KNP54 - Discipline is the Gateway to Freedom with Mike Symkoviak
The Next Level Health & Fitness Podcast (Formerly The Key Nutrition Podcast)
Brad Jensen
4.9 • 766 Ratings
🗓️ 16 August 2019
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Today was a special one for me. I had the chance to interview my long time friend and competitive bodybuilder, Mike Symkoviak. Mike was a guy who knew me in the depths of my addiction and still treated me with love and respect. He has competed over 17 times and has a passion like you wouldn't believe for the sport. With some of the negative light we have shed on competition, Mike's story reminds us that there are people out there who genuinely have a love for the whole process. We talk about his roots as a Mormon competitive bodybuilder. How he finds the daily determination to do what he does, and pick his brain about what holds clients back the most. Real, raw and inspiring, enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everybody to another edition of the Kean Nutrition Podcast, your host Brad Jensen here. |
| 0:05.2 | Just Got Done with my boy Mike Simcoviak. And his last name is just as cool as he is. He is actually, |
| 0:14.6 | Sean, let me know that my arm looked like I was Ethiopian compared to him. So that was cool. |
| 0:21.6 | So if you guys have not seen him, go check out his Instagram, which will tag in the show |
| 0:25.7 | notes. |
| 0:26.5 | Just a great guy. |
| 0:27.9 | You know, he's he's ginormous. |
| 0:29.3 | He's huge. |
| 0:30.3 | He's a competitive bodybuilder. |
| 0:31.9 | But he's got this side to him that's so unique. |
| 0:34.2 | And that's why I wanted to bring him on the show. |
| 0:36.3 | He is, he plays the piano. |
| 0:38.4 | And I'm talking just plays the piano. He is a phenomenal piano player. He's also a phenomenal |
| 0:42.8 | breakdancer. He can do backflips and the guy is like 240 and of pure muscle. He's also been |
| 0:49.6 | in some acting gigs. He's just a really, it's a really diverse human being that, you know, I go way back |
| 0:55.9 | with. And honestly, during some of my drug addiction days was a guy who really tried to befriend |
| 1:01.1 | me and put me on the right course. And so a lot of respect for Mike. We talk about his journey |
| 1:06.0 | and, you know, and competing and his love for competing. And I like the light we shined on it in this |
| 1:11.7 | episode because I've talked about kind of the negatives competing. And then there's certain people |
| 1:15.9 | who thoroughly enjoy the process of competing. They enjoy the grind. They enjoy the dirt. And that's |
| 1:21.0 | Mike. So you guys are going to get a lot out of this episode, a lot about work ethic and discipline. |
| 1:26.2 | And one last thing before I let you guys listen |
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