you be better. Both questions deal with health, fitness, and "getting your mind right." The first question comes from a fellow MindRight Maniac who is dealing with some added anxiety and pressure after accepting a big job promotion in his career. I offer him 5 specific strategies, techniques, and tools to handle...

I was on the treadmill the other day at Fitness Quest 10 when one of our newest members approached me about starting her new business. She asked if I could give her some advice and share some of my lessons when starting my business. I said, "Absolutely. As long as we can do it on the IMPACT Podcast." So here it is. This episode dispenses my best advice from infusing authenticity, overcoming mental...

Do you ever wonder when enough is enough? The fight, the struggle, the constant battle needed to win in business and life. Today's Q&A episode asks if I ever experience overwhelm or get down about things. While the answer is "yes," the key is not staying down and quickly getting my mind right. We don't want to let our "down" days turn into weeks, weeks into months, or months into years. If you're...

Who's ready to amp-up their energy, focus, and nutrition with this episode? When it comes to nutrition, there is so much conflicting information out there. Bottom line is that everything you eat causes a chemical reaction that positively or negatively affects your physical and mental state. Therefore, I went to a world-renowned nutrition expert Robert Yang and asked him some important questions on...

Happy New Year! Who else is fired-up to make big things happen for 2020? I know I'm pumped to bring some serious heat to the IMPACT Show in 2020 as one of my Big-5 this year is to help YOU be the best version of yourself. This podcast is designed to bring more light and positivity into your world and I'm convinced that it will help you "Live a life worth telling a story about." In today's episode,...

I remember starting my business, Fitness Quest 10, exactly twenty-years ago (Jan 1, 2000). I had no clients, no money, and no business plan. And I was scared as heck. A LOT has happened in 20-years and I've learned a ton of lessons. In today's episode, I look back and recall some of my most vivid memories, experiences, and moments that helped shape who we are today and where we are going in the ne...

We have less than 1-week to go in 2019 and this year & decade will be over. I'm sure you are as super fired-up for 2020 as me and all the opportunity that exists. This episode is all about 2020 and what the future holds. I make my predictions for the fitness industry, business, and even what I want to accomplish personally in this New Year. As you work on your goals, dreams, and visions (see Episo...

Happy holidays. I hope you are ready for a great week and you're as pumped as me for 2020. One of the things that I am MOST excited about between Christmas & New Year's is the opportunity to frame up what will be an extraordinary year. I call it my "Annual Roadmap & Strategic Plan" and it's the most important "exercise" I do all year.   In this episode, I share 10 of the most important questions f...

Tis' the season to give back and I think you're going to love this episode. I had a blast as I went "LIVE" and took questions rapid-fire from the audience. One question deals with the ONE THING you must do to get your MIND RIGHT leading into the New Year. The other question deals with a young man looking for some advice, wisdom, and inspiration as he graduates college and has BIG DREAMS to change...

The holidays are a crazy time of year. But guess what? You have control over your health, joy, and happiness during this busy season. How? That's exactly what we're diving into today. 5 ways to not only survive through the chaos of this busy season… but to THRIVE. You were born for greatness and that means all 12 months of the year!! Tune in to today's episode to see how to simplify, focus on what...

Happy holidays podcast fans. Is anyone else starting to feel the hustle and bustle picking up a few notches with Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Years' fast-approaching? The next few weeks often seem to be the busiest few weeks of the year. It's also when our good HABITS and best practices seem to get forgotten. And our worst practices reel their ugly head. Can I get an "Amen?" Today, I address a cou...