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The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

Learn the Spartan mindset. Founder & CEO of Spartan Race and NY Times best-selling author, travels the globe seeking and answers authors, academics, athletes, adventurers, entrepreneurs, CEOs and thought leaders. It will shift your thinking, make you laugh and and give you the tools you need. He"s on a mission to find the secrets to success in all aspects of life. Not only does Joe interview epic people, he has brought together an amazing panel to break down and analyze every aspect of these

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25:58

Go Running Before It’s Too Late, Joseph Gray pt 1 / DEKA

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena ·

2022/05/05

Yancy: There may come a day when I can't run anymore, but I can still do it right now. So I do it. I run just about everywhere I go. Joe Gray: But ultimately too, I need to stay in shape because I want to beat my son for a few more years. He's slowly catching up. Today, Yancy and Joseph Gray talk about finding the spark to run, having an activity to do until you physically can’t anymore after a long life, and using it to better your life and for those around you. Today, you’ll learn about: How to

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31:00

Move the Body Heal the Mind / Joe De Sena & Jennifer...

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2022/05/03

Your brain evolved to prevent you from moving, to conserve energy, because there was a time when humans needed a lot of energy to hunt and to gather food. We don't have to do that now, but the brain is still set up to conserve energy. But if you can overcome that resistance and MOVE you unlock the most powerful medicine in mental health. This episode explains how exercise can improve focus, memory, depression, anxiety and sleep. How much exercise you need to do. And some simple recommendations

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18:00

Are You Too Old? / CLASSIC

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2022/04/30

Marla Sweeney, Heather Gollnick, Jimmy Binns are going to let you know how they keep doing what they do as they get older, and with their advice, you’ll be able to keep competing and having fun actively until your 80s, 90s, maybe even into your 100s. We had the help of Amelia Boone interviewing Marla, and Kevin Gillotti interviewing Heather. Joe: Because they didn't want a 72 or 73 year old? Jimmy Binns: I think a part of it was that they didn't want people thinking that anybody can walk in there

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25:44

Set A Goal You Can’t Reach, Hans Florine pt 2 / DEKA

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2022/04/28

Hans Florine says, “That's what climbing is, is doing something that you couldn't previously do, whether it was last week or seconds ago. And so there's immediate reward in climbing for, 'Hey there's a problem in front of you, and it's just a problem.' And that's what life is. And we do something, change our body position, get another tool, and we move forward and we get past it.” Today, Yancy and Jarod talk with Hans about reaching for goals you can’t accomplish yet, and how having fun means

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25:57

How to Find a Life Worth Living / Ryan “Birdman”...

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2022/04/26

Feel a lack of motivation? Find a problem that needs to be solved. Ryan joins Spartan Race founder and CEO Joe De Sena to talk about it. He enlisted in the Navy after watching the Twin Towers fall on 9/11, and Parrott served eight years as a U.S. Navy SEAL completing three combat tours to Iraq before being assigned to Advanced Training Command as an Instructor. He saw the need for better burn care, he started Sons of the Flag. Today he sees a need for better physical education and he's starting

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23:09

3 Amazing Boston Marathon Stories / CLASSIC

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2022/04/23

Meb Keflezighi, Jeffrey Zeizel, and Kathrine Switzer each have experiences at the Boston Marathon that would seem unthinkable if they didn’t happen. Meb Keflezighi, the first American to win the boston Marathon after the tragic bombing, says, “In a marathon, you don’t break early. You know, you try to hold on, but sometimes you have to listen to your instincts and go for it. And I went for it. I was the fifteenth, or so, fastest guy in the race, but you know, you’ve got to do it that day, and I was

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35:45

Get Clarity With Adventures, Hans Florine pt 1 / DEKA

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena ·

2022/04/21

Hans Florine talking about when he broke his legs 4 years ago, “I was out of view when I fell and broke my leg. He came around the corner and I was talking on the phone. And he's like, "What the F are you doing talking on the phone?" And I'm like, I'm talking to the Rangers. Why are you talking Rangers? We need a rescue. I've broken both of my legs, and he's just like, you you know, couldn't you, like, cry or scream or do something first before you just get to business of fixing it... I think he's

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30:12

America’s Worst Mom / Lenore Seknazy & Joe De Sena

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2022/04/19

Today’s kids are smarter and stronger than our culture gives them credit for. Kids need independence to learn the skills they’ll need as adults. After her column "Why I Let My 9 Year Old Ride the Subway Alone" created a media firestorm, Lenore Skenazy founded the book, blog and movement, “Free-Range Kids.” Today she is president of Let Grow, the nonprofit making it easy, normal and legal to give kids back some independence. Learn More About Let Grow: https://letgrow.org/ “Free-Range Kids”

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19:42

Tactics to Overcome All Obstacles / CLASSIC

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2022/04/16

Earl Granville, Noah Currier, and Jonathan Lopez of Oscar Mike and Operation Enduring Warrior (OEW), author Alex Banayan, and Bai founder Ben Weiss are today’s experts for us to overcome all the different obstacles life throws at us.. Ben Weiss: You've got to be willing to take the path. For me, there's no shortcut. At the end of the day, you can't fail by working hard, you know, because your failures are still if you if they're rooted in hard work, somehow you lean on them, and then– Joe De Sena:

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36:52

Don't Quit On Yourself, Brice Johnson / DEKA

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2022/04/14

Brice Johnson, Project Manager and Site Foreman at The Jericho Project, says, “Our form of spirituality is when you're doing so good, the next man is going to come up to you and ask you how you're doing that. No matter if it's cooking, in the gym at work, doing your homework, even folding your bed or doing your laundry. When the next man comes up and asks you, how are you doing that? That's our form of spirituality here.” Brice has been through a lot to get where he’s at today, and he’s made it his

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28:01

Never Give Up Joe De Sena & Jericho Project's Chuck...

