

Abel James Show
Abel James
Get cutting-edge insights from world-class leaders in health, fitness, longevity, entrepreneurship, music and brain science.
In-depth interviews with 400+ world-renowned experts including James Clear, Dr. Casey Means, Dr. Shawn Baker, Dr. Mark Hyman, Robb Wolf, Dr. Jack Kruse, Nir Eyal, Tony Horton, Dr. John Gray, Tim Ferriss, Lewis Howes, JP Sears, and many more.
Originally launched in 2012 with the tongue-in-cheek title, The Fat-Burning Man Show, this podcast hit #1 in Health in 8 countries with 100 million downloads and 4 independent media awards.
Featuring in-depth interviews with Professional Athletes, #1 Bestselling Authors, Entrepreneurs, Doctors, Touring Musicians, Comedians, Artists, and more, this podcast will dramatically change the way you think so you can achieve mastery in health and performance.
A leading voice in health and technology for more than a decade, Abel James has helped millions train like the masters and get in the best physical, mental, and spiritual shape of their lives.
Abel James is an OG Podcaster, New York Times Bestselling Author of “The Wild Diet,” and an award-winning Musician. He’s starred as a Celebrity Coach on ABC Television, in documentaries, and has been featured in People, Entertainment Tonight, Forbes, Fox News, and many other major media platforms and podcasts.
Get ready to explore a wide variety of topics to help you master your mindset and motivation, delving into mental health, circadian biology, mitochondrial health, peak performance optimization, and much more...
In-depth interviews with 400+ world-renowned experts including James Clear, Dr. Casey Means, Dr. Shawn Baker, Dr. Mark Hyman, Robb Wolf, Dr. Jack Kruse, Nir Eyal, Tony Horton, Dr. John Gray, Tim Ferriss, Lewis Howes, JP Sears, and many more.
Originally launched in 2012 with the tongue-in-cheek title, The Fat-Burning Man Show, this podcast hit #1 in Health in 8 countries with 100 million downloads and 4 independent media awards.
Featuring in-depth interviews with Professional Athletes, #1 Bestselling Authors, Entrepreneurs, Doctors, Touring Musicians, Comedians, Artists, and more, this podcast will dramatically change the way you think so you can achieve mastery in health and performance.
A leading voice in health and technology for more than a decade, Abel James has helped millions train like the masters and get in the best physical, mental, and spiritual shape of their lives.
Abel James is an OG Podcaster, New York Times Bestselling Author of “The Wild Diet,” and an award-winning Musician. He’s starred as a Celebrity Coach on ABC Television, in documentaries, and has been featured in People, Entertainment Tonight, Forbes, Fox News, and many other major media platforms and podcasts.
Get ready to explore a wide variety of topics to help you master your mindset and motivation, delving into mental health, circadian biology, mitochondrial health, peak performance optimization, and much more...
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Nov 1, 2013 • 46min
Lewis Howes: How to Lose 28 pounds in 28 days, Injury Recovery, and Beating Sugar Addiction
This week's show features the host of yet another top podcast (and a genuinely awesome dude), Mr. Lewis Howes. Lewis is a lifestyle entrepreneur, former world record holder, and two sport professional athlete. He is also the voice behind the hugely popular “School of Greatness” podcast.
If you haven't already heard Lewis' School of Greatness podcast, take a listen. If you want to up your game in business, mindset, or ass-kicking, his show is life-changing stuff. :)
Before we get to the show, just a heads-up that we have a few of really exciting and super-secret announcements coming up in the next few weeks for subscribers only. So if you haven't signed up yet, go ahead and enter your email over at http://fatburningman.com. When you do, I'll send you a free eBook and a few other special goodies to get you rolling!
Onto the show with Lewis. We chat about:
How Lewis lost 28 pounds in 28 days (Check out the before and after pic below!)
How to recover from a career-ending injury
Why a thriving body is essential to a successful life
What kicking butt in sports has to do with building a business

Oct 24, 2013 • 53min
Danny Dreyer: ChiRunning, How to Train for Ultramarathons, And How to Run Without Your Legs
This is a pretty special episode for me this week. Today's guest is Danny Dreyer, and his book "ChiRunning" is really the first book that made me question my relationship with running, and then snowballed into rethinking the way I ate as well. I don't usually encourage or recommend many of the books that come my way, but this is one that I seriously love and think a lot of people could benefit from reading.
It's been a great week here, and after some exciting conversations, the one thing I want to ask of you this week is FEEDBACK! So I need you to let us know: What is it we are doing right now that's working? What do you LOVE about the show and FatBurningMan.com? But even more importantly, what do you think we can improve on? Feel free to get in touch in any way you feel comfortable, on Facebook, Twitter, or the best way is always to just reply to one of my emails. We want to hear from you!
Alright, on to this week's show with Danny where we talk about:
What it’s like to run without your legs.
Why training for high-performance can make you perform poorly
How to run an ultra-marathon without dying.

