Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning

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Personal trainer and author Mike Matthews returns to talk about his newest release, Muscle for Life: Get Lean, Strong, and Healthy at Any Age!.

Best known for his book Bigger Leaner Stronger and its female-focused counterpart Thinner Leaner Stronger—both released in 2014—Mike has now trained his focus onto longevity for both men and women in their 40s and above who are relatively new to strength training.

Mike is a staunch promoter of making fitness a lifestyle instead of a program. In his own words: “Instead of a 30-day plan, I want to show people how to create a 30-year plan.” Creating that 30-year plan for yourself requires going back to basics.

Mike invokes the 80/20 rule, in which 80% of outcomes come from 20% of causes. The rule certainly applies to fitness, where a few fundamental principles—four in particular—can be responsible for the majority of results.

Those four fundamental principles, which he dives into in today’s conversation, are controlling your calories, eating a high-protein diet, consuming relatively nutritious and unprocessed foods, and working out three-to-six hours a week.

Asked for his overall view of the role of fitness in one’s life, Mike says, “I try not to make fitness my life, an end unto itself.” Instead, he looks at fitness as a tool that he uses in service of the things that really matter, such as relationships and career.

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Episode resources:

• Save 20% on your entire first purchase with code EVERFORWARD at www.LegionAthletics.com
• Get Mike's new book Muscle For Life at https://amzn.to/3JTz6VM
• Ep. 292 "Training and dieting basics"
• Ep. 460 "Why you don't need supplements"
• Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/565

Chase and his wife come together again to discuss how culture and local environment play a role in our overall health and wellbeing. They begin by discussing "Blue Zones" around the world, which have the highest population of centenarians due to not only their diets, but their way of living. They then dive into various regions of the world and the foods that are local to them in offering nutritional value well beyond just calories. Finally they explore a few of the many superfoods that you can try to incorporate into your every day diet.

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Episode resources:

• Save 20% on your entire first purchase of performance and recovery supplements from Legion Athletics with code EVERFORWARD at www.LegionAthletics.com
• Save 15% on any Paleovalley superfood supplement with code EVERFORWARD at www.Paleovalley.com/everforward
• Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/561

Jonathan de Potter is the Founder of Behold Retreats, a health and wellness platform that provides holistic plant medicine programs in beautiful, conscious, and soulful locations. He advocates unlocking true human potential by tapping into the inner self using holistic practices and plant medicine, a journey that stemmed from his desire to find his own life's purpose.

In 2016, as an atheist confined in the corporate web, Jonathan took a year off from his full-time job for his first-ever plant medicine retreat in Peru. Humbled by the experience, he started spending more time researching plant medicine, and in the process, realized its connection with the human subconscious and how it helps embody life with more purpose and meaning. Today, he imparts this learning and wisdom as a healing facilitator to help transform the lives of many more people, unlike popular practice that consolidates knowledge into a product or periodic program.

In today's conversation, Jonathan explores what it takes to master the journey of a true healer, including profound connection and surrendering for deeper exploration of the subconscious and conscious realms. Moreover, he intertwines science, culture, and the community's power to explain energetic interactions (that exist beyond your physical body) and talks about using plant-based medicines to intentionally release inherent trauma or lower-level energies to live a more conscious, content life.

But what if your life is already free of the said trauma and is as happy as you know it? Is there a higher level of self you could experience?

As Jonathan explains, there's a level beyond your present state of consciousness that involves greater trust and confidence in the universe; a life that serves not only you but also inspires the world outside you. That's where energetic healing has the potential to take you.

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Episode resources:

• Save 30% on any Organifi superfood product with code EVERFORWARD now through Dec 31, 2021 at www.Organifi.com/everforward
• Save 15% on any Cured Nutrition functional mushroom and CBD product with code EVERFORWARD at www.CuredNutrition.com
• Learn more and get complete show notes at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/560

What does it mean to have a spiritual component to your relationship? How do I develop spirituality in my relationship? What’s the difference between spirituality and religion? How do you have a healthy relationship with someone who’s beliefs are different than your own? These are all powerful questions Chase and May reflect upon in this episode.

In the last few years, Chase has become more spiritual, realizing that his spiritual Self has always been with him. Despite being grown up in the Southern Baptist Church, he ponders the reason why he hasn’t made his own spirituality as much of a priority as he wants it to be. Through his spiritual exploration, Chase and May have been able to deepen their connection on a whole new level.

In this discussion, May and Chase talk about the spiritual component of relationships and marriage. They share their intimate thoughts on how to nurture your own spirituality while supporting the spiritual growth of your partner, and thus, the vitality and longevity of your partnership.

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Episode resources:

• Get free shipping on the Euphoria elevated elixirs with code EVERFORWARD at www.CuredNutrition.com
• Episode 549 about interfaith relationships https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/549
• Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/568