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Above the Plain
by Living Your Fitness Journey With Intention
Purpose & Power: Living Your Fitness Journey With IntentionThoughts on Lifestyle: Movement, Nutrition, Longevity, and Performance.—Get Fit. Be Healthy. Stay Confident.—jakelawrence.netabovetheplain.cominfo@jakelawrence.net505.715.9316IG: @xclusivefitness abovetheplain.substack.com
Episodes
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Mental Fitness, Part 1
A reflection on mental fitness, uncertainty, and what happens when things don’t go according to plan. Preparation can take us only so far; eventually we’re confronted with something we couldn’t predict. The practice is learning to stay present, work with what we’ve been given, and keep moving...
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You’re Not A Problem
This reflection begins with being misled by an AI-generated supplement ad and expands into a broader critique of modern society’s habit of manufacturing deficiencies and selling solutions. It explores themes of authenticity, tribal identity, and personal responsibility, arguing that many of our...
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Energy - Like Attracts Like
The pursuit of excellence means showing up again and again in commitment, in consistency, in nailing the fundamentals, in being there even when you don’t feel like it, in getting really close, in caring deeply, in drifting and falling off the path and then coming back on the path, and…
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Essence
Where are you suppressing growth? What life habits/patterns are your chief limiters? How badly do you want to live? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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Instantaneous Reality Change
You are seeking something which is here — right here — inside yourself. You are not seeking something which is alien to you, but rather your own inmost nature, your essence. Paul Brunton, Discover Yourself Thoughts for the Week: * Visualize and imagine what you desire to experience. * Success…
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Second Summits
I’ve found this to be one of, if not the, key elements of longevity. Life is full of transitions. Beginning, progressing, achieving, becoming, and then ending. This episode dives into what that may look like, as well as how it can be planned for and navigated. This is a public episode. If you'd...
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Attention: Addressing Weaknesses and Inconsistencies
Listen to this while moving, creating energy, or while focused and alert. Absorption depends on optimal environmental conditions. As a runner, if I’m not doing my long runs or lacking motivation, I need to sign up for races or find a training group that fills that need. If I’m not doing my hill...
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Potential
Becoming the best version of you is what the world desires. It is what your family desires, it is what the group/work/social environments desire, even though they may not consciously know it. Thus, it is your (my) responsibility to define who that person is, what they are capable of, and start...
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Freshness
The attitude of the beginner is one of freshness, wonder, hope, and possibility. Dreams die when our spirit hardens. Remain interested in all things and see how your experience changes. Create time and space for the experience to flourish. Set personal boundaries. Harness the power of the...
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Consciousness
Musings on the source of our successes in life. What feelings did you attach to them? Have you experimented with changing your mindset or viewpoint on something that is not going well? Do you cling to the negative or do you seek to overcome it? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss...
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Mindset "refresher"
Your purpose, your aim, and your consciousness define the path you take. We all need to re-center and re-frame, no matter how far or devoted we are to the path. Books help. Coaches help. Quotes help. Journaling is paramount. What we quantify, we can improve. Journal. Write. Think. Let it flow....
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Voluntary Difficulty and It's Necessity
People do not value what is easily come by. Therefore the simple solution is not the one employed. “Setting yourself a voluntary aim and compelling yourself to achieve it, creates magnetism and the ability to do. Magnetism is acquired only through conscious labor and intentional suffering…
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Navigating the Sea
When I talk about lifestyle, fitness and holistic training, I speak from an angle of inclusivity. It is very rare for any one activity to check all the boxes necessary to build a complete, or as close to complete, human being as possible. Therefore multiple modalities should be included in your...
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Mindset Monday
Know what you want. Sincerely want. Keep this at the forefront of your mind. The most important thing you can master is overcoming the (limitations of) mind. You are that which you most sincerely want to be. Therefore, you must consciously choose your ideal, and know where you want to arrive. As…
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Above The Plain: Preface/Intro
Enjoy a preview of my latest creative project. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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Self Talk: Desire Affirming & Goal Setting
The acceptance of the end automatically, wills the means of realization. You must state and believe, and affirm the wish fulfilled. Here you are living as your future self, imprinting your subconscious mind. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...
