Toughness: How to Get Mentally and Physically Tougher | Ep 35

In this episode, I break down what toughness really means—the ability to not give up or give in to something difficult while continuing to function effectively. I explore the different types of toughness: physical, mental, and psychological, and why developing toughness expands what's possible in your life.I then provide practical methods to develop both physical and mental toughness: hard training, challenging workouts, cold plunges, multi-day fasts, and putting yourself in psychologically difficult situations. I break these into three levels—daily discomfort, controlled adversity, and real stakes—because toughness isn't something you have, it's something you practice. Life will test you, and being tough means you'll be ready.Links for Show notes:"Mental Toughness and Individual Differences in Learning, ...A Systematic Review" (2017) in Frontiers for Psychologyhttps://tinyurl.com/vmpwp2xvAdopt-a-Pet.comhttps://www.adoptapet.com/Dave Kovarhttps://www.kovarsystems.com/articles-and-resources/who-is-dave-kovarFreakonomics "Upside of Quitting"https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-upside-of-quitting-3/David Mitchell Find Dave Mitchell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dmitch442/?hl=enRoyce Graciehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce_GracieRickson Graciehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickson_GracieDouglas Wonghttps://www.whitelotuskungfu.com/about-masterwong.htmlRigan Machadohttps://www.theacademybeverlyhills.com/instructors/rigan-machado/Jack Sekihttps://budoshin.com/about-bjj/budoshin-lineage/jack-seki/Swiss Cadet Study "Systematic review- Mental toughness across domains"https://tinyurl.com/y9trs93vIron Man Triathlonhttps://www.ironman.com/Tabata Apphttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/tabata-pro-hiit-interval-timer/id346432063Juice Fasthttps://a.co/d/0hdvWoPmSeishiro "Henry" Okazakihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seishiro_OkazakiDanzan Ryu Ju Jitsuhttps://www.danzan.com/Sig Kufferathhttps://www.danzan.com/HTML/PEOPLE/kufferath.htmlBernice Jayhttps://www.danzan.com/HTML/PEOPLE/bernicejay.htmlToastmastershttps://www.toastmasters.org/Music “Disambiguation” by Robel Borja https://open.spotify.com/artist/7j0DUZ79z4edeLkU2H1UoJ?si=eISl0YfaQ-yLThljs48j5AGet in touch! This episode was directed and presented by Dave Meyer, editor & coproducer by Ryan Turner, producer & marketing Robbie Lockie, music kindly provided by Robel Borja.