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Aug 25, 2020 • 32min

What Data tells us About Optimal Performance with WHOOP's Will Ahmed & Joe De Sena

Should you eat before bed? What’s the best time to train hard? What’s the simplest way to improve sleep? Can respiration rate changes identify COVID 19? Three pillars: strain, recovery, and sleep are vital to succeeding peak performance says WHOOP founder Will Ahmed. We are all trying to become the healthiest versions of ourselves - yet there are some physiological indicators that can’t necessarily be felt but can be measured. In fact, groundbreaking data from WHOOP tracking enabled a PGA tour pro golfer to identify COVID before he had any known symptoms. Information is power, and in this interview, Ahmed shares data patterns gleaned from hundreds of thousands of users that you can implement today. Should you eat before bed? What’s the best time to train hard? What’s the simplest way to improve sleep?  Will says- measurements can motivate!   LESSONS Develop a sense of curiosity Train optimally  Use information as a preventative tool  Strain, recovery & sleep are the three pillars Routines are key You can manage things you measure Measurements can motivate  Sleep consistency is paramount   This episode is brought to you by Honey Stinger  HONEYSTINGER.COM CODE: HSSPARTAN2020   LINKS https://www.whoop.com   TIME STAMPS 0:45 honeystinger.com intro 2:15 Continuous health monitoring  3:15 training optimally  4:15 cutting weight properly  5:15 the flintstone model 6:15 what you can measure & may not feel 7:15 research on covid-19 9:15 monitoring as a preventative tool 10:15 improving sleep 12:45 information as power 14:00 honeystinger.com break  15:00 what metrics they monitor  16:45 recovery levels  17:45 Whoop Journal 19:15 building a routine 22:15 measuring can motivate  23:15 resting is vital in recovery  25:00 green means go 27:30 Joe’s morning method  29:00 key tips  31:30 honeystinger.com close FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena  Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye send their regards :)     Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty   © 2020 Spartan
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Aug 22, 2020 • 16min

Why You Should Cross -Train to Build Endurance // Spartan Endurance

  Welcome to the Spartan Endurance series here on the SpartanUp podcast.  Our second episode features Patty Alcivar, who is a competitive racer, mountaineer and boxer. She’s training to be the first women to climb 7 summits.  In this episode we cover...   TIME STAMPS  2:48 - Balancing workouts with 2 full time jobs 5:50 - Why cross-training to build endurance 9:25 - Keep moving forward no matter what 12:07 - Using sports to train for life This episode of Spartan Up! Is brought to you by GONEROGUESNACKS.COM - use code SPARTAN25 for a discount.   SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer: Ryan Warner Hosts: Johnny Waite Sr Producer: Marion Abrams   © 2020 Spartan  
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Aug 20, 2020 • 14min

How to Improve Workout Consistency / DEKA

Welcome to the Spartan DEKAFIT series here on the SpartanUp podcast.  Our first guest is Chris Hinshaw, who is one of the top coaches in the world, a former professional triathlete and the founder of Aerobic Capacity.  In this episode we cover,   TIME STAMPS  2:39 Taking ownership in your training 5:48 How to survive your first month of training 8:13 Why DEKAFIT serves the fitness generalist 10:33 Adding variety to your training 12:44 How to set attainable challenges in your workouts 16:29 Everyone isn’t ultra competitive and how to set workout challenges appropriately   This episode of Spartan Up! Is brought to you by Athletic Brewing. Get free shipping on two six-packs or more.    SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer: Ryan Warner Hosts: Yancy Culp, Jarod Cogswell Sr Producer: Marion Abrams   © 2020 Spartan
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Aug 18, 2020 • 43min