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Training: Guided & Solo Sessions
Guided, intuitive training sessions are the ultimate elevator. Move well, feel good, have a great day. The results, however, are dependent on what the trainee does on their own. Can they overcome the mind? Can they find solutions to make the thing happen? Can they self-prioritize? Leonard Lang:...
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Longevity: Purposeful Planning & Execution
Longevity is a product. Lifestyle is the driver. Therefore one must design and live a lifestyle that delivers them into the future as the person they’ve always been. Prioritization is essential. Mileage management is essential. Choosing the optimal, minimal is also essential. Treat your work as...
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Coaching: Growth Accelerator
Coaching. The one aspect that society deems unnecessary for adults. But why? Why are we so eager to allow the ego to stop our growth? Truth is we are all meant for more. For the collective to heal, the individual must first heal. It starts with one. One always leads to more. This is a public...
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Anti-Resistance
When you stop fighting, you start flowing. This episode dives fairly deep into the cause for action. We often are quick to assign a label to how we feel or except a label diagnosis for a behavior that has become repetitive in our lives. In this episode, I attempt to help rationalize feelings.…
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Feeling is the Secret pt. 1
The feeling is the secret. “To impress the subconscious with the desirable state, you must assume the feeling that would be yours had you already realized your wish. In defining your objective, you must be concerned only with the objective itself.” “It is easier to ascribe your feeling to events…
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The Art of Doing
The art of doing is the secret elixir of life. Time is an illusion. Choice is a cancer. Self-realization opens up your avenue of expression. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Life, Above The Plain
Individuation. Self actualization. Self realization. Individuation is the way. The process of going within to solve the major questions in your life. Your unique lifestyle is already within you. You must awaken it and release it upon the world. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss...
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Meditativeness
To explain that which is simple can sometimes be almost impossible, yet if we can understand, even one simple thing in depth, we’ll have greatly expanded our capacity for comprehending the nature of the universe and of life itself. The pessimistic position of cynical skepticism, stems from fear,...
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Life is a Continuous Training
Whether exercising to be a better ____, or training for an objective/event/outcome. It is a daily process of being the best version of yourself. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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Persist & Resist: Goal Attainment
Persist in your efforts. Resist giving in to distraction, discouragement, or disorder. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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Health & Wellness in this Modern World
Privatization. Deluded living. Outcomes and expectations. Commitments. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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Longevity = Consistency + Repetition
What you persist in you become. Choose wisely. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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Mindset: The Ultimate Determinant of Excellence
A dive into the all powerful element of mindset. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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Micro Episode: Get After It
It is only after you’ve gone deep enough, hard enough, and long enough, that you will experience the elixir of physical effort. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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Devotion
Unless you give complete and utter devotion to the endeavor you are wasting your time. Life is presented, and thus lived in separateness. Outcomes are offered in exchange for time, and resources. Prescriptions are employed. Yet, unless what is prescribed is passive (financial investment,...
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Nutrition: Do It Anyway
Do it anyway. Life is and always will be in the way. Life begins and ends with Nutrition. Prepare. Breakdown. Build. Perfect Amino: bodyhealth.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Discipline in the NOW: The Necessity of Imagination and Expectation
The disciplined way of doing something is itself the enlightenment. If the reward is not immediate, the action is not worth it! If you are going to do it now, then you must be rewarded now! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus...
