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How To Gain Strength with Ben Pakulski | The Better Than Rich Show Ep. 44
Everyone's a health and fitness "expert" these days. Just scroll through social media, and you're bound to see at least one influencer sharing shortcuts to muscle building, detoxing, losing weight, and cleanses. But beyond the self-proclaimed "wellness bloggers" spreading questionable nutritional, health, and fitness information, who is an expert anyway? Who can you trust with your health?
In today's episode, Andrew and Mike sit down with Ben Pakulski, former Mr. Canada and the world's top authority on intelligent muscle building and fat loss. His podcast, Muscle Intelligence, gives a simple-to-understand deep dive into the complex world of bodybuilding and building a body you love.
Tune in to hear Ben drop knowledge bombs on the best way to live a healthy life, develop your very own BS filter, what it truly means to be a man, as well as some not-so-controversial thoughts on vaccines and vaccines mandates.
Topics Covered
00:00 Introduction
02:33 Is your fitness "influencer" an expert or just full of sh*t?
06:25 Top 3 myths about the health and wellness space
07:09 Why breathing is a high-performance drug
10:08 The difference between Monk and Warrior-type breathing
11:49 The real issue with instant gratification
14:13 Never settle for a life of mediocrity
17:23 Ways to become the master of your own mind
20:46 How to set goals and hold yourself to a higher standard
22:16 Valuable lessons on facing hardships and struggles
26:26 Ben's turning point in life
28:20 Change your values, change your life
32:35 Why Ben decided to homeschool his kids
35:55 Your kids don't need school to learn social skills
37:24 The Tampa Homeschooling Collective
39:39 The goal of parenting is to raise self-aware humans
44:28 The crisis of masculinity and what it means to be a man
47:27 Understanding the masculine-feminine dynamics
52:46 Ben's thoughts on vaccines and vaccine mandates
57:02 Understand that the government doesn't care about you
58:51 How to discern information with intelligent curiosity
01:01:20 Why you need to stop being too reliant on the government
01:05:06 Building a successful business in the health and wellness space
01:10:27 Quick-fire segment
01:12:50 Parting thoughts
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