FFN 015： Why Fitness Matters
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Summary
In this episode, Ryan talks about why fitness matters and why you should start getting back into shape. He also talks about the benefits of getting back in shape and how it can help you become a better father, husband, community leader, and business owner.
Transcript
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You're a man. You're committed to the work required to forge your own destiny.
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Your blood, your sweat, your tears. You will not be defeated. You cannot be deterred.
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Nothing stands between you and the victory you seek. You're a rock. Steadfast, resolute,
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and unwavering. And at the end of the day, the job will be done. Welcome to your Friday Field Notes.
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Men, welcome to the Order of Man podcast. My name is Ryan Michler, and I am the host and founder of
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Order of Man. If you're new to the show today, I want to welcome you along with the men who have
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listened to every single episode we've created to date, which is about 100 or so now. Again,
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if you're new, this is a show all about being a man, how to be a better father, husband, community
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leader, business owner, a better man. We talk about all the important topics to you, like your
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relationships, how to build more confidence, discipline, focus, building businesses, growing
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wealth, self-defense, just about anything else that you want to talk about. Now, this is our
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short show, so you'll want to subscribe to the Order of Man podcast so you never miss a single
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Friday Field Notes or our full interview show, which is released each Tuesday. Now, with that said,
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I want to jump right into this topic of today, which is why fitness matters. Now, if you've been
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following me for any amount of time, you know that I've been on a fitness journey over the past
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three years come September. And I want to tell you a little bit about that journey, where I have
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succeeded, where I have failed, why it's critical. Fitness is critical to helping you become a better
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man and how you can get started or even break through that plateau that you might find yourself
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on right now. Three years ago, guys, I was in a bad way. I was depressed. I was tired. I didn't have
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any energy. I hated the way that I looked. It was bad. And then I remember one time in particular,
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when I came home from work and my sons asked if I could play with them and I had to literally look
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them in the eye and tell them that I could not, I literally could not go play. I just didn't have
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the energy. And that was the moment, guys, that had all changed for me. I knew something had to
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change and that's when it flipped in my mind. And I also remember not too long after that, sitting in
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a parade around this time, three years ago. And one of the entries in the parade was a local CrossFit
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gym that was actually just getting started. They handed me a flyer for a free week and that was it.
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I was off to the races. Now, a lot has transpired since then, but I'm in the best shape of my life.
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My businesses are exploding. My marriage is doing awesome. We're making more money than we ever have.
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And we have the time flexibility to do what we want when we want to do it. Now,
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a lot of guys about this time will say, well, that might be nice for you, but,
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but I have to get a job, but I have to pay the bills, but I have the obligations to take care of.
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And if that's you, if you're telling yourself that here's the lie that you're actually telling
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yourself, you're saying that it's an either or scenario. I have to take care of my obligations
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or I can take care of myself. And what I want to tell you is that you can have both.
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If this is a big, if, if you consciously decide what it is that you actually want and then start
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crafting a plan to get there. But the first step, it's always a decision. Now I've told you the
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benefits for me getting back into shape, deep relationships, business success, connection with
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my kids, making more money. And if that's not enough motivation for you, I don't know what will
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motivate you. Something has got to change. If that doesn't motivate you. Now you might be thinking
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to yourself, how is it possible that working out regularly will help with every other aspect of
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my life? And the quick and easy answer to that is that when you are working out, when you're
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exercising, when you're eating right, you will regain the energy that you need in order to handle
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your other business, your family, your work, your spiritual leadership, community service,
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and so on. And while it's true that you will have more energy, the answer actually goes way
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deeper. It's way more deep. It's way more powerful. And here's the big secret to why if
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you aren't happy with where you are in life, you probably should start with fitness. When
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you spend time getting back into shape, you develop all, all of the tools, the skills,
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all of the abilities, the habits that will help you succeed in other areas of your life.
