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Barbell Shrugged

The Uncommon Link Between Physical and Mental Health w/ Gabriel Villarreal, Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Coach Travis Mash - Barbell Shrugged #543

Barbell Shrugged

Doug Larson

Business, Training, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Paleo, Weightlifting, Nutrition, Crossfit

4.7 β€’ 2.8K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 27 January 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Gabriel Villarreal is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Virginia. He owns LostBoys Strength & Conditioning, the longest Affiliate of Mash Elite Performance. His strength gym specializes in strength and exercise for mental health. This is where he runs the only Hybrid model of exercise and counseling in the country. Additionally, he runs his private practice, ADHD Counseling in the Roanoke Valley where he helps children and adults manage and master their ADHD superpowers.

His work with Travis Mash is ongoing, working on bridging the gap between counseling and coaching.

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In this Episode of Barbell Shrugged:

  1. How physical health is the entry point to mental health
  2. Why fitness plays a massive role in combating ADHD
  3. Understanding the brains role in physical development
  4. Why mental health is the next frontier in health and wellness
  5. How coaches can take simple steps to working with athletes with mental health issues

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Today, I'll barbel shrugged.

0:01.8

We are talking to Gabriel Villarreal, who has one of the most interesting backgrounds,

0:06.0

being a gym owner as well as a counselor for children with ADHD.

0:10.6

And today we are talking about the missing links between physical fitness and mental health,

0:14.9

how they relate to each other and how coaches and athletes can start to implement some of

0:19.6

the things that he's been working on in his gym as well as in his clinic and how he has

0:23.8

bridged the gap between the two, specifically working with people with ADHD and how physical

0:30.5

fitness, training hard, really helps people suffering from ADHD as well as a host of other

0:37.3

mental health issues.

0:40.3

Mental health seems to be at the forefront of where we're going with its relationship

0:44.8

to physical fitness and the love of having people on like this.

0:48.1

We've been covering a lot of topics with the FIT OBS Foundation, Matt Hessie, Johnny

0:53.7

Martin and the work that they're doing in the world of PTSD.

0:57.0

But I think this one probably has a little bit, it's a little bit closer to home for many

1:00.8

people with ADHD and that PTSD is definitely something that is very widespread.

1:08.1

But if you've not come from a military background or have anything traumatic events in your

1:13.2

life, ADHD may be a little bit closer to home for many people.

1:16.3

So it's very cool to have Gabriel on the show before we get into this though.

1:19.7

I want to make sure we thank our friends over at Organify and as always the green, the red

1:25.3

and the gold.

1:26.3

Make sure you take the green when you wake up.

1:27.3

You got to get all your greens.

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