Oct 18, 2013 • 48min
Dan Edwardes: Parkour Generations, How to Upgrade Your Performance and Why Biceps Curls Are a Waste of Time
This week we're here with Dan Edwardes. Dan is one of the founding members of Parkour Generations, the the world’s leading professional organization for the dynamic movement discipline of parkour and free-running. Yup, Dan is one of those guys you see running up the side of buildings and jumping over things most of us wouldn't even think possible. Parkour Generations has also started official parkour coaching certification ADAPT and the new Parkour Fitness Specialist certification for fitness professionals.
In other news, we are very excited to say that The Fat-Burning Man Facebook page is coming up close on 10,000 fans. So as a thank you for being such awesome fans, we're going to be giving away some awesome stuff once we actually hit 10K! One lucky winner will get their own "83% Paleo" t-shirt (everyone has been asking for these, but they aren't for sale yet!) PLUS a copy of our best-selling eCookbook "The Fat-Burning Chef." Go ahead and enter the giveaway by using the widget at the bottom of the post!
Alright, onto the show with Dan where we talk about:
Why bicep curls are mostly a waste of your time.
How to build functional strength to upgrade your performance.
How you can conquer fear to kick butt at anything.
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Oct 11, 2013 • 51min
Rich Roll: Vegans vs. Paleo, Alcoholism & Food Addiction, and the Real Food Ultraman
After loads of requests from you loyal listeners, we are pleased to present Mr. Rich Roll! Rich is one of Men's Fitness Magazine's "Top 25 Fittest Men," a fellow top podcaster, plant-fueled endurance athlete, and the author of the best-selling "Finding Ultra."
We speak about beating out Jillian Michaels for #1 in Health on iTunes, and I'm pleased to say we got her this week. Interestingly, I have FAR more in common with Rich's point of view as it relates to nutrition and health (despite the fact that he's vegan) than Jillian. You really can be happy and healthy at the same time, and tip of the hat to Rich for walking the walk.
Another huge thank you to those who have continued to donate to the show. If you haven't had the chance to donate and would like to, you can do so by clicking HERE and I'll send you 2 of my bestselling ebooks as a special thanks for your support.
If you'd rather show your support in another way, we are always very grateful for your reviews on iTunes. You rock!
On to the show, today we talk with Rich about:
How to stick to your nutrition plan when eating out
What alcoholism can teach us about food addiction
Why we’re obsessed with bacon
Why Paleo people and Vegans should stop bickering
And tons more...

Oct 3, 2013 • 40min
Denny Hemingson: Living Paleo as a Touring Musician, Dropping 45 Pounds, and Life on the Road with Tim McGraw
Today is a very special episode, because our guest is actually one of our listeners. Denny Hemingson contacted me a few months ago via email and told me about the great success he's had with a Wild Diet-lifestyle. The kicker of all this? He's actually the band leader for Tim McGraw's back-up band. If anyone has some great insight on how to live Paleo/Primal on the road, this is the episode for you!
In other exciting news, I am just getting back from Victoria, Canada. I was up there recording with Dave Asprey for a brand new show we'll be doing all about biohacking. We don't even have a name for it yet, but it's going to be awesome. Be sure to sign up below so you'll be the first to hear when that comes out.
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I'd also like to also send a huge thank you to those out there who donated over the last week to support The Fat-Burning Man Show. Every dollar counts when it comes to making sure we can continue to bring the show to you without advertisements or sponsorship. A big shout-out to those who signed up as a supporting member at $9 per month, or even donated $50 or more! If you haven't had a chance to donate yet, and would like to do so, please CLICK HERE. Again, thank you so much for your support.
How Tim Mcgraw exercises on the road (hint: he’s a beast).
How Denny went from 240 to 194 by eating bacon, butter, and eggs.
How to stay lean on the road, or if you are working nights.

Sep 27, 2013 • 46min
Vinnie Tortorich: Fitness Confidential, Why Exercise Doesn't Work, and Why Jerry Seinfeld is Wrong about Breakfast
Today we have a oft-requested guest, Mr. Vinnie Tortorich. He's Hollywood's go-to guy for fitness and weight loss, coined as America's Angriest Trainer. Vinnie is also the author of the terrific book Fitness Confidential, where he debunks the myths and gimmicks of the weight loss industry.
Vinnie is hilarious - you're going to dig this episode.
Before we get to the show, I have a very special request. Unlike a lot of podcasts out there, The Fat-Burning Man Show is entirely listener supported. No advertisements, no sponsors, no corporations lurking in the background trying to influence what we have to say.
As you know, the show and a lot of the content on FatBurningMan.com is completely free, and I want to keep it that way for as long as I can. With the amazing growth we've seen over the past year and a half for the show (we just passed 2 million listens!!!), we're barraged by companies desperate to advertise their wares on the show. But for the reasons I describe on this page, we always say no.
If you like what you're hearing each week, and what we're coming up with on the blog, I would be so grateful if you donate to help support the Fat-Burning Man Team (Yes! We have a whole team!) and keep us commercial free. I'm also giving away 2 very special surprises to everyone who helps out by donating as little as a dollar.
Click here to learn how you can help support the show (and win 2 gifts and a message from Abel on your voicemail...)
Thanks, you rock!
Alright, on the show. Vinnie and I chat about:
Why the fitness and weight loss industry thrives on products that don’t work
Why exercise is a horrible way to lose weight
And why Jerry Seinfeld is wrong about what he orders for breakfast

