60 acast.com Iron Meditation https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting en Coach Michael Son kettlebells,fitness,philosophy ,zen,motivation,minimalism,training,fat loss,time managment,back pain,triathlon,tutorial Coach Michael Son The Art of Living and Lifting Simple, minimalistic, and essential 10 minutes episodes where I share stories about real people, real life, time-tested tools, and "hacks'.for better Lifting and Living.

I Talk as I Coach.

I Coach as Teach.

I Teach as I live.

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Hello, my name is Michael (Misha) Son. Strength trainer and Movement coach, teacher, athlete, and lifelong learner.

More than ten years of experience and continuing education. 

At the age of 14, I was recognized as handicapped for a lower back condition.

At the age of 16, I was robbed in the daylight.

I know the darkness of both physical and psychological pain. 

I used iron to cure both!

Today I pay it forward. 

I teach and inspire people to connect on a deeper level with their bodies and their soul.

If you recognize a need for a change or improvement in your life, this podcast will serve you well.

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]]> Simple, minimalistic, and essential 10 minutes episodes where I share stories about real people, real life, time-tested tools, and "hacks'.for better Lifting and Living.

I Talk as I Coach.

I Coach as Teach.

I Teach as I live.

I know no other way...

About your host:

Hello, my name is Michael (Misha) Son. Strength trainer and Movement coach, teacher, athlete, and lifelong learner.

More than ten years of experience and continuing education. 

At the age of 14, I was recognized as handicapped for a lower back condition.

At the age of 16, I was robbed in the daylight.

I know the darkness of both physical and psychological pain. 

I used iron to cure both!

Today I pay it forward. 

I teach and inspire people to connect on a deeper level with their bodies and their soul.

If you recognize a need for a change or improvement in your life, this podcast will serve you well.

Enjoy!

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]]> false Coach Michael Son son5mike@gmail.com 638e42ed1a770900113395be iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/638e42ed1a770900113395be/1684921420264-442b84f8f8583eecacd73dbb74e1cbeb.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting Iron Meditation #132 The Math that Fails You #132 The Math that Fails You Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:35:04 GMT 10:14 69ce6277ac25e4bf66087316 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/132-the-math-that-fails-you 69ce6277ac25e4bf66087316 638e42ed1a770900113395be 132-the-math-that-fails-you full 11 132 There's a math trap we often fall into, only to regret it later, while wondering how we missed it. It is easily explained by training programs, yet it extends to all realms of our life - from work, relationships, travel, and...

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]]> #131 You are NOT your Hobby #131 You are NOT your Hobby Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:56:30 GMT 9:42 6979961c47577ef18da9076b false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/131-you-are-not-your-hobby 6979961c47577ef18da9076b 638e42ed1a770900113395be 131-you-are-not-your-hobby full 11 131 We often forget that our lifting, as serious as it may be, is merely a hobby. We also forget the real price we pay when we insist and ignore reality. And it's often too late when we do.

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]]> #130 A Message to My Online Student #130 A Message to My Online Student Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:16:06 GMT 2:46 69608072d8ac698e7e44e59d false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/130-a-message-to-my-online-student 69608072d8ac698e7e44e59d 638e42ed1a770900113395be 130-a-message-to-my-online-student full 11 130 A message to my online student, Aiden, that we all need to hear from time to time.

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]]> #129 A Hero’s Journey | The Four Phases of Every Training Program #129 A Hero’s Journey | The Four Phases of Every Training Program Sat, 27 Sep 2025 02:32:10 GMT 9:26 68d74ca9136216b12f005a6d false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/129-a-heros-journey-the-four-phases-of-every-training-progra 68d74ca9136216b12f005a6d 638e42ed1a770900113395be 129-a-heros-journey-the-four-phases-of-every-training-progra full 11 129 Every athlete, knowingly or not, steps into a Hero’s Journey the moment they begin a new training block. And like every hero’s tale, it unfolds in four inevitable phases.

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]]> Every athlete, knowingly or not, steps into a Hero’s Journey the moment they begin a new training block. And like every hero’s tale, it unfolds in four inevitable phases.

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]]> #128 Why Most People Fail at Building Habits (and How to Fix It) #128 Why Most People Fail at Building Habits (and How to Fix It) Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:10:36 GMT 10:00 68ca26acd40e25a925af3e1b false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/128-why-most-people-fail-at-building-habits-and-how-to-fix-i 68ca26acd40e25a925af3e1b 638e42ed1a770900113395be 128-why-most-people-fail-at-building-habits-and-how-to-fix-i full 11 128 Most people don’t fail because they are lazy, weak-willed, or “unmotivated.”

They fail because they don’t understand that a habit is a three-step process.

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]]> Most people don’t fail because they are lazy, weak-willed, or “unmotivated.”

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]]> #127 Here’s what I learned when I stopped using a calorie app and started acting like a hunter #127 Here’s what I learned when I stopped using a calorie app and started acting like a hunter Wed, 10 Sep 2025 02:48:17 GMT 9:59 68c0e4b80806683f0a506c6f false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/127 68c0e4b80806683f0a506c6f 638e42ed1a770900113395be 127 full 11 127 If you’ve ever finished a “casual” training session only to come home and demolish everything in your fridge — this one’s for you.

We dive into why nutrition is 100% emotional, how to reverse-engineer your cravings, and what your post-workout hunger is really telling you.

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]]> If you’ve ever finished a “casual” training session only to come home and demolish everything in your fridge — this one’s for you.

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]]> <![CDATA[#126 Reverse Mentality in Training: Why 'More' Fails You]]> Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:28:03 GMT 9:14 68b923627450e0cb4190893a false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/126-reverse-mentality-in-training-why-more-fails-you 68b923627450e0cb4190893a 638e42ed1a770900113395be 126-reverse-mentality-in-training-why-more-fails-you full 11 126 Back in school, aiming for more made us succeed. In training, aiming for more often makes us quit. Why? Because for real adults with real lives, six sessions a week feels like another job, not a reward. But if reversed...

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]]> #125 Permission to Do Less: Why Good Coaching Feels Too Simple #125 Permission to Do Less: Why Good Coaching Feels Too Simple Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:46:03 GMT 10:08 68b05d687620a68ee6af2fcf false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/125-permission-to-do-less-why-good-coaching-feels-too-simple 68b05d687620a68ee6af2fcf 638e42ed1a770900113395be 125-permission-to-do-less-why-good-coaching-feels-too-simple full 11 125 The best coaching isn’t about giving you more, but about giving you permission to do less.

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]]> The best coaching isn’t about giving you more, but about giving you permission to do less.

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]]> #124 Why 100 Jerks in 11 Minutes Still Fails You #124 Why 100 Jerks in 11 Minutes Still Fails You Wed, 20 Aug 2025 02:46:13 GMT 10:07 68a53647457a24bb9597742c false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/124-why-100-jerks-in-11-minutes-still-fails-you 68a53647457a24bb9597742c 638e42ed1a770900113395be 124-why-100-jerks-in-11-minutes-still-fails-you full 11 124 Most people only train with two variables: volume and intensity. But there’s a third one that rules not just training, but life itself — density. In this episode, I’ll break down what density really means, why kettlebell sport lives and dies by it, and how the same principle applies to time management, business, and everyday life. 

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]]> Most people only train with two variables: volume and intensity. But there’s a third one that rules not just training, but life itself — density. In this episode, I’ll break down what density really means, why kettlebell sport lives and dies by it, and how the same principle applies to time management, business, and everyday life. 

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]]> #123 Tolkien VS Disney | What Hollywood is Trying to Silence and Why? #123 Tolkien VS Disney | What Hollywood is Trying to Silence and Why? Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:37:13 GMT 10:04 68931439b84a51f512056492 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/123 68931439b84a51f512056492 638e42ed1a770900113395be 123 full 11 123 What do Thanos, a small-town chocolatier, and your neighborhood gym bro have in common?

Nothing — and that's exactly the point.

In this episode, we tear down the illusion Hollywood sold us: that looks equal power, success, love, and meaning.

From Chocolat to Lord of the Rings, from fake abs to fake dreams — we explore why chasing outcomes without embracing the grind leads to burnout, shame, and disappointment.

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]]> What do Thanos, a small-town chocolatier, and your neighborhood gym bro have in common?

Nothing — and that's exactly the point.

In this episode, we tear down the illusion Hollywood sold us: that looks equal power, success, love, and meaning.

From Chocolat to Lord of the Rings, from fake abs to fake dreams — we explore why chasing outcomes without embracing the grind leads to burnout, shame, and disappointment.

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]]> #122 The Dark Side of Goals: A Story of One Thursday Morning #122 The Dark Side of Goals: A Story of One Thursday Morning Fri, 25 Jul 2025 02:34:48 GMT 10:59 68825488498abee41683781c false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/122-the-dark-side-of-goals 68825488498abee41683781c 638e42ed1a770900113395be 122-the-dark-side-of-goals full 11 122 Ever felt like everything’s pointless? Like you’re just going through the motions — training, working, parenting — but none of it really matters?

In this episode, I take you into the heart of one of those days.

From suicidal thoughts… to the best swim of my life.

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]]> Ever felt like everything’s pointless? Like you’re just going through the motions — training, working, parenting — but none of it really matters?

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From suicidal thoughts… to the best swim of my life.

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]]> #121 What Should I Do First - Kettlebells or Barbells | The Field Guide #121 What Should I Do First - Kettlebells or Barbells | The Field Guide Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:16:28 GMT 10:09 6877198c12713a20e1275e41 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/121-what-should-i-do-first-kettlebells-or-barbells-the-field 6877198c12713a20e1275e41 638e42ed1a770900113395be 121-what-should-i-do-first-kettlebells-or-barbells-the-field full 10 121 In this episode (the last one for Season 10), I discuss combining Kettlebell Sport and Barbell Training in a single session and how to structure them. Yes, sets and reps for a barbell included too.

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]]> In this episode (the last one for Season 10), I discuss combining Kettlebell Sport and Barbell Training in a single session and how to structure them. Yes, sets and reps for a barbell included too.

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]]> #120 Why Bargaining Time/Money Instead of Content/Value Destroys Your Training/Life #120 Why Bargaining Time/Money Instead of Content/Value Destroys Your Training/Life Wed, 09 Jul 2025 03:56:01 GMT 10:00 686de8518778efbd1afb7c44 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/120-why-bargaining-timemoney-instead-of-contentvalue-destroy 686de8518778efbd1afb7c44 638e42ed1a770900113395be 120-why-bargaining-timemoney-instead-of-contentvalue-destroy full 10 120 In this episode, I talk about how discounting — whether it's money, training time, or your standards — almost always costs more than it seems.

We’ll unpack unidimensional thinking, why people value price over progress, and how to stop cheating yourself with “good deals” that leave you broke — not just in your wallet, but in your mindset.

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]]> In this episode, I talk about how discounting — whether it's money, training time, or your standards — almost always costs more than it seems.

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]]> #119 From Muscle Engagement to Meaningful Existence #119 From Muscle Engagement to Meaningful Existence Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:34:27 GMT 9:59 6864fd23e950c231df5745e5 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/119-from-muscle-engagement-to-meaningful-existence 6864fd23e950c231df5745e5 638e42ed1a770900113395be 119-from-muscle-engagement-to-meaningful-existence full 10 119 In this episode, I pull back the curtain on one of the most uncomfortable but essential questions he asks every student who steps into his studio:

  • What’s the difference between movement and exercise?
  • And deeper still — between living and experiencing?

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]]> In this episode, I pull back the curtain on one of the most uncomfortable but essential questions he asks every student who steps into his studio:

  • What’s the difference between movement and exercise?
  • And deeper still — between living and experiencing?

From the middle delt to the meaning of life, this isn’t just a podcast episode. For some, it might be a wake-up call.

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]]> <![CDATA[#118 "There Are No Heavy Objects, Only Weak People" A Lesson For My Daughter]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:24:07 GMT 9:57 685cc703f42ce01224e7d41a false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/118 685cc703f42ce01224e7d41a 638e42ed1a770900113395be 118 full 10 118 What I told my 7-year-old daughter in the gym shocked everyone in the room.

"There are no heavy objects, there are only weak people."

Harsh? Maybe. But what happened next changed how these adults saw everything - their training, their money, their definition of success.

From a 2.5kg steel mace to Manhattan skyscrapers, from Italian retreats to social media lies - I'll show you how one simple shift in perspective can give you absolute freedom.

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]]> What I told my 7-year-old daughter in the gym shocked everyone in the room.

"There are no heavy objects, there are only weak people."

Harsh? Maybe. But what happened next changed how these adults saw everything - their training, their money, their definition of success.

From a 2.5kg steel mace to Manhattan skyscrapers, from Italian retreats to social media lies - I'll show you how one simple shift in perspective can give you absolute freedom.

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]]> #117 Control Kettlebell Sport and MTB #117 Control Kettlebell Sport and MTB Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:01:23 GMT 9:50 6852c44f259ce49e3e72cc47 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/117 6852c44f259ce49e3e72cc47 638e42ed1a770900113395be 117 full 10 117 What if everything you think you know about control is wrong?

In this episode, I'm breaking down the biggest lie in fitness culture. While sirens go off in Israel and people desperately hunt for gyms to maintain their "control," I'm here to tell you why that rigid thinking is actually enslaving you.

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]]> What if everything you think you know about control is wrong?

In this episode, I'm breaking down the biggest lie in fitness culture. While sirens go off in Israel and people desperately hunt for gyms to maintain their "control," I'm here to tell you why that rigid thinking is actually enslaving you.

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]]> #116 RPE Isn’t a Number. It’s a Mirror. | Why “Feeling It” Might Be the Hardest Skill in Fitness #116 RPE Isn’t a Number. It’s a Mirror. | Why “Feeling It” Might Be the Hardest Skill in Fitness Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:57:13 GMT 10:00 684a68b619b627ecea941aa6 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/116 684a68b619b627ecea941aa6 638e42ed1a770900113395be 116 full 10 116 While everyone argues about whether Rate of Perceived Exertion works or not, I'll share why my numbers-obsessed student went absolutely nuts when I took away her percentages and forced her to feel her own body.

You'll discover why your heart rate monitor might be lying to you, how training is like a night out drinking, and the stupidly simple -1/0/+1 system that cuts through all the RPE confusion.

'The Intimacy Protocol' – this Thursday. Because learning to feel your body is scarier than any weight you'll ever lift."

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]]> While everyone argues about whether Rate of Perceived Exertion works or not, I'll share why my numbers-obsessed student went absolutely nuts when I took away her percentages and forced her to feel her own body.

You'll discover why your heart rate monitor might be lying to you, how training is like a night out drinking, and the stupidly simple -1/0/+1 system that cuts through all the RPE confusion.

'The Intimacy Protocol' – this Thursday. Because learning to feel your body is scarier than any weight you'll ever lift."

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]]> 115 Actions vs. Stories: How to Fix Relationships and Kettlebell Performance 115 Actions vs. Stories: How to Fix Relationships and Kettlebell Performance Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:24:57 GMT 9:59 683fca99a73556324a3a49d1 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/115-actions-vs-stories-how-to-fix-your-relationships-and-ket 683fca99a73556324a3a49d1 638e42ed1a770900113395be 115-actions-vs-stories-how-to-fix-your-relationships-and-ket full 10 115 "Ever spiraled in your head over something... only to find out it wasn’t even true? This week, I share a simple moment that reminded me: the only truth is action. From parenting to kettlebell sets, this episode is about how to break the mental loop and bring your focus back to what’s real. It’s not theory — it’s a practice. One rep at a time."

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]]> "Ever spiraled in your head over something... only to find out it wasn’t even true? This week, I share a simple moment that reminded me: the only truth is action. From parenting to kettlebell sets, this episode is about how to break the mental loop and bring your focus back to what’s real. It’s not theory — it’s a practice. One rep at a time."

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]]> #114 The Art of Dropping Without Dropping: A 10-Minute Therapy Session #114 The Art of Dropping Without Dropping: A 10-Minute Therapy Session Thu, 29 May 2025 03:48:24 GMT 10:02 683691bc944c948b9a8f739c false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/114-the-art-of-dropping-without-dropping-a-10-minute-therapy 683691bc944c948b9a8f739c 638e42ed1a770900113395be 114-the-art-of-dropping-without-dropping-a-10-minute-therapy full 10 114 My father's abandonment, when me being 3, left me with an inner voice that constantly whispered 'just quit, just leave.' I tried everything to silence it - until I discovered kettlebell sport.

Unlike other weights, kettlebells cannot be dropped - it's the rule. You must carry them through to completion. What I thought was just exercise became the most powerful therapy I never knew I needed.

This is the story of how my greatest nemesis became my greatest teacher, and how learning the art of 'dropping without dropping' changed everything.

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]]> My father's abandonment, when me being 3, left me with an inner voice that constantly whispered 'just quit, just leave.' I tried everything to silence it - until I discovered kettlebell sport.

Unlike other weights, kettlebells cannot be dropped - it's the rule. You must carry them through to completion. What I thought was just exercise became the most powerful therapy I never knew I needed.

