03-29-2021 Experiment of the hypnagogic state
Ted discusses a series of experiments in our training community. Can you reach the hypnagogic state? What ideas and inspirations await you there?
Mar 29, 2021•10 min•Season 2Ep. 41
The Ted O'Neill Program
A glimpse into the approach and training philosophies of strength, conditioning, and powerlifting coach Ted O'Neill, featuring conversations with other athletes and trainers, cohosted by Jon Leon Guerrero.
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Episodes
03-26-2021 Understanding your contraction
Ted and Jon discuss understanding the conscious choice of contraction, experiencing the change of deliberately softening training or nutrition, and launching into the next expansion.
Mar 26, 2021•3 min•Season 2Ep. 40
03-25-2021 How we spiral past the norm
Ted discusses the development of Paraphysical Training (PPT) as a means to replicate the results of extreme human achievement in the face of non-extreme circumstances, or how clarity of purpose and intention allows a path through an escalating series of unknowns.
Mar 25, 2021•7 min•Season 2Ep. 39
03-24-2021 The human machine beyond performance
Ted discusses whether we are indeed our bodies, or whether our performance is driven by something closer to our energetic core.
Mar 24, 2021•4 min•Season 2Ep. 38
03-23-2021 You are an organic transducer
Ted discusses cymatic representation as an indicator of mastery in the human form. If you are resonating mastery, you will demonstrate in a way that is recognizable. So as you strive for mastery, consider that connecting with an energetic resonance that is free of fear, anxiety, and attachments to previous experiences will display as symmetry and beauty.
Mar 23, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 37
03-22-2021 Now is the time to be adventurous
Ted discusses overcoming your brain and body with your conscious awareness, the purposes of the brain and the body, and how they differ from our desire for accomplishment.
Mar 22, 2021•5 min•Season 2Ep. 36
03-19-2021 When the old story is over
Ted discusses the great things that happen when you are able to release your attachments and make room for a new story.
Mar 19, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 35
03-18-2021 When you need someone to point you to your path
Ted talks about how all of our obstacles are exactly the same regardless of our goal.
Mar 18, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 34
03-17-2021 The feelings associated with your new identity
Ted discusses identifying the results you want with absolute clarity, and then making it real by locking into the feelings associated with that new identity.
Mar 17, 2021•4 min•Season 2Ep. 33
03-16-2021 You can't go where you're not looking
Ted talks about establishing your path by staring down the destination.
Mar 16, 2021•7 min•Season 2Ep. 32
03-15-2021 Achieving mastery by surrendering attachments
Ted and Jon discuss applying the 4 A method to achieving training success.
Mar 15, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 31
03-12-2021 Reflecting on the process
Ted talks about the importance of reflection of the process and the events that make up your path to achievement. It is crucial to own the things that you executed well, and to identify your areas for improvement and make adjustments.
Mar 12, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 30
03-11-2021 The pros and cons of staying on plan
For many, the period between nutrition challenges is a gray area of nutritional misbehavior. Ted talks about how identity shapes your choices in these times.
Mar 11, 2021•7 min•Season 2Ep. 29
03-10-2021 Contraction after a challenging event
Ted discusses the trap of contraction following a training event or milestone.
Mar 10, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 28
03-09-2021 Building on your success
Ted lays out what we do with data: Do more of what you did well, adjust what you know you can do better.
Mar 09, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 27
03-08-2021 Interpreting your results
Ted talks about how to look at the data from your body comp results, and how the combination of numbers often tells a story that others can miss.
Mar 08, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 26
03-05-2021 The instant when it all changes
Ted refers to the moment when he can recognize the change in someone's identity as when they stop arguing for their limitations.
Mar 05, 2021•9 min•Season 2Ep. 25
03-04-2021 Emerging from the pack
Ted and Jon discuss being stuck in the quagmire of the pack, and how identifying your moment gives you the chance to surge ahead.
Mar 04, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 24
03-02-2021 Test your commitment - Let it be easy
Ted and Jon discuss the ultimate level of commitment - the point at which you no longer care for the result in any form because you have come to love the process.
Mar 03, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 22
03-03-2021 The power of community
Ted talks about the institutional memory of Diablo Barbell, how every athlete should tap into it at every step along their journey, and about how giving back to the training community gives you perspective on your own technique.
Mar 03, 2021•4 min•Season 2Ep. 23
03-01-2021 Processing your transformation
Ted and Jon discuss the expressions of identity and self-esteem, specifically in the form of your nutrition.
Mar 01, 2021•10 min•Season 2Ep. 21
02-26-2021 Reframing the punishing moments
Ted talks about taking the penalties, in the gym and elsewhere, and choosing them as opportunities.
Feb 26, 2021•9 min•Season 2Ep. 20
02-25-2021 What to reframe based on mechanistic thinking
Ted and Jon discuss determining what to reframe by understanding the mechanics of everything you wish to improve.
Feb 25, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 19
02-24-2021 Identifying the moment outside the gym
Ted discusses the application of the 90~10 rule in the facets of your life outside of your training, and how reframing can create the same growth in your professional life, relationships, and everywhere you can experience the squeeze.
Feb 24, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 18
02-23-2021 Consciousness vs. Brain vs. Body
Ted and Jon discuss the triumvirate at play in your thoughts. How your desired outcomes drive your physical self outside of your comfort zone and through uncharted territory.
Feb 23, 2021•9 min•Season 2Ep. 17
02-22-2021 Reframing the moments when we get stuck
Ted discusses identifying the obstacle as the opportunity, and how that concept is counter to the brain's function of keeping the body in its comfort zone.
Feb 22, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 16
02-19-2021 Contraction-expansion in your new identity
Ted talks about the contraction-expansion concept in the PPT model, and the last-ditch effort of self to bring you back to the familiar when you're on the verge of a breakthrough.
Feb 19, 2021•6 min•Season 2Ep. 15
02-18-2021 Breaking free from your limiting beliefs
Ted and Jon discuss how to break free of your limiting beliefs and how they have a tendency to drag you back if you're not careful.
Feb 18, 2021•7 min•Season 2Ep. 14
02-17-2021 Be, do, have
Ted and Jon discuss the choosing and change of identity being the root of sustainable results.
Feb 17, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 13
02-16-2021 Reclaiming your energy
Ted discusses the energy we waste on the things that are distracting or unimportant, and how much more we can perform be focusing that energy on our conscious intentions.
Feb 16, 2021•8 min•Season 2Ep. 12
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