EP 188: Matt Stephens on God, Gut Health, & Bodybuilding

We welcome brother Matt Stephens to the podcast! He's a transformation coach, bodybuilder, and writer helping men go take control of their health and become better people. This is a fantastic conversation on religion/God, gut health, finding one's way into health, and lots more.    TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) Intro (5:40) Matt's background  (11:38) Making healthy decisions stick (13:30) Feeling good is a relative game (17:00) Going 110%  (22:20) Results versus process based goals (26:20) Self-reflection (28:20) What Matt hates and loves about the fitness industry (32:30) Spirituality of bodybuilding (33:50) Fasting from culture (37:33) Matt's experience with hunting (43:20) Christianity is misunderstood  (50:20) Having an open mind with religion (53:10) Identifying with a certain camp (58:00) Become an example (1:00:20) Functional health (1:06:50) Truth about stomach acid and acid refulx (1:12:50) How Matt is fixing his gut (1:19:10) Finish your last meal by 7:30 PM (1:25:00) Masculinity & initiation rituals (1:30:00) Outro   FOLLOW MATT ON ALL PLATFORMS:  TWITTER  TIKTOK INSTAGRAM WEBSITE    SPONSORS: EKSTER: Get the highest quality smart wallet on the market for up to 30% off using code 2AM in combination with this link here: https://shop.ekster.com/2ampodcast   FOLLOW THE 2AM PODCAST: ALL PLATFORMS