The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Phil Davis is the former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion and is currently fighting out of San Diego.  In this episode we talk about Phil’s background in wrestling, where he won an NCAA title for Penn State, as well as his transition to MMA.  My favorite part of this episode is when Phil talks about the 10k rule and how he applied it to his MMA training. 

 

Really enjoyed this one. Hope you do as well.

 

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Direct download: Davis_Phil_Final_Spartan.mp3
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6x Powerlifting champion C.T. Fletcher is the original Iron Addict - invincible - indestructible - unbreakable. The tough-talking, weight lifting inspiration to an entire generation has flatlines not once but five times and come back from death’s door to tell us about it. When a heart attack knocked him to the ground, he thought it was lights out for good. The sheer will mirrored to him by his son and his unfaltering mantra of DON’T BREAK brought him back from the brink. People looked up to him and he would never let them down. Appreciate every day and every breath!

LESSONS

Going through difficult times can make you resilient The WILL to live is vital Appreciate every second Breathing should not be taken for granted Waking up in the morning is a gift Have an attitude of gratitude Don’t Break It’s not about you Don’t waste one second of life

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months 1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com.

LINKS Episode one “Don’t Break” with CT Fletcher and Logan Aldrich https://youtu.be/fhyy-DI68k0

CT Fletcher’s Website https://ctfletcher.com

Q&A with CT Fletcher - https://life.spartan.com/post/ct-flet...

GET SPROUTING: To buy a Spartan Up! Sprout Kit go to https://www.trueleafmarket.com/pages/... And use the code SPARTAN10 at check out to save 10%!

TIME STAMPS

2:00 DUROLANE intro

3:30 Facing tough obstacles in life

5:00 A difficult childhood

7:30 Dealing with heart disease

10:30 The baddest man alive

11:45 Getting broken down

12:45 Becoming mortal

7:25 The will to live

20:45 GET SPROUTING with the Seed Huntress

21:20 DUROLANE break

22:45 Gratitude for the gift of life

25:20 Waiting for a transplant

28:00 Stickin around for a new heart

31:25 Not BREAKING

36:15 It’s not about me

38:45 Joe’s fired up

40:00 GET YOUR SPROUTS:

41:30 DUROLANE close

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CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Hosts: Joe De Sena + Sefra Alexandra. Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are still social distancing. Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty © 2020 Spartan

Direct download: 308_SUP_CT_Fletcher_01.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:53am EDT

Clay Guida is a UFC fighter with wins over Nate Diaz, Anthony Petis and RDA. He’s the former Strikeforce World Champion and is set to fight in his 30th UFC fight this weekend. 

 

What really stood out to me was just how crazy Clay’s path to UFC stardom was.  As they say, life only makes sense looking backwards and that’s definitely the case here.  

 

Really enjoyed this one. Hope you do as well.

 

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Direct download: Guida_Spartan_Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:30am EDT

Spartans, there are many challenges in this world that don’t have a clear solution, this one does! The importance of food security and good nutrition has never been more obvious than in the last few months. Local access to healthy food can come from a lack of land access or resources. Sprouting seeds solves all of these problems! Seeds are inexpensive and with a simple jar and some water, wherever you live, in less than 4 days you can sprout some of the highest density, bioavailable nutrients there are! Everything that you put into your body is a choice. Raise your standards around what you eat and you will perform at a higher level than you have known. The seeds want to come alive and so do you! It’s time to Sproutin’ Up Sproutans!

Doug Evans tells Joe De Sena how took responsibility for his own life, how he got off the fat, sugar, salt addiction, and finally how he became a guru of sprouting and how you can bring this powerful nutrition into your own life!

LESSONS
Sprouting is easy!
Sprouts are the ultimate “superfood”
Sprouting is affordable + accessible
Sprouting increases nutrient bioavailability
Eat local, nutritionally dense food
Seeds want to come alive
Eat sprouts daily
What you put into your body is a choice


This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months 1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com.

LINKS
To purchase Doug Evans “The Sprout Book,” and buy a Spartan Up! Sprout Kit go to https://www.trueleafmarket.com/pages/spartan-podcast
And use the code SPARTAN10 at check out to save 10%!

True Leaf Market offers a huge selection of non-gmo, heirloom and organic seeds since 1974. In addition to vegetable, herb and flower seed, you can find specialty seeds like grains, microgreens seeds, sprouting seeds and growing starter kits of all kinds. *OFFER GOOD THROUGH 6/30/20

To learn more about seed conservation & Sefra Alexandra’s endurance race expeditions as the Seed Huntress:
www.seedhuntress.com

