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Optimized YOU

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Welcome to Optimized YOU! Every week on Tuesday's and Thursday's Alex and Matt help you transform your health, fitness, nutrition, mindset, identity and create lasting change in your life! Our mission is to help you achieve your goals in a sustainable way and learn everything you need to know to keep those results for life and continue leveling up!

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Welcome to Optimized YOU! Every week on Tuesday's and Thursday's Alex and Matt help you transform your health, fitness, nutrition, mindset, identity and create lasting change in your life! Our mission is to help you achieve your goals in a sustainable way and learn everything you need to know to keep those results for life and continue leveling up!

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English


Episodes
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120: The Best Supplements to Take for Optimal Health and Fat Loss

5/2/2024
In this episode, Matt and Alex discuss what are some of the best supplements to take to optimize your health. They discuss: - Their supplements that they personally take daily. - Recommended supplements you should take and why. - The benefits of taking supplements. - Best place to start with supplements. - And much more. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with somebody who could benefit from it.

Duration:00:28:45

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119: Progress Over Perfection

4/23/2024
In this episode, Matt talks about how your health and fitness journey can be capitalized on by having a different outlook. He gives real life scenarios and stories of clients who have implemented these tactics to build their skills to be highly successful. And the best part about it is, you can too! A few topics he discussed are: -Are you adding more stress than necessary to your life? -How to combat both stress and anxiety the right way. -How to fail and fail fast (the faster the better.) -Learning from and capitalizing off mistakes to become an expert. -The crucial key to developing skills that everybody skips.

Duration:00:24:23

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118: The Key To Success: Improvement Over Perfection

4/19/2024
On today's episode, Alex talks about: - Not getting to the gym for the last month - The seasons that come up throughout the year and how to handle them - Improvement over perfection - Giving yourself grace - Doing your best with the hand you're dealt - Not making the same mistake twice Hope you enjoy this one! If you did, make sure you share it with someone who could benefit from it.

Duration:00:10:37

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117: From Interest to Action: Navigating Fitness with Commitment

4/10/2024
In this episode Matt goes over some real life examples in health and fitness to help you work through some of your struggles. If you’ve had success in the past, but were unable to keep your results, then this episode is for you. Matt dives into the exact action steps to make sure you are successful next time you choose to pursue your health and fitness goals. Topics include: - Making the decision that’s best for you - How to figure out what you truly want and desire - Your relationship between you and others and how it can impact your journey and progress - Setting boundaries - Achieving your goals easily. If you fid this episode helpful or know somebody who would benefit from it, please share it with them!

Duration:00:22:03

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116: What's The Best Workout Split?

3/26/2024
On this episode Matt and Alex talk about their current workout splits in the gym, how beginners should structure their workouts and when the correct time is to use the bro split, full body workouts and push/pull/legs. If you enjoy this one, make sure you like, subscribe and share it with a friend, family member or co-worker.

Duration:00:40:50

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115: How To Stop Buying Into The Negative Thoughts And Urges

3/21/2024
On this solo episode, Alex talks about negative thoughts and how in his life they can be a byproduct of low energy, mentally being drained, sickness or anything else. He gives tips on how to not allow that to run your life or lead you to buy into the drastic urges that come from them. He also gives a life update. Hope you enjoy this one!

Duration:00:08:20

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114: Your View on "Obstacles" Can Change Your Life

3/19/2024
On this episode Matt and Alex talk all about health and fitness journey obstacles. Expect to hear about: - The different kind of obstacles to expect during your journey - How to shift your mindset around these obstacles - How preparation can be a key to handling obstacles - How to self assess to improve your current circumstance - And much more! Hope you enjoy this one! If you do, make sure to like, comment and subscribe.

Duration:00:33:06

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113: How Creating Balance in Your Daily Schedule Can Make Your Life More Enjoyable

3/12/2024
On this episode Matt and Alex talk about how they have found balance between their health & fitness and living life to fullest, enjoying meals out, desserts and fun experiences on a weekly basis. They give examples from their own lives and help you find the right balance for yourself based on your current goals and lifestyle. We hope you enjoy this one! If you do, make sure you like it and share it with someone who you think would benefit from it.

Duration:00:44:14

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112: Tracking Calories vs. Intuitive Eating: Which One is Best for You and Your Goals?

3/7/2024
On this episode Alex and Matt talk about the difference between tracking calories and intuitive eating and which option is best for you. They dive into: - Their personal experiences and why/ when they prefer to track or not track - The pros and cons of tracking and intuitive eating - All of this and much more so that you can make the best decision for you and your goals And if you are new to the pod make sure you hit the subscribe or follow button, so you don't miss future episodes that we drop every Tuesday and Thursday. Thanks again for listening and watching, we greatly appreciate you!

