Savage Perspective Podcast

In this episode, I speak with superhuman Kristin Rowell. Kristen broke her leg in 10 places but didn't let that slow her down. She runs marathons AND competes as a bodybuilder. We dive into optimizing performance and staying motivated to excel at the process. We touch on how to avoid making excuses when life knocks you down. Kristin tells us how she manipulates and tracks her macros to reach her goals. She also dives into meditation and gives us her top two tips for women. This was a great conversation, I hope you enjoy it!

In this episode, Trevor White and I discuss how to find fulfillment in life. Rather than stay trapped in the 9 to 5 job that leaves him empty, he decided to make some moves and pursue his passion; helping others and providing value. He's been able to leverage the ketogenic lifestyle and the ever-growing community to carve out a niche for himself and bring good into the world. In doing so, he's learned more about himself and what truly is important. He's taken steps to minimize the materialistic things in his life that only weigh him down. Trevor's got a fire under him and I have no doubt he will be making waves!

In this episode, I speak with Shawn Wells on the deeper benefits of Keto. Shawn has been implementing keto for the past 20 years. We go far beyond just using the ketogenic protocol to improve body composition. We dive into how it can be used to treat cancer and other chronic diseases. We dive into the most effective way to prevent muscle loss. We discuss the psychological impact of food and our relationship with consumption. We dive into how the ketogenic lifestyle and this community can have an exponential impact on how one goes through life. I really really enjoyed this conversation!

In this episode, I speak with Josh Perrault and we dive into the sourcing and quality of your food. We talk about the info on the nutrition labels, what to look for in the ingredients, and what buzzwords are used just for marketing purposes. We dive into the quality of organic foods and if being organic actually makes a difference. We dive into the processing stages of your food from the harvesting of the animal to sitting on the store shelves and everything in between. This was a great episode and really opened my eyes to where my food comes from!

In this episode, I hit it off with William Shewfelt aka, the Red Power Ranger! William is an actor and a ketogenic athlete and he is taking the world by storm at only 23 years of age. We dive into his decision to quit college with a semester to go in order to pursue his passions. We discuss the adversity he faced along the way. We talk about his transition from vegan to the ketogenic diet. He gives us some insight on his biohacking techniques and how to optimize for health. This was a great conversation, William and I are speaking the same language for sure! I hope you enjoy.

In this episode, I speak with Darryl Edwards, founder of Primal Play. Darryl has found a new way to incorporate training and exercise into his lifestyle....playing! No need to focus on reps and sets at a standard gym if overall health and wellness is your goal. Simply focus on movement and becoming more active. Darryl is from the United Kingdom and it was interesting to hear how his surroundings differ from ours here in the states. We also dove into the importance of eating quality foods and putting an emphasis on where your food comes from!

In this episode, I speak with Zack Bitter and we dive into how he has leveraged the Ketogenic diet to take his ultra-endurance running to the next level. We talk about how Zack got into running 100+ miles. We discuss some of the training techniques Zack uses to peak for a race. Zack reveals his take on metabolic flexibility and how to capitalize on it. We dive into optimizing your running form and technique and how to reach new milestones!

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Ron "Big Black" Garrett. Ron grew up following traditional bodybuilding and nutritional dogma. He trained hard and saw results but found himself suffering from joint pain and pre-diabetes. He has since discovered the ketogenic diet and it has proven to be the fountain of youth for him. He has taken what he's learned about the diet to help and improve the lives of others. At his work, in his church, and within the inner cities, Ron is using the ketogenic diet as a means to pay it forward!

In this episode, I speak with Dr. John Limansky for the second time.  We discuss next-level optimization as it relates to the ketogenic diet and lifestyle.  We dive into macro ratios, protein, hormones, genetics, and everything in between.  We also dive into the shift in thinking that needs to take place for our health to improve on a grand scale.  We asked ourselves, what needs to happen to improve our health as a society?  I absolutely loved this conversation!  We went way beyond the surface level questions.

In this episode, I talk with repeat guest, Crystal Love. This is a special episode and I'm really excited to share it with you. Crystal has just competed and won, her first figure competition. She did it all while following the Ketogenic diet and lifestyle. We dive into her experience of the whole journey, the good, the bad, and the ugly. We talk about her offseason, the 22 weeks of competition prep, the peak week, and the show day. We even talk about the post show journey and Crystal opens up for the first time about how she is struggling with food and maintaining control of her eating after the show. This was a great conversation and a must listen if you've ever considered doing a show yourself!