TIME STAMPS
1:00 The Seed Huntress introduces this “seedy” episode
1:30 DUROLANE
3:00 Joining the 82nd Airborne Division
6:30 Finding his “Karate Kid” mentor
8:00 Addicted to fat, sugar + salt
9:30 Switching to a plant-based diet
11:00 Organic Avenue + Juicero start-ups
13:45 Living in a food “desert”
14:15 Welcome to SPROUTING
15:00 Bringing sprouting to the mainstream
16:45 Nutritional value of sprouts
17:45 Spartan sprouts!
18:45 Nutritionally dense, local food
19:20 Spartans, you can sprout anywhere!
20:15 Tools for sprouting
21:45 HOW to sprout
22:15 What happens nutritionally when you sprout?
23:30 Sprouting is easy !
23:45 Visit www.seedhuntress.com to start sprouting!
24:00 DUROLANE Break
25:30 Universal truth: vegetables are good for you
27:00 Adding sprouts to everything
28:45 The vast genius and ingenuity of nature
30:15 Affordability of sprouts
32:30 The Sprout Book
34:30 Medicinal properties of sprouts
36:45 Eating to train
37:15 Raising your standards
39:00 Your gut microbiome
41:30 How to make the transition
44:00 Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress expresses her joy ;} !
47:50 DUROLANE


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CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena + Sefra Alexandra. Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are currently sprouting.
Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress
Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

© 2020 Spartan

Direct download: 307_SUP_Doug_evans_assembly_1_01.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:02pm EDT

Forrest Molinari is a 2x member of Team USA for our women’s wrestling team.  She’s vying for a spot on the 2021 Olympic Team. She was fifth at both the 2018 and 2019 World Championships. She was also the 2019 and 2020 US Open champion. Originally based out of California, Forrest attended King University (Tennessee) and was living in Iowa City Iowa at the time of this recording.  Enjoy it folks!

 

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Direct download: Forrest_Spartan_Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:30am EDT

A 3 step framework. In life, there are countless opportunities to have hard conversations. Whether we are confronting a friend who is struggling with unhealthy behaviors, giving a review to someone at work who hasn’t been meeting their benchmarks, or talking to family members about certain high-octane issues, we are never at a loss to engage in a conversation that requires courage. Today our own Dr. Lara Pence talks with Kwame Christan, the Director of the American Negotiation Institute, about his framework for how to have hard conversations. His three-step method will provide you with incredible tools that will equip you with greater courage and confidence in beginning these hard conversations about race, conflict and the importance of getting to the other side of difficult conversations. Right now, racial injustice and the topic of race in general is at the forefront of many discussions. Many are opting in, attempting to navigate their own experience while listening to the community at large. Others are opting out, unsure of what to say, stuck in analysis paralysis, and hesitant to contribute. The truth is, it’s easy to opt out. But we are Spartans. We opt in when it’s difficult. We move towards obstacles. We call in challenges. And this is no different. But it’s helpful to have some tools to get us started.

LESSONS
Turn passion into persuasion
Have the tools to have the conversation
Create connection
Understand the Compassionate Curiosity Framework
Find confidence in conflict
Acknowledge + validate emotions
Get curious with compassion
Engage in joint problem solving
Seek to understand
Acknowledge your own emotions
Learn to respond versus react
Look at conflict as an opportunity

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months 1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com.

LINKS
https://americannegotiationinstitute.com/
https://americannegotiationinstitute.com/justice/

 

TIME STAMPS
0:40 DUROLANE intro
3:00 The other side of difficult conversations
5:00 Where people are getting stuck
6:30 Tools to create connection + have a conversation
8:30 What’s holding us back
11:00 Where to start - The Compassionate Curiosity Framework
12:45 What you can do to create change
14:30 Seeking to understand
15:00 DUROLANE Break
17:00 Moral licensing
20:45 Intent as a guide in conversation
22:00 Calling people out verse calling them in
23:40 The vortex of shame
25:45 The need for people to be understood
27:19 Micro-negotiating
30:00 Addressing concepts with kids + teens
35:00 Tools to practice
38:00 DUROLANE Close


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CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Guest Host Dr. Lara Pence
Joe De Sena, Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are currently social distancing.
Synopsis – Dr. L & Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress
Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

© 2020 Spartan

Direct download: 306_Kwame_Christian_Lara_P_on_race.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:18pm EDT

Patrick was 10 when his family fled Iran as refugees, and now owns one of the biggest privately held insurance companies there is. Patrick Bet-David and Joe De Sena talk today about the value of working hard and making your own way. After a stint in the 101 Airborne, he began his search for the right opportunity. He employed the “Blue Ocean” strategy and created PHP one of the fastest-growing companies in the financial marketplace. He has also become a powerful motivational voice with his Valuetainment YouTube channel taking complex leadership, management, and entrepreneurial ideas and converting them into simple life lessons.

Toward the end of the interview, Bet-David shares his advice for getting through the current economic turmoil.

He gives Joe a preview of the guidance in his upcoming book “Your Next 5 Moves.”

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This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com.

LESSONS
Don't live as a victim
Plan your next five moves
Identify not just a good idea, but the BEST ideas
Lack of movement creates overthinking

LINKS
https://yournextfivemoves.com/
https://www.patrickbetdavid.com

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CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena & Sefra Alexandra. Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are currently social distancing.
Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress
Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

© 2020 Spartan

Direct download: 305_SUP_patrick_bet_david_PUB.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:30am EDT

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