Jay Nixon — All About Mindset
VertiMax Vive
English - April 23, 2019 15:13 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsSports Health & Fitness Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Jay Nixon is a speaker, mentor, coach, owner of his own Thrive Fitness Studio in Palm Desert, California, and author of The Overweight Mind. For over two decades, he has helped thousands of people achieve total body transformation — through fitness, nutrition and personal development coaching.
On this episode hosted by Ned Arick, Jay dives into mindset and momentum. He explains what momentum stacking is and how the most successful people, athletes and teams use it to build on little wins to achieve great things. He also relates momentum (and negative momentum) to mindset, and shares more about why mindset is so powerful.
Even if you have the perfect program, location, facility, nutrition, etc., if your mindset is not where it needs to be, you will always fall short. As a coach, it is up to you to bring that mindset as you approach each situation. Jay and Ned discuss why mindset is such a key factor in success, not just in sports but also in life, and why visualizing your goals can help them come true. Jay also shares some strategies for coaches to improve their athletes’ mindsets, and how to help them surpass their potential by giving them the right tools, education and support. Tune in to find out more.
Key Takeaways:
[:35] Ned introduces his guest for this episode — Jay Nixon.
[2:42] Jay is a big believer in momentum stacking. He explains how it has played out in his lie in the past few days.
[4:01] What does "momentum stacking" mean?
[7:59] As a coach, your duty is to create momentum.
[8:52] Negative momentum is created not necessarily because of the food, or the gym, but because of the mindset.
[10:03] What is Jay's book The Overweight Mind about?
[11:52] What percentage does mindset contribute to fitness and success?
[16:42] How can coaches tell when someone's mindset isn't great? Jay shares some of the cues he looks out for.
[20:00] What works to change someone's mindset for the better and bring it up?
[24:02] This podcast is being sponsored by VertiMax.
[24:50] Ned and Jay discuss the Patriots and how mindset plays into their success.
[26:24] It's on the coach to be bringing in the mindset that they want to see from the athletes they work with.
[31:29] Ned shares an anecdote from his college days, and how that relates to mindset of success.
[34:43] Jay shares more about the power of visualizing and how your brain focuses on things you're obsessed about.
[38:50] What is Jay's morning routine?
[43:20] Ned shares his own morning routine.
[44:42] If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life.
[47:51] Your mindset allows you to create the standards, the rituals, the habits that are necessary to be successful.
[52:10] Jay highlights a chapter in his new book called the Personal Development Vortex.
[55:11] What is Jay most excited about in his life in the next six months?
[56:43] Follow Jay on Facebook or Instagram,, and check out his website for more information.
Mentioned in This Episode:
Jay Nixon, Thrive Fitness Studio
Thrive Forever Fit Podcast with Jay Nixon
The Overweight Mind, by Jay Nixon
Aaron Donald Mic’d Up Pregame on YouTube