#22 - MAKE TODAY COUNT w/ Cooper Brunner & Kirsten McCallum
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Release Date: 06/06/2020
#37: Wes Fit HIIT #1 - 30 Minute Full Body HIIT Cardio Workout
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Wes Fit HIIT #1 Web Link: Wes Fit HIIT #1 YouTube Link: Welcome to the Wes Fit HIIT Workout Series! This is a full body, high intensity workout that will improve strength, stamina, and cardiovascular endurance. It is very challenging but it’s going to make you feel AMAZING. Equipment needed: Workout mat and 1-2 sets of dumbbells. If you’re looking to build muscle, burn body fat, and transform your body, this is the workout for you! We’re also improving mobility, endurance, stamina, and actively recovering. HIIT workouts like this, in combination with a consistent weight...
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#36: Christmas Special, This Day in Diet History, Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Ho ho ho, wise guys and gals! In this special Christmas edition of the podcast, we’re dishing up another enlightening segment of This Day in Diet History, where I break down my poor diet from Christmas Eve 2009 and compare with today. We’re talking about the types of foods you should be eating and avoiding to get in shape and optimize your health! Plus, a healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe that Santa is sure to love!
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#35: 10 Key Takeaways from The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
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In Episode 35, I’m sharing my 10 key takeaways from The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, with a little help from my old Spaceballs friends. It’s a spiritual enlightenment edition of the Wise Eats Podcast!
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#34: Meditation: Benefits, Tips, My Experience & 10-Minute Guided Meditation Routine
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In this episode, we’re talking meditation! As part of my New Years’ resolution for 2020, I meditated for at least 5 minutes every single day for two months. I’ll be sharing the results, the benefits of meditation, and my 10-minute meditation routine. All of this and more in Episode 34! Namaste, wise guys and gals!
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#33: The Ab Shredder: 15-Minute Core & Ab Workout + 5-Minute Mobility (Home Workout)
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This is a workout I have loved for years and wanted to share because it’s highly effective, equipment-free, and can be done anywhere, which many people are needing right now in these crazy times.
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#32: My Daily Routine for Optimized Energy & High Performance Habits for Success
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In Episode 32, we’re dishing up my daily routine for optimized health and productivity. I’m going over my full routine that promotes high performance, energy, and mental clarity. These are the exact behaviors I follow every day in order to improve health and achieve goals. While there are some day-to-day fluctuations, many of these habits are constant, non-negotiable aspects of my daily life.
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#31: Halloween Spooktacular – 2020 Costumes, Holiday History & Healthy Tips
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Episode 31 is a Halloween Spooktacular, with plenty of frights and sights to feast your eyes upon. We’re talking about the COVID-19 impact on Halloween, new costumes in 2020, some Halloween history, and 8 tips for you to enjoy a healthy and safe holiday this year. Happy Halloween!
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#30 - Halloween Candy Review – Ingredients, Health Effects, Fun Facts, Healthy Alternatives
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In Episode 30, we’re talking about the ingredient lists of many popular Halloween candies and why you probably want to avoid most of them. All with a little help from my good buddy, Beetlejuice!
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#29 - Quick Bites: Cost per Calorie, Baby Wise Update, 2020 Election, Fasted Lifting & More!
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In Episode 29, we dish up some quick bites, including my take on the 2020 election, a baby Wise update, the highest and lowest cost per calorie foods we have in our kitchen, some workout talk, fasted lifting, and more!
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#28 - Quick Bites: MAPS Split Review, Instant Oatmeal Recipe, Babies, Breakfast Cereal, and Birthday Cake
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In Episode 28, we dish up a brand-new healthy breakfast recipe and do a special edition of quick bites, where I review the MAPS Split workout program and discuss movies, music, diet tips, a special announcement, and more!
info_outlineToday’s guests are Cooper Brunner & Kirsten McCallum, co-hosts of the Cooper Brunner Podcast. Cooper is a former college baseball player and fitness coach. Kirsten is a former college volleyball player and overcame two back surgeries to become a women’s physique competitor. We’re talking training, diet, and ways to MAKE TODAY COUNT with episode 22!
