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The Josh Button Podcast
by Josh Button
This is the Premier Podcast and Resource for Midlife Combat Athletes, BJJ Over 40 Practitioners, Lifelong Martial Artists, and Anyone Ready to Embrace the protocols proven to keep us on the mats. Health is Wealth. Stay on the mats. Stay Dangerous. Hard to Kill in Midlife.New episode every Tuesday 5pm Est Topics:* Proactively owning your health instead of reactively outsourcing it* Building unbreakable discipline through jiu-jitsu, ice baths, workouts, breathwork, and consistency * Mindset shifts that turn discomfort into your greatest advantageIG: @IamJoshButton @TheJoshButtonPodcast
Episodes
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My Goal Was Never to Build Champions — Professor Kenny Kim on Mat Made, The Jiu-Jitsu Millionaire & Self-Discipline EP113
What if the most important stories in jiu-jitsu are the ones nobody is telling? Professor Kenny Kim — @KennyKimBJJ, Kenny Kim Academy Marietta GA, creator of Mat Made, author of The Jiu-Jitsu Millionaire, president of the Korean American Jiu-Jitsu Coalition, and curator of the world's largest BJJ...
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How 10th Planet Atlanta Builds ADCC & PGF Champions — Sean Applegate on Min-Maxing No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu EP112
What actually separates the gyms producing ADCC and PGF athletes from everyone else? Sean Applegate — head coach of 10th Planet Atlanta and PGF Twisters, 10th Planet black belt — built his room from nothing in South Alabama, coaching himself from Eddie Bravo DVDs before moving to Atlanta where...
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58 IBJJF Golds, a Hip Replacement at 50, and Still Competing at 52 | Brian Edwards on Overtraining, TRT & Your Second Prime EP111
If you're doing BJJ over 40 and still competing — or want to — and you've ever wondered what it looks like to accumulate 58 IBJJF gold medals, two Masters World titles, and over 400 matches while also running businesses, raising kids, and surviving six surgeries including a full hip replacement…
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He Survived 2 Cancers and Discovered the Missing Layer of Every Recovery Protocol | Nathan Siles on the Light Biology that Heals, Sleep & Health Sovereignty EP110
If you've been doing the sunrise, the grounding, the cold plunge, the sauna, and the fasting — and you want to understand what's actually happening in the biology underneath those practices — this episode is the bridge between what you're doing and why it works at the deepest level. Nathan Siles...
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He Brings the Mats to You — Retired Marine, Purple Heart, Black Belt Builds Mobile Jiu-Jitsu Business From a Florida Garage | Michael Cragholm EP109
If you're doing BJJ over 40 and have ever wished you could get elite private instruction without driving across town, waiting your turn in a packed class, or walking into a gym full of 19-year-old wrestlers — this episode is for you. Michael Cragholm is a retired Marine officer, Purple Heart...
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The 4 Golden Rules of BJJ Over 40 (And Why Staying on Top Ages Better) | Manny Gasemy EP108
If you're doing BJJ over 40 and wondering whether there's a smarter way to train that protects your body, keeps you dangerous, and lets you still be on the mat at 79 — this episode is the blueprint. Coach Manny Alonso is a professional kickboxer, 18-year BJJ practitioner, and founder of Maca...
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He Opened His BJJ School as a White Belt and Built 5 Locations | Mike Stewart Jr. on Coaching, Sobriety & Staying Dangerous After 40 EP107
If you're doing BJJ over 40 and wondering whether it's too late to build something real — on the mats or off them — this episode is proof it isn't. Mike Stewart Jr. opened Rising Tide Martial Arts as a white belt with his brother, on two rollout mats with seven students, and sixteen-plus years...
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Two-Time World Champ, Approaching 50, Still Chasing the Next Level | Kodiak Fields on Extreme Ownership, Recovery & Tenacity EP106
If you're doing BJJ over 40 and wondering what it looks like when a two-time world champion gi and no-gi approaches 50 with the same tenacity he brought to his first world title — this is the episode. No coasting, no resting on the resume. Kodiak Fields is flipping his game from top to bottom,...
