The Nick Bare Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

For this conversation, I wanted to share personal updates about my expanded family and the challenges and joys of welcoming my newborn son, Niko. I dive into the significant changes that come with having a second child, drawing parallels from a conversation with our COO and his running analogy.

This episode explores the importance of patience, endurance, and growth during life's stressful seasons. I reflect on what legacy means, moving beyond material wealth to focus on impact, character, and teaching future generations. Through my experiences, I emphasize the importance of purpose and direction, the difference between making and finding time, and transforming perceived enemies into allies to build a lasting legacy.

CHAPTERS

00:00 The Importance of Legacy

00:53 Life Update: Becoming a Father of Two

01:50 Challenges of Parenting Two Kids

05:28 Emotional Moments and Reflections

09:52 Defining Legacy

20:18 Making Time for What Matters

38:40 Purpose and Direction in Life

45:52 Building a Legacy Without Enemies

52:07 Final Thoughts on Legacy

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In this episode, I sit down with BPN athlete Luke Hopkins, a pro natural bodybuilder and hybrid athlete currently training for an Ironman. He recently graduated from USC with a degree in neuroscience. Luke shares how a positive mindset and psychological strategies impact high-level sport performance. He and I cover the physical and mental challenges of Ironman training, the importance of progressive overload, and the benefits of group training. This conversation is all about pacing, setting realistic goals, and the balance between training and daily life, with insights from both of our personal experiences. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest 01:09 Olympic Highlights and Athletic Feats 02:21 Mental Resilience in Sports 03:33 Personal Athletic Challenges and Training Insights 12:50 Moving to Austin and Pursuing Dreams 16:15 Use Courage to Take Risks 23:25 Mental Health and Neuroscience 33:36 Handling Mistakes and Constructive Feedback 37:32 Importance of Enduring the Process 40:37 How to Balance IQ and EQ 41:59 The Power that Social Media has 45:12 Mindset and Self-Talk 47:22 Positive Psychology and Performance 55:11 What Are Group Dynamics? 01:10:50 Progressive Overload in Training and Life 01:19:17 Ironman Training Insights Follow: IG: instagram.com/thenickbarepodcast YT: youtube.com/@nickbarefitness Keep up with Luke: IG: instagram.com/lukehoplife Strength, endurance, and wellness supplements to fuel your performance. SAVE 10% at BPN Supps: https://bit.ly/nickbare10audio Follow: IG: instagram.com/nickbarefitness/ YT: youtube.com/@nickbarefitness

Today, Hope and Tony are joining me to relive the adventure of BPN's 50-mile overnight ultra. This race truly embodied who we are as a brand—a gritty race where runners are challenged to hold the standard. Not only were the runners unaware of the course or location until the day of, but we also had to contend with loose bulls, rugged terrain, and a significant course change just an hour before the race started. This race was another milestone in shaping the BPN brand that I and the BPN community will never forget.

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Topics:

0:00 Intro

1:30 Welcome

3:26 Hosting the race on a working cattle ranch

10:12 How to race came to be

18:45 Designing a race for the committed

25:43 The concerns involved

30:24 Starting the race

39:34 Mapping the course

51:49 Marking the course

56:34 The hardest events to plan

59:24 Building a brand in drops

1:03:22 Medals for the finishers

1:06:14 Hope & Tony’s history at BPN

1:19:34 The confidence-boosting moments

1:23:24 Growing through failure

Steve Weatherford is a former NFL Punter and motivational speaker. He was twice named the fittest man in the NFL, and has played for 5 different teams, and is a Super Bowl XLVI Champion.

In this episode, Steve sits down with Nick to share his story and discuss the transformation he has experienced in his time after the NFL. Nick and Steve both identify ways that we can experience transformation in our own lives and become the person that we want to be.

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Dan Holguin, aka The Rasta Runner, is an ultramarathon runner, mindset & fitness coach, and transformational speaker. He also is a former professional bull rider, and has competed on American Ninja Warrior multiple times.

Dan joins Nick on the show to share his story of overcoming the tragedy, and to discuss the power of mindset and positivity, which he believes has been the greatest contributing factor for the success he’s had in his competitive endeavors as well as his personal life.

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Matt Beaudreau is the founder of Acton Academy Placer Schools, co-founder of the Apogee Strong Program, keynote Speaker, and host of The Essential 11 Podcast.

In this episode, Matt joins Nick to discuss some areas where education system in America comes up short, and how a different approach to education could potentially be the answer to ensuring the next generation reaches their full potential, and becomes the leaders that we need them to be.

They also dive deep into how we should parent, how failure should be encouraged for our kids, and how we can inspire the next generation to reach for new heights.

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In this episode, marathon coach Jeff Cunningham sits down with Nick to discuss and recap Nick’s performance at the Buffalo, New York Marathon that he ran on May 29th, 2022.

Nick and Coach Jeff discuss the importance of consistency in training, and how that compounded to allow Nick to reach his goal of running Sub-2:50, with a final time of 2:48:11. They also discuss how approaching this entire prep day by day, brick by brick, was crucial for building up to this goal.

The documentary on the Buffalo Marathon will be available to view on YouTube on Sunday, June 19th, 2022 at 10am CST.

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Mark “Smelly“ Bell is a self proclaimed “meathead millionaire” who has leveraged a successful powerlifting career into a career as an entrepreneur. Mark is the creator of the Sling Shot, an assistive tool for powerlifters to utilize when bench pressing.

Mark and Nick sit down in this episode to discuss what true strength is, and how important it is to be strong in all aspects of our life, not just physically.

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Chadd Wright is a retired Navy SEAL turned elite ultra-runner who served his country for a decade on multiple deployments to conflict zones across the world -- including a stint on President Obama's security detail.

In this conversation Nick sits down with Chadd to discuss life as a SEAL, the allure of ultra-endurance for self-betterment & the importance of having a value system in place to navigate life.

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Mark is the author of numerous books, including The Primal Blueprint, which was credited with turbocharging the growth of the primal/paleo movement back in 2009. In 2017, he officially became a New York Times bestselling author with The Keto Reset Diet, which reached the #1 overall bestseller among all books on amazon.com for two days. Mark has written several other books, including popular Primal-themed cookbooks and lifestyle books. In this episode, Nick sits down with Mark to discuss the effects that heavy endurance training has on the human body, as well as some approaches to nutrition that can benefit our performance and lead us to a healthier lifestyle. More Resources: BPN website: www.bpnsupps.com Nick’s website: www.nickbare.com Nick’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickbarefitness Nick’s Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/barelifenutrition Follow Us On Social Media! Instagram: @thebareperformancepodcast Facebook: The Bare Performance Podcast Twitter: @BarePerformPod