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A Podcast about Fitness, Family, Finance, and Life. I am an Optimistic Entrepreneur and Athlete who loves a deep conversation. Follow me as I travel through all realms of life learning through doing.

Nick Urankar


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    From CrossFit Games to 5-Minute Workouts—Why I Changed Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 11:36


    Send us a textThis chapter of training is different.I'm not chasing PRs or standing on competition floors anymore.I'm training for life.Less time. Smarter structure. More purpose.And honestly? I've never felt better.If you're burnt out, inconsistent, or wondering if you need a change—listen to this podcast episode. I open up about what made me shift and how you can do the same.Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    How to Train, Eat, and Stay Consistent (When Life Isn't Perfect)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 16:42


    Send us a textWhat I Cover:Why discipline isn't your problem—design isThe top 3 reasons people fall off fitness plansHow to simplify meals and stop restarting nutrition every MondayWhy short workouts matter more than perfect onesWhat to do when you miss a day (and how not to spiral)The mindset that keeps you consistent for lifeRemember:You don't need more time. You need a system that fits your life.That's what BUILT is for.

    Gap Workouts—The Small‑Window Secret: How to Workout Effectively in 5-15 Minutes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 12:46


    Send us a textI use what I call GAP workouts to fit in short workouts throughout a busy day.  Whether waiting to pick up kids, a phone call, between meetings, there is always time in the day even if it is short.I have used these types of workouts for over 15 years from competing for the Crossfit Games to only doing one in a day because I didn't want to train much.These help make consistency easy especially when motivation is low.  Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Fitness Unscripted: Mastering the Basics Without a Degree

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 14:38


    Send us a Text Message.In today's episode, we'll explore the unconventional path I took to become proficient in fitness. What if I told you that you don't need a formal education to become a fitness expert? Join me as I share my journey of learning through trial and error, focusing on the basics, and helping others achieve their fitness goals without the need for a traditional academic background.Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    What can you do this Summer to Bulk Up?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 9:32


    Send us a Text Message.I got to LA today and talk about what it was like to get here and the delays!  Then break down the Zeus Bulk Up 3 Month Plan!Join The Waitlist HereStraight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    How much should you workout?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 12:16


    Are you doing to much volume, not enough, are you feeling your "age"I discuss how to know if you are doing to much, not enough and if you are on the right path toward your goals.Do you have awareness of your training and are you a good personal coach for yourself.  If you have a coach are they giving you advice that allows you to not make years of mistakes that they have already made, clearing the path for a quicker route for you.Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Using Comedy at Work to Grow over 1M tictok Followers with Bryan Ferreira

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 40:07


    Bryan has exploded on Social Media with his comedy at work skits. You can follow and learn more about him at @bryguyferreira on all social media platforms.We chat about what is is like to grow on social media, how he did it, and what his life looks like now.Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Training for the Crossfit Games, Owning a Gym, and Raising Rabbits with Austin Hatfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 33:59


    Austin decided two years ago to go all in on making the Crossfit Games. He just missed out by 1 spot last year.  Hired a coach and is ready to make the push in 2024.He opens up about what he does daily and all the support he has around him.Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Creating an Online Business and Going After what YOU want with Hilary Krueger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 38:15


    Hilary has owned a gym with her husband, starting a business helping kids through fitness and now has been growing an online marketing company.  She helps people create their own individual voice by being authentic, vulnerable, and fun.We discuss struggles through this process and the positives and negatives to being your own boss.Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Training for the Crossfit Games, Working Full time, and Growing a Family with Mitch Wagner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 59:39


    Mitch has been competing in Crossfit for a decade while maintaining a marriage, full time job, and most recently having a child.  We chat about his goals, what life looks like with a new baby, and the challenges of managing his schedule.Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Nutrition with a Side of Laughter: Embracing Life's Ups and Downs with Chris Holt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 71:44


    Chris uses his life story, comedy, and real talk to help inspire people to live better lives.  He has over 1Million followers on TikTok, Hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram.   We talk about His Online Business, Nutrition, Working Out, Relationships, Mental Health, and Everything in between.  Enjoy!Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    How do you know how much you should workout?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 12:16