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]]> #113 When You Pay Half, You Get Half: The Psychology of Commitment #113 When You Pay Half, You Get Half: The Psychology of Commitment Wed, 21 May 2025 07:50:07 GMT 10:07 682d4e1cf1320103eb37faaf false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/113 682d4e1cf1320103eb37faaf 638e42ed1a770900113395be 113 full 10 113 In this raw and unfiltered episode, I reveal how trying to save money on my triathlon coaching backfired spectacularly. I went from feeling clever about my negotiation to questioning my own worth—all while creating imaginary scenarios in my head about being at the bottom of my coach's priority list.

"When you negotiate down the price, you're not just saving money—you're sacrificing confidence, commitment, and peace of mind. And that's a bargain no one can afford."

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]]> In this raw and unfiltered episode, I reveal how trying to save money on my triathlon coaching backfired spectacularly. I went from feeling clever about my negotiation to questioning my own worth—all while creating imaginary scenarios in my head about being at the bottom of my coach's priority list.

"When you negotiate down the price, you're not just saving money—you're sacrificing confidence, commitment, and peace of mind. And that's a bargain no one can afford."

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]]> #112 The Domino Decision: How One Signup Changes Everything Else #112 The Domino Decision: How One Signup Changes Everything Else Wed, 14 May 2025 10:17:37 GMT 9:59 68246dc315d5c17e0559956e false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/112 68246dc315d5c17e0559956e 638e42ed1a770900113395be 112 full 10 112 If you’re drifting... unsure what coach to work with, what goal to chase, or whether you even care anymore—this episode is for you.

Today, I’m talking about one simple move that fixes everything in training and life:

Signing up in advance.

Not when you're ready. Not when you're motivated.

Before.

I’ll share how this decision has shaped my kettlebell career, saved my Ironman prep, and pulled me back from mental burnout more than once.

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]]> If you’re drifting... unsure what coach to work with, what goal to chase, or whether you even care anymore—this episode is for you.

Today, I’m talking about one simple move that fixes everything in training and life:

Signing up in advance.

Not when you're ready. Not when you're motivated.

Before.

I’ll share how this decision has shaped my kettlebell career, saved my Ironman prep, and pulled me back from mental burnout more than once.

You don’t need more motivation—you need a commitment with a date.

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]]> #111 Why My Failed Race Matters More Than My Perfect One #111 Why My Failed Race Matters More Than My Perfect One Fri, 09 May 2025 01:56:29 GMT 9:58 681cf73724b1daf01a7d6620 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/111-why-my-failed-race-matters-more-than-my-perfect-one 681cf73724b1daf01a7d6620 638e42ed1a770900113395be 111-why-my-failed-race-matters-more-than-my-perfect-one full 10 111 Ever had a moment where everything fell apart—physically, mentally, emotionally—and you had to decide whether to quit or keep going?

In this episode, I share the story of two Half Ironmans, a kettlebell championship, and the brutal lessons that only failure can teach you.

This isn’t about performance metrics.

This is about the edge of your identity—and what happens when you don’t break.

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]]> Ever had a moment where everything fell apart—physically, mentally, emotionally—and you had to decide whether to quit or keep going?

In this episode, I share the story of two Half Ironmans, a kettlebell championship, and the brutal lessons that only failure can teach you.

This isn’t about performance metrics.

This is about the edge of your identity—and what happens when you don’t break.

If you’re in a season of doubt, recovery, or rebuilding — this one's for you.

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]]> <![CDATA[#110 DIY Training Is a Lie (Here’s Why) | You're Not Coaching Yourself—You're Just Not Admitting It]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:24:49 GMT 9:59 68119800cea66829862f993b false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/110-diy-training-is-a-lie-heres-why 68119800cea66829862f993b 638e42ed1a770900113395be 110-diy-training-is-a-lie-heres-why full 10 110 There’s no such thing as true DIY in training. Even if you're following a free YouTube plan or copying someone’s Instagram routine—you’re still being guided.

In this episode, I unpack the illusion of “doing it on your own” and how it’s never about the price tag, but about your self-perception.

Because the real difference isn’t whether you’re coached…

It’s whether you’re honest about it.

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]]> There’s no such thing as true DIY in training. Even if you're following a free YouTube plan or copying someone’s Instagram routine—you’re still being guided.

In this episode, I unpack the illusion of “doing it on your own” and how it’s never about the price tag, but about your self-perception.

Because the real difference isn’t whether you’re coached…

It’s whether you’re honest about it.

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]]> #109 The Lost Art: Rediscovering What Kettlebells (Sport) Were Made For #109 The Lost Art: Rediscovering What Kettlebells (Sport) Were Made For Wed, 23 Apr 2025 02:58:06 GMT 9:45 6808573eb4bd8e2b622c0b37 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/109-the-lost-art-rediscovering-what-kettlebells-sport-were-m 6808573eb4bd8e2b622c0b37 638e42ed1a770900113395be 109-the-lost-art-rediscovering-what-kettlebells-sport-were-m full 10 109 You'll discover the true purpose of Kettlebell Sport.

Stripping away the Instagram filters and marketing hype - I reveal what kettlebells were actually designed for.

I'll take you back to the roots of this ancient tool in general and sport in particular, and expose its profound simplicity, which makes it revolutionary.

And why the most effective kettlebell practice looks nothing like what fills your social feeds.

To move forward - you need to understand where it all began.

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]]> You'll discover the true purpose of Kettlebell Sport.

Stripping away the Instagram filters and marketing hype - I reveal what kettlebells were actually designed for.

I'll take you back to the roots of this ancient tool in general and sport in particular, and expose its profound simplicity, which makes it revolutionary.

And why the most effective kettlebell practice looks nothing like what fills your social feeds.

To move forward - you need to understand where it all began.

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]]> #108 Burnout Isn’t About Doing Too Much — It’s About Doing the Wrong Thing #108 Burnout Isn’t About Doing Too Much — It’s About Doing the Wrong Thing Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:17:56 GMT 9:37 67ff216577ffc5d97c3547d3 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/108-burnout-isnt-about-doing-too-much-its-about-doing-the-wr 67ff216577ffc5d97c3547d3 638e42ed1a770900113395be 108-burnout-isnt-about-doing-too-much-its-about-doing-the-wr full 9 108 Feeling burned out doesn’t always mean you’re doing too much — sometimes it means you’re doing the wrong things for the wrong reasons. In this episode, I discuss why burnout is often a sign of misaligned strategy, goals, and expectations. I’ll share how to course-correct without quitting or crashing.

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]]> Feeling burned out doesn’t always mean you’re doing too much — sometimes it means you’re doing the wrong things for the wrong reasons. In this episode, I discuss why burnout is often a sign of misaligned strategy, goals, and expectations. I’ll share how to course-correct without quitting or crashing.

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]]> <![CDATA[#107 Programming in KB Sport: Volume, Intensity & the Secret 3rd Phase]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:43:38 GMT 10:01 67f66b7bdb6dca4dc250012e false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/107 67f66b7bdb6dca4dc250012e 638e42ed1a770900113395be 107 full 9 107 Most lifters treat kettlebell sport like a performance test, not a process. In this episode, I break down how programming in KB Sport is a philosophy in motion — not random sets or fancy complexes, but actual long-term preparation.

We’re talking:

  • Why “volume first” is king
  • How to use lighter bells strategically
  • What true intensity looks like in kettlebell sport
  • How to layer volume + tempo for competition success

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]]> Most lifters treat kettlebell sport like a performance test, not a process. In this episode, I break down how programming in KB Sport is a philosophy in motion — not random sets or fancy complexes, but actual long-term preparation.

We’re talking:

  • Why “volume first” is king
  • How to use lighter bells strategically
  • What true intensity looks like in kettlebell sport
  • How to layer volume + tempo for competition success

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]]> #106 The Breathing Technique in Kettlebell Sport #106 The Breathing Technique in Kettlebell Sport Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:36:17 GMT 10:19 67ed0511d4b40d7b30c8f915 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/106-the-breathing-technique-in-kettlebell-sport 67ed0511d4b40d7b30c8f915 638e42ed1a770900113395be 106-the-breathing-technique-in-kettlebell-sport full 9 106 If you’re holding your breath, you’re wasting your energy. If you’re breathing wrong, your set is over before it even begins.

Kettlebell sport isn’t just about technique—it’s about efficiency, and your breath is the key to lasting longer, lifting better, and staying in control.

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]]> If you’re holding your breath, you’re wasting your energy. If you’re breathing wrong, your set is over before it even begins.

Kettlebell sport isn’t just about technique—it’s about efficiency, and your breath is the key to lasting longer, lifting better, and staying in control.

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]]> #105 Start Low, Go Slow: Cutting Through the Training Complexity #105 Start Low, Go Slow: Cutting Through the Training Complexity Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:40:04 GMT 9:52 67e38523d322e1c5cf9c67d6 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/105-start-low-go-slow-cutting-through-the-training-complexit 67e38523d322e1c5cf9c67d6 638e42ed1a770900113395be 105-start-low-go-slow-cutting-through-the-training-complexit full 9 105 In this week's episode, I'm calling out the biggest trap keeping beginners stuck: Information Masturbation.

You're reading advanced training theories while struggling to do 10 10-minute TALC set. It's like a minimum wage worker studying billionaire investment strategies, missing the fundamental math.

In this episode I'm sharing two game-changing protocols – one for Kettlebell Sport and one for Running – that will cut through the complexity and get you actually moving.

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]]> In this week's episode, I'm calling out the biggest trap keeping beginners stuck: Information Masturbation.

You're reading advanced training theories while struggling to do 10 10-minute TALC set. It's like a minimum wage worker studying billionaire investment strategies, missing the fundamental math.

In this episode I'm sharing two game-changing protocols – one for Kettlebell Sport and one for Running – that will cut through the complexity and get you actually moving.

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]]> #104 Moving VS Holding: Transforming Your Kettlebell Grip for Sport Excellence #104 Moving VS Holding: Transforming Your Kettlebell Grip for Sport Excellence Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:26:49 GMT 9:53 67daa9f9476803852cf4e3bc false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/104-moving-vs-holding-transforming-your-kettlebell-grip-for- 67daa9f9476803852cf4e3bc 638e42ed1a770900113395be 104-moving-vs-holding-transforming-your-kettlebell-grip-for- full 9 104 Struggling with grip fatigue in Kettlebell Sport? 

In this episode I dive into the misunderstood role of grip in Kettlebell Sport. Unlike traditional strength training, where grip is everything, kettlebell lifting requires a strategic balance between holding and releasing. Grip too hard, and you’ll burn out. Grip too soft, and the bell controls you.

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]]> Struggling with grip fatigue in Kettlebell Sport? 

In this episode I dive into the misunderstood role of grip in Kettlebell Sport. Unlike traditional strength training, where grip is everything, kettlebell lifting requires a strategic balance between holding and releasing. Grip too hard, and you’ll burn out. Grip too soft, and the bell controls you.

🔹 Why gripping less can help you lift more

🔹The key difference between Kettlebell Sport and Hardstyle training

🔹 Three essential exercises to build endurance without tearing up your hands

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]]> #103 Start Here: The Non-Negotiable Priorities for Every Girevoy Sport Beginner #103 Start Here: The Non-Negotiable Priorities for Every Girevoy Sport Beginner Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:34:43 GMT 10:01 67d171542649312dd5ba7899 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/103-start-here-the-non-negotiable-priorities-for-every-girev 67d171542649312dd5ba7899 638e42ed1a770900113395be 103-start-here-the-non-negotiable-priorities-for-every-girev full 9 103 Let's strip away the complexity and cut straight to what matters.

Every beginner faces the same problem – information overload. Should you focus on form? Volume? Recovery? Nutrition? The list seems endless.

Allow me to break down the critical priorities that will give you 80% of your results while everyone else is lost in the details.

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]]> Let's strip away the complexity and cut straight to what matters.

Every beginner faces the same problem – information overload. Should you focus on form? Volume? Recovery? Nutrition? The list seems endless.

Allow me to break down the critical priorities that will give you 80% of your results while everyone else is lost in the details.

Whether you're just starting your iron journey or coaching someone who is, this episode will be your compass through the noise - because how you start determines how far you'll go.

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]]> #102 The Great Time Escape: Breaking Prison of Productivity #102 The Great Time Escape: Breaking Prison of Productivity Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:46:18 GMT 10:00 67c855aaece4993ac7182682 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/102-the-great-time-escape-breaking-prison-of-productivity 67c855aaece4993ac7182682 638e42ed1a770900113395be 102-the-great-time-escape-breaking-prison-of-productivity The Permission Slip You Never Signed full 9 102 Random workouts killing your focus? DIY programs turning your life into a stress hurricane? We're breaking down how a lack of structure and misguided 'hustle' rob you of your most precious resource – your time.

We'll explore a third hidden culprit: the comparison trap. Scrolling through social media, chasing someone else's highlight reel instead of owning your own journey.

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]]> Random workouts killing your focus? DIY programs turning your life into a stress hurricane? We're breaking down how a lack of structure and misguided 'hustle' rob you of your most precious resource – your time.

We'll explore a third hidden culprit: the comparison trap. Scrolling through social media, chasing someone else's highlight reel instead of owning your own journey.

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]]> #101 Complexity is Laziness: Why Over-Programming Holds You Back #101 Complexity is Laziness: Why Over-Programming Holds You Back Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:56:34 GMT 9:23 67bead1106696c28f752fc3a false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/101-complexity-is-laziness-why-over-programming-holds-you-ba 67bead1106696c28f752fc3a 638e42ed1a770900113395be 101-complexity-is-laziness-why-over-programming-holds-you-ba full 9 101 You've seen those training programs – the ones with twelve different exercises, five mobility drills, three recovery protocols, and a partridge in a pear tree. But what if all that complexity isn't ambition... but avoidance?

Overcomplicating your approach is often a way to avoid real commitment. In this episode, I explain why simplicity drives results, how too much ‘busyness’ masks a lack of focus, and what it really takes to become stronger, leaner, and better.

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]]> You've seen those training programs – the ones with twelve different exercises, five mobility drills, three recovery protocols, and a partridge in a pear tree. But what if all that complexity isn't ambition... but avoidance?

Overcomplicating your approach is often a way to avoid real commitment. In this episode, I explain why simplicity drives results, how too much ‘busyness’ masks a lack of focus, and what it really takes to become stronger, leaner, and better.

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]]> #100 How to Lift Heavier Kettlebells WITHOUT Struggling #100 How to Lift Heavier Kettlebells WITHOUT Struggling Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:29:43 GMT 9:59 67b5ceb75033e3e15af2d8a6 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/100-how-to-lift-heavier-kettlebells-without-struggling 67b5ceb75033e3e15af2d8a6 638e42ed1a770900113395be 100-how-to-lift-heavier-kettlebells-without-struggling You don’t need more strength. You need better technique full 9 100 Your plateau isn't about strength at all - your obsession with technique IS the very thing holding you back!

I'm about to flip the script on everything you've been told about getting stronger, and explore how overthinking the minutiae of your training – the perfect angle, the ideal grip width, the optimal tempo – probably prevents you from the one thing your body desperately needs: the chance to learn, adapt, and grow through practice.

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]]> Your plateau isn't about strength at all - your obsession with technique IS the very thing holding you back!

I'm about to flip the script on everything you've been told about getting stronger, and explore how overthinking the minutiae of your training – the perfect angle, the ideal grip width, the optimal tempo – probably prevents you from the one thing your body desperately needs: the chance to learn, adapt, and grow through practice.

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]]> <![CDATA[#99 The Lion's Guide to Parenting: Stop Stealing Your Children's Tomorrow]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 04:16:35 GMT 9:15 67ad72249c6f7f7f288ef42e false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/99-the-lions-guide-to-parenting-stop-stealing-your-childrens 67ad72249c6f7f7f288ef42e 638e42ed1a770900113395be 99-the-lions-guide-to-parenting-stop-stealing-your-childrens full 9 99 "Your children keep you young" – it's a comfortable lie we all love. But what if we're stealing their youth instead? In this explosive episode, I flip the script on parent-child responsibility and drop a truth bomb that will change how you think about every health choice you make.

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]]> "Your children keep you young" – it's a comfortable lie we all love. But what if we're stealing their youth instead? In this explosive episode, I flip the script on parent-child responsibility and drop a truth bomb that will change how you think about every health choice you make.

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]]> #98 Burnout - The ‘Why’s’ and ‘How’s’ Before It’s Too Late #98 Burnout - The ‘Why’s’ and ‘How’s’ Before It’s Too Late Thu, 06 Feb 2025 04:53:14 GMT 9:59 67a440399c6f7f7f2861eac7 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/98-burnout-the-whys-and-hows-before-its-too-late 67a440399c6f7f7f2861eac7 638e42ed1a770900113395be 98-burnout-the-whys-and-hows-before-its-too-late full 9 98 What if I told you that the space between pushing your limits and completely walking away is much narrower than we realize?

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  • The fine line between pushing too hard and walking away entirely.
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]]> What if I told you that the space between pushing your limits and completely walking away is much narrower than we realize?

