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Join Brad Kearns, New York Times bestselling author and champion triathlete, Speedgolfer, and masters high jumper, in pursuing peak performance with passion throughout life. Enjoy memorable insights from leading experts on diet, fitness, peak performance, personal growth, relationships, happiness, and longevity. Brad’s “Breather” shows provide step-by-step tips you can implement right away to improve your life. Let’s explore beyond shortcuts, hacks, and crushing competition to laugh, have fu ...
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FREE Weight Loss Podcast to Go Beyond the Food to the REAL Issue: Your Mindset. To end emotional eating, stop binge eating, lose weight and keep it off! Mindset is 92.8% of the challenge if you want to lose weight and keep it off. Tune in weekly with permanent weight loss coach JoLynn Braley, permanent weight loss coach and weight loss mindset expert. SPECIAL BONUS: Discover what's really been stopping you from losing weight for good in JoLynn's FREE 5-day e-course. Get it now at www.MyPodca ...
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Get ready listeners for a most unusual and heavy and unique show with my old friend Tom Hodge! Tom is an endurance adventurer living an interesting dream life of enjoyable but extensive endurance exercise every day, traveling the globe for major events, mixing with top athletes and watching them perform, and being on this amazing journey that he's …
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Maybe you've experienced the no-calorie car binge before? That's the space in your car where it feels like "If I eat while I'm driving it doesn't count". Sure, we all know it does count but in that moment, it can feel like it doesn't. The big problem is, if you want to lose weight, the no-calorie car binge surely doesn't help. You can break free th…
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If you're listening to this episode after the original publication date don't worry about it! All you need to do is adjust the math and the dates. You can use the free online calculator that I linked in the blog post that accompanies episode #624 of The JoLynn Braley Show. What's important is that you follow my 3 steps to get in action mode and mov…
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This is an important show to help you be the best you can be throughout life, instead of following the typical path of accelerated aging and hormone decline driven by adverse lifestyle practices. Besides doing regular blood tests for male sex hormone panels, there is an obvious scoreboard to monitor in the form of visceral fat. Fighting the spare t…
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If you want some career advice, this is the episode for you! While the topic of this show will be particularly relevant for younger listeners, listeners of all ages can relate to struggling with maintaining a positive attitude and hopeful prospects about the future. This episode was inspired by a young friend of mine who has just finished schooling…
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A listener asked me about what I think about the resets…..fasting, keto, carbs, hormetic stressors, and vegan propaganda.. My knee-jerk reply was that we all need to step back and focus on the big picture. It's also important to never get frustrated, and to work hard to stay open minded and think critically instead of succumbing to the marketing hy…
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What if you could guarantee your weight loss success? HINT: right there in that sentence is the answer to how to do it! You just have to read it very carefully. So this is a very simple answer, but many don't like to hear it. WARNING: this is Get Real episode #133 of The JoLynn Braley Show, which means it's the 133rd month of the podcast. You won't…
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Do you remember the easy button commercials? What if you could have an easy button for weight loss? How wonderful would that be?! Believe it or not, there is a way to tap an easy button but it does require certain steps you'll need to take to get there. More specifically, it's an Easy Wave. Yes! The Easy Wave is a wave of momentum you can ride all …
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It is time for more Katy Bowman! Katy is one of my favorite educators in the health and fitness scene and her Nutritious Movement movement is so awesome and has such a great following (check out her Instagram to see her thoughtful commentary and the beautiful, Earth-based lifestyle she is living out there on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington). Th…
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My recent focus sprinting and high jumping in masters track & field competition entails a completely different approach to training than the endurance protocol and endurance mindset. My former podcast guest Cynthia Monteleone (@fastover40 on Instagram) has been a big help recently for me to continue to evolve my approach and my mindset so I can thr…
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Hey listeners, it's time for the Light Show with Scott Chaverri, founder of Mito Red Light! He is doing some amazing work with his therapeutic red light exposure and the familiar panels that you can find on mitoredlight.com, the most powerful and the most affordable red light panels on the market. But, he's also an inventor at heart who loves to sp…
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I respond to some great comments from listeners in this Q&A show! We are starting off with John Gray’s famous essential male and female relationship assignments, what supplements I am taking (and not taking) these days, and how protein intake warnings have been refuted (10 eggs a day is okay!). I also answer a question about the minimalist shoe fad…
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It's easy to get overwhelmed on your weight loss journey, heck, it can be overwhelming just to get started! There is so much information out there you might not know which way to turn. One expert says eat this way and another expert says eat a different way. What if weight loss could be simpler? What if it could even be fun? Just imagine if it coul…
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Formerly anonymous Arizona high school running coach Mike Scannell has become a sensation in the American distance running community with the amazing success of his runner Grant Fisher, the undisputed king of American long distance running! Grant had a sensational Paris Olympic Games, winning bronze medals in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. These are …
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I have a brilliant idea to share with you, a fantastic way to start losing weight right now. This is how Charles Barkley lost 80 pounds back in the 1980's before he became a pro basketball star. What Charles Barkley can teach you about successful weight loss is so simple and doable, but it will only work if you get going now. ;-) Listen in and get …