The Two Essentials to Success  with Ed Mylett & Joe De Sena

Ed Mylett is one of the fifty wealthiest individuals under fifty - what has been his strategy? In this episode, Joe De Sena challenges you to find the two essential elements.  In Ed’d life he first found his catalyst, what motivates him. Mylett’s mantra became “Bella’s Wedding.” After a doctor gave him advice, he used that as his way to navigate decisions - will this help or hurt my ability to walk my daughter down the aisle? It’s the process and the pursuit of his goals that truly gives him joy. Winning is actually an art form. This episode will reframe how you view success and make you realize you are always able to do one more!  LESSONS  1. Find your catalyst aka “Bella’s Wedding” 
 2. Understand leverage
 3. Learn linking & anchoring 
 4. The joy is in the pursuit 
 5. Help others
 6. Winning is an art form 
 7. TRUST the process
 8. Don’t avoid pain 
 9. Find passion 
 10. Feed your identity 
 11. Believe that you deserve what you want 
 12. Self confidence is keeping promises to yourself 
 13. Always do one more 
 This episode is brought to you by ATHLETICBREWING.COM for free shipping on two six-packs or more  LINKS  https://www.edmylett.com TIME STAMPS  1:00 Joe tells us what we are going to learn today 2:00 ATHLETICBREWING.COM intro 2:30 Interview begins with Ed & his fitness regime  4:00 Conversations around testosterone  6:30 A wakeup call around health: “Bella’s Wedding”  9:00 Pleasure versus pain  10:00 Finding leverage & the Spartan Paradox  12:00 The joy of pursuing goals  14:00 Redifining crazy  15:45 Most important thing is to help others  17:30 Mentoring at an orphanage 19:30 How do you demonstrate what success looks like?  20:45  ATHLETICBREWING.COM break 24:00 Winning as an art form  27:30 Always more to give  30:00 Missionary work  32:00 Tips for those who have to much comfort  33:00 Tips for those who have to “fight for milk” 36:30 Believe that you deserve what you want  38:30 Always do one more  39:30 What Joe got from this interview  SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena  Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye send their regards :)   Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2020 Spartan  
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Aug 15, 2020 • 22min

When Visualization Becomes Detrimental to Performance//SPARTAN COMBAT ep 013

J Jaggers is the associate head wrestling coach at Ohio State.  He’s a former 2x NCAA champion and has coached the Buckeyes since 2010. In this episode, we talk about the moment when visualization becomes ‘to much’. When it becomes all encompassing and is a detriment to performance.  Enjoy!   Find out more at https://spartancombat.com/   SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay   FOLLOW US: Spartan Combat: https://www.instagram.com/spartancombat/ Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   © 2020 Spartan
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Aug 13, 2020 • 26min

How to Spend 16 Days on a Mountain // Spartan Endurance ep 001

Welcome to the Spartan Endurance series here on the SpartanUp podcast.  Our first guest is Patty Alcivar, who is a competitive racer, mountaineer and boxer. She’s training to be the first women to climb 7 summits.  In this episode we cover...   LESSONS  Get out of your comfort zone to overcome personal hardships How to persist when you’ve spent 16 days on a mountain dealing with uncontrollable elements Having a clear purpose removes obstacles & distractions Sports psychology practices for the endurance athlete   TIME STAMPS  1:21 What attracted Patty to endurance 2:39 Training for the Breakneck Marathon 4:17 Boxing is all about endurance 6:00 Persistence when you’re at your limit 10:22 Fighting the elements / spending 16 days on a mountain 18:07 Sports psychology practices for the endurance athlete  22:40 Seeing your goal before it happens   This episode of Spartan Up! Is brought to you by GONEROGUESNACKS.COM - use code SPARTAN25 for a discount.   SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer: Ryan Warner Hosts: Johnny Waite Sr Producer: Marion Abrams
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Aug 12, 2020 • 29min

