The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

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

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

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

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

How much trash do you create? Professor Joshua Spodek tells Joe De Sena he had been eating packaged food with every meal of his life. One day he decided to take responsibility for his own mess. With every meal, everything we buy from stores, everything we order- we throw something away, and every item of waste you have ever "gotten rid of" still exists in some form, somewhere. Spodek calls Joe De Sena out on his own consumption - and Joe responds. Spodek, a leadership professor at NYU, has embarked on a journey to lighten his impact on the planet by creating as minimal garbage as possible. It has meant, among other things, that at the supermarket he is buying whole fruits and vegetables because everything else has packaging. The added benefit - a more healthy diet. Take responsibility for how you are participating and contributing. Are you a steward of the land and of your community? Can you implement simple tactics to improve your impact? Spartan's, we all need to take ownership and initiative around our actions. What will you do today?! LESSONS Be where you can effect the most change Be a steward of the land Be around a community that challenges you Be resourceful and efficient to fulfill your needs Be mindful of how much trash you create Learn to reduce your impact on the earth Purchase things without packaging Adapt your tastebuds to what's healthy and local Be motivated by internal factors Be an initiator Be better & just do ! This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Wild Alaskan Company. With wild-caught and sustainable seafood delivered right to your door, it's never been easier to access the best seafood that Alaska and the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Go to https://wildalaskancompany.com and enter promo code SPARTAN on checkout to save $25 off your first order. LINKS https://joshuaspodek.com. His TEDx page: https://joshuaspodek.com/tedx. Joe De Sena on Spodek's podcast https://shows.acast.com/leadership-and-the-environment/episodes/360-sparta-could-make-history Book: Initiative : https://joshuaspodek.com/initiative TIME STAMPS 0:00 intro to unpackaging and new podcasts 2:00 WildAlaskanCompany.com intro 2:30 Living in nature and edible forests 4:00 Being a steward of the land 5:00 Transforming kids 7:00 Challenging students at NYU 8:15 Things we can do to be more efficient 10:00 The need to reduce garbage 12:30 WildAlaskanCompany.com break 14:00 Shop.Spartan.Com Be Unbreakable! (Special offer through July 25th) 16:00 Communities strategies on waste 18:00 Figuring out how to reduce how much trash you make 19:30 What can you buy that has no packaging? 21:00 Foraging in the city 22:00 Changing your taste buds 24:00 Walking your talk 25:30 Empowering people to figure it out for themselves 27:15 The meaning of competition 28:30 The rules of engagement with the environment 29:30 Developing skills of an initiator 31:00 Exhausting passing fancies & ideas of a lifetime 32:30 Starting with the emotion 33:10 Why Joe feels uncomfortable 36:00 Just doing & taking ownership of your life 37:10 WildAlaskanCompany.com 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 are farming/ not buying plastic ;) Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2020 Spartan

Every individual responds differently to what they eat. We all know eating a healthy diet is important, but what is happening on a chemical level inside our bodies? Josh Clemente started out as an engineer and welder at SpaceX to explore the outer atmosphere, but what he realized was most important was monitoring what was going on inside our own bodies. This episode is a great deep dive into what helps and hinders your metabolism, key tips and tricks for stabilizing your glucose response and understanding what it takes to train metabolic flexibility. As Josh says, "you have to put in focus, effort and repetition to develop metabolic health- it doesn't just happen." Make it happen Spartans! LESSONS Individuals respond differently to foods Measure, monitor and respond to your glucose Walk after meals Train your body into metabolic flexibility Put in the effort to develop metabolic health Learn dietary flexibility It's not just what you eat, it's how you eat it Understand the consequences of your decisions Place your actions in context This episode of Spartan Up! Is brought to you by GONEROGUESNACKS.COM - use code SPARTAN25 for a discount LINKS https://levels.link/spartan https://www.levelshealth.com/ https://www.instagram.com/unlocklevels https://twitter.com/unlocklevels ᐧ TIME STAMPS 0:00 research highlight 0:30 Joe De Sena introduces Josh Clemente1:30 GoneRogueSnacks.com intro 3:30 Working at SpaceX 5:00 Starting Levels Health 6:15 Continuous glucose monitoring 7:00 Understanding metabolism 8:00 Glucose disfunction 9:15 Individuals response to food 13:00 Real time data to make educated choices 14:00 Exercise after meals for blood sugar response 15:25 Blood sugar responses 16:45 Stored fat 17:30 Metabolic flexibility 19:30 "Bonking" & intermittent fasting 20:30 "fat-adapted" 21:30 Metabolic fitness 22:00 GoneRogueSnacks.com break 24:30 Dietary flexibility 27:00 Glucose excursions 30:00 It's not just what you eat it's how you eat it 31:30 Sleep affects insulin resistance 33:00 Applying control to your decisions 35:00 Listening to your body 37:00 Developing software around glucose monitoring 38:15 Metabolic Fitness Score 40:30 Electrochemical glucose monitoring 42:30 Joe De Sena reviews lessons learned 44:00 GoneRogueSnacks.com 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 are out training their metabolism! Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2020 Spartan

This week's episode features an audio documentary - Assembly Fall - produced by our host Ryan Warner. The audio documentary is about the biggest upset in Illinois High School wrestling history. Enjoy! ABOUT: Dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history? Really enjoyed this one. Hope you do as well. 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

