Get Uncomfortable
130 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsShae from Enlightened Athlete shares all of his favorite mindset, workout, and nutrition strategies, practices to develop mental toughness, grit, and physical fitness so you can look at challenges in life as opportunities. Through conversations and interviews with people who overcame obstacles in life they break down how to welcome adversity into your life and use it to your advantage. You'll be ready and willing to build a community that pushes you to get uncomfortable everyday!
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029: The Power of Stoicism & Remembering Your Mortality
September 17, 2021 18:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBThese are strange times we are living in to say the least. Luckily there have been strange times before ours and certain groups of people learned how to navigate them better than others. In my opinion, one group is the Stoics. Their philosophical view of the world is applicable to daily life. You can use it in all kinds of situations. Big & small. A great place to learn more about the stoics is a book called The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday. If any of this was of interest to you, get tha...
028: Limiting Factors Series | Movement, Recovery, Cooking, & Mindset Strategies to Succeed
September 09, 2021 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBThis is our third and final episode in our limiting factors series where we dive into some of the most common areas and issues that throw people off track when beginning their health and wellness journey. If you missed the first two episodes in the series catch them here; Episode 26 & Episode 27 This week we covered how to address: lack of exercise & physical activity, failure to recover from workouts or life obligations managing stress kitchen organization, grocery shopping, and lear...
027: Limiting Factors Series | How to Replace Junk Food For GOOD, Importance of Lifestyle Change & Getting Connected to Your Food
September 02, 2021 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBIf you loved today's show, please share this episode with family or friends, hit that subscribe button, and leave us a review on Apple podcasts! Send this to a friend, co worker or loved one you want to see start to make some positive changes in their lives and tag me so I can thank you for sharing!! If you've fallen off the path while on your weight loss or health journey I think you will find a ton of value in this series. Our episode today is about working more whole unprocessed food in...
026: Limiting Factors Series | How to Use Behaviors to Stop Eating So Much Junk Food
August 26, 2021 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.35 MBIf you loved today's show, please share this episode with family or friends, hit that subscribe button, and leave us a review on Apple podcasts! If you've fallen off the path while on your weight loss or health journey I think you will find a ton of value in this series. Our episode today is all about processed food and how to start getting it out of your daily life in a way that doesn't feel restrictive or painful! We touch on filling up on the good stuff first, how to substitute junk f...
5 Minute Friday | The Power of Protein: Best Sources, How Much You Need, & How to Track It
August 13, 2021 17:00 - 8 minutes - 5.76 MBIf you find value in this show please share it out for the world to find! We're doing something a little different today, 5 minute Friday. Well, sub 10 minute Friday but that's not as catchy haha! We're talking about the importance of protein in your diet. What it's made of, where to get it (best foods to eat), and how much you need especially if you're exercising. I hope you enjoy the show! Support the show Until next time, go get uncomfortable. Schedule a free strategy call with us...
024: How to Stop Giving Up On Yourself, Use Chunking to Crush Your Excuses & Develop A Mindset for Continual Growth
August 05, 2021 05:00 - 14 minutes - 9.93 MBIf you liked todays episode, please consider sharing it with someone who would benefit from listening and leave us a 5 star review on Apple podcasts! This show is a little different than our others. This is a solo episode with just me and it's under 15 minutes long! I decided to dive into one of my favorite topics, MINDSET. I wanted to discuss something I see all the time called all or none thinking, what it is, and how to DEFEAT it by getting off your ass! I also talked about Chunking ...
023: Death To Dad Bod with Travis Stoetzel | The Mindset Men Need to Get Their Edge Back In Life
July 29, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBToday's episode is one I am PUMPED about. Travis Stoetzel is a bad Mother fu*cker. One look through his instagram or facebook page will show you that. Travis runs The Forged Athlete, a strength & conditioning gym in Omaha, Nebraska and he runs an online community known as the The Forged Father where he helps men get back the physical and mental edge in life to reclaim the power they had earlier in life and felt like healthy, disciplined machines. We dove into the problem with society ac...
