Dynamic Lifestyle Podcast

Are there times where you don’t feel very productive and just don’t get a whole lot done? Truuuuust me when I say I have had those same feelings. There’s been times in the past where I’d beat myself up for not scratching off every item on the “to do list.” I’ve even popped off on Chris for not getting a few things done that we agreed on during our weekly meetings. Poor guy! Kinda…he is the baby of the family after all

Remember the movie “Austin Powers?” Remember the movie “Austin Powers?”  The part when he travels back into a time machine to try and get his mojo back that Dr. Evil stole from him? That’s how Eric and I felt the first six years of our business. We literally made $250,000 worth of business mistakes and we wish we could travel back in a real time machine and get that back. To be honest, about $200,000 of those mistakes, I can blame on big bro by 1 minute (Eric). Lol All kidding aside, the truth is, we both were at fault for the $250,000 worth of business mistakes. A lot of the mistakes were due to the following:  • We were impatient• Constantly chased shiny objects • Always compared ourselves to others• Too stubborn to hire people to help us• We didn’t simplify things enough • Our egos got the best of us • We didn’t understand how to fall in love with the struggle • And ultimately, we weren’t clear on our big WHY within our business. So, after listing all those reasons that led us to losing $250K, we d

Are you a fan of the “Team No Sleep” or “Hustle and Grind” mentality? Since social media has gotten so popular the past couple of years, there has been this trend that is being portrayed as cool and “In.” And that’s the “hustle and grind” mode, the “team no sleep” mantra, blah blah… We fell prey to this mentality and guess what, it back fired on us, led us to negatively affecting relationships, and ultimately leading to anxiety, being overwhelmed, and burn out. It wasn’t until we looked in the mirror and realized that there was nobody else to blame but ourselves for this mindset and bad habits. We also invested in a life coach that really helped us get clear on being able to manage our anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, and avoiding burnout. The truth is, there’s nothing wrong with getting into a “Hustle and Grind” mode. But where people screw up is thinking they can do this 365 days out of the year and with no consequences. In this solo round, we go deep into how we have managed all this and some amazing practica

We have a serious question for you? Have you ever gone through a point in your life where you were having identity issues? Maybe feeling lost, facing tons of adversity, and just not knowing what to do? I know we’ve gone through this and we term it as “from hell and back” and that was six years of our lives from the ages of 18-24 where it was the darkest times of our lives. But, we saw a light at the end of the tunnel and found a way out. The truth is, we all go through this in life, whether it’s more frequent, or more severe, and to be honest, sometimes we just need to start from scratch. It’s kind of like a house, there comes a time where you just have to tear the whole thing down and build it back from the ground up. Well, in this awesome conversation, we sat down with Rockstar entrepreneur and philanthropist, Chris Harder. Chris has an amazing story and background, coming from corporate America in sales, finances, and management. He has a ton of experience, knowledge, and a huge heart to help change humani

I want to share this formula I came up with that helped me get out of my fitness rut: FLOW + FOCUS +TRACTION--Adherence & Consistency = Results & Fulfillment After I figured this out, here’s how I started feeling within my fitness journey: Completely immersed in what I was doing aka Being FOCUSED. Completing task after task and taking massive action on everything aka Gaining TRACTION. Creating inner clarity. Knowing what needs to be done and knowing the activity is doable. A sense of serenity. No worries about oneself, and a feeling of growing beyond the boundaries of the ego. Intrinsic motivation. Whatever produces flow becomes its own reward. These are all feelings when being in a state of “Flow” and can be applied to your fitness journey. Eric and I just had a conversation on all this in our NEW Podcast Episode, here’s why you want to listen: • Why getting in a state of “flow” leads to being “focused” and from there you gain “traction” and that leads to increased adherence and consistency througho

