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#160 - Michael Blevins - A Conversation Not About Fitness

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Apr 16, 2020

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Michael Blevins

Michael Blevins, a coach and podcaster, has trained Hollywood stars, emphasizing fitness as a path to self-discovery. In this engaging conversation, he challenges conventional fitness norms, discussing the damaging effects of modern gym culture on mental health. Blevins connects physical fitness to deeper philosophical themes, exploring pain, identity, and personal transformation. He also shares transformative experiences with psychedelics and the importance of emotional growth, encouraging listeners to appreciate existence and foster resilience.

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ADVICE

Challenge Negative Assumptions

Challenge negative assumptions about others' intentions by considering alternative explanations.
Assume people are not acting against you, but rather dealing with their own circumstances.

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Fitness as a Path to Presence

Fitness provides a visceral way to connect with reality, but other methods exist too.
Art, for example, can be an outcome of presence, hardship, and translating experiences.

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The Lost Sacredness of Fitness

Modern gyms have lost the sacredness of fitness, becoming places of self-obsession.
CrossFit, despite its focus on functionality, often falls into the trap of aesthetic obsession.

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Michael Blevins is a coach, podcaster and part of the team who trained some of Hollywood's biggest stars for screen.

Expect to learn why exercising is where we connect most closely with what it means to be human, how the modern obsession with training can be damaging mentally and physically.

We talk about metaphysics, psychedelics, finding meaning & purpose in life... and not really at all about fitness.

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