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He's 46, Trains 6 Days a Week, and His Resting Heart Rate Is 45 BPM | Gile Huni on Sloth Jiu-Jitsu, Crocodile Passing & Natural Performance EP105
If you're doing BJJ over 40 and wondering how a 46-year-old black belt trains six days a week, competes in adult divisions against athletes half his age, and posts a resting heart rate of 45 BPM at competition prep — this is the episode that shows you exactly how.Gile Huni is the founder of BJJ...
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Professor Kevin Figueroa on Discipline, Community & Staying Dangerous After 40 EP104
If you're doing BJJ over 40 while working a full job and raising a family — and you're trying to figure out how to stay on the mats without burning out, burning bridges at home, or burning through your body — this is the episode you didn't know you needed.Professor Kevin Figueroa is a black belt…
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Why Midlife BJJ Athletes Keep Disappearing — Dr. Diana Wang & Dr. Kris Martin of Open Mat Physio on Injury Prevention, Recovery & Staying on the Mats EP103
A purple belt physical therapist who started BJJ at 28 and a ten-year black belt who became a PT to fix himself walk into the same gym and build the resource that should exist for every midlife grappler who has ever watched a training partner disappear from the mats and never come back.Dr. Diana...
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The Real Cost of Training in the Gi for 30 Years | Professor Jay Pages on BJJ Over 40, Ecological Dynamics & Training Smart EP102
He has six herniated discs. No ACLs. Arthritic hands and fingers that are now permanently deformed. And he loves jiu-jitsu. Professor Jay Pages — founder of one of Arizona's premier no-gi academies and a black belt through the BGJ Revolution Carlson Gracie team — joins Josh Button to talk about…
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We're Not Sick. We're Starving. | Benjamin Fuchs RPh on Cellular Nutrition, Skin Health & Why Your Moisturizer Is Making Things Worse EP101
A pharmacist who spent his internship in the Blistex research lab instead of a pharmacy. A skin chemist who built a skincare company around transdermal nutrient delivery rather than oil and water. A cellular nutrition educator who has been talking about the Mighty 90 essential nutrients since…
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EPISODE 100: The Future of Personalized Medicine Is Already Here | Dr. Anil Bajnath on Multiomics, Longevity & the Blueprint Your Doctor Never Ordered
Episode 100. Hard to Kill in Midlife. One hundred conversations in — and for this one, I wanted someone operating at the absolute frontier of what personalized health can look like.Dr. Anil Bajnath MD — author of The Longevity Equation, founder of the Institute for Human Optimization, and founder...
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The Food Industry Doesn't Want You to Know This | Niklas Gustafson on Ancestral Nutrition, Seed Oils, Oxalates & Raw Dairy EP99
He has been a celiac since birth. Nearly didn't survive infancy. Was experimenting in his grandmothers' kitchens at five years old because there was nothing safe on the supermarket shelf. Now 56 — 13 Ironman triathlons completed, six kids, zero alcohol for four years, and a food company that…
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The Strength Training Mistake BJJ Over 40 Athletes Keep Making — Dr. Lyneil Mitchell on Isokinetics, Maladaptation & Midlife Jiu-Jitsu EP98
If you're training BJJ over 40 and still treating weight as your primary measure of strength progress — this conversation will change how you think about every session.Dr. Lyneil Mitchell DPT returns for part two to break down why most strength training for midlife BJJ athletes and combat sports...
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The Biomechanics Blind Spot Ending Midlife Athletic Careers | Dr. Lyneil Mitchell on the Strong Angle, BJJ Injury Prevention & Neuromuscular Rehab EP97
Most midlife athletes aren't getting hurt because they're training too hard. They're getting hurt because nobody taught them the one question that determines whether a training session builds you or slowly destroys you.Dr. Lyneil Mitchell — two-time Division II All-American wrestler, Doctor of...