022: Make Personal Responsibility Great Again, Study Showing Improved Physical Health Leads to Improved Mental Health & Question Everything
July 22, 2021 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBIn today's show we talked all about how failing to attend to your physical health is selling yourself short. A study examined the effects of a 16 exercise program on emotional wellbeing vs a "counseling" group. We also talked abut the importance of personal responsibility and questioning everything so you can make the best informed decision possible for yourself instead of taking someone else's word for it... Shae's IG Dakota's IG Head to EnlightenedAthlete.com to download your free copy...
021: Meditation | How To Start, Significant Mental and Physical Benefits, & A Guided Meditation For You!
July 16, 2021 20:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBIf you love today's episode share it with a friend or through an email or social media and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Today's Episode is about one of my favorite activities. Meditation. I even recorded a guided meditation and added it to the end of this episode! There's a lot of preconceptions surrounding this practice and some people are too unsure how to begin. My hope with this podcast episode is to introduce you to the practice of meditation by bringing it to the light and ...
020: Upset About Censorship, The Olympics Are Off The Rails & Big Pharma Buried A Miracle Drug
July 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBWe spoke on some topics that are a little sensitive in this episode because well, it's uncomfortable to have tough conversations and getting uncomfortable is what we do best. Big tech censorship & how it's typically the bad guys trying to shut down discussion and ideas of opposing beliefs, the olympics needing to update their banned substance list, and possibly create a new division to keep things fair for all athletes in male & female divisions, and how it seems like VERY rich pharmaceuti...
019: Ryan Duey | Co-Founder The Cold Plunge: Why Take Ice Baths, Doing Difficult Things With Intention & Benefits of Sensory Deprivation Tanks
July 01, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBOn today's show I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ryan Duey, Founder of Capitol Floats & Co-Founder of The Cold Plunge ice baths. We dove into what exactly The Cold Plunge tub is, it's features as well as why him and his business partner Michael Garett started the company. Ryan also runs a floatation tank center so we dove into what a float tank is, how it works, how to use one and the immense physical and mental benefits from utilizing them. We discussed the importance of doing dif...
018: Ryan Hartley | What Being A Leader Means, Helping Other Win Helps You Win & Leaving Space For Miracles
June 25, 2021 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBIf you enjoy the show we would love to hear from you! Leave us a review or rating and feel free to reach out to us on Instagram, @EnlightenedAthlete On today's episode of Get Uncomfortable I sit down with Ryan Hartley from We Are Always Better Than Yesterday, an online group you should absolutely join that helps people develop themselves and the people around them to help make this world a better place. Ryan has served as a mentor, coach, speaker, and worked in the police force in the UK...
017: How to Form Better Habits, Build More Discipline & Get Out Of Your Own Way
June 17, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBWe'd love it if you could take a moment to leave us a review & hit that beautiful subscribe button on Apple podcasts if you like the show, and follow the show on Spotify. Today Dakota and I broke down habit formation, how they form, how to build better ones, and how to get rid of bad ones. This really is the secret sauce when it comes to achieving anything. Here are the books we mentioned: The power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Atomic Habits by James Clear The first step in our opinion ...
017: How to Form Better Habits, Build More Discipline & Get Out Of Your Own Way
June 17, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBWe'd love it if you could take a moment to leave us a review & hit that beautiful subscribe button on Apple podcasts if you like the show, and follow the show on Spotify. Today Dakota and I broke down habit formation, how they form, how to build better ones, and how to get rid of bad ones. This really is the secret sauce when it comes to achieving anything. Here are the books we mentioned: The power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Atomic Habits by James Clear The first step in our opinion ...
016: Interviewed By Envision Nutrition CEO Amanda Hanquist | Health Is An Investment, Gaining 17lbs of Muscle & How to Schedule Workouts When Busy
June 08, 2021 18:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBThis weeks episode is a little different as I'm the one being interviewed by the CEO of Envision Nutrition Amanda Handquist. I got to talk about how to enjoy the process of lifestyle change, how putting time or money into your health is actually an investment vs. expense, how to be a good coach for your clients, and different strategies to help you still get your workouts in when time is short. I had a lot of fun going on The Envision Podcast & Amanda has so many great strategies and inf...