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  • The fine line between pushing too hard and walking away entirely.
  • How do you recognize the signs?
  • How do you recover without losing progress?
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]]> #97 AI in Fitness – Tool or Replacement? #97 AI in Fitness – Tool or Replacement? Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:34:50 GMT 10:00 6799a1da65f7409510137a0e false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/97 6799a1da65f7409510137a0e 638e42ed1a770900113395be 97 full 9 97 AI is revolutionizing the fitness world, but can it truly replace the human touch?

While AI generates programs and structures in seconds, here’s the truth—programming for a human isn’t just numbers and algorithms. Strength and fitness require adaptation, intuition, and human connection.

In this episode, we break down what AI can do, what it can’t, and why you’ll always need a real coach to make a program truly work for you.

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  • The limitations of AI: While algorithms can generate structured workouts, they lack the intuition and empathy of a human trainer.
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]]> AI is revolutionizing the fitness world, but can it truly replace the human touch?

While AI generates programs and structures in seconds, here’s the truth—programming for a human isn’t just numbers and algorithms. Strength and fitness require adaptation, intuition, and human connection.

In this episode, we break down what AI can do, what it can’t, and why you’ll always need a real coach to make a program truly work for you.

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  • The limitations of AI: While algorithms can generate structured workouts, they lack the intuition and empathy of a human trainer.
  • The importance of human expertise: Discover why a qualified trainer is still crucial for personalized guidance, injury prevention, and motivation.
  • The future of fitness: How AI can be used as a valuable tool to enhance the trainer-client experience and improve overall fitness outcomes.

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]]> #96 Find Your Passion, Live (and Lift) with Purpose #96 Find Your Passion, Live (and Lift) with Purpose Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:23:34 GMT 10:00 679234c4286db04c46224746 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/96-find-your-passion-live-and-lift-with-purpose 679234c4286db04c46224746 638e42ed1a770900113395be 96-find-your-passion-live-and-lift-with-purpose full 8 96 "Do you LIKE what you’re doing, or do you LOVE it? The difference might seem small, but it’s a powerful test of inner integrity. In this episode, we explore how aligning with what you genuinely love doing effects on how you feel, what you achieve, and the amount of mental and physical effort it takes from you.

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]]> "Do you LIKE what you’re doing, or do you LOVE it? The difference might seem small, but it’s a powerful test of inner integrity. In this episode, we explore how aligning with what you genuinely love doing effects on how you feel, what you achieve, and the amount of mental and physical effort it takes from you.

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]]> #95 How to Take the Headache Out Of MOTIVATION, and What PROGRAM Has to Do with It #95 How to Take the Headache Out Of MOTIVATION, and What PROGRAM Has to Do with It Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:03:38 GMT 10:01 678741aa4c4d17f5eb6693b5 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/95-how-to-take-the-headache-out-of-motivation-and-what-progr 678741aa4c4d17f5eb6693b5 638e42ed1a770900113395be 95-how-to-take-the-headache-out-of-motivation-and-what-progr full 8 95 Ever notice how pumped you are to hit the gym on Monday, but by Wednesday that fire's barely a spark? There's a reason for that. In this episode, we're breaking down why motivation isn't your reliable best friend – it's more like that moody cousin who shows up when they feel like it.

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]]> Ever notice how pumped you are to hit the gym on Monday, but by Wednesday that fire's barely a spark? There's a reason for that. In this episode, we're breaking down why motivation isn't your reliable best friend – it's more like that moody cousin who shows up when they feel like it.

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]]> <![CDATA[#94 Breaking Free from the "Should" Trap]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:27:44 GMT 10:00 677e1add3888e2bd7e032f09 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/94-breaking-free-from-the-should-trap 677e1add3888e2bd7e032f09 638e42ed1a770900113395be 94-breaking-free-from-the-should-trap full 8 94 Life's too precious to live by someone else's rulebook. In this episode, we dive deep into the liberating power of trusting your gut and embracing what lights you up – even when it goes against the grain. Leaving a "perfect" training program, and saying no to the endless parade of social media fads, we explore why staying true to yourself isn't selfish – it's essential. We'll unpack how to recognize when you're living by others' "shoulds" and what it takes to reclaim your authentic path.

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]]> Life's too precious to live by someone else's rulebook. In this episode, we dive deep into the liberating power of trusting your gut and embracing what lights you up – even when it goes against the grain. Leaving a "perfect" training program, and saying no to the endless parade of social media fads, we explore why staying true to yourself isn't selfish – it's essential. We'll unpack how to recognize when you're living by others' "shoulds" and what it takes to reclaim your authentic path.

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]]> <![CDATA[#93 Momentum in Motion: Mountain Biking, Kettlebell Sport, and Life's Consistency]]> Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:10:38 GMT 9:47 67750675c82b0a6413b8f9fe false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/93-momentum-in-motion-mountain-biking-kettlebell-spor-and-li 67750675c82b0a6413b8f9fe 638e42ed1a770900113395be 93-momentum-in-motion-mountain-biking-kettlebell-spor-and-li full 8 93 In this episode, I explore the surprising parallels between Mountain Biking, Kettlebell Sport, and life itself.

From navigating rugged trails to perfecting the kettlebell technique, consistency is the key to progress. We discuss why constantly tweaking small variables is mandatory for growth and how staying steady in your habits, training, and mindset can yield powerful results.

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]]> In this episode, I explore the surprising parallels between Mountain Biking, Kettlebell Sport, and life itself.

From navigating rugged trails to perfecting the kettlebell technique, consistency is the key to progress. We discuss why constantly tweaking small variables is mandatory for growth and how staying steady in your habits, training, and mindset can yield powerful results.

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]]> #92 Money, Kettlebells, and Human Nature #92 Money, Kettlebells, and Human Nature Wed, 25 Dec 2024 03:43:28 GMT 9:54 676b7f5f696ebe74c7fc3a88 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/92-money-kettlebells-and-human-nature 676b7f5f696ebe74c7fc3a88 638e42ed1a770900113395be 92-money-kettlebells-and-human-nature full 8 92 "When I say - you don't need a fancy car, it is not the same as you say the same thing." Told me once a wealthy student of mine. The best lesson I received - on having an opinion without paying the price to have an opinion.

This episode is about opinions, human nature, and "shortcuts" we tend to take to elude ourselves and escape the fear of transformation.

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]]> "When I say - you don't need a fancy car, it is not the same as you say the same thing." Told me once a wealthy student of mine. The best lesson I received - on having an opinion without paying the price to have an opinion.

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]]> <![CDATA[#91 Don't Emulate Everything I Do: Find Your Own Path]]> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 03:47:09 GMT 9:19 676245bcf4445443734324f0 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/91-dont-emulate-everything-i-do-find-your-own-path 676245bcf4445443734324f0 638e42ed1a770900113395be 91-dont-emulate-everything-i-do-find-your-own-path full 8 91 We seldom ask ourselves, "Is this really where I am going?", only to, too disappointingly often, find ourselves in a place we never intended to arrive in the first place.

The reason, and the topic of this week's episode, is, that we copy the wrong thing, from people who do things right.

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]]> We seldom ask ourselves, "Is this really where I am going?", only to, too disappointingly often, find ourselves in a place we never intended to arrive in the first place.

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]]> #90 How to Manage Guilt. The GS Solution Experience. #90 How to Manage Guilt. The GS Solution Experience. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:41:22 GMT 9:23 6759f8f33a157fb6cbd8ed2e false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/90-how-to-manage-guilt-the-gs-solution-experience 6759f8f33a157fb6cbd8ed2e 638e42ed1a770900113395be 90-how-to-manage-guilt-the-gs-solution-experience full 8 90 Guilt is dwelling on the past, re-digesting things that have happened and are long gone. However, we just can't let go, do we?

Here's where Girevoy Sport (GS), as this vigorous sport always does, cruelly tutelages us in "let go if you wanna live" style.

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]]> Guilt is dwelling on the past, re-digesting things that have happened and are long gone. However, we just can't let go, do we?

Here's where Girevoy Sport (GS), as this vigorous sport always does, cruelly tutelages us in "let go if you wanna live" style.

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]]> <![CDATA[#89 5 Tips for Parents and Adults on Lifting & Living]]> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:43:51 GMT 10:00 67504d82aeaa2d78df563b89 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/89-5-tips-for-parents-and-adults-on-lifting-living 67504d82aeaa2d78df563b89 638e42ed1a770900113395be 89-5-tips-for-parents-and-adults-on-lifting-living full 8 89 This is how I raise my children.

This is how I live.

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]]> This is how I raise my children.

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]]> #88 Visual VS Functional Training #88 Visual VS Functional Training Wed, 27 Nov 2024 04:29:10 GMT 9:51 67469b9a130a52551c0d5270 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/88-visual-vs-functional-training 67469b9a130a52551c0d5270 638e42ed1a770900113395be 88-visual-vs-functional-training full 8 88 Do you remember when you were 16 and you cared about dating the most beautiful girl or guy in your class and driving the red convertible? As you grew up, you became a more complex, aka multi-layered person, and your preferences have evolved so merely the looks and the HP under a hood became not the ONLY criteria.

The same thing—evolution, we call it—happens with our training. It's not enough to have single-digit body fat or 5-plate DL; there's more than this.

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]]> Do you remember when you were 16 and you cared about dating the most beautiful girl or guy in your class and driving the red convertible? As you grew up, you became a more complex, aka multi-layered person, and your preferences have evolved so merely the looks and the HP under a hood became not the ONLY criteria.

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]]> <![CDATA[#87 PRO Tip: 3 Landmarks to Know When to Stop so You'll Never Quit! ]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 03:31:06 GMT 9:54 673d57fbfbf820ca113c76a3 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/87-pro-tip-3-landmarks-to-know-when-to-stop-so-youll-never-q 673d57fbfbf820ca113c76a3 638e42ed1a770900113395be 87-pro-tip-3-landmarks-to-know-when-to-stop-so-youll-never-q Win The Longterm Game full 8 86 We all know When and How all begins; it is When and How it will end that is beyond our sight. And, while the latter statement is true regarding universal affairs, regarding Physical Training and Longevity in a Gym and on a Platform - we do possess a Northern Star that ensures we make a safe trip, avoiding unnecessary injuries and burnouts.

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]]> We all know When and How all begins; it is When and How it will end that is beyond our sight. And, while the latter statement is true regarding universal affairs, regarding Physical Training and Longevity in a Gym and on a Platform - we do possess a Northern Star that ensures we make a safe trip, avoiding unnecessary injuries and burnouts.

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]]> #86 The Best Program for Newbies in Girevoy Sport #86 The Best Program for Newbies in Girevoy Sport Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:27:43 GMT 10:00 673438cfa7d4829ceee83c66 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/86-the-best-program-for-newbies-in-girevoy-sport 673438cfa7d4829ceee83c66 638e42ed1a770900113395be 86-the-best-program-for-newbies-in-girevoy-sport full 8 86 What's the best way to start your Girevoy Sport journey? From 15 years of experience in GS, Running, Lifting, and now Triathlon - 3 phase, 12-week blocks will bring you more long-term benefits, in creating a smooth, all-around, and solid foundation to progress in any direction: competitive - external, or meditative - internal practice.

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]]> What's the best way to start your Girevoy Sport journey? From 15 years of experience in GS, Running, Lifting, and now Triathlon - 3 phase, 12-week blocks will bring you more long-term benefits, in creating a smooth, all-around, and solid foundation to progress in any direction: competitive - external, or meditative - internal practice.

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]]> #85 How External Training Programs Help to Deal with Mood Swings #85 How External Training Programs Help to Deal with Mood Swings Thu, 07 Nov 2024 07:39:30 GMT 10:00 672c6eb35095c9add903849c false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/85-how-external-training-programs-help-to-deal-with-mood-swi 672c6eb35095c9add903849c 638e42ed1a770900113395be 85-how-external-training-programs-help-to-deal-with-mood-swi Programming and Mental Health full 8 85 From 30 years of active and empirical practice of Functional Psychology, here is what I've learned how to manage mood swings.

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]]> #84 Why My Son Almost Drowned in 2022 | How to Make Children Love Training #84 Why My Son Almost Drowned in 2022 | How to Make Children Love Training Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:43:26 GMT 10:00 67221bde6c036acf219e6aed false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/84-why-my-son-almost-drowned-in-2022-how-to-make-children-lo 67221bde6c036acf219e6aed 638e42ed1a770900113395be 84-why-my-son-almost-drowned-in-2022-how-to-make-children-lo full 7 84 This is a true story about my son, who has gone from a rather traumatic open-water swim experience to his first Sprint TRI later this year.

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]]> This is a true story about my son, who has gone from a rather traumatic open-water swim experience to his first Sprint TRI later this year.

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]]> <![CDATA[#83 Go Beyond Fear & Anxiety | Simple Tool for Getting Things Done Regardless]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:24:47 GMT 10:01 6719315ee16fb75ed5bc27e3 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/83-go-beyond-fear-anxiety-simple-tool-to-getting-things-done 6719315ee16fb75ed5bc27e3 638e42ed1a770900113395be 83-go-beyond-fear-anxiety-simple-tool-to-getting-things-done full 7 83 What price are you willing to pay to achieve what you want?

Procrastination is often a manifestation of subconscious stress, fear< and anxiety of dealing with a particular subject, we know we must do, yet fail to start.

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]]> What price are you willing to pay to achieve what you want?

Procrastination is often a manifestation of subconscious stress, fear< and anxiety of dealing with a particular subject, we know we must do, yet fail to start.

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]]> #82 What Our Cat Tough Us Before Dying | A Lesion for Living Still #82 What Our Cat Tough Us Before Dying | A Lesion for Living Still Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:11:56 GMT 9:59 670f9f60488fde8559e28771 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/82-what-my-dead-cat-said-to-my-live-children 670f9f60488fde8559e28771 638e42ed1a770900113395be 82-what-my-dead-cat-said-to-my-live-children full 7 82 Our 3-year-old cat, or even still a kitten, suddenly died yesterday. We buried her in a beautiful field, and I found myself, for the time, in need of explaining to my 6-year-old why Dolly went, and why can't she come back to us, although we loved her so much.

It sparked an interesting conversation on God, Worth, Faith, and Time we all really have.

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]]> Our 3-year-old cat, or even still a kitten, suddenly died yesterday. We buried her in a beautiful field, and I found myself, for the time, in need of explaining to my 6-year-old why Dolly went, and why can't she come back to us, although we loved her so much.

It sparked an interesting conversation on God, Worth, Faith, and Time we all really have.

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]]> #81 Unfiltered Thoughts: Lost in the Matrix of Empty and Meaningless Words #81 Unfiltered Thoughts: Lost in the Matrix of Empty and Meaningless Words Thu, 10 Oct 2024 03:20:48 GMT 10:01 6707480f47b414d15489569b false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/81-unfiltered-thoughts-lost-in-the-matrix-of-empty-and-meani 6707480f47b414d15489569b 638e42ed1a770900113395be 81-unfiltered-thoughts-lost-in-the-matrix-of-empty-and-meani full 7 81 The subconscious reason we love to re-watch old Action movies, despite the crappy dialog, and let's be honest pretty lame special effects (in comparison to today), regardless of the fact we KNOW the ending - hell, we watched it like 30 times now - is that the hero is COHERENT with his words (often with a heavy Austrian accent) AND his actions.

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]]> The subconscious reason we love to re-watch old Action movies, despite the crappy dialog, and let's be honest pretty lame special effects (in comparison to today), regardless of the fact we KNOW the ending - hell, we watched it like 30 times now - is that the hero is COHERENT with his words (often with a heavy Austrian accent) AND his actions.

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]]> #80 Dark Side of Motivation and Why Consistency is King #80 Dark Side of Motivation and Why Consistency is King Thu, 03 Oct 2024 05:00:30 GMT 9:59 66fe24ee4f98175c754cf2cf false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/80-dark-side-of-motivation-and-why-consistency-is-king 66fe24ee4f98175c754cf2cf 638e42ed1a770900113395be 80-dark-side-of-motivation-and-why-consistency-is-king full 7 80 Have you ever wondered why Motivational Videos "move" us yet we never ACTually move? How we get hyped and "ready" just to... need another motivational video like a crack junky that needs another fix...

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]]> Have you ever wondered why Motivational Videos "move" us yet we never ACTually move? How we get hyped and "ready" just to... need another motivational video like a crack junky that needs another fix...

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]]> #79 PRO Tip: Stop the voices in your head from stealing your life! #79 PRO Tip: Stop the voices in your head from stealing your life! Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:45:09 GMT 10:01 66f3e9b54db0ebf24fa8b0fc false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/79-pro-tip-stop-the-voices-in-your-head-from-stealing-your-l 66f3e9b54db0ebf24fa8b0fc 638e42ed1a770900113395be 79-pro-tip-stop-the-voices-in-your-head-from-stealing-your-l full 7 79 Do you know, how you really want to do something, and you're almost about to, but suddenly there is a voice of "reason" and "logic" telling you stuff? So, you give your "silly" idea up, and get back to do more important - the "grown-up" things - just to regret yet another missed opportunity later on.

