83. Cody Storey: Functional Fitness - Unlock Your Body's Potential

In this episode, we're keeping it in the family by featuring an in-depth interview with my brother Cody Storey. He's a cutting-edge, next level fitness expert and functional movement coach.Do you think exercise is good for you? Is the gym your home away from home? Do you judge your level of health and fitness by how you look in the mirror, or by how you feel on a daily basis living in your body?Cody's breakdown of physical strength, conditioning, and mobility in this episode is going to myth-bust many commonly held beliefs, and probably cause you to seriously re-think how and when you workout. Warning: You might even end up ditching your gym membership, and turning your local park into your fitness playground.In the rapidly growing paradigm of functional movement training, Cody is one of the leading experts, and during this show, he'll help you build a new relationship with your body and a much deeper understanding of how nature designed it to move.So get ready to learn by unlearning everything you think you know about working out.Do me, the show, yourself, and the world a favor by sharing this episode with your favorite gym rat.To embracing your body's innate wisdom,Luke For more about the show Topics Discussed on today's Episode: Cody's first float tank experience today His early life in sports, and how that led him into becoming a mainstream personal trainer, then eventually into teaching and practicing the advanced-level movement fitness he developed  What is sustainable fitness training, and why conventional gym workout routines can be harmful to your body over time The power of kettlebells and club bells Looking good on outside vs. having a fully functional body and control of your nervous system What's the difference between flexibility and mobility?  Joint mobility as foundation of fitness The importance of movement complexity: how to avoid negative adaptation & increase positive adaptation The dangers of over training beast mode, and why recovery days are so crucial to overall health Why moderate duration high-intensity training is more effective and sustainable What's the deal with people that are obsessed with cardio to lose weight? Is that a valid method of weight loss? What role yoga plays in Cody's training philosophy, and what are the benefits  Further mindset recommendations to compliment a regular fitness routine  Lifestyle recommendations  MY 90-DAY LIFESTYLE DESIGN COACHING PROGRAMYour opportunity to work with me one-on-one. Upgrade your life through my proven system of revolutionary mental, physical and emotional transformation. Only 5 spots available. Apply now for a 15-minute assessment call.   THIS SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:FOUR SIGMATIC: Melt away stress, boost immunity, relax & sleep deeper, improve productivity, increase brain power, get stimulation without jitters. Sound like all the good stuff you want? Welcome to the medicinal fungi kingdom with Four Sigmatic's highest quality mushroom & herbs in little packets of magical power that you can add to your coffee or warm drink. Your discount hookup is 15% off when you use "THELIFESTYLIST" coupon code. AND... HEAL WITH HEAT. Infrared saunas provide essential health benefits such as:  reduce inflammation, detox, burn calories, relaxation and getting you into a parasympathetic state. These units are the ONLY infrared sauna with no EMF or ELF exposure. And like no other, comes with 100% lifetime warranty! Call them up at 800-317-5070. Mention code "LUKE" for $450 off your order, free backrest and free shipping anywhere in the contiguous US! HELP SUPPORT THIS SHOW!Starting and growing a podcast requires a ton of time, energy, and money. Do you appreciate this information, and want to support my mission to deliver as much life enhancing information as possible to as many people as possible? The easiest, and most effective way you can help is to do this:1. Go to Lukestorey.com/support and donate towards show production costs 2. Subscribe to the show by clicking “subscribe” in iTunes 3. Write us a review in iTunes 4. Share this show with 1 friend right nowYou’d be amazed how much these four simple steps do to help us grow! Here’s the magic link for reviews.Thank you from the bottom of my heart for listening, and joining me on this journey we call life.