Welcome to the Brute Strength Podcast, bringing you worldwide experts from all areas of health and fitness.

We cover training, nutrition, coaching, and mindset.

Welcome your host, Strength and Conditioning Coach, 2012 and 2013 CrossFit Games Channel, Michael Cajou.

Mind, Body, Br. Hey, and welcome back. My name is Mike

Cashew and you're listening to the Brute Strength podcast. This week's guest is Rick Alexander. Rick is a

former Navy Special Ops Combat Medic. He's the author of the book, Burn Your Couch, a manifesto for the average of verse. And he's the author of the book burn your couch a manifesto for the average

averse and he's the host of lionheart radio rick is a guy that i really aspire to be more like

he's super adventurous driven and goal oriented and yet he is going through life very consciously and making sure that he's

doing things that are truly authentic to him rather than things that he thinks he should do

or thinks other people want of him. We talk about choosing comfort over happiness and how often

it is that we fall into this trap in our lives.

We talk about experiences that have shaped his perspective on life.

He's a really, he's a really emotionally intelligent and, uh, deep person.

And I, and I gave him props on the show because I think that's really uncommon, especially in the military, to have

both of those polarities, to be a warrior on one end and yet have the emotional depth and

softness or gentleness that he has. And we talk about how you can use some of the lessons

that he's learned.

We talk about how to get clarity on what you want in life.

We talk about how to overcome the need

for external validation and the things we do

and not be so constrained by what other people,

one of us or what we think we should do.

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