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Navy Diver, BJJ Black Belt at 40+: How William Dorman Built a Game Nobody Can Touch | EP96
He started jiu-jitsu in 2006 when a 120-pound woman in a Hawaiian shopping center handed him his wrestling credentials back. He went home and trained harder. Two decades later, he's a BJJ black belt under Gustavo Machado, a BJJ Globetrotters international coach, a Navy diver veteran, and one of…
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Your Doctor Is Treating Your Symptoms. She Treats the Cause. | Kristin Oja DNP on Functional Medicine, Muscle & Longevity EP95
Sick care is not the same as healthcare. Kristin Oja, DNP — founder of STAT Wellness and the first person in the US to build a gym inside a functional medicine practice — joins Josh Button to break down what root cause medicine actually looks like for high-performing midlife men.Topics covered:→...
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Your Liquid Diet Is Quietly Destroying Your Body (And You Don't Even Know It) | Chris Ryan EP94
Most midlife men think their training is the problem. Chris Ryan says look at what you're drinking first.Former Division I track athlete, celebrity and executive coach, and Men's Fitness cover athlete Chris Ryan joins Josh Button for a conversation about what actually works past 40 — and what…
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He Walked Away From His Black Belt — Then the Globetrotters Gave It to Him Anyway | Prof. Matt McPeake EP93
What do you do when earning your black belt means betraying everything you believe jiu-jitsu should be? Prof. Matt McPeake walked away as a four-stripe brown belt — and the BJJ Globetrotters gave him his black belt blind, mid-camp, without him knowing the evaluation was happening.Josh Button sits...
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Your Body is Your Subconscious Speaking | Nahum Vizakis on Healing, Plant Medicine & Men's Resilience | EP 92
Josh Button sits down with Nahum Vizakis — EOD veteran, international award-winning author of The Indigo Flame, and men's performance coach at optimizinghuman.com — for one of the most honest conversations about what it actually takes to rebuild a man.Nahum shares how 10 years in the military,...
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Submissions Are a Hostage Negotiation — Charles Harriott on 50 Countries, the 80% Rule & Jiujitsu for Life | EP91
He left corporate America, posted in a Facebook group, showed up in Taiwan and got shark tanked for 23 people straight, break danced at a nightclub the same night, and built a jiujitsu career across 50 countries on nothing but his ability to convince people he was not terrible and not an asshole....
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The X Axis Nobody Builds — Dr. Evan Kappler on Staying on the Mats for Life | EP90
You train hard. You keep getting hurt. You come back. You get hurt again. Dr. Evan Kappler — DPT, blue belt, two herniated discs, no surgery — explains exactly why this keeps happening and what you are actually missing. Topics: The X axis and Y axis of jiujitsu longevity · Why tightness doesn't...
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Why Most Grapplers Age Out — And How to Make Sure You Don't | Steve Hordinski Ep. 89
Nearly 30 years on the mats. Black belt since 2009. Academy owner at 50. Still rolling hard — and training better now than he did at 35. Steve Hordinski of Katharo Training Center joins Josh Button to break down the one thing most jiu-jitsu practitioners never address that eventually forces them...
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How I Train BJJ Twice a Day at 47 — My Full Recovery Protocol. Ep 88
At 47 years old I train BJJ twice a day. This is exactly how I do it — the full daily recovery protocol, every element, and the science behind why each one earns its place. Topics: midlife athlete recovery, breathwork for grapplers, cold water immersion, morning sunlight, grounding, electrolytes,...
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87: Strength & Conditioning for Midlife BJJ/Combat Athletes with Dustin Lebel
In this episode, Josh Button and Dustin Lebel discuss the unique challenges faced by midlife combat athletes, particularly in jiu-jitsu. They explore sustainable training methods, the importance of recovery, and how to effectively manage conditioning and strength training. Dustin shares insights…
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86: Dawson Church PhD
In this episode of the Josh Button podcast, Dawson Church shares his transformative journey into the health and wellness space, driven by personal struggles and a quest for effective healing techniques. He discusses Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and tapping, emphasizing their effectiveness…
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85: Kennon Wesley Mason
In this conversation, Wesley Mason shares his extensive journey in the health and wellness field, starting from his early interest in the human body to his experiences in massage therapy and holistic psychology. He discusses the limitations of allopathic medicine and emphasizes the importance of...