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My friend sent me a recent DEXA scan report and was distraught about his body composition score. This is a lifelong athlete—excuse me—super-athlete, who has performed at the highest level in his sport for decades. After being sidelined by surgery, and perhaps some less scrutinized dietary choices, he drifted outside his familiar performance zone in…
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Did you know that defensiveness not only causes a cortisol spike, but also releases the powerful enzyme aromatase, and that has an effect on testosterone? In this show, we’re hearing some more reflections from John Gray—one of my favorite podcast guests ever who always brings the most profound insights—about how to avoid breaking up and instead, re…
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Welcome back to Brad’s Olympic Track & Field wrap up! I hope you enjoyed the lengthy presentation summarizing the men’s events, and now it’s time for a show dedicated to the awesome performances of the females on the track and the field for the Paris 2024 Olympics. In the first show, I gave you a little bit of an overview about my fascination with …
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I thought I would do a fun, different style show—Brad’s Olympic Track & Field summary wrap up show! Track is my passion and in this episode, I go over some of the highlights, great performances, and fun backstories from this year's Olympic Men's Track & Field Competition. Enjoy the show! TIMESTAMPS: The import thing is not to win but to take part i…
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True Story! Listen in now to episode #181 of The JoLynn Braley Show now and I'll share with you what I used to buy at Costco. I would eat the whole box. The good news is I don't do that anymore but I do understand what it's like to want to lose weight, and your eating habits are totally the opposite of your goals. It's easy to know what you need to…
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I saw my friend the other day, asked “How are you doing?” and he said: “I’m trying to be a better parent.” What a cool answer! The quip alone speaks volumes about his desire to do the best he can, and his self-awareness as he makes his best effort to raise toddlers. We ended up having a whole conversation about parenting as he began self-reflecting…
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Here's why you should fight for your right to lose weight for good: because who else will? In other words.... who else but you can take the actions you need to take to lose that weight? Make sense? You have the right to fight for your commitment to yourself to lose weight for good. It will be a constant fight by the way, if you don't have a weight …
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You really can lose weight. You really can reach your goal weight! But... you cannot do this by giving your power away. If you blame people, places or things for why you're not losing weight then you've given your power away. Drop the blame game, take your power back, and lose weight now. Listen in now for details but first, be warned! This is Get …
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In today’s episode I welcome track star Sue McDonald to the show! Sue is no ordinary track star—she is shattering world records in the masters track and field arena going where no human has ever gone before in her age groups and putting out unbelievable times at 61 years old! This mother of three from Santa Barbara, California, is virtually on worl…
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I understand how frustrating it can be to get on the scale for your weekly weigh in and see your weight go UP. Don't throw in the towel if this happens! Use my tips in this free weight loss podcast episode. There's something you can do immediately so that you'll stay on your weight loss journey instead of backtracking and gaining all of that weight…
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Welcome back to another rebroadcast of a popular episode. This one dates back to 2022!What is the best way to eat? How about we go deep and sort everything out in a reasonable, thoughtful manner? This is going to be a multi-part presentation, with part one focusing on the rationale for eating an animal based diet. This topic can get so confusing, c…
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It’s time for more Q&A! Thank you so much to everyone for writing in—we have a ton of really interesting comments and questions that I can’t wait to work through in today’s episode. I really appreciate all your questions and contributions to this community (if you want to join in, email podcast@bradventures.com), and we thoughtfully read, consider,…
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There's a conundrum when it comes to comfort eating and it's pretty darned sneaky. It tricks you into a little bit of temporary comfort while it holds you back from reaching the goals you'd dearly love to reach. You see, you gotta leave your comfort zone to lose weight, but your comfort zone is where comfort eating thrives. Listen to episode #611 o…
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Enjoy this rebroadcast breather show giving an overview of what I eat in a day! While my diet is not super exciting or full of a ton of variety, I have locked into a pattern that works for me (while always remaining open-minded in case any changes are necessary—hence no more fasting, more carbs, fruit, and calories in general!). As you will hear, m…
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If you are in the habit of fasting until noon or are having a 16-8 eating pattern, that puts you at risk.. This show is about second guessing fasting—something I’ve been talking about extensively for the last few years on this podcast, sharing the revised strategy I have been following: putting fasting aside in favor of striving for maximum nutrien…
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I've been at The Point of No Return many times. That's the place where you're moving along on your weight loss journey just fine, but then you get the thought to stray. If you go down that road we all know it's far too easy to slide right back into those old eating and lifestyle habits and then your weight loss progress is lost. :( Listen to episod…
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I am so pleased to introduce a fantastically awesome show with Thais Gibson, creator of the Personal Development School! She sent me a very intriguing overview of what she might talk about on the show and I said, “Sure, let’s talk about it,” but I gotta tell you, I was blown away—this is one of my favorite shows I have ever had on the B.rad podcast…