Do you ever have that feeling of “what am I doing with my life?” Kind of like in high school, when people asked, “what college are you going to?” I always hated getting asked “what college was I going to” during senior year. I also struggled for a long time with constantly beating myself up about what am I doing with my life. The turning point for me personally, was seeking my first coach in fitness. From there as the years went on, discovering my purpose in life became much clearer. Discovering your purpose isn’t as easy as looking for your lost keys around the house and hoping to find them. It takes time, experience, experimenting, scratching itches you have, going through ups and downs, traveling, having coaches and mentors, etc. In our NEW Podcast Episode, we sat down and talked to Stephanie Rowe, who helps people discover their purpose in life through her life coaching. Aside from life coaching, Stephanie has a huge heart, loves giving back, has a background in business, marketing, sales, fitness, she’s

I want to be real with you, it’s not easy building a business, brand, and community. I’ve realized after 8 years of doing all this, it takes time, patience, grit, coaches, money, knowledge, etc. Chris and I have probably made over $100,000 worth of mistakes because we didn’t have the resources, coaches, knowledge, purpose, and patience that we have today. So, if you are a business owner or you’re thinking of starting a business, I want to help you save some of these mistakes we made. What’s cool is we just had a conversation with Sue B Zimmerman, who has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years, with 18 different businesses, and she’s still at it, hungrier than ever. Here’s what you will learn in our NEW Podcast Episode: • The 3 key lessons she’s learned these past 18 months that have helped scale her business, build her personal brand, and grow her community • The latest and most effective tips on how to use the New Instagram TV feature for your business • The great analogy Sue B uses to explain Instagram is l

I want to tell you a quick story… About a decade ago, I remember how afraid I was to start our business Dynamic Duo Training. I felt guilty because I had left my day job that consisted of helping underprivileged high school kids get to college because I created an incredible bond with them. I felt insecure because I didn’t feel I had the knowledge to get people in the best shape of their lives. And worst of all, I played small for so many years due to having a scarce mindset. So, there you have it…I felt guilt, shame, had insecurities, and had a scarce mindset. Can you relate? The past 5 years has really been the journey where I’ve overcome a lot of these feelings and emotions and a lot of it had to do with hiring coaches, seeking mentors, joining masterminds, believing in myself and unique gifts, and most of all, taking massive action to elucidate the fear. What’s cool is we just had an in-person conversation with fitness professional, Jill Coleman. Jill had a lot of the same emotions and feelings as I did s

Have you ever felt the following? Blood boiling… Knots in your shoulders and neck… Taking deep breaths… Pulling your own hair… Lashing out on others… These are all actions we perform when we are under stress. A lot of us deal with stress differently and we aren’t here to tell you we have figured out the secret formula to deal with stress because let’s be honest, there probably isn’t a secret formula out there. But, what we are here to discuss is practical ways we have learned to manage stress during our entrepreneurial journey the past 8 years. These practical ways to manage stress that we have for you can help you be more focused, more relaxed, more productive, get shit done, and enjoy the crazy entrepreneurial journey that much more. Here’s what you will learn in our NEW Podcast Episode: How to not let stress steal your daily power and happiness   The 4 different types of stress we deal with and how to identify and manage them   Being too busy is BS, can lead to extra stress, and how to manage this  

Have you ever wondered what the life of a reality TV star is like? Literally the day to day life, the emotions, the struggles, the highs, etc. What’s interesting is a lot of people think they have it easy and say things like “I wish I had their life.” But, we don’t know how green the grass is until we A) have lived in it or B) talk to someone that has lived in it. So, we took the latter and had the privilege to have an amazing conversation with reality TV star and celebrity trainer, Jason Rossel. Jason goes deep about how growing up being bullied, dealing with anxiety, depression, his father leaving him and his mother, all led him to being the inspiring and motivating person he is today. He also discusses how he got into reality TV, worked with celebrity clients, the highs and lows of a reality TV star, and much more. Here’s what you will learn in our NEW Podcast Episode: • How being bullied, being overweight, feeling like an outcast, dealing with depression and anxiety all fueled him to be a better version o

