Cool, Calm, & Chaotic

Check Out Episode 262 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and Another Great Chat With Mr. Nate Shoemaker. Nate's A Number of Things, Including Powerlifter, Husband, Dad, Chef, Veteran, and Great Human Being. Things Have Changed Since The Last Time Nate Was On The Pod and We Discuss How Life Changes The Older We Get and How We Adapt To It All. We Discuss Everything From Managing Time, Making The Choice To Live Healthier, Finding Time, Adjusting To Struggles, Talking To Strangers, and Even Ultimate Desserts! Listen In For A Really Cool Chat! Topics Include…  ✔️ What's Made Nate Happy In The Last 2 Weeks ✔️ Dealing With Life Changes ✔️ Making Your Own Hummus & Salsa ✔️ Working Out While On The Road ✔️ Setting An Example With The Way You Eat and Exercise ✔️ Being A Creative Person In A Non-Creative World ✔️ How Being Disciplined In Workouts Rolls Over Into All Areas of Life ✔️ My Pretentious Mid-Life Crisis & Getting Back To Asking Questions ✔️ 5 Minutes of Pushups & A Few Minutes of Mt. Climbers ✔️ The Be

Check Out Episode 261 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and A Chat About How Disciplined We Are, and Perhaps Should Be. These Are My Thoughts On The Lack of Discipline That Many of Us Have In Our Own Lives and The Propensity To Fall Towards Either End of The Extremes. The Disconnect That We Should Make Between Loving Ourselves and Letting That Impact Our Work Ethic, Goals, and Standards That We Hold Ourselves To… It's a Lot of Rambling Per Always But Listen In For A Really Cool Chat! Topics Include…  ✔️ A Catchup From Last Week and Our Home Gyms ✔️ The Extreme Ends of The Discipline Spectrum or Meter ✔️ Not Falling Victim To Connecting Self Worth To Current Status ✔️ Love Yourself As A Human While Still Striving For More  ✔️ Perhaps We've All Become A Bit 'Soft' To Some Degree and Can Turn It Up ✔️ Not Throwing The Baby Out With The Bathwater When It Comes To Change ✔️ Learn From The Past and Build Upon It ✔️ Asking Ourselves Where We Know We're Not Living Up To What We Should ✔️ We Could All Use More Discipline I

Check Out Episode 260 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and The Return of The Podcast! And There's No Better Way To Come Out of This Sabbatical Than By Talking About Home Gym Building Essentials. We'll Talk About A Lot of Different Topics As The Pod Moves Forward But Moving Our Bodies More Is Going Nowhere, and There's No More Convenient (And Potentially Necessary) Way To Always Move Our Bodies In Effective Ways Than Building A Home Gym. This Doesn't Have To Be A Large Expense or Take Up A Lot of Space, and You Can Scale Up As You Wish... But Building A Home Gym Is Great, and Here I'll Explain HowWhy, and How To Do It!… Listen In For A Really Cool Chat! Topics Include…  ✔️ The Return of The Podcast and Some Changes ✔️ Michigan Winter Hasn't Been Too Bad ✔️ Why A Home Gym Is Important For Everyone, Even Gym Members ✔️ Where To Start When Creating A Home Gym ✔️ Resistance Bands and Where To Begin ✔️ The Different Sizes and Uses of Kettlebells ✔️ Minimizing Your Dumbbell Rack ✔️ Getting Cardio Equipment (And Everythi

Check Out Episode 259 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and A Return From Our Podcast Hiatus…Hallelujah! I Ran Into Some Serious Tech Issues That Had Me On The Podcast IR For The Last Month… But They're Resolved And We're Back In Spectacular Fashion With Guest Jason Verlinde Who Is A Jack of All Trades But Most Prominently A Phenomenal Human Being! In This Episode We Get Some Insight Into Who Jason Is And Then A Breakdown On The Many Factors That Make Him Such A Unique, Giving, Helpful, and All Around 'Good' Person. Insurance Man By Trade Jason Is Much More Than Just Numbers (or Whatever Insurance Guys Do)… Listen In For A Really Cool Chat! Topics Include…  ✔️ What's Made Jason Happy In The Last 2 Weeks ✔️ Who Jason Is and Why He's So Awesome ✔️ Taking On More Responsibilities and Trouble Saying No ✔️ Great People That Have An Influence On Us ✔️ Being Interested In Others and Caring For People ✔️ Seeing Ted Nugent and Making Each Day Your Best Day ✔️ Appreciating Life and Doing The Small Things For People ✔️ A Boo

