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In this episode, you get a Live Coaching Call called the Roundtable for The Call To Rise 100 Day Fat Loss Challenge.

Coach Brian Parana shares straightforward strategies for improving your health and lifestyle.

With over 20 years of experience, Coach Brian has helped thousands of people make meaningful changes. This episode is perfect for business owners, entrepreneurs, and driven men who want to enhance their energy, focus, and productivity.

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Practical tips on meal prepping to simplify your nutrition
Strategies for managing stress effectively
Building sustainable habits for long-term health
Insights into handling pressure and setbacks
Real success stories from individuals who have transformed their health
Techniques to improve energy, focus, and productivity
Guidance on achieving a better work-life balance
Tips for enhancing fitness and overall well-being

Whether you're looking to lose weight, improve your fitness, or find a better work-life balance, this episode offers clear guidance to help you achieve your goals.

If you're ready to make positive changes without feeling overwhelmed, tune in and start your journey to better health today.

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Imagine having sushi every day for lunch. What would your ultimate daily meal be? That's just one of many silly questions I start off my round table calls for my guys of the 100 day fat loss challenge. I call the call to rise. Why you may ask? Because we need to connect. You need to get to know each other, support each other, and connecting over silly questions, get to you, you break down the barriers of communication really fast.
I've been doing this for a long time, and it's a secret tip that I have on doing that. The brotherhood is the fifth pillar of the cult rise. It is a strong part of why I even created the program [music] in the first place. like-minded men connecting with each other with the common goal of getting healthier, more fit, and learning nutrition so that they can live in a healthy, happy body that they don't have to wonder what diet should they do in 5 years when they have more unwanted belly fat because of the stressors of life. In my experience, the
men I work with have the same handful of issues they struggle with, such as late night stress eating being one of them. Now, we overcome these issues and stress together. Welcome to Driven for Health podcast episode 78, the call to rise roundtable live coaching call where we dive deep into the stories of transformation and triumph of what they are overcoming.
These guys are doing big things in their lives. From Danny performing a Ruck marathon here in another month to many other personal challenges that men have to overcome in their lives [music] as well. Join us as we explore what happens when they choose the power to change for themselves and the better and their pursuit of personal happiness and growth and health.
>> [clears throat] >> All right, welcome to the call to rise round table. Excited to have you today. We're welcoming a new gentleman. Mike and I actually go way back. He was in the beginning of my career. I used to take classes that I used to do and uh ab classes and stuff, right? >> Yep. When I had abs. Yep.
>> And >> I had abs and I had air. >> Yes. >> Right. All right. I think I got everything set. We're good. Right. That's last last thing. So Mike joined in yesterday and this is his first a full day on board. So really happy to have you. >> All right, >> let's jump in. We always open up with a a silly question and if you could have something every day for the rest of your life for lunch, what would it be? >> Does it have to be healthy? >> No. Can be whatever you want.
>> Does it have the same effect on our body? Probably. >> No, not >> I'm going with sushi. >> That's what I'm doing. I'm going sushi every day for lunch for sure. >> I'm going to do a lobster roll with Tabasco sauce. >> Oh, yeah. >> Mine's pizza. Mine's pizza for sure. >> All right. >> Pizza junkie. >> All right.
All right. Danny, what are you eating? For me it would be mangu which mangoo is mash plantains. It's a very famous dish in DR. So I will eat that with fried eggs. So we call it the teres which is the which translates as a three hits which is mashed plantains which is called mangoo with fried salami with fried eggs and with fried cheese.
That's what I went. Really interesting, >> man. >> Fantastic. Let me tell you what, there's a reason why I don't eat it every day. You feel me? [laughter] >> Fried eggs and fried salami and cheese. That's pretty cool. >> And and plantains. >> Yeah. Fried h mashed plantains. You mash them up like like mashed potatoes but with with plantains.
>> That is awesome. That is awesome. All right, let's go around and let's jump into some of the successes. Annie has been going full tilt, so let's let's go over some of his successes. First, we've got he's got a station going on. His first vacation in a a minute in a hot minute. Look at him. He's super excited.
>> I am. Where do I begin? So today was supposed to be a rest day and I did take somewhat. So I I I hit the gym and such. Yeah, I did do a little bit less of uh of walking and and things. So that's good. Just just my success was listening to my body because I don't listen I don't listen to my body.
So I want to go >> Yes. >> until I break >> and then that's bad because I'm preparing for my whatever. So then that that was a success for me today was for me to get a limited amount of steps and say that that's okay because it's for the bigger picture. >> Yep. Yep. >> And you're going to go hike. Hey. >> Yeah.
I'm going to hike every day in my uh in my vacation. So that also that too. So >> yeah. Have you found places to go yet? >> Yep. Yes, I have. Yes, I have. >> Yeah, that's awesome. How many places you going to? >> About six or seven. >> So, I varied it. So, for example, tomorrow I'm going to go to a spot that's like a that's like a mountain. Uh, not a mountain.
It's it's a waterfall. So, I'm hitting a waterfall. Tomorrow, on Friday, I'm going to hit a uh on Friday, I'm going to hit a mountain. And then basically, that's all I'm going to do. So then make it easy, hard, and then kind of vary it and such. >> Oh, that's awesome. >> I got all my gear, which is pretty exciting. >> I have a I have a lightweight pack, but it's heavy enough.
Nothing crazy, but >> you know, little stuff, first aid kit, and and I actually have little hiking hiking sticks. >> Pretty good. >> Yeah. >> Awesome. Yeah. Mike, Mike, so you know, he's doing a ruck marathon date. Literally a 26 mile walk with a pack. Rucking. Oh, he's got a lot of training to do. I'll be right back. >> Well, while while he goes, I am the psycho of the group, right? So, when it comes to working out and training, >> coach has to tell me to slow down, right? >> Yeah.
>> That says a lot. >> Yeah. Yeah. He's full tilt. >> Good psycho. >> Yeah. Yeah, he's a good psycho. Here we go. Here's my my branded podcast >> mug that my family got me. This is the original >> logo and I've changed it three times now. A little little self-promotion. >> You got You got to throw the shameless plug, man. You got to do that.
