The Nick Bare Podcast Nick Bare

In this episode, I'm sharing a new installment in the "Founder's Journey" series about starting from zero. Humble beginnings are nothing to be ashamed of. I started my business in the spare room of my parent's house after taking a $20,000 loan from USAA. This episode will give you a peek behind the curtain of where I started and how I've grown personally and in business to inspire you to take the first step.

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Topics:
0:00 Intro
1:45 Welcome
8:43 The beginnings of BPN in 2012
21:47 How being a father shaped my perspective
28:37 Starting my business with a USAA loan
36:29 You just have to get started
40:54 My operation in the beginning
50:57 How I launched BPN
58:47 Don’t be intimidated to start from zero
1:05:47 Attracting the right people
1:14:23 Ways I’ve grown

In this week's episode, I welcome a guest: my good friend and world-renowned chef, Dan Churchill. As the executive chef at The Osprey in Brooklyn, Dan has gained insight and experience at not only curating incredible dining experiences but also creating dishes that fuel and serve your body well. There's a lot to consider when we think about our eating habits - how they affect our performance, our gut health, and even the effect that stress levels have on our metabolism. Dan is a fantastic resource on this topic, and this conversation is hugely insightful on eating for performance.



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Topics:

0:00 Intro

0:23 Welcome

3:08 Trust your gut

9:42 Data vs intuition

17:50 Eating like a legend

20:28 How your brain affects your gut

27:05 Eating for performance vs aesthetics 

31:27 Approach your diet as an individual

36:32 Food as a tool

40:43 The diet groups

45:53 Planning your fuel

56:32 Dan’s upcoming book

1:05:29 The truth about restaurants

1:12:03 All in instead of all consumed

1:18:24 Binge eating

1:24:10 Feeding your gut’s microbiome

1:28:46 The mechanisms of food

Today's episode is all about losing fat and getting shredded. It is crucial to understand that the goal should not be merely about losing weight but about losing body fat. I will discuss some interesting concepts that might be new to you, such as the gut-brain axis, how cortisol levels can affect your body, and how simple blood work can help you determine where to focus your efforts. I address hot topics like the impact of seed oils and processed foods and the most effective training methods for fat loss. This episode aims to help you set realistic goals and sustain your progress through healthy and safe methods.

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Topics:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Welcome
1:42 What is the goal?
6:41 Calories in vs. calories out
12:00 What I would recommend anyone to do
17:47 Cortisol management
22:57 Weight loss vs. fat loss
27:04 Prioritizing protein
32:40 Fiber intake
37:26 Unprocessed, processed and ultra-processed foods
44:24 Seed oils
50:07 Food substitutions for less calories
55:59 Training to facilitate fat loss
1:02:53 Diet tribes

Today's episode marks the end of my filming in Nashville. As my family and I move back to Texas, I am looking back at the last eight months and how valuable they have been as a season for me to sharpen my ax. There are hundreds of lessons I've learned in this season, but in this episode, I'm picking the six that have impacted me the most. I am so grateful for my time in Nashville because, with it, I am now returning to Texas more energized and full of vision and inspiration, ready to build the next chapter of BPN.



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Topics:

0:00 Intro

1:05 Welcome

2:33 Looking back at the past 8 months

7:03 What’s brought me back to Texas

11:11 Lessons from Nashville

13:53 Professional ambition and personal presence

22:37 The loudest criticism

24:30 Entrepreneurship is 80% vision

33:34 Decentralized organizational structures

44:17 Change breaks the brittle

52:52 Necessary endings

1:01:49 You’ll never know if you don’t try

In this week’s episode, I am breaking down the nutrition you need to lift heavy and run far. We are constantly inundated with information on social media and the internet about new studies and diets, and it’s easy to be pulled into a particular way of thinking without being diligent in doing the research ourselves. The methods are many, but the concepts are few. The perfect diet is the one you can adhere to. I will be taking you on a deep dive into what I consume as a hybrid athlete and how it works to fuel my performance. Enjoy!



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Topics:

0:00 Intro

0:36 Welcome

1:58 Run thoughts

11:25 There isn’t a perfect diet

13:28 Information overload

19:17 Healthy relationships with food

26:24 Food to fuel running and lifting

32:07 Establish your goals

40:52 Eating for recovery

45:37 Holding the standard

47:52 Does running make you lose bulk?

50:54 How I prioritize what I consume

54:26 What my diet looks like

1:12:01 Don’t skip the research and learning

1:15:53 Keep a big picture perspective

In today's episode, I share my experience of The Speed Project, one of the toughest, grittiest, and most disruptive races. We gathered six runners who had never worked together before to participate in an unsupported 300-mile relay race through some of the most unforgiving terrains in the country. The course was full of inclines and declines, with thousands of feet of elevation gain and loss through mountains and deserts, and we had to plot our own route with precision and speed. This was an unparalleled experience for me, and I can't wait to share some of the stories that came out of it with you all. Enjoy!



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Topics:

0:00 Intro

0:29 Welcome

3:08 The background of The Speed Project

8:46 BPN’s involvement

12:53 June is going to be a big month at BPN

14:59 What has made The Speed Project unique

17:15 The logistics

22:59 The start of the race

28:26 Our approach of the route

38:32 Barstow and the dogs

45:29 The difficulty of planning the course

49:24 Our fuel strategy

54:43 Where it got really interesting

1:02:33 The last 40 miles

1:06:07 Doing the hard things