Talk Fitness To Me, hosted by Head Down Heart Up founder Evan T. Cook, dances between the philosophical and the practical to bring you the best strategies, insight and inspiration. I (Ev) am on a mission to help filter out the hype and hyperbole. I want to make food, fitness, and lifestyle strategies so stupidly simple that it feels easy to do more of what works and less of what doesn’t. If you’re ready to stop SETTING goals and start BEING the person you want to be, well, you just might wan ...
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I write (and now read) weekly Letters To My Friends about topics that will support and motivate you in your journey to an unbreakable, unshakable, unstoppable life. This includes health, happiness, purpose, confidence and everything else in between.
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Jana and Evan work at Bobcats Shelter and Rescue ( an animal shelter) A strange dog comes in brought from a little island called Ike’s. The dog doesn’t act normal or anything like a dog. Jana and Evan can see that this dog is no good, but to the other people she’s a cutie pie. Jana and Evan start taking on some daring adventures and to find out what that dog is up too.
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Don't Let Confirmation Bias Sabotage Your Fitness Journey (and here's how)
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Confirmation bias can influence our beliefs and perspectives and can work against us if we're not aware of it. Not on my watch.
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In this TFTM minisode, we talk through cardio vs. weightlifting and how the two work best together.
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Jana’s favorite animal/friend gets adopted and Evan lies that she was old and reveled that it Calico was only 6 and not dying.
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For a habit to stick, your brain needs a signal that whatever you just did was worth it. Let’s talk about that...
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The environment, your “setup,” in which you live, work, and play is wildly influential to how you live your life.
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It’s important to celebrate the small things. Here’s why.
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Crappy questions are easy to ask and result in crappy answers. Asking better questions, with context to our situation, leads to much better answers.
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If you thought getting motivated was challenging, then let’s talk about staying motivated.
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Patience and Persistence - Between Sets Ep. 05
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Stop Stopping - Destroying the “All or Nothing” mindset
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Don’t Neglect This In Your Next Workout - PwP Ep. 004
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Don’t Wait - Post-Working Ponderings Ep. 003
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What the heck does “toned” even mean? - Post-Workout Pondering Ep. 002
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Post-Workout Pondering Ep. 001 - Two things to get you going and keep you going
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Why You Need A Fitness Community - Between Sets Ep. 004
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Your environment, including the community or communities you’re apart of, is a key component of your success or demise in both fitness and in life. Let’s talk about why you should consider joining a gym with a great community even if you primarily workout at home. Web: www.EvanTCook.com IG: www.instagram.com/evantcook…
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What to do if you feel like you should be progressing faster - Between Sets 003
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We live in an instant gratification world. Because of this, we want fast results. We want to lose fat now. We want to build muscle now. We want to be STRONG now. I get it. It can be frustrating if we feel like we aren't progressing fast enough. If that's you, then you need to watch this video.Web: www.EvanTCook.comIG: www.instagram.com/evantcook…
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What Happens To Your Body When You Workout - Between Sets Ep. 002
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Far too often we only look at working out through the lens of fat loss and its associated calorie burn. Yes, lifting weights and moving our bodies requires energy (calories) to perform but the change and transformation you want comes AFTER your workout. Today, let’s talk about the Stress+Recovery+Adaption cycle, what it means for you, and why you s…
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STOP Wasting Your Money on Infomercial Fitness Equipment - Between Sets Ep. 001
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In the inaugural episode of Between Sets, let’s talk about the best Home Gym investment you can make.Web: www.EvanTCook.comIG: www.instagram.com/evantcook
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Time to create some space to figure the future of The Ev Daily!
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If you’ve been listening in over the past few episodes, you should now have a better understanding of where you are, where you want to go, and why. Now, let’s introduce you to the concept of the “Backlog” - the “how” you’re going to bring your goals to life.
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Don’t quit. Don’t give up. Don’t give in. Not today.
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Over the last two days, we looked at where you are and where you want to go. Now it’s time to go below the surface and figure out WHY!5 Whys Exercise: https://www.headdownheartup.com/5whys
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Today, we take the next step in the Perfect Fitness Framework. Now that you have an idea of where you are, let’s start to look at where you want to go!
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Today, let’s talk about the cornerstone of getting started with The Perfect Fitness Framework.
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EvD54: An Introduction to The Perfect Fitness Framework
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Every so often I mention the Perfect Fitness Framework. Well, let’s take the next few days to talk about what this is and how you can bring it to life in your own life
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Today, we learn a thing or two from Goldilocks and her pursuit of finding that thing that’s juuuust right.
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EvD52: Doing Less of What Doesn’t Requires More of What Does
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Today, let’s talk about the reasons why we simply cannot focus exclusively on cutting out what isn’t working and what to do instead.
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Today, we talk about why cutting out sugar cold turkey rarely works and how one of my favorite “frosting” recipes can help!
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Today, just a quick reminder that change does not happen accidentally.
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Today, we talk about using The Quick Reset, both as a practice and a mindset, to keep us in the game.
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EvD48: Reaching Your Goals Won’t Make You Happy
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Today, let’s talk about how little happiness we get from “getting” our goals and what we can focus on instead. I’m bringing the heat today folks so this is not a EvD you want to miss!
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EvD47: Is Your Food/Fitness Program Really “Working?”
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Today, let’s look at whether or not your Food, Fitness and Lifestyle plan is really working and why it’s important to prioritize developing skills, habits, and behaviors over prescriptive plans or programs
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Today, we look at one of the easiest things we can do to deal with an age-related decline in our metabolism.
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EvD45: Your Body Just Wants To Keep You Alive!
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Today, let’s see if we can change your perspective a bit to help develop a little more empathy, love, and respect for this body you’ve been given.
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EvD44: A Pre-Workout Primer and my Three Favorites
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Today, I let you in on my favorite pre-workout supplements and how to figure out if a pre-workout is right for you!Quick links to the supplements I mentioned (affiliate links!):Onnit Total Strength: onnit.sjv.io/c/368210/349603/5155Onnit Shroomtech Sport: onnit.sjv.io/c/368210/349600/5155BeetElite: https://www.humann.com/products/beetelite/…
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Today, we look at one of my favorite practical habit-building strategies.
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Today, I give you my super simple breakfast meal prep recipe that I use each week!
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Today, let’s get away from perpetual dieter’s syndrome (yes I made that up, yes I’m sticking with it) and focus on something a bit more freeing and fun than “weight loss.”
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Today, a quick reminder to focus on your foundation (the 80) before trying to optimize (the 20).
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Team, before you call it quits ask yourself this question.
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Today, I’ll walk you through a super quick exercise that activates nature’s very own chill pill.
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Today, let’s talk about the importance of getting your daily dose. Of what, you might ask? Listen in for more!
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Today, let’s see if we can find was to focus more on what we want to do (approach) versus not do (avoid)!
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EvD35: A Nutrition Strategy To Optimize Recovery
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Today, we look at how we can leverage our approach to food and nutrition to optimize our recovery.
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Today, we look at what to do when we just don’t feel like doing it.
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Today, we take the two questions from yesterday and take them one step further by transitioning from intent to ACTION!
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Today, we talk about the two questions, that when asked daily, could completely change your life.
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EvD32: My Not-So-Secret Power Smoothie Strategy
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Today, I confess my love of a good smoothie (shout out to the Currito Jimmy Carter) and how smoothies can be a game-changer in your food, fitness, and lifestyle goals.
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Today, we talk about my favorite strategy to move closer to your food and fitness goals (or really any goals in your life for that matter). Even if you’ve never heard of OTAAT, I bet you won’t be surprised about what it represents.
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