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]]> Do you know, how you really want to do something, and you're almost about to, but suddenly there is a voice of "reason" and "logic" telling you stuff? So, you give your "silly" idea up, and get back to do more important - the "grown-up" things - just to regret yet another missed opportunity later on.

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]]> #78 Why Death Is Good for Success #78 Why Death Is Good for Success Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:32:45 GMT 7:14 66ea3d85075fcb2b8fe38488 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/78-why-death-is-good-for-success 66ea3d85075fcb2b8fe38488 638e42ed1a770900113395be 78-why-death-is-good-for-success full 7 78 While in small things in life, our choices and their outcomes matter - you chose a good car and "won" peaceful driving, on the grand scale we all end up well... dead. Buried deep, fertilizing the soil. If so - then - do our choices matter? The outcome is the same for all of us, still. What does that all mean? If, we pause to think about it. And how all of this is related to success.

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]]> While in small things in life, our choices and their outcomes matter - you chose a good car and "won" peaceful driving, on the grand scale we all end up well... dead. Buried deep, fertilizing the soil. If so - then - do our choices matter? The outcome is the same for all of us, still. What does that all mean? If, we pause to think about it. And how all of this is related to success.

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]]> #77 Get New Bike: How Buying Things Makes You Accomplish Things #77 Get New Bike: How Buying Things Makes You Accomplish Things Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:30:19 GMT 10:00 66e10ecbcee9719c6b4ddf76 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/77-get-new-bike-how-buying-things-makes-you-accomplish-thing 66e10ecbcee9719c6b4ddf76 638e42ed1a770900113395be 77-get-new-bike-how-buying-things-makes-you-accomplish-thing full 7 77 Between compensational consumerism and hard-headed entrepreneurship of "making things happen with what you have", lies a Twighlight zone of "Buy Now - Succeed Later" behavioral strategy, where the stuff makes you do things, eventually accomplishing your goals and creating the success and life you want.

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]]> Between compensational consumerism and hard-headed entrepreneurship of "making things happen with what you have", lies a Twighlight zone of "Buy Now - Succeed Later" behavioral strategy, where the stuff makes you do things, eventually accomplishing your goals and creating the success and life you want.

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]]> #76 How to Teach Innuit and Kalahari Native to Make an Omelet #76 How to Teach Innuit and Kalahari Native to Make an Omelet Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:20:36 GMT 10:09 66cf40441bc1bc2d14482369 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/76-how-to-teach-innuit-and-kalahari-native-to-make-an-melet 66cf40441bc1bc2d14482369 638e42ed1a770900113395be 76-how-to-teach-innuit-and-kalahari-native-to-make-an-melet Apply Principal-based Thinking to Training and Life full 7 76 How do you teach somebody to think in principles rather than given patterns?

How can we open our, and somebody's mind to the infinite world of possibilities and inventions?

We teach them to emulate common denominators similar to many, at first glance, unrelated people.

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]]> How do you teach somebody to think in principles rather than given patterns?

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We teach them to emulate common denominators similar to many, at first glance, unrelated people.

We teach them to strip off patterns to the bare bone of the primal principle of anything!

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]]> <![CDATA[#75 Don't be disappointed - the program worked! ]]> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:32:07 GMT 10:01 66c640b6aba59aa5bb9849cd false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/dont-be-disappointed-the-program-worked 66c640b6aba59aa5bb9849cd 638e42ed1a770900113395be dont-be-disappointed-the-program-worked full 7 75 My online student gained about 5kg of muscle mass, yet still thought that the program "didn't work" because he couldn't meet all the expectations.

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]]> My online student gained about 5kg of muscle mass, yet still thought that the program "didn't work" because he couldn't meet all the expectations.

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]]> #74 Vertical Periodization for Hybrid Athleticism #74 Vertical Periodization for Hybrid Athleticism Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:20:55 GMT 9:59 66bd57f7c83deb2636330c32 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/74-vertical-periodization-for-hybrid-athleticism 66bd57f7c83deb2636330c32 638e42ed1a770900113395be 74-vertical-periodization-for-hybrid-athleticism The How-To Guide full 7 74 Hybrid Athleticism is about planning multiple things but doing one at a time, unlike doing multiple things while planning one at a time.

This small shift creates huge changes in the outcomes, which is how PRO athletes train and TOP business people act.

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]]> Hybrid Athleticism is about planning multiple things but doing one at a time, unlike doing multiple things while planning one at a time.

This small shift creates huge changes in the outcomes, which is how PRO athletes train and TOP business people act.

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]]> #73 Steroids And Their Role in Your Failure. #73 Steroids And Their Role in Your Failure. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 03:18:43 GMT 9:57 66b2e7945063c053df833525 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/steroids-and-their-role-in-your-failure 66b2e7945063c053df833525 638e42ed1a770900113395be steroids-and-their-role-in-your-failure For garage lifters and clean athletes full 7 73 As a great Canadian Coach and the inventor of vertical Periodization, Charlie Francis said:

"...the dramatic improvement of their performance could only be explained in that way. In his opinion, in order to compete successfully against those athletes at the very top level, an athlete had to take steroids."

But it's not about steroids, but about "garage lifters" feeling frustrated not being able to complete the program they bought or falling short of the demands of their Coach - not all programs are created equal!

Volume and Intensity tolerance vary much between the clean and enhanced athletes - one can barely grind a week, while the other can tolerate the same weekly volume in a single session...


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]]> As a great Canadian Coach and the inventor of vertical Periodization, Charlie Francis said:

"...the dramatic improvement of their performance could only be explained in that way. In his opinion, in order to compete successfully against those athletes at the very top level, an athlete had to take steroids."

But it's not about steroids, but about "garage lifters" feeling frustrated not being able to complete the program they bought or falling short of the demands of their Coach - not all programs are created equal!

Volume and Intensity tolerance vary much between the clean and enhanced athletes - one can barely grind a week, while the other can tolerate the same weekly volume in a single session...


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]]> #72 How Girevoy Sport Can Boost Your Productivity #72 How Girevoy Sport Can Boost Your Productivity Tue, 30 Jul 2024 08:54:31 GMT 9:59 66a8aa47506e83be669d950e false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/72-how-girevoy-sport-can-boost-your-productivity 66a8aa47506e83be669d950e 638e42ed1a770900113395be 72-how-girevoy-sport-can-boost-your-productivity What Iron Meditation Is All About full 6 72 Do you often find yourself "lost in your head"? Thoughts wondering, and things that needed to be done - still do?

The Art of Deliberate Focus and Attention is an asset in our age of flickering screens and multi-input, that tears our attention apart.

Meditation is often the practice advised, but what if there were a way to put Meditation on Steroids - how much more benefit could it create?

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]]> Do you often find yourself "lost in your head"? Thoughts wondering, and things that needed to be done - still do?

The Art of Deliberate Focus and Attention is an asset in our age of flickering screens and multi-input, that tears our attention apart.

Meditation is often the practice advised, but what if there were a way to put Meditation on Steroids - how much more benefit could it create?

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]]> #71 Learn to Control Your Response in Any Situation #71 Learn to Control Your Response in Any Situation Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:23:36 GMT 9:58 66a0d62713170e0e4b55b3d3 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/71-learn-to-control-your-response-in-any-situation 66a0d62713170e0e4b55b3d3 638e42ed1a770900113395be 71-learn-to-control-your-response-in-any-situation full 6 71 We can't control our options, but we can control our choices - this is the takeaway from practicing Girevoy Sport, where you constantly CONTROL your choices: either you focus on the thoughts that creep in and terminate the set, or you focus on the technique, aka physical sensations and win the set.

The same mechanics, if applied in life give you the power to CONTROL your actions in any situation, aka option,

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]]> We can't control our options, but we can control our choices - this is the takeaway from practicing Girevoy Sport, where you constantly CONTROL your choices: either you focus on the thoughts that creep in and terminate the set, or you focus on the technique, aka physical sensations and win the set.

The same mechanics, if applied in life give you the power to CONTROL your actions in any situation, aka option,

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]]> <![CDATA[#70 Learn to Manifest Clearly the "DO's"]]> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 03:46:03 GMT 9:59 66973e7b95ba0dafbffe6cbe false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/70-learn-to-manifest-clearly-the-dos 66973e7b95ba0dafbffe6cbe 638e42ed1a770900113395be 70-learn-to-manifest-clearly-the-dos full 6 70 We all know what we DON'T want.

Here's a question - how long will it take you to list ALL the things you DON'T want?

Does it progress you even an inch?

Not likely.

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]]> We all know what we DON'T want.

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Does it progress you even an inch?

Not likely.

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]]> <![CDATA[#69 What Are You Really Training? Hint: It's Never The Mechanical Part!]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2024 03:38:54 GMT 10:00 668e024d23ad1548282e8be7 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/what-are-you-really-training-hint-its-never-the-mechanical-p 668e024d23ad1548282e8be7 638e42ed1a770900113395be what-are-you-really-training-hint-its-never-the-mechanical-p The Engine Behind Success and Progress full 6 69 We NEVER practice the "mechanical" part of any training!

Runners don't do it for the anatomical stride - it's "something else".

Lifters - never for the "flexion of an elbow in a sagittal plane".

Like with cars - we own a car not for the internal combustion, but for the freedom of movement it allows us.

The same is true for any physical activity, but when it's misaligned - we fail.

We quit, we lose the motivation, we self-sabotage.

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]]> We NEVER practice the "mechanical" part of any training!

Runners don't do it for the anatomical stride - it's "something else".

Lifters - never for the "flexion of an elbow in a sagittal plane".

Like with cars - we own a car not for the internal combustion, but for the freedom of movement it allows us.

The same is true for any physical activity, but when it's misaligned - we fail.

We quit, we lose the motivation, we self-sabotage.

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]]> #68 The Blueprint for Intentional Living Via Kettlebell Lifting #68 The Blueprint for Intentional Living Via Kettlebell Lifting Wed, 03 Jul 2024 05:12:05 GMT 9:59 6684dda6f364c64008f12716 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-blueprint-for-intentional-living-via-kettlebell-lifting 6684dda6f364c64008f12716 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-blueprint-for-intentional-living-via-kettlebell-lifting The Intentional Primitive full 6 68 "A Road to Hell is paved with good Intentions" the saying goes and to some extent it's true.

The "secret" of Intentionalism lies in its mathematical equivalent - a Vector.

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]]> "A Road to Hell is paved with good Intentions" the saying goes and to some extent it's true.

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]]> #67 What Is the REAL Reason You Feel Stressed #67 What Is the REAL Reason You Feel Stressed Wed, 26 Jun 2024 03:47:37 GMT 9:59 667b8f593b08446aac13d5a6 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/67-what-is-the-real-reason-you-feel-stressed 667b8f593b08446aac13d5a6 638e42ed1a770900113395be 67-what-is-the-real-reason-you-feel-stressed Make the unconscious conscious full 6 67 Stress is an issue. For real. And it doesn't get any better.

But we don't have to be stressed. Like training programs - we control how many plates are on a barbell.

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]]> Stress is an issue. For real. And it doesn't get any better.

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]]> #66 How Kettlebell Sport Develops Psychological Resilience #66 How Kettlebell Sport Develops Psychological Resilience Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:13:45 GMT 9:58 66725afaafdac9fcff38b281 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/how-kettlebell-sport-develops-psychological-resilience 66725afaafdac9fcff38b281 638e42ed1a770900113395be how-kettlebell-sport-develops-psychological-resilience The Active Sufferer full 6 66 Many things have been said about the Physiological benefits of Kettlebell Sport training, but not enough, if any, about the PSYCHOLOGICAL ones.

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]]> Many things have been said about the Physiological benefits of Kettlebell Sport training, but not enough, if any, about the PSYCHOLOGICAL ones.

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]]> #65 Take A Shortcut to Success #65 Take A Shortcut to Success Wed, 12 Jun 2024 02:15:17 GMT 9:18 666670c222cdf80012e5b4fa false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/65-take-a-shortcut-to-success 666670c222cdf80012e5b4fa 638e42ed1a770900113395be 65-take-a-shortcut-to-success Escape the line, and just go get it full 6 65 While in the East the object helps to emphasize the space, in the West the space is used to focus on the objects.

But what do you focus on when you drive?

What do you search for to get safely to your destination?

Are these the cars or the space between the cars?

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]]> While in the East the object helps to emphasize the space, in the West the space is used to focus on the objects.

But what do you focus on when you drive?

What do you search for to get safely to your destination?

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]]> #64 How to Enjoy (Junk) Food and Stay in the Game #64 How to Enjoy (Junk) Food and Stay in the Game Wed, 05 Jun 2024 02:00:11 GMT 9:59 664f9a977c6b200013556fe7 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/64-food-manipulation 664f9a977c6b200013556fe7 638e42ed1a770900113395be 64-food-manipulation Life Hack full 6 64 It all comes to moderation and balance.

Abuse anything good and it will ruin you - facts!

Training is good - do too much of it, and it will break you.

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]]> It all comes to moderation and balance.

Abuse anything good and it will ruin you - facts!

Training is good - do too much of it, and it will break you.

Junk food is bad - fuse it once in a while, and it will bring joy and so welcomed distress,

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]]> #63 How Having a Training Program Can Save Your Life. #63 How Having a Training Program Can Save Your Life. Wed, 29 May 2024 03:49:15 GMT 9:48 664f9a4c8c77cc0013a312bf false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/63-disroption 664f9a4c8c77cc0013a312bf 638e42ed1a770900113395be 63-disroption full 6 63 To disrupt anything, you must make all parts move simultaneously, i.e. lose balance - try standing on one foot while I push and move it.

When in our lives everything is unstable, we lose psychological balance i.e. experience anxiety, stress, panic, and a loss of control.

All we have to do is to stabilize ONE thing to end the disruption and re-balancing ourselves.

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]]> To disrupt anything, you must make all parts move simultaneously, i.e. lose balance - try standing on one foot while I push and move it.

When in our lives everything is unstable, we lose psychological balance i.e. experience anxiety, stress, panic, and a loss of control.

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]]> #62 What do Navy Seals and Kettlebell Sport Athletes Have in Common? #62 What do Navy Seals and Kettlebell Sport Athletes Have in Common? Wed, 22 May 2024 03:23:03 GMT 10:01 664d65155e923a00125a4815 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/what-do-navy-seals-and-kettlebell-sport-athletes-have-in-com 664d65155e923a00125a4815 638e42ed1a770900113395be what-do-navy-seals-and-kettlebell-sport-athletes-have-in-com Efficient Stress Managment Tool full 6 62 What do Navy Seals and Kettlebell Sport Athletes Have in Common?

In a nutshell, both know to follow orders when it's "hot", aka stressful, and that is what often saves their lives, both in the field of action and on a platform.

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]]> What do Navy Seals and Kettlebell Sport Athletes Have in Common?

In a nutshell, both know to follow orders when it's "hot", aka stressful, and that is what often saves their lives, both in the field of action and on a platform.

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]]> <![CDATA[#61 One Lesson That Will Make Your Children's Life Easier]]> Wed, 15 May 2024 19:37:36 GMT 9:02 66450f014f61540012b76365 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/61-one-lesion-that-will-make-your-childrens-life-easier 66450f014f61540012b76365 638e42ed1a770900113395be 61-one-lesion-that-will-make-your-childrens-life-easier full 6 61 We all want our kids to be a better version of ourselves. We do much, and sometimes - too much, to save them our mistakes and speed up their "Life Ready" maturity.

In this episode I share my practices with my kids, to teach them the most important lesson of all - Actions are everything, and words that are not backed up by actions are empty and meaningless.

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]]> We all want our kids to be a better version of ourselves. We do much, and sometimes - too much, to save them our mistakes and speed up their "Life Ready" maturity.

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]]> #60 The One Question That Changes Everything #60 The One Question That Changes Everything Wed, 08 May 2024 05:19:39 GMT 9:45 663b0b6ca91ea400128680fe false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-one-question-that-changes-everything 663b0b6ca91ea400128680fe 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-one-question-that-changes-everything Let the universe come to you full 5 60 May I suggest a journey?

A journey that will take you as far as the universe itself bringing you as close to yourself as your skin and soil beneath your feet.

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]]> #59 Practical Tools For Life. pt. 2/2 #59 Practical Tools For Life. pt. 2/2 Wed, 01 May 2024 02:37:41 GMT 10:01 6628fd2265481e0012687dc4 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/59-practical-tools-for-life-pt-22 6628fd2265481e0012687dc4 638e42ed1a770900113395be 59-practical-tools-for-life-pt-22 Plan. Unplug. Prioritize Life. full 5 59 Welcome to Part 2, of the Practical Tools For Life Episode series, where I'm sharing some of my personal Tools, I use to keep my cognitive and emotional space safe.

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]]> Welcome to Part 2, of the Practical Tools For Life Episode series, where I'm sharing some of my personal Tools, I use to keep my cognitive and emotional space safe.

In this episode, I talk about the tools I use for better decision-making, cleaning my SM feed, and a Confidence booster.