What does an Ultra Runner look like? Sometimes it looks like Mirna Valerio! Mirna, "The Mirnavator," is busting expectations and stereotypes and she's on a mission to make trail running, fitness and the outdoors accessible to all. She and Joe De Sena talk about some of the challenges and rewards of being an unconventional runner. "I feel my most human out on the trails." New to trail running? She shares her 6 key tips to getting the most out of the sport. Mirna says "I'm not out here to win sh*t, I'm out here to be on trails and show people that … if you have a body like mine you can be on trails too!" Nature, fitness, Spartan races and trail running are for everyone. Have you thought about what you can do to help us on our mission to rip 100million people off the couch? Are you welcoming new and different athletes to our sport? Forget the excuses, don't be afraid to fail and just get out there - and inspire others to join you! LESSONS Live an enthusiastic life Find the greatness in yourself Embrace the joy of the trails The trails are made for all body types Bring joy to others Forget excuses Inspire others Don't depend on motivation Start wherever you are Give yourself grace, time and be patient! Do not be afraid to fall Get a really good pair of trail shoes Work on your core & lateral & leg strength Go on the trails with a sense of adventure! This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Wild Alaskan Company. With wild-caught and sustainable seafood delivered right to your door, it's never been easier to access the best seafood that Alaska and the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Go to https://wildalaskancompany.com and enter promo code SPARTAN on checkout to save $25 off your first order. LINKS https://themirnavator.com/ https://www.spartan.com/en/trail TIME STAMPS 0:45 Sefra Alexandra introduces the "Mirnavator" 1:30 Wildalaskancompany.com special offer 2:30 Moving to the great state of Vermont 4:30 "Slow As F*ck" 6:30 The "ZoomPocalypse" 8:00 Growing up in a strong community in Brooklyn 9:30 Starting her running "journey" 11:00 Finding the greatness in yourself 12:00 The joy of being out on the trails 13:00 Food as fuel 14:00 The trails are made for all body types 15:00 Forget your excuses- get out there! 16:00 Inspiring others 18:20 Wildalaskancompany.com break 20:00 "A Beautiful Work in Progress" 22:00 Starting wherever you are 24:00 Getting injured and pivoting 27:30 Trail Running tips 101 ! 30:00 Adventures in the Copper Canyon 32:00 Tracking her son 35:45 Sefra the Seed Huntress reflects on this awesome episode 37:30 Wildalaskancompany.com close SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay 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 out on the trails! Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2020 Spartan

Mark Schwab is the former wrestling coach for the Big 10 power Minnesota Gopher wrestling team. In this episode, Mark talks about having a 'healthy mental climate' and how to achieve that. Enjoy folks! Really enjoyed this one. Hope you do as well. 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

Tyler Jack Harris set an insane goal, to sell almost three times the number of policies a great salesperson would in a year. Then he did it, for three years straight. When 7 miles was the longest distance he had ever run, he took on two ultramarathons in one week. He completed both. He sets audacious goals and achieves them. WHY? Because he said he would. In this interview, he shares his ultimate sales technique ( which happens to be a form of respect) and his goal attacking process. He sets a goal, simplifies his target, creates an action plan, and goes forth full speed, trampling over any excuse to accomplish the task. It's your choice, he says, honor excuses or honor your word. Be in service to others Spartans & get it done! This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Wild Alaskan Company. With wild-caught and sustainable seafood delivered right to your door, it's never been easier to access the best seafood that Alaska and the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Go to https://wildalaskancompany.com and enter promo code SPARTAN on checkout to save $25 off your first order. LESSONS Seek discomfort & the world will deliver pleasure A safety net is the most dangerous thing you have You find out what your capable of when there isn't a plan b It's your choice to honor excuses or honor your word To be unbreakable you have to be broken Your mental capabilities may surpass your physical Pain is a teacher Narrow your focus for success Understand the people you are serving Set audacious goals & complete them Make a plan for recovery after accomplishment Have a team around you It's all about offense, defense & strategics Have an action list Simplify Define & honor your story Have integrity LINKS https://www.unbreakableleadership.com/ https://tylerjackharris.com/ Spartan Resilience Academy - SRA be.spartan.com/resilient TIME STAMPS 0:00 Joe De Sena Introduces the episode 1:30 Wild Alaskan Company 2:45 Interview with Tyler Jack Harris begins: Seeking discomfort 4:30 Dangers of a safety net 5:40 Eliminating options of success 6:30 Unbreakable leadership 8:00 Uncomfortable with being comfortable 10:00 Exposing kids to adversity 12:00 Pain as a teacher 13:20 Wild Alaskan Company info 15:25 Narrowing your focus 16:30 Understanding the people you are serving 18:15 Setting audacious goals 20:25 Ramifications of self-talk 25:05 Declaring identity 26:00 Planning for recovery 27:00 Having a team & an action plan 28:00 Simplifying & creating an action list 29:00 Get moving & it gets better 32:40 Joe De Sena tells us what he learned from Tyler Jack Harris 34:15 Joe De Sena introduces you to Spartan Resilience Academy 35:20 Wild Alaskan Company SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Google Play: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpPlay 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 still social distancing :) Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2020 Spartan