Imagine this… You come to America from Hungary with $150 in your pocket, you’re an ex professional hockey player who got injured, and you’ve had multiple jobs such as: • A personal trainer • Waiter • Bartender • Model • Coached kids with hockey Pretty wild right? Well, we want you to meet Daniel Nyiri! Daniel has what we call “guts.” He also has an incredible and inspiring story and an enormous mission to end obesity and muscle atrophy for astronauts in NASA. He’s also an entrepreneur, speaker, author, gym studio owner, and a cool-down to earth guy. We had the pleasure meeting Daniel in Phoenix a month ago at GSD Con 2018 and we had an amazing conversation that you don’t want to miss. Here’s what you will learn in our NEW Podcast Episode: • The key lessons he learned coming to America at such a young age and with only $150 to his name • His incredible vision and mission to end obesity and muscle atrophy in space due to losing his grandparents • How to avoid big mistakes with brick and motor gyms and opening m

Question for you…Do you think its possible to get a live event up in 29 days? Now picture this… You decide to host a live event. You first want it to be small and get about 20 people to attend. But then, you end up getting 89 registrations, close to 20 awesome speakers, and you only have 29 days to do this. Would you think it’s possible? Well, our friend, and mentor, Mike Arce, put together a 2-day fitness studio business conference with his amazing team in just 29 days! We were so impressed with Mikes conference, customer service, experience, the speakers, the content, and the fact that he did this all in just 29 days, we knew we had to have him on the podcast to discuss this incredible 29-day journey. Here’s what you will learn in our NEW Podcast Episode: How he put together a live 2-day fitness studio business conference together in just 29 days   Mike saw there was a need for fitness business studio owners because a lot of other conferences aren’t quality, the overall experience lacks, the speakers are

From the 1990’s-2000’s, social media was just beginning to come around. Platforms such as, Myspace, Facebook, blogging, Instant messaging, etc. Now if we look back from the 2010’s until today, social media has really taken off and changed the world. Facebook has grown like crazy, YouTube is a monster itself, twitter emerged, LinkedIn, Snapchat, etc. But the one social media platform that is really causing disruption and changing the game, is Instagram. Everyone these days has an Instagram or loves Instagram. Its constantly adding new features and evolving, to where it could be overwhelming, so that’s why we brought in Instagram expert, Ortal Levitan. Ortal is helping many online businesses grow by specializing in Instagram. She also has an amazing story, where she was in the Isralian Military for six years, then left her family and moved to Los Angeles to study Neuroscience, and now she is helping online businesses grow with her Instagram expertise. You don’t want to miss her story and all her latest and effe

Quick Story: If we travel back a decade ago when we first started coaching, we made a ton of mistakes, one of the huge mistakes was not staying in our lanes to serve our clients more. We would try to be personal trainers, try to be bodybuilding coaches, try to be powerlifting coaches, and try to be online fitness coaches, all at the same time. We were in so many lanes and trying to wear so many different hats that we were selling our clients short and not doubling down on a couple of areas we truly loved and were dominant at. In today’s society, specifically, the coaching industry, a lot of coaches want to wear different hats and coach in different areas of expertise. A question we like to ask our Dynamic Inner Circle students is: “Do you think Phil Jackson would have played Shaq at point guard during the Lakers title runs?” The answer is, No, he kept Shaq in his lane, at center, and he dominated for years and brought the Lakers multiple championships. In todays society, if we use a fitness example, you see c

We live in a society where people love to talk. They say “I know this person, that person” Or “I can introduce you to this person” 90% of these people that say these kinds of things all the time are just “talkers.” We like what the founder and executive trainer of CMC Pro Boxing says, “Less Talk More Action.” Because anyone can talk, but not a lot of people take action in life. We just had this amazing conversation with Marcelo Crudele, the founder and executive trainer of CMC Pro Boxing in Los Angeles, Ca. Marcelo, came to the United States at the age of 30, he was an immigrant from Venezuela, he had only $400 to his name, but he had a vision and dream to make something of himself. He now has 2 of the premier pro boxing gyms in Los Angeles. Here’s what you will learn in our NEW Podcast Episode: The amazing story on how he taught coworkers sparring lessons for $10, taught boxing lessons in a parking lot in Venice, and how that all led to now having 2 of the premier pro boxing gyms in Los Angeles   How in l

