Barrier to Entry.......Top 5 Podcast.......How to deal with muscle pain

Good Morning Family & Friends!

Welcome back to another Monday Morning Update :)

I know I took a break and then came back, and then took another break. I'm sorry :( but this email is truly something I like to do for fun. Life got busy for me for a couple months I was focusing on my health/work and spending more time with my family. Also when I started back up again I changed the format and I tried a couple new things and I didn't like it honestly and it pretty much deterred me from writing these again because it felt more like a chore and not something I wanted to do for fun.

Trust me I have enough chores in my life and I didn't want this to become one of them. I really enjoy writing down my thoughts, helpful tips, life updates, and anything else I can think of because it helps me learn. This form of communication helps you stay in touch with me even if we don't talk often and I feel like I have a certain perspective on things and the only way to explain them are in medium to long form.

I'm not a short content type of person I like 6-12 episodes, 3 hour podcast, and 2 and half hour movies! I gave myself a barrier to entry because I thought that's what good information should be it should be hard to find or it should take me more time to put something together because that means it's "more worth it". IDK I feel like just jotting them down here and moving on with my day just make more sense. It makes it more fun for me and hopefully you see that as well.

Glad to be back.....On to the Topics!!

Top 5 Podcast I'm listening to right now!

This list constantly changes thought out the year, but here are some of the shows I'm enjoying right now and I'll give a short description of what I get out of them. I don't expect you to like any of these but people tend to ask me what I like listening to for my fitness, healthy, and general world information. This is in no specific order I'm just looking at the last 5 episodes I listened too:

Up & Vanished ( Season 4)
- Every single season of this show is amazing. You don't need to listen to all the seasons to know what's going on but I highly recommend it. The podcast host Payne Lindsey is on a journey to find what happened to this young 20 yr old girl in Alaska. That's what the dude does for a living he's not a detective or lawyer or bounty hunter he was just a regular dude that started looking into cold cases back in 2016 so he could make some content for his media company he worked for. Each season he opens up the case with facts, stories, talking with real people in the real world and shit always gets wild. The production is top tier and the cliff hangers keep you coming back for more. I like to listen to this show when it gets close to fall because you know....spooky stuff :)
Joe Rogan Experience
- This show has everything you would want interviews with comedies, scientist, political figures, fighters, entertainers, people that learn about aliens, business education, and much more. I enjoy the variety his show provides and the conversations are always worth listening to because you get to hear both sides of the table whether you like the person or not. His show is always in the news about the people he talks too but I think that a good thing. Let everyone talk so you can find out which are the smart or dumb people lol. Say what you want about Joe but I think he's doing the peoples work!
Mind Pump
- This is my go too fitness podcast where I pretty much learned the basics of becoming a personal trainer so that I could help myself, get a free education in the past 5 years I've been listening that would have taken me 20 years and $50K if I went to school for it. The 3 host provide good quality information about life, being part of a family, messing up in life and learning from it, fitness education, healthy lifestyle advice, and much more. All the host are now parent so it's cool to hear their perspective on it and good to hear the ups and downs of being a parent. Hopefully one day I will experience that :)
The Diary of a CEO - Stephen Bartlett
- I found this show about a year ago and the interviews are amazing. Stephen is the CEO of a media company in the UK (he has a British accent) just to be prepared haha. He interviews people about what's going on in the world medically and financially. He speaks to people that run businesses hence the name. Some of his guest have been the CEO of Netflix, an Evolutionary Biologist that teaches the history of humans, a SPY that used to work for the CIA and a lot more crazy stuff. This is one of my new favorite shows because I really do just love listening to interesting conversations.
The Drive - Dr. Peter Attia
- This is also a new show I found about a year ago. Dr. Peter Attia has been many things in his life a cancer surgeon, a race car driver, a boxer, a personal trainer, and a family man. How this guy has the time to do all that and make a podcast is beyond me :). Very interesting dude to listen to because he makes very complicated medical information sound like something I can understand and digest. I'm not a medical professional and I don't pretend to be. Most of the time when I'm listening to his podcast I have to stop and research what he just said, but most of the time it's very easy to listen to. Some of the previous topics he's talked about where the science behind good sleep and mental health, the reason why we use sun block and if its good or bad, and how to extend your life by the types of exercise and food you eat. Very information driven and I love that kind of stuff!.
Here are some Honorable Mentioned I wanted to include because they are great shows as well!:
- All In Podcast
- Tucker Carlson
- Modern Wisdom
- The Presidents Daily Brief
- Going West (Murder Mystery)
- Candace Owens (Very surprising I know)

How I deal with Muscle Aches and Pains

This is not medical advice this is just how I've found the best way to deal with pain in my everyday life.

I'm 31 years old now so sometimes things just hurt lol there is no real explanation other than I'm not that young anymore so I have to be patient with myself and be more attentive before I do things. I can't just but on my cleats and get after it.....no a warm up is necessary for that and for taking out the trash :). I'm not kidding my driveway is very steep and my trash cans are very heavy so pushing them up the hill I will only do after my workout not before. I need my legs to be right!
Pain is a signal that is telling you to pay attention to something. If you have pain in your back it's usually coming from something you did or some other part of your body that is not working properly. You could have a muscle imbalance, an underachieve muscle, a blood flow problem or something more medically serious. First thing you need to do is look back at the last 1-3 days and walk through what you did that could have caused the pain. Can't pin point anything the next step is seeing what you do everyday that could be causing you to have back pain. Do you sit for long periods of time before getting up, do you stretch often, do you have things at work that cause you pain or discomfort?
I know these sound like obvious questions but most people don't ask themselves these types of questions because they seem too obvious.
- “Occam's razor, or the principle of parsimony, tells us that the simplest, most elegant explanation is usually the one closest to the truth.”
Ice is for swelling, Heat is for pain. Please do not use use for pain it rarely works! Heat and movement is the best stimulus for reducing pain in an area that doesn't have an actual injury or swelling. If you have swelling in the area or have a torn muscle or damaged tissue then cold temps will allow relief from the pain but it won't fix the problem. Using a heat source and allowing more blood flow to an area will allow fast recovery time and actually give you the ability to move more and sooner. Again not medical advice just what works best for me and the people I worked with.
Some other things people don't think about when dealing with nagging pain is you have weakness within or around that area. How do you fix weakness? Have more range of motion in short, long, and end range movements. Do you know what getting up from the floor, getting in and out of a car/truck, walking down stairs or a hill, jumping down from a ledge, playing a sport, and strength training have in common? They will show you how and where you are week. The simple answer to help yourself be able to do these things with less pain is to exercise for the purpose of having a stronger body.
I did a lot of yard work over the weekend and my hands are so sore from mowing the lawn, pulling weeds, cutting off small tree limps, and holding myself up on a ladder for 7-8 hours. I' freaking exhausted I don't understand how people do that stuff that don't strength train. I'm thankful I can do all of these things without pain but it takes a lot of work to be healthy unfortunately. If you need help just reach out to me :)

Again, thank you if you have read this far! I know this was a long one. Please know that I put a lot of love and energy into this business and specifically this email. I do this for me just as much as I do it for you.

Hope these words find you well! Stay Tuned and I'll see you next time!

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