Episode Timestamps
- Wise-Eats.com/Episode22 for the show notes and YouTube video (0:00)
- Speech from Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 announcing the assassination of MLK, Jr. (0:00)
- Intro! Talking health and fitness amidst economic and political turmoil (1:00)
- Introducing Cooper Brunner & Kirsten McCallum (2:00)
- Off to a great start when I mispronounce Kirsten’s name 😊 (2:45)
- Talking COVID-19 life in Oregon and Michigan (3:30)
- Working out at home during COVID-19 (5:20)
- Check out the Cooper Brunner Podcast at com (7:00)
- How Cooper and Kirsten started podcasting and became co-hosts (7:15)
- Overcoming getting fat after being a division one athlete (9:45)
- How Cooper differentiates himself from other coaches and relates to clients (10:30)
- Kirsten’s fitness journey – Volleyball, weight lifting and physique competing (11:40)
- When did you first become passionate about health and fitness? (13:00)
- Lowest and highest moments of their athletic careers? (15:50)
- How Kirsten overcame multiple back surgeries and being bedridden for 9 months (16:10)
- How Cooper’s baseball career came to an end (18:00)
- How Cooper uses his baseball experience to inspire others (19:00)
- Kirsten’s weight lifting routine since having back surgery (20:40)
- What attracted Kirsten to weight lifting (22:00)
- Advice for women who are reluctant to get into weight lifting? (23:00)
- Advice for someone who is interested in bodybuilding / physique competition? (24:40)
- Biggest difference between training for physique and training for general health? (25:30)
- Your training regimens on a typical day? (26:50)
- Cooper’s philosophy of “High Intensity Body Building” HIBB (27:25)
- Inspiration from Ryan Fischer and German volume training (27:25)
- Why Kirsten prefers to lift weights in the evenings (28:30)
- The body parts Kirsten likes to focus on in the gym (Spoiler alert: No chest day!) (28:50)
- Lots of volume and heavy lifting! (29:40)
- What are your current health and fitness goals (30:50)
- Encouraging others to be active at com (31:05)
- Transitioning from competition to normal, healthy life for Kirsten (31:50)
- What does a typical diet day look like for you? (33:00)
- Intermittent fasting, warrior diet, Dr. Rhonda Patrick, Macros, My Fitness Pal (33:00)
- Kirsten LOVES food: Her diet routine (35:45)
- How she uses carbs to fuel her workouts (36:50)
- Quick Bites! Rapid Fire Questions (38:00)
- What was the biggest single factor holding you back from starting your healthy lifestyle? (38:15)
- What is your favorite exercise routine or program? (38:45)
- Favorite specific lift? (39:15)
- One healthy food you can’t live without? (39:30)
- What is your favorite muscle-building recipe? (39:40)
- Favorite un-wise food choice? (39:50)
- One thing you’ve been successful in because of your dedication to fitness? (40:00)
- What is one item in your kitchen you can’t live without? (40:25)
- What book are you reading now? (40:50)
- Think and Grow Rice by Napoleon Hill and The Law of Attraction by Mike Losier (40:50)
- What podcasts do you listen to? (42:00)
- The Mindset Mentor, MFCEO, Gary Vee, Joe Rogan, Ed Mylett Max Out (42:00)
- What is your favorite thing to listen to when working out? (43:20)
- Neffex, 2Pac, Biggie Smalls, Green Day, AC/DC (43:20)
- One song you refuse to take off your workout mix? (44:20)
- Win by Tee Grizzley, Rumors by Neffex (44:20)
- Something that you’re passionate about right now? (45:00)
- Replace SR Endurance Products (45:00)
- Kirsten getting refocused on training and her professional life (45:45)
- Will we see a professional baseball game in 2020? (46:15)
- One last piece of advice for listeners looking to improve their health/fitness? (46:30)
- Be knowledgeable about nutrition. Training is easy, dieting is hard (46:30)
- Find a plan, stick to the plan, surround yourself with positivity (47:00)
- @cbrunner37 @kirsten_m1320 com MAKE TODAY COUNT (47:40)
- Wise-Eats.com/Episode22 for show notes, pictures, transcript, and more! (49 :00)
- Website Link: Wise-Eats.com/Episode22
- YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/E1e97noscWY
- Podcast Webpage: Wise-Eats.com/Podcast
- Instagram Wes Wise: @weswisefitness
- Instagram Cooper Brunner: @cbrunner37
- Instagram Kirsten McCallum: @kirsten_m1320
- E-Mail: [email protected]
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Articles/Brands/Products Mentioned in This Episode:
- Bobby Kennedy’s 1968 Speech
- RFK Speaks After MLK Killed | Flashback | History
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- Cooper Brunner Podcast Episode 16 – Cooper & Kirsten’s first show together
- Replace SR Endurance Products
- Ryan Fischer Performance Training
- German Volume Training
- Kirsten Book Recommendation: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- Cooper Book Recommendation: Law of Attraction by Michael Losier
- Kirsten Podcast Recommendation: The Mindset Mentor
- Cooper Podcast Recommendation: The MFCEO Andy Frisella, GaryVee Audio Experience, Joe Rogan Experience, Ed Mylett Max Out
- Kirsten Song Recommendation: Rumors by Neffex
- Cooper Song Recommendation: Win by Tee Grizzley
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