Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer (Or, How to Stop Being Pulled Down by Tough Relationships)
Chasing Excellence
Ben Bergeron & Patrick Cummings
4.8 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
The 4 Questions We're Answering:
1. How can you be a thermostat instead of a thermometer in challenging relationships, especially with family members who don't share your pursuit of excellence?
2. What's the optimal balance between strength and endurance training for CrossFit athletes, particularly those with smaller body types?
3. How can you balance gratitude for your current professional situation while still pursuing growth and positive change?
4. What are the most effective training protocols to prepare for the Murph workout, especially if push-ups are your limiting factor?
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| 0:00.0 | We believe health is the foundation that unlocks freedom. |
| 0:07.1 | The freedom to live fully, to be an asset and not a burden, and to chase what truly matters. |
| 0:13.5 | Through daily practices and proven frameworks, we are here to help you build deep health, |
| 0:19.3 | find lasting peace, and live with your heart on fire. |
| 0:24.5 | Welcome to the chase. |
| 0:26.8 | Hello and welcome back, my friends. |
| 0:29.2 | How you doing, Ben? |
| 0:30.1 | Doing great. |
| 0:30.6 | Thanks, Patrick. |
| 0:31.0 | How are you doing? |
| 0:31.8 | Great. |
| 0:32.5 | I'm doing wonderful. |
| 0:33.5 | We have some great questions. |
| 0:35.9 | Today, as we do at least once a month. We try to you once a month. |
| 0:39.3 | We ask for questions from our Chase Club members. Chase Club is our premium membership. |
| 0:43.8 | Folks get ad-free episodes plus bonus content, some other things, book clubs, etc. |
| 0:48.3 | You can learn more at chasingexcellance. Email, get on the free newsletter list, and then if you so are inclined, jump into the Chase Club. |
| 0:55.2 | We'd love to see you. But we've got four questions this time around. We're going to explore |
| 0:58.5 | how to navigate relationships that might not align with our pursuits of excellence, the balance |
| 1:03.0 | between strength and endurance in CrossFit training, the challenge of making professional |
| 1:07.2 | changes mid-career, and then we'll wrap it up with a conversation or a question about |
| 1:11.7 | specific training strategies for the legendary MRF workout. So we're going to jump right into |
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