Pods: 5 - RX’d Radio and JRE w/ Luttrell, Sisson, and Honnold.

RX’d Radio #210: TB12 Method (44min)

Rx’d Radio #205 Big Bidness: Start with Heart (1hr:18min)

JRE #1622 with Marcus Luttrell (2hr:25min)

JRE #1623 with Mark Sisson (2hr:52min)

JRE #1626 with Alex Honnold (3hr:4min)

The Rx’d Radio boys share their thoughts on Tom Brady’s TB12 Method and it hits the spot for a loose, comical listen while poking fun at the foundation of the Method, pliability. If you haven’t listened to them before, this would be a great intro to their style. The two of them take some shots at the Method and the certification title of ‘body coach’.

They discuss their interpretation of the program and go back n’ forth on who body coaches are for and what market TB12 is even trying to enter.

After describing Tom’s body as a melted gummy bear you can be certain that TB12 is not entering the S&C space but perhaps the longevity market for those who want to have a dad bod and win over a super model without actually working out.

“melted gummy bear”

The pod takes a strange turn and they end up questioning if Tom is part of the deep state, after all, he can seemingly get away with anything.

Without a doubt I’ve never heard the words “omniscient” and “omnipresent” used so many times in any setting before. I doubt I will again.

This one is good for some true lols and worth a listen if you’re not in love with the omniscient, pliable being that is Deep State Tom.

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On a separate pod they discuss their early days in building a ‘bidness’ from the ground up. It has their usual comical touch while sharing some lessons they learned along the way including how to stay true to yourself and your idea long enough to be happy with your product when you finally get there.

They focus heavily on creating leverage for yourself and your business and how that lends itself to growing your business in the direction you want. This leads to their organic answer of a question posed by Seth Godin from a previous post of mine “what change do you seek to make?” They discuss maintaining integrity and professionalism throughout their rise in S&C success as well as, not selling out along the way on social media to products or ‘methods’ that clash with their core values.

The quote that has stuck with me the longest since listening revolves around successful people [leaders] not leaving their grocery carts in the middle of the parking lot and instead returning them to the collection area.

“successful people return their carts”

This quote speaks to the idea that no matter how small or mundane a task might be you don’t cut corners and you see it through to the end. You don’t leave your problem for someone else to deal with and you do the right thing when no one else is looking.

Put your damn carts away!

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Now onto Rogan.

I did a recent IG post on Marcus Luttrell featuring my favourite quote from his time on JRE. This was the first time I have listened to Marcus talk and tell portions of his story in real time. I have read his book, which was very good, and I have seen the movie, which was also extremely well done. I still think the name “lone survivor” gives away too much for those that may not be familiar with the story but what can you do.

It was very cool to hear him talk about the SEALs as a whole and just from listening you can tell he was born to serve in that capacity. Just a different bread. Truly willing to make the sacrifice on a daily basis.

Maybe it’s his Texas accent or his practical way of answering Joe’s questions but it was one that I just wanted to keep listening to. In typical JRE fashion they talk about a variety of topics but it had good flow and Marcus’ thoughts towards things have a flare that only someone who has been through what he has could express.

When I saw he was a guest it was one I was immediately excited to listen to and it didn’t disappoint.

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This was my first listen to Mark Sisson - an established author in the world of dietary advice.

For me it was the perfect type of podcast to listen to while running and run and listen I did. The content was engaging without being too deep to comprehend. To me it sounds like he’s tried to take a very practical approach to helping people with their diet based on his own personal experiences. His newest book “Two Meals a Day” seems to be a blend of paleo type foods and calorie reduction/intermittent fasting to optimize “metabolic flexibility.” The idea to be able to utilize stored energy when not eating and efficiently utilize energy from whatever food source comes available while eating. In Mark’s mind we should all be eating less but that doesn’t mean it needs to be bland or boring. He’s a fan of enjoying every bite, even if there are many less of them.

They touch on Mark’s previous endurance endeavours and how he has maintained his health and fitness into his old age. A good listen for anyone curious about different aspects of diet and nutrition without a highly scientific lens.

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Another first for me was listening to Alex Honnold. If that name sounds familiar perhaps you’ve watched him climb really big rocks with NO ROPES on the Netflix hit ‘Free Solo’. Alex has been on JRE before where I believe they discussed this climb in more detail, which probably would be a pretty cool convo to tune into. Unfortunately, this is not a topic on the current episode which leaves you wondering what Joe and Alex will talk about for 3 hours. I was driving home from Lake Louise so had plenty of time to find out and frankly this was one of my least favourite JRE episodes.

It started off with Alex talking about a current project he was working on with Nat Geo to research frogs in Guyana. He talks about free soloing a Tepui (see below) that had never been climbed before. This whole discussion was random but interesting none the less. From there they discuss climbing as it relates to the upcoming Olympics. It will be the first year climbing is represented as a sport in the event. Might be something to tune into when that comes around.

The next 2 hours had no flow and it just seemed like they couldn’t get on the same page for more than a few minutes at a time. Would not listen past the first two topics.

I’ll leave you with this pic of a Tepui. The things look bad ass and because they’re so isolated from the rest of the jungle below many of the species up top more closely resemble species in Africa from when the continents were connected. FUN FACT.

Thanks for reading!