Lose Like a Lineman - an Interview with Nick Hardwick #260
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2021
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
“As long as I stick to the plan, I'll lose the weight. It's simple.” – Nick Hardwick
After a difficult year, many people are looking to refocus on their health goals. In this episode, Brian interviews Nick Hardwick, former center for the San Diego Chargers, about the nutrition and fitness plan that helped him to lose almost 100 pounds in five months upon his retirement from the NFL, and keep it off. Nick describes how he has overcome the many challenges and setbacks he has experienced in life, how the Lose Like a Lineman plan helped him to reclaim his health and reboot his life and how it can do the same for you.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- What drove Nick’s determination to become an NFL player.
- How short-term goals helped him to reach his objectives in life.
- Why a game plan is essential to successful and sustainable weight loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Finding Center with Nick Hardwick
Promo Code: TBBS30
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“I just kept elevating my dreams.” – Nick Hardwick
“The magic is far more ordinary than people think. It's far more sequential than people think.” – Brian Buffini
“It's all about getting that initial dream in your head of what it's going to be like, or putting yourself in that situation where you can feel it in your body.” – Nick Hardwick
“Why not? Why not me? You get this dream, and then the dream grows and grows and grows.” – Nick Hardwick
“Having a structure and having a game plan that you're going into for the day – that to me has been fundamental.” – Nick Hardwick
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Bryan Biffini show, where we explore the mindsets, motivation and methodologies |
| 0:19.6 | of success. |
| 0:20.6 | Today, you're in for a real treat. |
| 0:22.8 | Bryan will be interviewing Nick Hardwick, former NFL player, who lost 100 pounds in just |
| 0:28.2 | five months. |
| 0:29.2 | He'll share the secrets to how he accomplished this radical change and also maintain the |
| 0:33.8 | healthy lifestyle. |
| 0:35.0 | Do remember that any weight loss or exercise program may not be suitable for everyone, |
| 0:39.8 | so please consult your doctor or health care professional as appropriate for your specific |
| 0:44.1 | condition. |
| 0:45.1 | Meanwhile, let's listen into your coach Bryan Biffini for this fantastic interview. |
| 1:03.4 | Well top of the morning to you and welcome to the Bryan Biffini show. |
| 1:07.1 | I have a special program for you today, a special guest with a special man. |
| 1:11.8 | We've had a chance to meet, connect, become friends. |
| 1:14.8 | I used to sit in the stands and watch him as a long, suffering San Diego Charger fan. |
| 1:20.1 | Nick Hardwick was the center for 11 years for the San Diego Chargers. |
| 1:23.6 | He started 146 games for the franchise over a 10 year period of time, made the pro bowl, |
| 1:29.6 | and upon retirement, you know, a lot of guys in the NFL who are linemen, they either |
| 1:33.0 | get big and really struggle or they work hard at trying to rebalance their life. |
| 1:37.4 | Nick really has done this in a way almost no one else has. |
| 1:40.8 | Nick dedicated himself to re-boot in his life, re-boot in his body, and lost nearly a hundred |
| 1:46.0 | pounds in five months and developed a system for himself that turns out has helped a lot |
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