In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Felix to talk about letting go of control and finding the real path to growth. We dive into growing up Asian and terrified of failure, how that turns into perfectionism and overthinking as adults, and why so many of us would rather not try than risk finding out we’re “not good enough.” We get into: using pain as a path to growth, breaking out of the “emotional home” of fear and victimhood, and how fitness/bodybuilding became a testing ground fo...
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In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Felix to talk about letting go of control and finding the real path to growth. We dive into growing up Asian and terrified of failure, how that turns into perfectionism and overthinking as adults, and why so many of us would rather not try than risk finding out we’re “not good enough.” We get into: using pain as a path to growth, breaking out of the “emotional home” of fear and victimhood, and how fitness/bodybuilding became a testing ground fo...
#25 - Losing 86 lbs, winning his first show, & getting the competitive fire back | Rodney Reagans
Lean & Lionhearted
1 hour 9 minutes
1 year ago
#25 - Losing 86 lbs, winning his first show, & getting the competitive fire back | Rodney Reagans
In this episode, AJ catches up with his client Rodney Reagans, days after he competed in his first bodybuilding show. Rodney competed at the 2024 Emerald Cup in the men's physique division and placed 4th in open and won 1st in his class and the Overall in the natural division. Rodney tells us about growing up as a football player and what it was like leaving that behind and trying to find himself. Then how he ended up with an interest in bodybuilding and ended up stepping on stage and winning...
Lean & Lionhearted
In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Felix to talk about letting go of control and finding the real path to growth. We dive into growing up Asian and terrified of failure, how that turns into perfectionism and overthinking as adults, and why so many of us would rather not try than risk finding out we’re “not good enough.” We get into: using pain as a path to growth, breaking out of the “emotional home” of fear and victimhood, and how fitness/bodybuilding became a testing ground fo...
