On aging, health and your energy levels

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When I turned 21, my dad and cousin decided to give me some advice (get ready for this one).

They basically told me: “enjoy this year, it goes downhill after that”.

Back then, I just laughed it off and got on with life.

But the older I got, the more I heard this phrase. Most people seemed to have a breaking point in their early or mid 20’s.

But now at 28, I still haven’t found that point where I slow down. For me, it’s the opposite.

So I decided to take a look at these people’s habits around the age of 23.

What I quickly realized was that these people were neglecting essential things.

Sleep, a healthy diet, an exercise routine, etc. 

Others thought they were eating healthy but weren’t at all. That is what happens when you listen to overweight health experts or just blindly follow obvious propaganda when it comes to diets.

This obviously resulted in the fact that they ended up looking older than they were. Plus they felt like they were out of their prime somewhere in their 20’s.

The reality is that they missed out on it because they never took care of their health.

So what can we take away from this?

Health is wealth and how you age is in direct correlation with how healthy you are.

So take care of yourself since you will pay the price down the line for not doing it.

In the end, not a single person wants to look like an overweight alcoholic who came out rehab 2 days ago.

Yet some people do.

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Eddie Abasolo

ZTA podcast #38:Eddie Abasolo’s unique training methods.

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I remember the first time I ever heard of Eddie Abasolo. It was in a FightTips video where he was giving a demo (you can check the video out here). Back then he was an unknown Muay Thai fighter for me because I didn’t follow the scene at all. Shane Fazen mentioned that he was always looking forward to Eddie’s new Instagram posts because he had such a unique training routine (you can follow him here). That got me curious so I started following him and I quickly discovered what Shane meant. His training routine was pretty unique but so was his fighting style. He’s a trickster of the highest level and, guess what I try to achieve when I fight. Being tricky as well (hit and not getting hit). Because in the end people love brawls, the love blood but they get on the edge of their seat when tricksters enter the ring. Their movement is like a dance, it’s poetry in motion and all of them have a style unique to their own.

His fight with PJ Sweda is still one of my favorite fights and I watch it on fight day since my very first fight. You can watch it here. Read More

Eddie Abasolo

ZTA podcast #37: Eddie Abasolo and the Resistance.

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I remember the first time I ever heard of Eddie Abasolo. It was in a FightTips video where he was giving a demo (you can check the video out here). Back then he was an unknown Muay Thai fighter for me because I didn’t follow the scene at all. Shane Fazen mentioned that he was always looking forward to Eddie’s new Instagram posts because he had such a unique training routine (you can follow him here). That got me curious so I started following him and I quickly discovered what Shane meant. His training routine was pretty unique but so was his fighting style. He’s a trickster of the highest level and, guess what I try to achieve when I fight. Being tricky as well (hit and not getting hit). Because in the end people love brawls, the love blood but they get on the edge of their seat when tricksters enter the ring. Their movement is like a dance, it’s poetry in motion and all of them have a style unique to their own.

His fight with PJ Sweda is still one of my favorite fights and I watch it on fight day since my very first fight. You can watch it here. Read More

Ognjen Topic. Image belongs to One FC

ZTA podcast #36: Quarantine Topic Talk With Ognjen Topic

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Ognjen Topic is a Serbian-born American Muay Thai fighter. He has fought some of the best fighters in the game (Saenchai,  Saemapetch Fairtex,…). He’s also one of the few foreigners that compete in the legendary Lumpinee- and Radjadamnern stadium. Aside from that, he holds multiple prestigious titles and fights for One Championship as well. That is already pretty impressive but there is more than just being a fighter to Ognjen Topic of course. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have invited him on the podcast. His mindset is pretty interesting. Just listen to his TopicTalk with Kevin Ross (a previous guest on the podcast) or my first podcast with Ognjen Topic (listen to it here).

That being said, enjoy the podcast with Ognjen!

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Ed Latimore

ZTA podcast #35: A Change Of Perspective With Ed Latimore

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In my latest podcast, I had the honor to have Ed Latimore as a guest. He’s the author of one of my favorite books “Not Caring What Other People Think Is A Superpower“. (buy it here) It’s hard to describe him because it feels like I’m describing more than one person, he’s achieved a lot in his 35 years on this planet. He’s a retired professional boxer, a former member of the US National Guard, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physics in 2018 (at 33) from Duquesne University,  Amazon bestselling author, and public speaker. He’s also been sober since December 23, 2013. I think it’s safe to say that Ed is the perfect example to show people that it’s never too late to start something new. Read More

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A message for the unmotivated

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Why does everyone need motivation books and videos?

Why does everyone lack so much motivation for everything they do?

You either want it or don’t. Really that simple.

You have time to go to the gym today, iyou have time to buy a book online and; wait for X amount of days to then read it for X amount of time.

Like seriously, you waste the time you wait + the time you read, and; you still get nothing done.

You seem more motivated than me if you can wait that long to get started.

get shit done though, so heres a piece of unwanted advice for the less-motivated.

Don’t order the book, it’s going to collect dust on the shelf anyways.

You’re never going to start what you wanted to do because you’re going to order another bullshit book or watch another 10-minute video with a cool soundtrack.

Just get off your ass, grow up, do what you need to do, and stop wasting your money on these idiot gurus.

That’s all the motivation you need.

Till next time

Alex

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Don Heatrick

ZTA Podcast #34: S&C, Muay Thai And The Story Of Don Heatrick

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Don Heatrick is a strength and conditioning coach who’s well know in the Muay Thai world. He’s also my strength and conditioning coach. A fun fact is that we’ve never met in real life or even talked to each other for a longer period of time. After dabbling on the idea of getting him the podcast, I finally reached out and the date was set. This is a 2-hour podcast where we dive into Don’s story, the reason why he structures his programs in 4 phases, why Thai fighters are not necessarily the best athletes, the mindset that goes into fighting, how to improve your mindset and so on. Enjoy! Read More