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]]> #58 Practical Tools For Life. pt. 1/2 #58 Practical Tools For Life. pt. 1/2 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:32:36 GMT 10:01 6628fbe433dbf40012b9b76f false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/58-practical-tools-for-life-pt-12 6628fbe433dbf40012b9b76f 638e42ed1a770900113395be 58-practical-tools-for-life-pt-12 Decide. Neutralize. Finish. full 5 58 In the following 2 episodes, I'm going to share some Practical Tools I use to keep my cognitive and emotional space safe.


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]]> In the following 2 episodes, I'm going to share some Practical Tools I use to keep my cognitive and emotional space safe.


In this episode, I talk about the tools I use for better decision-making, cleaning my SM feed, and a Confidence booster.


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]]> <![CDATA[#57 How To Prepare Our Children For Life, aka The Day That We'll Be Gone]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:23:40 GMT 9:58 661f4ecc2b43a40017358ed0 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/57-how-to-prepare-our-children-for-life 661f4ecc2b43a40017358ed0 638e42ed1a770900113395be 57-how-to-prepare-our-children-for-life The Best Parental Advice full 5 57 "If me and mom are gone to Marse - are you ready to live on your own?"

This is how the conversation with my son, Nikita began.

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]]> "If me and mom are gone to Marse - are you ready to live on your own?"

This is how the conversation with my son, Nikita began.

In this episode, I explore and expand on a question of parenting - our role, that is, and the direct correlation between completing training cycles and succeeding in life, by having the confidence to "finish it!".


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]]> <![CDATA[#56 LABELING - the disease you don't want!]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2024 02:15:23 GMT 10:00 65fabeaf3748440017fd3b4f false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/labeling-the-disease-you-dont-want 65fabeaf3748440017fd3b4f 638e42ed1a770900113395be labeling-the-disease-you-dont-want Destroy your labels immediately and LIVE. full 5 56 LABELING is the absolute WORSE disease we can create for ourselves!

I have a low back injury.

I suffer from food disorders.

I'm not good in relationships due to being raised in an unfunctional home.

We tell stories to ourselves that are partly true and in many cases are false promises of our fears of progress, growth, and the life we want.

But self-labeling goes even deeper, causing damage that takes years to repair, and sometimes, one life is not enough.


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]]> LABELING is the absolute WORSE disease we can create for ourselves!

I have a low back injury.

I suffer from food disorders.

I'm not good in relationships due to being raised in an unfunctional home.

We tell stories to ourselves that are partly true and in many cases are false promises of our fears of progress, growth, and the life we want.

But self-labeling goes even deeper, causing damage that takes years to repair, and sometimes, one life is not enough.


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]]> <![CDATA[#55 The Habit Buster: Hunt 'em. Kill 'em.]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 02:15:02 GMT 10:00 65faa8d71c46ed0017ed4fa2 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-habit-buster-hunt-em-kill-em 65faa8d71c46ed0017ed4fa2 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-habit-buster-hunt-em-kill-em Practical Tools for Self Unfu%#ry full 5 55 Time to get practical!

In the two previous episodes, I talked about the theory of habit-changing, procrastination, and self-sabotage.

This one is all about PRACTICAL APPLICATION!

I share tools I use to track down and eliminate my own "ghosts" that do their best to prevent me from moving forward.


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]]> Time to get practical!

In the two previous episodes, I talked about the theory of habit-changing, procrastination, and self-sabotage.

This one is all about PRACTICAL APPLICATION!

I share tools I use to track down and eliminate my own "ghosts" that do their best to prevent me from moving forward.


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]]> #54 The Creative Bu@#%t Bios #54 The Creative Bu@#%t Bios Wed, 27 Mar 2024 03:15:59 GMT 10:00 65faa6521c46ed0017eceef5 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/54-the-creative-bs-bios 65faa6521c46ed0017eceef5 638e42ed1a770900113395be 54-the-creative-bs-bios full 5 54 Our lives go by and beside us while we wait for the perfect mood, music, cappuccino temperature, people, and more.

The "Creativity" bios and bullshit has gone far enough!

Stop robbing yourself of your success, progress, and growth - do it REGARDLESS and all will be well!

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]]> Our lives go by and beside us while we wait for the perfect mood, music, cappuccino temperature, people, and more.

The "Creativity" bios and bullshit has gone far enough!

Stop robbing yourself of your success, progress, and growth - do it REGARDLESS and all will be well!

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]]> <![CDATA[#53 The Old Secret That Nobody's Takes Seriously]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:36:11 GMT 10:01 65fa67bb2201590017a1e741 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/53-the-old-secret-that-nobodys-takes-seriously 65fa67bb2201590017a1e741 638e42ed1a770900113395be 53-the-old-secret-that-nobodys-takes-seriously Finish IT! full 5 53 Self-sabotage, procrastination, and more funky terms are, in a nutshell, one - we stay in place or move one step back.

In this episode, through reflection on my own story, I talk about the mechanics and a single tool we all know yet fail to believe that "it is all it takes" to move forward.


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]]> Self-sabotage, procrastination, and more funky terms are, in a nutshell, one - we stay in place or move one step back.

In this episode, through reflection on my own story, I talk about the mechanics and a single tool we all know yet fail to believe that "it is all it takes" to move forward.


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]]> #52 The Effortless Presence #52 The Effortless Presence Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:30:22 GMT 9:56 65d621e66deb7b00180a3997 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/52-on-meditation 65d621e66deb7b00180a3997 638e42ed1a770900113395be 52-on-meditation On Meditation full 5 52 Meditation and Deadlift have one thing in common - while the internal reason may differ, the "mechanics" stay the same.

Yet, if in deadlifting the effort is a must, in meditation... well...


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]]> Meditation and Deadlift have one thing in common - while the internal reason may differ, the "mechanics" stay the same.

Yet, if in deadlifting the effort is a must, in meditation... well...


In this episode, I'm sharing a simple "mechanic" trick to fix this.


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]]> #51 The Skill Hierarchy or Why Do We Fail #51 The Skill Hierarchy or Why Do We Fail Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:30:29 GMT 10:00 65c531da1d03750017ddefac false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/51-the-skill-hierarchy-or-why-do-we-fail 65c531da1d03750017ddefac 638e42ed1a770900113395be 51-the-skill-hierarchy-or-why-do-we-fail full 5 51 The more skillful we are, the more general instructions we can operate with.

For example, if you come to me and say: "Coach, can you prepare me for the Kettlebell Championship?"

I need not further instructions - I know.

Not the arrogant and cocky "I know", but the "I have enough experience and am familiar with ALL THE STEPS necessary to take you from point A to point B".

But if you impose this question, or worse, demand on a younger coach, leaving him or her with JUST THAT - they're sure to fail, and feel incompetent for the rest of their career, thinking that they just "don't have it."

However, if you leave a micro-detailed blueprint, aka script, they sure to do a decent if not a good job of prepping an athlete.

God is in detail. So is success.

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]]> The more skillful we are, the more general instructions we can operate with.

For example, if you come to me and say: "Coach, can you prepare me for the Kettlebell Championship?"

I need not further instructions - I know.

Not the arrogant and cocky "I know", but the "I have enough experience and am familiar with ALL THE STEPS necessary to take you from point A to point B".

But if you impose this question, or worse, demand on a younger coach, leaving him or her with JUST THAT - they're sure to fail, and feel incompetent for the rest of their career, thinking that they just "don't have it."

However, if you leave a micro-detailed blueprint, aka script, they sure to do a decent if not a good job of prepping an athlete.

God is in detail. So is success.

Let's dive deeper!

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]]> #50 How to make decisions that will stick pt.2/2 #50 How to make decisions that will stick pt.2/2 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:30:55 GMT 9:30 65d5e5533b05040017230a24 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/50-how-to-make-decisions-that-will-stick-pt22 65d5e5533b05040017230a24 638e42ed1a770900113395be 50-how-to-make-decisions-that-will-stick-pt22 The Eulogy Effect full 5 50.2 Because there isn't a bigger pain than the pain of regret in our 60s of things we didn't or did do when we were in our 40s.

Welcome to part 2 of this, two-part episode about decision-making.

You can listen to Part 1 - HERE.

In this, second and final part, I'll share the second exercise, that is -

The Eulogy Effect.


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]]> Because there isn't a bigger pain than the pain of regret in our 60s of things we didn't or did do when we were in our 40s.

Welcome to part 2 of this, two-part episode about decision-making.

You can listen to Part 1 - HERE.

In this, second and final part, I'll share the second exercise, that is -

The Eulogy Effect.


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]]> #50 How to make decisions that will stick pt.1/2 #50 How to make decisions that will stick pt.1/2 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:51:05 GMT 10:01 65d5e3aa8fd1800016f74d68 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/50-how-to-make-decisions-that-will-stick-pt12 65d5e3aa8fd1800016f74d68 638e42ed1a770900113395be 50-how-to-make-decisions-that-will-stick-pt12 The !00-year-old self full 5 50.1 When it comes to decision-making, we suck.

We're just not reliable in our present because the present is uncertain.

I'm talking about life-impacting decisions, not whether to buy one milk or three and freeze two.

Because there isn't a bigger pain than the pain of regret in our 60s of things we didn't or did do when we were in our 40s.

In this, two-part episode, I'll share two great exercises that guide us through it.

The first one is -

The 100-year-old-self.

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]]> When it comes to decision-making, we suck.

We're just not reliable in our present because the present is uncertain.

I'm talking about life-impacting decisions, not whether to buy one milk or three and freeze two.

Because there isn't a bigger pain than the pain of regret in our 60s of things we didn't or did do when we were in our 40s.

In this, two-part episode, I'll share two great exercises that guide us through it.

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The 100-year-old-self.

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]]> #49 The Neglect Burnout #49 The Neglect Burnout Thu, 08 Feb 2024 20:38:47 GMT 9:58 65c53111e3e4b700157a8410 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-neglect-burnout 65c53111e3e4b700157a8410 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-neglect-burnout The Dark Side Of Free Programs full 5 49 Neglect Burnout - when we don't have enough information or knowledge to proceed, makes us feel incompetent and uncertain. until eventually, we feel like we don't want to do it anymore, so we move into another one just to find ourselves in the same scenario.

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]]> Neglect Burnout - when we don't have enough information or knowledge to proceed, makes us feel incompetent and uncertain. until eventually, we feel like we don't want to do it anymore, so we move into another one just to find ourselves in the same scenario.

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]]> <![CDATA[#48 The Myth of Control And it's Cost ]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 19:33:07 GMT 9:59 65baa0729776890018a81d00 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-myth-of-control-and-its-cost 65baa0729776890018a81d00 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-myth-of-control-and-its-cost Do you really owe the practice? full 4 48 Control is the ability to go in and out of practice without effort or emotional cost.

Anything else is a struggle that costs us our ability to make decisions that matter.


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]]> Control is the ability to go in and out of practice without effort or emotional cost.

Anything else is a struggle that costs us our ability to make decisions that matter.


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]]> #47 Overcoming Anxiety With Kettlebell Sport #47 Overcoming Anxiety With Kettlebell Sport Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:12:11 GMT 9:57 659559d854a0930016a6d008 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/46 659559d854a0930016a6d008 638e42ed1a770900113395be 46 The more you let go, the more you receive. full 4 47 As someone who struggled with depression on the verge of suicide - anxiety was the easy part :))

But, jokes aside, anxiety is never pleasant!

Gasping for air, being tensed and puzzled WTF - often nothing "big" or "serious" is on site.


Breathing exercises help to extend, and pills are out of the question!

I was often advised "for my own good",

to ask for medication that would "make things easier"

I chose my own path - Kettlebell Sport solved problems that psychiatrists and therapists could not.

The pass to lift for 10 minutes was enough to make me see and realize things, and eventually turn the tables in my own favor.


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]]> As someone who struggled with depression on the verge of suicide - anxiety was the easy part :))

But, jokes aside, anxiety is never pleasant!

Gasping for air, being tensed and puzzled WTF - often nothing "big" or "serious" is on site.


Breathing exercises help to extend, and pills are out of the question!

I was often advised "for my own good",

to ask for medication that would "make things easier"

I chose my own path - Kettlebell Sport solved problems that psychiatrists and therapists could not.

The pass to lift for 10 minutes was enough to make me see and realize things, and eventually turn the tables in my own favor.


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]]> #46 Making 2024 Exceptional - How-to guide #46 Making 2024 Exceptional - How-to guide Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:09:44 GMT 9:55 65955c9754a0930016a764e2 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/46-making-2024-exceptional-how-to-guide 65955c9754a0930016a764e2 638e42ed1a770900113395be 46-making-2024-exceptional-how-to-guide full 4 46 As long as you drag an old-self into a "New" Year - all the resolutions are useless.

When You change - all is resolved by itself.

Change = DIFFERENT action in the SAME conditions.

To make a change you MUST subtract - it's impossible to change all, but it's doable to change ONE THING.


Hit ▶️ and discover how to gain more by doing less, and by doing so - making 2024 truly exceptional❗


P.s.

Here's the link to "The One Thing" book by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

https://www.amazon.com/ONE-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results/dp/1885167776


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]]> As long as you drag an old-self into a "New" Year - all the resolutions are useless.

When You change - all is resolved by itself.

Change = DIFFERENT action in the SAME conditions.

To make a change you MUST subtract - it's impossible to change all, but it's doable to change ONE THING.


Hit ▶️ and discover how to gain more by doing less, and by doing so - making 2024 truly exceptional❗


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]]> #45 FRM The Key To Leng-term, Injury-Free Training Longevity #45 FRM The Key To Leng-term, Injury-Free Training Longevity Wed, 27 Dec 2023 06:35:35 GMT 10:00 658bc5b66584e20016854717 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/frm-the-key-to-leng-term-injury-free-training-longevity 658bc5b66584e20016854717 638e42ed1a770900113395be frm-the-key-to-leng-term-injury-free-training-longevity Take Care of Your Fun Rep. Max. full 4 45 RM = Repetition Max. - reserves for PERFORMACE, aka platform, event, championship, etc.

TRM = Technical Repetition Max. - reserved for PRACTICE, aka training = following a structured program.

FRM = Fun Repetition Max. - reserved for Life and Longevity.


Hit ▶️ and discover how to include FRM in your training❗


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]]> RM = Repetition Max. - reserves for PERFORMACE, aka platform, event, championship, etc.

TRM = Technical Repetition Max. - reserved for PRACTICE, aka training = following a structured program.

FRM = Fun Repetition Max. - reserved for Life and Longevity.


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]]> #44 How Monetary Favours Sabotage Our Success #44 How Monetary Favours Sabotage Our Success Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:51:57 GMT 9:59 6582f17d0554b000170291d1 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/44-how-monetary-favours-sabotage-our-success 6582f17d0554b000170291d1 638e42ed1a770900113395be 44-how-monetary-favours-sabotage-our-success Pay and Reap full 4 44 Most people are happy to get a deal, a "cut" of a price, or a favor from a friend.

But you are not "Most People".

Moreover, I'm sure that when you got things that you want for free or cheap - you often enjoy them less than those you've busted your ass off to get.

When it comes to coaching and achieving your goals - the correlation between price and the rate of completion grows exponentially in reverse - if it's free the chances that you'll come forth are slim to none.


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]]> Most people are happy to get a deal, a "cut" of a price, or a favor from a friend.

But you are not "Most People".

Moreover, I'm sure that when you got things that you want for free or cheap - you often enjoy them less than those you've busted your ass off to get.

When it comes to coaching and achieving your goals - the correlation between price and the rate of completion grows exponentially in reverse - if it's free the chances that you'll come forth are slim to none.


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]]> #43 Beyond The Platform #43 Beyond The Platform Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:51:43 GMT 9:01 6579b6edfbbef10016e5da29 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/43-beyond-the-platform 6579b6edfbbef10016e5da29 638e42ed1a770900113395be 43-beyond-the-platform How Deep Down the Rabbit Hole Do You Want to Go? full 4 43 What lies beyond the platform, the results, and the trophies?

What awaits you after all the ribbons were crossed and mountains climbed?

What's left on the platform when all the battles are won?

The greatest t journey of all - the quest to the self!

This is where the practice becomes the goal, while you explore the endless web of the universe within.

This is the last path we walk upon till our sunset.

The way of the Iron Meditation is to find peace, presence, and the meaning of it all.

Hit ▶️ and Bon Voyage❗

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]]> What lies beyond the platform, the results, and the trophies?

What awaits you after all the ribbons were crossed and mountains climbed?

What's left on the platform when all the battles are won?

The greatest t journey of all - the quest to the self!

This is where the practice becomes the goal, while you explore the endless web of the universe within.

This is the last path we walk upon till our sunset.

The way of the Iron Meditation is to find peace, presence, and the meaning of it all.

Hit ▶️ and Bon Voyage❗

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]]> #42 The Myth of Discipline #42 The Myth of Discipline Wed, 06 Dec 2023 11:23:06 GMT 9:34 6570599ba01e21001287d7d2 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/42-the-myth-of-discipline 6570599ba01e21001287d7d2 638e42ed1a770900113395be 42-the-myth-of-discipline In nature all the rigid is dead. Are YOU suicidal? full 4 42 If you observe nature, you'll notice two things:

  1. There are no straight lines
  2. All that is alive is soft, and all that is dead is rigid.


Yet, we humans, tend to forget this and try to impose unnatural structures upon the natural environment,

to end up suffering when things "Don't go as planned".