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84: Fix Yourself w/ Faust Ruggiero
In this conversation, Josh Button interviews psychologist Faust Ruggiero, who discusses the significance of self-talk and inner dialogue in mental health. Ruggiero emphasizes the importance of recognizing and managing our inner dialogue, particularly in the context of emotions, competition, and...
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83: Epigenetics w/ Dr. Brad Montagne
Summary In this episode, Josh Button and Dr. Brad Montagne delve into the fascinating world of epigenetics, exploring how our environment, nutrition, and relationships influence gene expression. They discuss the critical role of high-quality nutrition in maintaining health, the impact of EMFs…
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82: Author of Lies Exposed and Stop the BS Dr. Lewis Meline
In this episode, Dr. Lewis Meline discusses the myths surrounding health, nutrition, and dieting. He shares his personal journey from being out of shape to becoming knowledgeable about nutrition and exercise. Dr. Meline emphasizes the importance of a balanced diet over supplements, the...
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81: Functional Medicine w/ Dr. Brad Montagne
In this episode of the Josh Button Podcast, Dr. Brad Montagne discusses his journey into functional medicine, emphasizing the importance of understanding chronic illness and the limitations of traditional medical education. He explores the significance of gut health, detoxification, and the…
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80: DEMP Therapy with Jessica Merlino of Infinity Clinics
In this episode of the Josh Button podcast, Jessica Merlino introduces DEMP (Digital Electromagnetic Pulse Therapy), an advanced evolution of PEMF technology. She explains how DEMP works by enveloping the body in a cocoon of energy, delivering therapeutic frequencies that promote healing at the...
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79: Quintin Torres Nervous System Training. Marinovich Systems.
In this episode of the Josh Button Podcast, host Josh Button interviews Quintin Torres, a trainer specializing in the Marinovich training methodology. They discuss Quintin's journey into strength and conditioning, the impact of proprioceptive training, and the importance of understanding the…
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78: Drug-Free Hormone Optimization w/ Chris Krüger
In this episode, Josh Button interviews Chris Krüger, focusing on hormone optimization and its critical role in health and fitness. Chris shares his personal journey, highlighting the impact of hormones on overall well-being and the misconceptions perpetuated by the health and fitness industry.…
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77: Food Lies with Brian Sanders
In this conversation, Josh Button and Brian Sanders delve into the complexities of nutrition, the impact of processed foods, and the importance of community in health. Brian shares his personal journey of transformation after losing his parents and how it led him to explore the world of…
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76: What is Stoicism? with Benny Voncken
In this episode, Josh Button interviews Benny Voncken, a Stoicism coach, who explains the essence of Stoicism, its practical applications, and how it can help individuals navigate life's challenges. Benny shares his personal journey to Stoicism, discussing the obstacles he faced and how the...
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75: Martial Arts and Meditation: Jeff Patterson The Yielding Warrior
In this conversation, Jeff Patterson shares his journey into martial arts and meditation, emphasizing the transformative power of Tai Chi and the meditative arts. He discusses the five regulations of meditative practices, the concept of yielding in martial arts, and the importance of consistency...
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#74 Unlocking the Power of Shilajit with Manna Vitality & Brad McDonnell
In this episode of the Josh Button podcast, Brad McDonnell, CEO and co-founder of Manna Vitality, shares his journey into the health and wellness industry, focusing on the benefits of Shilajit and liquid minerals. He discusses the importance of personal growth through experiences like jiu jitsu,...
