#64 - Menachem Brodie: The Mental Game In Endurance Sports

The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast

In the 64th Episode of The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast, Chris, Mike and our special guest, Strength Coach, Owner and Operator at Human Vortex Training Menachem Brodie will talk about endurance training, mental toughness and progression as a human being.

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(0:20) About Mike’s cup

(0:50) Introducing our special guest Strength Coach, Owner and Operator at Human Vortex Training Menachem Brodie @hvtraining

(1:35) Menachem endorsing the Breakthrough Secrets Podcast

(3:00) Menachem origin’s story

(3:20) Started strength training at 11 years old

(5:50) Menachem experience with Basketball

(7:20) Open Book by Andre Agassi @agassi https://www.amazon.com/Open-Autobiography-Andre-Agassi/dp/0307388409

(8:10) Menachem experience with Cycling

(9:50) The Inner Game of Tennis Book by Timothy Gallwey https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Game-Tennis-Classic-Performance/dp/0679778314

(12:10) About the mental training for Endurance Athletes

(14:00) Getting mentally burned out as an Athlete

(15:00) Visualization, shout out to Brian Grasso

(20:50) Being obsessed with the instant gratification could be a recipe for disaster

(21:30) Kobe Bryant’s story

(22:30) The mental game in endurance sports

(25:00) Chris strength training for the Triathlon

(26:30) Is it a problem to get into endurance sports only for the sake of your “bucket list”?

(28:45) We lost the filter of WHY, “Why are you doing that?” - Menachem Brodie

(30:00) Shout out to StrongFirst and Pavel Tsatsouline @strongfirst

(32:00) Passion is for you, purpose is for others

(32:50) Shout out to Strength Professionals

(33:50) The problem of being attached to your ego in strength training

(36:20) “You can fall in love with what you know, or fall in love with what you don’t know” Shout out to Jordan Peterson @jordan.b.peterson

(38:10) What has Menachem learned as a result of being a coach for a long time?

(44:40) “What’s actually mental toughness and what’s actually progression as a human being?” - Menachem Brodie

(45:50) Giving the Minimal Effective Dose as a coach

(49:45) Shout out to Michael Castrogiovanni @kettlebellpartnerpassing and D.j. Murakami @strongcamps

(50:30) The positive aspects of COVID

(52:00) The disease of me, shout out to Martin Johnson

(52:30) “You have to package your gift in a way that you can help as many people as possible and afford others the opportunity to bring their unique skills and ability to help you as well” - Menachem Brodie

(54:10) “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” - Jim Rohn

(55:20) “When you go through success, your success is determined by helping others, cause we need we, not me” - Menachem Brodie

(56:20) Shout out Ray Dalio @raydalio, personality test, Principles https://principlesyou.com/assessments/pdp

(1:00:30) Checking the Ego at the door

(1:02:10) About bullying

(1:02:50) “The most successful people are the ones who are willing to always learn more” - Menachem Brodie

(1:03:00) Chris story about honesty

(1:07:30) A forever student, shout out to Brett Jones @brettjonessfg and Tim Almond @hardstyle_method

(1:08:20) The power of saying “I don’t know”

(1:11:10) Where to contact Menachem Brodie @hvtraining https://www.humanvortextraining.com/

(1:12:00) Menachem endorsing the Breakthrough Secrets Podcast
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