Let's take a closer look, shall we?

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]]> If you observe nature, you'll notice two things:

  1. There are no straight lines
  2. All that is alive is soft, and all that is dead is rigid.


Yet, we humans, tend to forget this and try to impose unnatural structures upon the natural environment,

to end up suffering when things "Don't go as planned".

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]]> #41 Why We Must Consider Death If We Want to Live #41 Why We Must Consider Death If We Want to Live Wed, 29 Nov 2023 04:51:34 GMT 9:48 6566c357f7e6aa0012b1acde false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/41-why-we-must-consider-death-if-we-want-to-live 6566c357f7e6aa0012b1acde 638e42ed1a770900113395be 41-why-we-must-consider-death-if-we-want-to-live Death Is Coming. Do Something. full 4 41 Death is a controversial, but inevitable subject.

While most of us will give our lives for our loved ones, and don't think twice about saving a drowning man, or jumping into the fire to carry out a little kitten still, deep inside, we are paralyzed by it.

Even the extreme-sport athletes, Special Forces, and First Responders, who dance with a Grim Reaper day in and day out, are afraid of that moment when they hear: "Come, it's over."

But what is really there?

Is it Death?

Or is it a Life-waisted that we are so afraid about?

Is it an End or a New Beginning that is so scary?

Let's take a plunge, and figure out for ourselves.

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]]> Death is a controversial, but inevitable subject.

While most of us will give our lives for our loved ones, and don't think twice about saving a drowning man, or jumping into the fire to carry out a little kitten still, deep inside, we are paralyzed by it.

Even the extreme-sport athletes, Special Forces, and First Responders, who dance with a Grim Reaper day in and day out, are afraid of that moment when they hear: "Come, it's over."

But what is really there?

Is it Death?

Or is it a Life-waisted that we are so afraid about?

Is it an End or a New Beginning that is so scary?

Let's take a plunge, and figure out for ourselves.

Enjoy!

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]]> #40 On Psychological Conditioning for Physiological Performance #40 On Psychological Conditioning for Physiological Performance Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:49:07 GMT 9:08 655deab26e70370012363257 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/40-psychological-conditioning-for-physiological-performance 655deab26e70370012363257 638e42ed1a770900113395be 40-psychological-conditioning-for-physiological-performance Athletic Immaturity full 4 40 Athletic Immaturity is relying on external factors for desired outcomes,

i.e. special variety exercises, accessory lifts, program manipulations, and more.

Like in childhood, these "toys" have their place for beginners and Top-level advanced athletes,

while the rest of the intermediate-level athletes will be better with the Core Lifts alone.

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]]> Athletic Immaturity is relying on external factors for desired outcomes,

i.e. special variety exercises, accessory lifts, program manipulations, and more.

Like in childhood, these "toys" have their place for beginners and Top-level advanced athletes,

while the rest of the intermediate-level athletes will be better with the Core Lifts alone.

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]]> #39 You Need To Do To Just 2 Things and Results Will Surprise You #39 You Need To Do To Just 2 Things and Results Will Surprise You Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:55:32 GMT 10:01 6554b1b3f0fa320012b1734c false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/38-you-need-to-do-to-just-2-things 6554b1b3f0fa320012b1734c 638e42ed1a770900113395be 38-you-need-to-do-to-just-2-things More Information Is Not The Answer full 4 39 There's a quote by Derek Siver that I cite repeatedly:

“If more information was the answer, then we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs.”

Brilliant!

How many of us know this? We all do!

How many follow the advice? The top 1% we all follow, read, buy, and want to be like.

So, here comes practical advice: 2 Things to do to turn the tables around.

It's simple.

Just execute!

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]]> There's a quote by Derek Siver that I cite repeatedly:

“If more information was the answer, then we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs.”

Brilliant!

How many of us know this? We all do!

How many follow the advice? The top 1% we all follow, read, buy, and want to be like.

So, here comes practical advice: 2 Things to do to turn the tables around.

It's simple.

Just execute!

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]]> #38 Avengers. Kettlebells and the Meaning of Life. #38 Avengers. Kettlebells and the Meaning of Life. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:56:13 GMT 9:51 654b310d18fa1000128db003 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/avengers-kettlebells-and-the-meaning-of-life 654b310d18fa1000128db003 638e42ed1a770900113395be avengers-kettlebells-and-the-meaning-of-life What Superheroes Afraid Most. full 4 38 Superheroes are cool.

They fly, they fight, they save, and triumph.

But they also have a dark secret they want no one to know about -

We possess more powers than they ever will!

All we need is to reach out and awaken the powers within us.

But how?

There's an Old-Rusty sage that holds the key to this question,

and she gladly shares this secret with all who are willing to earn it,

That sage is Kettlebell.

Are you ready to have a key to a superpower within you?


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]]> Superheroes are cool.

They fly, they fight, they save, and triumph.

But they also have a dark secret they want no one to know about -

We possess more powers than they ever will!

All we need is to reach out and awaken the powers within us.

But how?

There's an Old-Rusty sage that holds the key to this question,

and she gladly shares this secret with all who are willing to earn it,

That sage is Kettlebell.

Are you ready to have a key to a superpower within you?


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]]> #37 How to Escape the Burnout Trap. A Practical Guide. #37 How to Escape the Burnout Trap. A Practical Guide. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 05:13:20 GMT 9:57 6541de706143f10012a3d405 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/how-to-escape-the-burnout-trap-a-practical-guide 6541de706143f10012a3d405 638e42ed1a770900113395be how-to-escape-the-burnout-trap-a-practical-guide Revealing Soviet Training Secretes full 4 37 What PRACTICAL advice I gave my mentee, that transformed his time with his kids (he's divorced)

from a rat race of overdoing into an easy, fun, and meaningful time together.

We're Burnout because we know things in RETROSPECTIVE but perceive them as genuine memories.

The simple Old-School Gym "hack" from the Soviet Archives solves this in no time and WITHOUT any sacrifices.

We merely re-sync with the Universal law of the Volume "Progression".

Enjoy!

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]]> What PRACTICAL advice I gave my mentee, that transformed his time with his kids (he's divorced)

from a rat race of overdoing into an easy, fun, and meaningful time together.

We're Burnout because we know things in RETROSPECTIVE but perceive them as genuine memories.

The simple Old-School Gym "hack" from the Soviet Archives solves this in no time and WITHOUT any sacrifices.

We merely re-sync with the Universal law of the Volume "Progression".

Enjoy!

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]]> #36 Are You a God? #36 Are You a God? Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:14:02 GMT 8:32 6539149afc47340012686431 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/are-you-a-god 6539149afc47340012686431 638e42ed1a770900113395be are-you-a-god What did it REALLY cost you? Hint: your life. full 3 36 What do you want - to become the experience or accomplish a goal?

The true cost of the DIY is your life - because when you start 20 and wise enough at your 30,

guess what your TRUE-NEW starting point is?


Would you like to know more?

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]]> What do you want - to become the experience or accomplish a goal?

The true cost of the DIY is your life - because when you start 20 and wise enough at your 30,

guess what your TRUE-NEW starting point is?


Would you like to know more?

Hit play!

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]]> #35 How to find clarity, practice discipline and achieve more with less. #35 How to find clarity, practice discipline and achieve more with less. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:52:55 GMT 10:01 653142c86a17f8001235eef4 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/how-to-find-clarity-practice-discipline-and-achieve-more 653142c86a17f8001235eef4 638e42ed1a770900113395be how-to-find-clarity-practice-discipline-and-achieve-more Wash your dishes. Make your bed. full 3 35 The way you do anything is the way you do everything (else).


This sheds light on why we come close but fall short.

Why is our discipline limping?

Why a hectic environment overwhelms us and how we can easily resist it.


The answer is the long-forgotten sentence our parents used to nag us with:

"Make your bed. Do your dishes."


Because changing the world starts with our decisions over the little things.

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]]> The way you do anything is the way you do everything (else).


This sheds light on why we come close but fall short.

Why is our discipline limping?

Why a hectic environment overwhelms us and how we can easily resist it.


The answer is the long-forgotten sentence our parents used to nag us with:

"Make your bed. Do your dishes."


Because changing the world starts with our decisions over the little things.

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]]> #34 Between Sanity and Delirium #34 Between Sanity and Delirium Sun, 15 Oct 2023 03:42:23 GMT 4:59 652b5f9ebf841200121db8a1 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/between-sanity-and-delirium 652b5f9ebf841200121db8a1 638e42ed1a770900113395be between-sanity-and-delirium Chronicles of War full 3 34 An introspective of a war reality from the civilian POV.

This is what it FEELS like when you live with a constant fight or flight trigger ON.

Be safe.

See you in the next episode.

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]]> An introspective of a war reality from the civilian POV.

This is what it FEELS like when you live with a constant fight or flight trigger ON.

Be safe.

See you in the next episode.

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]]> <![CDATA[#33 On Programming & Casual Sex]]> Fri, 13 Oct 2023 03:24:49 GMT 9:59 6528b883d40c970012b1cf67 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/on-programming-casual-sex 6528b883d40c970012b1cf67 638e42ed1a770900113395be on-programming-casual-sex full 3 33 When you are in a relationship, you can't help considering other partners,

thinking "They might be better than my current one."

When you do a program, you can't help considering other programs,

thinking: "They might be better than my current one."

Are they?

Let's talk about it.

Enjoy!


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]]> When you are in a relationship, you can't help considering other partners,

thinking "They might be better than my current one."

When you do a program, you can't help considering other programs,

thinking: "They might be better than my current one."

Are they?

Let's talk about it.

Enjoy!


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]]> #32 Nobody Can Teach You Anything, But You Can Learn Everything #32 Nobody Can Teach You Anything, But You Can Learn Everything Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:30:23 GMT 9:36 6513a1cf4ac00b00117c978c false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/32-nobody-can-teach-you-anything-but-you-can-learn-everythin 6513a1cf4ac00b00117c978c 638e42ed1a770900113395be 32-nobody-can-teach-you-anything-but-you-can-learn-everythin Back to Apprenticeship the True DIY full 3 32 As Konstantin Stanislavsky famously put it:

"I Can't teach you acting, but you can learn to act", while he was referring to the art of the stage art, this aphorism goes long and deep into the roots of life, revealing the "secret" to success, progress, and the true DIY!

Enjoy!

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]]> As Konstantin Stanislavsky famously put it:

"I Can't teach you acting, but you can learn to act", while he was referring to the art of the stage art, this aphorism goes long and deep into the roots of life, revealing the "secret" to success, progress, and the true DIY!

Enjoy!

Meet you in my next episode.

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]]> <![CDATA[#31 Self-sabotage mechanics, why & how to approach them. Creating success and positive outcomes and preventing regrets and guilt trips in the future. | Pt. 2/2]]> Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:31:20 GMT 9:45 64def4180b9dd60011e52f29 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/31-self-sabotage-mechanics-why-how-to-approach-them-creating 64def4180b9dd60011e52f29 638e42ed1a770900113395be 31-self-sabotage-mechanics-why-how-to-approach-them-creating The Power of Singularity full 3 31 Self-sabotage is easy: just add more tasks.

In this episode, we explore how to identify self-sabotage and take action to change it, creating the future we desire.

This complements the spiritual and psychological aspects discussed in Episode #30.

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]]> Self-sabotage is easy: just add more tasks.

In this episode, we explore how to identify self-sabotage and take action to change it, creating the future we desire.

This complements the spiritual and psychological aspects discussed in Episode #30.

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]]> #30 Silencing the Pain of Regret and stopping the Guilt Trips. The First thing we all can do to heal and move on. | Pt. 1/2 #30 Silencing the Pain of Regret and stopping the Guilt Trips. The First thing we all can do to heal and move on. | Pt. 1/2 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:19:44 GMT 9:58 64def16188e6f30011cee449 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/30-silencing-the-pain-of-regret-and-stopping-the-guilt-trips 64def16188e6f30011cee449 638e42ed1a770900113395be 30-silencing-the-pain-of-regret-and-stopping-the-guilt-trips Down into the dark dungeon where the altar is; full 3 30 Regret is painful and guilt is destructive.

We all have experienced them, but we have a choice in which direction we go.

Here's what I chose.

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]]> Regret is painful and guilt is destructive.

We all have experienced them, but we have a choice in which direction we go.

Here's what I chose.

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]]> How to create the time and life you dream about How to create the time and life you dream about Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:13:40 GMT 10:01 64b79b418265b3001176ba8e false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/how-to-create-the-time-and-life-you-dream-about 64b79b418265b3001176ba8e 638e42ed1a770900113395be how-to-create-the-time-and-life-you-dream-about The secret is in the name. full 3 29 The shotgun wedding, cunningly executed by travel agents, marketers, and other Jacks-of-all-trades, has tidied up money and spare time, and experiences, and created an Urban Legend that you must be rich to enjoy and allow yourself to experience life.

Disclaimer: if your vision of leisure and experiences are exclusively bound to "Four Seasons" Hotels and Michelin Restaurants - the above statement is valid!

However, if you're open to alternatives, by all means, this Episode is for you!

Enjoy!

Meet you in the next episode,

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]]> The shotgun wedding, cunningly executed by travel agents, marketers, and other Jacks-of-all-trades, has tidied up money and spare time, and experiences, and created an Urban Legend that you must be rich to enjoy and allow yourself to experience life.

Disclaimer: if your vision of leisure and experiences are exclusively bound to "Four Seasons" Hotels and Michelin Restaurants - the above statement is valid!

However, if you're open to alternatives, by all means, this Episode is for you!

Enjoy!

Meet you in the next episode,

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]]> A Soviet tactic that helps you constantly move forward A Soviet tactic that helps you constantly move forward Wed, 19 Jul 2023 07:11:59 GMT 10:00 64b78cbecf6b170011f970f7 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/a-soviet-tactic-that-helps-you-constantly-move-forward 64b78cbecf6b170011f970f7 638e42ed1a770900113395be a-soviet-tactic-that-helps-you-constantly-move-forward Program Maximum - Minimum full 3 28 There are times when we freeze in front of the mountain of "things to be done to...."

All are important and meaningful.

All are helpful for our goals.

But we still can't figure out what to do and so, we turn to YT videos on "how to beat procrastination", or we think there's something "wrong with us" and seek advice from a friend or a coach.

The truth is often simpler than what we see.

Sometimes the circumstances of our lives allow us to do but ONE thing!

The main thing. The core thing.

This is what Soviet Athletic Coaches referred to as "Program Maximum-Minimum" in the course of the development of the Olympians.

We can use what they did for athletes in our lives, constantly creating progress by digging a tunnel in the mountain before us.


Enjoy the episode.

Meet you in the next one.

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]]> There are times when we freeze in front of the mountain of "things to be done to...."

All are important and meaningful.

All are helpful for our goals.

But we still can't figure out what to do and so, we turn to YT videos on "how to beat procrastination", or we think there's something "wrong with us" and seek advice from a friend or a coach.

The truth is often simpler than what we see.

Sometimes the circumstances of our lives allow us to do but ONE thing!

The main thing. The core thing.

This is what Soviet Athletic Coaches referred to as "Program Maximum-Minimum" in the course of the development of the Olympians.

We can use what they did for athletes in our lives, constantly creating progress by digging a tunnel in the mountain before us.


Enjoy the episode.

Meet you in the next one.

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]]> How bargaining ruins our life, and sabotage our results. How bargaining ruins our life, and sabotage our results. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 03:46:19 GMT 9:50 64ae220cf6392d0011a59a32 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/how-bargaining-ruins-our-life-and-sabotage-our-results 64ae220cf6392d0011a59a32 638e42ed1a770900113395be how-bargaining-ruins-our-life-and-sabotage-our-results What are you REALLY paying for?.. full 3 27 We've all heard some version of the following statement: "If you pay more you appreciate more", at some point in our lives.

We've also experienced the feeling that when we bargain hard on a thing we want deeply - NOT A COMMODITY - it somehow feels "less", don't enjoy it as much as we thought we would, and we end up chasing and bargaining after another.

But WHY?

The reason lies not in psychology but in math.

A simple calculation reveals what we DO pay for in reality and how it ignites a domino effect of destructive nature.

This is what this episode is about.

Hit PLAY and -

Enjoy!

Meet you in my next episode.

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]]> We've all heard some version of the following statement: "If you pay more you appreciate more", at some point in our lives.

We've also experienced the feeling that when we bargain hard on a thing we want deeply - NOT A COMMODITY - it somehow feels "less", don't enjoy it as much as we thought we would, and we end up chasing and bargaining after another.

But WHY?

The reason lies not in psychology but in math.

A simple calculation reveals what we DO pay for in reality and how it ignites a domino effect of destructive nature.

This is what this episode is about.

Hit PLAY and -

Enjoy!

Meet you in my next episode.