Yeah, shameless plug. Yep. I just released >> O'Brien. >> Danny, our episode 71 was a couple weeks ago when you and I had the the solo live coaching call. So, that just popped out. And then 72 was on uh something 70 was the five breakfast. You guys see that one? Did I I send you the five breakfast PDF? No, Mike did.
Lucas, did you see it? >> I have it. Oh, wait. No, that one with the five ideas. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Good. >> I think you should add >> This is my dinner. >> Hey, Danny. I think what you were saying about the plantains and the salami and the cheese and the eggs should be full of protein, man. >> Yes. >> Can you send that in the group, please? I I like everything in that because I'm >> Heck yeah.
>> I want to remember that. maybe bacon instead of salami. >> The main reason why I don't eat it all the time is because traditionally it's cooked really unhealthily cuz traditional Dominican food is not healthy. >> So that's why it's a very sometimes food. >> It's a very tasty, enjoyable. >> What's for dinner here? A little bit of rice, some steak, and a lot of veggies.
And the pickled the pickled uh carrots that I was telling you about. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> How's that pickle? So, what we did, we talked about is adding a little bit of flavor without calories. And pickling was what Danny came up with. >> And it's fire. >> Yeah. Fire. >> Yeah. That's good. That's really good. Excellent.
And one more thing, Mike, how much weight have you lost, Danny? >> Last time I weighed myself, I was 214. >> 14. >> I started at I started at 249. >> Yep. >> 359. >> He's been He's full tilt. That's excellent. >> Since November. >> We got good things for you, Mike. >> Awesome. >> All right, Lucas.
What's one positive thing going on? Lucas, unfortunately, he was down in Florida. That was positive, but he came back in a CO or something. >> Yep. Yep. I'm on the back end of CO right now. So, I've had that I've had that for the past You probably hear it's a little raspy, but yeah, I went down to Florida, saw some family, which was awesome.
I got to run. I ran 15 miles in two days, which was great because winter's been rough here. It's been so rough. >> Yeah, >> it was pretty frigid, right? >> Yeah. But I think we're I think we've kind of turned a corner, though. >> Yeah. >> Today was Today was amazing. Yeah. And I think it's just like milder temps are ahead, >> so get to get out and run a little more and my run club will be >> doing it more often.
So, I'm looking forward to that. But yeah, so went down to Florida, caught something there, I'm pretty sure. came back and just absolutely knocked me out. About uh Tuesday night was when I started to feel it. I got back Monday. Um and it was just horrible headache. I don't know if you guys have had CO before, but it just awful headache, like sore throat, fever, like all that stuff.
And so it was probably like a good three days I just like I just couldn't even move just because I had the aches and the chills and all that stuff. So I'd say the the the positive thing over the past week is I didn't I didn't gain any weight >> considering I just yeah sat around and and um yeah you know didn't rested and didn't gain any weight.
So that's that's a small thing but that's that's a success I think for for co Yeah, it would be recover quickly so you can get right back to it. >> Yeah, I feel I feel a lot better today. I've just been pounding the the mucinex and the fluids and the the pedialyte and that that's what kind of does it, you know. >> Yeah, definitely. Definitely.
It keeps you hydrated. Fluids are going to be the key thing there and rest. Uh, will you be able to run on Saturday at all or do a light jog or probably wait till next week? >> Yeah, I'm I'm going down to um So, I'm going down to South Carolina tomorrow actually. So, we're doing like a little hang out with our whole family.
We're doing like a little short beach trip. So, me and my brother are going to run like like we did in uh on Thanksgiving whenever we did our our AK. So, he and I are going to go on a couple. Okay. >> Which will be good. >> Nice. Awesome. Has has a rona affected your lungs any? >> Yes. And and that was the thing too about like I'm trying to remember when I first I Brian which day was it? Sun I think Sunday was beautiful.
I can't remember. But I I I went outside. I'm like I got to move. Like I got to do something. And so I go outside and like I like had a hard time breathing. like my like my nostrils so tender and my throat was >> like I had to go back in because like I was >> like my lungs were so overwhelmed. >> So yeah, it's it's affecting my lungs for sure.
>> It'll it'll all get better. All for reference, Mike Lucas in the first 100 days, he lost 30 pounds and then he's sticking around for the the part two I call the Vanguard and we're we're working on marathon training. Doesn't pair well with COVID or [laughter] lungs. But uh but we've got some extended goals, right? We got to get the the weight going down to the goal weight, the goal weight.
So, what are we about 20 pounds away and we need that going in the right direction here in the next you three weeks or so, right? And then off we go with that. So, >> wait, your marathon is in three weeks? >> No. Or is it October? >> October. Yeah, I'm doing >> Columbus. >> I'm doing the Columbus Marathon. Yep. >> Yep. >> That's good, man.
I didn't know that you were a psycho, too. >> Mr. Flight psycho. >> Yeah. Yeah, you're a choir psycho back like coach. Coach is psycho, too. Don't let him fool you. >> I know you know him from the past. I'm sure he was a psycho back then, too. He's just quiet. >> Oh, yeah. I was saved my identity, Mike, is still of when we last saw each other back at Lifestyles like that's the same person I am, but my body's not wanting to whatever.
So, I I I had been running for a while. I was starting to build up mileage. My oldest son ran the Acron Marathon last year and he's been poking at me to run it. So, I decided and I think first second week in January and I started training. I started logging miles. I got about 35 miles ran. I was running between 3 to six miles and about two three Thursdays ago I went ran I got four miles in. No big deal.
We on the toe path and it's slippery so I think my glutes was a little strained from trying not to slip on ice. I went two extra miles and then I was sore. Th those two miles is probably shouldn't have done it. It was just sore. And then that was a Thursday. All weekend it was sore. Monday it it had that super heavy snow that just piled up inches and inches.
And I shoveled two hours and 24 hours. >> Then we went sled riding and I was sled riding. My kids were dragging me down the hill. Everett and Maxwell, my middle two. And they were just they would not let me up the hill. So I'm biting them off and there's probably even more strain.
I'm slipping on the hill and they're tugging on me and pulling. And then about 25 minutes later, we're playing a hideand-seek and I went to go run and pop there goes my glute. >> Oh, and since then there's just a a real nice itis going on. Some sort of a tight Gemini and I are having real candy conversations about my glute on and recovering process, different things.
