Warrior Optimized

Spartan Pro and Head Coach at Hosek PE and I discuss the race week taper. It looks weird and feels strange to do, but it's the precise formula to keep your body stimulated yet primed to peak on race day!

This dude is not only an incredible OCR athlete, he’s just an outright incredible dude!! So grateful he was open to spending time and digging into some of his specific training techniques… Even if you’re not an OCR athlete, still some great mindset insigt=hts included as well;) Enjoy!! And, if your an OCR athlete who’s…

Stuck in a rut? Ruts comes in all types and impact many areas of our lives… but today I pondered the literal ruts we can sometimes find ourselves in and why it can be so difficult to escape them. Although this wil start off with the literal rut out on the trail, the metaphor will…

Rich Ryan, 2020 Spartan Pro Team member joins me to discuss… you guessed it, OCR racing! We dig into the details and reveal some little secrets to help improve your race day performance. Among many things, we’ll discuss Ryan’s explanation of optimal fitness, some training techniques, and who his racing influences are! Ryan has an…

Rich Ryan, 2020 Spartan Pro Team member joins me to discuss… you guessed it, OCR racing! We dig into the details and reveal some little secrets to help improve your race day performance. Among many things, we’ll discuss how Ryan has incorporated the kettlebell into the OCR training regimen and other insights that will provide…

My son has this mini football, It was gifted to us from one of my close friends, but what’s unique about this particular football is that it already has plays inscribed on the ball. For those of you who used to play school yard, back yard, or side yard football, you simply drew the paly…

Long story short – I hacked Keto. After failing at it, and ultimately bagging the whole effort, I eventually recognized that if optimizing my performance and optimizing myself was what I was after, then this needed to be a part of my life — simply put, I knew I could be great if I had…

I read that you are not the same person once you have completed an Ultra Beast — I experienced first hand the truth in that statement… www.liveoptimized.life

Yes – Its OK to quit…. if you’re a smoker!!! or a jerk… or a procrastinator…. So yes, some things you should quit and do so IMMEDIATELY!!!! Otherwise, tune in to discuss strategies to employ to help get you through the inevitable challenges that you will be confronting!! Lean into it | Live Optimized warrioroptimized@gmail.com

Opportunities can feel elusive at times, but the reality is, they are more prevalent than we may believe. It not necessarily about looking for them, its about being open to them. Once you are open to them, one must be prepared for them when they arrive! Be ready to say yes, trust yourself, make a…

Doing a lot, but not getting a lot done… Been there all too often. The key to productivity and has long been associated with getting focused. Tony Robbins loves to remind us the where focus goes, energy flows. Today’s podcast shares my insights into this topic, comparing focus to focusing and discussing focus as a…

The road to our ultimate goals starts with… a goal. We’ve got this pretty well drilled into our psyche at this point. We understand the critical importance of enjoying the journey and setting smaller goals along the way to ensure we keep the momentum… now let’s take that one step further and execute those celebrations…

Habits, Goals, Activities, Routines, …Resolutions… So much on our minds as we journey the path to self optimization.  Setting goals, remaining focused, assessing, reflecting, and establishing check points… this is all great stuff, but what about setting a daily goal, a little more significant than just a habit, beyond our routines, but something we can…

Ramping up and creating momentum for the new year is an excellent idea, right?  But some are getting overwhelmed by the volume of objectives and goals on the ‘list’.  All good, lets slow it down, reflect on the years successes, determine where we want to go, and what we need to improve or implement to…

At this very moment… a Beautiful sunset is occurring, somewhere:) Our proverbial ‘annual sunset’ is upon us and after we embrace the beauty of the sunset we will set our eyes on the new year ahead. It imperative that we begin planning and making the preparations to hit the ground running in 2019. I’m convinced…

Here we go again…;) In this follow-up, I expand just a little bit more on the value of developing the habit of practicing gratitude and thanksgiving. It’s not just a choice, but after making that choice over a period of time it will become a habit – habits are tough to break;) And this habit…

Thanksgiving = The greatest holiday! I’ll make my argument, I promise its compelling;) The fact that a holiday exists where at its core is the idea of giving thanks and inviting people of all faiths to gather in the spirit of gratitude, simply remarkable. We’ll explore the difference between ‘thankfulness’ and ‘appreciation.’ Thanksgiving, wonderful holiday,…

As a follow up to the previous podcast discussing Growth and Progression – we discussed stretching oneself and embracing opportunities to be uncomfortable. All this being true, but want to clarify the distinction between suffering and being uncomfortable. Building on this concept, we invite you to find the enjoyment in the journey. Trust in the…