The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Every time we ask you "who do you want on the Spartan Up podcast" your answer is Joe Rogan. We finally got him! Here's the story of the 6 year journey AND the questions Joe De Sena asked Joe Rogan, along with insights from some of the guests who have appeared on both The Joe Rogan Experience and with Joe De Sena on Spartan Up: Ben Greenfield, Rich Roll, CT Fletcher, Andrew Huberman, PhD, Jesse Itzler and Gary Vaynerchuk.

 

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Watch Desnea on Rogan https://youtu.be/wCSDF0RNuXY



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CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Hosts: Joe De Sena 

Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are impressed 

Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress

Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

 

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How much trash do you create? Professor Joshua Spodek tells Joe De Sena he had been eating packaged food with every meal of his life. One day he decided to take responsibility for his own mess. With every meal, everything we buy from stores, everything we order- we throw something away, and every item of waste you have ever “gotten rid of” still exists in some form, somewhere. Spodek calls Joe De Sena out on his own consumption - and Joe responds. Spodek, a leadership professor at NYU, has embarked on a journey to lighten his impact on the planet by creating as minimal garbage as possible. It has meant, among other things, that at the supermarket he is buying whole fruits and vegetables because everything else has packaging. The added benefit - a more healthy diet. Take responsibility for how you are participating and contributing. Are you a steward of the land and of your community? Can you implement simple tactics to improve your impact? Spartan’s, we all need to take ownership and initiative around our actions. What will you do today?! 



LESSONS

  1. Be where you can effect the most change 
  2. Be a steward of the land 
  3. Be around a community that challenges you 
  4. Be resourceful and efficient to fulfill your needs 
  5. Be mindful of how much trash you create 
  6. Learn to reduce your impact on the earth 
  7. Purchase things without packaging 
  8. Adapt your tastebuds to what’s healthy and local 
  9. Be motivated by internal factors 
  10. Be an initiator 
  11. Be better & just do !

 

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Wild Alaskan Company. With wild-caught and sustainable seafood delivered right to your door, it's never been easier to access the best seafood that Alaska and the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Go to https://wildalaskancompany.com and enter promo code SPARTAN on checkout to save $25 off your first order.

 

LINKS 

https://joshuaspodek.com

His TEDx page: https://joshuaspodek.com/tedx.

Joe De Sena on Spodek’s podcast



 https://shows.acast.com/leadership-and-the-environment/episodes/360-sparta-could-make-history

 

Book: Initiative : https://joshuaspodek.com/initiative

 

TIME STAMPS

0:00 intro to unpackaging and new podcasts 

2:00 WildAlaskanCompany.com intro 

2:30 Living in nature and edible forests 

4:00 Being a steward of the land 

5:00 Transforming kids 

7:00 Challenging students at NYU 

8:15 Things we can do to be more efficient 

10:00 The need to reduce garbage 

12:30 WildAlaskanCompany.com break

14:00 Shop.Spartan.Com Be Unbreakable! (Special offer through July 25th)

16:00 Communities strategies on waste 

18:00 Figuring out how to reduce how much trash you make 

19:30 What can you buy that has no packaging?

21:00 Foraging in the city 

22:00 Changing your taste buds

24:00 Walking your talk 

25:30 Empowering people to figure it out for themselves 

27:15 The meaning of competition 

28:30 The rules of engagement with the environment

29:30 Developing skills of an initiator  

31:00 Exhausting passing fancies & ideas of a lifetime 

32:30 Starting with the emotion 

33:10 Why Joe feels uncomfortable 

36:00 Just doing & taking ownership of your life 

37:10 WildAlaskanCompany.com close 



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CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Hosts: Joe De Sena 

Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are farming/ not buying plastic ;) 

Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress

Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

 

© 2020 Spartan

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Every individual responds differently to what they eat. We all know eating a healthy diet is important, but what is happening on a chemical level inside our bodies? Josh Clemente started out as an engineer and welder at SpaceX to explore the outer atmosphere, but what he realized was most important was monitoring what was going on inside our own bodies. This episode is a great deep dive into what helps and hinders your metabolism, key tips and tricks for stabilizing your glucose response and understanding what it takes to train metabolic flexibility. As Josh says, “you have to put in focus, effort and repetition to develop metabolic health- it doesn't just happen.” Make it happen Spartans!  



