Ben Greenfield

And during that time, I got voted as America's top personal trainer. This was in 2008.

And during that time, I got voted as America's top personal trainer. This was in 2008.

The National Strength Conditioning Association, which is the creme de la creme personal training search in the U.S. What's it called? NSCA.

The National Strength Conditioning Association, which is the creme de la creme personal training search in the U.S. What's it called? NSCA.

The National Strength Conditioning Association, which is the creme de la creme personal training search in the U.S. What's it called? NSCA.

I was nominated by a bunch of the local physicians because of the work we were doing with the government's Exercises Medicine Initiative. So we were taking a lot of the patients and transforming them in our facility because we had the best of the best stuff. We were doing blood analysis, calorimetry analysis, VOT to max analysis, high-speed video cameras, blood work, nutrition coaching, testing.

I was nominated by a bunch of the local physicians because of the work we were doing with the government's Exercises Medicine Initiative. So we were taking a lot of the patients and transforming them in our facility because we had the best of the best stuff. We were doing blood analysis, calorimetry analysis, VOT to max analysis, high-speed video cameras, blood work, nutrition coaching, testing.

I was nominated by a bunch of the local physicians because of the work we were doing with the government's Exercises Medicine Initiative. So we were taking a lot of the patients and transforming them in our facility because we had the best of the best stuff. We were doing blood analysis, calorimetry analysis, VOT to max analysis, high-speed video cameras, blood work, nutrition coaching, testing.

This was way before all these fancy biohacking facilities, but- I was kind of like early adopter of a lot of that stuff. And so that's what kind of thrust me into the limelight, that 2008 nomination. And that's when I started doing more podcasting and writing and more online coaching and advising and investing in a lot of what I do now.

This was way before all these fancy biohacking facilities, but- I was kind of like early adopter of a lot of that stuff. And so that's what kind of thrust me into the limelight, that 2008 nomination. And that's when I started doing more podcasting and writing and more online coaching and advising and investing in a lot of what I do now.

This was way before all these fancy biohacking facilities, but- I was kind of like early adopter of a lot of that stuff. And so that's what kind of thrust me into the limelight, that 2008 nomination. And that's when I started doing more podcasting and writing and more online coaching and advising and investing in a lot of what I do now.

But that's kind of like, long story short, my journey of nerded out homeschooler in the backwoods of Idaho to really starting a big health and fitness business.

But that's kind of like, long story short, my journey of nerded out homeschooler in the backwoods of Idaho to really starting a big health and fitness business.

But that's kind of like, long story short, my journey of nerded out homeschooler in the backwoods of Idaho to really starting a big health and fitness business.

2016?

2016?

2016?

I mean, when I started my podcast, there was maybe 100 podcast tops and like five in the health and fitness category. It was like you had to code your RSS feed and submit it to Apple and wait two weeks. And if it was over like 100 megabytes or something like that, it would break. And it was wild, wild west of podcasting.

I mean, when I started my podcast, there was maybe 100 podcast tops and like five in the health and fitness category. It was like you had to code your RSS feed and submit it to Apple and wait two weeks. And if it was over like 100 megabytes or something like that, it would break. And it was wild, wild west of podcasting.

I mean, when I started my podcast, there was maybe 100 podcast tops and like five in the health and fitness category. It was like you had to code your RSS feed and submit it to Apple and wait two weeks. And if it was over like 100 megabytes or something like that, it would break. And it was wild, wild west of podcasting.