    Discussing how to know how much you should train!?Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Micro Workouts: The Smart Way to Stay Fit in Less Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 15:11


    Micro Workouts: The Unsung Heroes of FitnessWhat are micro workouts, and why do they matter?How to incorporate micro workouts into any scheduleExamples of effective micro workouts for home or officeStraight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    3 Ways to Get Stronger on Any Lifting Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 16:23


    I go over 3 ways to progress on a program that you are following or even if you decide to go it alone and make up your own!Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Starting an Online Business Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 19:11


    Here I talk about what you need to start with.  Why so many people quit so soon.How to look at not getting sales right away and building a brand that listens to your Ideal Client.Straight to your inbox twice a week.⚡️Get Free workouts ⚡️Personalized coaching tips ⚡️Exciting freebies ⚡️In depth insight from me …and much moreClick Here for Access Delivered right to your Inbox!Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Why I did not Sign up for the 2024 Crossfit Open

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 20:17


    I have competed in Crossfit since 2010 and have done the open until 2022 where I didn't submit my final score.  Here is a deeper chat into why I do not sign up for the open anymore. (I do still do the workouts and help athletes)Zeus Method Training Company Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Alex Anderson: CrossFit Games Athlete

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 66:57


    Alex is a 4 time Crossfit games Athlete and a great friend.  We talk everything from competing together, PED's and our thoughts on them in the sport and everything in between!Zeus Method Training Company Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Behind the Scenes: Starting an Online Fitness Business: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 16:08


    This is part One of a series I am doing walking through the details of starting, scaling, growing, struggling, learning, and ultimately creating something that has changed my families lives. Zeus Method Training Company Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Adam Davis: Zeus Method Member

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 29:27


    Adam David is a Members on Zeus Method Training and Currently in Flight School in Pensacola, FL.  We chat what that life is like and how he uses his training and designs his days.Learn More about Zeus Method Trainingwww.zeusmethod.comGrab a Free Ebook with Justabar Training.  Just grab an empty bar and thats all you need.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOADZeus Method Training Company Want a Free Justabar Ebook!CLICK HERE to get it emailed to you free!Try Zeus Method Training FreeJoin for 7 Days and get everything Unlimited

    Turning 40 & my Denver Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 10:45


    I turned 40 on February 13th and wanted to talk about how I feel and the trip I took for a week in Denver before my birthday to get outside and shut down.

    Life Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 15:43


    Here is just me talking about what is going on and some insights.

    The Key to getting Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 15:37


    In and outside of the gym everything applies here!

    How to Start an Online Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 17:07


    In 2012 I started my first business and kept learning and growing.  I go through my process and 3 things to do when wanting to start an Online Business.

    Am I happy I quit competing to coach online full time?

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 12:21


    Email me with ideas and questions nick@zeusmethod.com.This episode is from a follower on instagram who asked me about my transition from an athlete to a coach and if I'm happy about giving up on competing.

    Fitness Tips for the Busy Person

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 10:02


    I go over 3 hacks you can do to change your perception on working out when your schedule throws surprises at you.  Use these to help create more consistency!Want to have lots of training options to choose from to help you more.  Try www.zeusemthod.com workouts Free!

    How to workout on a busy schedule

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 11:26


    How can you workout when your day changes all the time.  Here is a way to rethink the way you workout.www.zeusmethod.com

    How to workout without stressing out!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 8:16


    I brief a conversation I had with a client around keeping Nutrition and Fitness simple!

    The Simplest Way To Get Stronger!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 7:15


    Want to improve your top end strength?  Want it to only take 20 minutes one day a week?  This is the easiest way to get really strong especially for beginners or if you know you have a lot more in you that you can't seem to find the program to help you best!www.zeusmethod.com

    Are you able to spot Opportunities?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 41:48


    How I increased My Deadlift Over 100 Pounds!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 23:53


    I go into detail on how I programmed for myself early on to get huge strength gains with simple confidence building programming.  I explain exactly what I did and how you can do it too!