Check Out Episode 258 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and Yet Another Session of Answering Different Questions and Giving More Credence To The Goodness of Fall.  In This Episode I Talk About Questions and Topics Such As Differences In Tea, The Shoe Fairy, The Healthiness of Granola, Exercising With Knee Pain, Alcohol and Weight Loss, A Will Do List Update, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ Catching Up To Speed After A Delay ✔️ The Benefits of Fall Go Beyond Pumpkins ✔️ Flannels & Sweatshirts Make The World Better ✔️ Unpacking Whether or Not Granola Is Healthy ✔️ Favorite Smoothies and Combining Flavors ✔️ A Surprise Chelsea Pop-In During The Podcast ✔️ The Shoe Fairy Has Come Once Again With More Gifts ✔️ Why Getting More Steps Can Be So Important For Long Term Health ✔️ Making The Introduction For Why We Should All Have A Sabbath Day ✔️  Dress Codes, Mofongo, Banana Splits, & Much More!   Follow Zarate Fitness Related Content At The Following Places: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube   Also

Check Out Episode 257 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and Another Q&A Session After A Quick Life Catchup About Concerts and Local Recommendations. In This Episode I Talk About Questions and Topics Such As  Diet Food Mt. Rushmores, My Pet Peeves, Me Being Vice President, College Football, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ A Life Catchup As of Late ✔️ Being Reminded of How Good The Avett Brothers Are ✔️ What Would You Recommend People Do In Your Hometown? ✔️ What's Been A Summer Highlight In Life ✔️ Getting Back Into College Football This Year ✔️ What Is One of My Biggest Pet Peeves That I Turn Into A Lot ✔️ We Have A Disrespect and Narcism Epidemic ✔️ My Mt. Rushmore of Diet Foods ✔️ Making A Fantastic Meal For Low Calories With High Protein ✔️ Who I Would Serve Under As Vice President In History ✔️ Cole Slaw, Middle Lane Guy, Not Saying Excuse Me, & Much More!   Follow Zarate Fitness Related Content At The Following Places: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube   Also...Are You Interested In Wee

Check Out Episode 256 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and A Chat With Trainer, Coach, Business Owner, Entrepreneur, and All Around Good Dude Mr. Detric Smith. With 2 Decades In The Fitness Industry That Has Spanned A Variety of Positions Detric Has A Ton of Knowledge, Wisdom, & Experience That He Shares With All of Us. We Talk About Everything From His Story, Starting A Business, The Big Rocks That People Getting IN Shape Can Take As Advice, Avoiding Pitfalls, Training Trainers, How To Change A Tire, Brownies, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ What's Made Detric Happy In The Last 2 Weeks ✔️ What It's Like Growing Up and Living In Virginia ✔️ Taking High School Experiences and Turning Them Into A Career ✔️ Uncovering Some of The Big Hangups That Trip Many People Up ✔️ The Basics, A Plan, and Being Boring Is A Net Win ✔️ Mastering The Fundamentals and Adding In Some Fun Accessories ✔️ Getting In Shape So You Can Enjoy More of Life ✔️ Understanding How To Shape Your Fitness Around Getting Older ✔️ Taking Exper

Check Out Episode 255 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and A Great Chat With One of The Best In The Fitness Business Mr. Adewale Awosanya of Wale Fit! Adewale Is Promoting A Message Of Health, Wellness, Fitness, and A Positive Mindset Better Than Anybody Else These Days. With A Humble and Calm Demeanor Adewale Drops Consistent Solid Messages That Are Right To The Point, Potent, and Applicable To Everyone. He Has A Great Story That Spans From Africa, To Canada, To The United States With A Ton of Interesting and Helpful Experiences That He Shares With Us. He's A Genuinely Good Guy and You're Gonna Absolutely Love It! We Talk Everything From Developing A Fitness Mindset, Calories, Overcoming Obstacles, Chicken Already,, Katanga Tigers, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ What's Made Adewale Happy In The Last 2 Weeks ✔️ Going From Nigeria, To Toronto, To Arizona ✔️ Keeping Things Simple, Direct, and Spot On  ✔️ Wale Joining Andrew Coates As The 2 That Do It Best ✔️ Some of The Bigger Issues That Hold Many People Back