015: Jonathan Darling | Improve Your Relationships & Business Through the Power of Leadership, Love, & Putting People First
June 03, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBBe sure to leave us a rating/review and subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode! On today's episode I had the opportunity to interview Jonathan Darling, who has a passion for getting other to recognize they have greatness in them and helping them light the fire for that! We dove into the power our words have, what leadership and love have in common, how we can connect with each other, the importance of putting people first & SO much more. He has worked as a high level lead...
014: Luke Frazier | Storytelling: How to Improve Your Business, Relationship & Life By Telling A Better Story
May 27, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBIn this weeks episode Luke Frazier from Parable Brand Stories (@ParableBrand) and I go DEEP on storytelling and the role it plays in business, relationships, and the way we see ourselves. We touched on the benefits of stress & how it can cause you to grow and reach beyond what you though you could, how iron sharpens iron, surrounding yourself with people that will hold you accountable, the story of him starting his creative brand agency and the hurdles he had to overcome to start a new busi...
013: Almost Dying On Shae's First Hunting Experience, Finding Your Breaking Point, Artificial Stress Prepares You for Real Stress
May 20, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBDakota & Shae recount the time they almost got stranded and developed hypothermia on Shae's first hunting excursion. The point of sharing this story was to talk about how testing yourself, finding your breaking point in a controlled environment, will hopefully help you make better decisions when the shit does really hit the fan. Making good decisions in a stressful environment is best practiced where the consequences are less drastic. That way, when the consequences are real, hopefully the...
012: Understanding Energy Balance & Caloric Needs, The Human Metabolism, How to Start Changing Your Lifestyle
May 13, 2021 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBToday's episode starts with a little rant about corporate blame shifting, leading the consumers to believe the chronic health crisis we're facing is a product of our own poor decision making and not a product of shady business practices and lobbying. Our hope for today's show is to give you some insight into how your body works and understand the importance of energy balance (aka- calories taken in vs. calories burned everyday) allowing you to make better informed decisions each day. To n...
011: The Tangential Episode: An Unfiltered Dive Into the Brains of Shae & Dakota
May 07, 2021 02:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBToday's episode is tangential to say the least. You could call it the random show, we just sat down to have a good conversation. This is actually an episode we recorded back in 2020 and we just decided to release this. We cover falling off the discipline path, children's books that could benefit a lot of adults, why hard training is so great, trips to Colorado, snowboarding, the importance of wrestling & Jiu-jitsu for self defense and police officers. Head over to EnlightenedAthlete.com to...
010: Emotional Trauma Held In the Body, Benefits of Therapy & How I Get Out of A Negative Mindset
April 29, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBToday's episode isn't going to be for everyone. It's a little heavy. Seeing as the title of this show calls for us to get uncomfortable I thought it was a good idea for me to do the same. I decided to discuss something that happens to me each year at the same time that I've linked back to a traumatic event earlier in my life. Something I haven't talked about publicly for the last 15 years. I also talk about therapy, why I think there shouldn't be a stigma around it, and why I eventuall...
009: Greg Everett | What Being Tough REALLY Means, Using Discomfort As Fuel For Growth & Becoming Self Reliant
April 21, 2021 21:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBToday's episode is one I am so happy to share with you all. I have followed him for years and this was one of the most value packed conversations I've had. Our guest today is Greg Everett (@Catalyst Athletics), who is a world renowned olympic weightlifting coach, elite competitor in the tactical games, author, was a nationally ranked weightlifting competitor himself, and all around bad ass. He just released his new book, Tough: Building True Mental, Physical, & Emotional Toughness For Su...