The Secret Formula for Success / Joe De Sena & the Supercoffee Brothers

Mom would send them off to Kindergarten with a uniquely motivating message: Kick Today’s A**! The DeCCio brothers, Jake, Jim, and Jordan credit her two-part strategy - hard-driving competition and a priority on being nice - with the incredible success they are seeing today with the business they started in their dorm room.As you might guess they are also focused on health. Maybe you saw them pitch Supercoffee, a healthier alternative to many of the sugary options out there, on Shark Tank. Joe De Sena invited them to visit his Vermont farm (the birthplace of the Spartan Races,) run up his mountain, and be on the podcast. What did he want to know? How were the three men raised, and how they run their days today to maintain that level of success and fitness?     Today’s question - did your parents throw you out the door every morning? How were you raised?   LESSONS  You’re never too young to Kick Today’s A** Win & Be Nice   Eat less sugar!  Don’t be afraid to compete  Kids can handle more than you think  Make the leap!  This episode of Spartan Up! is brought to you by Gone Rogue High Protein Chips. Visit Amazon.com or goneroguesnacks.com and enter promo code Spartan 25 for 25% off. SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena  Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye send their regards :)     Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty   © 2020 Spartan
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Aug 5, 2020 • 19min

What’s your Spartan Story? Joe De Sena wants to know.

When you run a Spartan Race, do you look around and wonder about everyone else’s story? Why are they racing? What brought them here? Is this their first race our their 2oth? What was their first Spartan like for them? Well Joe De Sena does… and today two amazing women: Lani Woods of the Unrelenting Humans Podcast and Laura Mignot, the CEO of DFLASH tell  us about their journey. You can do more than you think you're capable of, embrace your inner child and get out there!   LESSONS  Follow your passion  Give back  Help others in your community  Don’t be afraid to get dirty  Embrace your inner child  When you do something- go all in  Know what you want & what you don’t want  Choose how you react to challenges  Your stronger than you think you are    This episode is brought to you by Honey Stinger  HONEYSTINGER.COM CODE: HSSPARTAN2020   LINKS Lani’s Unrelenting Humans Podcast https://pod.link/1511970677 Laura Mignott https://www.lauramignott.com/ Laura’s Reset podcast https://pod.link/1451895613   TIME STAMPS 1:30 Joe says do hard things & get to the farm!  2:20 Honey Stinger Intro  2:40 Lani Woods tells the story of her first Obstacle Race  4:45 Lighting the fire of passion for Spartan Race  7:00 Going for a Delta 8:00 Training others in the community  8:30 Embracing your inner child on the course  9:00 Honey Stinger Break 10:00 Laura Mignot tells her story   11:35 Intimidated by new arena   13:00 Community helping each other 15:00 Putting one foot in front of the other   16:00 Choosing your reactions  16:55 Joe wants to hear your stories !  18:10 Honey Stinger close     SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena  Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye send their regards :)   Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty   © 2020 Spartan
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Aug 1, 2020 • 58min

One Leadership Principle to Improve Performance //SPARTAN COMBAT ep 012

Brian Ferentz is the offensive coordinator for the University of Iowa Football team.  His father, Kirk, is one of the most successful college coaches of all time.  Before his tenure with the Hawks, Brain wrestled in high school, played in the NFL and worked as an assistant coach under Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick. In this episode, we cover the one leadership principle that can drastically raise your team's performance.     Find out more at https://spartancombat.com/   SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay   FOLLOW US: Spartan Combat: https://www.instagram.com/spartancombat/ Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   © 2020 Spartan
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Jul 29, 2020 • 37min

I finally got Joe Rogan! Here's the Story

Every time we ask you "who do you want on the Spartan Up podcast" your answer is Joe Rogan. We finally got him! Here's the story of the 6 year journey AND the questions Joe De Sena asked Joe Rogan, along with insights from some of the guests who have appeared on both The Joe Rogan Experience and with Joe De Sena on Spartan Up: Ben Greenfield, Rich Roll, CT Fletcher, Andrew Huberman, PhD, Jesse Itzler and Gary Vaynerchuk.   This episode of Spartan Up! Is brought to you by GONEROGUESNACKS.COM - use code SPARTAN25 for a discount    Watch Desnea on Rogan https://youtu.be/wCSDF0RNuXY SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena  Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are impressed  Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty   © 2020 Spartan  

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