A mentor once told us this… “If things aren’t going your way in life and you’re trying to find happiness, go out and give to others, make them happy, and in turn, that will bring you more happiness.” We had an amazing in person conversation with Quest Nutrition’s Chief Communication Officer, Bruce Cardenas about being a giver, not a taker in life. Bruce is no stranger to being a giver his entire life. He worked for free for Quest Nutrition for 9 months and didn’t ask to get paid. That form of giving led him to creating his job position with Quest Nutrition. Bruce also has an incredible story as he started out in the Marines, from there he had a career at the Los Angeles Police Department, then started his own A-list bodyguard business, and from there went on to being with Quest Nutrition. Here’s what you will learn in our NEW Podcast Episode: The importance of being a giver not a taker in life and how giving will come back 10-fold even if it’s not monetary   Why you should always have humility, put in the

“In life, we are constantly doing things to please others, listening to numerous external voices, and ultimately playing it safe. Instead of playing to WIN in life, a lot of people play the game of life to not LOSE.” Do you agree with this or disagree, be honest? We just had an incredible conversation with our awesome and amazing mentor, Alan Aragon, he discussed with us his incredible and gritty story on pursuing what he loves even though it wasn’t the path he was supposed to take. Alan found that taking action in the face of fear is what ultimately led him to his current and blessed lifestyle and dream career. Alan has had decades of experience as a personal trainer, nutritionist, researcher, educator, and many of you have heard him either speak or talk about nutrition, but in episode 108, we go deep with Alan! Here’s what you will learn in our NEW Podcast Episode: His incredible story on how he was a personal trainer for a decade, nutrition consultant for a decade, and now a researcher, educator, and spea

Do us a favor, close your eyes, and picture this… A sword that has double edges. We like to use this analogy within fitness because we feel it can be like a double-edged sword. On one side, it can be a great tool to enhance your mind, body, and health. On the other side, it can be frustrating, overwhelming, stressful, and turn into a vicious cycle. We remember when we first started our fitness journey over a decade ago, there were so many fads and myths, people telling you to “do this” and “not that,” and very few people were using the scientific literature to back up their ridiculous claims. It wasn’t until we started creating what we call “Golden Rituals within Fitness.” Golden rituals are like non-negotiables in life. In fitness, we like to look at them as the “Big Rocks,” the things that matter the most within fitness and are going to lead to more results and longevity. We just dropped a NEW solo round podcast about “Creating Golden Rituals Within Fitness for More Results.” Here’s what you will learn in o

Question for you… If you could honestly rate your lifestyle on a scale of 1-10, a 10 being its awesome and badass and a 1 being its boring and unfulfilling, what would you rate it? Eric and I talk a lot about lifestyle and the reason being because we strongly believe everyone is chasing a fun, purposeful, and fulfilled lifestyle. At the end of the day, a fun, purposeful, and fulfilled lifestyle leads to more overall happiness and let’s be honest, we all want more of that. We just dropped a NEW solo round podcast about “5 Ways to Live a More Fulfilled Lifestyle.” Here’s what you will learn in our NEW Podcast Episode: Why simplifying your life can enhance your overall lifestyle The power behind believing in yourself to do work that serves and fulfils you The importance of creating space in your life Creating non-negotiables in your life and sticking to them so you can be more fulfilled on a daily basis At the end of the day, we all need to take action to start making changes in our life Make sure to listen to

Who is your favorite super hero? Ours is Wolverine and Spiderman! When you stop and think about it, each of these super heroes have a unique super hero power. Wolverine has his metal claws and Spiderman has his webs. These guys know their superhuman powers and they double down on these strengths. There’s something truly unique and magical about each one of us. We feel we don’t give ourselves enough credit for it or we don’t like to double down enough on what our unique super powers are. The power of being YOU all the time can lead to you doing what you do best. Something someone else can never take from you because its YOU and your own unique strengths. We had the pleasure of having a conversation with Chris Ducker, the world known bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur and an expert in helping other experts become the “go to” leaders in their industries.   Here’s what you will learn in our NEW Podcast Episode with Chris: Why its so important to become a Youpreneur and what it consists of His recent healt