LESSONS 

  1. Individuals respond differently to foods 
  2. Measure, monitor and respond to your glucose 
  3. Walk after meals 
  4. Train your body into metabolic flexibility  
  5. Put in the effort to develop metabolic health 
  6. Learn dietary flexibility 
  7. It’s not just what you eat, it's how you eat it 
  8. Understand the consequences of your decisions 
  9. Place your actions in context 

 

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LINKS

https://levels.link/spartan

https://www.levelshealth.com/

https://www.instagram.com/unlocklevels

https://twitter.com/unlocklevels


TIME STAMPS

0:00 research highlight

0:30 Joe De Sena introduces Josh Clemente
1:30 GoneRogueSnacks.com intro 

3:30 Working at SpaceX 

5:00 Starting Levels Health

6:15 Continuous glucose monitoring 

7:00 Understanding metabolism 

8:00 Glucose disfunction 

9:15 Individuals response to food 

13:00 Real time data to make educated choices 

14:00 Exercise after meals for blood sugar response 

15:25 Blood sugar responses 

16:45 Stored fat 

17:30 Metabolic flexibility 

19:30 “Bonking” & intermittent fasting 

20:30 “fat-adapted” 

21:30 Metabolic fitness 

22:00 GoneRogueSnacks.com break 

24:30 Dietary flexibility 

27:00 Glucose excursions 

30:00 It's not just what you eat it's how you eat it

31:30 Sleep affects insulin resistance 

33:00 Applying control to your decisions 

35:00 Listening to your body 

37:00 Developing software around glucose monitoring

38:15 Metabolic Fitness Score 

40:30 Electrochemical glucose monitoring 

42:30 Joe De Sena reviews lessons learned 

44:00 GoneRogueSnacks.com close



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CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Hosts: Joe De Sena 

Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are out training their metabolism! 

Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress

Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

 

© 2020 Spartan

Direct download: 311_SUP_Josh_clemente_REV.mp3
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This week’s episode features an audio documentary - Assembly Fall - produced by our host Ryan Warner.  The audio documentary is about the biggest upset in Illinois High School wrestling history.  Enjoy!

 

ABOUT: Dubbed as the biggest upset in Illinois history, Matt Kucala defied the odds and pinned the previously unbeaten Eric Tannenbaum at the 2001 IHSA state finals. Assembly Fall takes an in-depth look at that match and answers the question: is it the biggest upset in state history?  



Really enjoyed this one. Hope you do as well.

 

Find out more at https://spartancombat.com/

 

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

What does an Ultra Runner look like? Sometimes it looks like Mirna Valerio! Mirna, “The Mirnavator,” is busting expectations and stereotypes and she’s on a mission to make trail running, fitness and the outdoors accessible to all. She and Joe De Sena talk about some of the challenges and rewards of being an unconventional runner.  “I feel my most human out on the trails.” New to trail running?  She shares her 6 key tips to getting the most out of the sport. 

 

Mirna says  “I’m not out here to win sh*t, I’m out here to be on trails and show people that …  if you have a body like mine you can be on trails too!” Nature, fitness, Spartan races and trail running are for everyone. Have you thought about what you can do to help us on our mission to rip 100million people off the couch?  Are you welcoming new and different athletes to our sport? Forget the excuses, don’t be afraid to fail and just get out there - and inspire others to join you! 




LESSONS

  1. Live an enthusiastic life 
  2. Find the greatness in yourself 
  3. Embrace the joy of the trails 
  4. The trails are made for all body types 
  5. Bring joy to others 
  6. Forget excuses
  7. Inspire others 
  8. Don’t depend on motivation 
  9. Start wherever you are 
  10. Give yourself grace, time and be patient! 
  11. Do not be afraid to fall 
  12. Get a really good pair of trail shoes 
  13. Work on your core & lateral & leg strength 
  14. Go on the trails with a sense of adventure! 

 

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Wild Alaskan Company. With wild-caught and sustainable seafood delivered right to your door, it's never been easier to access the best seafood that Alaska and the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Go to https://wildalaskancompany.com and enter promo code SPARTAN on checkout to save $25 off your first order.

