Jeff Cavaliere
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If you start to like the thing that you actually didn't like in the beginning, then it no longer challenges that area of the brain. That area of the brain starts to shrink again. Oh, really? So it has to kind of, which is cool because it means that you need to continue to seek challenge.
If you start to like the thing that you actually didn't like in the beginning, then it no longer challenges that area of the brain. That area of the brain starts to shrink again. Oh, really? So it has to kind of, which is cool because it means that you need to continue to seek challenge.
Oh gosh, yes. Conditioning, running. I try to address those things and do them knowing that I should do more of them, but there's always more to do.
Oh gosh, yes. Conditioning, running. I try to address those things and do them knowing that I should do more of them, but there's always more to do.
Insecurity is definitely a factor. I think a feeling of wanting to be accepted is part of that. I think a feeling of wanting to be more capable Because I think a lot of men carry insecurities of how capable they are. If the moment arose that they needed to, let's say, protect their family or do something that was physically needed to be done, how capable would you actually be?
Insecurity is definitely a factor. I think a feeling of wanting to be accepted is part of that. I think a feeling of wanting to be more capable Because I think a lot of men carry insecurities of how capable they are. If the moment arose that they needed to, let's say, protect their family or do something that was physically needed to be done, how capable would you actually be?
And I think a lot of us feel insecure in our preparedness that way. So I think that's a driver. Yeah.
And I think a lot of us feel insecure in our preparedness that way. So I think that's a driver. Yeah.
Oh, the conversation. I would start with always with the conversation. I think it is important to see if you can understand the why for somebody. Because if you ask this question, this is an interesting exercise to do, but if you ask the question of like, why do you want to get in shape? You might say, I'm too fat right now.
Oh, the conversation. I would start with always with the conversation. I think it is important to see if you can understand the why for somebody. Because if you ask this question, this is an interesting exercise to do, but if you ask the question of like, why do you want to get in shape? You might say, I'm too fat right now.
And I would say to you, what would it mean to you to not be as fat as you think you are? Well, it would be better because I'd have a six pack. what would be important about having a six pack? Well, I would like how I looked in the mirror more. Why would it be important for you to like who you're looking at in the mirror?
And I would say to you, what would it mean to you to not be as fat as you think you are? Well, it would be better because I'd have a six pack. what would be important about having a six pack? Well, I would like how I looked in the mirror more. Why would it be important for you to like who you're looking at in the mirror?
Because I don't feel like I'm enough right now because I'm letting myself down because I know that I'm not doing the things I need to. Why is it important to not let yourself down? So when you start to ask the question, keep digging, you find the why very quickly. And a lot of times it comes from pain from childhood. It comes from pain of letting others down.
Because I don't feel like I'm enough right now because I'm letting myself down because I know that I'm not doing the things I need to. Why is it important to not let yourself down? So when you start to ask the question, keep digging, you find the why very quickly. And a lot of times it comes from pain from childhood. It comes from pain of letting others down.
It comes from a feeling of inadequacy that you developed either because it was... drilled into you from your parents or others, or because you just never lacked the self-confidence to actually feel better about yourself.
It comes from a feeling of inadequacy that you developed either because it was... drilled into you from your parents or others, or because you just never lacked the self-confidence to actually feel better about yourself.
I always say that most people who are lifelong gym goers, they all have some level of pain in their life that caused them to seek this out because it's the one thing they can control. It's the one area where it's like, I don't have to listen to anybody. I have to do what I have to do for myself, and I'm in control of my body.
I always say that most people who are lifelong gym goers, they all have some level of pain in their life that caused them to seek this out because it's the one thing they can control. It's the one area where it's like, I don't have to listen to anybody. I have to do what I have to do for myself, and I'm in control of my body.
And I think that a lot of times people, or it's an escape, where you benefit from the endorphins that are released through exercise, and it's your escape for doing something to make yourself feel better. But a lot of times people get into fitness as an escape from some of that pain. So if I had...
And I think that a lot of times people, or it's an escape, where you benefit from the endorphins that are released through exercise, and it's your escape for doing something to make yourself feel better. But a lot of times people get into fitness as an escape from some of that pain. So if I had...