517: Paul Chek- The Holistic Gangster Unplugged
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2017
⏱️ 109 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sal, Adam and Justin interview the legendary fitness icon Paul Chek at the Mind Pump Media Studio. Sal, Adam and Justin ask Paul some intimate/probing questions regarding his followers, spiritual pride and his two wives. Listen to this episode to really get to know the heart and mind of Paul. Paul also does a spot on read on the personalities/development of Sal, Adam and Justin. This episode goes deep so hang on and enjoy the ride! Find out more about Paul and get a super discount on his foundational program, Holistic Lifestyle Coaching Level 1 at www.chekinstitute.com/mindpumphlc. Also watch Paul's Holistic Gangster video on YouTube at Mind Pump TV! Get our newest program, Kettlebells 4 Aesthetics (KB4A), which provides full expert workout programming to sculpt and shape your body using kettlebells. Only $7 at www.mindpumpmedia.com! Get MAPS Prime, MAPS Anywhere, MAPS Anabolic, MAPS Performance, MAPS Aesthetic, the Butt Builder Blueprint, the Sexy Athlete Mod AND KB4A (The MAPS Super Bundle) packaged together at a substantial DISCOUNT at www.mindpumpmedia.com. Make EVERY workout better with MAPS Prime, the only pre-workout you need… it is now available at mindpumpmedia.com Have Sal, Adam & Justin personally train you via video instruction on our YouTube channel, Mind Pump TV. Be sure to Subscribe for updates. Get your Kimera Koffee at www.kimerakoffee.com, code "mindpump" for 10% off! Got a beard? Condition your beard with Big Top Beard Company’s natural oils and organic essential oil blends to make it not only feel great but smell amazing! Get Big Top Beard Company products at www.bigtopbeardcompany.com, code "mindpump" for 33% off. Add to the incredible brain enhancing effect of Kimera Koffee with www.brain.fm/mindpump 10 Free sessions! Music for the brain for incredible focus, sleep and naps! Please subscribe, rate and review this show! Each week our favorite reviewers are announced on the show and sent Mind Pump T-shirts!
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| 0:00.0 | Sometimes running a business can feel like cycling uphill with square wheels. |
| 0:07.0 | But zero online accounting software can help predict the future cash flow of your business. |
| 0:15.0 | So you can stay one step ahead. Soon it'll feel more like free-wealing downhill. |
| 0:21.0 | On a tandem! What, mate? With a messer on the back. |
| 0:25.0 | Oh, that's nice. |
| 0:27.0 | Search zero with an axe. Because healthy business is beautiful business. |
| 0:30.0 | One of the best things that we offer people is our free 30 days coaching, where we provide you with very easy to read through and to assimilate information on a variety of subjects that cover wellness. |
| 0:44.0 | We went through all of our episodes, all 500, and took out the ones where we cover particular topics and timestamp them. |
| 0:51.0 | The way you get access to this is you go to mindpumpmedia.com and just opt in. It's absolutely for free. Go get it. |
| 0:57.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 1:03.0 | Mind, pop, mind, up with your hosts. |
| 1:06.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 1:10.0 | So, Paul Check. Probably one of the most for me personally. |
| 1:16.0 | I don't know if you guys feel the same way. Influential people that I've met in the fitness and wellness sphere, but also just... |
| 1:25.0 | He's an outlier. |
| 1:27.0 | Just in general. |
| 1:28.0 | You know what's interesting? Before I ever met Paul, and before I ever really dove into his courses and classes and teachings, I would always hear people talk about Paul Check and the Check Institute and the holistic lifestyle coaching programs and all that stuff. |
| 1:45.0 | And what used to turn me off was the almost... For my end, it sounded like this cultish fanaticism. |
| 1:53.0 | It was everything. And he was God and this and that. And that's not what they said, but it felt like that for me. |
| 1:58.0 | Part of the reason, then looking back and being objective, is I'm just a very skeptical individual. |
| 2:04.0 | But after meeting the guy and going through some of the stuff, I can see why people follow him. |
| 2:10.0 | So, vehemently, why he's so impactful. The guy from a wellness standpoint, I can't think of a single human being I've ever met in my entire life that encompasses the entire sphere of wellness as much as him. |
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