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]]> The Hidden Practice The Hidden Practice Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:31:06 GMT 3:05 64a55479518b6e0011b1e534 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-hidden-practice 64a55479518b6e0011b1e534 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-hidden-practice What do you see? full 3 26 What do you see?

Really.


A half-dressed, half-aged man lifting kettlebells?

Is that all?

Or, maybe there's something else.

Something one sees not with one's eyes, but the heart...


Enjoy!

Meet you in the next episode.

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]]> What do you see?

Really.


A half-dressed, half-aged man lifting kettlebells?

Is that all?

Or, maybe there's something else.

Something one sees not with one's eyes, but the heart...


Enjoy!

Meet you in the next episode.

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]]> How our purchase decision effect our lives, motivation, results, and more. How our purchase decision effect our lives, motivation, results, and more. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:42:33 GMT 9:59 649c38c81883b00011c4ab8b false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/how-our-purchase-decision-effect-our-lives-motivation-result 649c38c81883b00011c4ab8b 638e42ed1a770900113395be how-our-purchase-decision-effect-our-lives-motivation-result You worth more than 50 cents! full 3 25 Our purchasing decisions affect our lives, sometimes to an extent we've never imagined!

Moreover, rational consumerism often does worth than good.


Like all in life it's a scale with two extremes, so let's dive in and take a closer look.


Enjoy!

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]]> Our purchasing decisions affect our lives, sometimes to an extent we've never imagined!

Moreover, rational consumerism often does worth than good.


Like all in life it's a scale with two extremes, so let's dive in and take a closer look.


Enjoy!

Meet you in the next episode.

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]]> A Simple Path to Success A Simple Path to Success Wed, 31 May 2023 06:22:47 GMT 9:48 6476e7b880d2d5001018ecb4 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/simple-path-to-success 6476e7b880d2d5001018ecb4 638e42ed1a770900113395be simple-path-to-success Stop killing motivation and self-sabotage full 2 24 It takes only a 4% margin to either succeed and live effortlessly, or hate every minute of your journey, be it physical or mental.

As the famous maxim goes: "Know Thyself" - unless we understand who we are, where we go, and what our aim is -

the 4% margin will hover over our necks like a Damocles Sword reminding us to stay true to what we already know, yet so stubbornly refuse to accept.


Enjoy!

Meet you in Season 3

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]]> It takes only a 4% margin to either succeed and live effortlessly, or hate every minute of your journey, be it physical or mental.

As the famous maxim goes: "Know Thyself" - unless we understand who we are, where we go, and what our aim is -

the 4% margin will hover over our necks like a Damocles Sword reminding us to stay true to what we already know, yet so stubbornly refuse to accept.


Enjoy!

Meet you in Season 3

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]]> What did my car taught me about Zen What did my car taught me about Zen Wed, 24 May 2023 05:50:43 GMT 9:46 646da5b326c80300108610ca false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/what-did-my-car-taught-me-about-zen 646da5b326c80300108610ca 638e42ed1a770900113395be what-did-my-car-taught-me-about-zen The Highway of Peace full 2 23 It's rather ridiculous buying a kitchen knife and expecting it to cut like a chainsaw.

When you buy a Buick - don't expect it to feel like a Ferrari.


Yet we often fail to make this, seemingly obvious distinction,

when it comes to things less obvious - relationships, kids, animals, and... ourselves.


Fortunately, I had a car that has taught me better!


"Patience, Lewis. We're only human."

~ Robocop, 1990


Enjoy!

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]]> It's rather ridiculous buying a kitchen knife and expecting it to cut like a chainsaw.

When you buy a Buick - don't expect it to feel like a Ferrari.


Yet we often fail to make this, seemingly obvious distinction,

when it comes to things less obvious - relationships, kids, animals, and... ourselves.


Fortunately, I had a car that has taught me better!


"Patience, Lewis. We're only human."

~ Robocop, 1990


Enjoy!

Meet you in the next episode.

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]]> The Predator The Predator Wed, 17 May 2023 11:44:53 GMT 9:59 6464be3509cd110011ddf7d5 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-predator 6464be3509cd110011ddf7d5 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-predator Practical Change Protocol full 2 22 There's much to learn about change and personal growth for the "Predator" movie franchise.

Unlike the blind killing of the Alien movies, the Predator is an intelligent hunter that observes and learns - first, kills - last.

Eventually, the movie protagonist applied the same principle to bring the Predator down.

The same is with our habits and behavior change - it's a hunting game.

The oldest and deadliest in nature.

So, shell we go hunting?


Enjoy!

Meet you in the next episode.


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]]> There's much to learn about change and personal growth for the "Predator" movie franchise.

Unlike the blind killing of the Alien movies, the Predator is an intelligent hunter that observes and learns - first, kills - last.

Eventually, the movie protagonist applied the same principle to bring the Predator down.

The same is with our habits and behavior change - it's a hunting game.

The oldest and deadliest in nature.

So, shell we go hunting?


Enjoy!

Meet you in the next episode.


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]]> The Map Is Not The Territory The Map Is Not The Territory Wed, 10 May 2023 09:03:35 GMT 10:01 645b5de7eff3730011ae054c false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-map-is-not-the-territory 645b5de7eff3730011ae054c 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-map-is-not-the-territory Confuse not signs for the journey full 2 21 We often hear the phrase "Research Shows" as an argument and reasoning to back up an opinion.

However, research is merely a direction pointer, rather than an actual journey toward a destination,

because let us remember that Models of Reality are NOT the Reality itself.

A piece is missing to complete the puzzle and harvest the research and statistic to our advantage.


Let's get on with the Episode and dive deeper into the subject.


Enjoy!


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]]> We often hear the phrase "Research Shows" as an argument and reasoning to back up an opinion.

However, research is merely a direction pointer, rather than an actual journey toward a destination,

because let us remember that Models of Reality are NOT the Reality itself.

A piece is missing to complete the puzzle and harvest the research and statistic to our advantage.


Let's get on with the Episode and dive deeper into the subject.


Enjoy!


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]]> The Last Jump The Last Jump Wed, 03 May 2023 04:18:34 GMT 5:39 6451e0999dcdc1001149dcee false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-last-jump 6451e0999dcdc1001149dcee 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-last-jump Make Every Hurdle Meaningful! full 2 20 There's a Point Of No Return in our lives.

A point, beyond which the pain of regrets is unbearable.

The point will reach us all, yet it's the amount of pain we have control over.

Every day, we make decisions and take actions that sum up to the height of our last hurdle.

Every day, we chose how meaningful our hurdles are and how painful our Last Jump will be.


In this episode, I share a true story of the Last Jump as was told by my dear student.

.

Enjoy!

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]]> There's a Point Of No Return in our lives.

A point, beyond which the pain of regrets is unbearable.

The point will reach us all, yet it's the amount of pain we have control over.

Every day, we make decisions and take actions that sum up to the height of our last hurdle.

Every day, we chose how meaningful our hurdles are and how painful our Last Jump will be.


In this episode, I share a true story of the Last Jump as was told by my dear student.

.

Enjoy!

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]]> Fable About a Horse and a Magic Dollar Fable About a Horse and a Magic Dollar Wed, 26 Apr 2023 03:05:06 GMT 5:06 644894e29a1678001157a26d false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/fable-about-a-horse-and-a-magic-dollar 644894e29a1678001157a26d 638e42ed1a770900113395be fable-about-a-horse-and-a-magic-dollar Your life is waiting for you full 2 19 Every night many of us go to bed promising ourselves that "tomorrow" will be different.

But "tomorrow" never comes.

Each day we wake up in "today".

Until it's too late.


Your life is waiting for you.

Do it now.

"Tomorrow" IS a true fable here.


Enjoy.

Meet you in the next episode.

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]]> Every night many of us go to bed promising ourselves that "tomorrow" will be different.

But "tomorrow" never comes.

Each day we wake up in "today".

Until it's too late.


Your life is waiting for you.

Do it now.

"Tomorrow" IS a true fable here.


Enjoy.

Meet you in the next episode.

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]]> <![CDATA[Stop Apologizing! It doesn't work, unless...]]> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 06:06:41 GMT 8:01 643f84f273010400113a9af3 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/stop-apologizing-it-doesnt-work-unless 643f84f273010400113a9af3 638e42ed1a770900113395be stop-apologizing-it-doesnt-work-unless You change your actions full 2 18 What's common to abusive husbands, crack junkies, and small criminals that know their neighborhood district better than the district itself?

They all apologize! They truly and honestly understand that what they do IS wrong, yet it seems that they just can't stop.

In this episode, I discuss this topic in-depth and give you practical tools and exercises.

Because a true apology is not in words, but in ACTIONS!


Enjoy!

Meet you in my next episode.


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]]> What's common to abusive husbands, crack junkies, and small criminals that know their neighborhood district better than the district itself?

They all apologize! They truly and honestly understand that what they do IS wrong, yet it seems that they just can't stop.

In this episode, I discuss this topic in-depth and give you practical tools and exercises.

Because a true apology is not in words, but in ACTIONS!


Enjoy!

Meet you in my next episode.


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]]> Intentionalism (pt. 2). Two Question That Transform Your Life. Intentionalism (pt. 2). Two Question That Transform Your Life. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:00:52 GMT 9:38 6425274a0e4e660011ad16bb false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/intentionalism-pt-2-two-question-that-transform-your-life 6425274a0e4e660011ad16bb 638e42ed1a770900113395be intentionalism-pt-2-two-question-that-transform-your-life Live Your Dream. full 2 17 While Minimalism is a State, Intentionalism is an Action.

A constant progression toward an outcome, a goal.

In the previous Episode 16, we discussed two layers that every goal has.

In this episode, we bring these concepts to their closure by asking ourselves two questions.

And if we do the deep work to answer them - our lives will be transformed and we will live our dream.

Enjoy!

Meet you in the next episode :)

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]]> While Minimalism is a State, Intentionalism is an Action.

A constant progression toward an outcome, a goal.

In the previous Episode 16, we discussed two layers that every goal has.

In this episode, we bring these concepts to their closure by asking ourselves two questions.

And if we do the deep work to answer them - our lives will be transformed and we will live our dream.

Enjoy!

Meet you in the next episode :)

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]]> Intentionalism (pt. 1). Goals. And The Right to Enter The Stage. Intentionalism (pt. 1). Goals. And The Right to Enter The Stage. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 03:00:07 GMT 8:35 6423cc07d51d8100117d47b6 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/intentionalism-pt-1-goals-and-the-right-to-enter-the-stage 6423cc07d51d8100117d47b6 638e42ed1a770900113395be intentionalism-pt-1-goals-and-the-right-to-enter-the-stage Lessons From Theatre School full 2 16 My very first lesson in Theater School was that both the Character and an Actor portraying it don't have the right to exist on stage without a goal.

Thus I learned that any goal has two layers:

  • External - the text of a character and the Q for my entrance as an actor
  • Internal - what do my character is after? What do I, as an actor, want to achieve, create, and influence when I enter the limelight?

Later I understood that the same rules apply to our lives and daily actions.

This is the Q for Intentionalism to take the mic,

Enjoy.

Meet you in the next episode.


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]]> My very first lesson in Theater School was that both the Character and an Actor portraying it don't have the right to exist on stage without a goal.

Thus I learned that any goal has two layers:

  • External - the text of a character and the Q for my entrance as an actor
  • Internal - what do my character is after? What do I, as an actor, want to achieve, create, and influence when I enter the limelight?

Later I understood that the same rules apply to our lives and daily actions.

This is the Q for Intentionalism to take the mic,

Enjoy.

Meet you in the next episode.


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]]> Building The City of Troy - Overcoming Childhood Trauma Building The City of Troy - Overcoming Childhood Trauma Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:40:53 GMT 9:44 641a86d6ef9f180011990121 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/building-the-city-of-troy-overcoming-childhood-trauma 641a86d6ef9f180011990121 638e42ed1a770900113395be building-the-city-of-troy-overcoming-childhood-trauma No words. Only Actions. full 2 15 At first, there was a small village.

With a small fence around it.

Slowly, brick by brick, and layer by layer, the wall was built.

So did house by house, a small village grew too,

Time went by, and the wall rose.

So does the village.

Until it became a great city with an impenetrable wall around it.

The City of Troy!


This is how we overcome the childhood trauma of my dear student.

Brick by brick.

Event by event.

Until self-doubt and lack of self-confidence and worth, rise up to be a strong and resilient personality!


Here's a true story of how it happened and is ongoing still.


Enjoy!

Meet you in my next episode.



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]]> At first, there was a small village.

With a small fence around it.

Slowly, brick by brick, and layer by layer, the wall was built.

So did house by house, a small village grew too,

Time went by, and the wall rose.

So does the village.

Until it became a great city with an impenetrable wall around it.

The City of Troy!


This is how we overcome the childhood trauma of my dear student.

Brick by brick.

Event by event.

Until self-doubt and lack of self-confidence and worth, rise up to be a strong and resilient personality!


Here's a true story of how it happened and is ongoing still.


Enjoy!

Meet you in my next episode.



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]]> <![CDATA[Don't Expect The Outcome! Yet Don't Hope For It Either.]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:43:19 GMT 9:31 64114db4a110a900113dae0b false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/dont-expect-the-outcome-yet-dont-hope-for-it-either 64114db4a110a900113dae0b 638e42ed1a770900113395be dont-expect-the-outcome-yet-dont-hope-for-it-either Lesions Learned From Two GS Championships full 2 14 Between Expecting, and even worse - Demanding "your" results, and Hoping for them (results) - that's as equally bad - there's a magical "twilight zone".

This "magical zone" is what we Coaches refer to as PLANNING.

As the Law Of 7 P's states: "Proper Planning and Preparation Prevent Piss Poor Performance"

However, the fruits of our labor are not ours, only the labor is. And more than once we encounter that regardless of the level and seriousness of our preparation things turn far from what we aimed, expected, and wished for.

Q: So what now?

A: Listen to the two real-life examples from two World Championships where nothing went as planned and trained for.

You'll know better.

Enjoy!

See you in the next episode :)

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]]> Between Expecting, and even worse - Demanding "your" results, and Hoping for them (results) - that's as equally bad - there's a magical "twilight zone".

This "magical zone" is what we Coaches refer to as PLANNING.

As the Law Of 7 P's states: "Proper Planning and Preparation Prevent Piss Poor Performance"

However, the fruits of our labor are not ours, only the labor is. And more than once we encounter that regardless of the level and seriousness of our preparation things turn far from what we aimed, expected, and wished for.

Q: So what now?

A: Listen to the two real-life examples from two World Championships where nothing went as planned and trained for.

You'll know better.

Enjoy!

See you in the next episode :)

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]]> How Practicing Kettlebell Helps You To Save Your Life Energy How Practicing Kettlebell Helps You To Save Your Life Energy Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:14:28 GMT 9:44 641146240f192100115c9e0c false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/how-practicing-kettlebell-helps-you-to-save-your-life-energy 641146240f192100115c9e0c 638e42ed1a770900113395be how-practicing-kettlebell-helps-you-to-save-your-life-energy The Dark Side Of Our Emotions and How To Conquer It full 2 13 Life is like a Kettlebell Platform - when shit goes sideways, when they often do, you have two choices:

  1. Set the bells down (both physically and metaphysically) and go be "offended" for life's unfairness, and that you planned and expected differently;
  2. Just Move On! - shit is and will happen on the way, and most of them don't worth your Life's Energy wasted on them! Same as one or even ten bad reps doesn't worth a ten-minute set. Not to say an hour one...Breathe out and Move On!

Kettlebell Sport teaches you exactly the latter, for we don't really have any other option than this.

How so and what to do?

Hit Play and Find out!

Enjoy.

See you in the next episode.

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]]> Life is like a Kettlebell Platform - when shit goes sideways, when they often do, you have two choices:

  1. Set the bells down (both physically and metaphysically) and go be "offended" for life's unfairness, and that you planned and expected differently;
  2. Just Move On! - shit is and will happen on the way, and most of them don't worth your Life's Energy wasted on them! Same as one or even ten bad reps doesn't worth a ten-minute set. Not to say an hour one...Breathe out and Move On!

Kettlebell Sport teaches you exactly the latter, for we don't really have any other option than this.

How so and what to do?

Hit Play and Find out!

Enjoy.

See you in the next episode.

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]]> <![CDATA[Stop doing "Trash Work" both in your training and Life!]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 04:21:22 GMT 9:38 64080d429ade870011ec820f false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/stop-doing-trash-work-both-in-your-training-and-life 64080d429ade870011ec820f 638e42ed1a770900113395be stop-doing-trash-work-both-in-your-training-and-life Stay Focused. Do Less. Gain More. full 1 12 WHY do you do what you do?

Seriously.

Both in training AND life.

What PURPOSE do your ACTIONS serve?

HOW do these small steps align into a path from point A to point B?


You see, our lives are full of "trash" goals actions, and decisions.

For various reasons.

That, as serious as they might be - the reasons that are, the result is the same.

We do own, carry and bear too much trash.


Nothing reflects it as training does!

And it's easy to "reverse engineer" it from your training log into your life log.