And I I can bike, I cannot run that. So, so if I run right and then I reach that left leg out in that moment, the picking up, it's getting ready to put down pain, especially right before I put it down. It's like it's a doesn't want to stabilize. So, it's it's definitely a glute and it's a hamstring issue that I'm dealing with.
recovery is literally like eight weeks. It's just and I just don't want it to be and it's going to be and that's that's the the fact on the glute. So, I'm going to air dine. I'm going to do the fan bike and build my cardiovascular system up here. I've done about 20 to 40 minutes for pretty much a week and a half now.
And I'll just keep doing that until I can get my my glute back in order so that when I start running again, I didn't just take, you know, a month or two off of running or training or getting my legs in order for a marathon. Really annoying. >> Yeah. >> At the very least. >> Yep. >> You do. >> Coach, coach, coach, let's call it what it is, man. Let's call it what it is.
You were You were popping booty in a club and you got old. That's what it is, folks. Stop playing >> this whole other story. >> Danny, I've seen his booty and there's no popping in his booty, man. >> No. Sorry, dude. Not happening. >> Hey, Brian, you're telling me that Levi ran a marathon at 15 years of age? >> Ridiculous. And he didn't really train.
He just I'm going to go run a half marathon. He literally one day. So I took him to the toe path over in Barbadon and he ran to Summit Lake and that was the halfway point and then I I I was on phone calls. So I drove and and I was at the turnaround to give him water because it was 90 degrees that day in the summer.
So he he turned around, chugged water, grabbed some food, and then shipped back out back to the drop off point. And yeah, he ran a half marathon on his own accord. He ran it a couple times at various points and he said, "I want to run a marathon." You know, Brian as a professional, it's not the best idea at 16 to run a marathon.
But Brian is the athlete and the go-getter. Heck yeah, you should do that. [laughter] And he did. I was jealous when he was at the line and I couldn't go with him. So, >> that's a good one, too. >> Oh, yeah. It's very good. I was blown away. said, "Dude, this is what's up." >> He's gonna do it again.
He wanted to run more. He wanted to run one two weeks after. Said, "Dude, you're going into swim training. We're good. One marathon. We're good. And we'll do another one next year." Okay. >> So, >> sounds like he's got Iron Man's in his future, huh? He he he did a triathlon in September at Portage Lakes and did it in about he placed ninth.
First in his age group >> and ninth overall. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. If he would have raced when I raced back in the day, he would have placed top 30. Still pretty good, but he wouldn't beat Papa. He'll beat me now though, unfortunately. But yeah, he did really well. He's a swimmer, then a runner, and then cyclist in that order.
So, he was one of the top few people out of the water, and he just kept a good pace the whole time. So, it's pretty wild. All right, moving on. Identity question. So, one question, we'll go around Robin here. When you are under pressure, stress, challenge, you're tired, weary, the end of a long day. What is the default version of yourself that shows up? Danny's at the top of my stack.
So, we'll start with Danny. When you're under pressure, you're tired. What's the default version of you that shows up? >> Very good question. And I am delaying because I'm thinking Honestly, it depends on what the pressure is and such because let's say that it's pressure because I have to meet a deadline then okay that's one thing or let's say that I'm in pressure because I'm in danger and I'm in security mode that's a whole another one.
So if I was in a security mode situation in life or death, >> then I will go into my training and I will make sure that I go into like robot mode and go you do this, you do this, you do this and I'm not very nice, but I'm very directed like you go do this, you go do this, >> do this, call cops and whatever. If it's pressure, let's say that I'm in a situation where like social pressure, then at that point then I try to take myself out of it, take a deep breath and try to see and try and try to pull myself back from that situation.
>> Right now coming home from work in that sense then I'm more relaxed. I sometimes take a moment just to just to recharge myself and such because I talk to people all day long. So for like half hour I try to not talk to nobody just to recharge myself and then >> go back at it. >> Okay. All right.
All right. We'll go Lucas then Mike then I'll answer. >> Yeah. I think that you know similar to Danny I think it depends on the the context I guess. I think for me, like something I'm good at is if I'm under pressure, I don't feel like I take it out on other people. I think I'm I'm good at going inward, for better or for worse.
I think for me, that's kind of where I always go if I'm overwhelmed, whether it's something workrelated or if it's social or or something family, friends, I just I feel like I kind of >> isolate or go inward. kind of my my instinct, >> which can be good and bad. I mean, it's bad because like um you know, you're shutting out people, but it's good because you're not I guess >> taking it out on people at at the same time, whatever whatever stress you're feeling.
So, >> yeah. >> Um yeah, just Yeah, just kind of depends, I guess. But >> real quick, too, I'm curious with being away from family and just being on your own, how is that impact? How's that different from you living at home and that that area verse now living states away? >> Yeah. I mean, I I I really wanted it.
I mean, because at the time at least because I came from like I was living with some people I just was a little toxic and it was just kind of ready for a change of scenery and so living by myself is is like totally different in a in a newer city. But yeah, I it's not it's not as good I would say because I mean ideally you'd want to be surrounded by the right people, >> right? You know, >> we're working on it, right? >> Yeah.
That makes your >> that makes you know the burdens of life a little easier to carry. Um but yeah, so it has its downsides and its upsides, too. >> Okay. >> You chose to move to Cleveland. I was moved up here with a I Yeah, I graduated and then uh so I had a company that moved me up. Um and I did a development program with them and then >> So you're just happy to get a job.
I'll do it. >> Yeah. And and my thing was like I had lived in the same place my whole life and and I was like, you know what, might as well like single, you know, I have the flexibility like let's just go ahead and do it. Um, so I I took the leap and and did it and um it's been a it's been a growing experience for for sure.
>> Where'd you move from, Lucas? >> Knoxville, Tennessee. >> Oh, I've never been there. Um, no, I just asked I'm from Cleveland. My parents were from Italy and uh I like Cleveland a lot. It's just it gets a really bad rap and I think a lot of it has to do with um maybe some political stuff, but mainly the weather.
But I think Cleveland's a great place. I've been to a lot of places in the country. Not every single state like Brian, but uh I think Cleveland's a pretty cool place, especially if you can find >> because most people in Cleveland choose to be here. They're unlike you. They're not necessarily transplanted here. People go to Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, all these cool towns, >> they, you know, they want to go there, but people staying in Cleveland tend to be from here and are pretty real and genuine. So, yeah.