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Welcome to the “Start Here” breather show! As you may know, I recorded a comprehensive episode entitled “Start Here” that you can share with any potential new listener as I cover the big-picture topics of how to lead a long, healthy, happy life, categorized as Sleep, Recovery and Down Time, Diet, Exercise, and Stress Management. It was a lengthy an…
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After 500 shows of the B.rad podcast, I figured it was time to record a helpful, useful, “Start here” episode that you can share with friends, family, and loved ones! Inspired by a friend of mine who had just started to become acquainted with my podcast and asked me: “What’s a good episode to start with?,” this show will provide you with an overvie…
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Welcome to the final episode in this series all about overtraining symptoms! We have already talked about symptoms like thirst, overheating, frequent urination, sodium/potassium imbalance, cortisol, digestion, menstruation, twitchy muscles, skin problems, sore throats, libido, cardiac symptoms, crash and burn patterns, insomnia, teeth grinding, and…
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It’s time to welcome back to the show for the third time, my good friend Dr. Cate Shanahan on the occasion of the publication of her latest, sensational book! This best-selling author is back at it again with Dark Calories—How Vegetable Oils Destroy Our Health and How We Can Get It Back. This stuff has a high shock value, starting out with the book…
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Welcome to the continuation of our series of breather shows on overtraining symptoms! It’s been a little while, and hopefully you haven’t been overtraining in the meanwhile since it’s time to jump into a few more short segments where we cover certain aspects of overtraining to help you get a greater understanding of them (and get better at preventi…
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College students pepper me with more thoughtful questions! In this episode, I discuss melatonin supplements, overcoming knee pain, and a lengthy discussion of how to set yourself up for a good night’s sleep, every night. I describe how tracking visceral fat is the best way to determine overall health status, and ponder the philosophical question of…
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I understand how frustrating it can feel when you really really want to lose weight but you're not making any progress. The thing is.... it's important that you never give up. You can get normal with food, you can lose weight for good, you really can do it, but you'll need more than a food diet to do it. For now, just commit to never giving up. Lis…
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In this show, we’re focusing on what easy workouts and rest days really mean for us mere mortals trying to improve our performance—not only in endurance sports, but in all manner of athletic endeavors. Tune in to hear me discuss the great Eluid Kipchoge and some stunning revelations that have come forth from detailed analysis of his training logs t…
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It's easy to get caught in the sneak tray comfort eating offers, after all, it's supposed to provide comfort, right? Well you know what? The sneak trap of comfort eating is SO SNEAKY that I'll have to do a follow-up! That's how sneaky it is! It bamboozled me while I gave you the Top Deets to uncover this problem in episode #605 of The JoLynn Braley…
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I'm pleased to celebrate with you on the occasion of publishing our 500th episode of the B.rad podcast! Since launching in 2018, it's been great fun to connect with those of you who shared email feedback and Q&A, and also a tremendous honor to bring so many amazing guests to you. I've learned so much and been so inspired by these interviews—they ha…
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It can be super frustrating and disappointing to continue trying to lose weight but it's just not happening. Maybe you even made a New Year's Resolution at the beginning of the year and that didn't last. Well you're not alone on that. Most people only get through until January 14! But now we're heading into summer and we only have so much time left…
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It’s time to talk about polarized training—a popular training concept often referred to as the “80/20 principle.” Unfortunately, many athletes have misinterpreted and misapplied this strategy, so we will be reviewing this training philosophy in this episode. Tune in if you want to learn what polarized training truly entails and the benefits of this…
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Get ready to go deep into the cutting edge of health optimization that is customized precision medicine! I discuss my personal experience with WildHealth.com precision medicine, so this show focuses on the results of my genetic testing, blood testing, and expert 1:1 physician and health coach support. Today, we have an opportunity like never before…
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I know what it's like to have the best of intentions when you want to lose weight but then one or two days in and you're veering off into the same unhealthy eating habits that put the weight on in the first place. It's a really big challenge, I know! But the problem is, if we give into the desire for the instant gratification that food can give, th…
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We have more relationship tips inspired by John Gray for listening and communicating in today’s episode! Tune in to hear what John has to say about giving unsolicited advice, criticism, suggestions, complaints, and judgments to your partner and why these things can be so unproductive for a relationship. You will hear about what happens when you rea…
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My old friend Courtney on the east coast has me occasionally speak to her college students studying health and fitness. As part of their assignment, they peppered me with really thoughtful questions. It was great to reflect on the thought processes of today's youth, and their keen interest in living, healthy, active, evolved lifestyles. I think you…
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It’s a breather show with insights from Dr. John Gray (author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus) because we can never get enough reminders, primers, and insights from the one and only John Gray! Possibly my favorite podcast guest ever, my first interview with John was so profound it inspired me to propose to Mia Moore the very next day! I …
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Is hard work overrated? I share my thoughts on this in today’s episode, which I was inspired to record after watching a TikTok video a friend sent me about the importance of working hard, never missing a day, and why cranking out 100 shots a day is the “simple formula” to help you get a full scholarship. As you will hear, I strongly disagree with t…
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