008: Christian McMaster | Dealing With Loss, EMDR Therapy, Leaving A Legacy, & Protecting Yourself & Others
April 15, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBToday's episode is with my brother, Christian McMaster. This is an episode that ranges far and wide for topics covered. We talk about dealing with the loss of a family member, EMDR therapy to process trauma, controlling your nervous system, why we practice jiu-jitsu, wrestling, & Muay Thai to be more physically capable and allow us to protect ourselves and others if ever necessary. There's tons of little nuggets & pearls throughout so we hope you enjoy the show! Be sure to head over to...
007: Why You Should Be Excited to Suck At Something, Benefits of A Beginner's Mindset & Using Exercise to Be More Present In Life
April 08, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBYou have the opportunity to continually learn new things in life. We are firm believers in doing new things, even things you potentially suck at. You should be excited to try things you suck at because it gives you an opportunity to get uncomfortable and grow as a person. This growth effect is magnified by age we have found, because there's more resistance to overcome with age. As we get older we seem to try fewer and fewer new tasks. We feel scared, judged, or embarrassed to suck at somet...
006: Have the Body You Want: How to Train, Eat & Recover to Get Optimal Health, REAL Recovery Methods to Keep You Injury Free
April 01, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBIn this episode we discuss how to train for the goals you have & more clearly define the goals by telling you what most of our clients in the past goals have been. We also discuss the best way to eat for those goals and how to improve your energy levels, bloodwork, and overall health. We also discuss the most effective training recovery methods to keep you moving and injury free vs. less effective ones. Get your free copy of the Enlightened Athlete Nutrition Protocol by signing up at Enlig...
005: Why Free Doughnuts After Vaccine Is A Bad Idea, 5 Tips to Improve Your Life, & How to Live Like A High Performer
March 25, 2021 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBIn today's episode I dive deep into my top 5 tips to improve your life from this facebook post I put up --> https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10157506553461017&set=a.10150472157511017 I also discuss how ridiculous it is that Krispy Kreme is handing out free doughnuts to anyone vaccinated for the rest of 2021 & why this is counter productive to public health. Please feel free to share this episode with a friend or family member that would benefit from it. Tag us on instagram or facebook w...
004: How to Avoid Being Part of America's Chronic Disease Crisis, 575k Hospitalizations Preventable, Where Health Really Comes From
March 18, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBIn today's episode we discuss the real issue behind America's health crisis. This country's approach to public health is akin to using band aids for gunshot wounds. It's just not going to solve the problem. I want to make it clear we are not suggesting anyone to stop listening to health officials. What we are suggesting is that as individuals we take more responsibility for our personal health and the health of our friends, families, and communities. There has been new data released showi...
003: Spending 4 Days In The Wilderness Alone, Why You Need To Lift Weights, How To Start Meditating & More!
March 12, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBDakota recounts part of his experience from when he spent four days out in the woods alone and some of the insights he gained while out there. We did a Q&A on our Instagram accounts and went over as many as the questions we could these include How often should you switch up your workout routine? Best ways to reduce anxiety? Is it possible to build muscle while losing fat? Does getting enough protein help you lose weight? Support the show Until next time, go get uncomfortable. Schedu...
002: Grit | The Difference Between Success or Failure & How to Cultivate It In Your Life
March 10, 2021 19:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBGrit: Perseverance and passion for especially difficult long term goals. In our opinion it's the deciding factor when it comes to being successful or failing in the long term. This is one of our absolute favorite topics and we were able to dive deep on research, podcasts, and books to bring you the research backed evidence about grit and how to get more of it. As fathers this trait is one we want to be able to instill into our children. In order for us to do this we have to explore and st...
001: Discomfort is Your Friend, Meditation & Mindfulness, Lessons Learned on Jiu-Jitsu Mats
March 09, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBIn the inaugural episode Dakota & Shae introduce themselves, why they started this show for you and how learning to embrace discomfort will change your life for the better. Topics include; meditation teachers, avoiding emotional reactions to situations, what being fully present in the moment feels like, Ram Dass, how being in a bad spot in jiu-jitsu can teach you how to better handle life. Be sure to head over to EnlightenedAthlete.com to get your free copy of our done for you nutrition PD...