>> How long you been here? Uh, so a little under two years. >> Okay. Well, hopefully you're starting to find some decent people. You got some great stuff out there. If nothing else, I can teach you how to fly fish, man. There's really good people in the fly fishing world. They're just genuine, nice, helpful people that like being outside.
>> I love it in the summer. It really is nice. a lot of good kayaking and hikes and golf and so it's metrop summer months are yeah the summer months are are wonderful but the winter is is very very difficult >> yeah especially coming from south a little bit yeah actually >> that's interesting Mike that you said that though because I thought that Cleveland was ghetto as [ __ ] >> was what >> I thought it was ghetto as [ __ ] >> so when you talk downtown Cleveland Yeah so when I talk Cleveland I I consider the suburbs. I'm about 20 miles south of
downtown Cleveland. >> Ryan and I are like middle class, white, very ethnic neighborhoods around here, but Cleveland >> um is a little dangerous. East Cleveland is just terrible. East Cleveland is poverty, terrible politics, you know, leadership. When I say politics, I'm talking mayors that are, you know, bad people.
>> But the food scene is great. The sports are pretty darn good. Um, traffic's not bad. >> The orchestra is fantastic. The art museum is fantastic. People that come to Cleveland >> without any u, you know, with maybe a bad impression, Danny, when they leave, they're like, "Wow, that's a pretty cool place.
" But you're talking two or three days worth of stuff. Whereas you go to these other big cities and you got, you know, weeks worth of stuff to do. I've been to a lot a lot of cities and uh they're ultimately the same. I mean, literally down to the the museums and the offerings and everything and you just have to find the the people that you can resonate with.
Uh that's one thing that that Lucas and I had been shifting a bit and encouraging to find new activities, hence the running group and not just hang out by with people of proximity. >> People that that you can connect with >> and then he's done a great job of branching out from that from from hanging out at the bar to getting to bed early on a Friday night to get up to run.
[laughter] Yeah, I had a I had a group through work and and it was Yeah. basically just like a a griefing club and I I kind of just got to a point where I was like I just want something more and and like just want to do something that's bettering, you know, myself too. And so I mean I I so I moved up here. I didn't know anybody in the city and I moved by myself.
And so when I look when I look back on that, I'm like that's kind of a kind of a bold move. And you got to know that it it that takes time if you're going to if you're going to take that path um to I guess feel integrated in your new city. But like you have to keep like putting yourself out there. That's what I've learned is is go to running clubs and it's like you go to a lot of things and you're like, "Okay, I don't know anybody, but everybody knows everybody.
" And it feels that way in Cleveland because like you said here so people have their groups and they can be a little insular in my opinion. So you got to put yourself out there. >> That's it. Fortune favors the bold my friend. >> Yeah. You got to create. >> Exactly. >> I was going to say that uh fortune favors the bold.
You know, if if you if you were stuck in that area for your whole life and and based on what you were saying, that's a great move. Bold, sure, but hey, look at you now. You know, 100 pounds less, you running a marathon, looking amazing. >> Yep. Danny, we're Danny and I are talking a lot about creation and change in his world uh for for the better, for a big better.
So, uh but you have to create that's coming back from days with Mike, I literally had so Scott crab, you have to create something to get what you want. So, say the ab class or the shake and bake on Friday night or >> I almost puked. >> That's what it was called. I couldn't remember what the name. >> You should you should change the name to shake and puke.
>> There's no bacon involved, dude. It just shake and puke. >> True story. I had to go to the subway in there to get some something. They thought I was going to pass out. And talk about embarrassing, man. I went back a cookie real quick, man. I need to get my blood sugar up. >> Yeah, I needed the sugar. I'm like crap.
>> Yeah. Yeah. It's just unfortunate. It's bad nutrition. >> Thanks. [clears throat] >> You push yourself that you almost threw up. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Because of Brian. >> I would I had these quarter sheets of paper, so something like this. And I would write down the workouts of what we would do at the shake and bake.
And I would bring them home and leave them on the counter. My drive my wife crazy, Amber crazy. But I had a stack of them like this big of just individual sheets just just so many that from from that because I was there for five years or so. >> It was it was Friday night, guys, at like 5 to 6 or 6 to 7.
There were maybe six or seven of us that would go to this. I don't think we paid extra for for this >> kickass class. and just the motivation that you didn't want to be the slacker. And so, you know, maybe that's part of what Brian does with this call to rise. I don't know. But, um, I definitely pushed myself harder because those people were there and because Brian was there than I ever would have pushed myself on my own.
>> Yep. Yep. The tide rises all boats on the tide. You guys are my boats. So, there you go. The same the same situation still exists here. That might be that might be the rubber ducky. >> That's all right. >> Mike, your question. So, under stress, pressure, challenge, obviously you had a pretty challenging season a little bit ago, but what's the default version of yourself that that shows up? >> Yeah.
So, it depends on what the stress is, right? you know, if it's stress due to my interactions with my grown kids or my wife, I shut down and I internalize and I become uh not the best version of myself. If it's workrelated or assignment related, I push through it and I am probably motivated by the stress that would be there. if it's cuz I'm tired or angry or something like that.
Again, I probably maybe when I'm when that's a situation, I might lash out a little bit. Um, so those are probably some of the things I would say. It really depends on the situation. It could range from it being motivating to me totally shutting down to me being a dick. >> Right. >> Thank you for sharing. I I would concur. Those are some of the things that that I end up resonating with.
I'm I'm a very go get them person and driven and I will just stay up. I'll run through walls. But when it comes to say like family or wife, I there's sometimes where it's like, man, I could use a beer. I could use use something to manage this. Uh I remember a number of times this map back here.
We're driving around all over the US, whatnot, and there'd be points I remember I have very fond memories of traveling all over the US with my family, but there'll be points too where wow, I'm spending a lot of time and money to feel this way because there' just be stress and challenge of dealing with four young kids.
We wrapped up traveling the the United States two summers ago. We got our 50th which was Vermont and that was two summers ago and then it started in 2015 16 something like that is when we started. So, it was about eight years of of go and we would go all over the place, but or there'd be times where I'd be waiting in the I'd be in the car, Amber's in any hotel.
