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The 2AM Podcast

EP 188: Matt Stephens on God, Gut Health, & Bodybuilding

Dec 19, 2022
01:32:15

We welcome brother Matt Stephens to the podcast! He’s a transformation coach, bodybuilder, and writer helping men go take control of their health and become better people.

This is a fantastic conversation on religion/God, gut health, finding one's way into health, and lots more. 

 

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) Intro

(5:40) Matt's background 

(11:38) Making healthy decisions stick

(13:30) Feeling good is a relative game

(17:00) Going 110% 

(22:20) Results versus process based goals

(26:20) Self-reflection

(28:20) What Matt hates and loves about the fitness industry

(32:30) Spirituality of bodybuilding

(33:50) Fasting from culture

(37:33) Matt's experience with hunting

(43:20) Christianity is misunderstood 

(50:20) Having an open mind with religion

(53:10) Identifying with a certain camp

(58:00) Become an example

(1:00:20) Functional health

(1:06:50) Truth about stomach acid and acid refulx

(1:12:50) How Matt is fixing his gut

(1:19:10) Finish your last meal by 7:30 PM

(1:25:00) Masculinity & initiation rituals

(1:30:00) Outro

 

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