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The master key really lies with what you eat, and perhaps more. My recent analysis of Harley Johnston’s (30 Bananas a day) aka Durianrider He’s the creator of Insanity, Cize, and host of My Diet is Better Than Yours. Shaun has a HUGE heart. Botox is the brand name of a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Learn how long Botox injections last, and read about side effects of the procedure. Given here are a few techniques to reduce face fat: Facial Exercises. I think he’s one of the most inspirational people in fitness. He truly cares about people and can help you achieve more than you ever thought possible. And he also gives epic bro hugs. You may have seen the viral video where Shaun T called me up after I convinced him to try butter in his coffee? You can ask him yourself, but I’m pretty sure he liked it (even though he stirred instead of frothed). Butter and bacon are going mainstream, baby. Onto the show with Shaun T, you’ll learn: What Shaun does when he doesn’t feel like exercising. Why Shaun eats carbs. How to get fit by dancing. Why Shaun’s facial expressions stole the show on ABCThe behind the scenes scoop on My Diet is Better Than Yours. And much more. He’s shared the stage with Val Kilmer, toured with Mariah Carey, appeared in Pippin, Applause, Six Feet Under, the feature film Beauty Shop, and is the esteemed host of My Diet Is Better Than Yours on ABC. Plus, here’s a fun fact—Shaun gives some of best bro hugs of all time. Shaun, I’m so happy you’re here man! And you give the bro- hug back, Abel. The embrace and touch of someone can tell a lot of things. For so long, growing up, going to college and becoming a man, you have the handshake. How strong, how firm it is can tell you a lot about a person. I live off of emotion, and that’s the reason I do what I do—it’s the emotional response you’re going to get from achieving something. When I hug someone, it’s synonymous with the handshake. I have to let you know where my energy is. I want to be open to you and what you have to offer me in this life. It doesn’t always work, but you give it back, Abel. BEHIND THE SCENES OF MY DIET IS BETTER THAN YOURSAbel: It’s the bear hug. That’s what I want people to know about you—and you’ve had such great success because you are open. You’re present, you totally commit and help motivate people. Being on “My Diet is Better Than Yours” has been so much fun, and your ridiculous facial expressions totally stole the show. Here’s something interesting about the show. Most people who know me know that I’m always motivating you. I am looking at the camera and I’m like, “You can do this!”In our show, because we have to bring people into the space of real life, I’m trying to get that message across while NOT looking at the camera. That was a challenge for me. I also have a mic in my ear and there’s a bunch of chatter going on in the back. I’m trying to listen to what you are saying what the contestants are saying—they’re telling me in my ear to not respond to something! So, when I have to filter my mouth, all I have is my face. When I was in college, I pledged a fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, and that’s a really tough process. There’s a lot of different emotions that come up. You’re given tasks that mess with the brain. One thing they called me was the man of many faces. You have to stand in a line and be stoic. In my head I’m like, “Don’t talk to me like that,” and all I had was my facial expressions. I learned to control my facial expressions. Sometimes someone says something and you have to mask your expression so they don’t know how you really feel. However, on the show I was like, “I’m not filtering this, because you just said something crazy.” Since I couldn’t talk, I used my face. Abel: I was rolling watching you react to the drama of Reality TV. I knew as a kid that I was a gay man. It wasn’t about the sexual thing, it was about what I was attracted to—just into the feeling of me. I connected to my feelings and emotions. Tell Alyson don’t worry, I’m not about to tell you how hot you are, just getting to my point. Do you remember the cartoon The Tick? I had a total crush on the cartoon The Tick. I was really attracted to this thing in the way, and loved watching the show. When I met Scott, he looked just like The Tic. He’s the human version of The Tic and so I married a cartoon! When I watch My Diet is Better Than Yours, especially when you (Abel) give Kurt a hug or you’re teaching him something and you smile, I turn to Scott and I’m like, “OMG he’s like a cartoon and he’s so happy!” That’s actually a compliment, your energy is just so wonderful and open. THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN FITNESS AND LIFEAbel: Some people don’t realize that we have bad days too. But given all that, we still have to show up, and I always want to be seen as positive. You choose to show up the man you want to be no matter what. One of the things I love about you is that you’re out there making sure that when someone else is struggling, you’re there and helping them. Knowing that these small steps, even just thinking you want to change, is successful. Us being in the