I've stayed in so many hotels or in particular at Universal Studios. I can remember waiting sitting in the car while Amber's in there and I'm trying to corral kids in there. Literally, they're climbing on seats and yelling and and the time that she takes, the longer the the the worse it gets. And I would just leave the car.
I would just go get out of the car and walk off and just try and not yell. So, I have some tonight as well. and and some the other thing just more personal is so when say like my wife and I are bickering or there's challenge there and I will retreat I will retract I will get very quiet and sad even or feel lonely in a sense so I I do feel those emotions that swell >> yeah you know I I think back to the way I grew up and I look at my you know my dad and how he would treat us when he would yell and different things like that. And unfortunately, even though I
don't want to emulate that, >> there's times I do that. So, I definitely have some awareness finally >> about and and how even though my kids are 20 almost 27 and 23, how that can impact them >> and mess with their psyche. So, I've I'm aware of and I'm getting better. >> Right. >> That's the battle though, Mike.
Right there, man. Is just understanding and knowing, you know? You're ex Absolutely, Danny. Yeah, I agree. I was at a men's meeting a couple months ago and we had this psychologist talking at this church group and I'm I don't know these people from Adam. I was invited to go and I didn't know that they were going to be talking about everyone's relationship with their father.
>> So, I was just like a a blubbering idiot in front of these total strangers. But, it was good. you know, this vulnerability. >> Bnee Brown talks about vulnerability and um I don't want to say the word cathartic because I don't know what that means, but it was very um eyeopening um and it felt good and so it just made me more aware and I've actually spoken to my kids about that.
So >> yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. With my kids I'm good. I'm good. I'm good. Then I'm not good. And it's usually because they don't listen or they're not doing the things I can be. I'm very much more matter of fact in a sense of do this and then we can do that lang or put it off or just don't do it then I start to boil over and then I will yell.
I don't yell very often but yeah every once in a while I'll get a little heated and it it will come out and stuff and that's when I'm like hey I could use a beer right now. So all right thanks for sharing gentlemen. Let's move on. uh Lucas and Danny with Mike coming in he he understands that there's going to be change right there's transformation there's different things nutrition what is say one or two pointers that you can tell Mike think back to your first week or two working with me what what what's a good pointer what what
would you tell him, you know, if you could tell yourself, this is it. Yeah, here it is. If you could tell yourself when you first started, what are one or two things that you would tell yourself and share that with Mike? >> Can I start? >> Sure. >> You're hot and ready. >> All right, Mike, two things.
First, keep it simple, man. I overco complicate a lot of things, especially when it comes to food and things like that, and it gets a little overwhelming. the other day. So, I meal prep. That's what I do. I meal prep. Uh I cook one for >> you. Show him, too. >> Mike's gonna be an empty neester, so he has a lot more uh freedom around his refrigerator.
>> Yeah. Meal meal prep and taking time to prepare is not something I'm comfortable or good at. And I hope I do become good at cuz you know they talk about if you fail the plan or whatever if you whatever that saying is but yeah I need >> plan to fail. >> Thank you. >> Bye. >> So let me show you.
I I'll be s in the middle of the week but this this is how so I I prep for all this on sun Saturday and so for the week. So all of these are for the week. This I have here because I'm making a stock for chicken stock. Then these here I have for flavoring and such just to get a little bit of ump. And then all these are all meals.
And then in terms of I have these because these are my super sometimes food and if I leave them out they'll go bad like candy and >> Oh okay. So it's like candy bars and sweets and treats and stuff. >> Yeah. But I had those as a super sometimes food because they'll go bad if I don't put them in there. And then this is a trick that I got from Coach.
So these are uh for example, this is lemon pepper turkey. So I have a whole turkey that I shredded here and I have that ready to rock. So then if there's a day that I don't meal prep, I can just pull this out and then just eat from there. >> And that's in the freezer. Yeah, these are all in my freezer from the these things are are deli containers which are fantastic.
Then here, this is where I have all my meats and such. And then that's like my miscellaneous. And then down here, I have I have a veggies and and then here I have a squash that I need to prep one day. That's how I do my meal prepping and such. So with real quick with Danny does, he started with meal prepping and then we simplified it. So he likes to prep.
You don't have to prep. I don't I mean I prep because I have to cook food all the time for my family. And then I just have cooked food available to put into combinations and patterns of food and meals that I eat. And we'll go over that tomorrow. But this is an iteration of making it more simplified and and so when he he showed me this the one day I'm like this is good. All right.
>> So I always make him show it to people. >> Yes. So to pick it back on what >> what coach was saying >> um last week so typ before meeting coach it was a whole project in terms of me planning and me cooking. It would take me hours for me to do all that and and it gets it gets stressful after uh last week when I meal prepped. I got my meal.
I got my food. I had it all laid out. It took me 10 minutes to to prepare for those meals and to plan for the meal. I was like, "Okay, I'm eating. Boom, boom, boom." And I'm going to eat. Bam, bam, bam. I already know how many calories I'm going to eat. Bam, bam, boom. So, that right there, I can tell you, man, just keep it simple.
as simple as it can be and coach is going to send you in and especially when you first start. It's going to be like a million texts and stuff. There's one of the million tests >> that shows you how to build the plate, >> right? >> And it's very simple. Very simple. All you have to do is veggie. So, biggest thing is veggies, then protein, then starchy carbs, and then a little bit of fat. You do that.
Those four steps right there. Forget about it, man. I'm I swear to God, man. I lost 10 pounds in the first week just doing that. >> He did. Yes, he did. >> He's like, "Oh my god." She came on to that call like, "Holy." >> Veggie veggies and I are like oil and oil and water. >> So, um, >> it's just because it takes time, I think, to prep them.
So, I'm trying to get better at them. So, that could be a huge help for me is learning the >> Get the frozen bags. Get the frozen. >> Yeah. I got bags on bags on bags in my freezer of veggies and I just pop them in the air fryer and it's >> Yep. >> quick. >> Yeah, we do. My son taught us about an air fryer.
So, that's been a wonderful thing, too. >> Yeah. >> That that that that ain't no thing, man. Old Andy that he's not here no more. This [ __ ] hates veggies. And he lost like 100 pounds. So, >> he lost he lost 39 pounds and I could not get him to eat vegetables. one of the best client transformations I think I've had literally in the top 95% of of at least in a time frame of say the 100 days or so.
