#71: Engineering the Alpha With John Romaniello
The Art of Manliness
The Art of Manliness
4.7 • 14.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2014
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
I talk with fitness expert, bodybuilder, and business consultant John Romaniello about his book Man 2.0: Engineering the Alpha. John and I discuss what it means to be "alpha"; how Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey can make you a better man; how to increase your testosterone; intermittent fasting; how pounding down 14,000 calories of ice cream in one setting may help you lose fat; dogmatism in the fitness industry; and how journaling can calm your frantic mind. Note: There's some adult language in this episode so if you usually listen with your 10 year old son, you may want to have him skip this one and give him the Cliff's Note Version.
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| 0:00.0 | The Brevnica here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcasts. |
| 0:20.6 | So what does Joseph Campbell's archetype of the hero's journey have to do with getting |
| 0:26.7 | in better shape or for that matter becoming a better man overall? |
| 0:31.5 | How can skipping a few meals increase your testosterone? |
| 0:35.6 | What does it mean to be the alpha male? |
| 0:38.6 | Well our guest today is here to answer those questions. |
| 0:42.0 | His name is John Romanello and he is a health and fitness expert who is written for pretty |
| 0:47.1 | much every single major fitness publication website out there. |
| 0:51.2 | He is the head of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Fitness Advisory Board and he recently published |
| 0:56.2 | a book called Man 2.0 Engineering the Alpha. |
| 1:00.5 | And today we are going to talk about all sorts of stuff. |
| 1:02.7 | It is a great fascinating conversation. |
| 1:04.5 | We are going to talk about testosterone, optimizing all your hormones, the hero's journey. |
| 1:10.0 | We are going to talk about how to reduce stress. |
| 1:11.9 | We are going to talk about comic book heroes. |
| 1:14.7 | It is just a fun conversation. |
| 1:15.9 | I think you are going to get a lot out of it. |
| 1:17.9 | And just so you know heads up, there is some big boy language here. |
| 1:21.0 | So if you listen to the podcast with your 10 year old son, you might not want to do that |
| 1:24.4 | this time. |
| 1:25.4 | And if you are at the office or some public place, you will probably want to put on some |
| 1:28.6 | headphones. |
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