Check Out Episode 254 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and A Non-Trivia Chat With The King of Trivia Himself Mr. Ryan Budds of 'Trivia With Budds'. If You're Unfamiliar With Ryan Budds and His Trivia Podcast, Live Events, and Overall Dominance In The Quiz Game Then You're About To Find Out. Ryan Is An Awesome Dude and In This Chat We Get Some Insight Into Who He Is and A Fun Background Story of The  Multitude of Ways To Bring Fun & Happiness To The World. This Podcast Is Great And Goes From Talking About Playing Bingo With Chicken Poop, Trivia Around The Globe, A Breakdown of What Makes A Perfect Pizza, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ What's Made Ryan Happy In The Last 2 Weeks ✔️ Gambling On Bingo By Way of Chicken Poop ✔️ Who Is Ryan Budds Is And What Does He Do ✔️ Moving Across The Country Multiple Times But Ending In The South ✔️ Hosting Trivia Shows All Over The Country Through The Interwebs ✔️ Managing To Course Correct Through The Pandemic To Make It Happen ✔️ Volume Shooting Zoom Shows Is Taxing On

Check Out Episode 253 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and A Classic Great Convo With Zack Hayes. Zack Is A Business Owner, Podcaster, Thinker, Entrepreneur, Family Man, and All Around Good Person. Anytime Zack Is On The Podcast It's A Guaranteed Good Time and A Vat of Knowledge and Cool Perspectives On A Ton of Different Topics. With No Set Agenda We Dig Into A Little Bit of Everything From Breaking Myths, Being Open Minded, Dissecting What Average Means, Making Health & Fitness Fit Into Your Life, How To Have Longevity In Your Endeavors, Nostalgia, Growing Into New Interests, Conspiracy Theories, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ What's Made Zack Happy In The Last 2 Weeks ✔️ Breaking Myths and Getting Over Things We Hear When We're Young ✔️ How Being Closed Minded Is Breaking Down Our Society ✔️ Why Being Firm In Being Average Is Actually Above Average ✔️ Starting A Business At 19 and Weathering The Storms To Succeed ✔️ Creating Time For Your Health In Any Circumstance Instead of Giving Up ✔️ An Assessment

Check Out Episode 252 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and An Overdue Questions & Answers. It's Been Awhile Since I Just Answered Some Questions And This Is Just That… A Quick Life Catchup With My Trip To TN For My Moms Birthday and Then Me Answering Random Questions From Instagram Ranging From Getting In Protein, Supplements I Take, Dwight Yoakam, Kids Strength Training, Electrolytes, Nutrition of Frozen Yogurt vs Custard vs Ice Cream, Dennis Prager, My New Concert Approach, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ Another Later Podcast Post & Life Catchups ✔️ Jack Johnson Concert Review and My New Approach ✔️ Trip To TN and My Ignorance To How Busy Gatlinburg Is ✔️ A Happy Birthday To My Mom ✔️ Making Sure You Get In Enough Protein ✔️ My Current Dwight Yoakam Deep Dive ✔️ How and Why Might You Need To Get More Electrolytes ✔️ The Differences Between Custard, Frozen Yogurt, and Ice Cream ✔️ How & Why Dennis Prager Has Impacted My Thinking ✔️ Why Young Boys Should Strength Train ✔️ Getting A Dog Possibiliti

Check Out Episode 251 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and Sort of A Continuation of Last Week's Episode But Really Giving An Overview of The Different Examples of Foods That You Can Add To Your Diet To Really Make It Yours and Enjoyable For The Short and Long Term. The Best Part Is All of These Options Are Both Very Adaptable and Will Fit Into Any Type of Eating Style and Diet That You Prefer... Whether That Be Tracking Calories, Going Keto, Vegan, Portion Based, Etc… You Can Make It Yours All of That Good Stuff, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ Another Late Podcast But Maybe A Good Sign of My Mentality ✔️ Overview of The 3 Methods of Eating Discussed Last Week ✔️ Significance of Finding The Foods That You Can Repeatedly Eat ✔️ Having Staple Foods Applies To Any Type of Diet You Choose ✔️ Everything Is A Word Game & Manipulation... Don't Play It ✔️ The Various Veggies That You Can Include In Your Diet ✔️ The Plethora of Protein That You Can Include In Your Diet ✔️ The Countless Carbs That You Can Include I