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It's that simple. It's discipline. It's hard work. It's dedication. It's commitment. It's doing
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things when they're hard. It's doing things when you don't want to. It's sacrifice. And those
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are all the things that it's going to take you to succeed, whether you're trying to hit
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a personal record on your deadlift or trying to re-engage with your wife, or even if you're
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trying to get that job promotion. And that's why fitness matters, guys. It applies to every
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other aspect of life. Now, when I start talking about what I do from a fitness routine, which
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is CrossFit, I inevitably hear somebody say, CrossFit is bad for you, or you'll get seriously
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injured doing CrossFit. I don't care if you like CrossFit. It does not matter to me. What
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you do and believe has no outcome in my life. So if you don't like CrossFit because your
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uncle's son's sister's boyfriend's friend hurt himself, cool. But you better do something.
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Now, I'm not a fitness expert, so I'm not going to suggest what you do or a certain routine
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or a workout you should get involved with. But I will tell you the best workout that you
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can do is the one that's actually going to work for you. So I want to give you a couple
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of things to consider as you're starting your fitness or you're trying to overcome the plateau
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that you might find yourself on. Number one, do something that engages you. If you like
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running, run. If you like to play sports, play basketball. If you like lifting heavy
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things, lift. If you like martial arts, do Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Don't listen to anybody
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who says you have to do blank. Because if you have to and it doesn't appeal to you, you probably
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won't. And therefore, it wasn't that great of a workout because you didn't do it. Also,
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you need to find accountability. This could be going on a jog with a friend, keeping score
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and allowing other people to see it. Or even competing with someone that's close to your
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same level. Maybe they're slightly ahead of you. But competition is huge. Accountability
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is huge. You have to do it. And then on another level of accountability, get a coach. I was
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at the gym this morning and I started a slack on my pull-ups and my coach came over to me
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and he said, let's go. That's all he said and that's all it took and I was back into it.
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A coach is going to keep you motivated, but he's also going to help you see things that you
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cannot. He'll say the things that you need to hear. So if you're ready for a big commitment,
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even if you really want to get committed to your fitness, I would suggest that you hire
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a coach. Next, you want to sign up for events. And even more importantly, sign up for events
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before you're ready. I signed up for four Spartan events before I was ready. And if you're interested
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in learning more about the Spartan races, you can even check out the podcast I did with Joe
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DeSena at orderofman.com slash 051. I just signed up for a GoRuck event. And on a side note,
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I just interviewed Jason McCarthy, founder of GoRuck. So be on the lookout for that one.
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But the point is, is having your eye on some future event will in a way force you to continue
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to get prepared for it. And my last tip for today is be in this thing for the long haul.
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If you've been slacking for any amount of time with your fitness and nutrition goals,
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when you start back up, that weight is going to fall right off. But as you get back into shape,
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you're going to see fewer and fewer pounds drop. You're going to see less and less gains in your
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workouts. And that's why it's critical that you don't exercise as a quick way to get ready
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for that cruise next month. You've got to commit to the habit, the habit of getting in shape,
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not the results that you want to see. So there you have it, men. You have your marching orders,
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get moving, eat right and watch. I promise watch your life change. And above all, when you feel like
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giving up on your health goals, stay the course. Now I've given you some ideas today, but if you really
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want help in that accountability piece, we talked about join us inside the iron council.
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This is a collection of 100 plus men who want you to succeed in every area of life. They're working
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to succeed and they want you to succeed. It's not just about fitness. It's everything. Now this week,
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we just rolled out our 12 week battle plan system where each of the guys, including myself is
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identifying what our 12 week objectives are and the tactics that we're going to actually employ
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daily and weekly to get us to that point. So if you're interested in doing more guys in the next
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90 days, then you have all year. Join us right now inside the iron council, go to order a man.com
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slash iron council to get signed up and join us there. Guys, I look forward to talking to you next
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week, but until then take action and live manfully. Those are your Friday field notes. Now it's time to
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