11 episodes
The Stoic Gym Rat Liam Kincaid
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Hosted By: Liam Kincaid
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Just your average educated gym rat's introspective outlook on life, philosophy, nutrition, and fitness through the lens of personal experience & lessons learned.
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This Too Shall Pass
I'm this episode I talk about Marcus Aurelius' famous quote "this too shall pass" and how you can use it to gain more perspective in your life. I hope you enjoy!
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How Failure Leads to Success
In this episode I talk about some of the lessons on failure & success from Dan Crenshaw's amazing book "Fortitude." I hope you enjoyed the episode and if so share it widda buddy ❤️
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The Stoic Principle of "Phantasia Kataleptike"
In this episode I discuss the stoic principle of Phantasia Kataleptike, an ancient teaching that was originally from ancient Roman philosophy.
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Exercise Intensity v. Exercise Selection
In this episode I go through a video example by Dr. Mike Isretael at Renaissance Periodization, in which he outlines the principles of F.S.S.D during training. In essence, the utilization of these principles in conjunction with advance training techniques like slow eccentrics, pauses, MYO sets, showed how brutal a workout can be in only 6 sets.
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A Stoic Interpretation of Death
In this episode, I read the final few paragraphs of the book "How To Think Like A Roman Emperor" by Donald Robertson. In essence, the paragraphs go over how to not fear death and why philosophy helps you do so.