#083 - Keith Norris and James Fitzgerald
OPEX Fitness Presents: Back Room Talk
English - November 22, 2019 12:37 - 1 hour - 118 MB - ★★★★ - 34 ratingsHealth & Fitness fitness health crossfit Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Keith Norris is a former standout athlete and military veteran. He is an elite strength and conditioning specialist and habit change expert with over 40 years of in-the-trenches experience. As a serial entrepreneur in the health and wellness space, he is a co-founder and Chief Development Officer of the largest Paleo platform in the world, Paleo f(x).
Keith's Bio:
Keith Norris is a former standout athlete and military veteran. He is an elite strength and conditioning specialist and habit change expert with over 40 years of in-the-trenches experience. As a serial entrepreneur in the health and wellness space, he is a co-founder and Chief Development Officer of the largest Paleo platform in the world, Paleo f(x). As well, Keith is the CEO of Phoenix Equipment Group, LLC, and a founding member of ID Life, a company whose mission is health and lifestyle optimization. In his spare time, he authors one of the top fitness and personal development blogs in the health and wellness sphere, Theory To Practice, and is the author of The Five T’s, the art of goal setting and continual improvement.
Keith's Websites and Social Media Links:
Website – paleofx.com
Facebook – Paleo f(x)Twitter - @PaleoFXInstagram - paleofxYouTube – Paleo f(x)
James' Bio:The guy that paints the picture, James is the founder of OPEX (Formerly OPT) and The International Center for Fitness. When not coaching, he’s a full-time husband, father and fitness athlete. His 20+ years of experience and service as a strength coach/technician, tireless practice on refining energy system work, nutritional and lifestyle balancing techniques and training of other coaches has made OPEX a sought after method of bringing fitness to a Higher Order.
James has found a desire and passion to understanding fitness through assessment, testing, research, programming and more. He has had many years experience as an athlete from early childhood into adulthood, from playing top level soccer, short and long distance running to CrossFit where he was crowned “The Fittest on Earth”, Winner of the 2007 CrossFit Games.
James' Websites and Social Media Links:
Website – OPEXfit.com
Facebook – OPEX FitnessTwitter - @OPEXFitnessInstagram - opexfitnessYouTube – OPEX Fitness
Books mentioned:
Homo SapiensHomo Deus21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Resources and People mentioned:OPEX CCP – Level 1
Mark SissonRobb WolfBen Greenfield
Health Optimisation SummitDave Asprey
Shawn BakerMikhaila PetersonGabrielle Lyon
Mike BoyleCertified Functional Strength CoachBrett BartholomewDan Baker
Timeline:0:00 – 5:25 – Robbie intros the show and asks Keith to introduce himself?
5:26 – 10:45 - James asks Keith about the genesis of Paleo f(x)
10:46 – 18:40 - James asks Keith how he is measuring the impact Paleo f(x) is having?
18:41 – 22:06 - James asks Keith if Paleo f(x) appeals to the educator or consumer?
22:07 – 26:05 - James asks Keith how he communicates the true meaning of Paleo?
26:06 – 31:09 - James and Keith discuss biohacking
31:10 – 42:20 - James asks Keith how he decides who will present at Paleo f(x)?
42:21 – 53:32 - James asks Keith what his goals are for paleo f(x) 2020?
53:33 – 56:10 - Robbie asks Keith if he kept the napkin that he and Michelle wrote out the vision for Paleo f(x)?
56:11 – 57:35 - Robbie asks Keith if he and Michelle both have the same genetic predisposition for the Apoe-4 gene allele?
57:36 – 59:00 - Robbie asks Keith if he thinks the name Paleo could limit Paleo f(x) mission going forward?59:01 – 1:02:40 - Robbie asks Keith about the details for Paleo f(x) 2020?1:02:21 - 1:03:21 - Robbie wraps up the show!