EP004 – Navy SEAL Jeff Nichols and the Importance of Discipline
Navy SEAL and world class strength and condition coach Jeff Nichols sits down to talk about discipline – not just in diet and exercise – but practicing discipline in our everyday lives so that we can become the best versions of ourselves.
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Rundown
During this episode you’ll learn about:
- Jeff’s background [1:00]
- Paul Fournier, Head strength coach of the Philadelphia Phillies [4:50]
- Social media perceptions: Who is the real Jeff Nichols? [6:00]
- Social media: a necessary evil [7:00]
- Authenticity in social media [8:39]
- Social media as a profession not personal life [10:10]
- Jeff’s personal training and conditioning routines [11:26]
- Finding time for yourself [12:50]
- Finding the motivation [13:16]
- Balancing responsibilities [15:19]
- Jeff: Don’t take things for granted [16:53]
- On the importance of personal discipline [19:43]
- Using past experiences to organize and prioritize life [21:28]
- Consistency is key for anything in life [22:46]
- Jeff Nichols on defining strength [26:02]
- Strength goes hand in hand with training [26:56]
- Physical readiness [28:00]
- Degradation of physical strength in our society [30:59]
- Setbacks of our healthcare system [34:30]
- Jeff’s examples of real strength [35:03]
- Emotional aptitude and physical strength [39:50]
- Where to follow Jeff [47:00]
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