Check Out Episode 250 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and An Overview of 3 Different Approaches To Fat Loss & Weight Maintenance To Put Your Focus Into. In A World of Too Much Information and Unnecessary Confusion These 3 Different Approaches of Nutritional Mindset Strong Paths To Control. I Touch On Tracking Calories, Working Portion Sizes, Skills, Habits, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ A Fourth of July Weekend Preview ✔️ Putting A Focus Into Getting Control of Your Weight ✔️ Three Different Approaches To Take With Nutrition ✔️ Tracking Your Calories and Macros ✔️ Using Apps To Learn, Track, and Preload ✔️ The Number of Calories To Get A Baseline, Then Adjusting ✔️ Understanding Portion Sizes and Making Them Fit You ✔️ Size of Carbs, Fats, Protein, & Veggies In Each Meal ✔️ Habits & Skills That Give You Control Over Your Eating ✔️ Doing A Lifestyle Assessment and Making Choices ✔️Fireworks, Scrooge, Watermelon Serving Sizes, & Much More!   Follow Zarate Fitness Related Content At The Followi

Check Out Episode 249 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and Part 3 of A Little Rundown of Things You Can Do To Improve Your Health, Fitness, Habits, Life, and Everything In Between With Some Actual Concrete Things To Apply To Your Days. We All Love Lists, But Sometimes They Can Become Easy To Agree With And Gloss Over... I Hope This Is Not Like That. In Part 3 I Talk About Such Things As Writing Out Thoughts, Taking Stances, Tracking Calories, Mass Cooking, Perspective, Living Around The World, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ Another Slightly Delayed Podcast Release & Quick Life Catchup ✔️ A Busy Weekend Full of Family and Birthday ✔️ A Review of What 'You Don't Need Them All Is All About' ✔️ Writing Out Your Thoughts On Some Type of Medium ✔️ Developing A Stance/Position On Major Issues ✔️ Figuring Out How To Track Calories ✔️ Mass Cooking Meals Will Save You Time… A Major Issue ✔️ The Life Experience That Comes With Cooking Meals ✔️ Weeding Out What Is Holding You Back ✔️ Making Perspective & Reality

Check Out Episode 248 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic and Part 2 of A Little Rundown of Things You  Can Do To Improve Your Health, Fitness, Habits, Life, and Everything In Between With Some Actual Concrete Things To Apply To Your Days. We All Love Lists, But Sometimes They Can Become Easy To Agree With And Gloss Over... I Hope This Is Not Like That. In Part 2 I Talk About Such Things As Filling Your House With Veggies, Planned Grocery Shopping, Moving Faster, Investing In Hobbies, Resistance Training, Conditioning Training, Building Shelves, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ A Delayed Podcast Release & Quick Life Catchup ✔️ Building Floating Shelves and Getting More Tools ✔️ Reviewing Part 1 and Reminding We Don't Need Them All ✔️ Filling Your House With Veggies and Keeping Them Out ✔️ Purposely Planning The Groceries You'll Buy ✔️ Moving Faster & With Purpose Is Extremely Beneficial ✔️ Getting A Full Physical Every Single Year Regardless of Age ✔️ Developing and Investing In Hobbies Is Incomparable ✔️

Check Out Episode 247 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic And A Fantastic Conversation With The Wandering Michigander Herself Taylor Dustin. This Is One of The Best Episodes Ever Because It Both Highlights The Beautiful State of Michigan and The Amazing Traveling 'Lower Peninsula Troll' Taylor, Who You Will Soon Learn Is A Spectacular Human Being. In This Episode We Talk About Who Taylor Is and How She Got Started Into Social Media Dominance. The Amazing Landscape and Diversity of The Entire State From The South, West, East, and North (Which Is Apparently Further North Than Flint). Taylor's Favorite Spots To Hit Up Within The State For Scenery, Food, Drinks, and Good Times. Taking Time Away From Social Media, Dealing With Haters, How To Make Waffles, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ Who Taylor 'The Wandering Michigander' Is ✔️ The Transition From College, To Career, To Leap of Faith ✔️ Making Bold Moves and Doing Things You Love ✔️ The Growing Appreciation For Michigan We've Both Had ✔️ TikTok Is Much More Than So