There's only been a couple people that got around 40 pounds in that time frame which is insanely good. But what he do guys, he kept it simple. He tracked his calories. He did 10k steps and he didn't eat vegetables. He ate fruit instead. We got some >> Yeah. >> We broke it down simple and then no matter what he did or he traveled he had two two teenager kids or and he traveled a lot he we just had this blueprint that he would follow and as long as he kept his calories in check and and that's the beauty of what I'm going to share with
you tomorrow is most guys have wild success 10,000 steps or more and 1,800 calories or less and it's it's almost repeatable. Now for like say for Lucas that's his that's your formula right Lucas and with Danny he's moving so much that we have to keep him higher calories which is fine and that's one of the say the challenges with Danny is >> is is he's having a lot of movement like 16 17,000 steps is a pretty much everyday thing for him plus he's rucking and then he's lifting weights and so we're we're constantly adjusting around
that. But those are the the key things that have helped Danny be really successful with it, too. And we just keep adjusting or tweaking or on your your long ruck days, Fridays, you get to eat 3,500 calories, and you're still losing weight. Sorry, Lucas, but [laughter] >> if you run long, Lucas, on Saturdays, you can have like 3,000 some calories.
>> That's true. >> That's true. Gota got to get out and run. You did that the one day and you felt horrible after cuz you you you did not eat enough that day and you were famished. >> No, I was like, I feel like I need 3,000 more calories. I think I told you. I'm like, I'm about to like >> pass out. >> My arm off. Yeah. Like I'm so hungry.
Like, what did I do wrong? It's like you're like you didn't eat. You didn't eat anything and you ran half a marathon. You burned 2,000 plus calories before noon and you had 300 calories. Like, dude, this the math doesn't math here, man. >> Simple math, finance guy. You know, >> it's so funny, too, because when we're doing uh the refueling days, my body is like and my mind is like, what's wrong with you? Why are you eating this? Cuz during those days, I just eat, right? But then I push myself to more than what
I normally eat. So then at first, it was cool. I was like, "Okay, now I have to force myself to eat like unhealthy stuff." That's kind of funny. >> If is and the things we'll talk about is calories are the most important thing. Then eating enough protein, filling up on fibrous foods, limiting your fat because it's really calorie dense.
Conscious of your carbs because they're always in everywhere. And they eliminate simple sugars. I call it the simple six. So calories, protein, fiber, MIP fat, conscious of carbs, and when and eliminate sugar. So when we order it like that and you check the box on say fiber in a day and you still have a bunch more carbs to eat, grab a bowl of cereal. Cool.
Why? Because it it fits the box that we're trying to fit in. It's the it's the puzzle piece that works best in that particular setup. And those are things that I'm going to share with you, how to discern whether having bowl cereal is a good idea or having rice or going out to eat or any of those things so that you just know because both these two gentlemen can assure you that they just know >> what to do >> when in whatever situation they're at.
So, and and Lucas has traveled quite a bit since Thanksgiving with with family and out of state. So what? Tennessee to at least what once or twice you were in Florida and then were else like >> I went with Yeah, I went to Texas. >> Texas >> uh for work and then Texas, Illinois. So >> a few places, but >> assuming traveling.
Yeah, >> I got one more for you. I got two more, but it depends. Uh do you train a lot? Uh, are you like somebody that goes to the gym a lot and stuff? >> Like two to four times a week. >> Yeah, he likes the gym. >> He's been with the gym. >> With the gym, one thing that I can tell you is that keep it simple and understand the body, right? For example, today, like I was telling you, I was supposed to take a rest day and like not do nothing, but then my mind was going crazy. So then I went to go to the gym.
The last time that I ate was like at 12 and I hit the gym at like seven. >> I was gassed. >> Yes. >> Now, before I would easily push through and things like that, but then coach was like, "Danny, you need to use you need to get the right fuel." I just so happened to have a little bit of candy. I popped a little bit of candy. Boom.
I was flying through my workout. I was like, "Holy crap." So, that was >> amazing. Yeah. Yeah. >> One other thing that I want to tell you that in in the nutrition portion that has helped me in social environments. Yes. >> That's my weakness, right? My weakness is I'm a I'm a social eater. I will eat eat >> and even if I'm full, >> go in there with a game plan, right? Now, my game plan I always prepare.
Right? For example, let's say that I know my part is at night time. Okay? The way that I look at the the way that I look at my calories is I look at the calories as my budget for the day. And so if I know that I'm going to spend a lot of money or eat a lot of food and stuff, okay, cool. Then throughout the day, I'll make sure that I eat lots of fiber and lots of things that'll keep me full.
So then by the time I go to the party, I can eat a little bit more and spend more money. Now, when I'm actually in the party, I make sure that I get little plates, right? >> Coach is going to make you take pictures of everything you eat. And at first, I thought it was stupid, >> but that's great psychological because if you take little plates and you take a picture, every time you eat, you're like, "Hey, is this worth the calories?" If it's not, then because I don't want to look at coach and be like, "Hey, I ate, you know, 16,000 calories." He look
at me like what's wrong with youm? So those two things have saved I have lost weight through Thanksgiving >> through Christmas through Super Bowl through whatever it doesn't matter I no matter where I go whatever party it is or whatever that's exactly what I do every time. >> Thank you. Thanks man. It >> was good. All right, Lucas.
So, it's one or two things that's really >> Yeah, I I agree with the keep it simple. Like that's important. I mean, I always had those two things on my mind. 10,000 steps, 1,800 calories. And to me, that was just the the daily checklist. And really just doing those things consistently was helpful. But I would also say, this might contradict it a little bit, but uh have fun with it, too.
Uh, for me, I think I've always hated like I I like eating what I like to eat. And so it's like I wish I didn't like pizza and Oreos and like I wish I didn't like that stuff, but it's like how can I have fun with this? And so I've I've always been uh lazier about I'm just going to cook basic stuff. And so I got into making recipes and I found this websites or I didn't find it, Brian sent it to me.
is uh Skinny Taste and they have all these healthy recipes and I got into making stuff and had a lot of fun with it too and it's like okay this stuff tastes really good and it's wow that's only 400 calories per serving and it has uh 30 grams of protein and and uh 15 car 15 grams of carbs and all that stuff. So um [clears throat] >> yeah, I would I would say that too.