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Training: Current Protocol / Format
Movement is energy. Energy is life. Stay basic. Keep consistent. Place the bar a little further each week to continue to build. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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Image is a Choice
Investment in self is maximum utilization of time and resources. Cultivating your ideal image results from a succession of right choices. Cut the contemplation and maximize who you are in every facet of your existence. How you do anything is how you do everything. This is a public episode. If…
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Longevity: The Motives of Your Actions
“… look within. All you need you have. Use it. Behave as best you know, do what you think you should. Don’t be afraid of mistakes; you can always correct them, only intentions matter. The shape things take is not within your power; the motives of your actions are.” —Nisargadatta Maharaj This is a...
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Energy
Life is energy. Position yourself with those that build you up, especially in areas of your life you are actively seeking improvement. I want interested humans in my life to keep things interesting! Do you want to feast or are you ok with famine? Let’s get after it! This is a public episode. If...
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Time, work, skill, efficiency…
Balance. Leisure & work. What you value most may hinder your self development. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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The Perception of Pain
Life is mental. Pain is a great teacher. Learn to control your emotions and feelings to overcome the barriers to change and progress that arise from pain. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Movement: Free Space
Life is lived in a single day. Every single day you live your life. Some days have more free space, some less. Whatever space you have to personalize your existence must be utilized. What interests you sans social media, public opinion, outsiders perspectives, etc.? Who are you and what do you…
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Follow Through
You are closer than you may think you are to the person you desire to be. Your intentions are valid, but easy to forget. Commitments to others… jobs, family, community often take precedent over yourself. We are taught this from a very early age. Society needs you to feel an overarching obligation...
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Training
A brief discussion on mindset. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit abovetheplain.substack.com/subscribe
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Momentum
Momentum. The product of doing the thing that must be done on a consistent basis. The result of consistent effort/focus can be massive if paired with persistence. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Thoughts From the Run: Silver State 50k
Are you ever “ready?” Preparation builds the body and mind for a specific demand. You stress it to stress it. If the training is minimal the demand you can place on it should be moderated. This is the key to continuing to have experiences, being receptive to the moment, and embracing the unknown....
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Intro to HIT
High intensity training. How much effort and concentration can you put into each set of each exercise? How skilled are you at the application of that exercise? HIT prioritizes the optimal minimal, with the goal of building muscle (size and strength), not endurance, or aerobic efficiency. Know…
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A Conversation On Intensity
Time is repetition. It could be a month, a year, a decade. What is required is persistence in obtaining skill in an area of genuine interest. It is clear that results come from our ability to adapt to an applied stress. The intention and focus we give, our ability to go further, deeper, harder…
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Intensity HIT & Aerobic Efficiency
Brief discussion on resources (energy, time, etc.) and their function in regards to High Intensity Training and Aerobic Efficiency training. Both require you to “feel good” during your training sessions to make improvements, endure challenges, and achieve your goals. Work + Rest = Training This…
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High Value: Preparation is the Process
You can enter into any state you wish. Preparation is paramount to seriousness. Seriousness is paramount to success/achievement. You place the value on the things you do in this life. You. Consumption has fooled society into thinking they are involved in a successful process. They are not. This…
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The Simple Solution
Simple isn’t easy. Simple is essential. Persistence in the simple, affords complexity in conclusion. Build a broad, solid foundation of which to carry a lifetime. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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Longevity: Repetition
We repeat. Sometimes aware, intentional, or forced. Most of the time out of habit or craving. Repetition producers behavior. Behavior defines your present. What will you do today (intentionally) to influence tomorrow? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Purpose & Power: Living Your Fitness Journey With IntentionThoughts on Lifestyle: Movement, Nutrition, Longevity, and Performance.—Get Fit. Be Healthy. Stay Confident.—jakelawrence.netabovetheplain.cominfo@jakelawrence.net505.715.9316IG: @xclusivefitness
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Purpose & Power: Living Your Fitness Journey With IntentionThoughts on Lifestyle: Movement, Nutrition, Longevity, and Performance.—Get Fit. Be Healthy. Stay Confident.—jakelawrence.netabovetheplain.cominfo@jakelawrence.net505.715.9316IG: @xclusivefitness abovetheplain.substack.com
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