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EP 146: How To Rebuild Men’s Health, Testosterone, Why It’s Sucks & What To Do About It w/ Ali Gilbert

Vigor Life Podcast · EP 146:How To Rebuild Men’s Health, Testosterone, Why It’s Sucks & What To Do About It w/Ali Gilbert

After speaking in St. Louis at the fitness summit together and catching up it was so great to have Ali come on the show to talk about everything men’s health, testosterone, training, boners, and what it takes to get fit and healthy in every way as a man in 2023and beyond.

Ali Gilbert is a fitness professional who specializes in men’s health, helping men get jacked, optimizing testosterone, and conquering nutrition.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

The shocking image of what men will look like by the 2040’s; Ali and I discuss the the lifestyle behaviors that are influencing negative hormone imbalances in both men and women and what to do about.

Why microwaving in plastic Tupperware and plastic water bottles in the summer can cause negative changes in your hormones.
Low testosterone is big men’s health risk that influences heart and cardiovascular health, cognitive health, neurodegenerative disease, sexual health, and much more.
Why the standards of testosterone have dropped in the US and what you should really be shooing for as a healthy man (hint: to be the most optimal don’t follow current guidelines).
How your nutrition is a huge culprit in crashing mens testosterone and how to match your nutrition to your goals and performance.
The problem with many competing goals and how it’s stopping you from fixing your hormones for good.
My story of how sleep, work and lack of recovery crushed my hormones and made me feel like crap, and how you can avoid doing the same.
The high stress non-stop work life that stops you from prioritizing your health and how to create a structure for health and success.

The reason why men need a tribe, a safe space to connect, be challenged and pushed to be better.
When to possibly get TRT or go the route of lifestyle improvements first.
Why obesity and visceral fat affects hormones and the reason TRT may not be a good idea at certain body fat percentages.
The step-by-step process that will help any man improve their health and hormones.
Why it’s smart to get a blood panel done to assess your “deep health” and see how to improve your overall health.
The red flags you must look for when it comes to recommendations for testosterone therapy at clinics.
What is the “TRT Starter Pack” you should always avoid!
Why men need estrogen and messing with it can have big downsides.

Shout out to our sponsor Vagaro Pro!

It’s the leading booking & management app for any size business whether you are a solopreneur or you own multiple gym locations.

They’re also our new partner for the Vigor Life podcast! We can’t wait to bring you more insight & knowledge to help you reach those goals, both physically AND fiscally.

So, keep tuning in, and tell a friend, because this year we’re taking it to new levels!

Check out their website https://bit.ly/3IaU9Ux

Go to https://bit.ly/3IaU9Ux to see how your business could benefit too!

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Ali Gilbert Website https://ali-gilbert.com/

Ali Gilbert Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thealigilbert/

Testosterone School https://ali-gilbert.com/l/testosterone-school-enrollment-wait-list/

Book: Count Down – How The Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Count, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development https://a.co/d/duT8YSE

Silverback Summit https://www.silverbacksummit.com/

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Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

EP 145: A Nutrition Approach You Just Can’t Screw Up w/ Adam Bornstein

Vigor Life Podcast · EP 145: A Nutrition Approach You Just Can’t Screw Up w/ Adam Bornstein

Anytime I get my brother Adam Bornstein on the show, insights and wisdom is dropped! Adam Bornstein is a New York Times best-selling author, and an award-winning fitness and nutrition journalist and editor. Named “one of the most influential people in health”, Bornstein is the CEO and founder of Born Fitness. Previously, he was the editorial director for LIVESTRONG.COM and the fitness editor for Men’s Health magazine. His first book, The Impact! Body Plan was a fitness bestseller, and that was followed by The Men’s Health Diet (with Stephen Perrine), The Women’s Health Big Book of Abs, and The Men’s Health Big Book: Getting Abs. Bornstein has articles featured in publications such as The New York TImes, ESPN the Magazine, Forbes, and Fast Company. He also has a monthly column in Men’s Fitness magazine called “Learn It.” Bornstein has appeared on Good Morning America, The Early Show, and E! News.