I mean, if you like to cook or you want to do more of that, like find a good website like Skinny Taste and it gives you good ideas, too. >> Um, so that that helped me a lot. Like I I was sending uh in the hundred days I was sending pictures of some of the stuff I was making. Like I got really into it. I'm like, "This is great.
Like I'm making this stuff. It's healthy and losing weight and it actually tastes good." >> Yeah, Lucas. You need that for when you want to attract your mate >> to be able to cook for her. >> Exactly. >> Exactly. Come on over and I'll cook dinner. >> I know. Now I know how to cook. >> Listen, listen, gentlemen. It is true.
>> It is true. If you know how to cook, let me tell you what. I know for Mike, not so much. He's already married. But you know, Lucas, let me tell you, >> he still needs to to to >> go lover boy. >> Yeah. Hey, it needs to get her attention. >> Well, it helped. It helped during dating when I would cook homemade homemade pasta sauce and bring her over for Sunday, you know, pasta meals and stuff.
So, >> yeah, >> she's a great cook. I'm a decent cook. >> Yeah, >> my wife doesn't really eat what I make. So, >> that's good to know, Brian. >> Yeah, I don't Yeah, I don't know how to take that. I think that I make good stuff, but it's her taste buds. It's not my cooking. >> That's a nice way of him saying that his sucks. I get it.
>> She's like, "Cook for everyone, not for yourself." >> Like, there's [laughter] nothing wrong with this. I I will I made lasagna and everything was amazing about it, but I put red pepper flakes in it and I put too many. I was just going to put a couple and more >> Oh, I would have liked that. >> More poured out and I blamed it on garlic.
Everyone was like, "This is hot. This is spicy." That's what they said. And I just didn't say anything. >> So, what kind of noodles did you use for your lasagnal? >> So, this is Yeah. Yeah. This is where you're going to learn, Mike, that no matter what noodle you use, it's the same calorie cost.
It's the same carbohydrate cost. Even if it's say >> that was >> chickpea or black the the the beans or the lentil pastas, it's still the same calorie in in and carb cost. So, it it really doesn't matter per se. It's the port. Yeah. Look at a nutrition label. Whether it's white, wheat, the chickpea and the lentil pastas are going to have a lot more fiber and proteins than them because that's what those are.
They're carbohydrates that have protein and fiber whereas say wheat pasta doesn't. So you have to get your fiber other places in vegetables throughout the day and you have to shrink the portion down because it's just carbs. And those are things that we'll we'll guide you on. So you can have pasta every night if you want. You're just going to have a portion of it that is appropriate for you to eat.
>> And what about the effects of gluten? Like some people don't tolerate gluten or is that a facade? >> Ciliac. Are you celiac? Do you have a gluten intolerance? >> Maybe I think a sensitivity maybe is a better word. I think I don't know that for a fact. I'm Italian and even if I do, tough crap.
You're not going to take bread and pasta away from an Italian. Okay. >> Yeah. Right. Right. >> I have to learn to deal with it. >> Yeah. Right. Right. You're like, "Forget intolerances. I'll just suffer through it." But also, will you Here's a simple question is, will you feel the same way when you eat pasta if you just eat this much pasta instead of this much pasta? >> Yeah. I don't know. It's a good point.
I mean, it'll be interesting to try to get my cal to pay attention to my calorie count. >> Yeah. The dosage is usually the the situation. It's not they even too much spinach is bad for you, but you really have to go to town on eating too much spinach. But with say the gluten, it's quick and easy to eat a lot of it.
And then when you have bread and pasta, you're doubling up on the same stretchy carb, right guys? That's the same category. And you can't do that. Or if you do, you have to have less of both of them to make that work or less at other times of the day to make that work, right? >> Yep. Budget budget. >> And how do you guys learn to just eat until you're no longer full or 80% full? How do you sense that versus just eating? I mean, I don't think I eat to be a glutton by any stretch of the imagination. I'm I'm not intentional
with my eating. I don't really think about it. I probably don't chew my food enough, but it's rare that I leave the table where I'm just full enough versus overly full. >> That's a great question. Who's answering first? >> You're talking. So, >> yeah, you are. >> So, I meal prep and I only eat what's in my meal.
If I'm in a place where I'm not meal prepping, then I make sure that I eat a lot of the fibrous carbs first. >> Same. >> So, I always start with my with my veggies, then with my veggies, then I'll eat my my protein, and then by that point, I'm already pushing it. And then I'll eat my my carbs, uh my starchy carbs.
And it all depends too, right? Because sometimes I don't even rock the starchy carbs. I did today because I came back from the gym, which I learned that from coach. But if I didn't and I took a straight rest day today, I would just eat just starch, uh, fibrous, carbs, and protein pretty much.
It's what I would have ate today. >> Yep. >> Good. Because it was a rest day. >> Yeah. Thanks. and and little plates. I know it sounds crazy. >> You know, we we're grown men and I don't want to eat off of my daughter's little plate, but let me tell you, man, >> those dad, he's got two of them. So, [laughter] >> those little plates, you know why it works is because you start thinking.
And that's the thing right there is when you put a little bit of plate and you take a picture, you eat it, then you go, "Okay, do I really need more? Do I really need more?" And then that's when you start, no. And then you start pushing it away. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And I think like something that's helpful for me too, and you've probably heard this before, but it's like not eating like eating slower, not eating with like your phone in your hand or eating in front of the TV because like those things like it's easier to eat
past what you need whenever you're just like, you know, mindlessly watching TV or scrolling through Instagram or something like that. So for me, it's just being more mindful, putting the fork down after each bite. That helps me kind of be like, "Okay, I don't need to eat anymore. I can eat some of this later.
" Like every meal doesn't need to be finished like in the moment. I could save it for later and go do some things and, you know, come back to it. >> Yeah. And that's a mindset for me, man. I grew up where you had to eat everything on your plate. It was a sin if you didn't finish it, man. >> Yep. You know, I I'll be and especially when I'm out and about and you know, most time when you go out to restaurants, they give you enough food to feed a damn horse and I figure, well, I paid for it.
I better eat it all and it's not going to be good left over. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I got to get used to leaving food on the plate and it's okay. >> It be a perception shift. And also, just real quick on that is just you're just not going to serve yourself more than you need. That'll be a change of pace for you, >> Mike. I grew up that way too.