Enjoy this Episode!

See you at the next one.

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]]> WHY do you do what you do?

Seriously.

Both in training AND life.

What PURPOSE do your ACTIONS serve?

HOW do these small steps align into a path from point A to point B?


You see, our lives are full of "trash" goals actions, and decisions.

For various reasons.

That, as serious as they might be - the reasons that are, the result is the same.

We do own, carry and bear too much trash.


Nothing reflects it as training does!

And it's easy to "reverse engineer" it from your training log into your life log.


Enjoy this Episode!

See you at the next one.

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]]> How Quotes Effect Your Life How Quotes Effect Your Life Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:27:47 GMT 9:53 63fefe737ee9e100119aabe6 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/how-quotes-effect-your-life 63fefe737ee9e100119aabe6 638e42ed1a770900113395be how-quotes-effect-your-life full 1 11 In Zen, if you want to change somebodies mind, instead of arguing - same as banging your head against the wall, with a certain probability that your head will win - you follow THEIR logic to the extreme, i.e... till the very end.

There, the other party may ACCEPT - willingly that is - the other POV, without a single drop of blood.

In this Episode, I invite you to follow the "logic" of the sooo famous saying: "No Pain, No Gain."

Enjoy!

See you at the next Episode.

Feel free to reach out at mike5son@gmail.com

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]]> In Zen, if you want to change somebodies mind, instead of arguing - same as banging your head against the wall, with a certain probability that your head will win - you follow THEIR logic to the extreme, i.e... till the very end.

There, the other party may ACCEPT - willingly that is - the other POV, without a single drop of blood.

In this Episode, I invite you to follow the "logic" of the sooo famous saying: "No Pain, No Gain."

Enjoy!

See you at the next Episode.

Feel free to reach out at mike5son@gmail.com

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]]> How to ESCAPE being a Bystander of our own lives! How to ESCAPE being a Bystander of our own lives! Wed, 22 Feb 2023 04:39:41 GMT 9:38 63f59c8dcc3d92001185f455 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/how-to-escape-being-a-bystander-of-our-own-lives 63f59c8dcc3d92001185f455 638e42ed1a770900113395be how-to-escape-being-a-bystander-of-our-own-lives full 1 10 Have you ever wondered why the "Motivational Weekends" and "Life-changing" seminars don't last a lifetime and often dry out too soon?

Although we do all the exercises, we study hard, and we take notes, on a level of a court stenographer.

Yet we still come up short. Why?!


Why are we like the Old King from a joke holding a candle while our lives are being lived by others?


The reason is that we fail, or subconsciously reject a very simple understanding that is there for us to see.

The understanding any serious Martial Artist knows.

The understanding I learned the HARD way, lying on a cold floor wondering if I gonna walk ever again,


That is what this episode is about.


Enjoy!


See you in the next episode.

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]]> Have you ever wondered why the "Motivational Weekends" and "Life-changing" seminars don't last a lifetime and often dry out too soon?

Although we do all the exercises, we study hard, and we take notes, on a level of a court stenographer.

Yet we still come up short. Why?!


Why are we like the Old King from a joke holding a candle while our lives are being lived by others?


The reason is that we fail, or subconsciously reject a very simple understanding that is there for us to see.

The understanding any serious Martial Artist knows.

The understanding I learned the HARD way, lying on a cold floor wondering if I gonna walk ever again,


That is what this episode is about.


Enjoy!


See you in the next episode.

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]]> <![CDATA["Be the hardest worker in the room", or How I almost lost my son]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:40:42 GMT 9:01 63ecb6a913868500116382f1 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/be-the-hardest-worker-in-the-room-or-how-i-almost-lost-my-so 63ecb6a913868500116382f1 638e42ed1a770900113395be be-the-hardest-worker-in-the-room-or-how-i-almost-lost-my-so The Hard, The Smart and The Intentional full 1 9 Have you ever thought about why you buy T-shirts with certain sayings while skipping others?


It's a great exercise - going through one's T-shirt collection and seeing the pattern.


One of these sayings is "Be the hardest worker in the room"

This one almost cost me my son and our relationship.


There's one primal thing missing between the Hard - Smart Pendulum

One thing, without all the above, is redundant and irrelevant.

One thing that dictates the quality of EVERYTHING!

A sort of "42" if you will.


This One Thing is - INTENTIONALISM.

That's what we dive deep into in this Episode.


Enjoy!


P.s.

Want to get Intentional quickly?

Start practicing Kettlebell Sport!

A single discipline that puts Intentionality in your face - while making you "feel it" first, and "use it" later.

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]]> Have you ever thought about why you buy T-shirts with certain sayings while skipping others?


It's a great exercise - going through one's T-shirt collection and seeing the pattern.


One of these sayings is "Be the hardest worker in the room"

This one almost cost me my son and our relationship.


There's one primal thing missing between the Hard - Smart Pendulum

One thing, without all the above, is redundant and irrelevant.

One thing that dictates the quality of EVERYTHING!

A sort of "42" if you will.


This One Thing is - INTENTIONALISM.

That's what we dive deep into in this Episode.


Enjoy!


P.s.

Want to get Intentional quickly?

Start practicing Kettlebell Sport!

A single discipline that puts Intentionality in your face - while making you "feel it" first, and "use it" later.

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]]> The Limits Are Only In Your Head! Really?! The Limits Are Only In Your Head! Really?! Wed, 08 Feb 2023 04:28:46 GMT 9:25 63e324fd19b0f40010bda2d9 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-limits-are-only-in-your-head-really 63e324fd19b0f40010bda2d9 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-limits-are-only-in-your-head-really full 1 8 "The Limits Are Only In Your Head!" is a sign seen in too many commercial gyms and "hardcore" clubs.

Really?!


Because if it's so -

I can put a man with a broken back in front of the loaded barbell, a "bad knees" runner in front of a steep hill, or a sedentary office clerk in the Octagon cage with MMA pro, and yell to them in a Guru-Motivating-Salive dripping-Style:

THE LIMITS ARE ONLY IN YOUR HEAD! NOW GO!


We all can imagine the REAL outcome of this IMAGINARY statement.

If we THINK and follow this statement step-by-step - where will we arrive?


In this episode, I invite you to take this journey to its end.

To follow this statement and DISCOVER what lies underneath and what the Oracle of Delphi has to do with it.


Enjoy!

And I meet you in the next episode.


P.s. feel free to ask me questions and share your personal journeys.


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]]> "The Limits Are Only In Your Head!" is a sign seen in too many commercial gyms and "hardcore" clubs.

Really?!


Because if it's so -

I can put a man with a broken back in front of the loaded barbell, a "bad knees" runner in front of a steep hill, or a sedentary office clerk in the Octagon cage with MMA pro, and yell to them in a Guru-Motivating-Salive dripping-Style:

THE LIMITS ARE ONLY IN YOUR HEAD! NOW GO!


We all can imagine the REAL outcome of this IMAGINARY statement.

If we THINK and follow this statement step-by-step - where will we arrive?


In this episode, I invite you to take this journey to its end.

To follow this statement and DISCOVER what lies underneath and what the Oracle of Delphi has to do with it.


Enjoy!

And I meet you in the next episode.


P.s. feel free to ask me questions and share your personal journeys.


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]]> The Spiral Of The Just, and False Expectations. The Spiral Of The Just, and False Expectations. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:43:34 GMT 8:29 63d9fc06a256360011fdf6e4 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-spiral-of-the-just-and-false-expectations 63d9fc06a256360011fdf6e4 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-spiral-of-the-just-and-false-expectations Why we fail to see our progress full 1 7 In American Football the blind side is referred to as the opposite of where the player is facing.

What about life?

Why do we fail to see our own progress and sometimes even enlightenment?


Partly, because we were never taught where to look.

Partly, because we are often invited by self-help books, and gurus to "reinvent our life",

while social media pumps up false expectations and distorts our vision.


It doesn't matter what decoration you use to perform "Hamlet" -

in space, NY offices, or Medieval times - it's still the same play in different décor.


But what about us?

What's our blind side?

Where do we need to turn our heads to see?


That's what this chapter is all about,

Listen and find out.


Enjoy!

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]]> In American Football the blind side is referred to as the opposite of where the player is facing.

What about life?

Why do we fail to see our own progress and sometimes even enlightenment?


Partly, because we were never taught where to look.

Partly, because we are often invited by self-help books, and gurus to "reinvent our life",

while social media pumps up false expectations and distorts our vision.


It doesn't matter what decoration you use to perform "Hamlet" -

in space, NY offices, or Medieval times - it's still the same play in different décor.


But what about us?

What's our blind side?

Where do we need to turn our heads to see?


That's what this chapter is all about,

Listen and find out.


Enjoy!

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]]> Athletic mindset, Stock Market, and the Bullshit Express of our lives. Athletic mindset, Stock Market, and the Bullshit Express of our lives. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 04:34:23 GMT 9:31 63d0b14f6887790011388d76 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/athletic-mindset-stock-market-and-the-bullshit-express-of-ou 63d0b14f6887790011388d76 638e42ed1a770900113395be athletic-mindset-stock-market-and-the-bullshit-express-of-ou full 1 6 The stock market is merely one of the tools to invest and secure our future.

What "becomes" of us, when we enter the game - is up to us.


We're the ones who define the game and make the game a game.


Same is true when it comes to Fitness and taking stock of our health.

"Competitions", or for a better term - Events, are merely a tool for investing in our health,

keeping us motivated, and scaling our own progress.


Yet, as with the stock market - we're the ones who give meaning and define, or to be exact - make the game.


In this episode, I invite you to redefine the game!

It's about time we, hop off the bullshit express and swap self-deception for self-expression. 


Enjoy!

See you in the next episode.

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]]> The stock market is merely one of the tools to invest and secure our future.

What "becomes" of us, when we enter the game - is up to us.


We're the ones who define the game and make the game a game.


Same is true when it comes to Fitness and taking stock of our health.

"Competitions", or for a better term - Events, are merely a tool for investing in our health,

keeping us motivated, and scaling our own progress.


Yet, as with the stock market - we're the ones who give meaning and define, or to be exact - make the game.


In this episode, I invite you to redefine the game!

It's about time we, hop off the bullshit express and swap self-deception for self-expression. 


Enjoy!

See you in the next episode.

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]]> The Must(s). The Have(s). The Want(s) The Must(s). The Have(s). The Want(s) Wed, 18 Jan 2023 03:53:09 GMT 9:22 63c76d266bb05b001096e181 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-musts-the-haves-the-wants 63c76d266bb05b001096e181 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-musts-the-haves-the-wants Are you willing to pay the price + interest for your dreams? full 1 5 When we want to buy a house o a car, and we take a loan - we KNOW that there is interest on the money we're asking for.

We all wish it would be 1 to 1 (a perfect world), yet life is life, and we pay more than we took,

OR we make a conscious and adult decision to pass on that, till better days.


The same is true for any dream we pursue, be it in a gym, in a business, or in life.

The dream - is a "loan" we take, the steps we must do - our payment + interest.

Are we ready?

Do we really have that "money"?


This is where the Must. Have. Want. come to play and the sequence is crucial for the success.


Enjoy!

I'll see you in the next Episode.



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]]> When we want to buy a house o a car, and we take a loan - we KNOW that there is interest on the money we're asking for.

We all wish it would be 1 to 1 (a perfect world), yet life is life, and we pay more than we took,

OR we make a conscious and adult decision to pass on that, till better days.


The same is true for any dream we pursue, be it in a gym, in a business, or in life.

The dream - is a "loan" we take, the steps we must do - our payment + interest.

Are we ready?

Do we really have that "money"?


This is where the Must. Have. Want. come to play and the sequence is crucial for the success.


Enjoy!

I'll see you in the next Episode.



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]]> <![CDATA[The Matrix, Unfair Life & Kettlebell Snatch]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2023 04:32:23 GMT 8:18 63be3bd86c0bc800104c06ea false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/the-matrix-unfair-life-kettlebell-snatch 63be3bd86c0bc800104c06ea 638e42ed1a770900113395be the-matrix-unfair-life-kettlebell-snatch Conversations, as they happen, between sets full 1 4 What will you tell to a teenager, almost 18 years old, almost out of his parent's nest?

What will you tell a teenager that rightfully brings up the unfairness OF, and IN life?

What will tell him, not to make him revolt against, but to be a part of and work with?

How will you guide him through the Matrix of Life, that's objectively unfair?


What will you tell YOUR kids when they come to you with the exact same question?


This is WHAT I told him.

This IS what I tell my son.

This is my answer.

This is the true conversation we held on Jan 10th, 2023, between sets.


Listen,

Think.

Practice.


You may give the same answer when the time is due...


Enjoy, and I see you in the next chapter,

.


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]]> What will you tell to a teenager, almost 18 years old, almost out of his parent's nest?

What will you tell a teenager that rightfully brings up the unfairness OF, and IN life?

What will tell him, not to make him revolt against, but to be a part of and work with?

How will you guide him through the Matrix of Life, that's objectively unfair?


What will you tell YOUR kids when they come to you with the exact same question?


This is WHAT I told him.

This IS what I tell my son.

This is my answer.

This is the true conversation we held on Jan 10th, 2023, between sets.


Listen,

Think.

Practice.


You may give the same answer when the time is due...


Enjoy, and I see you in the next chapter,

.


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]]> Control, Doughnuts and Missed Workouts Control, Doughnuts and Missed Workouts Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:22:43 GMT 9:39 63b150e431f2fb0010a62581 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/control-doughnuts-and-missed-workouts 63b150e431f2fb0010a62581 638e42ed1a770900113395be control-doughnuts-and-missed-workouts How to eliminate guilt and know that you REALLY in control. full 1 3 I'll take a word of a used-cars salesman rather believe in a "perfect" relationship / life / training / etc. IG (or any SM) profile.

The myth of control and discipline.

The strive for "perfect".

The guilt of missing out.


But what would a priest tell us if we walk into a confession booth in the Church of Fitness?


Listen and find out.

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]]> I'll take a word of a used-cars salesman rather believe in a "perfect" relationship / life / training / etc. IG (or any SM) profile.

The myth of control and discipline.

The strive for "perfect".

The guilt of missing out.


But what would a priest tell us if we walk into a confession booth in the Church of Fitness?


Listen and find out.

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]]> <![CDATA[On Kettlebell Snatch, Meditation & Emotional Balance]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 04:41:33 GMT 9:57 63a28e7ece6b4400103c4635 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/on-kettlebell-snatch-meditation-emotional-balance 63a28e7ece6b4400103c4635 638e42ed1a770900113395be on-kettlebell-snatch-meditation-emotional-balance Doing what you need according with what you have. full 1 2 Have you ever caught yourself "losing it" when things didn't go "according to plan"?

I certainly have.

Every time we do so - we lose our emotional balance, and waste our life energy - think of it as daily allowance money - on things NOT in our control.

We get frustrated, irritated, and angry, eventually coming short of our plans and tasks,

Not so productive is it?


Doing what you need according to what you have AND keeping your cool - is a single test for emotional balance I know.


As with everything else, it's a SKILL practiced not in a perfect setting of a solitary temple in Tibet, but on a nosy gym floor with a single kettlebell.

In this episode, I talk in detail about the WHY, WHAT, and How.


Enjoy & Subscribe!

Coach Michael

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]]> Have you ever caught yourself "losing it" when things didn't go "according to plan"?

I certainly have.

Every time we do so - we lose our emotional balance, and waste our life energy - think of it as daily allowance money - on things NOT in our control.

We get frustrated, irritated, and angry, eventually coming short of our plans and tasks,

Not so productive is it?


Doing what you need according to what you have AND keeping your cool - is a single test for emotional balance I know.


As with everything else, it's a SKILL practiced not in a perfect setting of a solitary temple in Tibet, but on a nosy gym floor with a single kettlebell.

In this episode, I talk in detail about the WHY, WHAT, and How.


Enjoy & Subscribe!

Coach Michael

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]]> How to drive better results in you training and save energy in your life How to drive better results in you training and save energy in your life Fri, 09 Dec 2022 10:12:36 GMT 5:48 63930a1504f1e600111ef0e9 false https://shows.acast.com/iron-meditation-the-art-of-living-and-lifting/episodes/how-to-drive-better-results-in-you-training-and-save-energy- 63930a1504f1e600111ef0e9 638e42ed1a770900113395be how-to-drive-better-results-in-you-training-and-save-energy- full 1 1 What do you see when I say the word "Meditation"?

How about the concept of "Respect"?


Our life is subconsciously driven by the stereotypes and references we've picked up over the years.

That's why it's so hard to install a new concept or practice when we old(er).


In this episode, I explore the concept a bit deeper and share practical ideas on how to change this notion and make it more easy.


Enjoy.

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]]> What do you see when I say the word "Meditation"?

How about the concept of "Respect"?


Our life is subconsciously driven by the stereotypes and references we've picked up over the years.

That's why it's so hard to install a new concept or practice when we old(er).


In this episode, I explore the concept a bit deeper and share practical ideas on how to change this notion and make it more easy.


Enjoy.

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