Adam is releasing a new book “You Can’t Screw This Up” to help people finally create an effective sustainable nutrition habit, while he’s also running Arnold Schwarzenegger’s daily newsletter The Daily Pump as well as running his companies Born Fitness and Pen Name Consulting.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

The nutrition book that is not a nutrition book and why its what everyone that is struggling with nutrition needs.
The big problem with the fitness and nutrition industry and how we change it to actually help people.
How to finally stop with diets and rigid rules to change your nutrition to achieve your goals without stressing your life away.
Why your nutrition “slip up” is not the problem, what REALLY is, and how to change it.
How to change who you think you are so you can become who you want – the secret mindset strategy most people miss!
Why what worked for authors of certain nutrition methods, doesn’t work for most people when it comes changing their food habits.
What are the 5 trap doors that derail people from achieving their lifestyle nutrition change and how to spot them.
The toolbox to help you execute the “next step” for YOU to be successful in making a change.
Why coaches will become better with getting results for clients by letting go of what they know (trust me you need to hear this).
The blueprint for sharing the right message with the world and attracting clients that need help (create a bigger megaphone AND get more clients).
Why almost 400,000 people read Adam’s newsletter daily (that he writes for Arnold Schwarzenegger) and what you can learn from it as a coach.
And much, much more….

Shout out to our sponsor Vagaro Pro! It’s the leading booking & management app for any size business whether you are a solopreneur or you own multiple gym locations. They’re also our new partner for the Vigor Life podcast! We can’t wait to bring you more insight & knowledge to help you reach those goals, both physically AND fiscally. So, keep tuning in, and tell a friend, because this year we’re taking it to new levels!

Check out their website ⁠vagaro.com/pro⁠ to see how your business could benefit too!

LINKS AND RESOURCES:

Book: You Can’t Screw This Up https://a.co/d/4IoeLvl

Adam Bornstein site www.BornFitness.com

Adam Bornstein Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bornfitness/

The Daily Pump Newsletter https://schwarzenegger.ck.page/0943ca5e13

Pen Name Consulting https://penname.co/

Vagaro ⁠vagaro.com/pro⁠

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Vigor Life Podcast on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0gp1uXtwfRUcBkfS1P1uim?si=kcUu2vhPRwuxdV5kTzQrug

Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber

EP144: Building An Unstoppable Mindset, Bulletproof Confidence and Overcoming Adversity w/ Brian Cain

Vigor Life Podcast · EP144: Building An Unstoppable Mindset, Bulletproof Confidence & Overcoming Adversity w/ Brian Cain

Brian Cain, MPM is the creator of The Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) Coaching Certification Course and The 30 Days to MPM for Athletes Program, a #1 International Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Coach and Consultant.

Brian is widely regarded as the foremost authority on Mental Performance Mastery. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, executives and organizations as well as coaches, athletes, and teams at the Olympic level, in the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) National Hockey League (NHL), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in Professional Golf (PGA, LPGA, Korn Ferry, Symetra) and in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Brian has taught his 10 Pillars of Mental Performance Mastery System on stages all over the world to audiences such as John Paul Mitchell Systems, Whirlpool, Fuddruckers and Burton Snowboards.

His client list includes 4 Major League Baseball Cy-Young Award winners, a Heisman Trophy Winner, 6 UFC World Champion Mixed Martial Artists, World Series and Super Bowl Champions and MVPs, Olympic Medalists, Team USA Baseball, Team USA Bowling and multiple NCAA National Players of The Year, NCAA National Champions and over 1,000 professional sports draft selections.

Brian and I dive into all the aspects of building mental performance, unstoppable confidence, resilience, and mental mastery.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

What led Brian into the world of mental performance coaching when it wasn’t popular at all.
How failure, loss, and adversity led Brian to finding his purpose and being on a mission.
The blueprint for building confidence no matter how many times you’ve failed.
The 3 things that build unstoppable confidence that you can start applying today.
The power of mental performance habits and the steps you can “steal” from Brian’s coaching of the top performers.
The 3-steps Brian’s elite athlete’s take before every performance and how you can apply them to win your day, every day.
Why you need a pre-game and a post-game journal whether you’re an athlete or a business person.
Drills create the skills to build the skillsets, Brian breaks down how to build the 10 mental skills.

Motivation starts after movement begins! Learn the success checklist that builds discipline over motivation.
Discover how to determine just the right amount of mental training so the client thrives and doesn’t get overwhelmed.
The 4-step person development formula that determines how the mental performance will look like.
What’s Brian diving into to improve his mental performance and energy
What’s the wall of mentors and how to build an environment of success every day.
And much, much more….