 

LINKS

https://themirnavator.com/

https://www.spartan.com/en/trail

 

TIME STAMPS 

0:45 Sefra Alexandra introduces the “Mirnavator” 

1:30 Wildalaskancompany.com special offer

2:30 Moving to the great state of Vermont 

4:30 “Slow As F*ck”

6:30 The “ZoomPocalypse” 

8:00 Growing up in a strong community in Brooklyn 

9:30 Starting her running “journey” 

11:00 Finding the greatness in yourself 

12:00 The joy of being out on the trails 

13:00 Food as fuel 

14:00 The trails are made for all body types 

15:00 Forget your excuses- get out there! 

16:00 Inspiring others 

18:20 Wildalaskancompany.com break 

20:00 “A Beautiful Work in Progress” 

22:00 Starting wherever you are 

24:00 Getting injured and pivoting 

27:30 Trail Running tips 101 !

30:00 Adventures in the Copper Canyon 

32:00 Tracking her son 

35:45 Sefra the Seed Huntress reflects on this awesome episode

37:30 Wildalaskancompany.com close 



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CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Hosts: Joe De Sena & Sefra Alexandra. Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye are out on the trails! 

Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress

Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

 

© 2020 Spartan

 

Direct download: 310_SUP_Mirna_Valerio_Assembly2_REV.mp3
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Mark Schwab is the former wrestling coach for the Big 10 power Minnesota Gopher wrestling team.  In this episode, Mark talks about having a ‘healthy mental climate’ and how to achieve that. Enjoy folks!

 

Really enjoyed this one. Hope you do as well.

 

Find out more at https://spartancombat.com/

 

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Tyler Jack Harris set an insane goal, to sell almost three times the number of policies a great salesperson would in a year. Then he did it, for three years straight. When 7 miles was the longest distance he had ever run, he took on two ultramarathons in one week. He completed both. He sets audacious goals and achieves them. WHY? Because he said he would. In this interview, he shares his ultimate sales technique ( which happens to be a form of respect) and his goal attacking process. He sets a goal, simplifies his target, creates an action plan, and goes forth full speed, trampling over any excuse to accomplish the task. It’s your choice, he says, honor excuses or honor your word. Be in service to others Spartans & get it done!

 

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Wild Alaskan Company. With wild-caught and sustainable seafood delivered right to your door, it's never been easier to access the best seafood that Alaska and the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Go to https://wildalaskancompany.com and enter promo code SPARTAN on checkout to save $25 off your first order.




LESSONS

Seek discomfort & the world will deliver pleasure

A safety net is the most dangerous thing you have

You find out what your capable of when there isn't a plan b

It’s your choice to honor excuses or honor your word

To be unbreakable you have to be broken

Your mental capabilities may surpass your physical

Pain is a teacher

Narrow your focus for success

Understand the people you are serving

Set audacious goals & complete them

Make a plan for recovery after accomplishment

Have a team around you

It’s all about offense, defense & strategics

Have an action list

Simplify

Define & honor your story

Have integrity



LINKS

https://www.unbreakableleadership.com/

https://tylerjackharris.com/

Spartan Resilience Academy - SRA be.spartan.com/resilient

 

TIME STAMPS

0:00 Joe De Sena Introduces the episode

1:30 Wild Alaskan Company

2:45 Interview with Tyler Jack Harris begins: Seeking discomfort

4:30 Dangers of a safety net

5:40 Eliminating options of success

6:30 Unbreakable leadership

8:00 Uncomfortable with being comfortable

10:00 Exposing kids to adversity

12:00 Pain as a teacher

13:20 Wild Alaskan Company info

15:25 Narrowing your focus

16:30 Understanding the people you are serving

18:15 Setting audacious goals

20:25 Ramifications of self-talk

25:05 Declaring identity

26:00 Planning for recovery

27:00 Having a team & an action plan

28:00 Simplifying & creating an action list

29:00 Get moving & it gets better

32:40 Joe De Sena tells us what he learned from Tyler Jack Harris

34:15 Joe De Sena introduces you to Spartan Resilience Academy

35:20 Wild Alaskan Company







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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

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