limelight, it’s like you always have to be in this place of being present. That’s what people want and what a lot of people fear about being in the present moment. We are always focused on trying to get to point X. X marks the spot. As a professional dancer, I learned to live in this moment. As a dancer, you can’t live 2. If you’re living 2. I want you to live your life. I want you to live right now. If the count is 1 and 2, you can’t be on 3 and 4, because you’re going to look crazy. You have to be there now. When you’re going to work and you prepare a presentation, you can only do the presentation, you can’t prepare for people’s responses. Abel: How do you get in that mindset? Some people do meditation, dance, I do music. What are some of the things you do? I believe life is a relay race, and if you go to the Olympics or watch it on TV, there’s this 4 x 4 hundred meter relay. There are all these people competing against each other but now they have to be on a team. Life is like that. If you’re on a fitness or weight loss journey—for people who have bought The Wild Diet or have followed you on this podcast—you can not be afraid to look back and take the baton from the “past you.”I was molested as a kid, I moved out of my house at age 1. I had to come out of the closet. All these things, most people throw them back and don’t want that anymore. But let me tell you something, when I got into a situation like hosting “My Diet”, where I don’t know anyone, I become that shy kid. I go back to those experiences and I say, “How did you get to this point?”“I utilize all the strength and struggles and lessons learned, and I take that baton from the person before me—who was me.”When the person is tired who hands you the baton, you have to go a little faster. But that person who hands you the baton is also reaching forward. Regardless of who inspired you to get to that point, you did it with YOU. When I’m in that moment, I go there by being 1. I am. Abel: You say the work begins when you’re tired. How do we get better? At the end of the day, when you are exhausted, that’s the moment you get better because you’re reflecting on what you did and take the positives to move forward. In workout form, that’s the minute you start moving your body, your heart starts to race, fatigue begins to set in—even in the beginning. Your body is starting to go uphill. But if you are in a competition, the minute you show your opponent you’re tired is the moment you lose. In a workout, the moment you can’t do another pushup or your abs are burning is the moment you need to celebrate. You’re happy about the fact that you brought yourself to the moment of fatigue and failure because so many people don’t even do that. Then you have to remember: There’s always a reserve. When you finally collapse—people think of that moment as failure, but it’s really a new beginning. Then when you can’t do another push- up, you take a break, and surprisingly you can do another one. It’s not about the work you’re doing in the moment, it’s about your recovery time. HOW TO WORKOUT WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TOAbel: It’s not about working out for long periods of time. There are huge benefits when you challenge your fitness level, upgrade your metabolism, and go until you’re gassed. I’ll do 5 minutes tabatas—sprints, or my favorite burpees—2. I can and ten seconds rest. By the end I just go until I can’t. It’s epic and terrible and then you’re done. What do you do when Shaun T doesn’t want to work out? I don’t. That’s because I work out all the time, so if my brain is like, “I don’t wanna work out, I don’t.” But if it’s a motivational thing, you have to push yourself further. So, I pick something I enjoy doing. Most people think they have to kill themselves to get a good workout. I play tennis, dance, go for a run, go for a hike, or go to the gym and lift weights. Sometimes the motivation isn’t that you don’t want to work out, you just don’t want to do the workout you’re going to do. Even if you’re a crossfit champion, you can go for a walk. Find something you enjoy doing. If you enjoy throwing up after your workout, do Insanity. If you like to laugh and have a good time, do Hip Hop Abs. I go hard for ten minutes, because especially for people starting on weight loss journey—it’s not about completing a full workout, it’s about starting the workout. I was waiting for an airplane once and went into a restaurant. I was sitting there eating and there was a big guy near me, bigger than Kurt. Now, I don’t judge—for all I know the guy could have just lost 5 pounds. But I just ordered my salad and my proteins and I was eating well. He didn’t know, he just said can you help me? Even at this moment, I tear up a little bit. I told him, “Here’s your challenge: Tomorrow, do one minute of marching in place. The next day do one minute of marching and one minute of modified jumping jacks. For three weeks, just add one minute a day of anything you can do.”That journey, while it’s gonna be great, it’s also like moving through quicksand to go for that X. But if you look at yesterday, then you look at small progressions forward, that’s how to be successful.
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