In this episode, I sit down with Warren Zeiders — American country music singer/songwriter and a Hershey, PA native — to talk about the real work behind his rise from lacrosse player to chart-topping country artist. Warren shares how a viral video sparked his career, the battles he fought to stay true to himself, and the role family played in keeping him grounded. This is a conversation that focuses in on holding the line when the pressure to change is at its highest.CHAPTERS:05:20 The Highs and Lows of Performing12:07 Balancing Success and Personal Life22:29 Fitness and Health Journey29:58 Diet and Nutrition on Tour36:42 Hometown Roots and Musical Beginnings47:12 Discovering and Developing Musical Talent53:55 Navigating Early Success and Record Deals01:06:24 First Headlining Show and Early Performances01:12:10 Viral Success and Original Music01:30:31 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsFOLLOW:Become a BPN member FOR FREE - Unlock 20% off FOR LIFEhttps://bpn.team/memberIG: instagram.com/nickbarefitness/YT: youtube.com/@nickbarefitness
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In today's episode of the podcast, I sit down with country artist Warren Zyders. Now, Warren is currently on tour for his new album, and he was playing a show in New Braunfels, Texas, which is right down the road from the Austin area. And funny enough, Warren and I grew up in neighboring towns. We didn't know each other or know of each other as we were growing up.
I'm a little bit older than Warren. But as I was listening to some country music a couple years ago, I came across Warren's music and I saw on one of the albums, it was titled 717 Tapes. Now, the reason that 717 is applicable is because that was my area code growing up. So to see those numbers together, it grabbed my attention.
I did some research, found out that Warren Zyders was from Hershey, Pennsylvania, which is right next to Palmyra, Pennsylvania, where I grew up. So I reached out to Warren, we connected, we've talked back and forth a little bit over the years. I've enjoyed his music. I love a lot of his music. And as he was passing through Central Texas, I was like, you got to stop by BPN HQ.
Let's record a podcast. Let's sit down. Let's connect. Let's talk. So that's what we did. So I welcome Warren Ziders onto the show. Okay, today on the podcast, we have Warren Zyders, another 717 boy. What's up, brother? I'm good, man. I'm good. 717 in the house. So you're on tour right now for the Relapse, Lies, and Betrayal album. You were at Whitewater Amphitheater last night in New Braunfels.
I want to talk about that because that is one of my favorite venues to go to. I was there my first time ever a few years ago to see Aaron Watson. Texas country boy. I loved that venue. And then there's this restaurant right around the corner, which I doubt you had the time to go to, but there's like one restaurant that after shows, they sell these massive turkey legs.
And that for me is Texas in a nutshell. I mean, right now it's April, but you go to a concert there, July, August, you don't stop sweating the entire time. They got Lone Stars on tap, turkey legs afterwards. How's Texas been treating you on this tour?
Texas has been good. We had two shows this past weekend here in Texas. Last night was my first time playing at that amphitheater. Great turnout of a crowd. Every show is different. But I will say this much. Last night, the way the venue is set up, you can't have a video wall, which is something new that we've added to my show and everything.
So that was definitely something I missed for specifically the Ride the Lightning moment with all the lightning and stuff behind me. But But nonetheless, it was a great show. It was honestly a great reset for me and my team. We've been burning the wick at both ends. And yesterday was just a beautiful day out. We had been in New York for two days. We were in Minnesota past weekend.
So it's been a lot of cold weather, doom and gloom, cloudy. So having the sun out yesterday was awesome. So we spent some time in the water, in the cowboy pool at the venue. I saw that. Yeah, it was just kind of nice. We got a nice workout outside and hung out, played some cornhole, did the thing. So it was really good for team bonding and just to kind of reset, I think, just kind of regroup.
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