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2022/04/12

Chuck Etchison founded the Jericho project after 20 years of heroin addiction and incarceration. Spartan Up host Johnny Waite was at our trail race, the Golden Gate classic in San Francisco, back in November. There was a group of guys, about 30 of them, all there to volunteer. He said these were interesting guys, these are hard guys, you could tell that they'd spent some time in trouble. But Johnny said he'd never seen such friendly, helpful, engaging, enthusiastic people. 30 of them did the work of

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26:17

Are You Happy With Your Story? / CLASSIC

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2022/04/09

Frank Ferrante, Jeff Gomez, and JR Martinez have all had their own experiences rewriting their stories, and what they say will help you rewrite yours. JR Martinez says, “I think that's what drives me to this day, is I want to be that old man on the rocking chair and I'm on the front porch one day, and not asking "What if? What if? what if?" I want to be the guy that said, "I tried it. I didn't probably complete it, but at least I gave it a shot," you know? And that's what matters more than

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23:16

3 Mic Drops To Fulfill Your Destiny / DEKA

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2022/04/07

JJ Birden: “Getting better, waiting for my opportunity. And when you get the opportunity, you don't open the door, YOU RIP THE DOOR OFF THE HINGES, and you make that opportunity stay. You own that baby. And that's what I did.” Yancy: “That's another mic drop!” Today Yancy and Jarod go over 3 legendary mic drop moments from Todd Durkin, JJ Birden, and Matthias Giraud, that have shaped our mindsets for the better. In this episode, you’ll learn about: - Get your axx up and get after it, there’s no

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34:04

Should You Do Hard Things? Anna Lembke MD and Joe De...

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2022/04/05

What does the science say? Anna Lembke MD, Professor and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at Stanford University and author of "Dopamine Nation," says yes! She explains, in terms we can all understand, why this is the case. How does your reward system work? How have human interactions been “druggified”? If Buddha said take the middle path, why is it that today we need to take the hard path? Anna Lembke, MD’s book Dopamine Nation https://amzn.to/3ua8Lgn More about Anna Lembke, MD

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26:24

Fix Your Metabolism with These Tips / CLASSIC

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2022/04/02

Dr. Nada, Dr. Alan Desmond, Apo Atsalakis & Alex Wisch all have great advice and tips to have a better metabolism. Apo Atsalakis, founder of PNOE, says, “Undereating is equally bad, actually, as overeating. So, many people do go on, particularly people who are into weight loss, do crash diets and they would eat very low calories and this essentially slows their metabolism down.” In this episode, you’ll learn: - Daily routines to boost metabolism - Circadian rhythm and metabolism. Getting a

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30:56

Move To Fix Your Mindset / DEKA

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2022/03/31

“The good doctors are out there prescribing exercise to people suffering with depression, anxiety, stress. It's an antidepressant, and I know the other thing that it does for me is it makes me feel more confident. Confidence breeds joy as well. It gives me more self-worth. It gives me a better self-image. And that always, that always happens after a workout,” says Jarod Cogswell, co-host of the DEKA Series and Co-Creator of Spartan DEKA. Today Yancy and Jarod are talking about how exercise is about

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38:25

Is that even food!? Max Lugavere and Joe De Sena on...

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena ·

2022/03/29

What's the Perfect Diet? Max Lugavere weighs in with Joe De Sena (founder & CEO of Spartan).. Vegan, Vegetarian, carnivore? Should you eat breakfast? AND why does all of it matter so much! Max Lugavere, is a health and science journalist, watched his mother's fast decline and started a journey to understand how to best extend his own health span. He's the author of Genius Foods, Genius Life and his new book Genius Kitchen and the host of the podcast "The Genius Life." Genius Kitchen

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20:15

Problems With Your Kids? / CLASSIC

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena ·

2022/03/26

Zach Even-Esh, Jimmy Chin, Rick Lamb, and Gabby Reece are going to help us become better parents, giving us advice and their own experiences as guidance to get our kids on the journey to greatness. Retired Command Sergeant Major Rick Lamb says, “Family. That's what you're left with at the end of the day. You know, as the body fails, the brain fails, everything else. Like we were talking about earlier, you don't want to be that guy that's dying at the VA hospital with oatmeal dripping off your chin

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22:25

Don’t Be Such a Fxxking Cynic, Bruce Babashan pt 2 /...

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena ·

2022/03/24

Bruce Babashan, former senior-level corporate executive turned professional boxing trainer, says, “And if you stay lonely and you don't reach out, at least this is the way it is for me, I become drained. When I bring them in and I spend my time mentoring them, that's how I get my juice, but that's how I stay connected. But when I'm just grinding every day, I disconnect over time, and I tend to move towards the cynicism side of that continuum.” Today, Yancy and Jarod talk with Bruce about avoiding

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21:47

Joe's Report from the Ukraine Border

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena ·

2022/03/22

Spartans really are all over the world, and the Spartan employees in Ukraine and Slovakia, along with Spartans around the world, are getting things done. Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, went to see of himself and called in this report from the Slovakian border with Ukraine. Joe De Sena’s Parenting book “10 Rules for Mental Toughness for Families” https://amzn.to/3JrN6oz The Tough Bible - the best information from Spartan Up all in one place Spartan.com/toughbible Be ready for

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