Um, [clears throat] in that sense, it's very in I'm sure in Italian culture is the same way. And in Hispanic culture, it's disrespectful to leave >> unless you're going to grandma's >> would probably >> you go to grandma's house, that's a sign that you're full. >> So, I definitely understand that. Now, for me, when it comes to eating, I very much got drilled from the military, man.
I eat fast as [ __ ] I just like swallow my food and stuff. >> So, that definitely that I should slow down now. Lucas, not >> put your fork down after every bite. >> Go down. Yeah, cuz I eat I've always eaten really fast like too. Like obviously I'm not in the military. I don't have a reason to eat, you know, scarf my food down >> like um and so I was like heard one day it was like you know there's certain habits that you can try to develop around you know you know because your body I think it takes like >> yeah it's like 20 minutes till you
actually steal the food. Um, so like you may not know you're full until you know a while. If you're eating slower, you're going to feel it. >> I'm done with every meal in like 10 minutes, >> no matter how much is there. I'm always the first one done at the table. >> And I need I think one of the things I'm going to maybe try doing is eat with my left hand.
>> That'll be good for my mind >> and it'll probably have me wearing food and eating slower. But I think I'm going to try that. >> And maybe something to think about is maybe that's one of the first things that we work on this week is you're the last one to finish the food >> at the table. >> That in a long ass meal with my family, my wife.
[laughter] >> Just you have to pace yourself. >> But that might be a good challenge that that we'll talk about tomorrow because his first call is tomorrow. >> But I like that. I like that. Yep. I like that a lot. That might be a challenge for you. All right. >> You know, they have they have a fork that if you go too fast, it shocks you.
>> Oh, really? >> They do not. >> Swear to God, they do. >> Oh, wow. I thought you were joking. Oh, crap. >> That'd be electric, my man. It's electric, >> Levi. So, the plates's here. just the like I'm sitting up this the show but he will he puts his face he literally he literally inhales the food it's like dude slow down and he'll go get a second plate of the same amount of food and and just >> yeah but his metabolism is is probably out of this world >> he's moving >> he's swimming >> two to three hours a day he used to and
now he's in taper mode but he's still he's lean and he's moves a lot and he needs a lot of food. Yeah. Yeah. I keep saying >> Levi rice, potatoes, pasta, beans, cereal, oatmeal, those are the things you have to eat on a regular basis. Uh but and during to not so much now, but he was uh in the beginning of the season, he would and over summer he would bake five to six potatoes in the microwave in the morning.
He got taught him this and he would take them with him and he would you just eat them out of his pocket. >> He would pull them out and just start eating a whole potato in front of people and it was amazing. >> Wonder he had so many girlfriends because it was just bulging in the pocket area. I should have tried that as a kid.
I think my problem was I misplace them to my behind. People would run away. [laughter] >> Oh my. >> Those are big ass pockets. Six potatoes in his I mean they were maybe baseball size or a little smaller. >> That's still big ass pockets. >> Yeah, he he wouldn't put them all in there. He'd put like two or three in at a time though.
But then he'd have them off the rest of them off in his lunch box or something. But it was it was hilarious. and his friends >> know him for eating endless amounts of apples and potatoes. Like they literally get him potato and apple gifts >> for birthdays and stuff. It's hilarious. >> Wow. That's funny. >> I know you're you're you're restarting this, but let me tell you, man, you can do it.
And it's pretty cool to be talking to somebody who just started. >> You can definitely do it. You can definitely do it. >> Yeah. >> It looks like Lucas and I are like the the the four runners now, huh? Goodness. We're setting the pace, coach, >> the veterans. >> We're the OG. >> Oh my god. >> I am working so hard to keep trying to get people in here.
So, uh, so yeah, [laughter] >> I told Brian the timing is good for me. I just lost my mother a week ago Sunday to dementia. >> And I used to see her almost every morning. So, my mornings are are good. I just started a new job yesterday, so I'm a little concerned about sitting on my ass um because I'm not used to that. >> And uh you know, we just started Lent today and my daughter's getting married in 4 months.
So there the timing of all this is kind of all coming uh to a good, you know, coincidence, so to speak. So I'm I'm looking forward to >> seeing what's what. >> Absolutely. >> Awesome. My suggestion for you, man, get yourself a walking pad. >> Yeah. If you need to >> walking pet, >> it's a it's like it's like a a mini treadmill, but it's main for walking.
>> Okay. Yeah, we have a pretty nice like gym quality treadmill. Not treadmill, elliptical in the basement. Yep. >> I have a really nice um indoor cycling setup, you know, with a big screen TV. So, I've got all kinds of stuff available to me right here in my house. Plus, I belong to the gym that Brian used to be at.
So, >> and I do have a standup desk. >> Yeah. >> And I should I can do some meetings from my standup desk. >> We'll get it going. And one real interesting thing about the elliptical, I'll share now. >> There's a guy that worked from home and he had an elliptical. He I got him to shift the the thought process around the elliptical.
Every time he went to elliptical, he thought he had to just sweat a puddle and work so hard. I was like, "No, dude. Just move. Just go to the elliptical and move for 10 minutes. You don't need to sweat." And it was gamechanging. Literally, he just like, "Oh my gosh, like I can just go walk just move like I'm walking and on this thing.
" It's like, "Yeah." Yeah. And it was such a shift. Huge, huge shift. So, so we'll go over those things. All right, John. We're going to wrap up. I usually try and wrap by 10:15 just so that because it can go on forever. But >> yeah, >> excellent call. I appreciate you, Mike. Hopefully this is just a tune of what's to come more fun and uh we will be talking with you tomorrow and I appreciate all you guys for jumping in here and participating. It's fun.
This is great. >> Peace. Peace out, Danny. Brian, thanks Lucas. Good meeting you guys. >> Yeah, good to meet you. >> Thanks, guys. See you around. >> All right. Thank you. Have a good night, guys. >> I want to thank you on this episode for listening in and getting here. It's important that you hear the real life dialogue and the things that are say behind the curtain on what men are doing in their lives and how they are performing to the best of their ability.
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We'll catch you in the next one. And it's going to be eating on the go. Yeah, that's something that everyone does and they need help with. All right. Thank you,