Duration:00:46:02

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111: Starting Sloppy with Meal Prep

3/5/2024
On this episode Alex and Matt share their best tips to start sloppy with your meal prep. They dive into: - How to meal prep if you are super busy - How to use the crockpot, instapot and air fryer to set up your food for the week - Easy on-the-go snacks - The best at home meals when you're in a pinch - And much more! Hope you enjoy this one. If you did, make sure you share it with someone who could benefit from it!

Duration:00:21:42

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110: Our Current Wins and Roadblocks and How We're Solving Them

2/29/2024
In this episode Alex and Matt discuss their current life situations and how they are navigating each one. They cover the different topics of: - Dealing with rejection and how 3 out of 100 can be a good day. - Specific messaging can truly resonate with the right people. - How movie theaters are still awesome but expensive. - Health, fitness and nutrition updates. Hope you enjoyed hearing Alex and Matt’s current life updates. Feel free to like and subscribe to make sure you don’t miss out on new future episodes.

Duration:00:19:07

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109: How Your Environment and the People in Your Life are Killing Your Health and Fitness

2/27/2024
On this episode Matt and Alex talk about how your environment affects the results you get in any area of your life. Expect to hear about: - Tactics to help elevate the standards you set for yourself - How to become more self aware - How to effectively use communication with the people in your life who are holding you back - How to determine if your habits, current environment and the people in your life are serving you - How and when to make the necessary changes to your environment - And much more! If you enjoy this episode, all we ask is that you share it with one people who you think could benefit from it. And thank you so much for listening or watching!

Duration:00:48:02

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108: Starting Sloppy with Dating

2/22/2024
On this episode Matt and Alex talk about how they started sloppy with dating. Expect to hear about: - Making dating a priority - Determining your goals with dating and your ideal partner - What apps are the best - Things to look out for / do's and dont's - Best date ideas - Random dating tips - Being a gentleman Thanks for listening and watching! If you enjoy this episode, make sure you share it with a friend.

Duration:00:41:19

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107: Our Top 10 Gym Pet Peeves (Stop Doing These!)

2/20/2024
On this episode Alex and Matt dive into the gym do's, don'ts and their biggest pet peeves. They also talk about their views on having a workout partner or workout community and how to choose the best option for you. Thanks for listening and watching! If you enjoyed this episode please just like, subscribe and give the podcast a rating, so we can continue to grow and get our message out to more people like you.

Duration:00:43:29

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106: Introducing the Starting Sloppy Series

2/16/2024
On this episode Alex and Matt introduce the starting slopping series where they will be interviewing guests on how they were able to start sloppy and become successful in their field, niche or passion. Today they talk what it means to start sloppy and give examples from their own life. If you enjoy this one, make sure you subscribe so you don't miss our future starting sloppy episodes every Thursday!

Duration:00:33:48

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105: Manage Your Priorities to Achieve Your Dream Body

2/13/2024
On this episode Matt and Alex talk about how important it is to have a set list of priorities in your life if you want to achieve a certain outcome. They also dive into: - The importance of honesty when it comes to setting your priorities - Setting up non negotiables that align with those priorities - When to make adjustments to your priorities and daily non negotiables - Navigating the valley of despair - Concrete examples from their lives If this episode resonates with you, all that we ask is you share it with someone in your life that you believe could benefit from it. Thanks!

Duration:00:49:07

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104: How I Juggle Staying in Great Shape While Working a 9-5 Job

2/7/2024
On this episode Alex shares how he is navigating his health, fitness and staying in the best shape possible through the first few weeks of his new job. He dives into how he is setting himself up for success with food, snacks, hydration, sleep and eating more meals out. Hope you enjoy this one!

Duration:00:08:44

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103: Fitness & Social Media in 2024, 75 Hard, and Low Testosterone

2/2/2024
In this episode, we switched things up and went into some current events and the fitness industry in 2024. Some things we touch on: - Fitness Influencers - 75 Hard (and 75 soft) - Online Fitness Coaching & Online Workout Programs - Raising your testosterone (do you need TRT?) If you like this style of episode, let us know in the comments or send us a message!

Duration:01:12:38

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102: The Steps to Become the Best Version of Yourself in 2024

1/18/2024
On this episode, Alex talks about starting his new job and the health and fitness challenges he's coming across so far. He also talks about a huge shift he's made in the last 2-3 months and how you can use his experience and strategy to become the best version of yourself in 2024. Hope you enjoy this one and have a great rest of your week!

Duration:00:13:01

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101: How Casey Beat Cancer, Completely Changed His Life, and Lost Almost 100 Pounds

1/16/2024
On this episode Matt and Alex have Matt's past client Casey on to share his amazing story. From being in a very dark place in his life, having cancer, struggling with alcohol and being at his highest weight ever to being a cancer survivor, getting sober and losing almost 100 pounds. Casey shares how he started his journey, the simplicity of his approach and recommendations on what you can do to get started now. If you want to follow Casey's journey, make sure to follow him on Instagram @casey_not_kc.

Duration:00:49:04