Building the Elite Podcast
Episodes
The Warfighter's Stress Response: Dr. Andy Morgan, Part 1 - Ep. 21
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Andy Morgan is a Yale-educated former CIA medical intelligence officer, and one of the world's foremost experts on performance under stress i...
Quit Tomorrow - Ep. 20
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Self-herding is when you refer to your past actions for subconscious guidance rather than mirroring what others around you are doing. This effect can ...
Change the System, Not the Symptom - Ep. 19
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In SOF selection, you'll often hear instructors say "Don't set yourself up for failure."Â From your viewpoint in the pushup positi...
Metacognition - Ep. 18
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Metacognition is a fancy word for âthinking about thinkingâ.â â To borrow definitions from research with Olympic athletes, metacognition can be ...
Resilient Performance - Dr. Doug Kechijian - Ep. 17
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Doug Kechijian is a physical therapist and CEO and co-founder of Resilient Performance Systems, which has locations in Manhattan, New Jersey, and ...
The Second Fear - Ep. 16
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When our secondary emotions work out well, we call them instincts. When they cause us to do stupid things, we shrug and say "I was in a weird pla...
The Voltage You Can Carry - Ep. 15
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stress makes us age faster, but not always. Some people remain healthy and capable throughout remarkably long lifespans, even when they undergo incred...
Internal Locus of Control - Ep. 14
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Those with a more internalized locus of control - who believe that they determine their path in life through their own decisions - are less susceptibl...
Honest Dogs - Ep. 13
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some sled dogs will put just enough pressure into the harness to appear to be working while theyâre actually taking a break. âHonest dogsâ throw...
Modular, Mobile, Ready - Chris Merritt - Ep. 12
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this call, weâre speaking with Chris Merritt, a human performance coach at a tier-one special operations unit. Chris has developed a set of prin...
Contrast Drives Meaning - Ep. 11
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Contrast feeds appreciation. We value warmth a lot more when we've just come in from the cold. Food tastes better when we're hungry. We&apo...
It's Not About You - Ep. 10
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A common mental feature in successful SOF candidates is that it's not just about them.When they reflect on their reasons for being there and suff...
In Death Ground, Fight - Ep. 9
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A recent study on BUD/S students looked at the roles of mindsets around stress, willpower, and failure.The primary focus of the study was "stress...
Trying is Lying - Ep. 8
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Edith Eger, an Auschwitz survivor turned author and trauma therapist, has a saying:"Trying is lying. You're either doing it or you're n...
The Big Five - Casey Glass - Ep. 7
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have a conversation with Casey Glass, who has been a strength and conditioning coach at an active duty special operations unit for ...
Suffer Patiently - Ep. 6
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This this episode we talk about how our stress responses and pain perceptions work, how theyâre affected by training, and how we can develop our cap...
Team Gear, My Gear, Me - Ep. 5
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You don't know somebody until you've seen them make hard decisions.It's easy to be kind when kindness is easy.It's easy to be gene...
Quitting is an Impulse - Ep. 4
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about impulsivity, quitting, and how your training and mindset affect what youâre capable under stress.Â
Active Coping - Ep. 3
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast we talk about coping and solving problems instead of ignoring them. Problems go away when you solve them. Yes, this seems ob...
Segmenting - Ep. 2
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about one of the most useful mental skills that our clients use to succeed in special operations selection courses, and how it...
Exploit vs. Explore - Ep. 1
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about the most common framework we use to categorize training phases and how to apply this concept.