15 episodes
Peak Human Project Andres Vargas
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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Everyone has their own idea of what it means to lead a healthy and fit lifestyle. As such, there are many different ways to define "Peak" performance, health, fitness, and so on. This show aims to illuminate the different ways in which people can express themselves to become a Peak Human.
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#15 - Salvaging 2020 and Making Progress During Hard Times
2020 has been a hard year for everyone. But that doesn't mean you can't make progress during these tough times. I discuss how I've managed to make progress this year despite having all the odds stacked up against me.
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#14 - My Dad Passed Away....What Do I Do Now?
Another solo podcast to fill you all in on what has been happening in my life recently.
Fair warning, this episode is a bit jumbled and deals with some tough topics. My dad passed away and it has left a lot to deal with and think about. But I am choosing to use it as a guiding light on what I should be doing better and what I will work to accomplish in the near future.
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#13 - Road Tripping Across the US and Lessons I've Learned in Fitness
In this solo podcast, I talk to you guys about:
My 2+ month road trip through the western United States to visit 15 National Parks; How to stay in shape and keep your goals in perspective; Lessons learned from 2020 and the pandemic; Taking things less seriously and gaining more out of life as a result.
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#12 - Layne Norton | Overcoming Adversity and The Champions Mindset
Layne Norton is a nutrition coach, researcher, and author who helped to pioneer online coaching and make it what it is today. He is an accomplished bodybuilder and powerlifter who has overcome serious back injuries in his return to competitive lifting.
In this episode, Layne details how he has overcome his back injuries and changed his mindset toward training to get back to competitive lifting. He also opens up about how he has recovered from setbacks in his personal and business life to be where he is today. We also talk about Layne's newest venture, Carbon Diet Coach which is an A.I. diet coaching app.
You can find Layne on Instagram @biolayne and through his website https://www.biolayne.com/
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#11 - Zak Gabor | Stress, Pain Science, and Building Resiliency Through Movement
Zak Gabor is a physical therapist, adjunct professor, and founder of the Level Up Initiative where he and his team provide a free mentorship and education platform for health and wellness professionals to improve their critical thinking skills. He specializes in removing the dogma associated with certain movement practices and is well versed in strength and conditioning, pain science, and all that goes into good rehabilitation practices.
In this episode, we talk about how deep the pain and rehab rabbit hole can get! From movement avoidance to socioeconomic status and even traumatic life events, so many things can influence someone to feel pain. He gives great insight into his approach to working with these people in his practice as well as smart approaches to training.
You can find Zak on Instagram @zakgabor.dpt and through his website https://www.thelevelupinitiative.com/
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#10 - Bret Contreras | Glutes, Fitness Entrepreneurs, and Surviving Social Media
Bret Contreras is a strength and conditioning coach and the world's foremost expert on glute training. He operates both as an online strength coach and in person at his gym, Glute Lab, in San Diego California. He holds a PhD in Sports Science from Auckland University of Technology and is an accomplished author, researcher, and businessman.
Bret and I chat about glutes (duh!) but also dive deep into the state of the fitness industry and the way forward for aspiring fitness entrepreneurs. Social Media has evolved and Bret has been there through all of it so he has great insight into how he has built his brand despite the ever-changing climate.
You can check Bret out on Instagram @bretcontreras1 and online at https://bretcontreras.com/
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Customer Reviews
Great fitness podcast
Great podcast with some great guests! I hope Andres is able to do more of these. He does some great workout programming as well.