Check Out Episode 246 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic Where I Start Part 1 of A Little Rundown of Things You  Can Do To Improve Your Health, Fitness, Habits, Life, and Everything In Between With Some Actual Concrete Things To Apply To Your Days. We All Love Lists, But Sometimes They Can Become Easy To Agree With And Gloss Over... I Hope This Is Not Like That. In Part 1 I Talk About Such Things As Personal Macro Lists, Reading and Walking Daily, Developing Rules, Less With More Intent, Progress Charts, Limiting Advice, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ A Delayed Life Catchup and Landscaping Woes ✔️ Loving Lists of All Kinds But Taking Them Seriously ✔️ Eating Like An Adult May Be Easier Than We Can Make It ✔️ Finding A Very Small Number of Things That Work For You ✔️ Creating Your Own Macronutrient Preference List ✔️ Doing Less But With More Focus, Purpose, and Intent ✔️ Reading For 10 Minutes Every Single Day ✔️ Walking For 10 Minutes Every Single Day ✔️ Always Have Goals On Deck… Big and Small ✔️ Limiting Who

Check Out Episode 245 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic With Elusive Anne Hughes Who Has Been Long Overdue To Make It On The Podcast But The Stars Finally Aligned and She's Here To Talk Life. Anne Is A Wife, Mom, Spanish Teacher, Apple Certified Trainer, Tech Genius, Exercise Enthusiast and Much More. We Chat About Everything From Trips, DC, Using Tech, Helping People vs. Asking For Help, Turning Weight Loss Into A New Life, Delis, Burnt Orange, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ What's Made Anne Happy Recently ✔️ 2 Ice Creams In One Day Is A Lifelong Win ✔️ Favorite Birds and Why The Zoo Needs To Be Visited ✔️ Using Technology Like It's Not The 70s ✔️ Why Anne Was Born To Be A Technology Coach ✔️ Iowa Is Both More Than You'd Expect and Exactly What You'd Expect ✔️ Using Modern Apps Can Enhance Your Life ✔️ Being Pumped Up About America and The Founding Documents ✔️ Food On Sticks Taste Better ✔️ Putting A Bigger Emphasis On Things That Matter When Teaching ✔️ Asking For Help Is Tough, But It's A Huge Life Lesson/

Check Out Episode 244 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic With Friend of The Show and Friend of The World Mr. Chris Liddle. In Another Episode With Mr. Liddle We Discuss How You Can Manage To Work Toward Success In Different Areas of Life Without Losing Grip of The Important Things That You Hold To Be Important. The Whole Convo Is Primed With A Pretty Awesome Story About Sports and Life (Which Is Great), But Then Leads Into Time Management, Changing Goals, Road Trips While On Vacation, and Much More! Topics Include…  ✔️ A Life Catchup and What Made's Chris Happy Recently ✔️ The Edmonton Oilers Playoff Run and My Betting ✔️ When La Bamba Means Far More Than A Song ✔️ Differences In American and Canadian Football ✔️ Working In Different Capacities Depending On Your Situation ✔️ Combining Different Things You Want To Get Done ✔️ Making Priorities and Non-Negotiables To Fill Your Cup ✔️ 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Quadrants  ✔️ Learning Things From Everybody and Being Reflective ✔️ Designing A Life That Feeds In

Check Out Episode 243 of Cool, Calm, & Chaotic Where I Dive Into Some Questions While Trying Not To Be Completely Sidetracked With Tangents and Rants. After A Quick Life Catchup About The Weekend and Bread The Topics Range From Creating A Calorie Deficit Easily, Social Media Accounts You Should Follow, My Issues With Words, Challenges, Mexican Food, and More!… Stick Around For The Fun, You Are Going To Love It! Topics Include… ✔️ A Life Catchup From The Weekend ✔️ How The Bread Says A Lot About A Restaurant ✔️ Knowing Your Limits With Calories When Eating Out ✔️ Easy Ways To Create A Calorie Deficit ✔️ Making Routine Out of Eating Habits Makes Things Easier ✔️ Starting A Home Gym With $100 ✔️ Finding The Fitness That You Truly Want For Life ✔️ Things I Have Changed or Evolved On ✔️ The Overvaluing and Devaluing of Words ✔️ Andrew Coates Is The GOAT of Fitness Social Media ✔️ Making Healthier Mexican Food Choices ✔️ Rolls and Cinnamon Butter, EPMD, Doing Challenges, & Much More!   Follow Zarate Fitness