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#73 From Military to Morozko and Arcnav Jason Stauffers Journey of Service
In this episode of the Josh Button podcast, Jason Stauffer shares his journey from serving in the military to co-founding Morozko Forge, the creator of the world's first consumer ice bath. He discusses his transition from the pharmaceutical industry to holistic health, the impact of the pandemic…
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#72 Author & Fitness Guru David Amerland
In this conversation, David Amerland shares his journey into fitness, discussing the importance of mental health, the DareBee project, and insights from his book 'Sniper Mind'. He emphasizes the need for a sustainable fitness routine, the mind-body connection, and the significance of…
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#71 Naturopath Dr. Sharnael Wolverton-Sehon
In this enlightening conversation, Dr. Sharnael shares her journey from traditional health practices to exploring spirituality and biohacking. She discusses the importance of authenticity, the impact of technology on consciousness, and the role of personal responsibility in health and wellness.…
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Episode 70: Justin Leslie Inside Pfizer from a Whistleblower & Undercover Journalist
In this episode, Josh Button interviews Justin Leslie, a former Pfizer employee turned whistleblower, who shares his journey of questioning the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Justin discusses his experiences at Pfizer, the ethical dilemmas he faced, and his transition into…
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Episode 69: Ethan Pompeo turning PANDAS into Purpose
In this conversation, Ethan Pompeo shares his personal journey with PANDAS, a pediatric autoimmune neurological disorder, and how it transformed his life. He discusses the challenges of misdiagnosis, the evolution of medical understanding, and the importance of lifestyle changes in healing. Ethan...
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Episode 68: Terminal Cancer is a Misdiagnosis Author Danny Carroll
In this conversation, Josh Button interviews Danny Carroll, an author and researcher focused on the misdiagnosis of cancer and the healing journey. Danny shares his personal experiences with cancer misdiagnosis, the impact of trauma on health, and the revolutionary discoveries of Dr. Ryke Geerd...
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Episode 67: Mark Gober from banking to authoring the "Upside Down" book Series
In this episode of the Josh Button podcast, Mark Gober shares his transformative journey from a conventional career in investment banking to exploring consciousness, alternative health, and the flaws in mainstream medicine and cosmology. He discusses his personal struggles, the influence of...
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Episode 66: Unlocking Health through Functional Medicine with Dr Justin Marchegiani
In this episode, Dr. Justin Marchegiani discusses his journey into functional medicine, emphasizing the importance of addressing hormonal imbalances and the impact of diet on overall health. He shares insights on various dietary approaches, the significance of lifestyle changes for testosterone...
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Episode 65: Unlocking Success with John Solleder
In this episode of the Josh Button podcast, Josh interviews John Solleder, a fellow podcaster and author, discussing his journey into writing, the impact of the pandemic on his work, and the importance of communication. They explore the rise of podcasting as a new media platform, the Wim Hof…
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Episode 64: Healing Veterans with Biohacking and Support, Grey Team CEO David Kirkland
In this episode of the Josh Button podcast, David Kirkland, CEO of Grey Team, shares the inspiring story of how the organization was founded to support veterans struggling with mental health issues, particularly suicide. David discusses his personal journey from pharmacology to holistic healing,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is the Premier Podcast and Resource for Midlife Combat Athletes, BJJ Over 40 Practitioners, Lifelong Martial Artists, and Anyone Ready to Embrace the protocols proven to keep us on the mats. Health is Wealth. Stay on the mats. Stay Dangerous. Hard to Kill in Midlife.New episode every Tuesday 5pm Est Topics:* Proactively owning your health instead of reactively outsourcing it* Building unbreakable discipline through jiu-jitsu, ice baths, workouts, breathwork, and consistency * Mindset shifts that turn discomfort into your greatest advantageIG: @IamJoshButton @TheJoshButtonPodcast
HOSTED BY
Josh Button
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This is the Premier Podcast and Resource for Midlife Combat Athletes, BJJ Over 40 Practitioners, Lifelong Martial Artists, and Anyone Ready to Embrace the protocols proven to keep us on the mats. Health is Wealth. Stay on the mats. Stay Dangerous. Hard to Kill in Midlife.New episode every Tuesday...
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