    Steps To Starting An Online Business With No Social Media Following

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 38:37


    How To Scale Workouts So You Get Better Faster!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 23:41


    How to Use Dumbbells in Your Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 28:13


    Free Swole Dumbbell Workouts Here This episode has a lot of information and we talk about dumbbell  training,  business, and how to get more out of your training.There is a new 6 Week Swole Challenge starting Sept 26th.  You can join it here!www.zeusmethod.com

    What does a day of eating look like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 37:30


    One of the most common questions I get is, "What does a day of eating consist of for you?"Well, here is is!Let me know what you think or anything else you would like to know!

    How to Start an Online Fitness Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 29:18


    Here are a few important things to think about to help start and grow your business from the ground up.✔️What to prioritize right off the bar✔️Why an email list is important✔️Past failures online by Nick✔️How to choose delivery for a  programming

    How to workout around injuries!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 20:39


    Being injured most of the time doesn't mean you can't work out.We talk about what injuries we have gone through, how we continued to work around the injury and what you can do!

    How much should I workout?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 16:54


    The amount you should workout is a question I get asked a lot.Nick and Tim chat about everything working out, how much to workout, how to know if you are doing what's right, and everything in between.Take a listen and let us know what else you would like to know!

    4 Tips to Simplify Approaching Training to Increase Your Results!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 10:36


    I break down how to think about training in away that reduces stress and allows you to focus on getting what you need!And if you need help finding how to do that best shoot me an email!  nick@zeusemthod.com I would love to hear form you!

    How to Guarantee You Get Stronger Faster!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 7:54


    I get asked all the time about how to get stronger.  It really is simple if you make sure you are doing this when you train.  It is not complicated nor is it hard.  Let me know what you think!

    Part 2 of 3: Breaking Down How to Help You Snatch Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 17:45


    I break down lots of ways to get better in the Snatch Now.  Please share with anyone you know this can help!Check Out The Video Here:https://www.zeusmethod.com/blog/part-2-of-3-breaking-down-how-to-help-you-snatch-better

    3 Simple Tips To Get Stronger!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 7:51


    I go over 3 simple tips to guarantee you get stronger using any program and rep scheme.  Follow these steps.Comment if this was helpful!

    The Struggles of an Entrepeneur

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 11:54


    Sometimes just talking helps.  With everything an entrepreneur can have going on there is always a level of fear and frustration that enters in every few days!  Does any of this sound like you?

    Part 1 of 3: Improving Your Snatch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 13:23


    This is part 1 of 3 for helping you improve your snatch.  From a Beginner to advanced this will give great tips and coaching to help Anyone!

    The Struggle for Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 14:10


    I go over where I am in my Business and what it was like to start and Fail multiple times to get where I am Now.I want to eventually start helping people begin and scale their businesses!

    3 Tips to Help Any Relationship You Have!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 10:42


    My Stair Case story in my obsessed training state has taught me 3 things to help improve any relationship.  

    Why don't we do the things we really want to do?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 12:35


    We are all full of wants, yet why do we do very little to chase after these specific things?

    How do you know you are lifting Heavy Enough?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 10:44


    A conversation about lifting, adapting, and making sure you are progressing to get stronger faster!

    Are you struggling to improve your lifts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 7:37


    We have so many people trying to help us improve yet everyone is saying different things.  Who is right and how so you know?

    What Makes You Happy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 14:50


    I want you to know you can be happy right where you are, and there are people who want the best for you... and there are some people who will hold you back.Take a listen...

    Mindset & Competing: Interview with Baz Gouldsbury

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 25:49


    Baz lives in Europe and has been working with me for almost a year.We chat about 2020, mindset, and what it takes to decide to reach your next level.

    Why Do We Listen To Our FEAR?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 13:07


    I have some thoughts on Fear, as I am very scared of a lot and fight my urge not to act based on it.Are you listening to your Fears or do you use them as guidance towards what you should be doing?

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