Chasing Excellence

The podcast discusses regulating emotions, scaling push-ups, balancing body fat and muscle, and setting boundaries with family. It explores emotional maturity, experiencing the right emotions, and having hard conversations. The hosts provide tips on handling frustration, navigating obstacles in coaching, and encouraging responsibility in conversations.

Expert EC Synkowski discusses avoiding health anxiety and finding balance in nutrition for teen athletes. They explore the fine line between mindful health practices and obsession. Topics include high caloric needs, protein intake, recovery metrics, and optimizing performance. Emphasizes fundamental healthy habits over unnecessary distractions in pursuit of wellness.

Delving into foundational health frameworks, the hosts discuss moving frequently, nourishing with real foods, cultivating curiosity, prioritizing sleep, and building supportive communities. They address optimizing movement at work, aligning career with values, and pursuing purpose through health and excellence. Emphasizing self-care, mindset, and consistent behaviors, they stress the importance of grounding in first principles over trendy distractions for overall well-being and success.

In this podcast, Ben and Greg discuss the power of adversity and mindset evolution, emphasizing the importance of realistic thinking and the warrior mentality. They also explore the significance of taking calculated risks in sports and the role of mental toughness for peak performance. Additionally, they touch on the appeal of high rocks, the impact of iconic sports figures on motivation, and the transformative power of curiosity for personal growth.

Topics include benefits of caffeine intake, modifications for double unders, grappling with dyslexia, overcoming frustration in entrepreneurship, and announcement of new Book Club. Emphasis on consistency, growth mindset, and importance of connecting with nature for personal development.

Podcast discusses coaching in CrossFit, challenges of opening a gym, programming in EMOMs and Tabatas, preparation for intense workouts, and balancing training and coaching. It explores the dynamics of GPS cues, community building, and life stages, offering insights for coaches and gym owners.

The podcast discusses the transition from personal trainer to elite coach, the impact of CrossFit on fitness, and the importance of decision-making. It explores psychological coaching, conscious decision-making, and strategies for breaking through training plateaus.

The podcast explores the guiding principles of Awareness, Intention, and Action to simplify complex concepts into actionable steps. They discuss improving overhead squats, body fat percentage and health, and the framework of awareness, intention, and action. The hosts emphasize finding perspective and a different response, apologize to your kids, and recognizing the importance of apologizing.

The podcast covers topics such as resetting personal records, supplementing CrossFit with hypertrophy training, protein supplementation in a clean diet, and recovering effectively after travel. The hosts also discuss the factors of health and the importance of consistency in workouts. They share insights on resetting personal records based on age and performance changes. In addition, they reflect on a listener's comment about a racist phrase and discuss their love for singer-songwriters and the positive effects of technology on musicians.

We answer your questions about balancing weightlifting with running, getting enough protein as a vegetarian, and figuring out if over-training is affecting your sleep. We also tackle a big, open-ended question: How do you know when you've "made it" in your career? Finally, we give you permission to do something you should be doing but aren't yet. ❤️ Subscribe to our weekly newsletter THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS 🔗 Shopify [code: EXCELLENCE] 🔗 OneSkin [code: EXCELLENCE] 🔗 CompTrain 🔗 Hatch ABOUT THE SHOW Every Tuesday, we answer listener questions about health, fitness, fulfillment, and what it takes to chase what truly matters. ABOUT US 📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram. 📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter, writer, and podcaster. Find him on Instagram. [[]---[]] Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:· Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.· Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.· Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.