Sep 20, 2013 • 41min
Dr Charles Livingston: Supplements, I.F. for Beginners and To Vaccinate or Not To Vaccinate
We're here today with Dr Charles Livingston, who is a Board Certified Chiropractic Physician and the man behind "Fat Loss Factor." His goal is to give clients a lifestyle change that is simple, ultra effective and allows them to still eat their favorite foods. We cover a lot of really interesting topics in this show, I think you're really going to like it.
Before we get to it though, if I could ask one favor of you all. If you haven't already left a review for the show on iTunes, I would appreciate it so much if you took a minute to do so. We're actually going to be giving away a prize in the next few days to one lucky review-writer (not telling you what it is though!). So if you can take a minute to scoot over to iTunes, that would be great.
Today Dr. Charles & I talk about:
Why taking supplements every day isn’t a good idea
A chiropractor’s take on whether or not vaccinating your children is safe
How to get started in intermittent fasting
And lots more!

Sep 13, 2013 • 45min
John Durant: The Paleo Manifesto, Being Out of Touch and Orange-Eyed Aliens
This week's show is with John Durant, author of "The Paleo Manifesto: Ancient Wisdom for Lifelong Health," which releases on September 17. John is one of the original "modern cavemen." He's been seen running around barefoot in NYC, and has been featured on The Colbert Report, NPR and in the New York Times. This show is a lot of fun, you don't want to miss it!
Lots of exciting things happening lately. I just returned from a wilderness survival trip out in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was a blast, and if there's one thing I recommend you take as an action step this week it's this: leave all your gadgetry at home, disconnect and get outside!
We've also started recording a fun new video series with Dave Asprey, from Bulletproofexec.com. We're going to be talking about a lot of fun things on that show. We don't even have a name for it yet, but you can look forward to that!
Last but not least, the CavemanFeast app is still kicking butt on the iTunes charts. We were even featured by Apple in the U.S. and Australia, plus a few other countries. So thank you all for the reviews and for downloading it, we seriously appreciate the support!
Alright, on the show. Today with John we talk about:
How we’re all out of touch.
Why aliens have orange eyes.
And we even act out tea time with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...

Sep 5, 2013 • 42min
Jill Ciciarelli: Fermented Foods, Eating With the Seasons, and Why Probiotics Rock
Jill Ciciarelli is a food lover, kitchen adventurer, and board-certified holistic-health coach. Jill blogs at First Comes Health, and her new book is entitled Fermented: A Four Season Approach to Paleo Probiotic Foods.
Fermented is a must-have for both cultured food newbies as well as seasoned pros well-versed in the benefits of fizzy, stinky, fermented foods. The photography is gorgeous (shout out to my buddy Bill from The Food Lover's Kitchen)!
A quick request before we get to the show. If you're enjoying The Fat-Burning Man Show, be sure to hit subscribe when you are in iTunes, Stitcher, or any other listening platform. And I'd be much obliged if you'd leave a review. As always, thanks so much for your support. :)
On today's show, Jill and I chat about:
How to follow a seasonal approach to fermenting foods
How you can make your own gut-healing probiotics at home
What Italians can teach us about healthy eating
And so much more!

Aug 23, 2013 • 40min
Dr. Sara Gottfried: How to Raise Testosterone (hint: orgasm!), Biohacking, and Why Cholesterol is Good for You
Back by popular demand this week is Dr. Sara Gottfried, author of The Hormone Cure. Last time she was on the show we covered how hormones affect women. After receiving a ton of positive feedback, she is back again with a show for the guys.
Just one more quick reminder about my 2-day LIVE, online-course with CreativeLIVE. I'll be dropping truth bombs about fat-burning, muscle-building, biohacking, and my special guests include George Bryant, Dave Asprey, and even Dr. Sara herself!
Be sure to sign-up in advance to be able to watch for FREE while it's live.
Alright, on today's show we talk about:
How to raise testosterone (hint: orgasm!).
The art of biohacking.
Why cholesterol is good for you.
And tons more...


