The Pat Flynn Show

Aleks Salkin joins me again to talk program design. Our mission: To discuss creativity and style within exercise and variable selection.

In other words, to make an exercise routine altogether practic…

Aleks Salkin joins me again to discuss the creative process. 

Aleks is like me in the sense he used his background in writing as a foundation for his fitness career. So we thought it'd be fruitful to…

In my episode with John Bair on depression and anxiety, I mentioned a meditation practice that made all the difference for me, and ultimately led to my full emotional recovery.

That mention led to a …

I often say a good generalist is just a short term specialist. But what does that mean?

Such is the topic for today's episode, as I lay out the generalist approach for getting more things done and in…

"Standards," says Dan John, "help clarify the conversation. They expose gaps."

Dan John is back again, this time to discuss why we need standards, in everything from lifting to reading, and more.

We …

In this episode, I play back an interview where I was asked about generalism--what it is, and how to develop it.

In this talk with Dr. T, I unpack this philosophy of mine, while giving examples of ho…

As much as I have loved all my podcast episodes, this one may be the most important. 

John Bair, strength coach, and business owner, joins me to discuss subjects that aren't talked about--or at least…

Alwyn Cosgrove, co-author of The New Rules of Lifting, fought stage-four cancer twice, and won.

He's also created one of the world's most successful gyms and fitness communities, Results Fitness. (Oh…

Steph Gaudreau, strength coach, owner of Stupid Easy Paleo, joins me to discuss all the ways she's made herself impervious to life's onslaught.

From weight lifting, meditation, Jiu Jitsu, and entrepr…

Andy Morgan, owner of RippedBody.com, loves living in Japan. He's also fortunate enough to have established a successful online coaching business to fund his adventures. 

I brought Andy on to talk ab…

This episode argues the core of my philosophy of generalism--the theme of the podcast itself, and the thesis of my upcoming book.

That argument is this: Forget being the best in the world. Instead, f…

Gary Lachman, former bassist of the band Blondie, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, joins me for an eclectic conversation on the history and mystery of consciousness.

Part of what I love abou…

Being authentic is hard work. Most of us live in a state of defensiveness, putting our guard up to shield ourselves from criticism or judgement. While this seems like the safe place to be, being inau…

Jacqueline Carly of GetPlanty.com joins me to discuss the not-so-subtle intricacies of nutrition and how the job of every coach is to play the role of detective. 

Nutrition problems, in other words, …

Chris Lopez, owner of fitandbusydad.com and kettlebellworkouts.com, joins me to discuss why he sold everything and moved from Toronto to the jungles of Costa Rica.

Chris and his wife homeschool their…

"Knowing you suck is a great thing. It excites me to know I can improve."

Jordan Syatt, strength coach, world record holding powerlifter, personal trainer to Gary Vaynerchuk, and my co-host of the se…

Aleks "The Hebrew Hammer" Salkin is a strength coach and world-traveler living in Jerusalem. He journeys the globe delivering sermons on how not to suck. It's a pretty sweet gig. 

In this episode we …

Lou Schuler is an award winning journalist, co-author of The New Rules of Lifting series, fiction writer, and history buff.

I wanted to bring Lou onto the show because I've long admired his abilities…